My first “seventh generation” video game console was the Xbox 360. A couple years ago I also bought a PlayStation 3, but that purchase was primarily for the Blu-ray player — I still game primarily on the 360. Though I may not have the biggest Gamerscore in the world, after playing regularly for several years it’s been steadily growing. If you’ve also been building up your Xbox Gamerscore for years, you might like to know that you can now get actual rewards for it.  [Read more…]

When you pre-order a game, you want it on release date. Part of the benefit of pre-ordering is that you can still play your game on the day it comes out without having to camp out at the store until midnight or make an excursion that day to get it. Why fight the crowds when you don’t have to?

Until recently, this wasn’t a challenge. You could just pre-order your game on Amazon, choose “Release Date Delivery” as your shipping option, and for just 99 cents your game would show up at your doorstep on release date.

Not anymore.

Amazon has made some changes and the 99 cent option isn’t available anymore. Here’s how to get around that.

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Your video game console is more than a gaming machine. Thanks to apps and add-ons, it can be the center of your home entertainment system. Hulu is a perfect example. For a nominal monthly fee, you can stream tons of content from Hulu for less than you would pay for cable or satellite television service.

My wife and I have been watching quite a bit of Hulu lately, and they’ve been showing this GameFly commercial [Read more…]