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“It was an interesting day here at the GameStop,” said Gamestop employee David Roman.  Not interesting due to trades or sales, but due to the fact an angry customer threatened to kill someone.  A 43 year old customer tried to return an Xbox console without a receipt and was declined by the Gamestop employees.

The 43 year became irate after the employee’s declined the return and then threatened to kill someone.  This is just a big NO-NO!  One thing people won’t take lightly is when you threaten lives.  The employees called the police who didn’t hesitate and were in “active shooter response” mode.  This means not one, but a team of officers are sent to stop the threat.

When Police arrived they had employees and customers wait in the backroom as they threw the man against the counter and arrested him.  Police searched his bad in which they found a stun gun.  Stun guns happen to be illegal in Michigan.  Police said, “He said he needed it for protection.” I would like to call BS on that one.

The 43 year old man is being held in Police custody and could very well face charges for possession of a stun gun and disorderly conduct.  Thankfully no one was hurt.

Armed Cops Subdue Angry Shopper Denied Refund at Oakland Mall [Detroit Free Press via Kotaku]

Posted on December 3rd, 2009 at 6:15am by Kreyg
Filed Under: Crime, Main, News, Returns, Threats, Xbox 360, gamestop

The guys over at GAMERDeals grabbed a look at Gamestop’s Black Friday sale yesterday. Needless to say, the list is enormous, so no one should have any problems finding a deal that interests them. Don’t think though, that if you don’t want to run out to the store you are missing out, as many of the deals will also be available online.

For those interested the sale begins November 27th at 6am and continues throughout the week, with Doorbuster sales 6am to 11am only. So plan your schedule accordingly, or just do your shopping online.

Xbox 360:

• Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle – $299 (plus Bakugan or COD: Modern Warfare Free) Doorbuster
• Call of Duty: World at War – $39.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster
• Batman: Arkham Asylum – $39.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Guitar Hero III (pre-owned) – $4.99 (50% off)
• Guitar Hero World Tour (pre-owned) – $14.99 (50% off)
• Guitar Hero Aerosmith (pre-owned) – $7.49 (50% off)
• Gears of War (pre-owned) – $9.99
• Buy any new Xbox 360 Game, Get 50% Off any new Xbox 360 Family Game
• Halo 3 ODST – $39.99
• Forza 3 – $39.99
• The Beatles Rock Band – $49.99 (Save $10)
• Free AC/DC Track Pack w/ any Rock Band Purchase ($59.99 Value)
• Tekken 6 – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Left4Dead 2 – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Guitar Hero 5 – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Need for Speed Shift – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Call of Juarez Bound in Blood – $19.99 (Friday only)
• Prototype – $29.99 (Friday only)
• Dynasty Warriors 6 – $19.99 (Friday only)
• Borderlands – $49.99 (Fri-Sun)
• Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition – $49.99 (Fri-Sun)
• Grand Theft Auto IV – $19.99 (Fri-Sun)
• NCAA Football 10 – $49.99 (Save $10)
• Dirt 2 – $49.99 (Save $10)
• WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010 – $49.99 (Save $10)
• Spiderman: Web of Shadows – $19.99 (Save $10)

PS3:

• PS3 120GB Holiday Bundle w/ God of War I & II, LittleBigPlanet – $299 Doorbuster
• Call of Duty: World at War – $39.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster
• Batman: Arkham Asylum – $39.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Guitar Hero III (pre-owned) – $4.99 (50% off)
• Guitar Hero World Tour (pre-owned) – $14.99 (50% off)
• Guitar Hero Aerosmith (pre-owned) – $7.49 (50% off)
• Madden NFL 08 (pre-owned) – $2.99
• Free AC/DC Track Pack w/ any Rock Band Purchase ($59.99 Value)
• Tekken 6 – $39.99 (Friday only)
• Prototype – $29.99 (Save $20)
• Guitar Hero 5 – $39.99 (Save $20)
• Borderlands – $49.99 (Fri-Sun only)
• Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition – $49.99 (Fri-Sun only)
• Grand Theft Auto IV – $19.99 (Fri-Sun only)
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger – $39.99 (Save $10)

Nintendo Wii

• Wii Sports Resort – $49.99 (Free Xtra Wii MotionPlus) Doorbuster
• Dead Space Extraction – $19.99 Doorbuster
• Need for Speed: Nitro – $19.99 Doorbuster
• MySims Agents – $19.99 Doorbuster
• Spore Hero – $19.99 Doorbuster
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Super Mario Galaxy (pre-owned) – $39.99 w/ Free Wii Music
• Wii Play (pre-owned) – $9.99
• Free AC/DC Track Pack w/ any Rock Band Purchase ($59.99 Value)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash Up – $29.99 (Save $20)
• The Price is Right – $19.99 (Save $20)
• Chicken Blaster w/ Rifle – $29.99 (Save $10)
• Ben 10 Alien Force – $9.99 (Save $10)
• World of Zoo – $29.99 (Save $10)
• Drawn to Life – $39.99 (Save $10)

