Thursday, November 29, 2012

Montreal Gazette sports writer following NHL season through NHL '13

For any sports fan, and more specifically video game sports fans, we’re used to big games being simulated to see the outcome.  ESPN has been simulating each week in the NFL using NFL Madden to predict the winner (and for you gamblers, predict the lines). As of recently, the Super Bowl game has been getting the deluxe treatment with game highlights and commentary a la a SportsCenter segment. During last year's NBA and NFL lockout, many were concerned (more like terrified) that Madden and 2K were going to be the only options for professional sports. Luckily, we didn't have to worry about that (the NBA did cancel 20+ games, but we still got an exciting season still), but NHL fans are currently living this nightmare (for the second time in 7 years).   
The running joke last year on ESPN’s Daily Dime was that the bloggers would have to cover games via NBA 2K12. In no way shape or form is a lockout a good sign for anyone, but the Montreal Gazette isn’t taking this lost season lying down.  While the NHL season is on lockout, they’ve tasked their Montreal Canadiens beat writer to cover the team based on NHL 13.  So cheers to you Pat Hickey (and the Gazette) for not settling and here's to hopeing an entire season isn't lost to Gary Bettman...again!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Black Friday Deals: Don't miss out on these amazing deals!



Black Friday, a holiday within a holiday!  This is the day when families sometimes spend an inordinate amount of money of items at discounted rates.  I've only done the “true” Black Friday event once with my wife; one to say that I've done it and the other reason was to see if and what video game deals I could capitalize on! Fortunately for you, I've tried to compile a list of some of the better Black Friday video game deals so you, too can capitalize on the great deals:


Best Buy: System deal. XBOX 360 250GB hardrive/Skyrim/Forza 4/headset/1 Month HULU Trial $199.99 (PS3 250GB/Uncharted Dual Pack/ inFamous Collection $199.99)


Other notable deals:
§  360 Wireless controller $34.99
§  Turtle Beach Earforce headsets for 360 and PS3 $34.99
§  Dead Island GOTY $7.99
§  UFC 3 $14.99
§  Dance Central 3 $24.99
§  Kinect Sports Ultimate Collection $24.99
§  Just Dance 4 $24.99
§  Assassins Creed III $34.99
§  Madden 13 $34.99
§  Forza Horizon $34.99
§  Borderlands 2 $34.99
§  FIFA 13 $34.99
§  Diablo 3 $34.99


Gamestop: System deal: Xbox 360 250GB + Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 + Forza 4 + Skyrim $249.99 (PlayStation 3 250GB System with Uncharted & Infamous Collections $199.97)



Other notable deals: 
§  Turtle Beach X12 Headset $39.99
§  Turtle Beach P11 Headset $39.99
§  Buy 2 Get 1 Free on all Pre-owned accessories and games
§  Assassin Creed III $49.99
§  Batman Arkham City GOTY $19.99
§  Dishonored $29.99
§  Max Payne 3 $19.99
§  Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition $19.99
§  Ghost Recon Future Solider $24.99
§  Elder Scrolls Skyrim $29.99
§  Borderlands 2 $39.99
§  FIFA 13 $39.99
§  Madden 13 $39.99
§  NHL 13 $39.99
§  NCAA Football 13 $39.99
§  Sleeping Dogs $29.99
§  Call of Duty MW3 $34.99
§  Call of Duty Black Ops $24.99
§  Dead Space 2 $14.99
§  Crysis 2 $14.99


KmartXBOX 360 4GB/ Kinect/Kinect Disneyland Adventures $199.99

Other notable deals:

§  Max Payne 3 $8.99
§  LA Noire $8.99
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Target: System deal: XBOX 360/ Kinect/Kinect Adventures/Kinect Disneyland $199.99 (PS3/ Uncharted Dual Pack/ inFamous Collection $199.99)


Other notable deals:
§  Dualshock, Wii Motion Plus or 360 Wireless Controller $39
§  $20 Gift Card with Purchase of Halo 4, Assassins Creed 3, or Forza Horizon
§  1600 Microsoft Points Card $10.00
§  Max Payne 3 $25.00
§  Lego Batman 2 $25.00
§  Madden 13 $35.00
§  Medal of Honor: Warfighter $35.00
§  Need for Speed: Most Wanted $35.00
§  Borderlands 2 $35.00 
§  Epic Mickey 2 $35.00

Toys R Us: System deal: XBOX 360 4GB w/Kinect/Air Flo 360 controller/50% Off 3 Months XBL Gold 



Other notable deals:
§  Xbox 360 4GB console with $50 gift card for $179.99 USD
§  PS3 inFamous 250GB Bundle + PS3 Air Flo Controller
§  Radium PS3 Wireless Controller $20.99
§  XBOX 360 Wireless Controller $29.99
§  PS3 Dual Shock $32.99
§  360 Afterglow Controller $17.99
§  Various games for DS, Wii, 360, and PS3 Buy 1 get 1 for $1
Walmart: System deals: XBox 360 4GB/Skylanders Spyro's Adventure Starter Pack/ EXCLUSIVE Figurine


Other notable deals:
§  360 Wireless Controller $39.96
§  360 Wireless Headset $25
§  PS3 DS3 Controller 39.96
§  Skylanders Interactive Character $9.96
§  Skylanders Starter Pack $38.96
§  Wii Console $89
§  Wii uDraw $10
§  Assassin's Creed 3 $38.96
§  Darksiders $10.00
§  Dead Island $10.00
§  Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition $10.00
§  LA Noire Complete $10.00
§  Batman: Arkham City $10.00
§  Dance Central 3 $15.00
§  God of War Saga $15.00
§  Grand Theft Auto IV Complete $15.00
§  Killzone 3 $15.00
§  Lego Batman 2 $15.00
§  Max Payne 3 $15.00
§  Ratchet and Clank HD Collection $15.00
§  Red Dead Redemption GOTY $15.00
§  Spec ops The Line  $15.00
§  Uncharted 3 $15.00
§  Battlefield 3 Premium Edition (Xbox 360) $25.00
§  Borderlands 2 $25.00
§  Epic Mickey 2 $25.00
§  Ghost Recon Future Soldier (PS3, Xbox 360) $25.00
§  Just Dance 4 $25.00
§  Kinect Star Wars $25.00
§  Madden 13 $25.00
§  Medal of Honor Warfighter $25.00
§  NBA 2K13 $25.00
§  Dishonored (360) $25.00
§  Skyrim (360) $25.00
§  XCOM Enemy Unknown (PS3, Xbox 360) $25.00
§  Need For Speed Most Wanted $25.00
§  Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (PS3, Xbox 360) $25.00
§  Twisted Metal (PS3) $25.00
§  WWE 13 (PS3, Xbox 360) $25.00

Enjoy it guys and be safe out there!


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