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    Image of girvanryan girvanryan
    10:54 AM

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Plummets Towards March Release
    "Square Enix has announced a March release date for Just Cause 2"

    Square Enix? Just Cause 2? That's going to take a while to get used to.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    10:51 AM

    In reply to It's Amazon Gold Box Game Deals Day Again
    Does anyone know if Amazon will ship games to Canada?
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    Image of neoraul20 neoraul20
    10:54 AM

    @NeVeRMoRe666: It does, but it is not worth the try, because they charge you a lot for shiping and on top of that don't forget our precious taxes.
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    Image of syafiqjabar of Mars syafiqjabar of Mars
    10:51 AM

    In reply to Just Cause 2 Plummets Towards March Release
    "the South East Asian island of Panau"

    I just like pointing this out: "panau" in Malay is a fungal skin infection (tinea versicolor or pityriasis versicolor). Seems appropriate for a crime-infested island.

    Also, "kotor" means dirty.
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    Image of logikil logikil
    10:32 AM

    In reply to It's Amazon Gold Box Game Deals Day Again
    I'm slightly disappointed with the Blu deals at amazon so far, aside from the 9.99 deal on Wolverine last night. Here's hoping we see some better deals on Blu movies as the week progresses. Also hopefully they continue to have killer deals on games. These guys are what shopping online is all about.
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    Image of Norm the Alligator Norm the Alligator
    10:45 AM

    @logikil: Amazon seems to be price matching a lot of stores, yet the in-store deals this year suck. I wouldn't expect much of anything.

    if you want to see the entire schedule for their movie deals here they are: [www.amazon.com]
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    logikil promoted this comment Norm the Alligator was starred Norm the Alligator was unstarred
    Image of logikil logikil
    10:47 AM

    @Norm the Alligator: Yeah I took a look at the schedule. I think all I was really curious about was the X-men trilogy. I'd like to know what they end up pricing that for. Wal-mart and Bestbuy have some decent Blu prices, I was just expecting a lot more in the sub-20 dollar range....actually much closer to 10. Maybe thats asking too much :).

    #speakup
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    11:00 AM

    @logikil: I got Quantum of Solace yesterday for $10 on Blu-ray.
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    Image of spiderweb1986 spiderweb1986
    10:31 AM

    In reply to It's Amazon Gold Box Game Deals Day Again
    Another thing we missed: the Bioware Sonic RPG for $5.

    They've still got the Amazon-exclusive collector's edition of Ghostbusters in stock for $30, though.
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    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    10:51 AM

    @spiderweb1986: That Sonic game is dropping in price EVERYWHERE. It's like they printed far too many copies and nobody bought it.
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    Image of WhiteMåge WhiteMåge
    10:29 AM

    In reply to It's Amazon Gold Box Game Deals Day Again
    While we're talking about black friday, HOW DOES IT WORK ONLINE I AM DESPERATE

    do sites gradually reveal deals? Do deals take effect as soon as they are revealed? Do I have to wait UNTIL FRIDAY to know?

    I've got a cart full of items on Newegg. So far the price has dropped 6 dollars from something-or-other. Will it drop more? Are there more sales to come? Am I at risk of these items selling out?! D: ahhhhh it's too hard
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    Image of Tenshigure Tenshigure
    10:37 AM

    @WhiteMåge: There is no Black Friday online. We have something called "Cyber Monday" online.

    The way it works obviously varies from group to group, Amazon will most likely do what you see here in slowly releasing different deals each day from here to the week before Christmas (whether you want to risk holding off until then is sometimes worth it).

    I can almost guarantee you either way that what you add to your cart today will not count towards what will be available come Cyber Monday. Just about all online stores require you to actually visit their site and browse the day-of to generate traffic and get better sales.

    You're always at risk of things selling out online, notably even faster if they're deals people want since it's a broader access (see: L4D1 and how it sold out last year when it was at $20).

