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You know a company is hurting when, on the inside of one of its print adverts, an executive for the company is essentially begging for your business. In a half-page segment printed to look like a lovely letter sent just to you from Circuit City Stores, Inc.‘s Vice Chairman, Jim… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Circuit City December 2008 circular scans

The Gamertell staff is taking some time off to be with our families (and very likely play videogames in the other room for many, many hours) for Thanksgiving. As a special, tasty treat for this holiday, here’s a look at the Gamertell staff’s favorite uses of food in videogames. Also… Continue Reading »

The Meijer Thanksgiving Day print ad just arrived and it has several sale items worth noting. The sale is in all Meijer stores from 6 a.m. to midnight on Thanksgiving Day (November 27, 2008). The front page ads include: Sylvania 32. in LCD HDTV for $379.99 ($420 savings) An Apple… Continue Reading »

Halloween just passed us by without a hitch, handed out treats to the goblins and fairies and the occasional witch. But soon Thanksgiving day will be here. So while my other stories are forming and interviews are completed I wondered what I could possibly be thank for this year aside… 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 »

The 2008 Toys R Us Big Toy Book has been released and this year and the sneak preview mailer is 80 pages of holiday gifty goodness. There are a lot of video games spread throughout the Big Toy Book this year. The most noteworthy deals include $10 gift cards with… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Toys R Us 2008 Holiday Big Toy Book scans

FROM GADGETELL - Each year we are offered tricks and treats by tech companies.  Some products turn out better than we hope and some far worse than we ever imagined.  For this Halloween Who’s on Crack, let’s take a look at who has offered more treats than tricks.
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Two holiday seasons after its initial launch and the Nintendo Wii is still a commodity that is hard to come by. According to Nintendo of America President, Reggie Fils-Aime, Even though the system are packed into more homes now than two years ago, Wiis will still be hard to find… Continue Reading »

Ah, Halloween. I still remember chanting “Trick or Treat! Smell our feet! Give us something good to eat!” hoping to find Candy Corn, M&Ms and pieces of chocolate shaped like pumpkins in my bag. And like other towns across the United States, the variety of costumes you could dress in… Continue Reading »

Well kids, just as we were about to report the rumor that has been going around that the Xbox 360’s exclusive content may be a zombie infested outbreak in Liberty City, Rockstar made an announcement on its Rockstar Social Club that almost totally deflated our hopes. An advertisement by Eugenics… Continue Reading »