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Daily Scoop: June 7, 2011 – Infamous 2!
So it’s the first day of E3, and it’s also launch day for inFAMOUS 2. Can anyone confirm what the replica slingpack looks like? Is it like, a real bag you can use? Anyone? Bueller?
Well, there’s not much else going on today, really. I guess the Internet figured everyone would be too busy with E3 to offer any good deals. All Amazon’s got is there Deal of the Day in video games, which is EA’s EA Sports MMA for the PlayStation 3, which is just $14.99. Those awesome Dads & Grads deals are still going on, so go gobble up some handheld games, wouldja? Unless you’re like us, and you’re super excited about the PS Vita, and you aren’t sure how you feel about buying another UMD…
That’s all for today, folks. Except this t-shirt, which is called Intensive Candy Unit and reminds me of Viva Pinata:
I suddenly want some licorice.
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Daily Scoop: June 6, 2011 – E3 is here!
It’s time for E3! Some of the press conferences have already happened, but the big three are still to come. We’ll be reporting on them, so stay tuned here for all of your E3 needs!
While you’re waiting, you might want to check out some of the deals going on and pick up some games on the cheap! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is for all of you football fans out there! The MadCatz NFL PlayStation 3 controllers are just $25.00 each, down from $39.99. Pick up your, uh, Buffalo Bills controller today! That’s a football team, right?
Also, it’s week two of the Dads & Grads promotion at Amazon, and that means handheld deals! There’s plenty of great stuff there, including Final Fantasy IV The Complete Collection for PSP – arguably the best version of FF IV yet!
And after a slow t-shirt weekend, today’s Qwertee has me wondering if it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all:
<3!
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Daily Scoop: June 3, 2011 – It’s Friday, I’m in love
… in love with video games, I mean! I’m off today for a wedding, and I should be getting ready, but instead I’m sitting here working on some articles and trying not to play Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness all day long. Seeing as how I still haven’t started getting ready, I would say that I am failing.
But hey, at least we’ve got Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games, which is Square Enix’s Bust-a-Move Universe for the Nintendo 3DS. This might be the first 3DS game I’ve seen as a daily deal! It’s $17.99 down from $29.99, and promises to be “a whole universe of fun,” allowing you to “clear dozens of challenging levels as you explore an entire universe filled with puzzle fun.” Doesn’t that just sound charming? Oh yeah, and this game is part of the buy one DS game, get one 50% off I mentioned yesterday. So you can add deals to deals!
No good shirts today for gamers, but I’m trying to stop myself from buying this amazing Steampunk Seahorse t-shirt over at Ript:
I’m playing BioShock 2 right now, and seeing this floating around outside of Rapture would be pretty righteous.
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Daily Scoop: June 2, 2011 – BOGO Thursday!
No, that title doesn’t mean you can buy one Thursday and get one Thursday free, silly! It means that there are two big BOGO sales going on at Amazon today! Well, the first one isn’t too big – it’s buy one Nintendo Selects and get a second one free. There are only four games here – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Mario Super Sluggers, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Wii Sports. Two games for $19.99? That’s a deal! The second one is buy one DS game, get a second one for 50%. This is the perfect time for you to pick up Radiant Historia, or, if you’re like me, you’ll use this as a great time to get all the Pokemon games you’re missing. Bad Amazon! BAD!
I guess they didn’t want to splurge too hard with their deals, because today’s Deal of the Day in video games is a snoozer: Sega’s Football Manager 2011 for $14.99. If you like managing the football and you…oh, whatever. This is too boring to even banter about.
For all my fellow t-shirt addicts, today’s Tee Fury is called “Black Ops Teddy:”
I’m not going to buy that one, but if that Ninja Mario sideart ever pops up as a shirt, I’m all over that!
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Daily Scoop: June 1, 2011 – It’s Wednesday!
It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means! It’s D&D encounters tonight! Woo! Even in this blistering heat, there are things to look forward to…
… Like deals! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is EA’s The Sims Medieval for PC/Mac. It’s just $29.99 today, and probably smells better than the Renaissance Faire. Scoop it up today!
Lots of great stuff on the bonus offer list as well, including a $50 promotional certificate when you order a 250 GB Xbox 360 with Kinect. I’m currently building up my promotional credit and gift cards to get an Xbox. So far, I’m about 1/3 of the way there! Go me!
Today’s Tee Fury is just called “Shiny,” and with good reason:
Let’s be bad guys!
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Daily Scoop: May 31, 2011 – You know the drill
So we didn’t make it to the beach this weekend, but I did manage to play a ton of video games, do lots of food shopping, sleep a bunch, and did some cleaning! All things I really needed to get done. So even though I don’t have a tan, at least I ate delicious food and caught up on sleep. It all worked out!
Time for deals… Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is the Tritton TRIAX-180 AX 180 Universal Gaming Headset by MadCatz. It’s just $50.00 down from $69.99, and has a “Stereo Analog Connection” as well as an “Inline Audio Controller with Independent Chat Volume Control.” Not as cheap as I’d like it to be, but still a pretty decent deal!
Amazon’s also having a Dads & Grads promotion right now. Week One is from 5/29 to 6/4 and it’s all Wii deals, which includes games as well as accessories – get the NHL Slapshot Bundle for $29.99 or the Nintendo Wii – Controller Bundle for $21.99.
Today’s Tee Fury has good timing, considering I spent a good portion of my weekend playing BioShock 2. It’s called “Petty Morality” and it brings us back to Rapture:
BioShock Infinite is too far away…
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Daily Scoop: May 27, 2011 – The long weekend awaits
I’m so looking forward to this long weekend! Part of it is going to the beach, but most of it is catching up on video games, sleep, and food shopping. So exciting, I know!
Hmm, what’s going on today? Amazon Deal of the Day in video games today is Activision’s Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 with Top Shot Elite for the Wii. It’s $39.99 down from $59.99. Oh, and that get an Xbox 360 free with a PC purchase deal is now live on Amazon as well. Scoop it up!
What else…oh! Portal 2 is $39.99 on consoles and $29.99 on PC, Mortal Kombat is $39.99 (and $79.99 for the Kollector’s Edition!), and Crysis 2 is $39.99 on consoles. Memorial Day weekend brings with it some decent sales!
No video game t-shirts, but today’s “Web Maker” at Tee Fury made me chuckle:
How do I shot web?
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News
Daily Scoop: May 26, 2011 – E3 frenzy
Everywhere you look, it’s nothing but craze over the upcoming E3. Lineups are being announced, games are being revealed, and speculations are being…speculated. Warp Zoned won’t be there, but we will be covering it from afar as soon as the news hits our brains!
Deal-wise, today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games today is the WWE All Stars Brawl Stick and the WWE All Stars Wireless Brawl Pad with The Rock and Triple H for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. The sticks are $59.99 and the pads are $29.99, and they’re all made by MadCatz. Also, don’t forget to check out all the hot bonus offers!
Today’s t-shirt is from the awesome Thirtee.com and is called “Flawless Victory:”
Check out the spine on Toad!
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