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Celebrate Sonic's Birthday With Sega Swag
It's Sonic the Hedgehog's 18th birthday today, and in order to celebrate, Sega Europe has been giving away Sonic swag all day via Twitter and Facebook. More » -
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Midnight Club: Los Angeles Mini RC Cars Sprint Home
The Midnight Club: Los Angeles "South Central" expansion has finally hit both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. So too has the Rockstar Games' promotional swag hit our inbox. More » -
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Rockstar Delivers With Custom GTA: Chinatown Wars Styli
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS arrived this weekend at Kotaku Towers West in a swag-filled box, including a pair of brilliant DS styli that make playing the game much harder. More » -
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Postcards From the Zombie Apocalypse
These post cards have been arriving at my house over the past week or so. All of them advertise Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop. My favorite is the Teamwork one. So classic. So true. More » -
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Tricell's Real Progenitor Virus Detection and Suppression Kit
Capcom sure knows how to make their swag, from retro Megaman carts, to sweet Street Fighter mags. Seen here is the Progenitor Virus Detection Kit + Suppression Kit developed by Tricell. More » -
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The Extremely Limited Edition UK RE5 Watch
The creators of the limited-edition Metal Gear Solid 4 watch that UK fans went crazy over last year are back, with a Gamestation-exclusive limited-edition Resident Evil 5 timepiece. More » -
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Knights In The Nightmare Gets Atlus Spoils Treatment
Atlus' upcoming strategy action hybrid Knights in the Nightmare for the Nintendo DS will ship with a soundtrack CD and a pre-order art book, all because of a monkey. More » -
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Codemasters Swag Report
Last Thursday's Codemasters event had some major pluses and minuses. I'm counting Overlord II as a plus – and all three times the speakers blew out as minuses. More » -
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Win a Life-Sized Blood Raven Space Marine Statue
To celebrate the release of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II UK retailer Gamestation is giving away a life-sized Blood Raven Space Marine statue. More » -
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Here's Your Resident Evil 5 Pre-Order Gift
Multiple anonymous tipsters have sent us word, and picture, of Game Crazy's Resident Evil 5 preorder gift, which is to be announced by Capcom on Tuesday. It's asnowsand globe of Chris and Sheva. More » -
NYCC '09
The Gaming Swag of NYCC
You can't expect to go to any type of convention or event nowadays without returning with all kinds of free stuff. The New York Comic-Con wasn't any different. More » -
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PlayStation Dominates Street Fighter Club Round 3
The third installment of the Fight Club-themed Street Fighter community events went down in a semi-seedy building next to the James Lick freeway in downtown San Francisco last Friday. More » -
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And Now The North American Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition
Wow. Capcom certainly isn't skimping on the North American Resident Evil 5 Collector's Edition, packed with enough Kijuju-themed goodness to kill a small horse, possibly bringing it back from the dead afterwards. More » -
Prinny Goodness
Rosenqueen Rocks The Prinny Bundles
Fans looking to get a little more with their copy of Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? for the PSP next month need look no further that NIS's official online store, Rosenqueen. More » -
They So Crazy
GameCrazy Offers Street Fighter Coinage For SFIV Pre-Orders
Take a gander at this special, limited edition commemorative Street Fighter IV coin, available exclusively to folks who pre-order Capcom's next big fighting game from retailer GameCrazy. More » -
classy
X-Blades Collector's Edition Goes Topless
She's young and needs the money. X-Blades heroine Ayumi has no shame whatsoever, very nearly baring it all for a special statue included with the expansive collector's edition of the game. More » -
child's play
2008 Child's Play Charity Dinner Auction Is Swagtastic
The 2008 Child's Play Charity dinner auction is coming up next week, giving gamers a chance to dress-up for a good cause and possibly win the microwave oven of their dreams. More » -
Women in games International
WIGI Auctions Off Swag For WIGI
Women in Games International needs funding, and they're not above selling off their stuff to get it! They're kicking off the WIGI Celebrity Ebay Auction tomorrow, with more than a hundred bits of video game merchandise and memorabilia up for grabs. Items have been donated from Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios, Electronic Arts - even the Cartoon Network team has chipped in items to help fund the international non-profit organization that has been working for years to make sure women get a fair shake in the industry. More » -
impressions
BioShock DLC Adds A Lot But Loses Something Important
Something about the the BioShock "Challenge Room" downloadable content seems wrong to me. It’s not the fact that it’s DLC. I appreciate 2K trying to get more mileage out of the blockbuster to distract us from the fact that they haven’t given us BioShock 2 yet. And it’s not exactly the fact that the Challenge Room DLC is a PlayStation 3 exclusive –- although that doesn’t seem quite fair to Xbox 360 fans that need Achievements as much as PS3 fans need Trophies.
