Archive for the 'Games' Category

10 Mar

Everquest Free To Play

Everquest will turn 14 years old in a few days, in fact – I started playing Everquest a week before the store was opened – Interesting eh!  And now you can play Everquest for free – no more monthly fees but of course, there is a catch to it.  If you see the chart I’ve [...]

03 Mar

PS4 Impact On Used Game Stores

So everyone had been talking about the PS4 and the new Xbox 720 that will be released this Christmas 2013 and how both Sony and Microsoft are thinking of phasing out the disc.  Therefore used game stores like ours would be impacted – but how impacted will we be?  Firstly, I don’t think both Sony [...]

22 Feb

Scrabble On Facebook

Although Scrabble on Facebook isn’t new to FB users, I just started getting into it of late and I’m pretty much a Scrabble hound right now.  Love the game and it’s really intriguing – you can play with your friends or any random person online.  Free on FB, you can play it on your computer [...]

10 Feb

PS4 Presentation

In about 10 days if you are anyone or any company that has to do with game consoles in USA – you would have been invited to Sony’s presentation for the new PS4 that is rumored to be out in Christmas 2013.  I’m excited to see what they have in store or what the prototype [...]

18 Nov

Wii U For Sale Now

If you are planning to get this for a Christmas present – I suggest you get it immediately – else you might not get one for months.  Remembering how the wii consoles went for sale when they first came out ?  yes ! everyone was rushing to get it – but the demand was a [...]

10 Nov

Computer Repairs

You will be surprised at how many computers I come across at our small store for repair because of viruses and spyware.  These days people download stuff so much, they don’t even know that some sites are not reliable and without a good  anti spyware  or a anti-virus protection, one can easily infect your computer [...]

08 Nov

Pro Stuff

We’ve been selling these like hot cakes – so I ordered more in for the gamers for pokemon and Magic the Gathering.  I liked the fact that I can order things without worrying if they will move immediately because I know that they are in demand.  Sometimes, customers just don’t have the money yet – [...]

05 Nov

New Pokemon Set

Pokemon Boundaries Crossed boosters, boxes and intro decks now in stock! and we are selling them fast and furious too.  Lately, we have been having quite a lot of pokemon fans in the store and I have to say that they sure sells better than the hockey cards that we had gone into years ago.    [...]

02 Nov

For The Gamers At The Store

We’ve done custom t-shirts for the Magic The Gathering players who went up to Halifax for their card games – it’s like an investment  – and a walking advertising and even though it wasn’t cheap, I thought that it was alright.  Since winter is coming and the games are still on all year round, maybe [...]

31 Oct

Star Wars Soft Toys At GameStop

Even though we own our own game store – we still go to Game stop every now and then to buy the new stuff from them – there is nothing wrong with having another game store in town for there is business for everyone in this town.  Plus Game Stop does bring in some stuff [...]

23 Oct

Skylanders Giants

Look who has got the Skylanders Giants?  and the best part of buying the Giants or any Skylanders games is they work with all the systems.  PS3, Xbox 360 and the Wii  – all 3 newest consoles  – you can play with it and it’s pretty cool and neat.  We’ve just started playing with it [...]

01 Sep

Gamers Must Have

Everyone of my customer asked me why I don’t carry rechargeable batteries in the store – and I explained to them always that one can get  rechargeable aa batteries here  at such reasonable prices – why do I need to carry them at the store.  Rechargeable batteries is a must for all gamers and if [...]

25 Aug

Nintendo 3DS XL

If you are thinking of getting a Nintendo 3DS for your kids this Christmas – strongly advise you to get the 3DS XL instead.  For just $30 more – you get a lot more.  As you can see – from the above comparison – the 3DS XL has a bigger screen and because the screen [...]

20 Jul

Treasures On eBay

Once in a while one can find some real treasures on eBay – but recently I heard from a fellow gamer that a $1.2 million game collection was on ebay for auction. yup! you heard right – and after taking a look at what he was selling on ebay -  and mannn!  there were lots [...]