T'would be a cryin' shame if I didn't tell ye that Tales of Monkey Island is available at Tell Tale Games for $4.95 in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day.

'Twas a weekend deal only, so hurry and download it while ya still can, matey!

Just a quick note that our book, Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time, is part of Amazon's "Game On: Featured Game Design Titles" promotion, as seen here. The best part? This means that you can presently get it for a low, low price of - as of this writing - just $14.56! Be sure to check it out. Also, be sure to check out a different, but similarly valuable promotion for Wii Fitness for Dummies, including a $5 mail-in rebate!

Wii logoToday the Nintendo Wii was supposed to show up in European stores. Nintendo is aiming to sell at least 4.000.000 Wii consoles world wide before the end of the year. Nintendo claims everything is moving according to plans, but according to Dutch stores the multinational needs to get their act together.

For those interested, we now have a new affiliation with ACT LABS, creators of hardcore computer gaming peripherals. We'll post deals and special offers as they come in!

Check out ACT LABS for hardcore mouse, racing, flight and light gun computer peripherals: