If you subscribe to the Ubisoft email newsletter – or have been following the Gamertell Game Company Christmas cards post - then you already have the nifty coupon code from Ubisoft. If not, read on.

It’s basically a big fat coupon for 50% off all the digital download games through Ubisoft’s online store (excluding Avatar and R.U.S.E.). It’s valid from December 21 through December 27, 2009.

You really should have finished your Christmas shopping by now. I mean, it’s already December 18, 2009. But some people like to keep pushing things back to the last minute. Perhaps it isn’t a bad idea, since lots of stores and sites seem to run last minute sales the weekend before Christmas. Anyways, if you need a last minute stocking stuffer for a Nintendo fan on your wishlist, you should check out Play-Asia’s Animal Crossing plush toy sale.

Play-Asia is currently running an Animal Crossing Plush Doll Special. Normally, an Animal Crossing 7 inch stuffed toy costs $21.90, but they’re now $11.90. That’s just about 50% off.

There is a catch though – you don’t know which plush toy you’ll get. There are five different varieties, Rosie the blue cat, Tom Nook the raccoon/tanuki, Bianca the white wolf, Margie the white elephant or Champ the monkey. Oh, and it’s a limited time promotion as well. So if you want one, you have to act quickly. If you choose one of the more expensive shipping options, you can probably get it before Christmas!

If you’re not interested in that, look up Tales of VS. for the PSP or The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars for the DS…

Fans of Jones Soda know that the company is famous for limited edition and unusual flavored soft drinks and energy drinks. The company’s latest limited edition line is one that should catch the eye of gamers. It has teamed up with Dungeons & Dragons to create Dungeons & Dragons Spellcasting Soda. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to find them in your local store. The Dungeons & Dragons sodas are online exclusives.

There’s no word on when the company will stop making the Dungeons & Dragons soda, so if you want to order as a Christmas gift for your favorite gamer, order it now. There are six different varieties: Bigby’s Crushing Thirst Destroyer, Dwarven Draught, Eldritch Blast, Illithid Brain Juice, Potion of Healing and Sneak Attack. There’s no description telling what each type tastes like, but since each soda is a different color I’m guessing there are six different flavors. You can get a six pack that includes one of each flavor for $10.99, or a 12 pack that includes two of each flavor.

Each bottle could also be considered collectable, since each label has different artwork that applies to the soda’s flavor…

If you are trying to replace all those standard definition DVDs with higher def Blu-ray discs, Warner bros. wants to help. Well, at least with their own movies.

Dubbed the DVD2Blu program, you send your old DVDs (sans box) to WB, pay a replacement fee ($7.95 to $9.95) per movie and the company will send you a Blu-ray version of the movie.

There are currently 55 movies on the DVD2Blu list to choose from and, if you spend more than $25, they waive the shipping cost. That basically means you need to find three or four movies to replace, depending on the replacement cost.

OK, so this year’s high-tech holiday gift cards are arguably lower tech than previous years but they are still kinda cool.

This year’s cards are more retro style toys than high tech gadgets. Each requires that you $25 on it before you can take it home or you can order it online for an additional $1.95 for shipping and handling. And, no, they don’t simply have blinking lights or silly sounds, a standard feature in some of the thicker-than-credit-card style gift cards.

Walmart has just announced some new holiday video game savings to ensure people keep visiting and spending at its stores and website. The first big deal will run from December 5-12, 2009. If you purchase a Wii at your local Walmart store for $199, you will get a $50 Walmart gift card for free. Granted, you’ll likely not be able to apply that $50 gift card to the $199 Wii purchase, but at least you’ll be able to pick up a game or two for free.

In fact, you may want to stop by Walmart between now (December 3, 2009) and December 24, 2009 to use that gift card if you get it. Walmart has discounted 25 select games until Christmas Eve. They aren’t huge discounts, as the press release says they’re only 15-20% off the normal price, but that’s still something. Unlike the previous offer, these are available in-store and online. Unfortunately, Walmart doesn’t list all of the 15 reduced games in the press release, only a select number of them.

Here are 12 of the 25 reduced games named in the press release and their discounted prices…

If you did well-made statues and action fugues, then you should really dig this coupon.

Kotobukiya, makers of many high-end statues based on comics and video games, is offering 30% off any pre-ordered item on its site.

The code is good for everyone November 6 through December 31, 2009, and can be used on as many orders as you’d like. It’s not good on the much anticipated Star Wars lightsaber chopsticks and, since these are all pr-order items, they will not ship by December 31, 2009…

Celebrating Supe’s 50th anniversary, Ruby-Spears Productions miraculously got the rights to create Superman the animated TV series.

It exists in an awkward gap between the kitche-y late-1970s-to-early-1980s Super Friends cartoons and the slick 1990s Superman: The Animated series. It’s a series that only those who could bear the live-action Superboy TV series recall.

Superman goes far to embrace elements from print, film and even previous animated series, sometimes seeming disjointed but, by the time you get through all 13 episodes, becomes appropriate.

Beverage companies have been targeting gamers for a while.

Recall Harcos’ Mana Drink, Mountain Dew more than once and, of course, various Bawls brews.

The latest beverage endeavor is by Hint Inc., a company that specializes in flavored water sans sugar. Instead of rebranding an existing product with a lame gamer-esque name or some fancy art, Hint has instead decided to piggyback the popularity of Nintendo’s exercise game, Wii Fit Plus.

As a followup to the 2008 Pac-Man mini arcade cabinet ornament, Hallmark is sticking with the same theme.

This year’s ornament is a miniaturized reproduction of the Galaga arcade cabinet (QXI1365) complete with mini buttons, mini joystick, lights and sounds. Press the buttons and you are treated to several seconds of classic tuneage including the intro and what sounds like the first wave of diving aliens. The top panel of the cabinet also lights up so the Galaga logo glows a bit. Aside from the effects, the cabinet also features a mini “screen shot” of the game.