Today, November 11th, is Veterans Day in the good old US of A. But in the far flung part of the world that is China, Nov. 11 stands for something completely different. In China, today is "Singles Day", a day where people lament and celebrate being single and do so by spending buttloads of money online.
Later this week, millions of ethnically Chinese people will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by getting together and having large family meals. Fast forward to the following week, millions upon millions of gifted "moon cakes" will be rotting away in the trash. Even the ridiculously cute and ornate ones.
"It smells like old people," my wife said as I handed her a slice hacked from the Walmart-made fruit cake ring. "Does it taste like old people?" I asked. She took a bite. "No." I stared accusingly. "How do you know what old people taste like?"
EA Mobile's big holiday sale is go, with more than 100 iPhone and iPad games on sale for $.99 or less.
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The makers of the hilariously offensive card game are offering an all-new holiday pack that you can name your own price for. The new sets are probably as funny as the original starter packs, so don't be a g*****n skinflint. Go and order your Cards Against Humanity Holiday packs here.
Steam has just launched the Daily Wishlist Giveaway, with ten lucky winners each day receiving the top ten games in their wishlist. Make sure your list is current, and click on the daily featured deal to be entered! [Steam]
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Surprise it's December 16, do you know where your friends' presents are?
Here's our take on the ten best iPhone games to give and get for 2010. Don't forget, this doesn't include the December offerings. That's coming at the end of the month. The Playstation Portable had a pretty strong year, delivering an amazing …], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--LHMp_w7z--/c_fill,g_north,h_358,w_636/1866v4hllvnk1jpg.jpg, (small)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--sgL_1KVJ--/c_fill,g_north,h_180,w_320/1866v4hllvnk1jpg.jpg, (medium)], [http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--1yueXS-W--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_north,h_77,q_80,w_137/1866v4hllvnk1jpg.jpg, (large)])
It's that time of the year. Time for you to crack open the wallet for someone other than yourself.
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With a 15 hour long single player adventure, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is far more than a multiplayer side story in the Assassin's Creed universe. It's time to join the Brotherhood, as Ubisoft details Ezio's continuing adventures.
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It's that time of the year. Time for you to crack open the wallet for someone other than yourself.
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In this week's episode of Kotaku Talk Radio we'll be talking about the upcoming holiday, what we think were some of the best games of the year so far and the week's gaming news.
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World of Warcraft finally adds a virtual Thanksgiving celebration to it's lineup of seasonal holidays, and just like the real Thanksgiving, Pilgrim's Bounty is mainly about cooking and eating.
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Walmart's official website today confirms the rumor we broke yesterday about one heck of a deal on the Xbox 360 Arcade.
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GameStop's booting up for the Black Friday rush, hiring some 15,000 temps between now and Christmas Eve to manage the predicted retail onslaught.
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Research group NPD predicts a less techy Christmas in their holiday retail outlook. So don't act shocked if a book shows up in your stocking instead of a video game.
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GameStop stands proudly in the snow, one foot atop the neatly decapitated recession monster as it proudly proclaims its triumph over the failing economy, with holiday sales up 22% over last year.
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An article in the Wall Street Journal today considers the state of Sony's PlayStation 3 in the video game market, highlighting the fact that the console's holiday sales had dropped considerably over last year's.
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Splash Damage's card isn't just delightfully absent of holiday cheer, it's also packed with donations.
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It's not the holidays until the mailbox starts to fill with holiday cards packed with video game characters. So I guess that means that today's the official first day of The Holidays.
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