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		<title>A list of every Best Buy opening at midnight for Modern Warfare 2</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eddie Makuch</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Modern Warfare 2&#8217;s Nov. 10 release date is mere weeks away, and if you still haven&#8217;t decided on where you&#8217;ll buy the game, Best Buy today revealed every location nationwide opening their doors at midnight to sell the hotly anticipated title.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the full list, organized alphabetically by state.</p>
<blockquote><p>ALABAMA<br />
Alabaster<br />
Auburn<br />
Hoover<br />
Huntsville<br />
Mobile<br />
Montgomery<br />
Oxford<br />
Trussville</p>
<p>ALASKA<br />
Anchorage</p>
<p>ARIZONA<br />
Ahwatukee<br />
Arrowhead<br />
Avondale<br />
Camelback<br />
Casa Grande<br />
Chandler<br />
E. Tucson<br />
Fiesta Mall<br />
Flagstaff<br />
Goodyear<br />
North Scottsdale<br />
Paradise Valley<br />
Prescott<br />
Scottsdale Shea<br />
Superstition Sprg<br />
S.W. Tucson<br />
Thunderbird Rd<br />
Tucson<br />
Yuma</p>
<p>ARKANSAS<br />
Fort Smith<br />
Rogers</p>
<p>CALIFORNIA<br />
Apple Valley<br />
Bakersfield<br />
Brentwood<br />
Cerritos<br />
Citrus Heights<br />
City of Industry<br />
Clovis<br />
Colma<br />
Corona<br />
Costa Mesa<br />
Culver City<br />
Downey<br />
Duarte<br />
East Orange<br />
Elk Grove<br />
Fairfield<br />
Fresno<br />
Fullerton<br />
Glendale<br />
Hawthorne<br />
Irvine<br />
Jamboree<br />
La Quinta<br />
Lakewood<br />
Long Beach<br />
Manteca<br />
Marina<br />
Menifee<br />
Mira Mesa<br />
Mission Viejo<br />
Montclair<br />
Montebello<br />
Moreno Valley East<br />
Natomas<br />
Northridge<br />
Oceanside<br />
Ontario<br />
Orange<br />
Oxnard<br />
Pasadena<br />
Pinole<br />
Pleasant Hill<br />
Porter Ranch<br />
Rancho Cucamonga<br />
Riverside<br />
Roseville<br />
San Bruno<br />
San Carlos<br />
San Francisco<br />
Santa Clarita<br />
Santa Maria<br />
Santa Rosa<br />
Santana Row<br />
Sherman Oaks<br />
Signal Hill<br />
Simi Valley<br />
Thousand Oaks<br />
Torrance<br />
Tracy<br />
Tustin<br />
Vallejo<br />
Victorville<br />
Visalia<br />
West Covina<br />
West Hollywood<br />
West L.A.<br />
Westminster Mall<br />
Westwood<br />
Woodland Hills<br />
Yorba Linda</p>
<p>COLORADO<br />
Arapahoe and Parker<br />
Boulder<br />
Colorado Springs II<br />
First and Main<br />
Fort Collins<br />
Grand Junction<br />
I-70 and Tower Rd.<br />
Northglenn<br />
Parker<br />
S.E. Denver<br />
Southwest<br />
Westminster</p>
<p>CONNECTICUT<br />
Manchester<br />
West Hartford</p>
<p>DELAWARE<br />
Christiana<br />
Wilmington</p>
<p>FLORIDA<br />
Aventura<br />
Boca Raton<br />
Bradenton<br />
Brandon<br />
Coral Springs<br />
Dadeland<br />
Daytona Beach<br />
