i once knew a guy who was banned from all k-marts fro drunkenly stripping in what he thought was a changing area. it was actually on the top of that giant rack of bikes. now all k-marts have his picture and he is banned. thats what came to mind when you said "Kmart famous" grim.

I was totally gonna write about this but I didn't because I've talked about that KmartGamer guy enough.

They've been giving out some really great deals on games recently, and I totally respect this gaming push they've been making. Glad Dtoid is giving them some spotlight.

In Canada they used to have this Walmart ad where they would interview some random jobbers playing ______ game at a store (maybe they had something similar in US). It was basically 30 second review + clips talking about the game. Of course every game got 100% A+ 2 thumbs up. SHOCKER!

If it were anywhere other than Kmart, it'd be cool.

All 3 of them withing 5 minutes of my house went out of business.

I liked Kmart better when they were outdated. They had N64 games for AGES.

These still exist?

I saw Singularity there for 32 bucks with a five dollar giftcArd. If it were a game I cared about I would've been all over it.

But this is Kmart who advertised Dark Void as a flaw but ambitious title when they had it in their ad for $20 a few weeks back. There's a good amount of honesty there.

Though I'm sure whoever came up with this had good intentions, Kmart is only going to put reviews up that give the game high praise. Their job is to sell things, not provide accurate reviews.

Rockefellow: I was thinking of getting the game. The sites I trust reviews from have all said decidedly positive things about Singularity. And for a brand new release it's a decent price. Maybe more non AAA releases should try pricing new releases similarly.

Eh. Putting reviews in your store isn't really safe...their job as a business is to get rid of their entire stock of games regardless of how good they are. It's an idea, I guess...

People still shop at Kmart?

...I'm stunned by the fact the K-mart in my area is still in business.

I honestly had no idea KMart was still around until I saw one last week taking a detour around road construction.

Yo dawg, Red Dead be Ballin'

That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard. Perhaps have them give an explanation WHY it's the best game of 2010? I know it's supposed to be short, but come on.

Thanks for bringing light to our new initiative, Jordan.

We're trying something new, and taking an opportunity to bridge the in-store and online experiences, as well as encouraging our hardcore gamers to help out our more casual gaming customers. (Or a grandmother buying a game for her grandkid.)

Reviews, as long as they abide by the community TOS, should appear on the site. But whether a game is good or not, a good review -- as you know -- tries to go beyond the polar "this game rocks/doesn't rock" description into what the game actually is, and what people should expect from it. If the storyline is good, the gameplay is good -- or whether they're not -- these reviews should absolutely be helpful.

We've experimented by posting snippets of our game previews/reviews from the <a href="http://kmartgamer.com">Kmart gaming blog</a> on shelves. We're limited with what we can do with the cards, but we're trying to be honest about it as well.

Hope this helps!

(NOTE: I'm the social media manager for Kmart/Sears electronics.)

I wish K-Mart would get more stuff in their gaming department. If they started selling PSN, Wii and Xbox live cards I would totally start shopping there for my gaming needs. They are the closest store, always have cheap games and sales, and always have the nicest employees.

@Daniel: By 'new initiative', you mean you just found out that Borders and Waterstones have been doing this thing with their books for years.

Lol @ all the hate for Kmart. I work there in the Electronic department. I just give people my honest opinion on games when they ask if they are good or not.

The day Modern Warfare 2 was released, I went to two Gamestops and both were sold out. Biggest game release of the year, and a fucking game store does not have it. That's a failure in my book.

Unbelievably pissed and disappointed, I went to KMart and got the game easily, and with a bonus gift card to boot. The guy working in the game department was very friendly, and I was super happy overall.

Don't hate on Kmart, people. Just 'cuz your mom got you those knockoff shoes that one time, it doesn't ruin Kmart forever.

K-Mart, as a retailer, stocks its video game department with all of the new releases, whether they are well-received or panned by critics. To make the most profit, they want to sell as many of the games on their shelves as possible.

Therefore, it is counter-productive for them to post negative reviews, as it will discourage sales, and effectively, they might as well not stock the game. It's the same as putting a "do-not-buy" sticker on it, as if the product had been recalled or something to that effect.

It's a noble idea, but I'm not sure how well it will work in practice.