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| Ecto-1 Cruises by GameStop
Headquarters |
| April 18, 2008 at 6:12pm |
Members of the Dallas Ghostbusters Fan
Club show off their costumes by the "real" Ecto-1.
Our good friends at Vivendi Games, who are
bringing you the
Ghostbusters game October 21, dropped by the
GameStop Store Support Center in Grapevine, Texas today with a very
special guest: a fully restored Ecto-1 Caddy that was used in the
filming of Ghostbusters.
We swear there was no one
in the car when we took the picture. Spooky! We should
probably call someone, but who are we gonna call?
The lesser known, but more
fuel-efficient Ecto-3.
Yes, ladies, he's single.
Forget Brad and Angelina. We were all quite impressed to meet the
"real" Ecto-1 up close and personal. Some members of the Dallas
Ghostbusters Fan Club dropped by to add a bit of realism to the
scene, and also to take photos and measurements for their replica.
So don't forget, you only have seven months left to
pre-order your copy of Ghostbusters! |
| We Take a Wii Fit Test Drive |
| April 17, 2008 at 5:18pm |
One of our GameStop associates is
either practicing her Yoga or signaling a safety.
We recently had a chance to try out
Wii Fit,
when some Nintendo reps set it up in the break room of the GameStop
Fortress of Solitude. Many of our co-workers had a chance to try it
out well before the May 21st release date, and the overall consensus
was that it was fun, in spite of the fact that a creepy blog writer was
lurking
around and taking pictures of everyone.
Because the GameStop Store Support Center in Grapevine, Texas is
only minutes away from Billy Bob's Honky-tonk in the historic Fort
Worth Stockyards, when we heard "balance board," we pictured
something like a mechanical bull that would try to throw players
across the room, but the balance board is actually a stable platform
that senses even the subtlest of movements. In fact, one of the
activities we tried involved trying to remain perfectly still. A flickering
candle (or non-flickering if you were good at it) tracked the player's progress.
Of course, we had plenty of opportunities to move around. We also sampled
Yoga, soccer, snowboarding and Hula-Hooping
before it was time for our friends at Nintendo to pack it up. We're
not sure if "Hula-Hooping" is a real word. We're not even sure if
we're allowed to say "Hula Hoop®." Let's just say some of
our associates enjoyed seeing how many plastic hoop-like devices
they could keep aloft by gyrating their hips in a fashion
resembling a dancer from the South Pacific. And when we say, "South
Pacific," we do not intend to infringe on the rights of the popular
Rodgers & Hammerstein musical.
Bottom line? We can't wait for Wii Fit to ship out. Reserve your copy
here
or at your local GameStop. |
| Soul Calibur IV Hits the Streets July
29 |
| April 16, 2008 at 5:23pm |
Here's the loot that comes with the
Collector's Editions, depending on which console you have.
We found out yesterday that Soul Calibur IV
has an official street date of July 29 for both the Standard
Editions for Xbox 360
and PS3,
as well as the recently announced
Collector's Editions for
Xbox 360
and PS3.
What does that mean to you?
If you weren't planning on buying Soul Calibur IV, it means very
little.
However, if you do want to get your hands on Soul Calibur IV on July
29, it means you have options. One option is to order your copy
online before 11 am CST July 28 and choose overnight shipping. We
guarantee you'll get it on July 29, or we'll refund your shipping
costs. Of course, a few rules apply. You have to live in the
continental United States in an area that has overnight delivery
available. And we can't help things like freak snowstorms in July or
people hiding from the delivery guy. Please see our complete Street
Date Guarantee on the Soul Calibur IV product pages.
You can
also visit your local GameStop store, reserve a copy, and then pick
it up on July 29th. Or you can live on the edge and just walk into
the store on July 29th to see if they have any copies left, but
imagine your disappointment if they tell you the last copy was sold
two minutes before you got there. We just can't stand the thought of
you walking away with your shoulders drooping while you fight back
the tears. So play it safe, and reserve it!
Before you make your reservation, make sure you take a
look at the Collector's Editions, which come with a metal case, an art book,
a tournament bracket card and an extra-large T-shirt featuring Yoda or Darth Vader,
depending on whether you get the Xbox 360 (Yoda)
or PS3 (Vader) version.
