We’ve just received a carrier pigeon. Tied around its quivering, bloody ankle was a note reminding us that, hey, sometimes Wii accessories sell out.
Next on the list of tosh accessories that parents across the country will be willing to kill for come Spring 2009, is the Wii Motion Plus controller (which I insist that we now call Wii M+), the controller upgrade which will take us one step closer to being able to actually swing a lightsaber (read: obscene sex toy in Japan) with accurate on-screen response.
Here to help us are the fine folks behind WiiCompare.com, and of course the kind people who take part in keeping stock levels updates.
Sainsburys’s today announced plans to slash the price of the 360 Arcade from £129 to £99.97, marking the first time one of the big three consoles have fallen past the magical £100 barrier, I imagine Sainsbury’s will sell a lot of consoles over the next week. For that is all the time you have, the offer is set to end on Oct 12th.
But wait there’s more!
The 60GB 360 and the Wii are also receiving the equivalent discount. The 60GB 360 will be going for £139.97 (which is unbelievably cheap if you ask me) and the Wii for £149.97. Now I’m not encouraging anyone to start a riot, but hurry! I imagine stock will be limited, especially on those pesky Wiis.
Microsoft’s supposed PC-equivalent of Xbox Live has finally been made free - news which made me put down my cold beans on toast an applaud.
I’m sure I’m not alone in hoping that over the next year or so, people will flock to GFW Live simply because it’s free, and we might see the advantages of MS’s relationships with indie developers come to fruition in the form of a wave of launch titles for the (inevitable?) stand-alone client and marketplace.
I refuse to write its full name. Some might say that’s because I can’t remember the full title and can’t be bothered Googling it. Those people would be correct, but I’d still have to put a hit out on them.
If you’re into your Final Fantasy-esque battle systems, and like the sound of a bit of nerdy comedy thrown into the mix, get theeself on Steam, son. They’re doing it for $9.99 this weekend (roughly three pints).
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-s- Ah forget it, you’ve stopped reading anyway
Hey folks, we’re trying a funky new feature out, which… in fact, it’s pretty self-explanatory.
We’ve created an Amazon Store. If anyone is interested in buying any of the games suggested, please do it through the store if possible. We get a percentage of your money from Amazon which will go towards the running of the site!
It might look a bit ugly at the moment, but we’ll keep adding to it as we go and let you know of any updates. Also, if you have any games that you’d like to add, please email us with your reasons why someone should play your suggested game(s) at least once before they snuff it.
I’ll add a link somewhere on the site so you can always find it in the future.
There are some fantastic deals about right now and the GameOnYou team, the cheapskates we are, strive to bring them to you - The British Gamer. Buried amongst the train-wrecks and shovelware (or hovelware as I like to call it) are some real gems. Gaming classics which you may have missed out on first time round and also a brimming handful of games which are comfortably above average but may not have been worth the hefty price-tag slapped on most games upon release.
Seriously though, because I have very little time before I bundle off to work, and I know that most people will just read the top few because they’re funny, and then spend the rest of their evening in Liberty City, I will make it easy on you. I’m just going to link to the articles themselves, and call it at that. OK? OK.
Daily Mail was obviously the first to link the stabbing to a violent video game, despite how quickly it was pointed out that the victim wasn’t even in line for the damn thing.
The PS3 version is the one that has been listed for both points of failure listed above.
People will always, without doubt, try to wring anything for money (but that’s a given, yes?)
The definition of an embargo is “A deadline before which information should not be published”. That means, Big Four, that you are not to sell a product before the embargo is up.
As much as I would love the owners of the Big Four would read this, I doubt they would. But regardless, images of a shop receipt have appeared on the official Sony PS forums. The receipt provided is a genuine one from Clackmannanshire, where an ASDA retailer has sold the game for the PS3 before the embargo is lifted (It’s still down for another ten and a half hours, as of time of posting). They are selling it for £39.71, if you’re interested.
Since all retailers had to sign a legally binding agreement, they have broken it for all retailers in the world, and it will all snowball. What’s more disturbing, is that the copy in the photograph was bought on Friday the 25th.
I’m still wondering why anyone would buy GTA on the PS3 with the 360 offering extra content in a few months, but for those who think the time is right to jump on the Sony bandwagon, retailers have confirmed they will be offering a bundle on the 29th April. For £299.99 £319.99 you’ll get yourself a 40gb PS3 with the game and one Sixaxis (surely they could stretch to a DualShock 3?). My excitement for this game is getting a little out of control and with news of stock running out fast I’m off to pre-order the limited edition.
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I hadn’t noticed personally, but apparently there’s a new game out where you “interfere” with small mammals.
to get the game for a tasty £26.98 DELIVERED.
I’m still wondering why anyone would buy GTA on the PS3 with the 360 offering extra content in a few months, but for those who think the time is right to jump on the Sony bandwagon, retailers have confirmed they will be offering a bundle on the 29th April. For 