Nintendo DS

• Nintendo DS Original Pre-owned System – $49.99 (Reg. $59.99)
• Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – $19.99
• Pokemon Ranger: Shadows Of Almia – $12.99
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)

Sony PSP

• PSP Original Pre-owned System – $79.99 (Reg. $99.99)
• SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 2 – $9.99
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters – $9.99
• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Rainbow Six Vegas – $9.99 (Save $10)
• Monster Hunter 2 – $19.99 (Save $10)
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy Vii – $9.99 (Save $10)

PC Games

• World of Warcraft – $4.99 (Save $15)
• Warcraft Battlechest – $19.99 (Save $20)
• Guild Wars Trilogy – $24.99 (Save $25)
• Left4Dead 2 – $29.99 (Save $20)
• Sims 3 World Adventures Expansion Pack – $29.99 (Save $10)

Accessories

• Buy 2, Get 1 Free on All Pre-owned Games & Accessories (Friday – Sunday)
• Xbox 360 Energizer Controller Charger – $19.99 (Save $10)
• PS3 Energizer Controller Charger – $19.99 (Save $10)
• Wii Sports Pack – $9.9 (50% off)

Gamestop Black Friday Ad Leaked [GAMERDeals]

Posted on November 20th, 2009 at 5:49pm by Tovan
Filed Under: Handheld, Main, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, black-friday, gamestop, pc

GameStop remains an unstoppable retail force, as the juggernaut slammed cash register drawers shut with $1.83 billion in sales and $52.2 million in profit for the quarter ending October 31. The figures represent 8.2 and 11.8 percent increases, respectively, from the same quarter last year.

The top five games during the quarter were Madden NFL 10, Halo 3: ODST, Batman: Arkham Asylum, NBA 2K10 and Wii Sports Resort, with all titles having “exceeded” the company’s initial sales expectations. GameStop also revealed thar Modern Warfare 2 — which released in Q4 on November 10 — sold 2.5 million copies at the retailer in 72 hours. GameStop CEO Daniel DeMatteo is optimistic and believes MW2 is a bellwether for the rest of the holiday season.

GameStop earnings up in Q3, Modern Warfare 2 company’s biggest launch ever originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on November 19th, 2009 at 11:15am by Alexander Sliwinski
Filed Under: Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare 2, activision, business, call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2, fps, gamestop, q3-2009, sales

Aliens vs. Predator is kind of a misleading title. Aside from the titular extra-terrestrials, mankind’s future badasses, the Colonial Marines, will also be able to get some in Rebellion’s upcoming FPS romp. And for some of your pre-sale cash at GameStop, you’ll be able to use one of the more badasserer (we’re still working on that one) humans around: Sgt. Kaneko. This dude “wrote the book on small-scale Xeno containment,” which is great because we hear there’s a lot of Xeno in the game that needs, uh, containing.

Joining Kaneko are Number Six — the blue thing on the left that looks like it’s from The Darkness — and Alien Head Predator, the “most successful Xenomorph Hunter of all time.” That’s how he she it got that neat Cylon mask! Both are very adept at being super scary-looking and can be yours if you pre-order at GameStop. Unless you live in Germany, in which case you get nothing.

Unlock skins with Aliens vs. Predator pre-order at GameStop originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on November 18th, 2009 at 9:30pm by David Hinkle
Filed Under: Preorder, aliens-vs-predator, avp, gamestop, rebellion, sega

Joystiq has confirmed that the blurry video and NeoGAF forum member’s claims of a Splinter Cell Conviction demo voucher shipping inside Xbox 360 versions of Assassin’s Creed II were nothing more than an enticing balloon full of hot air. As the picture you see above reveals, copies of ACII sold by GameStop included a Splinter Cell Conviction leaflet meant to solicit pre-orders of Ubisoft’s next big game, while a similar leaflet (included in our Amazon.com copy) contains a URL and code (”CONV1C71ON”) for … ringtones and wallpapers? Yes, sad, but true. Looks like we got our hopes up for nothing, folks.

[Thanks Eric!]

Rumorong: No Splinter Cell Conviction demo with Assassin’s Creed 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on November 17th, 2009 at 5:20pm by Ben Gilbert
Filed Under: assassins-creed, assassins-creed-2, demo, gamestop, rumorong, splinter-cell, splinter-cell-conviction, ubisoft, ubisoft-montreal