Author: Nicole Kline

Yay! It’s here! In an hour I’ll be at the Wizard World Comic Con, drinking in all the sights I’ve grown to love over the years. If you hear I’ve been arrested, it’s most likely because I’ve finally confessed my undying love to Bruce Campbell… or I caught sight of Brian Herbert and tackled him and chastised him on his horrible writing. Either way, send me letters in jail!

Not much in the way of deals, I’m afraid. Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Hori’s HD LCD Monitor 3 for the PlayStation 3. It looks nice and sharp, but even at the sale price of $189.99, it’s still pretty expensive.

No video game shirts today, but I’m a sucker for this origami dinosaur shirt that’s today’s Qwertee:

It’s dino-tastic!

Tomorrow begins one of my favorite weekends of the year – Philadelphia’s Wizard World Comic Con! I’ve been attending it for 10 years now, and it’s a blast. This year they’ll have Bruce Campbell, Sean Patrick Flannery, Norman Reedus, and Adam Baldwin, along with a slew of other actors, comic book creators, and people dressed up in crazy costumes. If you’re in the area, come over to the convention center and check out all the fun!

The deals today are slim – Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Namco’s Active Life: Explorer With Mat for the Wii. It’s $23.99 down from $29.99 and describes the mat itself as a “specially-designed mat is bundled with the game so you can jump straight into the action.” OOH. FUN.

In other news, Ript‘s “Kent” is absolutely amazing:

Wow. Give me the Batman version of that and I’m all over it.

Ah, yes – it’s Wednesday again! And you know what that means… Mike Gutierrez and I will be heading out for some more D&D Encounters tonight. Things are getting heated… last time, we left the Shadowfell, but I have a feeling we’ll be getting sucked back in tonight…

Anyway, onto today’s deals! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Disney’s TRON: Evolution for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It’s on sale today for $18.99 from $39.99, which is over 50% off. That’s a pretty good deal! Scoop it up if you couldn’t get enough of Olivia Wilde – this is your chance to spend some more time with her.

Amazon’s also having a great Buy One, Get One 50% Off sale, with tons of great games, some of which I spied in the clearance section yesterday. And don’t forget about the great Dads & Grads promo still going strong!

Today’s t-shirt goes out to all the hipsters. It’s up at Ript, and it’s called “Old School:”

I love it for its 8-bit sentiments, but I hate it for its retro snobbery. Oh, t-shirts.

Hopefully you’re all at home, playing your copies of Duke Nukem Forever and weeping with joy. I wonder how many Duke-inspired sick days are happening right now?

In the off chance you’re checking the Internet, Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games – which is also today’s Gold Box deal – is none other than the amazing L.A. Noire. It’s $44.99 today for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. There’s a reason that it topped the NPD charts for May. Hell, I gave it five stars. So yeah, you should definitely take advantage of this deal!

Don’t forget to check out Amazon’s clearance games, too – there’s some good stuff on there, like the Ghostbusters the Video Game Amazon.com Exclusive Slimer Edition, which includes – duh! – a Slimer statue.

If you’re in the market for a new game-themed t-shirt, Qwertee has you covered:

This mashup is aptly named “Vitruvian Mon.” Ha!

Tomorrow’s the big day, everyone. It’s the day so many of you have been waiting for. The day that Duke Nuken Forever launches. As Editor-in-Chief John Scalzo mentioned, the wait has been long: 14 years, 1 month and 17 days. Hopefully the wait was worth it.

Anyway, we’ve got some deals for you. Today’s Deal of the Day in video games at Amazon is EA’s Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters for the Wii. It’s $29.96, and allows you to “Play like a true pro with a caddie alongside, assisting and supporting your every swing.” Wow. Said caddie will also “evaluate all pre-shot factors, such as wind, lie, and yardage, to provide a recommended shot.” There’s definitely a joke in there about lying to his wife, but I think everyone’s over Tiger Woods jokes by now, right?

Also up today is the last week of Amazon’s Dads & Grads promotion, which is “Next Generation Console & PC Deals.” Portal 2 is $29.99 for PC (and $39.96 for PS3 and $39.99 for Xbox 360), Halo Reach is $39.90, and James Bond 007: Blood Stone is $14.99 (Xbox 360 only). Scoop ’em up!

In the t-shirt world, today’s Ript shirt is called “Birds of War” and is an Angry Birds/Gears of War mashup:

The Ukrainian artist says it is a “shirt for those who like ‘Gears of War’ and ‘Angry birds’ and can not give preference to any.” Yeah, what he said.