Conan a Great Game According to the AP | Conan Hacks off Hands of Reviewer

In yet another reason to abstain from any reviews or news that comes from people who know next to nothing about games (looking at you Father de Souza and you Variety [Mario Galaxy, crap?]) comes the AP’s recent review of Conan.

And I quote, “Overall, it’s probably the best, most engaging game I’ve played all year.”

Conan. Seriously? The best game all year? Not Galaxy, Halo 3, BioShock or Mass Effect, but Conan?

This is the same game that Arnold distanced himself from because it’s just an abomination on this planet.

The review honestly goes into how smooth and elegant the game is. He’s quite fond of the story. Yup, the story in a glorified dungeon slasher. Come on, even Read the rest…

Call of Duty 4: $40 at Amazon

Today at Amazon’s 10 Days, 10 Deals they’re finally offering something where you don’t need to break out the big cash. Not only that, but they’re offering one of the highest rated games of the year.

Today’s Deal:

Day 7: Buy Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for either the PS3 of 360 for $39.99.

It’s just that easy.

One game, two systems, one great deal.

Care to see the other deals they offered? They’re after the break.

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Assassin’s Creed: Amazingly Different or Amazingly Boring?

Assassin’s Creed. Now here’s a game that many, many people were looking forward to getting. Now that it has arrived, many people, including the gaming media, seem to love it. You know what? I’m not gonna disagree with those people who love this game, it’s a fantastic little game.

For the first three hours.

After that, well, let’s just say the variety leaves a little something to be desired. Let’s get the praise out of the way first.

Assassin’s Creed’s Story

Yes, the game is certainly unique. It’s cool, it’s fun and it even exposes us to a period in history that developers haven’t explored too often. While taking us to the Crusades, Ubisoft Montreal also made this game relevant in today’s political climate. Read the rest…

Street Fighter 4 | New Screens and Details about Street Fighter 4

The perennial fighting masterpiece, Street Fighter, is set to explode into the gaming world again with Street Fighter 4. Undoubtedly, as soon as Capcom delivers this new fighter it will rekindle the flame of fighter fans everywhere.

To whet our appetites, Capcom has released some new screens and a teaser trailer. These screens are purported to come from the actual gameplay itself, which is simply astonishing. Catch all of the screens, some game info and the teaser trailer after the break.

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Amazon.com Offers Up to 50% Off Games — Amazon Rules!

Looking to score some deals on components for your PS3, 360, Wii or any other system you happen to own? How about some ridiculous deals on games?

Then get thee to Amazon!

They’re currently offering up to 50% off games and accessories.

Don’t already own Oblivion for the PS3 (come on, if you own a PS3 and not a 360, then for the love of God, I hope you own Oblivion)? Then why pay the full retail for it when you can get it for $20?

Itchin’ to get your piñata on with Viva Piñata Party Animals (I know I am)? Then why drop a full price of $50, when you can get it for $30? Seriously, that’s like busin’ open an piñata and finding $20 inside. Score!

Heck, have a Wii and want to get your full 480p out of it (oh yeah baby)? Drop on by and pick yourself up some Wii component cables for $20. Not a bad deal for not a bad system.

No matter how you slice it, Amazon is looking to make some green off gamers this holiday season. And you know what? I’m more than happy to oblige if they keep offering deals like this.

Gamestop and EB Games — Black Friday Deals

For those of you who don’t want to attack the masses in the mega-malls of the world, here are the deals for Gamestop and EB Games.

Now, I’m not saying that these lines are going to be any easier to get through (in fact, they’ll probably be worse, you know how fanboys are). Though, I am saying that if you go to these stores, at least you’ll be surrounded by your people.

You won’t have to worry about that lady running your over for that fabulous deal on linens!

GAMESTOP & EBGAMES Deals

Door Buster Sale 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. Friday Nov. 23rd

• $30 Giftcard with Purchase of new Black or Silver PS2 Slim System ($129.99)
• PSP UMD Movies $3.99 & Under (Select Titles)
• PSP Rainbow Six Vegas $9.99
• World of Warcraft PC $9.99
• Sandisk 2GB MSPro Duo or SD Memory Card $19.99

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This Just In — Most Parents Don’t Like Videogames

News flash: Most parents don’t like videogames.

I’m just gonna pause here for a sec and let that sink in.

Ok, better now?

According to an AP survey posted over at Yahoo, an average of 43 percent of parents think videogames are a big fatty fat waste of time for their kids (that’s a technical term there, fatty fat).

Granted, these parents are probably speaking about the stereotypically abused, overused and super-saturated view of a rare breed of gamer who gets no sunlight and scorns all who don’t understand his or her mysterious and magnificent WOW clans and ways.

Yeah, we’re all like that. Guilty as charged. We all play with swords and potions in our spare time and have a hard time co-mingling without computers or games to bridge the social divide.

Yup.

However, the underlying issue here is that people (yeah, parents are people too) don’t like what they don’t really understand. So if you have kids and your kids like games…and by some miraculous reason you happened upon this entry, then take some time outta your day to game with them. If nothing else, it’ll be a bonding experience with you and your son/daughter.

Show some interest in what they’re interested in, and they’ll open up to you.

As far as the newsworthiness of this story? It’s kinda like how back in the day TV was going to rot your brain, and before that comics were gonna make you deranged, even before that reading was going to put thoughts in your head and make you a wicked person. Every generation has their scapegoats, ours just gets to be videogames.

View some highlights of the survey after the break. Read the rest…

Buy 1, Get 1 Free Blu-ray — PS3s Were Made for This

In exciting, “I wish I had more reason to own this thing,” PS3 news, Amazon is currently having a buy 1, get 1 free sale on Sony and Disney Blu-rays.

If you own a PS3, do yourself a favor and pop over there and buy yourself a few presents, you want to show off your fantastic gaming machine with some movies, right?

PS3 Supporting DivX — No Longer Shall Your Torrents Languish on Your Computer

DivX, Inc. has given everyone out there another fantastic reason to own a PS3: Sony’s monolith is now supporting DivX! This means that Sony will integrate this video playback technology into the PS3 so that developers will who have updated their firmware to version 2. can already utilize it.

Wait…developers?

Never fear intrepid warrior, the consumer side of this coin hasn’t been dated yet, but it’s gonna happen! Now you can effortlessly stream all of those torrents that you’ve downloaded and not worry about getting them burnt onto a DVD.

That’s right, one of the newest and best reasons to own a PS3 is its video-playing capability. Now, if we could only get them to release some games onto the system…

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PS3 Deals from Dell — Get a Bundle for an Affordable Price

Hunting for a PS3 this holiday season and looking to save a few bucks on it? Good luck, the price is stuck. However, fighting the evil gaming industry insurgency of price gouging and ’sticking-it-to-the-video-game-customer’ is Dell!

Wait, Dell? The same Dell who used to hire reefer kids to sling their products? (Dude, you’re getting a Dell deal!)

Indeed, that very same Dell is offering a deal on PS3s.

What’s the deal? Currently, they are offering a deal on the 40GB system. You’ll get the system with Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray (natch), but you’ll be able to watch it in the crisp clarity that you were supposed to with the Startech 6 ft HDMI cable that they’ve thrown in with it. That’s a real deal, because for some inexplicable reason the PS3 still only ships with standard AV cables.

Actually looking to play games on your gaming system? Well, then you might want to rethink your PS3 choice, but if you’re still sold on Sony’s beast, Dell is also throwing in Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, a fantastic game.

The price of all of this stuff if you were to buy it separately? $488. The price Dell is asking? $399.99. Dude, you’re getting a PS3! Buy it now.