Two Guys on Gaming, Tech, and the World
When I first discovered AppSumo, I thought, “Oh, great. Another daily deal site.” After looking around for a little while, I quickly realized that I was wrong. AppSumo is not another copycat deal site. AppSumo is the profitable blending of two diverse business models. [Read more…]
The first half of November has been history-making in the video game industry.
This is certainly a tough couple of weeks for lesser-known titles to follow, but follow they must. Here are some of my pre-order picks (that is, you should buy these video games):
WWE ’12: Release Date 11/22/11
If you pre-order from Amazon, you get Pre-Order Price Guarantee and the Release-Date Delivery option. Xbox 360 and PS3 pre-orders also qualify for a $10 promotional Amazon Credit. Click here to claim yours.
In addition to the standard Pre-Order Price Guarantee and Release-Date Delivery, gamers who pre-order this title from Amazon also get 4 CDs of music spanning the legendary KOF series’ 15+ year history. Pre-order your copy here.
This PS3 exclusive, is chock-full of gaming goodness:
The standard price guarantee and delivery options apply, but sadly, Amazon doesn’t offer any other promotions for this pre-order. You can order your package of Tekken goodies here.
This month PC gamers finally get a chance to get their hands on Assassin’s Creed Revelations. The Windows 7 release date is 11/29. Pre-order from Amazon and get pre-order price guarantee, release-date delivery, and two exclusives: “Altair outfit” single player skin and the Best Of Assassin’s Creed digital soundtrack download.
Pre-order Assassin’s Creed Revelations for PC here.
If these deals aren’t enough, be sure to keep an eye on Amazon’s Black Friday Video Games campaign
*By ordering through any of my referral links, you help me continue producing gaming content. Get something you were going to anyway, and help me at the same time: everyone wins at this game!
Last week I reminded you to pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. At the time, Amazon was advertising several bonuses for gamers who pre-ordered — some credits for gaming music and a headset, a free avatar download code, and a wallpaper for your computer.
Compared to other pre-order bonuses, the MW3 launch appeared to be rather lackluster. Or so I thought until I checked my email this morning. There was a secret pre-order bonus for MW3 that Amazon didn’t announce, or at least didn’t make a big deal about it. [Read more…]
From time to time I get emails from Woot.com, the brilliant originator of the one-deal-per-day online phenomenon. The typical Woot email contains their signature tongue-in-cheek copywriting and news from the Woot universe.
Until recently, this universe included: the original Woot.com, Shirt.Woot, Wine.Woot, Kids.Woot, and Deals.Woot. An email sent to “Extra Special Deals.Woot Users” on Friday (Oct. 7, 2011) announced a new member to the family of Woot sites: Local.Woot.
Similar to other local deals sites (like Groupon or LivingSocial), Local.Woot will “focus on retailers who sell vouchers by local area,” the email said. The about section of the site goes into further detail, explaining Local.Woot as a kind of aggregate of other local deals sites:
Visit here every day and you’ll find all the current Living Social, Amazon, Groupon, etc. deals for your area.
By aggregating deals from these other organizations, Local.Woot allows users to have a broader view of the deal scene in their city. Similar to Deals.Woot, users vote for the local deals they like and leave comments to help other Wooters. The most popular deals make their way to the front of the “Top” section, and the newest deals show up in the “Fresh” section.
Despite the initial positive buzz around the group deals system, recent events are casting doubt on its sustainability. While it’s great for consumers to find coupons for ridiculous discounts, many business owners are not pleased with the system — for various reasons.
The announcement of the death of Facebook’s deal system and the troubles that the Groupon IPO is having adds further evidence to the decline of the market.
Entering so late in the game, Local.Woot may be a wonderful idea that just came a little bit too late. Will the aggregating system help Local.Woot weather the tumultuous world of local deals? Or will it be another “also ran”? Only time will tell, but in the meantime feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.
