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Top Black Friday Deals, Ready for You

Rico Mossesgeld — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30:28 +0000

From Tom’s Guide

The folks over at Tom’s Guide have gone through the web, saved what they think are the best Black Friday deals, and compiled them into one mega list. The full list is available here. For your convenience, I’ve listed the different promos below:

From NewEgg.com

NewEgg has its own Black Friday page up, right here: NewEgg.com Black Friday promo page

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Weekend Deals from Dell and Alienware

Rico Mossesgeld — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:30:12 +0000

There’s at least one advantage with the Alienware brand now under Dell’s control. How does paying only $99 for an Inspiron Mini sound? Buy any Alienware laptop or desktop and add an Inspiron Mini netbook for only $99!. Ends 12/23/09 5:55 AM CDT.

It also seems Alienware’s picked up Dell’s tendency to offer free shipping: Light Up The Holidays With Alienware and receive free shipping on all Alienware laptops and desktops. Ends 11/12/09 5:55 AM CDT.

Some more promos to check out:

Studio ONE 19 all in one desktop with touch screen monitor and free color upgrade for only $699! End Date: 11/30/09 5:55 AM CDT
Shop Smart. Shop Early. Laptops starting at only $499 after instant savings. End Date: 11/12/09 5:55 AM CDT
Save over 20% on the Studio XPS 16 laptop. Only $1149 after savings hi-def performance with ATI Graphics and 6 cell battery. End Date: 11/12/09 5:55 AM CDT
Studio XPS 8000 desktop. The newest member of the Studio XPS desktop family designed for a more immersive media experience for only $899 after more than $200 in savings! End Date: 11/12/09 5:55 AM CDT

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Dell Deals: Mini with TV tuner, Studio 15, Inspiron 537s

Rico Mossesgeld — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:30:20 +0000

Truth be told, the marketing snippets Dell sent in do a pretty good job of explaining what the promos are all about, which is why they are listed verbatim below:

While the first promo ends this October 17, 2009 (5:55 AM CDT)—or tomorrow morning for Mideastern and Central Americans!. The other two run until October 22, 2009 (same time, same timezone).

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Assassin’s Creed + Freedom Force = $16.73

Rico Mossesgeld — Sat, 30 May 2009 09:11:01 +0000

Up for this weekend: 50% off on Assassin’s Creed for the PC, and 10% off the Freedom Force: Freedom Pack, for a total of just under 17 dollars! The Assassin’s Creed promo lasts over the weekend, while the Freedom Pack goes back to regular price by the end of June 5.

Why would you get those games? Well, Assassin’s Creed is probably the best 3D platformer I’ve played in quite a while (finished it on the PS3 last year). For some reason, dealing fatal counters to attacking enemies seemed very therapeutic.

The original Freedom Force, on the other hand, is a great strategy game that features a campy yet compelling story, and very wonderful art direction. Personally, it’s also a chance to finally try out the expansion!

I’m starting to hate Valve. They perfectly understand that, after development work, the production costs of video games are practically zero. More so if distribution is done through a digital platform like Steam.

Of course, Valve has to pay for servers to keep Steam running smoothly (they should!). But you can bet they pay less for each copy’s distribution. And they can tempt me to pay through the nose for games, because with all their game packs and weekend promos, they end up selling copies for less than what the pirates do.

Since I (currently) pay a flat monthly fee for internet access, those are very good deals indeed. Until you realize that you’ve spent more on games before signing up for Valve!

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