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Deal of the Day: Psychonauts for $2 on Steam

by PJ Hruschak on Jan 27, 2010 at 12:39 AM

Labeled as a “Midweek Madeness” sale, steam is offering Psychonauts for only $2 through this Thursday (January 28, 2010). The platformer currently retails for $9.99 and was originally released in 2005 by Majesco for PC (windows), Xbox and Playstation 2. Psychonauts stars Raz, a young psychic who leaves the circus… Continue Reading »

Video game industry hiring despite current economic recession

by Brian Allen on Jan 21, 2010 at 11:08 AM

According to an industry census report by Game Developer Research, despite the recession there were more people employed in the videogame industry in 2009 than in 2008. That’s due to some explosive growth in the Canadian game industry, which experienced a 30 percent increase in the number of employees between… Continue Reading »

Recession-O-Rama deals for the weekend of December 12, 2009

by NEWS on Dec 12, 2009 at 03:59 PM

FROM GADGETELL - Christmas is nearly two weeks away and I’m sure many of us, me included, have not even begun shopping for Holiday presents.  Hopefully, some of the deals for this week’s Recession-O-Rama will help you pick out some great gifts for family and friends.  Today, we have deals ranging from Wii… MORE »

GameStop stock drop blamed on Walmart’s discounted game prices

by Brian Allen on Dec 4, 2009 at 10:51 PM

The Dallas Morning News reports that GameStop’s stock dropped substantially Wednesday (December 2, 2009) after Walmart announced decent discounts on some bestselling games and $50 gift cards for Nintendo Wii buyers. GameStop stock dropped 8.3 percent after to close at $21.87 after Walmart revealed discounts on games including Madden 2010… Continue Reading »

EA closes Pandemic Studios

by Christian Morlotte on Nov 19, 2009 at 04:32 PM

With the global economy going through hard times, most markets have been affected and unfortunately video games are not the exception. Sales are falling behind this year compared to 2008 and the holiday season is sure to bring a fierce price battle amongst the main retailers. Not even the big… Continue Reading »

Activision CEO Kotick and Co-Chairman Kelly profit from stock options

by Brian Allen on Nov 14, 2009 at 12:22 PM

It is a good time to be the always-controversial Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. According to Games Industry Biz, Kotick exercised stock options on 1.93 million shares allowing him to buy them for $1.03 and sell them for between $11.43 and 11.54 each. Also making a pretty penny through stock options… Continue Reading »

Deal of the Day: Wii console for $195 at Sam’s Club website

by PJ Hruschak on Oct 19, 2009 at 11:31 AM

Even though Nintendo dropped the suggested retail price of the Wii system to $199.99, that doesn’t mean you can’t get it for less. Sam’s Club today (October 19, 2009) just sent out an email circular that is promoting the system for $194.88 (US), a smidge less than the asking price.… Continue Reading »

Deal of the Week: Pay whatever you want for World of Goo

by Jeremy Hill on Oct 14, 2009 at 05:41 PM

2D Boy is taking a different approach to celebrating World of Goo’s first birthday. Instead of receiving tons of presents, 2D Boy decided to give us World of Goo for a discount of our choosing. This means we can pay whatever we want for World of Goo. We can theoretically… Continue Reading »

Recession-O-Rama deals for the weekend October 10, 2009

by NEWS on Oct 10, 2009 at 03:00 PM

FROM GADGETELL - It is beneficial to purchase electronics whenever good deals are available, therefore it is important to search the web for the best possible deal on that new laptop, or HDTV.  But don’t worry, we did the search for you.  Today, Gadgetell has a few deals ranging from laptops, video games,… MORE »

PS3 fat for $219 at Sony Outlet

by NEWS on Sep 23, 2009 at 04:10 PM

FROM GADGETELL - Sony is running some deals at their outlet store.  There are all kinds of deals available.  A Sony sound bar virtual surround sound system for under $150 (down from $240), the Webbie HD pocket cam for $99.99 (down from $169.99), televisions, computers, and even the old version of the 40GB… MORE »

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