Last year we determined that singing a fake holiday song without being able to sing was a very bad idea for an internet greeting card. Apparently F.E.A.R. 2 devs Monolith didn’t get the memo.

Witness F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin multiplayer quality assurance guy Lucas Meyers battle his way valiantly through this terrible parody of “Walking In A Winter Wonderland”, “Walking In A Deathmatch Wonderland”. While it is truly painful to listen to, it at least contains some footage of F.E.A.R. 2 multiplayer.

And Christmas was going so well. Thanks a lot, Monolith!

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Community Site [Official Site]

NCsoft West delivers this adorable little holiday greeting card, featuring little wooden Christmas toy versions of characters from City of Heroes, Lineage II, Guild Wars, and even the upcoming Aion: Tower of Eternity.

It almost makes me glad that Auto Assault failed, as an armed-to-the-grill road warrior vehicle wouldn’t have fit in with this festive scene. Look at chibi Stateman. Isn’t he just precious? And I’d daresay I like this look for the Aion and Lineage II characters much better than their cookie-cutter Korean MMO counterparts.

This really just makes me crave an MMO where players take up the roles of toys in a child’s play room. There could be raids on pre-school recess, and fantastic journeys to the inside of the family mini-van. Perhaps I’ve just got toys on the brain. Christmas does that. Either way, Happy Holidays, NCsoft!

We’ve gotten holiday cards, lots of holiday cards; holiday songs;, even a holiday video, but this is our first ever holiday cheat codes.

Electronic Arts sends along their well wishes for a bright new year and the codes to unlock most everything in their Steven Spielberg-backed Wii title Boom Blox.

At the BOOM BLOX title screen, hit up, right, down, left on the D-pad button

Type in the codes below using the keyboard
Pandoras Blox: Unlocks all levels in the game
Tool Pool: Unlocks all the toys in Create Mode
Nonstop Props: Unlocks all the props in Create Mode
Critter Litter: Unlocks all the characters in Create Mode

Cards? Ubisoft don’t need no stinking cards! They let video, and a freaky looking rabbid with a penchant for screaming, do their well wishing for them.

Some developers send holiday cards, fancy gaming cards, to us this time of year. But not Foundation 9, they send their own holiday album of not just Christmas music, but 8-Bit Christmas music.

Here is the album art and track listing for your viewing pleasure. I also uploaded 8 Bit Weapon’s remix of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen to put you in the festive spirit.

Track Listing
8 Bit Weapon – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
ComputeHer – Deck the Halls
Leeni – Silent Night
8 Bit Weapon – Hanukkah
Bud Melvin – Toyland
Doctor Octoroc – We Three Kings
DJ Mike Haggar – The 8 Bits of Christmas
CCIVORY – Joy to the World
Melbot – O Christmas Tree
Unicorn Dream Attack – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Dauragon – Auld Lang Syne

God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman – 8 Bit Weapon Mix (MP3) [To Avoid Lag Try Saving The File]

Atlus steers away from their regular mascot Jack Frost this year in order to make way for the new face of Christmas cards, Persona 4’s Teddie.

While not quite as spectacular as last year’s Atlus holiday greeting card, this year’s offering makes up for it in form factor and sheer marketing value. The inside of the card, which can be seen below, features signatures from the whole Atlus USA team, along with the groan-inducing greeting, “Beary Happy Holidays from the Atlus Family.” Did you guys really have to go there? The grizzly pun was the polar opposite of what I expected. That was really quite unbearable. I can’t bear it! I thought you guys prided yourselves on high koala-ty! It was so overbearing! Why didn’t you send one to Adam Bear-enblat?

There, I’m done.

Nothing says Happy Holidays better than a Santa-Hat festooned Mr. Andy sawing through colorfully wrapped presents like he’s looking for a Mr. Gutsy.

Brought to you by the folks at Bethesda and their deliciously deep reimagining of Fallout.

There’s Johnny! And Ryan! And Kamo!