We also can't stand the thought of you fighting back a sniffle every
time you see someone walk by in a Soul Calibur IV T-shirt that could
have been yours.
To sum it up, check out Soul Calibur IV, decide which edition you
want and how you'd like to get it, and leave the rest to us. We have
your back, whether it has a Collector's Edition T-shirt on it or
not. |
| Gamer's Skill Pays Off: Giant Trophy,
Giant Mario, Giant Check |
| April 15, 2008 at 4:56pm |
Lee Martin with his Sumo trophy and
$5,000 check. We're not sure who the guy on the left is.
Adding credence to our theory that it pays to
be good at stuff, Lee Martin of Houma, Louisiana took the top honors
in our GameStop Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament on April 12 at our
state-of-the-art
GameStop Tournament Center in San Jose, California.
Speaking of state-of-the-art, for winning the Grand Prize, Lee was
awarded an artistic, heirloom-quality giant Sumo trophy, suitable for
propping doors open, tethering pets or holding down his humongous
$5,000 check on windy days. That's right, as if that indescribably
beautiful major award weren't enough, Lee also scored a $5,000
check, a Vizio 37-inch LCD TV, a Nintendo software library and a Wii
with accessories. Plus, he got to meet the real fake Mario in
person.
The tournament kicked off on the March 9 launch date
of Super Smash Bros. Brawl at GameStop stores all over the country,
and the 75,000 entrants were finally culled down to 12
semi-finalists, who were flown to San Jose to brawl for the title.
After eliminating some fierce competition, Lee emerged as the
victor, and as we all know, "To the victor goes the portly Sumo
trophy."
So congratulations to you, Lee Martin,
"Mr.-Better-at-Brawl-Than-the-Other-Guys Guy." If you'd like to
follow in his footsteps, pick something you like, get better at it
than anyone else, and perhaps you could end up posing with a guy in
a Mario costume. |
| Are You Ready for Some Madden Mondays? |
| April 14, 2008 at 10:18am |
Just move your player to one of the
"Hot Spots"
in the end zone to celebrate your TD triumph.
Click the photo for a larger version.
If you're a Madden fan, passing the time from
now until the August 12 release of Madden NFL 09
can be like
watching the movement of the minute hand on a clock. Sure, you can watch the NBA or NHL playoffs, but it's just not the
same, is it? And baseball? You'd probably prefer the clock-hand
thing.
We're here to
make it easier for you over the next several weeks because we're
beginning a new weekly segment called "Madden Mondays." Exclusively
here at the GameStop blog, we'll reveal a different feature for
Madden NFL 09 every Monday that nobody else knows about. These are
not necessarily THE new features of Madden NFL 09, but they are
nonetheless interesting features that the good folks at EA Sports
will reveal to us before they give them to anyone else. While they
are keeping many of the core features under wraps until later,
you can rest assured that they are working to make Madden NFL 09
the most realistic experience ever, and they would never just add purple
horseshoes to their cereal and call it a day.
Because we're
celebrating our new weekly feature, we thought it would be fitting
to tell you about the new User-Controlled Celebrations. Gone are the
days of just hoping your player will celebrate after a touchdown.
Now you will be in control after a touchdown, and a simple push of
the "celebrate" button will allow your player to spring
into action. If that player happens to be known for his
elaborate celebrations, then he'll perform some of those that you've
seen him do in real life. For example, a player like Terrell Owens
has more than 10 of his familiar celebrations available.
Not only will unique players have unique celebrations, but different "Hot
Spots" in the end zone will feature different celebrations, as well,
like dunking over the goal post or hot-shotting in the corner of the
end zone. Specific stadiums will even feature their own local
celebrations. Can you say, "Lambeau Leap?" We've also been told that
an extra "hidden" control will let you steal an opponent's
celebration so you can really rub it in. However, you'll have to
discover that one on your own.
Speaking of celebrations, can you believe it's been 20 years since
the first edition of Madden football? Check out the 20th Anniversary
Collector's Edition of Madden NFL 09 for Xbox 360
and PS3, which
features a full version of NFL Head Coach 09 and exclusive classic
Madden NFL gameplay. After you've read about the Collector's Edition
and watched the video trailer, remember to check back every "Madden Monday"
for another GameStop-exclusive scoop on
another Madden NFL 09 feature. |
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