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Crashproof
11/04/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
"...but only if you're strong enough to carry them!" #gamestop
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Strangelove
11/03/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
I can attest to the strong sales of Borderlands. I had to go to three different stores before I found a copy, and they only had two left at that point. On my second playthrough with a soldier. Christ, the skags are tough in round 2. #gamestop
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LanciePants
11/09/09

@Strangelove:

Skags bow to Corrosive/Fire
Xenos bow to Shock
Crimson Lance bow to Corrosive
Bandits bow to Fire/Corrosive
Spiderants bow to Explosive

Playthrough 2.5 basically demands you use situational guns. Shooting Crimson Lancers? Whip out the x4 Corrosive shotgun.

+ Shock Sniper Rifle for the win against those damn flying ariens. #gamestop
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ludwigk
11/03/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
My girlfriend and I are enjoying Borderlands so far. Neither of us are actually big on FPS games, but the skills trees, constant loot, and quest-style play just strings you along relentlessly!

Picked it up from BestBuy's buy 2 get 1 free sale, but it took frikkin' 6 days to arrive :(. If they'd given me an ETA on their "free" option, and I could have seen that it was gawd-awful, I would have paid the $5 to get it sooner. #gamestop
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cablebfg
11/03/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
I think Bartel is a strong candidate for a thesaurus.

Uncharted 2 selling well is no surprise. The hype for Borderlands YEARS ago was high, and then they delayed and delayed, then rejigged the graphics, and then delayed it again.

Now that it is finally out, it isn't terribly surprising it has sold well either.

I still have no idea what Scribblenauts is about. #gamestop
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interkin3tic
11/03/09

@cablebfg: The hype was high years ago? I don't remember hearing much about this game until maybe 3 months ago and I consider myself more informed than the average game consumer.

I am interested in this game, and it's good to know that it isn't being buried by the other titles. I wonder though about the promotion that gamestop is giving it. Seems to me that gamestop not supporting a game very often hurts that game, and my local gamestop had been sold out twice of borderlands. If gamestop is doing their usual thing, either intentionally or unintentionally, and only ordering two copies a store, that could really hurt borderlands. #gamestop
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AncientUnknown1
11/03/09

@interkin3tic: Borderlands was on many gamers' radar since it was revealed by GameInformer back in 2007. Back then it was only 250,000 different guns. Random maps. You could loot everybody of everything they were carrying a la Oblivion. And you could cast magic.

Some things have since changed. But it was always on the minds of many gamers. #gamestop
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I_Like_TDs
11/03/09

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Uncharted 2 is a strong game.

MW2 will have some of the strongest sales of all time, when its all said and done.

Dwight Howard is strong.

Skunks smell strong. #gamestop
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Monstercloud
11/03/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
This just in: Kotaku's quotations are "strong" #gamestop
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Torusan
11/03/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
Good to hear Scribblenauts doing well. The game was a little disappointing for me but I hope this success will lead to a better sequel. #gamestop
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Bouchart
11/03/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
As much as I like to rag on GameStop, I did buy a copy of Killer7 from one about a week ago for $9.

As for the actual content of this article, I'm a little surprised with Scribblenauts. I don't remember who said it here, but someone said "it was a mechanic in search of a game" and that's how it always looked to me. #gamestop
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raresquare
11/03/09

@Bouchart: I tried so very hard to enjoy it, but I agree that it felt like there was no content. The mechanic was fun, but I yearned to use it in a meaningful manner, and it never happened. Hopefully a sequel will lead to a better game. #gamestop
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Aflack: feels sick to his stomach
11/03/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
Uncharted 2 has been sold out at the local best buys for 2 weeks. :C

For the curious, I don't have anything against gamestop I just happen to have a best buy gift card. #gamestop
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jallen
11/03/09

@Aflack: feels sick to his stomach: my local store got way more of them than they could case on launch day, and that overstock has persisted. Have you asked an associate if they've got any in stock? #gamestop
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Fluke_Hawkins
11/03/09

@jallen: I know my manager will tell people if we're getting a shipment of something in if we don't have it (also one of the pros of having a store across the street- EB/GS holdovers ftw!).

