Gamertell

With the global economy going through hard times, most markets have been affected and unfortunately video games are not the exception. Sales are falling behind this year compared to 2008 and the holiday season is sure to bring a fierce price battle amongst the main retailers. Not even the big… Continue Reading »

Even though Nintendo dropped the suggested retail price of the Wii system to $199.99, that doesn’t mean you can’t get it for less. Sam’s Club today (October 19, 2009) just sent out an email circular that is promoting the system for $194.88 (US), a smidge less than the asking price.… Continue Reading »

FROM GADGETELL - As we approach the holiday season, expect deals to become more frequent and enticing.  This weekend, we have deals on a portable LCD HDTV screen, Garmin GPS, a computer monitor, Garmin Forerunner watch, and a LG HDTV.  Viore Portable LCD HDTV Our first deal for the weekend is the Viore… MORE »

2D Boy is taking a different approach to celebrating World of Goo’s first birthday. Instead of receiving tons of presents, 2D Boy decided to give us World of Goo for a discount of our choosing. This means we can pay whatever we want for World of Goo. We can theoretically… Continue Reading »

Contrary to what we were reporting this time a year or so ago, the game industry is not recession proof.  Video games just took their biggest monthly sales drop in nearly a decade. Even GameStop, a company that has been able to do no wrong financially, is feeling it. In… Continue Reading »

FROM GADGETELL - We’ve partnered up with LogicBuy.com to bring you today’s Recession-O-Rama deals.  What do we have for you today?  You can grab a HP G60t laptop for $150 off, get $100 off a 160GB PS3 bundle (which includes Uncharted Drakes), 20%an invisibleSHIELD iPhone protector as well as 20% off a Lenovo… MORE »

Anyone who says that games have no potential to comment on serious social/cultural/financial issues has clearly never had the pleasure of playing Trillion Dollar Bailout, one of the new (and one of the most hilarious/interesting) free games available at Addicting Games. The title, which blatantly rips on the current economy-in-the-toilet… Continue Reading »

Another fellow video game site has fallen prey to the fangs of this global economic, recession, er, downturn. The latest is GameCyte, a site similar to ours in that it also wrote about the wonderment of video games and gaming culture. It’s certainly sad to see another game site go.… Continue Reading »

THQ’s PR department sent an email earlier today to various media outlets regarding recent layoffs. It was a reaction to “some inaccurate reporting out there” and indicates that 236 full-time staffers will remain while 39 full-timers will be laid off and 47 temporary staffers will “not be having their service… Continue Reading »

FROM GADGETELL - We’ve partnered up with LogicBuy.com to bring you today’s Recession-O-Rama deals.  What do we have for you today?  You can grab a HP Pavilion laptop (lots of different versions), an Xbox 360 bundle, a PS3, a PSP, or even a 52-inch Toshiba HDTV.  The economy may be depressed, but you… MORE »