    Just know where you want to be and what you want to buy, every man for themselves at that point.
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    Image of WhiteMåge WhiteMåge
    10:39 AM

    @Tenshigure: But how does newegg in particular work? Because one item HAS gone down a bit from being a "holiday savings" item or whatever. is that the same thing? And how likely is it that there will be much more?
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    Image of JustJake JustJake
    10:27 AM

    In reply to It's Amazon Gold Box Game Deals Day Again
    I have been getting great deals on Amazon the last couple of days.

    Got I am Legend for 2 dollars. Got Ghostbusters for 360 for cheap, I just got Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010 for 40 bucks and about to get Batman Arkham Asylum for a good deal.
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    Image of Paul_Is_Drunk Paul_Is_Drunk
    10:10 AM

    In reply to Super Street Fighter IV Getting Three More Fighters
    Where's Dudley?

    That's the only person anyone cares about.
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    Image of Rocketknight Rocketknight
    09:59 AM

    In reply to Ezio Is Kicking Altair's Assassin's Creed Sales
    This just in: Ezio dies! 8D

    Because he was alive during the Renaissance. There's no way he could be alive now.
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    Image of AOClaus AOClaus
    09:55 AM

    In reply to Microsoft Sued Over Memory Card Crackdown
    How can you sue a company for having a monopoly on its own hardware? What's Datel going to do next? Sue MS because they have a monopoly on making the XBox 360 itself? How about suing every console manufacturer because they require licensing fees without which game consoles probably wouldn't exist. The XBox and every other console is a closed system, and I can't see why the companies that make the hardware are under any obligation to allow competition in this manner.
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    Image of hiro256 hiro256
    10:16 AM

    @AOClaus:
    Why not wouldn't be the first time microsoft has been taking to court for using their monopoly to force out competitors.
    Analogy time its like only being allowed to use Ford parts on a ford truck with the force of eula and copyrights to back them up. They try to do that ford would be rightfully taken to the cleaners.
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    Image of wuzizname wuzizname
    10:49 AM

    @AOClaus: I don't get you guys. I think some of you must work for Microsoft.

    So does Chevrolet have the right to stop other companies from making parts and accessories for their cars? Or make them pay a licensing fee for making the parts in the after-market?

    Need a new set of rims, or tires? Call Chevy. Need a new set of windshield wipers? Call Chevy.

    Guess how expensive the memory cards will be without competition.

    I have said this so many times - once you buy your console MICROSOFT DOESN"T OWN IT, YOU DO!

    Datel doesn't use any proprietary technology that MS owns a patent on to make these aftermarket memory cards.

    What MS is doing is protectionism, and the consumer loses.
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    Image of AOClaus AOClaus
    10:54 AM

    @hiro256: except this isn't the PC, PCs were open platforms to begin with.
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    Edited by AOClaus at 11/24/09 10:58 AM AOClaus was starred AOClaus was unstarred
    Image of AOClaus AOClaus
    10:55 AM

    @wuzizname: i didn't say anywhere up there that i liked it did i? i said, basically, that i don't see datel winning.

    And what about competition for memory cards? There are alternatives to Sony's memory cardsfor the PS2. But look at how much memory cards still are, 25 bucks for 8 MB, and you're calling MS's memory cards a rip off?
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    Edited by AOClaus at 11/24/09 10:59 AM AOClaus was starred AOClaus was unstarred
    Image of WhiteMåge WhiteMåge
    09:51 AM

    In reply to Microsoft Sued Over Memory Card Crackdown
    Isn't it technically like the R4 guys suing nintendo?

    If you want your card to be supported, don't blatantly support cheating with expandable cards. Just make normal cards?
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    09:19 AM

    In reply to Ezio Is Kicking Altair's Assassin's Creed Sales
    anyone that played the first game, even if only to the first assassination, and saw the massive potential inherent in a sequel that could build off of the control scheme, motion capture, and environmental interaction engine. it's sad that the first installment did not do better when, honestly, the side quests leading up to each assassinations were the only real negative against it. the massive innovations present in practically every fundamental area of the game were obvious and they are why the second is so much more involved quest wise, because these things did not have to be reinvented.
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    Image of SuperSonik SuperSonik
    09:07 AM

    In reply to Ezio Is Kicking Altair's Assassin's Creed Sales
    "According to Mr. Totilo's review of the game as well as my own extensive experience with AC2, I'd say the faster sales are due to a combination of brand recognition and the fact that Assassin's Creed II is at least 32% better than the original."

