I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door—that way Lumbergh can't see me—and, uh, after that I just sorta space out for about an hour. Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too. I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.
I have had one of those jobs before. Not here, no, not here. But elsewhere. On a side note, as of yesterday Kotaku officially became the longest gig I've ever worked, surpassing my tenure at the Rocky Mountain News. That also means I've worked for Brian Crecente longer than I worked with him.
Anyway, deal time.
Hardware
• Zotac GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB GDDR5 PCIe Video Card is $184.99 + $4 ship after coupon and rebate from TigerDirect. Next best is $230. [Dealzon]
• Dell discounted a 14-inch Alienware M14x with Quad Core i7-2630QM, 8GB RAM, 3GB GeForce GT 555M to $1,249 after coupon. Previous low was $1,449. [Dealzon]
• Lenovo discounted a 14-inch IdeaPad Y470 with Core i5-2410M, 4GB RAM, 4GB RAM, GeForce GT 550M, Blu-ray to $699. That's $60 off its previous low and now $20 cheaper than without Blu-ray. [Dealzon]
• Dell has an Alienware Aurora desktop with Quad Core i7-2600, 8GB RAM, Radeon HD 6950 for $1,399. Usually $1,549. [Dealzon]
Software
• Weekend sale on NBA 2K12 (PS3, Xbox 360) for $47.99, free ship from NewEgg. Next best is $59. [Dealzon]
• Gears of War 3 for 360 (launching Tues. 9/20) is $59.99 with $20 bonus credit from Amazon. [Dealzon]
• Sept. 27 release X-Men: Destiny (Xbox 360, PS3) + $10 Amazon Credit is $59.99, free ship from Amazon. [Dealzon]
• Last day for Amazon's "deal of the week" on Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Xbox 360) for $34.99, free ship. Next best is $46. [Dealzon]
• Also last day for Madden NFL 12 (PS3, Xbox 360) $49.99, free ship from Amazon. On Friday Ovestock.com matched this but elsewhere it's $60. [Dealzon]
• Duke Nukem Forever (PC) is $19.99 from Amazon. Next best is $35. [Dealzon]
• Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360) is $19.99, free ship from NewEgg. Next best is $28. [Dealzon]
• Tony Hawk Ride with Skateboard Controller (PS3) is $18 from Amazon. Next best is $35. [Dealzon]
Digital Distribution
The following listing of digital download bargains are grouped by distributor. For more, see Deals4Downloads' roundup.
Adventure Shop
• Destination Treasure Island is $4.99, save 50 percent.
• So Blonde is $4.99, save 50 percent.
Amazon
• Amazon's Choice Bundle is $27.99, save 80 percent.
• War Games Bundle is $14.57, save 80 percent.
• Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord is $2.99, save 70 percent.
• RIFT is $12.97, save 57 percent.
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is $4.25, save 57 percent.
• BioShock 2 is $9.26, save 54 percent.
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution is $14.95, save 50 percent.
Beamdog
• Stalingrad is $2.50, save 75 percent.
• Freight Tycoon Inc. is $2.50, save 75 percent.
Deals4Downloads
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Direct2Drive
• X2: The Threat is $4.95, save 67 percent.
• Clive Barker's Jericho w/ Prima Guide is $20.95, save 56 percent.
• Terminator Salvation The Game is $19.95, save 56 percent.
• Alice: Madness Returns is $24.95, save 50 percent.
• Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition is $9.95, save 50 percent.
• Fallout 3 is $19.95, save 33 percent.
DLGamer
• ArcaniA Gothic 4 is $29.99, save 40 percent.
DotEmu
• Space Empires 4 is $4.99, save 50 percent.
• Darkstar One is $4.99, save 50 percent.
GamersGate
• Strategy Game Pack Volume 1 is $14.95, save 62 percent.
• Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition is $11.98, save 60 percent.
• Dragon Age 2 is $14.98, save 50 percent.
• Dragon Age 2 (Mac) is $14.98, save 50 percent.
• ARMA II is $19.95, save 50 percent.
GOG
• All Tex games are 50 percent. off
Impulse
• Red Faction Guerrilla is $4.99, save 75 percent.
• Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is $4.99, save 75 percent.
iTunes Store
• Swords and Soldiers (iPhone) is $0.99, save 67 percent.
• iBomber Defense (iPhone) is $0.99, save 67 percent.
• Sid Meier's Pirates! for iPad (iPad) is $1.99, save 60 percent.
Mac App Store
• Modern Combat: Domination (Mac) is $0.99, save 92 percent.
• Fast Five the Movie: Official Game (Mac) is $0.99, save 86 percent.
Microsoft Xbox Live
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is $4.99, save 50 percent.
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is $4.99, save 50 percent.
Steam
• Complete StarWars Collection is $49.99, save 50 percent.
• All Paradox games 50 percent. off
Ubisoft
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Forensic Bundle is $29.99, save 50 percent.
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