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  • The 5 Rules of Black Friday

    The 5 Rules of Black Friday

    Black Friday is almost here. It’s a great time to score some deals, but don’t go at it willy-nilly. Follow these 5 simple Black Friday rules to avoid the scams and wasting time. 1. Doorbusters are stripped-down crap What we call doorbusters, stores call loss leaders. These items are heavily advertised and retailers will lose money on them. Because of this, [...]

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  • Review: Nyko Charge Base IC plus giveaway

    Review: Nyko Charge Base IC plus giveaway

    Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the Wii-holder. The Charge Base IC is a $34.99 induction charging device for Wiimotes and looks like something out of a Frank Lloyd Wright sketchbook. The base sits firmly on the ground while sweeping cantilevered arms reach out to cradle your Wiimotes with magnets. It's almost graceful, this amalgamation of clear and white plastic, the glorious sense of weightlessness, the architectural stability with just a touch of grandeur. But darn it if the lights on this thing aren't too bright.

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  • CrunchDeals: Buy a white DSi, get a free game or headset

    CrunchDeals: Buy a white DSi, get a free game or headset

    Remember the good old days when video game machines ALWAYS came with a free game? Sometimes even two! Nintendo had Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt, Sega had Hang On! and Astro Warrior. Well that gravy train ended a while ago but you can hop back on, today only, as Amazon is offering a free game or headset with the purchase of a white Nintendo DSi.

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  • Review: Big Buck Hunter Pro TV Game

    Review: Big Buck Hunter Pro TV Game

    Short Version: A faithful recreation of the arcade classic, Jakks Pacific’s Big Buck Hunter Pro TV Video Game is a nice alternative when you’re too lazy, broke, or inebriated to make it out to your local watering hole to play the real thing. Features: Plugs directly into your TV via RCA cables attached to shotgun controller Full [...]

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  • Gift Guide 2009: Gaming Consoles

    Gift Guide 2009: Gaming Consoles

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  • Review: Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse

    Review: Razer Naga MMOG Laser Gaming Mouse

    Short version: A comfortable mouse whose main gimmick will take hours upon hours of dedication on your part to fully exploit. Like a dork, I looked up the word “naga” in Wikipedia, and it turns out that it refers to “a deity or class of entity or being, taking the form of a very great [...]

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