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Yup. They are having their famous buy 2 get 1 free sale on used games at Gamestop. We just drove by and it was a madhouse. Probably a lot of DS and 360 games flying out the doors. I talked to one lady who bought 9 DS games for her kid, who got a shiny new DS for Christmas. I’m not too sure she knew the ESRB on the games she bought. One thing to remember: when you get a used DS game at places like this that sell games in generic cases (when someone just sells them the cart), remember o look at the actual cartridge for the ESRB rating. It should be on them. It should also be on the disc if you ar buying a Wii, PS2, PS3 or 360 game. Most good employees have an idea of the ballpark rating for a game or can look it up. Another good tip for buying something used that is in a generic package is to check out the new version of a game for the rating. Happy hunting!

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‘Store Within a Store’ is Newest Attraction at The World’s Greatest Toy Store

Holiday shoppers visiting Toys”R”Us Times Square will find a new surprise waiting for them—a new Nintendo department offering an interactive way to have fun, while experiencing the wide range of Nintendo products available this holiday season and beyond.

The Nintendo department, located on Level One of the Toys”R”Us international flagship store, is nearly 1,000 square feet and is easily visible from the store’s windows overlooking Broadway. Visitors to The World’s Greatest Toy Store™ will find an interactive Wii™ wall within the department, offering shoppers the chance to play select Wii games. Additionally, shoppers interested in sampling a portable experience can play one of eight Nintendo DS™ systems with a variety of games. The department also features a Nintendo gallery, showcasing images from Nintendo’s history of classic and current games.

The Nintendo department also features specially trained Nintendo experts who can walk shoppers through the department’s experience and provide information about Nintendo products. Shoppers can easily identify these experts by their special Nintendo-branded uniforms.

“What we’ve been seeing all year long is the expansion of video game fun to people of both genders, and all ages and tastes—there’s literally something for everyone,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “But in recent weeks, Nintendo products appear to be appealing to even more people, as every form of fun is being measured against a price tag. And that’s what makes this experience in Toys”R”Us so compelling—all the fun and information is available right at your fingertips.”

“Toys”R”Us Times Square is the premier New York City destination for families, and Nintendo offers the ultimate family gaming experience, making a partnership between our two brands the perfect match,” said Bill Lee, Vice President, Divisional Merchandise Manager, Toys”R”Us, U.S. “The new, dedicated Nintendo department at Toys”R”Us Times Square allows us to offer customers an exceptional interactive experience for testing out the latest Nintendo products.”

In addition to the new, experiential Nintendo department, shoppers can also find the full range of Nintendo products in the “R” Zone department on the store’s Lower Level. 

For more information about Nintendo, visit www.Nintendo.com.

Hampstead, NC, 10 December 2008

Wednesday of this week, December 10th, our annual holiday sale was to end but then one frosty eve we were visited by three spirits: the Zorg of Christmas past, the Yamato of Christmas present, and the Bog Beast of Christmas future. The spirits made a general nuisance of themselves, with the Zorg drinking all our brandy, the Yamato blowing away the manger scene on the front lawn, and the Bog Beast soiling all over the carpet.

Perturbed at these spectral intruders we exclaimed, “Foul wraiths, why do you torture us so? What is it you wish from us?”

The three moaned in response, “You must keep your holiday sale going! Why halt it while it’s so popular? Don’t scrooge the good gamers over!”

Well, they had a point. Our annual holiday sale, kicked off before Thanksgiving, was going great. While it had to end at some point why end it on the 10th? Why not give folks a few extra days to take advantage of the best savings of the year?

In an effort to appease both denizens of the netherworld and gamers around the globe the Shrapnel Games Ho! Ho! Ho! Holiday Sale Event has been extended until December 14th! That’s right, four more days of jolly savings such as:

Save $4.00 on:
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space (Win/Mac)
winSPMBT Enhanced CD Edition (Win)
winSPWW2 Enhanced CD Edition (Win)

Save $5.00 on:
Air Assault Task Force (Win)
BCT Commander (Win)
The Star and the Crescent (Win)

Save $6.00 on:
Air Command 3.0 (Win)
Dominions 3: The Awakening (Win/Mac/Linux)
Salvo! (Win/Mac)

Save $7.00 on:
ATF: Armored Task Force (Win)
The Falklands War: 1982 (Win)
Raging Tiger: The Second Korean War (Win)
Remote Assault (Win)
Space HoRSE (Win)
Scallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa (Win)

Additionally all orders in which the subtotal is between $49.00 and $98.99 will receive a 2% discount, while subtotals of $99.00 or more will save 5%.
Know a gamer with a taste for the very best in strategy gaming but don’t know what they already own? Give a gift certificate! Our gift certificates can range in value from as little as a dollar to one hundred and twenty five dollars, and can be delivered either through email or old fashioned snail mail.

To start your holiday savings visit our online store, the Gamers Front, found at:
www.gamersfront.com/xcart/home.php

The annual sale ends on December 14th, which still gives you plenty of time to get those games ordered and shipped before it’s too late!

In addition to the savings found for the individual titles if your order subtotal is $49.00 or more you will receive an additional discount of 2% off your total order! And if your order subtotal is $99.00 or more you will receive a discount of 5% off your order total!

If you’re a college student (anywhere in the world) or a member of the United States military (active or retired) be sure to check out our Savings for Scholars and Soldiers program. Members receive an automatic 10% off orders year round! Check out the Gamers Front for all the details.

Please visit www.shrapnelgames.com for our complete catalog of award-winning independent strategy and niche titles. Be sure to check out the demos, free games, or join our ever growing community of like minded gamers.

Microsuite Poised to Be Most Complete Payment System Available through Digital Distribution

Just got an email from the guys over at GOG.com. They’re doing their first promotion: Buy 2 $9.99 games and get one $5.99 game for free. Sounds cool. For only $19.98, you can pick up 3 games and all the goodies. Here’s a bit from their website.

Yes, we know it took us a while to get another promotion started, but we promise you’ll see more of these soon. So let’s make things clear that everybody knows how the promotion works. It’s pretty easy - if you’ll buy 2 games for $9.99 and one game for $5.99 in one order you’ll get the $5.99 game for free. Before you’ll benefit from the promotion, please read carefully the promotion rules and make sure you fulfill every single one of them.
Promotion rules:
1. You have to buy all 3 games, two games for $9.99 and one game for $5.99, in one order to benefit from the promotion.
2. Remember to add all 3 games to your cart before you’ll proceed to payment.
3. The promotion includes all games from GOG.com’s games catalogue.
4. The promotion will last till Monday, December 8 till 23:59 EDT.
Remember, to buy all 3 games in one order first you have to add the games to your cart - you can do this by clicking on the “Add to cart” link on the game page. After you add all 3 games to your cart, you’ll have to proceed to payment screen where you’ll be given a $5.99 discount on your purchase.
If you need our assistance or have any questions concerning the promotion, please contact us at support@gog.com and entitle the email as “Promotion”.

* NOTE * THIS IS A PRESS RELEASE, ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN WAS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF ISSUE. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE TO ME IF THE INFORMATION IS NO LONGER CORRECT!!

GamingAngels.com shares their top holiday gift ideas for the 2008 gift-giving season

Los Angeles, CA (Games Press) November 27, 2008 – Beginning November 18, 2008, GamingAngels.com will be posting their Holiday Gift Guides in the days leading up to Black Friday in order to assist parents in finding great gift ideas for the entire family.

This holiday season there are many choices out there for parents to consider. GamingAngels.com has compiled guides to make the choices easier. All our guides have choices for different age groups as well as an explanation of why we recommend the item.

As part of our initiative, we are staggering the releases of our Gift Guide as follows:

Tuesday Nov. 18: XBOX 360 Guide
Thursday Nov. 20: Gadget Guide
Saturday Nov. 22: Nintendo Wii Guide
Monday Nov. 24: Reader’s Guide
Tuesday Nov. 25: PS3 Guide
Wednesday Nov. 26: Nintendo DS Guide
Thursday Nov. 27: Comics Guide
Friday Nov. 28: Gaming Charities Guide

Along with our Gift Guides are printable shopping checklists, available both in colour and black and white formats. These checklists will make gift buying much smoother for sharing with other family members and friends.

GamingAngels.com has a strong writing team, with interests in everything from games to comics, just waiting to assist our visitors with their shopping needs. We welcome anyone with further questions to contact us via email or through our forums.

Nov. 24, 2008

If you want people to know what gifts you want for the holidays, you need to speak up. And who better to help you speak up about your love for Nintendo DS^TM games than iconic Nintendo video game character Mario^TM himself?

Starting today, people can visit http://mariowishlist.varitalk.com and check off the Nintendo DS items they hope to receive for the holidays. After users provide some other fun information, your friend, relative or special someone will receive a voice mail or e-mail with a personalized message from Mario about what Nintendo DS gifts you hope to receive.

To provide even more shopping support, Nintendo’s holiday Web site is there to help both gift-givers and gift-getters streamline their shopping lists, by offering information about Nintendo DS systems and games. To check it out, go to http://giftcenter.nintendo.com. If you’re the one doing the shopping, you can browse through the holiday Web site based on the type of gifts enjoyed by the person you’re shopping for, such as the Mario fan, the music groupie or the puzzle fanatic.

But let’s say you’re the one doing the receiving. The holiday Web site will help you build a wish list and send it as a hint to your loved ones in an e-card with special holiday designs. This feature will be available through the end of December.

For more information about Nintendo, please visit www.Nintendo.com

GamersGate releases Everquest II: The Shadow Odyssey

Stockholm November 18 2008 - GamersGate today announced the digital release of Everquest II: The Shadow Odyssey. 

Everquest II: The Shadow Odyssey is the fifth expansion for the critically acclaimed EverQuest II franchise. This all-in-one compilation pack follows the award-winning and best-selling Rise of Kunark™ expansion. New players and veterans alike will journey through a massive amount of exquisite content unlike anything ever before seen in EverQuest II. The Shadow Odyssey stretches well beyond the fantasy realm and propels the EverQuest II world into a new era of excitement and adventure.

Click here to go to the game on GamersGate

Recent Price Drops Join Array of Special Offers Now Available

DENVER, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — To help families stretch their holiday toy buying budget, Internet retailer eToys.com has lowered prices on over 1,300 toys and games, including several from its 2008 Holiday Toy Guide.

Billed as “Pre-Holiday Savings,” the promotion features savings of up to 60% off regular prices. Included in the promotion are toy favorites such as My Little Pony, Hannah Montana, TMX Elmo, Martian Matters Alien maker spaceship and Transformers toys.

“We understand that consumers are looking for value this holiday season. We’ve made a strong commitment with our competitive pricing strategy and are constantly looking for ways to present value purchases to shoppers through the holidays,” said Michael Wagner, CEO of The Parent, which operates eToys.com.

Featuring more than 20,000 gifts and toys, from best-sellers to hard-to-find specialty items, eToys.com also offers free standard shipping on hundreds of items. Additional budget-stretching offers from eToys.com include no payments for 90 days deferred billing through Bill Me Later and several free toy-with-purchase offers.

For more information about sales items as well as free shipping, deferred billing and free toy offers, go to www.etoys.com . Savings and special offers are also promoted in the online retailer’s subscriber-based e-mail newsletters.

A member of The Parent Company, eToys.com has delivered over 28 million toys since 2001. The company is listed among Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Retail Web Sites and has been awarded BizRate’s prestigious Platinum Circle of Excellence, which is presented to an elite group of 100 retailers with consistently high scores on customer surveys.