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Sessler’s Soapbox: 4 out of 5 vs. 5 out of 5

This week, we have much to be thankful for. One thing we should all be thankful for is the fact that Adam Sessler takes the time out of his busy schedule each week to let us know what's on his mind. This week, Adam is going to respond to some of your ciricisms about the recent scoring of Assassin's Creed II and Left 4 Dead 2. Many of you pointed out that these sequels have improvements over their predicessors, but got a lower score. Press play to find out why. Watch Larger Version | Watch ...

Final Fantasy XIII Japanese Pre-Launch Trailer Is Like Thanksgiving For Your Eyes

There isn't that much to say about this new pre-launch trailer for the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XIII other than to prepare hearing nothing but “THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!” from your eyes for the next hour or so. New stunning cinematics and a solid bit of new gameplay sit just behind that little play button. Click now you fool! Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version

BioShock 2 Multiplayer Trailer: Sinclair Solutions Recruits You!

The fall of Rapture. Could there be a more compelling and stylistic multiplayer setting? I honestly don’t think so. And to prove my point, check out this latest BioShock 2 trailer and witness the glorious civil war that tore Andrew Ryan’s underwater utopia to plasmid-defiled shreds. Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version

Darksiders Hellbook 2 Video: War’s Arsenal

Slicing and dicing your way through the Apocalypse in THQ’s action title Darksiders ain’t going to be easy (nor should it be; it is the Apocalypse after all), but luckily for you will have plenty of delicious weaponry at your disposal to deal with the twisted beasts ravaging the world. If you thought being one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse was sweet, wait until you see some of the job's gloriously violent perks. Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version

Nirvana And Night Ranger Tracks Coming To Rock Band

Should you find yourself having a quite timely and specific craving for some Nirvana and Night Ranger next week, then be sure to check out the Rock Band store, because two new track packs will be available for your downloading pleasure. Here are the details: Nirvana Pack 2 “Come as You Are (Live from MTV Unplugged)” “Lithium (Live at Reading)” “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Night Ranger Pack 1 “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me” ...

Black Friday Deal: LEGO: Rock Band “Free” At Old Navy

While I feel that my list of some of this year’s best Black Friday deals includes many a great deal, I have just learned that there will in fact be another rather good bit of savings to be had over at Old Navy on the most civil shopping day of the year. The clothing retailer will be handing out free copies of LEGO: Rock Band when you spend $20 or more. Of course, supplies will be extremely limited, so don’t be surprised if you end up with a copy of the game on a console you don&rsq...

Today’s Give-Away Items: Samsung Netbooks and $250 Gift Card

It's the week of Black Friday which only can mean one thing: a week full of awesome prizes to give away! Today we're giving away two Samsung 10.1" Netbooks (model N120-12GBK) and one $250 Gift Card.. To be eligible to win all these prizes, you just need to fill out this simple Contest entry form. You only need to enter the contest once and you will be eligible for all daily give-aways. We will also be doing additional daily contests on our BFAds Facebook Fan Page!

Best Buy Puts Up 2 Door-Busters Early!

BestBuy has put up two of their Black Friday Door Buster deals early! The two items are: Garmin nuvi 205W 4.3" Portable GPS for $100 w/ Free Shipping Normally retails for $200, Best Buy in-store only guarantees a minimum of 20 per store! Dynex 32" 720p 60Hz LCD HDTV for $300 Update: No more free shipping, now costs $30-40 to ship. Normally retails for $380, Best Buy in-store only guarantees a minimum of 10 per store! These are currently the only two Best Buy Black Friday door-busters online...

Black Friday Sales Going On Now

Amazon.com Black Friday Sale MacMall Black Friday Sale Buy.com Thanksgiving Day Sale Dell Black Friday Sale Today is the start of all of the Black Friday sales online! Many big retailers like Amazon, Dell, MacMall, and Buy.com have started their sales online earlier than usual. Also, later tonight (Wednesday November 25) right into Thanksgiving morning, we're going to start seeing Black Friday sales being available online from the major brick and mortar retailers such as Best Buy and Target....

The 2009 Thanksgiving Turkey Game Pardon

Somewhere in a secret underground bunker in Washington, D.C., key members of the Department of Justice (Poultry Division) have convened to decide which of our nation's millions of turkeys is to receive the annual White House pardon. In that same spirit of forgiveness, we're going to do the same with one of this year's biggest digital turkeys. This absolutely does not mean that we're forgiving the "winner's" myriad flaws or that we're doing an about-face and recommending it for purchas...