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Why Did Nintendo Send Me A Rock In The Mail?

4:20AM Brian Crecente | I’ve received a lot of peculiar things from Nintendo in the past: A DSi cake, a call from Mario, a box of candies, but this is the first that made me work to find out what it was. More »
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Bionic Commando’s Giant 360 Box Of Schwag

4:20AM Brian Crecente | With Bionic Commando due to hit consoles next week and Capcom trying to maintain their absurdly high standard of schwag I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when this arrived in the mail. More »
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Big Game Hunting: The Schwag Of Monster Hunter

8:40AM Brian Crecente | What Monster Hunter event would be complete without Monster Hunter schwag? More »
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Bethesda Says Snog Me Senseless With Mints

3:00AM Brian Crecente | This laptop bag was awaiting game writers upon their arrival in London for Bethesda’s Gamers’ Day. More »
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LittleDeskCalendar

3:00AM Brian Crecente | No, it never does get old. More »

Home for the Holidays

3:00AM AJ Glasser | I’ve got a final in two hours, my gas tank is empty and I have absolutely nothing wear. More »

Meet The Official Guitar Hero World Tour Seat

7:00AM Brian Crecente | This drum throne arrived on my doorstep this morning. More »

Namco Bandai’s Tokyo Game Show Schwag

1:30PM Brian Crecente | Namco Bandai’s pre Tokyo Game Show press conference may have been a little light on the news, but at least they handed out some classy goodies to departing journalists, if only to wake them back up before their trip back to assorted hotels. More »

The Schwag of PAX08

7:00AM Brian Crecente | The schwag of Penny Arcade Expo includes an eclectic mix of PAX-themed giveaways and buyables. My favourite among the offerings though are these three PAX-wrapped consoles. A blue, black and grey PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 will go to the winner and runner-up of this year’s Omegathon, with the winner also landing themselves a trip to the Tokyo Game Show. If you’re hitting the show and not one of the lucky few selected to compete in the Omegathon you can still get your hands on some PAX-themed goodies. More »

Raving Prince, Assassin and Fischer Rabbids

1:00AM Brian Crecente | Ubisoft handed out packs of these four Raving Rabbids at this year’s Ubidays. I’m not a huge schwag fan myself, but these managed to melt even my cold heart. And yes, we’re sorry Ubisoft, turns out Sam Fischer did make an appearance at your show. More »