Yes, okay, Halloween is over, but as I mentioned in another post, we’re still fascinated by zombies and ghouls and witches in this culture.  Hell, I’m reading a book called “The Magicians” that’s considered Lit-ruh-chure (with a capital “Lit”), and the top-selling author on planet Earth is a woman who writes about witches and wizards.  It’s the era we live in.

So even though I can’t say, “Hey, check out these iPod Touch cases for Halloween!”, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check them out.  Quite the contrary, in fact; given our fascination with the macabre, any time is a good time for this kind of thing.  Check ‘em out, while they’re still on sale!

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Last week we FINALLY got the action-RPG game Dungeon Defenders. Originally the PC version was supposed to come out and have the iPad ‘first wave’ version as a fun mini-companion … but

Here is the news from Steam:

The Dungeon Defenders Halloween Character and Mission Packs are now available on Steam for FREE!

You can get the Halloween Character pack and the Mission pack to add on to your Dungeon Defenders game. If you don’t have the game already, you can grab it here for $14.99.

Amazon.com has Dungeon Defenders on sale for $11.99!

Dungeon Defenders is a Steamworks game, so no matter where you… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

While Halloween isn’t exactly a ‘gaming’ holiday, these great deals will give you something to do with all of your energy from the sugar high! Just about everyone is getting in on the celebration, from Gameloft to EA to Capcom and more. Head to the iTunes App Store and check out all of these great deals!

Gameloft
Gameloft Action Pack [iPhone, 99c]
Shrek Forever After: The Game [iPhone, 99c]
Iron Man 2 [iPhone, 99c]
Driver [iPhone, 99c]
Skater Nation [iPhone, 99c]
Shrek Forever After: The Game HD [iPad, 99c]
Iron Man 2 HD [iPad, 99c]
Order & Chaos Online [Universal, 99c]

SEGA
ChuChu Rocket! [iPhone, 99c]
Gunstar Heroes [iPhone, 99c]
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Are you dressing up as your favorite zombie-killing refugee from the show Walking Dead this Halloween? If so you really owe it to yourself to make your outfit as authentic as possible. This Gerber Gator Machete Pro will only run you $53. Add a little fake blood and you are good to go. In the process you will ensure that NO ONE will even think about messing with your candy. Even better, you won’t just win the best costume contest but you will also be ready for the coming zombie invasion in the process.

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Halloween time is upon us. Here are even more select Halloween video game reviews from my review vault. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Consider this Halloween video game review collection for spooks and scares that include Dementium, Silent Hill, Bioshock 2, Dead Space, CastleVania, Demon’s Souls, Ju-On, and Onechanbara. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Is there any music video that screams Halloween more than Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking Thriller? Do you remember how huge of an event it was on TV when it launched? Heck, I was listening to Anthony Braxton and eschewing pop culture wherever possible and I watched the premier! So … without any more chatter, let’s get right to the video!

Happy Halloween!

Starting on October 30, you can enjoy a spooky pumpkin theme behind all of your IM+ Lite or IM+ Pro chats. Beyond the cute new wallpaper, IM+ is a solid instant messaging client which not only handles your MSN, GTalk, Yahoo, AIM, Jabber and ICQ chats, it also takes care of Twitter, Facebook Chat and MySpace. You’re push-notified anytime someone tries to contact you, and getting set up couldn’t be more simple.

It’s so funny, because up until just a year or two ago, I thought of SMS as something you did on your phone only, while instant messaging was something you did on your computer only. Programs like IM+ have completely blurred the… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Another weekend, another group of sales! We have more great deals, some excellent price drops, and a one-day sale worth mentioning! So let’s get right to it!

Judie already wrote about the Amazon 3-for-2 sale here.

Impulse Impulse Halloween Sale, including …

• Amnesia: The Dark Descent – 50% Off
• Penumbra: Collection – 50% Off
• Dead Space – 50% Off
• … and more!

Good Old Games: This weekend they are featuring Halloween titles from publisher Activision – though not as good as last week it is 40% off the full set or 40% off individual games:

Just in time for the upcoming Halloween holiday the folks at Disney Publishing have released their newest read-along story for the iPad.  Mickey’s Spooky Night features a Halloween themed story along with interactive jigsaw puzzles and games too.  The plot of the story surrounds Mickey and his friends as they all get together for a Halloween party, but Mickey and the gang aren’t the only guests at this party — some ghosts have decided they want to join the fun, too.

As the story gets read along, you and your child are also tasked with finding the hidden ghosts as the appear on the screen.  When you find one in the story you tap… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Whenever I see my friend Meni, he always has a neat app or two to show me. This time the app was just in time for Halloween. There isn’t much to say about Haunted Face. For $.99 is lets you either take a new picture or choose one from your photo library, crop it, process it and… well you’ll see in a second.

The processing happens on external servers so you need an Internet connection. In addition, while you can email an image from the video it creates you cannot email the actual moving image. Still, for $.99 is is fun, quick, and, considering the time of year, timely.

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Yeah, you may have spent all week painstakingly crafting your Balloon Boy costume, but you have nothing on these two guys from Tampa, FL.  Reko Rivera and John Savio made what is believed to be the world’s very first “working” iPhone cosutumes, featuring a 42″ display and 1.5 hours of battery life.  Their 85 lb costumes feature  changing displays that feature a variety of apps displayed directly from their actual iPhones via USB connection, and a runtime of 4.5 hours before needing to be charged overnight.

[Mobility Minded]… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

So how are you spending you Halloween? If you are planning to spend it staring bleary-eyed at your computer monitor playing the 2008 online first-person shooter Combat Arms, now you can do it without missing out on the Halloween festivities! Nexon America has announced that their Halloween Update will include Pumpkin Head uniform pieces as well as other items. Read on to find out what is included!… Continue reading on Gear Diary ...

Recently I’ve been working on a Netbook Gamer for one of my favorite games, Divine Divinity. I was writing a comment about one of my favorite scenes from the game … and decided to seek out a video to show the scene. But rather than making you wait for the Netbook Gamer review, let’s take a look at it now in the spirit of Halloween!

At the beginning of the week an important annual event happened in our household. It was the annual “turning on of the heat”. The ceremonial first day you realize it’s too cold in the morning to heat the kitchen using only an open oven door. Right behind the opening day of heater use comes another annual October event – Halloween. None of our pumpkins will look anywhere near as good as most of 130 that walyou.com has rounded captured in their photo collection.

Geeky Halloween Pumpkin Carvings