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Video game deals for 3/7-3/13

    So, Final Fantasy 13 comes out on Tuesday. I'm sure it will be a joyous occasion for all involved. I however, am still not buying video games. I guess I will just stick from Tactics A2 that I have been stuck on forever...

Final Fantasy XIII

- If you are a Best Buy Reward Zone Gamers Member you get an extra 500 points for buying the game next week (That's a $10 reward certificate). If you buy the game with the guide you get $10 off.
- $10 gift card at Target
- $13 gift card at Toys R Us (Possibly for R Reward members only). They are also running a promotion that is Buy 1 game $39.99 or more, get $20 off a $39.99 or more game, I'm not sure if it can be combined but worth a shot. You can also save $11 if you buy the game and the guide (Tuesday only)
- $10 credit on Amazon with Preorder.

- Best Buy has the Godfather II, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, and Dead Space for $17.99

- Target has Beatles Rockband for $29.99

- As mentioned, Toys R Us has all games $39.99 or more for Buy 1 Get 1 $20 off. 

    And there we have it folks. I haven't kept up with FF games in awhile so besides how awesome 13 looks, I really have no idea what's going on. Plus I have to bide my time till 14 comes out and Robert makes me play it. Alright then I'll be back next week. 

-eric g.

Pitch a Perfect Game in MLB 2K10, win One Million Dollars

    Yeah that's right, 2k Sports is giving away a Million Dollars to the first person that can pitch a perfect game in MLB 2K10. This is open to anyone playing online on their 360 or PS3 and is part of their promotion to show everyone how much they have improved the pitching system. After seeing 2K9 I could say that pitching was the least of their worries, but to each their own. The contest runs until May 2nd and to make sure you entered correctly do the following: "To compete, gamers must play in MLB Today mode, select from any of the available matchups, and then choose the option to participate in the ‘Major League Baseball 2K10 contest’ that will automatically default to the proper gameplay settings according to the official gameplay rules." Also you must record it I guess, here is the site which has the official rules.

- eric g.

You only have 50 more days to play Halo 2 Online.

And apparently Microsoft wants to reward you for it... There are rumors swirling around that anyone who pops in Halo 2 and plays online now will be "rewarded" with 400 MS points, 3 months of XBOX Live service, and an invitation to the Halo: Reach Beta. Seeing as I couldn't get into the Halo 3 beta because I didn't want to have to waste my money on Crackdown (I bought it for $10 a few months ago and still think that might of been too much). Anyways, If you got a copy of Halo 2 laying around it's worth a shot, or you can probably get one super cheap at Gamestop at this point. I'm going to try it out after I write one more post.

- eric g. 

Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta Trailer (Launches May 3rd, 2010)

I don't think I am ever going to need a girlfriend again...

- eric g.

Playstation Network down Worldwide.

    Update #1: Sony finally officially said that the problem does involve the clock. Their solution for now is to not use your PS3. Great fix. I will be cool if I don't lose those trophies in Dragon Age. Otherwise I'm going to be sort of pissed. Also there of some reports of any model that's not being backwards compatible being unaffected, but that is still just a rumor, the slim is your only bet for now.

    Figures, my boss gives me the day off and I can not even play my ps3.... If any of you have tried to log in in the past 24+ hours you probably realized that you can not. (Unless you have a PS3 Slim, which seems to be unaffected by this problem. I think the PSP is also unaffected.) Upset that I can not play Dragon Age, I started looking for answers...

- First off, any game that supports trophies CAN NOT be played. Any game you downloaded from the Playstation Network can not be played (Tried playing Dragon Age with the ethernet cord plugged in and unplugged and it says that since trophy information can not be retrieved the game will quit) This includes all PS1 games. Thank you digital rights management.

- (Possibly unrelated) PSN Accounts might have been compromised according to this post on Sony's site. They say that they might of been able to change your password, but should not be able to get to your credit card number. But they can see your other personal information and buy stuff with your account. 

- Other things to worry about: DO NOT LOAD ANY GAMES. If you do your Trophies for those games will disappear. No one knows if you can sync and retrieve them when the network comes back up, also trophies since your last sync disappearing & time defaulting to 12/31/1999. The theory is this is the route of the problem, That on the older "Fat" PS3's one of the chips that controls time tried to change the date to 2/29/10 and since that does not exist everything went to hell. The Slim's have a newer version of that chip which is why they are unaffected. 

And that's all I have for now, I'll check back and see if anything new has come up after I play some 360. 

- eric g. 

Video game deals for 2/28-3/6

    Hello. Sorry for no post last week. I got uh... lazy. Nah I have been busy. Should be doing homework right now but I'm going to squeeze this in first before I fall asleep reading. 

- Purchase MLB 10 The Show at Best Buy and you can get $20 off the Official Sony Bluetooth headset.

- Gamestop must be hurting for used games right now, you can get an extra 50% credit on ALL game trade in's. (60% if you have an Edge card) 

- Target has NBA 2K10 for $29.99 and Dante's Inferno for $39.99 

- Pick up Battlefield Bad Company 2 at Toys R Us and you can get Mass Effect 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Army of Two: The 40th Day, or Dante's Inferno for half price. 

- Assassin's Creed 2 is currently $36 on Amazon. (Also at Wal-Mart I Guess too?)

    Alright there you have it. Some stuff to tide you over right now. Man I feel so out of the loop since I missed last week, I guess that's what I get. I need to go try and stay awake while reading my homework, and I will dream of buying games. 

-eric g. 

LittleBigPlanet Birthday Cake

    I don't know if sackboy is edible... (that sounds wrong on so many levels) but it's amazing all the crazy stuff you can come across on the internet when you are super bored. And by bored I mean I should be doing homework and am playing on the internet. You know how this works. Also, sorry for the lack of updates, nothing has been going on really, or I have been to busy to pay attention. Either way. 

- eric g.  

 

Video game deals for 2/14-2/20

    Hooray another week and another set of gaming deals. Yeah that's about it.     

- Target has Assassin's Creed 2 for $39.99 and Left 4 Dead 2 for $35

- Toys R Us also has AC2 for $39.99 and Army of Two the 40th Day for $39.99

- Preorder Madden 11 or Battlefield Bad Company 2 from Amazon and get a $20 promotional credit (good towards your next video game purchase) when the game releases. There are also a handful of games with $10 credits with preorder. I would check Amazon before anywhere else because they usually sell new games for $56.99 with free s&h and the promo credits. 

- Buy an 360 Arcade system at K-Mart and get Bioshock 2 for free. 

- Best Buy

- Bayonetta, Darksiders, Dark Void, and MX vs ATV Reflex are all on sale for $49.99 (PS3/360)

- Buy 2 Wii-motes (with motion plus built in) and get a $15 gift card. 

    Sorry for my lack of enthusiasm, the deals aren't that great. I'm also tired and cranky. Plus I am semi-depressed about not being able to buy video games. At least I got to play the Heavy Rain demo, it was so awesome, I would recommend it if you are bored, or on the fence about the game. Till next week! 

-eric g. 

Video game deals for 2/7-2/13

Sorry about no post last week, I have been a busy bee. And I think some of the sales might have you doing the same thing this week. Well at least in terms of trying to figure out what you want to spend your money.

- $25 gift card with the purchase of an XBOX 360 Arcade at Best Buy, Gamestop, and Toys R Us. 

- $39.99 for Assassin's Creed II at Best Buy and Amazon.

- All platinum hits are Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Amazon.

Toys R Us

- $10 gift card and Big Sister/Little Sister figurine with the purchase of Bioshock 2 (for R Rewards members only)

- $20 gift card with Dante's Inferno (R Rewards only)

- All games $29.99 or more are Buy 3 Get 1 Free. 

- All games $19.99 and under are Buy 1 Get 1 $5 off.

- Band Hero & DJ Hero bundles on sale for $79.99 (That's more then half off the Band Hero Bundle.) Also eligible for the B3G1 Free. I think it's online only for that pricing though. 

And just for the hell of it, why not pick up the Samus thong for your significant other for Valentine's Day. Nah I'm just kidding don't celebrate that stupid hallmark holiday. That is unless you never want to have relations again. That be all. If you want a white Dualshock 3 I hear they release on the 19th, so keep an eye out. Also don't spend too much money at Toys R Us. 

-eric g. 

graphjam.com makes me lol.

example:

 

- eric g.