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

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

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

Video Game Sales fell over 30% in June, Wii and DS are still #1

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Research Group NPD released the sales numbers for video game hardware and software for June and the picture is not pretty. Overall video game sales fell by 31% to $1.17 billion. According to Reuters this marks the largest decline since the year 2000. Overall video game sales are down 12% year-to-date

The Nintendo Wii console still leads the charts with 362,000 consoles sold last month. Nintendo also sold 767,000 Nintendo DS consoles, which is about 5 times the number of PSP consoles sold by Sony last month. Read more

Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

68% of US Households Play Video Games

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According to research by the Entertainment Software Association 68% of households in America play video games. The number of homes in the US playing video games has increased over three percent compared to last year.

Other findings in the survey show that 42% of American homes have a game console. I guess the other 25% of homes in America play on the PC. Adult gamers have been playing video games on average 12 years, a decrease from last year showing that more people are playing games. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 Jun 2009 06:21:25 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Game On video Game Storage Solution

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Anyone who owns a game console knows that one of the biggest challenges is keeping things organized. The console has lots of wires that can be messy not to mention finding a place to store the controllers in a cramped entertainment system and storing the games away.

Cambre Products has a new storage solution for game consoles called the Game On that is a wall mountable storage solution allowing the game console, controllers and several games to be stored out of the way. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Jun 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Help Wanted Wii Video Game Review

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Today we are checking out the new Wii game called Help Wanted. The game makes full use of the motion controls of the Wii to allow players to play over 50 different jobs.

Jobs in the game range from milking cows to catching fish and being a stunt man. In all, there are 50 jobs that the player can take advantage of to earn money to ultimately destroy an asteroid that is coming towards the Earth. Read more

Posted on Wed, 27 May 2009 08:06:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Guillermo del Toro To Make Video Game?

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In an interview with Wired, famed director of Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro had some interesting things to say about the future of video games. Del Toro is one of the most famous nerds in Hollywood (his eagerness to direct the Hobbit and Hellboy is proof of that), and he has some issues with the video game industry.

"Unfortunately, I've found in my videogame experience that the big companies are just as conservative as the studios. I was disappointed with the first Hellboy game. I'm very impressed with the sandbox of Grand Theft Auto. You can get lost in that world. But we're using it just to shoot people and run over old ladies. We could be doing so much more." said del Toro.

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2009 14:25:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Pirates vs. Ninjas in Video Game Dodge Ball Showdown

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There are a few classic games that we have all played no matter the age or where we live. Dodge ball is one of them. Most have memories of either being the pelter or peltee in a game of dodge ball in their school days. For some the memories are of throwing a red ball at another kids face or perhaps of being hit in the face with the same ball.

You can relive your dodge ball glory days on the Wii with a game from Southpeak Studios called Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodge ball. The game is exactly what it sounds like with a group of ninjas battling for superiority against some pirates along with other groups of characters. Read more

Posted on Wed, 20 May 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Activision Signs All-star Cast for New Transformers Video Game

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Activision has announced that the video game tie in for the new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie hitting theaters this summer will have voiceovers from some of the film's stars. The game will include the voices of Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox as the starring roles of the game.

Peter Cullen and Frank Welker will reprise their roles as the voices of Optimus Prime and Megatron from the animated series. The game puts players into the Autobots shoes to defend Earth from a Decepticon attack. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 May 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Next Harry Potter Video Game Release Date Set.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the video game, will be released in North America on June 30th of this year. Like most video games based off of movies (based off of books), the game will be hitting the market a little earlier than the feature film.

The Half-Blood Prince game will be released for the Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3, and the PlayStation 2. There will also be a PC version of the game, as well as mobile, PSP, and DS versions. Mac users won't be left out either; just this once Electronic Arts loves you too and will be releasing an Apple compatible version of Half Blood Prince on the 30th as well.

Posted on Thu, 14 May 2009 14:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Odd Help Wanted Video Game Available for Wii

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An odd new game is coming to the Nintendo Wii called Help Wanted. The game puts players into the shoes of a job seeker that takes on 50 different mini jobs to help make ends meet. Among the jobs are body builder, astronaut, and cow milker.

