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Sign Up for AOL, Get a Free PS3, Ratchet & Clank

AOL is giving away a 40GB Playstation 3 with a copy of Ratchet and Clank Future and a wireless Sixaxis controller to customers who sign a two-year contract for AOL Broadband Wireless Plus.

The 24-month contract also requires you to sign up for AOL Talk call plan (not sure what that is) and runs £19.99 a month. Once you stick around for 24 months you can keep your PS3 forever. The only catch, besides the ironclad two-year contract, is that you have to pay a deliver charge of £14.99 for the console, controller and game. Not a bad Christmas present, especially since it comes with Ratchet and Clank.

Judging by the price and location of the source, I suspect this is a UK only deal.

AOL Broadband now offering a free Sony PlayStation 3 [Think Broadband]

9:00 AM on Tue Nov 27 2007
By Brian Crecente
6,264 views, 59 comments

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AOL: Don't Buy a PS3

AOL Money & Finance has compiled a list of the Top 5ive Gadgets You Shouldn't Buy (note the uber-trendy number letter combo there), and guess who made it to number 2? Citing the current lack of titles and the steep price tag, Stacy Bradford places the PS3 in the second spot, beaten to number 1 by high definition DVD players...so you could almost say it took the top two spots. They even goes as far as to offer alternatives.
If you're simply looking for a fun game system, you can find a Nintendo Wii (try eBay) or Xbox for around $400. You could also simply wait for more PS3 games or for the system itself to come down in price.

I own 4 out of 5 of the gadgets the writer warns against, so obviously they are wrong. I mean, I do wish the PS3 had more games, and Vista slows down my stuff...but other than that, they're completely wrong. There's PS3 game relief on the horizon, and what are you people doing reading AOL anyway? Michael Fahey More »

11:20 AM on Mon Feb 19 2007
By Mike Fahey
2,199 views, 78 comments

Latest by davedionne: Hmmm, AOL....supporter of the HD-DVD format... more »

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Hands-on: Casual Games on Vista

After Wild Tangent sent out that email saying that essentially the only web games that seem to work on Vista are theirs, I decided to check it out for myself. More »

11:28 AM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Brian Crecente
1,212 views, 11 comments

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AOL Markets "WeeMee", Nintendo Not Laughing

AOL, always one to steal an idea and make it their own, seems to be trying to soak up a bit of the Nintendo Wii glow. Reader X (coolest name ever) writes to say he was greeted with the above image when he logged onto AIM this morning. A WeeMee? As in a Mii for your Wii? You've got to be kidding me? Spelling something different doesn't make you clever, it just highlights what an idiot you are. I guess we shouldn't be suprised, it is AOL afterall. Brian Crecente

9:00 AM on Sat Oct 14 2006
By Brian Crecente
5,727 views, 43 comments

Latest by Mazen: It'd be the wee world folk that would be suing ninty and not aol... I think cabbage patch dolls should sue weeworld people, cuz thats what they remind me of. cabbage patch dolls all grown up more »

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AOL Buys GameDaily

AOL has purchased GameDaily from Gigex, the company announced today. More »
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Rupert Murdoch Getting His Game On

Super rich Rupert "My ultimate plan is to rule the world" Murdoch is planning to tighten his grasp on gamedom. He already owns game site IGN and isn't showing any signs of stopping. According to industry site MCV: More »

8:22 AM on Thu Aug 10 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
147 views, 3 comments

robert summa

Search For the Perfect Gamer Babe

Kotaku comenter and Coolest Game Room entrant Robert Summa at AOL Joystiq points to British fashion label Joystick Junkies' search for the perfect models to represent the brand. According to the label's site: More »

6:22 AM on Mon Jun 19 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
1,284 views, 8 comments

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Will Wright, Sid Meier - Cool Dads

Look, I love my Dad, but he has got to be one of the worst "gaming dads" ever. He had a brief flirtation with Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 that ultimately bordered on obsession, but these days he wouldn't know his Wii from his w00t. I had to fend for myself when it came to having excellent taste in video games. But I had my tough times, including actually buying things like Deadly Towers for the NES and specfically asking for Last Battle for the Genesis. I was a video gaming orphan, raised on the mean streets of crap licensed titles. More »

11:10 AM on Sun Jun 18 2006
By Michael McWhertor
367 views, 16 comments

Latest by Mirai Matt: You all have quite interesting stories. My family was very normal in comparison... more »

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PC World Says Apple's Pippin Is Not the Worst

AOL Joystiq points to a PC World article lists the "25 Worst Products of All Time." Coming in 22nd is Apple's Pippin console, complete with boomerang controller. Here's what PC World had to say: More »

2:16 AM on Mon May 29 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
157 views, 6 comments

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Oh, Here's J Allard

We found 'im. Again. During E3, we were wondering when exactly Microsoft was going to drag former compulsive eater Xbox poster child J Allard out of the dungeon for a press conference. Sadly, we were disappointed, but we did track him down in our hotel. Apparently, hipster J is being allowed to mingle with other humans as AOL Joystiq says Allard recently made an appearance on reality-show The Apprentice. Microsoft, is J Allard the face of the Xbox or not? Personally, I prefer Peter Moore. He's kooky. — Brian Ashcraft More »

3:23 PM on Thu May 18 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
166 views, 7 comments

Latest by James: I think the Wal-Mart guy (right) is much more suited as the face of Xbox. I mean, he's wearing a Wal-Mart "Visitor" tag and everything! more »

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E306: AOL Makes a Game Dashboard

Microsoft may have announced their intention to integrate your PC, mobile phone, Xbox 360, and subdermal temple transciever into one massive gaming/messaging transfer station, but AOL didn't get where it is today by dropping out of saturated markets. The AOL game dashboard, called PlayLink, will integrate AIM with game forums, messages, matching, downloads, and other add-ons necessary for the continuing existence of the modern gamer. No partnerships with publishers have been announced yet, but PlayLink should be rolled out in a couple months, according to Director of Industry Relations Carter Lipscomb. More »

2:20 PM on Fri May 12 2006
By kotaku.com
115 views, 2 comments

Latest by higon: Seriously. In 2007, average will be below one. GameSpy. In 2008, average will be below two. GameSpy, Microsoft. In 2009, average will be one. Microsoft. PC world is that simple. more »

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Win A Chance To Play With Revolution Before E3

Nintendo has announced that some lucky fan will be able to play a Revolution game on the new console at their pre-E3 press conference on May 9. More »

11:40 AM on Fri Apr 21 2006
By Brian Crecente
97 views, 7 comments