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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!

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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!

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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…

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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Episode 8 – Get Over Here!

Scorpion and Sub-Zero continue to do battle in the second-to-last episode of Kevin Tancharoen’s Mortal Kombat: Legacy. I don’t think I need Scorpion’s spear to tell you to… come here!… and watch it. But it surely helps.

Next week, the entire tale (or at least this season) comes to a close with Sektor and Cryrax.

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David O. Russell leaves Uncharted movie

In a development sure to please many gamers, David O. Russell has stepped away from helming the upcoming film adaptation of the Uncharted series. Variety reports that while Russell is leaving his writing and directorial duties due to creative differences, the split is amicable. Sony is expected to look for a new writer and director to take on the project.

Russell said a lot of things about the project that made many gamers worry, from Mark Wahlberg starring as Drake, to the film focusing on Drake’s family, reimagined as a secret society of international art police. Whoever leads this thing, let’s just hope it’s somehow related to the game series.

UPDATE: Collider.com is reporting that Sony fired Russell from the project because his story ideas strayed too far from the game. Way to go Sony!

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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?

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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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Daily Scoop: May 25, 2011 – Another Chateau

This is an excellent time to be a fan of Japanese games – first there was yesterday’s Persona 2 announcement, and now NIS is pulling out all the stops! Those Disgaea games are really kicking my butt right now…

Speaking of totally awesome, don’t forget to check out our “What To Expect From E3 2011” list, which is updated regularly (including Sony and EA yesterday). The big show is looming!

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games today is Namco’s Active Life Outdoor Challenge for the Wii. It’s $32.99 down from $49.99, and includes an “Active Life Mat,” which is a “specially-designed mat is bundled with the game so you can jump straight into the action!” WOW! EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!

Today’s t-shirt is called “Guided Tours,” and it’s from Tee Fury:

Your princess! She is in another chateau!

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