Gamertell

System: iPod Touch Price: $229 (8GB), $299 (16GB) and $399 (32GB) Release Date: September 2008 (2nd generation) Publisher (Developer): Apple Pros: Incredible audio support and very accurate touchscreen and accelerometer (motion) controls. Lots of games to choose from including standard casual, card and puzzle games, as well as several system-only… Continue Reading »

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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 »

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 »

Title: Travel Games for Dummies Price: $29.99 System(s): DS Release Date: October 28, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts and Beanbag Studios) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” Pros: Three different games, 100 Crossword puzzles, 500 Sudoku puzzles, 10 kinds of Solitaire. Informative. Cons: You have to go back manually clear Crossword… Continue Reading »

Title: Pet Shop Monogatari DS Price: $48.90 System: Nintendo DS Release Date: July 8, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Taito (Dream Age Collection) ESRB Rating: Everyone Pros: Simple controls, huge selection of pets to discover, variety of items to accessorize pets, many locations to explore, not having to clean any pet dander… Continue Reading »

Get ready to spend more hours killing time in front of your computer - PopCap has just released Bejeweled Twist. Currently, the casual puzzle game is available only through the official Bejeweled Twist site, both as a free demo and a 19.95 full version and is designed for Windows XP… Continue Reading »

There are some people out there who live for Guitar Hero. Where some of us are happy being able to go through all the songs on medium difficulty, the truly dedicated make it a personal mission to play every song blindfolded while spinning in circles. Alright, maybe that was a… Continue Reading »

It seems as though Amazon wants to be taken seriously as a video game retailer to its market because it’s teaming up with Atlus to offer some very rare and exclusive merchandise corresponding with the release of the very anticipated Persona 4 (P4) being released this winter. For only $29.99,… Continue Reading »

Title: Sims 2 Apartment Life Price: $19.99 System(s): Windows PC Release Date: August 28, 2008 Publisher (Developer): EA (EA) ESRB Rating: “Teen” for crude humor, sexual themes and violence Pros: Witch character class/lifestyle, reputation system, apartments, new items/clothing/decor and a new neighborhood. Cons: Adding this to the other expansions can… Continue Reading »