And this is why you do Black Friday ONLINE

Wal-Mart Employee Trampled To Death By Mad Black Friday Shoppers

‘Nuff said.

Amazon.com Black Friday Gaming Deals!!

 

Black Friday.

Black friday special, peeps.  Today only, Amazon.com is selling Left 4 Dead on PC for $19.95.  That’s a flippin’ steal, people.  If this game interests you (see my review) then most definitely pick it up here for the cheapest you will EVER see it for at least a year.

 

Also, for Wii: 

Boom Blox – $19.95 (Reg. $39.99)

Cooking Mama: Cook Off – $14.95 (Reg. $29.99)

Resident Evil 4 – $9.95 (Reg. $19.99)

Animal Crossing City Folk and Wii Speak Microphone Bundle – $39.95 (Reg. $69.99)

 

For Xbox 360:

Dead Space – $29.95 (Reg. $59.95)

Fallout 3 – $39.95 (Reg. $59.99)

Left 4 Dead – $39.95 (Reg. $59.99)

Xbox 360 Wireless Controller – $29.95 (Reg. $49.99)

 

There’s plenty more deals on gaming there, but these were the ones that I thought were most interesting.  Good luck, gamers, and I hope you score that deal for yourself or better yet, for the gamer in your life.  (Or that guy who writes stuff and plays games and is a dad.  And an otaku.  You know…)

RE5 Demo Drops Next Week…In Japan. (Sigh.)

 

Chris Redfield just found out. He's a little angry.

If you’re a fan of scary games, then you are certainly awaiting with baited breath (Which, actually sounds pretty gross when you think about it.  Baited breath?  Do you smell like worms and minnows? But I digress…) the release of Capcom’s newest in its perennial survival-horror series, Resident Evil 5.  However, those in the U.S. looking to get their hands on a demo will have to wait longer than thought previously, as the demo hitting the Xbox 360 next week is for Japan-only, says Earnest Cavalli, of Game|Life, over at WIRED.com:

“‘You wish!’ wrote Chris Kramer, Capcom’s senior director of communications, in response to an e-mail I sent him this morning asking if we’d be granted the same demo promised to Japanese gamers in the latest issue of Famitsu.”

However, while we may have to wait longer than hoped for the demo, the game is still on target for the intended release date of Friday the 13th, in March of 2009.  As soon as a demo hits, however, keep your eyes here as this is a title I definitely plan on previewing and reviewing later on.

Humpday Flash #1 – Manifold

Just in time to get you through the troubled waters of another Wednesday, comes a new feature to OtakuDad… HUMPDAY FLASH!!!!  Okay, so it will be one game that you should be able to complete (or at least be able to save your progress) in a normal lunch hour, and offer some challenge.  

First off, is Manifold.  It’s short, but it’s got a cool mechanic.  I can’t wait for Manifold 2: Manifold HARDER!!*

Manifold – Create gravity wells and get to the exit

*This is entirely fiction.  But it would be cool.

Which Games Would Be Better In First-Person?

Street Fighter as an FPF (first person shooter)???

GamesRadar.com has an opinion piece up that discusses their choices for five games that are played in third-person, that they think would be better in first-person.  You can check out the story here, but I think there are a couple more that would be good, if not great, as well.

Beyond that, in light of Halo Wars upcoming in February (supposedly), I’d like to tackle the opposite argument and discuss my picks for games that should be in 3rd person.