We start the week with a deal that will bring some fun into your life. This deal brings us the Sony PlayStation 24″ 1080p 3D Widescreen LCD Monitor Bundle. It includes a 3D Display featuring a 1920×1080 resolution, edge-lit LED backlight, a 240Hz refresh rate, two HDMI inputs, and more, PlayStation 3D glasses, Motorstorm Apocalypse game and an HDMI cable. In other words, using the PlayStation you already own and this bundle you’ll have everything you need for 3D gameplay. Normally this bundle sells for $399.99 but with this deal you can save $100. That brings the price down to just $299.99 and it will ship for free.

Gear Deal: Sony PlayStation 24″ 1080p 3D

I simply could not leave CES without getting some hands-on with the new Sony PlayStation Vita. Having abandoned Sony’s PSP after the original device, I was hoping to get a feel of what the Vita had to offer. Gaming on a mobile device is coming along quite well, but I still feel the need to have a dedicated portable gaming device rather than a smartphone with gaming capabilities. We found a representative to give us a short demo of the device which highlights some of the features of the Vita and the new OS Sony put together.

Sony Rep Demo

I had planned on reviewing the shooter Rage from id software back in early October – I really did. I had it pre-ordered on Steam, loaded it up when it was released and went to play it that night and … nothing. It simply didn’t work … well, that isn’t completely true. It would seem to want to start, but fail miserably, in spite of rebooting, checking drivers, and so on.

A quick check on the Steam forums – and gaming forums in general – revealed that I wasn’t alone.

How long have PC gamers had to deal with messy releases? Well, 2011 marked the start of my fourth decade dealing… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Today’s Gear Deal brings us the Xbox 360 320GB Gears of War 3 Limited Edition Console Bundle. The bundle includes two Xbox 360 Limited Edition Gears of War 3 Wireless Controllers, a 320GB detachable hard drive, a Headset, a Composite A/V cable and the Gears of War 3 game with custom DLC Exclusive Gears of War 3 Sounds when starting up the console and when you push the Eject button. Normally $399.99, our Gear Sponsor let us know you can get it for $100 off right now. That brings the price down to $299.99 and it ships for free. See the deal here.

Gear Deal: Xbox 360 320GB Gears of War 3 Limited Edition

Today’s Gear Deal brings us the the Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360 with Kinect Adventures, The Gunstringer, and Fruit Ninja Kinect.

Easy to use and fun for everyone, the Kinect sensor utilizes revolutionary full-body tracking to put you in the center of the fun. This amazing new technology allows the sensor to recognize your body and mirror your movements in the game, making you the controller.

Normally $149.99 our Gear Sponsor found it for $50 off instantly PLUS a $10 coupon code. That brings the total price for the bundle down to $89.99. It will even ship for free and there is no tax in most states. Get it here.

Gear Deal: Kinect Sensor

Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! As I said last week, the well has pretty much run dry on pre-Christmas releases, but that doesn’t mean nothing is arriving! There are actually two games of interest, and one big multi-platform release.

The big release is Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS. I don’t care how many versions you have (I have GBA, DS, GameCube and Wii), there is just something about Mario Kart that is awesome fun – and I really hope Nintendo nailed it for this one! The platform is gaining more interest, and a success could go a long way for them. This week also brings the movie tie-in The Adventures of Tintin: The Game, which is based on the upcoming Steven Speilberg movie that is getting some good early looks. The early looks at the game, however are nowhere near as positive.

But for me the biggest release is the PSN port of the classic Final Fantasy VI, which I’ll be playing on my PSP Go later in the week. For me this game is the pinnacle of the franchise – more fully formed and modern than earlier games (though I love Final Fantasy IV as well), and less emo, angsty and cutscene-ridden than later games.

There are a few other console and PC games, such as (this time for sure!) JAWS: Ultimate Predator for the Wii, and Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand DLC for PS3 (X360 and PC get it a bit later), as well as some others. There are a few others worth checking this week – read on to find out!… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! The well has pretty much run dry on pre-Christmas releases. Or … perhaps not! As a sign of just how much gaming has shifted towards handhelds, this week the big game is the iOS release Infinity Blade II. The original game was fun and challenging and kept adding content after release – and the developers plan even bigger and better things this time around!

