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Blizzard and Hasbro to release tabletop mashups including WOW Monopoly, StarCraft Risk
Blizzard and USAOPOLY strike a deal that will put World of Warcraft and StarCraft on your kitchen table. In a good way.
Review: Sumo Sway Couple beanbag chair
If you are looking for a comfy, over sized beanbag gaming chair for your home, check out Sumo’s Sway line.
Important Importables: Finding nifty Japanese drinks
January’s a great month to sit at home and relax, enjoying the various presents you received back in December and staying in out of the cold. Granted, winter this year has been pretty mild, but the sentiment is still the same. It’s a month to kick back and start planning what you want to do more »
The U.S. Army now has official gaming peripherals
It’s not unusual to see advertisements from the U.S. Armed Forces presented alongside videos on the PS3. We’ve also seen commercials on television depicting situations appear to be something that could only happen in videogames, only to be told it actually happens all the time. These ads are all designed to make the Armed Forces more »
Target has multiple, last minute game and electronics sales December 18-24
We’re getting into the home stretch. Christmas is only a little over a week away. While most people are already prepared, stores are hoping there are some people who have still put off their shopping until that last minute. That’s when they’re hoping to swoop in with sale ads with better than usual deals. Target’s done just that, and has released it’s December 18-24, 2011 sale ad early online…
Get fit with day 18 of Amazon’s 19 Days of Deals (updated)
The Amazon 19 Days of Deals in the video game section is almost over. It’s been quite a trip, with some days having over a hundred games and accessories discounted. December 16, 2011 is day 18 of the sale, and it takes up to 40% off a variety of sports and fitness video games and accessories. In addition, there’s also one video game Lightning Deal.
The Lightning Deal won’t appear until 8pm PST tonight, so you have plenty of time to think about it. The hint says it will be a Razer gaming mouse at the lowest price ever…
Amazon has Xbox 360, family and adventure game deals for December 14
Ever since Black Friday 2011, Amazon’s had tons of various and limited time video game deals for people to choose from. Today, there’s a decent Deal of the Day offer, a general sale on kids’ games and many direct download games are also reduced. Frankly, there’s a lot to choose from and it seems like more arrive each week. So let’s go through what Amazon has for us for December 14, 2011.
First, the Amazon video game Deal of the Day is on the 4gb Xbox 360. The console isn’t on sale, it’s still $199.99 as usual. However, today you also get $50 worth of Amazon credit when you buy it…
Toys R Us’ December 11-17 sale ad is giving gift cards with gamer purchases
Toys R Us’ December 11-17, 2011 sale ad is now out. As expected, this is a big, 36 page ad. Which means there are a lot of different sales to take advantage of, man of them electronics related. Most offers give some sort of gift card with your purchase. In fact, many of the various game promotions even offer a gift card. So no matter what you get, you can get a gift card that will let you buy more stuff. In addition, many of the various video game promotions not only net you a gift card, but also earn you a card for one free month of Xbox Live Gold.
A number of big ticket items are on sale this week. Here’s the list of bigger and more expensive items you can buy and either pay less than usual or get a gift card with….
Hyperkin creates a Game Genie for the DS
Even though the DS is gradually reaching the end of its lifecycle, some companies are still holding out hope for it. Atlus is one, as it’s planning to release Devil Survivor 2 in 2012. Hyperkin is the other, as it’s just announced its Game Genie DS, DSi and DSi XL cheat device. The Game Genie is a combination cheat code device, game save backup system and mp3 player. As long as you get yourself a microSD card and slip it into the cartridge, you can use this $19.99 device to back up your saves from your game cartridges, download cheat codes with its WiFi receiver or load it up with your favorite songs…
Gaming peripherals are Amazon’s December 2, 2011 Deal of the Day
Amazon’s 19 Days of Deals rolls on in the video game section, and today the Deal of the Day covers an assortment of accessories, controllers, headsets and peripherals for consoles, handhelds and computers. Yes, any kind of gamer will be set today, provided they’re looking for an item that might not exactly be essential for their gaming experience.
Let’s just jump right in and start seeing what we can get…



