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Swag
Swag Report – Hudson Sends Mixed Messages
Hudson’s 2008 Fall Gamer Day was held tonight at a club called Etiquette, which was already a bad sign for me as I can’t spell that word to save my life. Luckily Google Maps features that “Did you mean [word you should have spelled correctly]?” feature so I was able to locate the lounge after only twenty minutes of poking manfriend’s iPhone. More »
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the legend of zelda: ocarina of time
Ocarina Store Celebrates Ocarina Of Time Anniversary
When the St. Louis Ocarina Store opened back in 2005, they quickly became aware of the large overlap found between fans of the quirky musical instrument and fans of Nintendo's Zelda series. Realizing that they owe a great deal of their sales to Nintendo's classic N64 title, they've issued a press release celebrating the 10th anniversary of the game's release. More » -
square enix
Square Enix Launches Euro Swag Store
What the hell have European Final Fantasy fans been doing with all of their disposable income up until now? Hopefully saving it, as Square Enix Ltd. announces the grand opening of their official Square Enix Merchandise store in Europe and the UK. Now fans in those territories will be able to pick up action figures, rings, necklaces, statues, and plenty of other things that will look just lovely collecting dust on your mantle. More » -
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Inside The BlizzCon 08 Swag Bag
The folks at Blizzard don't beat around the bush when it comes to their swag. You show up to pick up your badge, and bam, big bag of swag, for you! Once I got back to my secret lair at the fashionable Super 8 Hotel, I did what many folks who have stayed in this hotel in the past have done before me - I spread it out and started taking pictures. More » -
persona 4
Amazon Offers Persona 4 Social Link Expansion Pack
Atlus fans are also big fans of Atlus swag, and you cannot get much more swaggy than the Persona 4 Social Link Expansion Pack. This limited edition bundle, available for pre-order now via Amazon.com or Amazon.ca for our brave Canadian Ice Spider Assault Teams, features four choice bits of Persona 4 memorabilia for the low price of $29.99. The pack includes a Teddie Plushie, an extremely sexy Konohana Sakuya t-shirt, the "Side B" soundtrack CD, and a 2009 Calendar More » -
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Why I Will Never Sell My Gaming Swag (Again)
Isn't that beautiful, ladies and gentlemen? That is a relic from E3 1998, given away to members of the online and offline press who participated in a tournament of Working Design's RPG light gun shooter Elemental Gearbolt for the PlayStation. A brushed metal assassin's case embossed with the game's logo, opening the case reveals a shiny gold-painted Guncon, a memory card, and of course the game itself, nestled snugly in molded foam. Less than 50 of these babies were ever made, and those that were took a full year to get to the recipients. Why is this important? If you look at the list of participants on the Game Rave web page detailing this rarity, you'll see. Yep, I had one of these in my hands. And I sold it. More » -
littlebigplanet
Celebrate The LittleBig Planet Launch October 21st Safely Within Your Spacesuit
It's nearly here! LittleBigPlanet has gone gold, and will be hitting stores in North and Latin America on October 21st. Of course certain safety precautions have to be taken whenever you launch a new title into an unfamiliar atmosphere, so Sony is serving up these limited edition spacesuits as free DLC. They're only going to be available for the first week, however, so those of you buying the title online might want to upgrade your shipping, just in case. More » -
Games Convention 2008
Age Of Conan Invades GC
Don your loincloth, polish your bastard sword, and get ready to invade Germany as Funcom announces their plans for Age of Conan at next week's Games Convention in Leipzig. They'll be showing off new locations, new content, and new features of their massively-multiplayer swords & sorcery title during live stage shows at the convention, with Blue Orb on hand to show players how to work the game with a gamepad and the TripleHead2Go guys granting hands-on time with the game on a three-screen setup. There's also loot to be had in the form of free game trials, limited edition game DVDs, and inflatable swords - because giving out real swords would have been pricey, and things would have gotten ugly rather quickly. More » -
grand theft auto iv
A GTA IV Baseball Bat? The Better To Beat You With, My Dear
From the Good Ideas Division at Rockstar Games comes new Grand Theft Auto IV branded swag that's sure to get the game violence wonks in a lather. Popular Mechanics bloggers were on the optimal end of an aluminum baseball bat recently, something they wanted to show off. No word if that's fake blood or just sloppy calzone eating. Now, the mailman has already come to my house, but perhaps Rockstar has dispatched these via UPS or DHL. They always run a bit late. More » -
we love golf
We Love Golf Preorder Nets Wiimote Body Bag
We Love Golf is coming out on July 15th, and if you preorder now at Gamestop, Game Crazy, Circuit City, Toys R Us, the Official Capcom Store, and several other fine gaming retailers you can get your hands on this snazzy red Wiimote body bag! Now you can recreate scenes from the hit television show CSI: Mushroom Kingdom, zipping up your dead controller in this stylish corpse sack before loading it into the Wii ambulance peripheral and spraying the area for fluids. More » -
metal gear solid 4
The Extremely Limited Edition UK MGS4 Watch
Isn't she lovely? This lovely Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots timepiece, now up for preorder at UK online retailer Gamestation, has been lovingly crafted using the finest stainless steel, engraved and numbered, and packed in a lovely black box with a silver MGS4 logo stamped on top along with a certificate of authenticity from Konami. Approved by Kojima himself, only 500 of these babies are being released on October 31st of this year, and they're only going to be available through Gamestation...who only ships to the UK, making me sad. More » -
