http://www.aroundthecontroller.com Thoughts about what is happening in the world of video games. Tue, 06 May 2008 20:59:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today only Amazon.com are selling New York Times Crosswords On for the Nintendo DS, at $9.99 reduced from $19.99 with free shipping if you add another $15.01 to your order. A fine way to pass the time http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/05/06/amazon-dotd-new-york-times-crosswords-ds-10-2/ It seems that grabbing the lime light at the expense of the game Grand Theft Auto is no longer reserved for soul less lawyers. Now people with aspiring political hopes and non profit organizations are jumping on the band wagon also. Earlier this week US presidential candidate ... http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/05/01/%e2%80%9ceveryone%e2%80%99s-a-rat%e2%80%9d-gta-iv-can-get-anyone-easy-media-exposure/ Today only Amazon.com are selling World of Warcraft Battlechest for the PC, for $27.99, reduced from $39.99 with free shipping. Everyone knows world of Warcrack, I'd be suprised if there's anyone who's intrested that hasn't already bought a copy, but here it is anyhow. Includes both the World of Warcraft base sku ... http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/04/30/amazon-dotd-world-of-warcraft-battlechest-pc-28/ Today only Amazon.com are selling Smart Kid's: Gameclub for the DS at $17.99, reduced from $29.99 with free shipping if you add another $6.01 to your cart. A game for 3 year old kids, it's hard to say much else. http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/04/29/amazon-dotd-smart-kids-gameclub-ds-18/ Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Darkness/Time represent the latest incarnations of the fifteen year old mystery dungeon series, which has once again been given the Pokemon treatment and offers a few enhancements over last year's Blue/Red rescue team games. Players of the previous games will see a lot of the ... http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/04/28/pokemon-mystery-dungeon-darknesstime-review/ Today only Amazon.com are selling Stranglehold for the PS3 at $19.99, reduced from $29.99 with free shipping. Stranglehold isn't a bad game at all, the short single player can be a lot of fun in short bursts. You can't go far wrong with a copy of this for just $20 http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/04/28/amazon-dotd-stranglehold-ps3-20/ Today only Amazon.com are selling Petz Vet for the Game Boy Advance at $17.99, reduced from $29.99 with free shipping if you add another $7.01 to your cart. Looks like the DOTDs have gone down hill over the weekend, UBI 'Z' games are not for gamers. http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/04/27/amazon-dotd-petz-vet-gba-18/ Today only Amazon.com are selling Samurai Warriors: Katana for the Nintendo Wii at $19.99, reduced from $29.99 with free shipping if you add another $5.01 to your order. I was afraid to post this through fear of someone buying it! Okay, actually I'm just trying to beat the last boss on PKMN ... http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/04/26/amazon-dotd-samurai-warriors-katana-wii-20/ So after 11 hours I'm finally done with DMC4 on normal, it's definitely more palatable than the previous outings that were as tough as nails. It was a fun playthrough as a rental, but I don't have the patience for playing through on a tougher level, after already having to ... http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/04/25/dmc4-done-and-dusted/ Today only Amazon.com are selling Advance Wars: Days of Ruin for the DS at $16.99, reduced from $29.99 with free shipping if you add another $8.01 to your cart. A smokin' hot deal, fans of tactical turn based combat will get a real kick out of this, heck even for non ... http://www.aroundthecontroller.com/2008/04/25/amazon-dotd-advance-wars-days-of-ruin-ds-17/