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I feel like I stumbled on some bizzaro Christmas gold mine with this one. Who knew a kid could get excited about that?

I bought my brother a copy of Batman: Arkham City for his Xbox 360. I bought a friend a game he wanted on Steam. I bought myself a PS3 Move LittleBigPlanet 2 Bundle.

What did you buy the gamer in your life for Christmas?



Comments
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff

    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 3:47 pm
    Hahaha, I'm still laughing out loud... "It's the MOOOOVVE"
  • used44
    used44

    Joined: Mar 2002
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
    Game-wise, I bought my brother a 360 controller and a 4,000 MSP card. I think that's it.
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
    Bought my sister Minecraft and Terraria and my girlfriend The SIms 3 and The Pets expansion.
  • UghRochester
    UghRochester

    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
    I bought my family each $20 gift cards to Wal-Mart. I feel if they wanted to buy MS points or something else, they could.
  • Bretimus_v2
    Bretimus_v2

    Joined: Jan 2009
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
    Ha, I got my kids. PS Move Heroes. :/ It might end up being traded for something else. Mostly they just got a crap load of Starwars toys. MILLENIUM FALCON!
  • t1pz0r
    t1pz0r

    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
    My girlfriend had a very Portal Christmas; I got her her own talking turret figure, Aperture Science water bottle, Aperture Science tank top and a GLaDOS ring all housed in a weighted companion cube. Best part is she got me Portal stuff as well for Christmas! Except no cake
  • Imnickson
    Imnickson

    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
    I remember when Christmas was like that for me. The anticipation was always a killer. As far as gift giving goes I got my daughter a 3DS with Zelda and Mario and a Fender Strat with amp and all the necessary accessories and some more Skylanders figures. My son since he isn't even two yet got a bunch of monster trucks and a power wheel. I got my wife all new bedroom furniture and the Harry Potter Blu Ray collection.
  • CavesLemon
    CavesLemon

    Joined: Dec 2011
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
    Also, I am thinking about changing my online identity. I am taking votes, should I continue to be ImNickson or should I become CavesLemon?
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 12:48 am
    I don't care just don't burn down my house.
  • Bras
    Bras

    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 5:28 am
    You are afraid he might burn your house down with combustible lemons?
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000

    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 5:47 pm
    I brought my gamer sister a book... she asked for it if you're wondering.
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
    Gifting the super-cheap holiday deals on Steam has been the thriftiest way to complete my Christmas shopping while still getting people presents I know they'll love.
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns

    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
    I got Rayman Origins and Skyrim with the intention of giving one to my sister. So I gave her Skyrim.
  • Guernica
    Guernica

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
    Since her laptop was so old and crappy it couldn't play 3yr old games I built my GF a PC out of a few spare parts and some new ones (New mobo/cpu/ram rest was used) and loaded her up with a few Steam games. She got Portal 1 & 2, Titan Quest, Magicka and something else I can't remember right now. We spent the night after Christmas pulling an all nighter to beat the single player in Portal 2 and sometime soon we'll do the multiplayer since neither of us have done that yet.
  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
    I got my sister a Kindle (which she hasn't put down), my mom a new tableware set, my dad some books, and my brother-in-law a magazine subscription, coffee sampler, and Back to the Future for Wii (he's a huge B2TF fan and loves the game so far).
  • TheDiesel
    TheDiesel

    Joined: May 2009
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
    I got you Dungeon Defenders Daniel, you best play it!
  • Bras
    Bras

    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
    I gave a friend who just got a PS3 a copy of Saint's Row 2, a game he knew nothing about, but I think that since he liked GTA IV he might enjoy it.
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 12:52 am
    Steam had Mass Effect 1&2 on sale so I got them for myself.
  • sg4real
    sg4real

    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 2:47 am
    Bought my dad a 25$ zynga card for his poker addiction lol
    Bought a body groomer for GF's dad for the new years gift exchange
    Got my GF a blackberry playbook.
  • tuiqiuu
    tuiqiuu

    Joined: Dec 2011
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 7:26 am
    Share
    a website with you ,
    (
    Believe you will love it.
    credit card and f ree s hipping.
    I bought two pairs. Cheap, good quality, you can
    go and ship with there
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg

    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 6:41 pm
    Please correct the following errors before submitting your comment: Seems like this comment is spam!
  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit

    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 7:58 am
    Parents got stuff from Thinkgeek. Mom got Loco Cocoa dad got a Utilikey.
  • kronos_question
    kronos_question

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 10:11 am
    Bought my friends The Ship, Defense Grid: The Awakening, Just Cause 2, Steam sales are great
  • xxmrcyanidexx
    xxmrcyanidexx

    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 30th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
    Christmas at the Sony family residence is always exciting.

    I got flannel sheets, a super mario brothers hoodies, a baltimore ravens hat, and some other things. I bought myself a home theater system and Saints Row the Third and Skyrim. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow

    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Dec 31st, 2011 at 4:17 pm
    NINTENDO SIXTY FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUR
  • oneshotstop
    oneshotstop

    Joined: Sep 2008
    Posted: Jan 1st, 2012 at 8:47 am
    I volunteered to work over christmas ( a three day work cycle) so a friend of mine could be with his family.

    My own family wasn't pleased with this, so i bought my wife a Kinect.
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Jan 1st, 2012 at 7:37 pm
    Assassin's Creed: Revelations
    Uncharted 3
    Batman Arkham City
    Resistance 3
    Killzone 3
    Battlefield 3
    Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
    Socom 4
    Brutal Legend
    Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
    Dragon Age II
    Rage (for PS3 and 360)
    2 PS Move Sharpshooter guns

    X-Men First Class Blu-ray
    LotR Trilogy Blu-ray
    Rio DVD
    Transformers Dark of the Moon DVD
    Kung Fu Panda 2 DVD

    and a partridge in a pear tree.

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