Gamertell

Beverage companies have been targeting gamers for a while. Recall Harcos’ Mana Drink, Mountain Dew more than once and, of course, various Bawls brews. The latest beverage endeavor is by Hint Inc., a company that specializes in flavored water sans sugar. Instead of rebranding an existing product with a lame… Continue Reading »

You lucky, lucky residents of Burbank, California, and surrounding communities. Insomniac Games had such a great response to the Community it held in 2008 to celebrate the release of Resistance 2 , the company is doing the same thing for Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time. There will… Continue Reading »

FROM GADGETELL - If you picked up “The Dark Knight” from Amazon.com, you’ll get to watch the movie using Amazon Video on Demand for free after you redeem a promotion code.  The VOD version usually costs $14.99. MORE »

Along with novelty gift cards, the other inexpensive plastic tchockies I like to scout for are kids meal toys. As a followup to last year’s Wendy’s Wii toys, Burger King is offering this year’s Wii-related tiny toys intended for tots (but not those under the age of three,  of course).… Continue Reading »

Okay Nexon fans, head over to 7-Eleven during your lunch break or after work. Why? They’ve teamed up with the mini-mart chain to offer special Nexon game Slurpee cups and Nexon game DVDs during the “Where You Play for FREE” campaign. If you get a 22 oz Slurpee in a… Continue Reading »

BlizzCon 2008 is offering a free pay-per-view package to new DirecTV subscribers for its upcoming World of Warcraft tournament starting at 1:30 p.m. on October 10, 2008, and 2 p.m. EST on October 11, 2008, broadcasting live from the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA (USA). The DirecTV special promotion… Continue Reading »

Back on Tuesday, Gamertell reported that Nintendo was going to be holding a mystery event yesterday (September 18, 2008) promoting Kirby Super Star Ultra at various locations with “Kirby” in the name. It turns out the ‘event’ was Nintendo and Flogos releasing thousands of Kirby-shaped clouds into the air. So… Continue Reading »

Ninja Town is going to be arriving with quite a bit of fanfare in the US - a bit ironic. You’d think a ninja themed game would stealthly slip into stores, but Ninja Town doesn’t star typical ninjas, so I guess it fits. In case you haven’t heard of the… Continue Reading »

Let’s say there’s a game that you really want to buy on launch day but there are too many factors getting in your way (gas prices, work, weather, hordes of people, etc.). You used to be out of luck if a game was guaranteed to sell out and you weren’t… Continue Reading »

The open beta for the free massive multiplayer online rpg (MMORPG) Asda Story starts August 5, 2008, and Gamescampus.com has decided to make things interesting by starting The Guaranteed Fun Promotion on the same day. The Guaranteed Fun Promotion will refund $30 to any player who didn’t enjoy Asda Story.… Continue Reading »