Amazon Matches Early Walmart Black Friday Deal on Hero Music Game Bundles

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As anticipated Amazon matches today's early Walmart Black Friday deal on the Hero (Band Hero, DJ Hero and Guitar Hero) video game bundles.
Like at Walmart stores you can get the Band Hero Super Bundle, DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable, or Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle with a $40 store credit.

As we already pointed out in our Walmart Hero Deal analyzes Amazon has a special coupon code (BUY80G20) for Guitar Hero 5 that saves you another $20. So on Guitar Hero 5 Amazon actually beats Walmart.

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Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:42:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Amazon Black Friday Deal Is Sony PS3 With Free EA Game

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In today's Amazon Black Friday Countdown deal you can buy a Sony PS3 Slim and get a select EA Sports Game Free with your purchase.
Amazon offers FIFA Soccer 10, Madden NFL 10 and NHL 10 as EA Game choices. These are all new games and you save over $50 with this early Black Friday PS3 deal.
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Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:37:54 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amazon Black Friday Countdown Deal Is Acer Laptop With 5 Free Game Downloads

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The Amazon Black Friday Countdown deal for today is featuring the new Acer AS5738Z-4111 Windows 7 Laptop bundled with five free game downloads.
The Acer AS5738Z-4111 features an 15.6 inch screen, 2.1GHz Intel Pentium T4300 Processor, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 320GB HDD and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

The price of the Acer AS5738Z is $499.99. The 5 download games are priced at $6.99 each. You save $34.95. This Acer laptop is ok, but this is not really a sexy deal, especially since I have a feeling the digital content is not valued as high as getting a package with a disc.
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Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Early Walmart Black Friday Hero Game Bundle Deals Analyzed

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As reported, Walmart has unveiled their new early Black Friday deals which will be available in-stores starting this Saturday, November 21st. Walmart says that these deals carry prices similar to Day-After-Thanksgiving sales. As we have been doing in previous weeks we are taking a closer look and analyzing the new early Walmart Black Friday deals for you to see if they are hot deals or not.

The new round of deals features toys, a 26-inch Vizio HDTV and music video game bundles from the Hero franchise. This report focuses on the Hero Game Package deals. Walmart customers who purchase these gaming packages will receive a $40 Walmart Gift Card while supplies last. This deal is not available in all States.
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Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:02:07 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies Game Review

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Today I am looking at the new game for the iPhone and iPod touch called Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies. The game is exactly like the zombie levels from the full game and is tons of fun.

If you have played a shooter on the iPhone or touch before you know what the controls are like for this game, there is a bit of a learning curve to get used to them. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:17:13 CST | by Shane McGlaun

The Best Early Black Friday 2009 Video Game Deals

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We are still 10 days away from Black Friday 2009, but deals have never been as good before Black Friday as they are this year. Right now there are several very hot early Black Friday video game deals available that you should not miss.

Possibly the hottest deal right now is from Amazon. They offer a Nintendo Wii Bundle deal consisting of the Wii console, a Wii Fit Plus game with Balance Board and a $50 Gift Card for less than $290.

Find below a list of the hottest video game deals available right now.
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Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:01:19 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Hiring AAA Game Designer

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Since the launch of the App Store, Apple itself has released just four applications. Considering how very many different developers are busy creating new apps on a regular basis, Apple hasn't really had to do anything. Gaming has proved to be an especially lucrative realm of the App Store, even going so far as to threaten Nintendo's hold on the handheld gaming market.

Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:59:21 CST | by Robert Evans

Nintendo Wii Back On Top In U.S. Video Game Sales In October

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In September the Sony PS3 outsold the Nintendo Wii in the U.S. for the first time since forever. According to the independent NPD Group the Nintendo Wii is back in October on the #1 spot.
The Nintendo Wii sold 507,000 consoles, 321,000 PS3 consoles sold Sony and 250,000 Xbox 360 were sold by Microsoft.
It looks like the new low PS3 price and the new Slim model are already wearing thin.
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Electronic Arts Acquires Social Network Games Maker Playfish

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Today Electronic Arts announced it has acquired Playfish, a creator of social network games. Playfish will operate within EA Interactive, a division of EA focused on the web and on wireless.

EA has acquired Playfish for approximately US$275 million in cash and approximately $US25 million in equity retention arrangements.
In addition, the sellers are entitled to additional variable cash consideration, up to a maximum of US$100 million, contingent upon the achievement of certain performance milestones through December 31, 2011.
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Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:38:13 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 With $20 Video Game Credit On Sale On Amazon

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launches on November 10th. Amazon is giving you a $20 video game credit when you buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 now on Amazon for $59.99.

This is similar to a deal on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that Walmart has been offering since last week. The only difference is that the Amazon $20 credit is only usable against future video game purchases.
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Posted on Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

GameStop Also Plans Midnight Release For Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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Yesterday we reported that Best Buy will be doing a nationwide midnight release for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on November 10th. Today, Gamestop has announced that they will also be doing a midnight opening for this latest CoD. In case you haven't heard, the first Modern Warfare was the bestselling FPS game in history (so far).

It's not hard to see why both Best Buy and Gamestop are excited. Modern Warfare 2 shows every sign of being a chart-topper. Unless Infinity Ward has seriously managed to muck things up with this one, it's going to be huge.

Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:09:36 CST | by Robert Evans

New Super Mario Bros Wii Game With $10 Credit Available On Amazon

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Amazon matches the $10 off deal on the New Super Mario Bros Wii Game that Walmart started offering over the weekend.
When you order New Super Mario Bros. Wii you get $10 off a future video game purchase. The promotional code will be placed directly into your Amazon.com account within 2 business days after the product ships. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Thrustmaster Ferrari Wireless Gamepad 430 Scuderia Review

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Today I am looking at the new Thrustmaster Ferrari Wireless Gamepad 430 Scuderia. This is a limited edition Ferrari branded product with cues from the exotic automobiles.

The controller is designed to allow for more precise control on driving and racing games, but will work for all genres of games. The device supports both the PC and the PS3. Read more

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:49:01 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Mosquitoes Augmented Reality Game For iPhone 3GS launched

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I am a sucker for augmented reality apps (AR) and therefore had to try out Mosquitoes right away when developer Makayama pointed me to it.
The iPhone game Mosquitoes lets you shoot animated mosquitoes that are infesting your room. The game uses besides the camera, the compass and accelerometer to realistically let you hunt down the mosquitoes around you.
Try playing this AR Game on a rotating office chair - it works quite well.
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Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:43:09 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Waiting Game: OLED Cheaper Than LCD By 2016

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Early-adopters are people who don't mind being screwed on cost. They're fine picking up a $2000 television that'll be worth half that much in six months time, as long as they can claim to be ahead of the curve. I bought my G1 last year knowing full well that, within a few months, my mobile would be outstripped by every other smartphone on the market. It was worth it to be one of the first Android users.

For people who don't care about nerd bragging rights, it's important to know when the latest and greatest will be cheap and effective enough to be a worthwhile buy. Take OLED technology, for instance. While tech geeks might be cool with dropping thousands of dollars on a 15” monitor, normal people would rather get a 50” LCD screen instead. OLED just isn't cheap enough to be a viable choice for most folks, but the day when it will be is coming up.

Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:32:12 CDT | by Robert Evans

Transformers, Revenge Of The Fallen: AR Game Review

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If you're reading this blog, you've heard about the Transformers sequel. The first was a critically panned, enormously successful popcorn movie. The second was...well, the exact same thing. Don't get me wrong; I have no problems with the Transformers franchise. They're not my cup of tea, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying them. I love the Ace Ventura movies, so I have absolutely no room to condescend.

Anyway, this review isn't about the movie, or even really the DVD. It's about a special augmented reality game (Ships Today from Amazon) included with the DVD. In order to unlock the game, you'll have to visit this website and present your newly purchased box to a webcam in order to gain access. It may take some doing to get the whole front in, and focused well enough to grant you access.

Posted on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin E870 i7 Gaming System Review

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ThinkComputers published a review of the iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin E870 i7 Gaming System.
Quote from the review: "When it comes to gamers they want the newest and most powerful gaming systems out there. They really only have 2 choices, build a gaming PC themselves or get a custom gaming PC built for them. There are really only a few of reliable, well known custom builders out there and today we will be taking a look at a system from once such builder, iBUYPOWER. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

EFO Wireless Keyboard And Touchpad For HTPCs And Game Consoles

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The EFO Wireless Handheld Keyboard and Touchpad is an interesting input device for HTPCs and game consoles. The EFO keyboard fits in one hand offering a QWERTY keypad similar to a message pad or smartphone device.
On top of the QWERTY keypad a touchpad is located to control mouse cursor or for handwriting recognition software.
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Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:49:19 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New NERF Switch Shot EX-3 For NERF N-Strike Elite Wii Game Unveiled

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Performance Design Products (PDP) announced the new NERF toy blaster for the upcoming Wii game NERF N-Strike Elite from EA.

The NERF Switch Shot EX-3 Blaster can be use to play the game when the Wiimote is attached, but also is a full real-world NERF blaster. Read more

Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zeemote V3 Bluetooth Game Controller Unveiled For Mobile Phones

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Zeemote unveiled the new Zeemote V3 Bluetooth Controller for Sony Ericsson mobile phones.
The Zeemote V3 is compatible with virtually all Sony Ericsson Handsets including the new Entertainment Unlimited Series of Yari, Aino and Satio and eco-friendly Naite.

With the Zeemote V3 controller you can play all mobile games, navigating Phone Menus, control Camera, remote control of Music & Video Player, and Playstation 3 Remote Play (Aino™ Only). Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 06:55:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Unveils Line of Memory Cards for Gamers

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SanDisk has unveiled a line of memory cards that it is marketing towards gamers. The products are aimed at users planning to purchase a PSP go or already owning a PSP-2000, PSP-3000, or Nintendo DSi. The cards are really just plain memory cards with higher capacities with labels so gamers know they work with their portable game systems.

The new products include a 16GB M2 card for the PSP go selling for $142.99. SanDisk is also offering a 32GB Memory Stick Pro Duo and Pro-HG Duo memory card for the PSP-2000 and 3000 user. An 8GB SDHC card is also being offered for the Nintendo DSi system as well. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun