So after Matt has finished raving about Little Big Planet I came across this commercial for the game and have to say that the extra content is spot on. Kratos, Minotaur and Medusa never looked so good in sack form, unfortunately it can only be unlocked if you pre-order through Gamestop right now, but I would think it will become DLC after some time passes, we will try and get some details for you.
There was a video showing some footage of a restroom being used as a storage location for everyones favorite video game store, Gamestop, unfortunately it has been pulled off of Youtube. Think of the potential of the next time you hug your copy of Madden or GTA and where it might have been or when you are opening your next console box. One can only imagine the amount of fecal material that is floating around just lying all over your goods. I can only hope that this is not typical for every Gamestop as this is unsanitary and bad business practice. What do you think?
Depending on your level of “germophobia,” you may want to look away from the above video. What you’re seeing is “spy cam” footage of the inside of a GameStop employee restoom, and yes, it looks like it’s where they store some of their consoles.
Disgusting? Maybe. Depends on how much faith you put in the ability of a GameStop employee to not miss the bowl, I suppose. Here’s a news flash, though — an endless warehouse does not lie beyond the metal door that sits at the back of most retail stores, GameStops included. Considering the number of SKUs being dumped onto retail, space for storing inventory is a precious commodity. And have you seen the size of the box that Guitar Hero World Tour comes in?
Here is some footage of Fight Night Round 4 form the Gamestop Managers meeting. The game looks impressive and I hope will live up to the high expectations people are putting on it after playing the great Fight Night Round 3. The video is interesting because it actually tears apart its predecessor by pointing out all the things that this great game had wrong. Of most interest is probably the addition of a new AI to the game named R.E.A.L., which is short for Record Evaluate Adapt and Learn. The new AI boasts to imitate real life fighting styles and learn and modify during fights, also the new addition of in close or dirty boxing looks great.
A supposed ex-employee of GameStop has decided to take their rage of the company and their tactics to the internet in a very well done parody of Zero Punctuation’s Yahtzee. He rambles on and makes quite a few good points in regards to the day to day trading of games and why GameStop is so gungho about forcing used crap on you. His best points are when he equates GameStop to a pawn shop and encourages gamers to use Gamefly, I have to agree on both points whole heartedly. What do you think?
Coupons kick ass. Buying used shit at a discounted price kicks more ass. This coupon explains itself. It expires next thursday, 8/28. Just click on the coupon to go direct to PSP Fanboy for a higher quality coupon. I think I am going to grab GoW: Chains for the PSP and maybe the first Resistance. Any other ideas?
GameStop wants to get you in the mood for Gears of War 2. They also want your money and pre-orders. To help with all of these needs, all of the company’s stores will be hosting Gears of War tournaments this Friday, July 25th at 9:30pm.
Along with the tournament, there will be prizes for winners (and some random ones thrown in) as well as a custom produced video by Epic Games showing off some new stuff in Gears of War 2. Since the game is rated M, you have to be 17 or older to attend the event, so have your ID ready.
I’ll be showing off some of my Gears skills at my local GameStop in Saratoga Springs. Anyone that wants to try and take me down, let me know in the comments. Will you be going to your local GameStop on Friday night to win some Gears prizes?
[Update] The flyer for the event has a coupon on the back where you can get an extra 30% in trade-in credit on games when you pre-order Gears of War 2. The promo is running from July 25th through July 27th, so get ready to pre-order this weekend.
There are some of you out there who have not bought Gears of War yet. I am one of them. My roommate at the time bought the game and we had a house copy. He has since moved on and I am left bereft of Marcus and Co. Gamestop is re-releasing a jam packed version of GoW. It comes with ALL the DLC to date which includes map packs, gamer pictures and themes (who gives a fuck), and a Gears of War 2 preview. All for the low price of 39.99. Its actually a good deal considering the game is still widely played on multi and all the new maps are on there (even though they’re free now anyway). It ships June 24th. You can….pre…..order… if you dare.
In a recent study conducted by the Federal Trade Commission only 20 percent of teens under the age of 17 were able to buy M rated video games. Pretty impressive statistic to show all the enraged parents that blame video games for causing violence that only a small percentage of children are able to get their hands on the titles.
The Federal Trade Commission report studied kids’ success at buying tickets to R-rated movies or purchasing R-rated DVDs, mature CDs, and M-rated games. In every case, the FTC found, the success rate had dropped over every previous year it conducted its study.
But nowhere was the drop sharper than with video games. Read More »
If you fire up the Wii, you may want to make sure its still plugged in to your tv, I made that mistake the other day, you will notice that one of the largest retail gaming chains did not make Nintendo’s list of who to buy Wii Fit from. From one of our distinguished readers:
I loaded the promotional video for Wii fit and saw the following stores available for purchase: Sears, Wal-Mart, Circuit City, Toys R Us, Target, Amazon, Best Buy and K-Mart.
Interesting. Why would Nintendo slight the retail giant? Maybe Gamestop fucked Nintendo in the past. Either way, Gamestop is probably not all that enthused with this and the latest backlash with its preorder fiascos and inept employees and overall disdain for its customers. Run-sentence FTW.
This parody is hilarious in many ways and before I get various emails calling me a Gamestop hater please note this video was made by someone else, we are merely pointing out its hilarity and posting it for all to see. The internal training video for the Gunstop employees is funny as hell, “we view a person as money with hands and feet” and the discussion of pre-orders comes up, all I can do is smile. “What does M on the box stand for? M for more fun!” Good times.
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