Doral<br />
Florida City<br />
Fort Myers<br />
Gainesville<br />
Gulf Coast<br />
Hialeah<br />
Jacksonville N<br />
Jensen Beach<br />
Kissimmee<br />
Lady Lake<br />
Miami Beach<br />
Millenia Mall<br />
Oldsmar<br />
Orange Park<br />
Pembroke Pines<br />
Pensacola<br />
Pinecrest<br />
Regency Mall<br />
S. Tampa<br />
Saint Johns<br />
Sanford<br />
Sawgrass<br />
St. Petersburg<br />
Tallahassee<br />
Tropicaire<br />
W. Kendall<br />
W. Palm Beach<br />
Waterford Lakes<br />
Wesley Chapel<br />
Winter Garden</p>
<p>GEORGIA<br />
Alpharetta<br />
Athens<br />
Atlanta (Midtown)<br />
Augusta<br />
Columbus<br />
Cumberland<br />
Gainesville<br />
Gwinnett<br />
Kennesaw<br />
Macon<br />
Perimeter<br />
Savannah</p>
<p>HAWAII<br />
Aiea<br />
Honolulu</p>
<p>IDAHO<br />
Nampa<br />
Twin Falls</p>
<p>ILLINOIS<br />
Algonquin<br />
Arlington Heights<br />
Bloomingdale<br />
Bloomington<br />
Bolingbrook<br />
Burbank<br />
Butterfield Road<br />
Champaign<br />
Crystal Lake<br />
Dekalb<br />
Edwardsville<br />
Evanston<br />
Geneva<br />
Gurnee<br />
Harlem and Irving<br />
Joliet<br />
Kankakee<br />
Kildeer<br />
Mundelein<br />
North Avenue<br />
Orland Park<br />
Schaumburg<br />
Springfield<br />
Tinley Park<br />
Vernon Hills<br />
W. Dundee</p>
<p>INDIANA<br />
Apple Glen Cross<br />
Bloomington<br />
Clarksville<br />
Evansville<br />
Fort Wayne<br />
Greenwood<br />
Kokomo<br />
Lafayette<br />
Mishawaka<br />
Muncie<br />
Valparaiso</p>
<p>IOWA<br />
Ames<br />
Ankeny<br />
Cedar Rapids<br />
Davenport<br />
Des Moines I<br />
Des Moines II<br />
Iowa City<br />
Waterloo</p>
<p>KANSAS<br />
Lawrence<br />
Manhattan<br />
Oak Park<br />
Olathe<br />
Overland Park<br />
Topeka</p>
<p>KENTUCKY<br />
Bowling Green<br />
Elizabethtown<br />
Florence<br />
Hamburg Pavillion<br />
Lexington<br />
Outer Loop<br />
Shelbyville</p>
<p>LOUISIANA<br />
Baton Rouge<br />
Lafayette<br />
Lake Charles<br />
Shreveport<br />
Veterans Blvd.<br />
Westbank</p>
<p>MAINE<br />
Bangor</p>
<p>MARYLAND<br />
Arundel Mills<br />
Frederick<br />
Germantown<br />
Glen Burnie<br />
Hunt Valley<br />
Lexington Park<br />
Rockville</p>
<p>MASSACHUSETTS<br />
Brockton<br />
Milford<br />
North Dartmouth<br />
Pittsfield<br />
Saugus<br />
Seekonk<br />
South Bay<br />
Taunton<br />
Worcester</p>
<p>MICHIGAN<br />
Allen Park<br />
Ann Arbor<br />
Brighton<br />
Farmington Hills<br />
Flint<br />
Grand Rapids II<br />
Gratiot<br />
Kalamazoo<br />
Lansing<br />
Madison Heights/Troy<br />
Novi<br />
Port Huron<br />
Saginaw<br />
Southfield</p>
<p>MINNESOTA<br />
Apple Valley<br />
Baxter<br />
Blaine<br />
Duluth<br />
Maple Grove<br />
Minnetonka<br />
Northtown<br />
Oakdale<br />
Richfield<br />
Roseville<br />
Shakopee</p>
<p>MISSISSIPPI<br />
Gulfport<br />
Hattiesburg</p>
<p>MISSOURI<br />
