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While dashing through my nearest Target store, I passed a rack stacked with tins in the underwear, er, pajamas section. The tins, priced at $9.99 each, include a set of colorful men’s boxers that reflect the packaging: a Wii (as in the console), a red Guitar Hero guitar, black Guitar… Continue Reading »

For those of you who want to trim their tree with game-themed ornaments, you do have a few more options than the usual Hallmark stuff. A couple companies make cutsie, less recognizable and usually more affordable (and copyright-free) gamer ornaments and, of course, there are always a few at the… Continue Reading »

Okay, if you want to get a truly special, import gift for your favorite PSP owners, time is limited. There are only a few weeks left till Christmas, Festivus and other December holidays. Luckily, if you order within the next two weeks, you should get imported presents with plenty of… Continue Reading »

Title: Metal Slug 7 Price: $29.99 System(s): DS Release Date: November 18, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Ignition Entertainment (SNK Playmore) ESRB Rating: “Teen” for blood and violence Pros: Typical Metal Slug gameplay, Combat School missions offers a nice change of pace, there’s a POW list and you can pick up in… Continue Reading »

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In some production lab deep within the mountains of Japan, Japanese peripheral company Hori spliced together a Nintendo GameCube controller, Nintendo Wii functionality and a whole lot of auto-firing. The result on that stormy night was the Hori Classic Controller. Hori’s take on the “classic controller” offers two auto-fire settings… Continue Reading »

Product: Seinfeld Scene It? System(s): DVD Release Date: August 2008 Publisher:  Mattel (Screenlife) Price: $39.99 Pros: Wide variety of trivia questions, nice board design, unique player tokens and really follows the Seinfeld theme. Cons: Too easy for die-hard Seinfeld fans, too difficult for those with a passing interest in the… Continue Reading »

Archie McPhee, the company known for creating silly and unconventional amusements, has just created a new item for the holiday season - the inflatable fruitcake. Yes, for $9.50 you can send your family, friends or even yourself a life-size inflatable fruitcake. My favorite part is the Frequently Asked Questions sections… Continue Reading »

The holidays are sneaking up on us once again, which means its time to review the games released in 2008 that would make great gifts. This year, Gamertell’s compiled a list of 36 delightful adventures just waiting to slide into slot-1 on your DS unit. We’ve gathered games into six… Continue Reading »

Ubisoft must really be doing well with its Petz line of games, as it has just announced a unique line of stuffed toys, created with Commonwealth Toy Company, to coincide with three new DS games. So if you decide to pick up the DS games Petz Catz Clan, Petz Dogz… Continue Reading »

Last year (2007), Hallmark released the Player 1 Christmas ornament, which was a pretty cool mini game controller with sound effects. This year (2008), Hallmark is again releasing a game-themed ornament, reaching a little further back in time and producing a mini Pac-Man arcade machine complete with sound effects. The… Continue Reading »