If you've got a gaming purchase underway on the other tab, hold that mouse because you might want to take a look at this one first. Best Buy Canada is currently offering a Buy Two, Get One Free promo - this applies to ANY video game in stock, which may include this season's hottest bestsellers.

 

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At 57, Shigeru Miyamoto is already known as a living legend, well-known in gaming spaces the world over. With Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong among the creds under his belt, the Nintendo mastermind has his fame well-deserved. His latest badge is Japan's Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of all his work and contributions to gaming over the years.

Trademark-spotting again, courtesy of Siliconera. This time, a new Square Enix trademark was found registered in Europe, bearing the name "Chaos Rings". New IP or just a subtitle? Hard to say, "Chaos" happens to be one of the publisher's favorite clichés.

 

 

 

Montreal is really moving up on the gaming density. As of THQ's latest announcement, the city will be home to yet another development studio. This won't be just another studio, for the publisher, plans have it that it would be their biggest yet.

 

 

 

The kids have spoken, and they say they belong to the group of "Gamers." Children as young as 2 years old in the United States have been found to consider themselves as gamers, with 9.7 million of them, out of the total 55.7 million gamers all over the country, being in the 2-5 age bracket. That's a lot of tiny gaming tots.

 

 

 

How many EA Sports titles are there on your holiday wishlist? For those, the publisher launches its own EA Sports DebitSmart Visa Prepaid Card (my, that's a long name) designed specifically for use with all EA Sports software.

 

 

 

 

There's no doubt that Dragon Quest IX is a huge title. In fact, so big that its European release is not getting one, not two, but five trademarks. Siliconera went trademark-spotting again and found that the Japanese release, Dragon Quest IX: Defender of the Starry Sky, will come in five equivalents when released internationally. Apparently, the subtitle is so important that Square Enix is having it in five more languages.

 

 

Erik Estavillo - banned Resistance player, lawsuit spammer, and adding to that list - celebrity subpoena spammer. The plaintiff of the year promised not to make any more lawsuits, but he didn't say anything about his notable subpoenas. His current A-list includes Martin Lee Gore, Winona Ryder, and Bill Gates. Joining their ranks today are two rappers - Lady Sovereign and Krayzie Bone.

 

Those of you who thought that Sega Classics Collection we heard about a couple of weeks ago was going to be for the DS, give yourselves a pat on the back. That's exactly what Sega Europe has confirmed.

With Sony's and Microsoft's Thanksgiving numbers already revealed, now is the time for the big N. According to numbers gathered by Nintendo, the Wii and the DS sold more than 1.5 million units during holiday break.