My store has been fine on UC2 when I've been in, but both us and the store across the street haven't been able to keep Demon's Souls on the shelves. Somebody's getting like 20 copies this week because we've sold out 4 times. #gamestop
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Aflack: feels sick to his stomach
11/03/09

@jallen: I did ask. They checked in the front storage, back area and even on the computer just to make sure. Nothing.
@Fluke_Hawkins: I almost picked up Demon Souls instead. They just got more in today but I was aching for Uncharted. Haha, I'll probably regret passing up DS soon enough. #gamestop
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jallen
11/03/09

@Aflack: feels sick to his stomach: Sounds like your store's got some robust UC2 sales going.

Demon's Souls has been a weird one. We had no listing for it in the computer on ship day, even. It kinda showed up a couple days later, both in the system and on the shelves. Since then, yeah, can't keep it in stock.

Usually 4-8 at a time though, seems like. #gamestop
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irish_boy90
11/03/09

In reply to GameStop: PS3, Borderlands & Scribblenauts Sales Are "Strong"
borderlands is great fun the only major problem in it is buggy multipler. works fine if you get in but trying to get into a game with your mates is a real nightmare. #gamestop
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AncientUnknown1
11/03/09

@irish_boy90: I haven't had any problems at all with that. Invite friends to party. Invite party to game. Borderlands makes the second party very easy by including the option right in the pause menu. #gamestop
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
10/20/09

In reply to Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September
CURSE YOU NIBBLES.
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Edited by Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. at 10/20/09 5:21 PM

Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
10/20/09

In reply to Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September
Bad controls above all kept me from really enjoying it. #scribblenauts
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Menome
10/20/09

In reply to Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September
So, how many people are still playing this, and how many have given up in sheer frustration at the controls? They really are the only down-point of the game, and yet they're quite a large one.

Losing a level multiple times because I've missed touching a wiggling rope and sent my character running into a shark-infested pool really isn't much fun at all.

Hopefully 5th Cell will take on board the feedback about the stylus-control, and give us D-Pad control in a sequel. #scribblenauts
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Ladi
10/20/09

@Menome: I wouldn't say that they're the only down-point of the game - there's also the lack of integration of actions from the things you summon (it'd be cool if you could distract things with cubs or mates, for example).

Still, I don't regret my purchase. It's a great idea and good sales will encourage development of a sequel that irons out the kinks, like you said. #scribblenauts
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Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft
10/20/09

In reply to Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September
What happens if you type Scribblenuats into Scribblenauts?

Would the game mindfuck itself? #scribblenauts
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toadstoolporridge
10/20/09

@Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft: I'm pretty sure it just makes a picture frame appear. The frame has a picture of Max inside of it. It would've been funnier if they made it so that typing "Scribblenauts" initiated some animation that made the whole world get sucked into a black hole or something. #scribblenauts
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Showmeyomoves!
10/20/09

@Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft: Actually, it summons a Scribblenaut. I know right? Go figure.

But seriously, try it out. It's a weird-looking guy in a red uniform and helmet. #scribblenauts
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zackek
10/20/09

@Showmeyomoves!: It's Maxwell's evil clone.

You get the same result typing doppelganger. #scribblenauts
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Showmeyomoves!
10/20/09

@zackek: No, that's what you get when you type in "Maxwell".

"Scribblenaut" gets you a character dressed in red and a star on his chest. Go try it out, right now! #scribblenauts
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MindPrints
10/20/09

In reply to Scribblenauts Spells Sales Success In September
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Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft
10/20/09

@MindPrints: wait, wait goddammit

There is an advert before this video plays -YOUTUBE WTF! #scribblenauts
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