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The time is drawing near. Legacy of Ys: Book I & II will be released in just under two weeks and the anticipation for this game is getting…continue

Grand Opening of Gamestop Flagship store.

Today was a horrible and and the same time it was grand..!

Today we are having one of the worst snow storms this season, IMO.  I guess that is the worst part of it..LoL

Now for the GRAND part of this post. Today was the Grand opening of the Cranston, RI Gamestop Flagship retail store. The store is normally packed to gills with customers but the storm was freaking bad, I was even scared to leave the store since I had to drive about a half hour and with the snow storm it was more like 45 minutes or so. But for the sake of getting these photos out to all of my Twitter followers. I had planned to live Tweet the photos from my iPhone but I thought it would be easier for me to take the photos first then get home and update the blog.

I won’t write much more on this post as I have added captions to all of the photos them selves. I hope you enjoy these pictures, I took them with my iPhone and the Darkroom App.  So without further a do here they are.

Well there ya have it. I probably could have taken more but the customers and staff were looking at me funny. LoL

I don’t know if you’ve ever shopped at a Flagship Gamestop before but from my point of view and from buying games from the company for more years than I can remember, it’s the best experience I have ever had in a Gamestop store. The whole mood and environment was really fun.

I actually wanted to stay longer but the winter storm was telling me to get home before it was to late. LoL

Talk to you all soon,

OMG…! Just 99 bucks….lol

Over at Gamestop.com there is a new product available for pre order online. They will be selling a special Hard Drive XBL bundle…!

The easiest entry into Xbox LIVE for Arcade

• Incredible value; includes a 60 GB Hard Drive, Headset, Ethernet cable, and a 3-month LIVE Gold subscription.
• 60 GB Hard Drive allows users the ability to download HD video content, XBLA games, and Xbox Originals.
• Rip your music to the Hard Drive and create custom playlists to use in-game and out.
• Enjoy online multiplayer gaming and other exclusives with the included 3-month LIVE Gold Subscription Card.
• Strategize with teammates or just chat with friends while playing your favorite games with the included Xbox 360 Headset.

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Xbox Experience will have special Avatar Store/Shop.

“Where you’ll be able to buy branded items for your Avatar.”

Microsoft is planning to launch an ‘Avatar Store’ next spring, which will allow gamers to buy branded items for their Avatars, a new feature coming with the release of the New Xbox Experience update on November 19.

Gamers will be able to buy game related items from publishers, like T-shirts, as well as non-game related items, perhaps related to football, Microsoft has revealed.

Robin Burrowes, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) product manager for Xbox LIVE, told VideoGamer.com at a recent hands-on preview event for NXE that it believes the potential is there for fashion brands to launch new clothing ranges through the store, and that gamers will be able to dress their Avatar like a character from a game.

The New Xbox Experience update will allow gamers to create an Avatar, which will become the virtual representation of their 360 gaming self. For launch there will be a raft of free accessories and clothing items, but Microsoft said it has plans for gamers to be able to buy new items, like game-branded T-shirts, and unlock accessories that are related to in-game Achievements, like Guitar Hero guitars.

Burrowes said: “The plan of record will be to launch a more extensive Avatar Store from spring time onwards next year, and that store in theory would have branded content in there, game publisher IP stuff in there as well.”

When asked what might be sold through the Avatar Store, Burrowes replied: “There’s a whole creative canvas for these things. Due to tight time lines there’s nothing at launch as such but our vision for these in the future is well and truly tied to game releases and us working with publishers very closely to encourage rewards from those games to be tied to your Avatar.

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This weeks Gamespot Specials…..

You might of already seen the E-Mail or store flyer but here’s the good Xbox deal from Gamestop. I think this is a good deal on the Xbox 360.

Used or reburbished Xbox 360 + 2 used games priced @ $29.99 or less = $199.99

Used or refurbished Playstation 2 + a wired
controller and 2 used games @ $9.99 or less = $99.99

Also the usual 30% extra “store credit” (doesn’t apply to cash trades)
if the trade credit is put on a Saint’s Row 2 pre-order.

This weeks Gamespot Specials…..

You might of already seen the E-Mail or store flyer but here’s the good Xbox deal from Gamestop. I think this is a good deal on the Xbox 360.

Used or reburbished Xbox 360 + 2 used games priced @ $29.99 or less = $199.99

Used or refurbished Playstation 2 + a wired
controller and 2 used games @ $9.99 or less = $99.99

Also the usual 30% extra “store credit” (doesn’t apply to cash trades)
if the trade credit is put on a Saint’s Row 2 pre-order.