Cape Girardeau<br />
Columbia<br />
Lees Summit<br />
Manchester<br />
Mid Rivers Mall<br />
South County<br />
Watson Road</p>
<p>MONTANA<br />
Billings<br />
Kalispell<br />
Missoula</p>
<p>NEBRASKA<br />
Lincoln<br />
Omaha<br />
W. Omaha</p>
<p>NEVADA<br />
Carson Valley<br />
Centennial<br />
Henderson<br />
Las Vegas II<br />
Maryland Parkway<br />
Reno<br />
Sparks<br />
Summerlin<br />
S.W. Las Vegas</p>
<p>NEW HAMPSHIRE<br />
Manchester<br />
Nashua<br />
Salem</p>
<p>NEW JERSEY<br />
Cherry Hill<br />
Deptford<br />
E. Hanover<br />
East Brunswick<br />
Holmdel<br />
Manahawkin<br />
Manalapan<br />
Mount Laurel<br />
Rockaway<br />
Secaucus<br />
South Brunswick<br />
Union<br />
Vauxhall<br />
West Paterson<br />
Woodbridge</p>
<p>NEW MEXICO<br />
Albuquerque<br />
Farmington<br />
Santa Fe<br />
W Albuquerque II</p>
<p>NEW YORK<br />
Albany<br />
Bay Shore<br />
Broadway (NoHo)<br />
Big Flats<br />
Clarence<br />
Commack<br />
Hartsdale<br />
Henrietta<br />
Huntington Station<br />
Ithaca<br />
Liverpool<br />
Patchogue<br />
Rego Park<br />
Riverhead<br />
Syracuse<br />
Vestal<br />
W. Nyack<br />
Westbury</p>
<p>NORTH CAROLINA<br />
Asheville<br />
Asheville South<br />
Burlington<br />
Cary<br />
Charlotte North Lake<br />
Durham New Hope Commons<br />
Durham Renaissance Court<br />
Gastonia<br />
Greensboro<br />
Greenville<br />
Hickory<br />
Jacksonville<br />
Monroe<br />
Rocky Mount<br />
University Place<br />
Waynesville<br />
Wilmington<br />
Wilson<br />
Winston-Salem</p>
<p>NORTH DAKOTA<br />
Fargo</p>
<p>OHIO<br />
Avon<br />
Canton<br />
Chapel Hill<br />
Colerain<br />
Dayton Mall<br />
Eastgate<br />
Elyria<br />
Fairfield Township<br />
Fields Ertel<br />
Findlay<br />
Grove City<br />
Lancaster<br />
Mansfield<br />
Mayfield Road<br />
Mentor<br />
Niles<br />
Parma<br />
Polaris<br />
Sandusky<br />
Springfield<br />
Strongsville<br />
Toledo<br />
Tri-County<br />
Tuttle Crossing<br />
Western Hills<br />
Youngstown</p>
<p>OKLAHOMA<br />
Oklahoma City North<br />
Owasso<br />
Tulsa</p>
<p>OREGON<br />
Gresham<br />
Salem<br />
Springfield</p>
<p>PENNSYLVANIA<br />
Altoona<br />
Century III<br />
Cranberry<br />
Erie<br />
Harrisburg East<br />
Mechanicsburg<br />
Monaca<br />
No. Fayette<br />
No. Hills Village<br />
Oxford Valley<br />
Pittsburgh Mills<br />
Plymouth Meeting<br />
S. Philadelphia<br />
Scranton<br />
Selinsgrove<br />
So. Hills<br />
State College<br />
Stroudsburg<br />
Whitehall<br />
Wilkes Barre</p>
<p>RHODE ISLAND<br />
Middletown</p>
<p>SOUTH CAROLINA<br />
Anderson<br />
Charleston<br />
Florence<br />
Greenville<br />
Myrtle Beach<br />
Summerville<br />
Two Notch</p>
<p>SOUTH DAKOTA<br />
Rapid City<br />
Sioux Falls</p>
<p>TENNESSEE<br />
Johnson City<br />
Kingsport<br />
Knoxville<br />
Memphis<br />
Mt. Juliet<br />
Nashville West<br />
