Those who delayed in purchasing Red Dead Redemption will find themselves rewarded next month. Rockstar Games has decided the game has been so popular and successful that it merits a game of the year edition. And this is one great GOTY option. Not only will it be $49.99, $10 off the original Red Dead Redemption $59.99 price tag, it will also include the Undead Nightmare expansion and pretty much every bit of DLC that was released….

It’s time to dig through some Spare Parts in the Xbox Live Arcade this week. This game tells the story of Mar-T and Chip, two robots dumped on a strange planet. To defend themselves, they’ve got to scour the planets for parts.

If you logged in recently you may have noticed a slight update to your Xbox Live dashboard. Microsoft brought back the “Boot to Disc” option in the 360 dashboard.

Red Dead Redemption players get to pick up their virtual iron and fight for some console specific prizes. Rockstar Games has started the RDR Rockstar XP Challenge which is available to any RDR player on Xbox Live or PlayStation Network. The goal in this challenge is to get the most XP for your console of choice. Everyone who participates on the winning console will get either RDR avatars for Xbox Live, or avatars for PlayStation Home.

If you’re looking for sale games, then Best Buy isn’t the best place to stop by this week. The store will have two promotions in effect between January 16-22, 2011, but both will require you to spend a lot of money before you start getting any bonus back. If you need a PS3 or three games, then it may be worth your while…

If you check your mail, you may just find Walmart’s ad for next week. Yes, the Christmas, last ditch ad is already out. And while the December 19-25, 2010 ad doesn’t have tons of sale items within, there are enough good deals to merit stopping by the store for last minute shopping.

The front page of Walmart’s ad features two of the best deals in the whole flier…

The cold weather and snow can only mean one thing. The holidays are here and you need to start buying gifts for everyone. We can certainly help you out with finding a cool gift for the gamer in your life.

We’ve seen franchises get out of control before. The obvious examples are anything Tony Hawk related and Guitar Hero games. Is a coincidence these are Activision published games? Probably not. The Call of Duty franchise is also a yearly endeavor that has been split between two developers. If Activision isn’t careful, audiences will grow weary of CoD to the extent where its profitability is irreversibly damaged. Take-Two isn’t taking this chance with its big franchises.

Walmart is jumping back into the ring starting next week. The retailer is having a week long sale on games and electronics. If you missed out on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this will be your chance to save some extra cash without worrying about a 24 hour time limit or insane crowds.

There’s a small shopping window before the holidays, so hopefully you’re thinking about what gifts you want to pick out for your friends and family. In case you haven’t, Gamertell has put together a quick Xbox 360 gift-giving guide. 10 of the best games and, in the case of Kinect, controllers have been listed below to help inspire you. Maybe something you see will be the perfect present for an important person in your life.

Just remember – if you get someone a Kinect game, be sure he or she already owns both an Xbox 360 and Kinect. Otherwise, the game will be worthless, or a bill for a $150 peripheral…

GameStop’s Cyber Monday 2010 specials have gone live. They say Cyber Monday is the online equivalent to Black Friday as far as sweet deals go. Whether that statement holds any weight depends on what you’re looking for. Walmart has deals going on all week, but its initial offerings leave much to be desired. Now it’s GameStop’s turn to win you over.