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Walmart and Kmart Announce Deals Similar to Black Friday With No Thanksgiving in Sight

Nerd Grind — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:41:09 +0000

Walmart and Kmart are enticing consumers to get a jump on their holiday shopping by holding a series of "Black Friday-style" sales well before the Friday after Thanksgiving. The price cuts go into effect tomorrow, Saturday, November 8th. Walmart is offering up a 15.4-inch Compaq CQ-139WM laptop with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive for only $298. They are also selling a PlayStation 2 bundled with a $30 Walmart gift card for $129 and a PlayStation 3 bundled with a $100 gift card for $399.

Over at Kmart, they are offering up a 32-inch Sylvania LCD HDTV for $439.99 and starting on Sunday, Wii Fit will be available for just $89.99, balance board included. Get shopping!

Sony Europe Makes PS2 Open Source System

Nerd Grind — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:47:53 +0000

Sony Europe has completely removed the costly PS2 certification process in their region. This move, in effect, makes the console open source worldwide. There are 131 million PS2s in the world, so this move must be exciting to some studios looking to make games on the cheap. Except to see an influx of software from Russia and India in the near future.

Playstation Price Cuts

Nerd Grind — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:38:10 +0000

And another price reduction from Sony. This should teach us all to wait and not buy right away. But will we listen?

Granted, this is a rumor, but….the story is that Sony is planning a $400 40GB PS3 for the holiday season.

The story goes on to say that the price may drop soon to $500 for the 80GB version and that both will come bundled with a Blu-ray version of Spider-Man 3.

Hold onto your hats – er, wallets – the PS2 is supposed to be selling for $100! Now that’s news!

Teen Receives Â£44,000 For PS2

Nerd Grind — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:30:57 +0000

Remember the original PS2? The gaming console that has been superceded by the slim version, as well as the PS3 (well, sort of) and now costs about $50 if you look hard enough? Well, someone found a PS2 that was well worth the cost.

In Aylsham, Norfolk, a male teenager was sent a PS2 that was won on eBay for Â£95. Instead of coming with the two games he thought were included, the console was instead loaded with Â£44,000. In American dollars, this is about $90,378, so it is no small hunk of change.

The teen and his family turned the money over to the police, who will be investigating the situation until late September. After this time, the money will be donated to the UK’s "Proceeds of Crime Act."

An incredible story made even more incredible by the fact that the family didn’t keep the money! Yeah, there’s always the chance that the family would have been arrested for possibly assailing a criminal, but I would like to think that the family only considered this after a trip to the Bahamas. Am I alone on this?

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PS2 Gets Makeover

Nerd Grind — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:53:11 +0000

While Sony is offering price reductions on its PS3 system, it continues to sell the PS2, now updated with a weight reduction, new components, and probably, less shipping charges.

“Manhunt 2″ Banned By The BBFC

Nerd Grind — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:26:40 +0000

The adult-rated video game, "Manhunt 2" for PS2, PSP and Wii, has been banned in Britain for "sadistic violence." This decision was made by the British Board of Film Classification, who also had issues with the Grand Theft Auto series. The game will be therefore illegal if supplied anywhere in Britain. Unsurprisingly, this decision prompted one American family to campaign for the ban in America, as well, although no officially moves have been made.

"An "Adults Only" rating is the only way to limit children’s exposure to this unique combination of horrific violence and interactivity," group co-founder Susan Linn said in a statement.

Ladies and gentlemen, I implore you. Adults are not children. Do not treat them as such. If adults cannot handle the supposed realistic violence depicted in a video game, then by all reason. they should not be playing it. But do not deny the rest of the playing community from being able to enjoy it if they so choose. And furthermore, give your children a little more credit. Chances are they too know a video game is just that.

The Ultimate Geek Cab

Nerd Grind — Thu, 17 May 2007 06:33:55 +0000

Some of us have trouble pulling ourselves away from the computer and sometimes that can be OK. But if you need your fix of video gaming and Internet surfing and happen to live in Austin, Texas, you may want to call Ricky Gray for a cab. Gray has outfitted his minivan-turned-taxi with two LCD TVs on which customers can play Play station 2 games on, watch TV, and surf the Internet.

Gray’s exceptional service, combined with a geeked out cab make for a great time while cruising around the Austin area. He says his future plans include upgrading the PS2 to a PS3, getting bigger LCD TVs, and adding a satellite dish so better programming is available. If he added a snack machine, I’m pretty sure it’d be worth taking the scenic route on every trip.

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