Rivergate</p>
<p>TEXAS<br />
Abilene<br />
Allen<br />
Baybrook<br />
Baytown<br />
Beaumont<br />
Brownsville<br />
Corpus Christi<br />
Denton<br />
East El Paso<br />
East Houston<br />
El Paso<br />
Flower Mound<br />
Fort Worth<br />
Forum<br />
Frisco<br />
Galleria<br />
Grand Parkway<br />
Gulfgate<br />
Heritage Trace<br />
Hulen<br />
Lake Jackson<br />
Laredo<br />
Legacy<br />
Lubbock<br />
McAllen<br />
Midland<br />
Midway/LBJ<br />
N. Garland<br />
N. McAllen<br />
No. Austin<br />
North Arlington<br />
North Irving<br />
North Rim<br />
Pasadena<br />
Pearland<br />
Price Plaza<br />
Ridgmar<br />
Rockwall<br />
Rosenberg<br />
San Angelo<br />
San Antonio<br />
San Marcos<br />
So. Austin<br />
South Fort Worth<br />
Sugarland<br />
Texarkana<br />
Victoria<br />
Victory Lakes<br />
W. Oaks<br />
W. San Antonio<br />
Waxahachie<br />
Weatherford<br />
West El Paso<br />
West McAllen<br />
Wichita Falls<br />
Woodlands</p>
<p>UTAH<br />
Logan<br />
Murray<br />
Orem<br />
Riverdale<br />
South Salt Lake</p>
<p>VERMONT<br />
Williston</p>
<p>VIRGINIA<br />
Charlottesville<br />
Chesapeake<br />
Chesterfield<br />
Christianburg<br />
Fairlakes<br />
Fredericksburg<br />
Leesburg<br />
Lynchburg<br />
Newport News<br />
Princess Anne<br />
Reston<br />
Roanoke<br />
Springfield Mall<br />
Stafford<br />
Sterling<br />
Virginia Beach<br />
Virginia Center Commons<br />
W. Broad<br />
Williamsburg</p>
<p>WASHINGTON<br />
Bellevue<br />
Bellingham<br />
Burlington<br />
E. Spokane<br />
Everett<br />
Olympia<br />
Puyallup<br />
Seattle-Northgate<br />
Spokane North</p>
<p>WEST VIRGINIA<br />
Granville<br />
Huntington</p>
<p>WISCONSIN<br />
Bluemound Plaza<br />
E. Madison<br />
Green Bay<br />
Kenosha<br />
La Crosse<br />
Racine<br />
Southridge<br />
W. Madison</p>
<p>WYOMING<br />
Casper</p></blockquote>
<p>Source: <a title="Best Buy" href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;jsessionid=6EC901B327BD4BDC92A9194E961B96B0.bbolsp-app05-26?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&amp;_dynSessConf=1349089476904268549&amp;id=pcat17071&amp;type=page&amp;st=modern+warfare+2&amp;sc=Global&amp;cp=1&amp;nrp=15&amp;sp=&amp;qp=&amp;list=n&amp;iht=y&amp;usc=All+Categories&amp;ks=960" target="_blank">Best Buy</a></p>
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		<title>Tips for getting better customer service during the holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blast Magazine Newsroom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(ARA) &#8212; You&#8217;ve made your holiday list and checked it twice, but what happens when the salesperson helping you is naughty, not nice? Crowded stores, long lines, low inventory and cranky shoppers rushing to find that perfect holiday gift can often lead to a &#8220;perfect storm&#8221; of bad service. 
That&#8217;s why many retailers are ensuring [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/9271_B9_rgb.jpg"><img src="http://blastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/9271_B9_rgb-300x197.jpg" alt="9271_B9_rgb" title="9271_B9_rgb" width="300" height="197" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-30117" /></a>(ARA) &#8212; You&#8217;ve made your holiday list and checked it twice, but what happens when the salesperson helping you is naughty, not nice? Crowded stores, long lines, low inventory and cranky shoppers rushing to find that perfect holiday gift can often lead to a &#8220;perfect storm&#8221; of bad service. </p>
<p>That&#8217;s why many retailers are ensuring that they have service quality systems in place to avoid the typical holiday mishaps between shoppers and service staff, according to the <a href="http://www.asq.org">American Society for Quality</a>, which provides service quality training for many industries, including retail.</p>
<p>&#8220;The top four causes of customer dissatisfaction are out of stock items, discontinued items, returns and shipping charges,&#8221; says John Goodman, an ASQ customer service expert. &#8220;These are issues that are easily resolvable if sales staff have the right tools and training.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bigger stories like Bath &#038; Body Works, for example, provide staff with training to handle these kinds of complaints. Its sales staff takes steps such as maintaining eye contact with customers during every step of the sale. They are also trained in how to detect and respond to unspoken needs and are told to &#8220;treat a return like a sale&#8221; because a properly handled return will often move the customer to buy something else.</p>
<p>Best Buy is ranked highest in customer satisfaction among national and multi-regional major appliance retailers, according to a new report by J.D. Power and Associates. One key reason is that they make customer service training a priority.</p>
<p>In addition to a rigorous certification process, employees are well-educated on complicated products and solutions, enabling them to better help customers, says Mike Fisher, senior director of Lean Six Sigma for Best Buy&#8217;s corporate campus in Richfield, Minn..</p>
<p>The store&#8217;s TRUST model ensures that employees thank consumers for coming into the store, respect their opinions, understand their needs, solve challenges together and thank and support the ongoing consumer relationship.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our goal is to put more sales staff or &#8216;blue shirts&#8217; on the sales floor instead of handling paper work and other duties,&#8221; Fisher said. &#8220;That way they are immediately available to assist consumers with their questions and needs.&#8221;</p>
<p>While many retailers will make an extra effort to ensure excellent customer service this holiday season, Goodman suggests that customers take these steps to help ensure a positive sales experience:
<ul>
<li>Get to know the sales clerks at your favorite stores. This ensures that you will be in the loop regarding stores sales and events. A salesperson who knows you may also be more apt to help if a problem does arise.</li>
<li>Research store policies before you buy. Being aware of policies regarding cash refunds or sale merchandise returns can help you avoid problems later on.</li>
</ul>
<p>So what happens when you run into a problem? Goodman offers these tips for successfully handling service complaints.
<ul>
<li>Take three deep breaths &#8212; when you are upset you may not think clearly and therefore often don&#8217;t present your case logically.</li>
<li>Tell the company rep that you know that the problem is not their fault &#8211; this reduces their defensiveness.</li>
<li>After outlining the facts, state exactly what you want the rep to do for you &#8211; if you don&#8217;t they might go off in the wrong direction in developing a response.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t ask for cash compensation for your time &#8212; companies can almost never do that, but they can give you credit toward your bill.</li>
<li>Never use profanity &#8212; most reps are authorized to hang up on you if you do.</li>
<li>If you have been a long-term customer, point that out but don&#8217;t exaggerate &#8212; employees can often access your actual purchase history.</li>
</ul>
<p>The simplest and most important thing you can do is to recognize good service when you receive it by remembering to say thank you.</p>
<p><em>Courtesy of ARA Content</em></p>
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		<title>Best Buy, Target, Toys &#8216;R Us reveal Wii price drop</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eddie Makuch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rumor seems more believable each day.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is the Wii about to have its price point officially slashed down $50 to $199?</p>
<p>Anonymous tipsters sending advertisement images to gaming blog <a title="Kotaku" href="http://kotaku.com/5362694/this-is-getting-wii+diculous" target="_blank">Kotaku</a> seem to think so, and from the looks of it, we&#8217;re ready to believe.</p>
<p>Although rumors are fun, we really hope Nintendo grants some clarity on this issue, and issues an offical statement.</p>