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Fallout 3 Collector's Edition In The Flesh
Bethesda has posted the official contents of their Fallout 3 Collector's Edition package, leaked and confirmed in April via GameStop, and while everything promised is indeed represented, from lunch box to art book to making off DVD, but there is something different about the Vault Boy Bobblehead. Rather than the approving, thumbs-up tossing bobble I received back in July of last year during the press preview, this Vault Boy stands in judgment, arms folded across his chest as he weighs your worth and finds you joyously wanting. More » -
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Free EoJ Card Friday Take 2
For those of you who missed out on the Official PlayStation Blog's free Eye of Judgment card giveaway last Friday, do not fret! The response for the free cards was so overwhelming that they've decided to go another round. This Friday at 5PM Pacific you can hit up the OPB and submit your email for another chance at the increasingly less rare set two promo cards. I myself completely forgot about the promotion last week, so I welcome the chance to completely forget it again this week. What was I writing about again? More » -
grand theft auto iv
GTA IV Box O' Swag
I received a big, flat square box in the mail today packed with Grand Theft Auto IV swag. It included some pretty funny stuff: More » -
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GameStop Details Fallout 3 Collector's Edition
Dammit, I knew I should have hit up eBay earlier. GameStop has the details on the collector's edition of Fallout 3 due out this fall, and some of the contents look rather familiar. For $20 more than the normal edition ($79.99 console, $69.99 PC), you'll be receiving the much-coveted Vault Boy bobble head in all its encephalitic glory, a hardcover Art of Fallout 3 book, a Making of Fallout 3 DVD, and the game itself. All of this comes neatly packaged in a completely customized Fallout 3 lunch box, which I now have in both broken and non-broken varieties, thanks to the lovely folks at Bethesda. This is one collector's edition that seems well worth an extra $20, unless of course you already own half of it. More » -
portal
Valve Restocks Companion Cubes
The Weighted Companion Cube is not supposed to make people cry, but it most certainly did back in late December, when Valve's official plushies sold out within 24 hours of going on sale. We did not hate Valve for this. We were patient. We bided our time. Oh the biding we have done! Now said biding has paid off, as a fresh shipment of Weighted Companion Cubes have shown up at Valve's store, both in plushie and fuzzy dice formats. Both are available for $29.95, and both will more than likely be sold out within days, if not sooner. Aperture Science takes no responsibility for customers trampled to death in the ensuing rush. More » -
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Codemasters Connect Offers Shirow Armor, Jumpgate Beta Keys
Codemasters' Connect '08 event at the Omega Sektor in Birmingham England is coming March 14th and 15th, and they've lined up some truly amazing freebies for visitors to their MMO showcase. Probably the coolest item is for RF Online players. They've had Masamune Shirow of Ghost in the Shell fame create a suit of armor for every class in the game, and my god are they beautiful. The suit above is for a female Cora Warrior, and the rest are just as cool! Lord of the Rings Online players who attend will get a special in-game title for their character, while Archlord players will get some exclusive armor. All attendees will also get a Jumpgate Evolution pack complete with a beta key! I was invited to go myself, but seeing as I am moving on the 15th there's not a chance in hell...and I want some Shirow armor dammit! You go look at the pretty armor while I go cry. More » -
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Japanese Club Nintendo Members Get Even More Cool Swag
We all know by now that Nintendo of Japan offers its Club Nintendo members way better swag than we will ever see here in the States. But in case you needed more proof, here it is. Currently, Club members are being offered a choice between three gifts that range from so-so to totally awesome. First there's the so-so Nintendo desk calendar followed by two much better choices: a two-disc Super Mario Galaxy Soundtrack and a Wii classic controller shaped like a SNES pad. Something tells me Nintendo is going to end up with a lot of calendars sitting in a warehouse somewhere. More » -
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The Feather Stylus Arrives
I was pleased as punch to receive a little package from Nintendo in my mailbox yesterday with my feather stylus. My Nintendo members who registered their copies of Phantom Hourglass were treated to this free prize from the Big N. I still say Japan gets all the best swag, but this is pretty sweet and will add one more to my ever growing stylus collection. I can hardly wait to whip this one out on the subway and touch it thoughtfully to my lip, looking like a modern day Oscar Wilde as I attempt to solve the latest New York Times crossword puzzle on my DS. -
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Going Postal: The Postal 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Running With Scissors' Postal, the game that has a little something to offend everyone, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a Collector's Edition that creator Vince Desi describes as "The mother load of swag." The package includes Postal (Classic and Uncut with the bonus Special Delivery levels), Postal 2 (the full and expanded version including Share the Pain multiplayer), Postal 2 Apocalypse Weekend expansion pack (with new weapons, characters, dismemberment and 20 new maps) plus a bunch of fan-made mods including Eternal Damnation, A Week in Paradise and A Very Postal Christmas! Also included is a CD entitled Music To Go Postal By, 10 sets of Postal Babe photos, POSTAL Comics; Posters and POSTAL 3 concept art, preview screens and a sheet of nostalgia inducing Postal colorforms. All this fun comes stuffed in a Krotchy O's cereal box with word puzzles on the back and will be available on Tuesday. Part on an insane balanced breakfast, Uwe Boll not included. More »

































