Will you marry me?

Technically these are from two different locations, but da-yum all the same.

So, as I've been posting up and down for the last day or two, I was trying to track down a copy of the Dragon Age CE. When news broke that a special edition of it would be available on Steam for a significantly reduced price, I was pretty happy. As far as I'm concerned the $5 more that this version costs is for the inclusion of the first bit of DLC that I would have been purchasing separately anyway.

Then saw the stack of cards on my desk. Sims 3 cash cards. Y'see, I went through a...phase, I guess you could call it. I played the hell out of the Sims, then abruptly stopped when I realized my sim-self was doing everything that I should be doing instead. Silly me had also stocked up on these cash cards when Best Buy had them on sale. $5 for a $10 point card, essentially.

I had left them on my desk, a tribute and warning to myself, lest the madness be e'er upon me again.

Then I discovered that EA's point cards are universal for their store. The $90 worth of digital lamps and themed expansion packs in-potentia? I could just as easily covert them into something meaningful! An actual game! Callooh callay!

Now I sit, however, a browser tab opened on both Steam and EA's pages. What does the extra $10 get me for the physical CE? Essentially I would be in for the tin, a cloth map, actual discs and a 'making of' DVD. I hate 'making of' DVDs, so it may as well not be a factor. The tin is neat, but it'll spend it's life on a shelf. The map will be covered in cat hair. Do I really care about having a physical DVD over a download that I can back up myself if need be?

Not really, I'm coming to find.

It's about price at this point.

Essentially, I can pay for the game I want or I can use the spoils of my follies to get it for "free" but with a version that's slightly less than what I would want.

It's a damn hard decision. I think I'll ponder it awhile longer.

If there's anything that I like, it's a good deal. My constant perusing of CAG and Slickdeals can pretty much confirm this. I'm also a complete sucker for a markdown, even if it's something I'm not immediately interested in buying. This is where the wonder/horror of Target comes in.

You might not be aware, but in all of their stores, they have at least one aisle endcap dedicated to their clearance items. Usually it's one of the DVD racks facing the back wall, away from the main walking thoroughfares, but it can vary depending on the store. Either way, it's a mecca for bargain hunters. Today I walked away with copies of FEAR 2 and Sacred 2 for $28 and $35, respectively. A few weeks back it was Velvet Assassin for $12. Space Siege came home with me for $12 too, a few months prior.

For the life of me, I don't understand the reasoning why some items get dropped here so quickly. I suppose it has something to do with the constant revolution of their PC stock. When you only devote half an aisle to non-fluff games, I guess you have to change it up frequently. Either way, it works out in my favor.



I need a camera that isn't a cellphone :/

Bam! Round numbers!



And then she cat-oozed over to where the shirt was on my bed and claimed it as her own.

Honestly, I forgot I'd even ordered the blamed shirt. Mind like a goldfish nowadays... I'm pretty happy with it, though. Good and sturdy, I like the logo size... It shall be proudly worn to the office on Monday!

I'm unboxing! Whee!

Not so much a "midnight launch" on GameStop's part, per say. It was more of a "midnight two fratboys, a kid with his mom and me and my roommate standing around awkwardly and not making eye contact with anyone else." In and out with minimal fuss.

So far, I'm digging the thing. This is a straight upgrade for me from the DS Phat, so I never got to experience the majesty of the Lite's improvements. I've fiddled with them before, though. The D-Pad and buttons feel like they're right in the sweet spot between the clicky-keys of the Lite and the softer mush of the Phat. Screen's nice and vibrant and I can definitely see the improvement in the size. It's small, but very noticeable. Henry Hatsworth is goddamn vibrant.

The system came with a bonus of 1000 points for DS Ware, but the initial offerings really didn't sound that impressive. I think I'll hang on to them until the Katamari downloadable rolls it's way on over... However, registering did push my Club Nintendo account into the Platinum tier... Fingers crossed that this'll mean I'm due for an SNES controller.

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Man, I'm out of blogging shape. I need to figure out why I can post on my new netbook, but why my PC has decided to arbitrarily block Dtoid...

So... Was the game cancelled? Or was it
"cancelled"?

From the article:

"Ghostbusters" scares up "Office" writers
By Borys Kit and Leslie Simmons

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Who's Sony going to call to pen its reboot
of "Ghostbusters?"

Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg.

The studio has recruited "The Office" writer-producers to work on a new installment of the
1980s franchise that starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis as
bumbling ghost-hunting scientists.

The original filmmakers, including director Ivan Reitman, and cast are aware of the project
and involved in its development. Some original cast members might be involved, but not in
central roles.

Stupnitsky and Eisenberg, who are nominated for an Emmy for the NBC sitcom "The
Office," already have the support of one Ghostbuster in Ramis. The duo penned with Ramis
the biblical comedy "Year One," which is produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Ramis,
and scheduled for release in 2009 by Sony.

"Ghostbusters" was Sony's top-grossing film ever until it was surpassed by "Men in Black,"
which in turn was outdone by all three "Spider-Man" films. The 1984 film grossed $292
million worldwide, and its 1989 sequel brought in another $215 million globally.

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What would be a more profitable sequel, do you think? A game or a movie?