Gamertell

Title: The Dark Knight (aka Batman: The Dark Knight, Batman Begins 2, The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience) Price: $35.99 Format(s): *Blu-ray (DVD, Digital Download) Release Date: December 9, 2008 Publisher: Warner Home Video Rating: “PG-13” Pros: Amazing quality video and audio of a great movie that doesn’t lose anything… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: The Dark Knight Blu-ray scans

System: iPod Touch Price: $229 (8GB), $299 (16GB) and $399 (32GB) Release Date: September 2008 (2nd generation) Publisher (Developer): Apple Pros: Incredible audio support and very accurate touchscreen and accelerometer (motion) controls. Lots of games to choose from including standard casual, card and puzzle games, as well as several system-only… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: iPod Touch - Installing a game from the Apple App Store

While dashing through my nearest Target store, I passed a rack stacked with tins in the underwear, er, pajamas section. The tins, priced at $9.99 each, include a set of colorful men’s boxers that reflect the packaging: a Wii (as in the console), a red Guitar Hero guitar, black Guitar… Continue Reading »

Product: Seinfeld Scene It? System(s): DVD Release Date: August 2008 Publisher:  Mattel (Screenlife) Price: $39.99 Pros: Wide variety of trivia questions, nice board design, unique player tokens and really follows the Seinfeld theme. Cons: Too easy for die-hard Seinfeld fans, too difficult for those with a passing interest in the… Continue Reading »

Title: The Ultimate Matrix Collection Price: $129.95 System(s): Blu-ray (and DVD) Release Date: October 14, 2008 Publisher: Warner Home Video, Inc Rating: “Restricted” for sci-fi violence, language and sexuality; “PG-13” for sci-fi violence and language. Pros: High-def goodness, lots of extra content and amazing transfer. Includes iPod/Windows Media version of… Continue Reading »

Archie McPhee, the company known for creating silly and unconventional amusements, has just created a new item for the holiday season - the inflatable fruitcake. Yes, for $9.50 you can send your family, friends or even yourself a life-size inflatable fruitcake. My favorite part is the Frequently Asked Questions sections… Continue Reading »

Last year (2007), Hallmark released the Player 1 Christmas ornament, which was a pretty cool mini game controller with sound effects. This year (2008), Hallmark is again releasing a game-themed ornament, reaching a little further back in time and producing a mini Pac-Man arcade machine complete with sound effects. The… Continue Reading »

Title: Travel Games for Dummies Price: $29.99 System(s): DS Release Date: October 28, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts and Beanbag Studios) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” Pros: Three different games, 100 Crossword puzzles, 500 Sudoku puzzles, 10 kinds of Solitaire. Informative. Cons: You have to go back manually clear Crossword… Continue Reading »

Apparently the craze of selling real-life toys to unlock virtual counterparts in an online world isn’t going to abate anytime soon. The next forthcoming, possible craze creator is Abandon Interactive Entertainment, which is going to be releasing a line of action figures called Freaky Creatures in 2009. Freaky Creatures is… Continue Reading »

We were officially blown away when Logitech unveiled its $250 super guitar controller for Guitar Hero World Tour with all its realistic body features. That was before we knew about the Gene Simmons Axe Guitar that’s made for both Guitar Hero and Rock Band for the PlayStation 2 and PS3.… Continue Reading »