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Daily Scoop: April 28, 2011 – I hope Sony catches ’em all

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Nicole Kline

The ApocalyPS3 has gotten a lot of press lately, and Sony made a new announcement, now saying that our credit card information may not have been compromised. They’re working to rebuild and restore the PSN and Qriocity, and they’re working with law enforcement to find the parties responsible for this. I hope Sony makes like a Pokemon trainer and catches ’em all. Maybe the hackers will evolve into normal humans.

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is HORI’s PS3 Wireless Fighting Stick 3 for $59.99 down from $79.99. With up to 400 hours of battery life, you can button mash until your fingers bleed. Amazon also announced Ten Days of Free Games, with today’s game being Chicken Invaders: The Next Wave. Promising!

No daily t-shirts today, but one of the new Portal 2 shirts had me ROFLing when I saw it:

And no, it’s not too late to get me a birthday present.

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Daily Scoop: April 27, 2011 – Princess Games!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s Wednesday, yay! And Amazon’s having a sale on Princess games! Disney’s Tangled is $13.99 on the DS and $19.99 on the Wii, and Disney Fairies: Tinkerbell and The Lost Treasure is $13.99. As the page says, “It’s noble entertainment at commoner prices.” Who writes this stuff???

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is Square Enix’s Bust-A-Move Universe for the 3DS. It’s $19.99 from $29.99, and is a “whole universe of fun!” Can’t beat that!

Amazon’s got loads of other deals, today, too, like the black Wii hardware bundle for $149.99 and 3D Dot Game Heroes for $13.16. Check out the whole video games clearance section for more hot deals.

No game-related shirts, but Qwertee might make you weepy today:

D:.

Posted in 3DS, Daily Scoop, DS, Etcetera, News, PS3, Wii |

Daily Scoop: April 26, 2011 – It’s not a Crysis

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Today is a beautiful day! The weather people keep saying it’s going to rain, but I am at a point where I don’t think I trust them anymore. They’ve lied about the snow, they’ve lied about the rain…if they lie about the sunshine, then I’ll start getting belligerent!

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is EA’s Crysis 2 for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It’s on sale for $39.95 down from $59.95, which is a damn good deal. (Someone should probably ask Mike Gutierrez if he thinks it’s worth spending even that much after his review.)

Amazon’s also got some Kinect games on sale – three of them are $10 off, but Kinectimals is over $20 off! Now is a good time to pick it up if you’re Kinect-ed.

There are tons of awesome t-shirts today, including a great Shaun of the Dead one, as well as a heart-wrenching Serenity reference. But my favorite by far is at Ript Apparel:

Game over, man! Game over.

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Johnny Cage meets Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat: Legacy episode 3

Posted on April 26, 2011 by John Scalzo

The third episode of Kevin Tancharoen’s Mortal Kombat: Legacy is here and we get our first glimpse of Johnny Cage (Matt Mullins) as he is convinced by Shang Tsung (Johnson Phan) to enter the Mortal Kombat tournament. The “inside look” at Cage’s career is a hoot and this episode is as ball-punchingly fun as the previous two.

I especially loved the Ed Boon cameo and I can’t wait for part four (which will star Mileena and Kitana!). Though I could have done without the muted swear words (an “uncensored” version will be uploaded on Friday, April 29).

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Daily Scoop: April 25, 2011 – Credit cards: CANCELLED!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s a happy Monday, or at least, it was a happy Monday, until I had to cancel all my credit cards because Sony still doesn’t know what the hell is going on with the PSN and btw, our secure information may have been compromised. Great! Just what I want to hear.

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is all about Blizzard. World of Warcraft is on sale for $9.99 from $19.99, and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is on sale for $29.99 from $39.99. If you’re depressed about the PSN being down, or you’re frothing at the mouth for Diablo III, maybe this would be a good way for you to pass the time.

Nothing else today, except my earbuds are broken. I think I might replace them with a pink pair. That is all.

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Daily Scoop: April 24, 2011 – The Easter Bunny did not fix the PSN

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Nicole Kline

The only thing I wanted in my Easter basket today was a functioning PSN, but apparently, that’s not in the cards just yet. Sony is busy re-building the PSN right now, while the rest of us are gorging on candy and getting ready to have dinner with the fam. Hopefully this means no more external intrusions will mess up my online play. Was it Anonymous? Microsoft? Someone hacking through the shiny new Steam functionality? No one knows.

At least Amazon’s still got plenty of deals for us. Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is MadCatz’s “Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 – Call of Duty: Black Ops Dolby True 5.1 Gaming Headset – Powered by TRITTON,” which is just $179.99 down from $249.99. “Featuring 8 precision-balanced speakers which accurately reproduce the 3D gaming environment,” these headphones will allow you to “mark your enemies’ location long before they sense your presence.” It’s also got “individual backlit volume controls allow you to fine-tune each channel (front, rear, center, subwoofer)” as well as “gold-plated connectors enhance acoustics to amplify stealthy footsteps.” If I didn’t already have my heart set on other headphones right now, I might be tempted to buy these!

Amazon’s got a lot of Easter deals as well, including savings of up to 75% on select game downloads. This includes Battlefield Bad Company 2 for $9.99 and Medal of Honor for $14.99. Playing an FPS would be the best way to celebrate this holiday!

And don’t forget the Amazon list of Bonus Offers, which includes a $50.00 promotional credit if you buy a 4 GB Xbox 360 with Kinect. It’s perfect timing for everyone annoyed with the PSN outage. Does this mean I’ll finally be getting an Xbox 360? Not after reading this. That’s the last straw for me, Microsoft.

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Daily Scoop: April 23, 2011 – PSN outage edition

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Looking forward to a day catching up on Uncharted 2‘s multiplayer while earning triple cash? Me too! Except the PlayStation Network is down, thanks to an “external intrusion.” Thanks a lot, jerks! I guess now I’ll just have to read a book or something. Gosh.

At least hackers can’t stop the signal deals, which include today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games: Anarchy Enterprises’ Hide & Secret 3: Pharaoh’s Quest for the PC. This game download is $1.98 down from $9.99, and lets you “Return Stolen Treasures,” “Solve Challenging And Deadly Puzzles,” “Reunite Ancient Spirits,” and “Unlock The Secrets Of Eternity.” That’s some Indiana Jones speak right there!

We’ve also got a cool game-related t-shirt today, which is Tee Fury‘s “Peace in Space:”

I guess now that there’s peace in space, Space Ghost will have to go back to his wife, Bjork.

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Check out this picture of every Pokemon ever

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Every wonder what a drawing of every single Pokemon would look like? Well, wonder no more, because Japanese artist Jippe has made the dream a reality by drawing all 646 existing Pokemon in one place – including those from Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. In addition to this crazy depiction of all the pocket monsters you gotta catch, he has more Pokemon art on his website.

Urge to go catch Pokemon all night…rising…

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