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		<title>In game reward for those who pre-order Gran Turismo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Smail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special pre-orders will give gamers a cool in game reward.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a PSP racing enthusiast, I love all things racing. However, growing up, my favorite game was always the PS1 original Gran Turismo. So nothing got me more excited than to hear that a new Gran Turismo game would be coming out for the PSP. The game will have 35 tracks and over 800 cars, so it&#8217; going to try and assuage racing enthusiasts by including more cars than anyone can ask for. However, there are four special cars which you can receive byÂ  pre-ordering the game from either Gamestop, Amazon, Best Buy or Game Crazy. Depending on where you order the game, you can get one of the four special car as an in-game reward. The offerings are as follows:</p>
<p>- Amazon: 2002 Enzo Ferrari in &#8220;Giallo Modena&#8221; yellow</p>
<p>- Gamestop: 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 in &#8220;Black M&#8221; color</p>
<p>- GameCrazy: 1974 Lamborghini Countach LP400 in &#8220;Arancio&#8221; Orange</p>
<p>- Best Buy: 2008 Citroen GTbyCITROEN in yellow</p>
<p>Here are some photos so you can get a look at what&#8217;s what.</p>

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<p>Personally, I&#8217;m going with the 1974 Lamborghini. What do you want to go with? Comment below so I can get a feel for which way everyone else is leaning.</p>
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		<title>Best Buy: Buy one Xbox 360 game, get one half off</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Makuch</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mega-retailer Best Buy is staking a claim in the gaming market this week as the electronics purveryor is offering 50% off a select Xbox 360 title when purchased alongside another full priced title $79.99 or below.</p>
<p>Now, we don&#8217;t particularly enjoy granting companies free advertising, but when a deal is this sweet, we feel like we should.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the list of titles in the promotion is extensive and glorious and actually extends to unreleased titles including Halo 3: ODST, and Modern Warfare 2, among many others.</p>
<p>If I did my math correctly, $90 will buy you ODST and Modern Warfare 2, or any other titles priced at $59.99. Not bad at all.</p>
<p><a title="50% Off Xbox 360 Game Offer @ Best Buy" href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&amp;id=pcmcat190600050005" target="_blank">50% Off Xbox 360 Game Offer @ Best Buy</a></p>
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		<title>PS3 Slims available right now</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Makuch</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sony announced the $299 slimmed downed, but feature buffed piece of hardware last week at GamesCom and stated that the new console would hit retailers beginning in early September, however, the systems are already showing up at Best Buy&#8217;s and other fine electronics purveyors.</p>
<p>According to Gizmodo, who sent an intern to a Daytona Beach Best Buy, the systems are in healthy stock awaiting your purchase.</p>
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<p>So if you&#8217;re in the market for a smaller, lighter, cheaper, and more capable PlayStation 3, call your local Best Buy/GameStop/anyone who sells electronics, ask if they&#8217;ve got &#8216;em in stock, buy one, and enjoy the spoils of HD gaming!</p>
<p><a title="Gizmodo" href="http://gizmodo.com/5345241/some-best-buys-already-have-the-ps3-slim-confirmed-we-bought-one" target="_blank">Gizmodo</a></p>
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		<title>Best Buy $10 Mega Sale.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie Makuch</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Buying new next-gen games nowadays can be quite a heft monetary endeavor to embark upon, but electronicsÂ  mega-giant Best Buy is offering up some attractive deals worthy of at least a look.</p>
<p>Starting this Sunday over 50 new PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS titles at Best Buy will be sold for a penny under $10.Â  Granted there&#8217;s a lot of crap here, but wading in the smelly excrements lie some pure gems awaiting your enthusiastic frugality.</p>
<p>As always, your market may vary, so read up in the Sunday circular when it arrives, but for now, enjoy the following lists.</p>
<p>Standout games, in my eyes, include 007: Quantum of Solace (PS3, 360), Bourne Conspiracy (PS3, 360), Soul Calibur 4 (PS3, 360), Guitar Hero 3 + Aerosmith (PS3 only), Devil May Cry 4 (360 only), Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (360 only), Pure (360, PS3), Turok (360), Unreal Tournament 3 (360 only), and Samba De Amigo (Wii).</p>
<p>Full list of discounted titles at <a title="Cheap Ass Gamer" href="http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=221773" target="_blank">Cheap Ass Gamer</a>.</p>
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		<title>Christina Aguilera live DVD coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Multi-platinum recording artist Christina Aguilera will release a live DVD filmed during her July 2007 shows in Sydney, Australia during her &#8220;Back to Basics&#8221; world tour.
