Lemme tell you a story of why you should buy Scribblenauts Remix for your iPhone/iPad today. First of all, it's a pretty sweet game, and an updated version of a Nintendo DS game that came out a while back. You basically write down objects (and by objects I mean any object) and use those objects to accomplish tasks within levels. Tiny yellow dogs? Yeah, the game has them. Giant hungry rainbow beavers? You betcha. Also, the game is a universal iPhone/iPad app, and comes in at only 136MB, which is a bit of a feat in and of itself.

Oh yeah and it's $.99 today. Just think about all of those crappy apps you bought for that same price. You know, the ones you keep on your iPhone just because you paid for it and you might get to it someday. This my friend, is your redemption, staring back at you all giddy and twinkly-eyed.

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If you haven't picked up Portal 2 yet, now's the time to do so. I personally got it yesterday at GameStop marked down to $40 (that price is good until May 15th), and Amazon's selling it for $35 right now on all platforms.

A lot of reviews have complained that the game is too short, but with this new price and the promise of free DLC this summer, there simply doesn't seem to be a reason to not get Portal 2 right now. You monster. no comments

Listen, folks. If you haven't already, I suggest you go buy Infinity Blade for iOS. This universal app (plays in full resolution on both iPhone and iPad) is on sale for $2.99. It's also the most beautiful iOS game out there. It's also dominated my life for the past week.

There have also been rumblings of a new update coming to the game soon (read: sometime today), with gameplay and story additions. You can download it here and it will be on sale until Sunday, March 6th. no comments

The Humble Indie Bundle #2 is available for the next six days, and you would be an utter fool not to jump on it. Not only does it offer the unforgettable Braid (our 2008 GOTY) and a bunch of other great games, but it is compatible on OS X, Windows, and Linux, and it's DRM free so you can install any of the games on any computer you want. Lastly, you can pay as much or as little as you want (even $0), and decide what portion of your payment goes to charity. I think those are enough reasons to warrant checking this deal out, so head on over now. You can thank us later. no comments

Gamefly.com is having a pretty awesome sale on their used games right now. I personally picked up Aliens vs Predator for $12.99, which is a great deal considering that Gamestop is charging $32.99 for a used copy of the same game right now. As always, you don't need to have a Gamefly subscription to buy any games, and the games ship free. The sale ends 10/4 so you might want to get them while the getting is good. Here is a list of the games that I thought were worth checking out and were at a decent price:

Xbox 360:
Prince of Persia - $9.99
Ghostbusters - $12.99
Brutal Legend - $12.99
Darksiders - $12.99
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - $12.99
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - $12.99
Aliens vs Predator - $12.99
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - $12.99
BioShock 2 - $14.99
Dante's Inferno - $14.99
Assassin's Creed 2 - $14.99
Red Faction: Guerrilla - $16.99
Wet - $17.99
Bayonetta - $17.99
Mass Effect 2 - $17.99
Left 4 Dead 2 - $17.99
Final Fantasy XIII - $17.99
Splinter Cell Conviction - $19.99
Borderlands - $19.99

And as always, for some reason the PS3 games have less selection and many of them cost more than their Xbox 360 counterparts:

PS3:
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - $12.99
Aliens vs Predator - $12.99
Brutal Legend - $14.99
Dante's Inferno - $14.99
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - $14.99
Assassin's Creed 2 - $14.99
Wet - $17.99
Bayonetta - $17.99
Infamous - $17.99
MAG - $17.99
God of War Collection - $17.99
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Nostalgia not enough to sell you on Monkey Island on the iPhone? Well good news because both Special Edition remakes of Monkey Island 1 & 2 are on sale for just $1 each on the App Store. Meaning… you can get both of them for $2! I just know I'm going to be good at this game. no comments

Yo. Read the title. I just bought three games for a little over $40: Infinite Undiscovery, The Last Remnant, and Lost Odyssey. I don't know what compelled me to make it an RPG-day for me, especially since I have little time for video games in my life at the moment, but it was quite a deal.

The code is B2G1FREE, and it's good until Saturday. no comments

Whilst on my Xbox earlier, I stumbled across a promotion Microsoft are running this week, in which they are giving away a selection of arcade titles at reduced prices. Surprisingly, there are some really good games on the list, and the list itself is quite varied. The deal is set to run from the 16th to the 22nd of June, so you still have plenty of time to make the most of the offer. I personally picked up N+ and TMNT:1989 Arcade for 400MSP and 240MSP respectively.

As if that wasn't good enough, all of the titles from last year's Summer Of Arcade are also on sale, as part of the Deal Of The Week promotion.  For anyone that's interested, a full list of titles, with before-and-after prices, can be found here, courtesy of Majornelson.com. no comments

GameStop.com is currently having a deal where if you buy one used game, you get one used game for free, plus free shipping. It's the best deal I've ever seen from them, and it's a biggie, too: a quick glance shows that they have over 500 used Xbox 360 titles for under $20. I personally bought Too Human (I know!) and Red Faction: Guerilla. Both of them (plus tax) for under $20.

The codes are UBOGO for the buy one, get one free, and SAVER for free shipping.

The deal lasts until March 22nd, so get on it! no comments

Periodically, I like to check out used game prices - usually from gamefly.com, half.com, and gamestop.com - and lately, I've been most impressed with Gamefly's prices. This is a recent trend, because half.com used to have the best prices around, but apparently people are greedy nowadays. Either way, I went to Gamefly and walked away (virtually, that is) with three games for about the same price as one new game at full price: Brutal Legend, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Wolfenstein.

Here are some of today's prices. Apparently, PS3 owners have a much smaller selection and have to pay a premium for their entertainment:

Xbox 360:
Ghostbusters - $12.99
Red Faction: Guerilla - $12.99
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - $12.99
Wolfenstein - $14.99
Brutal Legend - $17.99
Dead Space - $17.99
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - $17.99
Batman: Arkham Asylum - $24.99
Fallout 3 - $27.99
The Beatles: Rock Band - $27.99
Guitar Hero 5 - $29.99
Halo 3: ODST - $29.99

Playstation 3:
Red Faction: Guerilla - $17.99
Ghostbusters - $19.99
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - $19.99
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