Black Friday Game Deals

Today is Thanksgiving, a time to give thanks for everything we have and to pray for everything we don’t. A day to eat with family and watch football.

Tomorrow is Black Friday, a time to forget all the f***ing peace and beat down other shoppers with carts in order to grab the deals you want. And we, as gamers, often reap some of the best deals. So, without further ado, I’ve compiled some insane (and not so insane) Black Friday Deals.

Mah gamz iz bust3d

Some people just strike me as stupid. Some people just strike me as greedy bastards. It’s not wrong, it’s just human nature to judge people.

Now, in my opinion, I can’t decide if Randy Nunez is stupid or greedy. Maybe he’s both. Randy Nunez has filed a class action lawsuit against Bungie and Microsoft. Why?

The Easiest 1000 Achievment Points

Oh. My. God.

Yeah, I’m renting this.

A blog, for twice

Here I am to write another educational and inspiring blog. Read it, will you?

A blog, for once

AHH!!! AWGP34 ISN’T OUT! NO NEW BLOG POST IN DAYS!!!! OMGWTFBBQ AWGP PODFADED AGAIN WE WON’T SEE ‘EM AGAIN FOR A MONTH!!!!

Hey, I know. I suck, it’s true. Timeframes? They don’t suck. But me and Timeframes aren’t on speaking terms right now. We won’t even go to the same party. Sure, Timeframes has tried to apologize, but I’m stubborn and I won’t admit I was wrong. Like water and electricity folks, we just don’t go together.

I’ve been busy as hell lately, and I’ve tried to get up a blog post.But that’s been failing as of late. So, I figured while giving you an update, I’d actually write a blog that wasn’t about just games.

REVIEW: Sam and Max Season Two – Ice Station Santa

Telltale’s website says “It’s like they never left!” and it’s true. Same and Max, Freelance Police, are back once again to do what Freelance Police do best: save the world from hairy, bloated, Pagan gods.

Manhunt 2 gets hit by the Banhammer

GameSpot UK is confirming the latest rumor that’s been making the rounds. A post on Evil Avatar said that the poster’s friend knew that Target was pulling Manhunt 2 from store shelves.

Official word from Target:

Target strives to provide merchandise that will appeal to a wide variety of guests. We also want guests to be comfortable with the purchasing decisions they make at Target. All video games and computer software sold at Target currently carry ratings by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)–from early childhood through mature audiences. While Manhunt 2 was given a Mature rating by the ERSB, we received additional information that players can potentially view previously filtered content by altering the game code. As a result, we have decided not to carry the game.

The official release doesn’t say if the ban affects all versions of Manhunt 2, but it’s safe to say that it only relates to the PSP version, given the recent hack that removes the filter (but of course, you knew that after listening to AWGP33). And while you can’t find Manhunt 2 on Target’s website, you can find other family favorites.

A new beginning

Ok, let’s get the fun stuff out of the way first. AWGP33 is now available for your listening pleasure through podOmatic or iTunes. In this week’s show, we talk about Zack and Wiki, Team Fortress 2, how game reviews are broken, and what would be the PS3’s system seller. Have at it!

For our longtime listeners, welcome back to the old blog! And if you’re one of the newer listeners, take a look. This is where you’ll constantly find new game related news articles, opinions, and more. We deliver a podcast at the end of the week, but you can still catch up on game news each day here.

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And most importantly, tell us about the show. What do you like? What don’t you like? What do you want to hear more of? Your opinion really matters to us.

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Here’s to a fresh start of the blog!

-Arbiter

The podcast is going to be in another castle

We are becoming a part of the Triple Entente network. So, if you’re a new listener, you should head there.

To go to our new show page, click here. The show will begin playing in the background.

Now, to our readers/listeners, here is why we’ve moved…

AWGP 19: Week of Japan

Arbiter’s Weekly Gaming Podcast 19 is now out for download! Hooray! An on-time episode!

This week, I’m joined by Bill from the land of used-panty machines, Japan! In this week’s “Watcha Been Playin’?”, we talk more about Super Paper Mario, as well as some PC games (I’m not kidding!), and the onslaught that is Wii minigames. Also, you’ll discover the only genre I swear at. Exciting, right?

In the news this week:

Guitar Hero 3 and DS
PSN hits 1.3 million users
Sony considers price cut…
…NOT
Second Life memorial
Bad Dogg!
Thompson and Take-Two play nice
GamelIfe host on house arrest
G4 Bomb Threat
Pokemon takes over America
NPDs
Media Create (Japan)

The music in this episode:

Intro – Remix of “Conered!” from Phoenix Wright
1st break – “Medieval” from Runescape
2nd break – Legend of Zelda theme

How do you get the podcast that has been called “amazingly awesomely awesome”?* Well, the recommended way is to open iTunes on your computer, and then click here. You will be taken straight to our podcast page, where you can stream our episodes (double-click an episode) or subscribe to us for FREE! And everyone loves free things!

Send your e-mails for Letters of the Week to awgpodcast@yahoo.com. You can also email us if you would like past episodes of the show. Thanks for listening!

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