The player has to perform actions with the Wii controllers to do the jobs in order to win the game. The goal of the game is to complete jobs to save the world from extinction by buying defense systems for the Earth to destroy asteroids. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 May 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Launch Date

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Atari has just confirmed that Ghostbusters: The Video game will launch in North American for the PC, Playstation 3, Playstation 2, Wii, and Nintendo DS on June 16, 2009. The PS3 and PS2 versions will launch in Europe on June 19th. There's been no word as to why the game will not be launching for the PC in Europe.

This launch comes on the 25th anniversary of the first movie, and alongside the arrival of the original film on Blu-Ray. The most exciting thing about this game is the fact that Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson (the original Ghostbusters, for those of you who live in holes) will be voicing their characters.

Posted on Wed, 6 May 2009 13:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Godfather II for PS3 Video Game Review

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We are looking at the new video game launching today called Godfather II. The game is the successor to the original Godfather game from EA and adds new play elements that fans of the original will enjoy.

The game feels much like the GTA franchise and fans of the Godfather movies will like the game. Game play is fun and the graphics are good, making this an interesting game for fans of the genre. Read more

Posted on Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:38:44 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Amazon Video Game Trade-in Service launched

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Amazon has launched a new Video Game Trade-in service that gets you a gift card for your old video games the easy way.
You can check the Trade-in site to see what your pre-owned games are worth and ship them for free to Amazon. In return you get credited a gift card with the amount your games are worth.

The Amazon Video Game Trade-in service is still in beta but ready to use. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sofa Boy Warns Kids to Moderate Video Game Play

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A new book called Sofa Boy helps teach kids that video game moderation is important. Any parent with a kid who plays video games has heard the same things when it's time to turn the games off. Kids beg for more time, to finish just one more race or to finish a level.

The book looks at an average boy who sits on the couch all day playing video games and refuses to eat, play, or bathe. The book shows what happens to sofa boy when he plays too many video games. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Custom Video Game Sneakers

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Dressing cool for a video game party is a must. A shop at Etsy offers custom painted sneakers with video game inspired graphics. They paint sneakers with whatever video game scenes you like.
In the small stores examples of custom video game sneakers are on display including Tetris shoes, Pac Man shoes, and a pair of Zelda shoes. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Spike TV Announces 2008 Video Game Awards Winners

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Spike held its Video Game Awards last night to crown the winners of some of the best video games of 2008. The show was hosted by Jack Black and was held for the sixth year to recognize outstanding games.

Best Game of the Year went to Grand Theft Auto IV; GTA IV also won best action adventure game of the year. Studio of the year award went to Media Molecule, which I have never heard of. Gears of War 2 won the title of Best Shooter, best music game went to Rock Band 2, and best soundtrack went to Rock Band 2. Read more

Posted on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

10 Video Game Gifts Ideas for Christmas 2008

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We have played the best video games and came up with our pick of the best Video Game Gifts for Christmas 2008. Time is running out until the big present exchange. Use our Gift Guide to find the best gifts for your family and friends
Our Top 10 Video game gifts include the dark horse of this Holiday's Video Game console sale charts, the Xbox 360 and the still ultra hot Wii.
The list of the top 10 gift ideas below features links to a description of the product, why we recommend it, for whom it is a great gift and where you can buy it.
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Posted on Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amazon Cyber Monday Video Game Deals feature $99.95 Nintendo DS

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It looks like Amazon embraces the Cyber Monday moniker fully this year. Amazon is holding a big Cyber Monday Video Game Sale today with hot offers like the Nintendo DS Lite Pink Ribbon Edition for only $99.95.

Other Amazon Cyber Monday Deals include the Guitar Hero Aerosmith Bundle for $44.95, Wii Perfect Shot Gun Nyko for $9.99 and more. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Dec 2008 04:37:30 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

GameStop Cyber Monday Video Game Sale launched

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GameStop launched their Cyber Monday video game deals including some hot deals like Buy Spore PC for $19.99 and get Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack free.
Other video game deals include $10 Off Shaun White Snowboarding for Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3, $10 Off Red Alert 3 (PC), and $10-$20 Off WALL•E depending on platform. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Dec 2008 00:18:02 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr