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Black Friday Game Deals 2012: Toys R Us
Are you a Toys R Us kid? If you’re looking for an amazing Black Friday bargain, you better be.
The country’s biggest toy retailer has tagged more than 60 games for inclusion in a special “Buy 1, Get 1 For $1” promotion. The discount covers DS, 3DS, Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 games including major new releases such as Dishonored, Sleeping Dogs, Madden NFL 13, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted. Toys R Us is even discounting Wii U games with a “Buy 1, Get 1 40% Off” deal. The Toys R Us Black Friday sale actually begins on Thanksgiving Day at 8 PM, so you may have to leave dinner early for this one.
Hit the jump for the complete list of Toys R Us game deals (and a sale on almost all Skylanders figures). (more…)
2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards nominees announced
It’s hard to believe that Spike TV has been handing out their Video Game Awards for ten years, but that’s exactly what will happen when the 2012 edition of the awards shows airs on Spike TV (and simulcast on Xbox Live) this December.
Once again hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this year’s “Game of the Year” will come from a list that includes Assassin’s Creed III, Dishonored, Journey, Mass Effect 3, and The Walking Dead. Journey actually scored seven total nominations, making it one the most honored games at the 2012 VGAs (an honor it shares with Halo 4 and Borderlands 2).
This year’s slate of “Spike TV VGA World Premiere Trailers” (always the highlight of every VGA show) will include several unannounced projects as well as hugely anticipated 2013 releases like The Last of Us, Gears of War: Judgment, and South Park: The Stick of Truth.
The 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards will take place on Friday, December 7. The complete list of nominees can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, Mobile, News, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Assassin's Creed III, Dishonored, Gears of War: Judgment, Journey, Mass Effect 3, South Park: The Stick of Truth, The Last of Us, The Walking Dead
Black Friday Game Deals 2012: Best Buy
Best Buy will open at midnight on Black Friday this year and the blue shirts have plenty of great gaming deals for you.
Borderlands 2, Assassin’s Creed III, Forza Horizon, and Epic Mickey 2 seem to be the most popular games to discount this Black Friday and Best Buy has responded with a $34.99 sale price for each (except for Epic Mickey 2, which is $29.99). The retailer has also cut the price on Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Darksiders II, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted to a very nice $29.99. Those are “Doorbusters” so you’ll want to get their early on Friday morning if you’re interested in picking them up.
Finally, all you Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures fans will be happy to know that Best Buy has single character packs priced at $2.99 (regular price: $8.99) for Black Friday.
Hit the jump for a complete list of Black Friday game deals from Best Buy. (more…)
Black Friday Game Deals 2012: Target
It’s time to start planning your holiday shopping strategy as all the major retailers have begun to release their Black Friday ads.
Target will open its doors on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, at 9 PM. Once inside, you’ll be treated to discounts on every console and handheld that’s not named the Wii U (I expect these discounts to be pop up at a lot of stores) as well as free gift cards with the purchase of Assassin’s Creed III, Halo 4, and Forza Horizon.
Target’s ad only listed a portion of the games they’ll have on sale as the retailer promised “more titles” would be discounted to $10, $15, $25, or $35 in addition to the ones shown.
But hit the break for a complete list of all the games we know for sure will be on sale on Black Friday. (more…)
New Releases: CoD Black Ops II, Lego Lord of the Rings, Paper Mario Sticker Star, More
It’s the second week of November and that means that Activision is finally ready to release Call of Duty: Black Ops II for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. A Vita-exclusive spinoff, Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, will also be available in stores this week.
If the future warfare of the biggest first person shooter series on the planet doesn’t sway you, there are plenty of other family-friendly options this week including Lego Lord of the Rings (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360), Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS), Scribblenauts Unlimited (3DS), and Wonderbook: Book of Spells (PS3).
And if you’re looking for something as far removed from Call of Duty as possible, might I suggest the Midway Arcade Origins compilation for the PS3 and Xbox 360. It contains over 30 games, including classics such as Rampage, Joust, and Smash TV, which was cruelly pulled from the Xbox Live Arcade a few years back and is now available on HD systems once again.
Even more new releases can be found after the break. (more…)
NBA 2K13 slams it home as the bestselling game of October 2012
The NPD Group has released their report on the bestselling games of October 2012 and NBA 2K13 has come out on top. The basketball sim’s lack of competition from the now-canceled NBA Live 13 surely pushed it to greater heights and enabled it to hold off other October releases like Resident Evil 6 (#2), Pokemon Black 2 (#3), Dishonored (#4), and Pokemon White 2 (#5).
New releases performed very well in October as Medal of Honor: Warfighter (#8) and Skylanders Giants (#10) also cracked the top ten even though game sales dropped 25% from October 2011. Of course, things like that happen when you’re competing with the one-two punch of Battlefield 3 and Batman: Arkham City.
The full top ten for October 2012 can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS3, PSP, Vita, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands 2, Dishonored, FIFA Soccer 13, Madden NFL 13, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, NBA 2K13, NPD, Pokemon Black 2/White 2, Resident Evil 6, Skylanders Giants
Nintendo Download: Paper Mario Sticker Star (on Sunday), Pokedex 3D Pro, more
Welcome to your weekly dose of new Nintendo Downloads. Here’s what you’ll be able to download today (and one game on Sunday):
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS eShop) – Available Sunday, November 11. When an accident scatters stickers across the land, Mario sets off on an adventure to repair a torn world. Searching Forests, Deserts and Mountains, Mario collects stickers to solve puzzles and battle monsters. Flatten characters, roll out towns and walk through living, breathing dioramas.
Pokedex 3D Pro (3DS eShop) – The Pokedex 3D Pro application is an upgraded version of the original Pokédex 3D application, exclusively available in the Nintendo eShop for $14.99. It includes detailed information about more than 640 Pokemon from the Pokemon video game series. The Pokedex 3D Pro application also includes in-depth sorting, comparison and ranking tools, as well as comprehensive details about the moves each Pokemon can learn, and how and when each Pokemon evolves.
Johnny Hotshot (3DS eShop) – After being warped into the world of one of Johnny’s favorite arcade games, Cowboy Hotshot, Johnny must take on the role of sheriff and purge the town of the bandits led by Mr. Wang!
Dress To Play: Cute Witches! (3DS eShop) – Make a little witch and design her outfit in the dressing room. When you finish, get ready to set off on an adventure as your character flies away on her broomstick to a peaceful world inhabited by fantasy characters.
A demo of Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion has also been added to the 3DS eShop ahead of its November 18 release. Be sure and check it out along with the rest of this week’s Nintendo Download, which can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, Wii
Tagged Paper Mario: Sticker Star
New Releases: Halo 4, LittleBigPlanet Karting, NASCAR Inside Line, More
You finished the fight, but now he’s back! The Master Chief returns to the Xbox 360 this week in Halo 4, the first game in the series not developed by Bungie (it was actually created at Microsoft’s 343 Industries).
So who will stand against the mighty Master Chief? Believe it or not, a pair of racing games. Sony is bringing LittleBigPlanet Karting to the PS3 this week and Activision will release the multiplatform NASCAR: Inside Line (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360).
Also available this week is a quartet of compilations: Namco Bandai’s Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection (PS3, Xbox 360), the Rockstar Games Collection: Edition 1 (PS3, Xbox 360), BioWare’s Mass Effect Trilogy (PC, Xbox 360), and THQ’s Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package (PS3, Xbox 360).
Hit the jump for even more new releases. (more…)