There are a few other console and PC games, such as JAWS: Ultimate Predator for the Wii, and Defender’s Quest for Mac and PC, as well as some others. There are a few others worth checking this week – read on to find out!… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

From the Editorial Staff of Gear Diary: Is there someone in your life who loves gaming? If so, here are five gifts with which you can’t go wrong.

XBOX360 (or Playstation 3)- not an inexpensive gift, but more and more families are using consoles as a way of gaming, streaming video, and more!

The Xbox 360 250GB Holiday bundle is just $299.99 in our Amazon Affiliate Store.

The PlayStation 3 160GB System is just $249.96 in our Amazon Affiliate Store

iPod Touch – As Mike wrote here, the DS and PSP are fading… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! The contrast between the hundred plus releases last week and the couple of dozen this week shows that we are now in the slide into the holidays and the big releases are done. Well, almost – we have The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii this week, which had been listed for last week on some sites.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Saint’s Row: The Third, and Need for Speed: The Run! And those are just the ‘blockbusters’!

There are a few other big games, such as Serious Sam 3: BFE, which is a prequel to the classic pure-fun shooter series. I loved the first two, but felt they stumbled with Serious Sam 2 by trying to be …well, too serious.

There are other interesting releases like The King of Fighters XIII, as well as WWE ’12, as well as some others. Every platform has something worth checking this week – read on to find out!… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! This week we have ‘oh-no-it-is-almost-thanksgiving-and-call-of-duty-is-out-so-we-better-release-our-stuff-FAST’ week! This week we get The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Saint’s Row: The Third, and Need for Speed: The Run! And those are just the ‘blockbusters’!

There are plenty of other big games, such as the cool looking Jurassic Park – The Game, which comes from Telltale Games, who has brought us Sam & Max, Monkey Island, and Back to the Future in recent years.

There are other interesting releases like Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, as well as Rayman Origins, as well as some others. Every platform has something worth checking this week – read on to find out!… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Welcome back to the GearGames weekly video game release feature here at Gear Diary! This week we have two massive releases that will each result in millions of copies sold, with one already gaining an estimate of more than a billion dollars in revenue! Those games are Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

While Modern Warfare 3 will be the larger game in terms of sales, Skyrim is more anticipated for a few reasons: first, it has been five years since the last entry, the highly over-rated but still amazing and successful Oblivion. Since Call of Duty has basically become ‘Madden with guns’, there isn’t much to anticipate… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Get ready for an onslaught of Xbox 360 video game releases including expanded Kinect camera/sensor games where players do not need a remote to play. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Over the last couple of years the XBOX360, already doing well in this console generation with second-place sales and the best library of games, has seen near total dominance of the console scene. The XBOX360′ Slim has been a huge success, and the rampant reports of systems failing, with some folks reporting being on their fourth or fifth console seemed to be a thing of the past.

But apparently now – a new report shows that the XBOX360 failure rate is STILL twice that of the Wii or PS3:

The number of people who need to send in their Xbox 360 system for repairs is more than double that of its competitors, despite

PlayStation 3 owners can rejoice this holiday season with more PlayStation Move games, promising music game, PlayStation Home relaunch, and high profile action/role playing games. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Today’s deal is an awesome Xbox 360 Holiday Bundle Deal. This bundle includes a 250GB Xbox 360, Fable 3, a Halo: Reach Download, an Xbox 360 headset and 3-month Xbox LIVE Gold. The bundle is just $299.99 but there is more. It also includes a $50 gift card which effectively makes this bundle just $249.99!! Details and ordering options can be found here on the deal page.

Gear Deal: Microsoft Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Bundle (Includes Fable 3, Halo : Reach Download, Xbox 360 headset and 3-month Xbox LIVE Gold) + $50 Gift Card via LogicBUY