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Boxing Day Sales 2012: Who Has The Best Deals?
The key to shopping success on Boxing Day is to go in with a plan. Coordinate all the alarm clocks in your house, study the floor plans of your nearest Westfield shopping centre, and scope out the layout of the stores you’re going to hit. Here’s a roundup of some end-of-year sales to get you started.
Check Out Taipei’s Underground Video Game “District”
Many of my expatriate friends call Taiwan “China-lite”, and to me it really makes sense. Taiwan unlike the Chinese mainland is run by a democratically elected government, it doesn’t censor its internets like the mainland does and most importantly for a gamer like myself, you can legally buy video game consoles. In Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, there are many places that sell video games and video game accessories but one place has become kind of like a pilgrimage site for gamers and tourists alike, the Taipei City Mall.
Harvey Norman Games Sale Goes Awry As Customers Bemoan Unfulfilled Orders
When Harvey Norman staged a 50 per cent off games sale last month, it attracted lots of buyers keen for a bargain. However, not everyone is happy with the outcome: some shoppers are reporting extended delays in receiving their games, along with poor and conflicting information from customer service.
Get The Year’s Biggest Games On The Cheap From Steam
Whether they were good (Portal 2), bad (Duke Nukem Forever) or under your radar (Orcs Must Die!), you can get some of the biggest games of this year and other recent releases for up to 75 per cent off on Valve’s digital distribution portal. Starts today, ends on Sunday, Get clicking, folks: store.steampowered.com.
Nintendo 3DS Buyer’s Guide
Standalone 320GB PlayStation 3s Going On Sale
Sony started selling 320GB PlayStation 3s bundled with the new PlayStation Move controller last month but promised another option. Today, the company says the 320GB systems are now shipping to retailers. They’ll cost $US350. Move-bundled units run $US400; 160GB units go for $US300.
Patent Application Imagines The DS Helping With The Groceries
Still trying to sell the DS to people who don’t typically play games, Nintendo has plans for an application linking the DS with a supermarket’s inventory so users can simplify their shopping list and find what they need more easily.
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