&#8220;This breathlessly energetic, dazzling live concert spectacular brought the house down-and the cameras were rolling there to catch it all,&#8221; RCA Music Group said in a statement.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Multi-platinum recording artist Christina Aguilera will release a live DVD filmed during her July 2007 shows in Sydney, Australia during her &#8220;Back to Basics&#8221; world tour.</p>
<p>&#8220;This breathlessly energetic, dazzling live concert spectacular brought the house down-and the cameras were rolling there to catch it all,&#8221; RCA Music Group said in a statement.</p>
<p>Back to Basics &#8212; Live and Down Under will be a 90-minute video available for $14.99 exclusively at Best Buy February 5.</p>
<p>&#8220;Christina&#8217;s done it again &#8212; another stunning long-form from one of music&#8217;s greatest performers. We are fortunate Best Buy shares our excitement and has partnered with us on this project,&#8221; said Tom Corson, EVP/GM of RCA.</p>
<p>The concert features 18 songs from the four-time Grammy Award-winning superstar&#8217;s career, including hit singles &#8220;Ain&#8217;t No Other Man&#8221; and &#8220;Candyman&#8221; and number one hits &#8220;Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)&#8221; and &#8220;What a Girl Wants.&#8221;<br />
<blockquote>The DVD captures the excitement of this lavish tour, from the unique stage with 3 distinct scenes, more than 600 moving lights and a state-of-the-art hydraulic system, to production incorporating everything from burlesque cabaret to trapeze choreography, fire jugglers, and stilt walkers-but the heart and soul of the show is Christina Aguilera, with her awe-inspiring voice and silver-screen charisma. Bonus material gives viewers a true 360 degree perspective of the tour by featuring exclusive interviews with her dancers, wardrobe (Simone Harouche), hair and makeup (Stephen Sollitto), musicians, background vocalists, musical director (Rob Lewis), Jordan Bratman (Christina&#8217;s husband) and Christina herself.</p></blockquote>
<p>Aguilera has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and created four number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She is also a three-time Grammy Award-winner.</p>
<p><strong>Track list:</strong><br />
Disc 1:<br />
1. Into: Back to Basics<br />
2. Ain&#8217;t No Other Man<br />
3. Back In The Day<br />
4. Understand<br />
5. Come On Over<br />
6. Slow Down Baby<br />
7. Still Dirrty<br />
8. I Got Trouble<br />
9. Makes Me Wanna Pray<br />
10. What A Girl Wants<br />
11. Oh Mother<br />
12. Enter The Circus<br />
13. Welcome<br />
14. Dirrty<br />
15. Candyman<br />
16. Nasty Naughty Boy<br />
17. Hurt<br />
18. Lady Marmalade<br />
19. Encore: Thank You<br />
20. Beautiful<br />
21. Fighter<br />
Disc 2: Special Features- Exclusive Behind the Scenes Footage &#038; Interviews</p>
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