    It's not often that the numbers work out so perfectly like that! Cherish this moment of order in a crazy and unpredictable market.

    Oh. And buy this game Kotakuites. It's absolutely awesome.
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    Image of Yossarian Yossarian
    08:58 AM

    In reply to Tekken 6 Online Play Less Of A Turkey On Thanksgiving
    Sweet. Turduken Shoryukens for everyone.
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    Image of icepick314 icepick314
    09:03 AM

    @Yossarian:
    uhmm....that's Street Fighter....not even same company....
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    Image of Yossarian Yossarian
    09:11 AM

    @icepick314: and a Turducken isn't even a real turkey! OMG so much fail today!
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    Image of kainzero kainzero
    09:32 AM

    @icepick314: just use kazuya's CD 1, it's almost the same thing
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    08:52 AM

    In reply to Microsoft Sued Over Memory Card Crackdown
    I can see both sides to this arguement. On the one side... yes... proprietary, overpriced peripereals are a royal pain in the ass. On the other side, these unautorized memory devices are much easier for pirates and theives to expoit. Me personally? I'd rather pay the higher price if it keeps a few more theives and modders off Live.
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    Image of RealmRPGer RealmRPGer
    09:20 AM

    @robinandtami: Doesn't Microsoft ban the modders anyway? This seems like a case of swinging the hammer twice, completely destroying a company's product. Considering that every single one of these cards currently on the market is now useless, Datel deserves in the very least punitive damages.

    If you then consider Microsoft's enforcing only its cards, we start to run into the printer cartridge issue.
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    NeVeRMoRe666 promoted this comment Edited by RealmRPGer at 11/24/09 9:20 AM RealmRPGer was starred RealmRPGer was unstarred
    Image of MacGyver1138 MacGyver1138
    09:42 AM

    @robinandtami: I can see that, and I mostly agree with you. However, I don't think it is fair that they disabled cards when people already owned them. This makes it impossible for people to access their saved files if they put them on their cards. It would royally suck to lose a bunch of completed games.
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    09:59 AM

    @robinandtami: I'd rather pay the higher price too, knowing that hackers, modders and thieves would be screwed.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    10:25 AM

    @RealmRPGer: Punitive damages mean's just that; they are damages awarded to the plaintiff to punish the defendant. Now, why in the world does Microsoft deserve to be punished? Datel should have sought a licensing agreement first. Everyone else that makes third party memory cards did, why should Datel be exempt from it?
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    Edited by NeVeRMoRe666 at 11/24/09 10:27 AM NeVeRMoRe666 was starred NeVeRMoRe666 was unstarred
    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    10:32 AM

    @MacGyver1138: It's not like it happened without warning. Major Nelson released a post warning that anyone that has saved data on an unlicensed third party memory card should transfer it to a licensed memory card as they will not be able to use it following the next update. I also got an email warning me of this from Live. They gave people plenty of time to transfer their data.

    As with all unlicensed products, it has and will always be at the customers expense and risk when using such products. In essence, when you buy anything unlicensed-"Buyers Beware"
    There is no guarantee that it is going to work.

    I wonder, can't you get around the problem by finding someone that doesn't update their console? My brother's xbox isn't connected to the internet, so I would just take my memory card over, transfer the data then use a licensed memory card to transfer it back to my HDD. Kind of a pain in the ass, but not as big of a pain in the ass as replaying all of those games again...
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    Edited by NeVeRMoRe666 at 11/24/09 10:42 AM NeVeRMoRe666 was starred NeVeRMoRe666 was unstarred
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