EL33TONLINE: News tag archive: thanksgiving
Microsoft recently sent out word that its Xbox 360 managed to sell nearly 1 million units during the week of Black Friday in the US, and over the course of the Thanksgiving holiday in the country.
This news follows an announcement by Nintendo that on Black Friday (November 25th) alone, the Wii sold half a million units.
One thing I realised a few years back about this time of year in the US, and in particular New York City, was just how crazy the country’s specials were. If you ever needed a kick-start to your buying addiction then the Christmas season practically injects a mega-vial of shop-a-holic tendencies right into your jugular. The best part of it is if you somehow miss out on these great season specials you can still find (sometimes even better) clearance sales at the end of it all.
Either way, Black Friday (and now also Cyber Monday) is the precursor to the Christmas rush and if you want to hook some decent deals, now’s the time!
Continue reading El33tonline’s editorial: Videogame Bargain Hunters: The pre-season season is open and online!
The promised Gears of War 3 ‘Versus Booster Map Pack’ has just become available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and once downloaded, will add five multiplayer maps to your game.
And oh yes: This map pack is completely free, everybody.
If you currently reside in “the 50 United States or Washington, D.C.” then you’re eligible for a full four-day weekend of free Xbox LIVE as Microsoft celebrates Thanksgiving in the country from today (November 24th) until the end of Sunday (November 27th).
But that’s not all!
In addition to the massive list of week-long special price offers available now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, a new list of amazing price reductions have been announced for Xbox 360 gamers to take advantage of.
Be warned though: These special price offers are only valid today, Friday the 26th of November, so if you want to get them you’ll need to hurry!
Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft have all released figures and indications of their various consoles’ sales successes over the Thanksgiving sales period in the US, and by the looks of things, they all have some big sales numbers to shout about.
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