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As of November 1, 2010 there will be a price increase for Xbox LIVE Gold subscription in the following countries: Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom or the United States.

Amazon.com have a promotion now which let you get 1 year Live Subscription Gold Card for US$39.94 instead of the new price $59.99 from November 1.

Under is a table with the prices that are effected.

 Source: MajorNelson.com

Black Friday is a known shopping day in USA. It’s the friday after Thanksgiving. The shops usually have great deals. But, luckily for you and me. Amazon.com started their Black Friday sale this Monday, November 23. A hole week of shopping and probably good deals. So rembember to check Amazon.com every day.

Today the time and date was 09:09:09 09.09.09. And my radio had the following in its display.

Photo: Frank Eivind Rundholt, creative commons

Today is also a big Beatles day. Not only is The Beatles: Rock Band released for Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. But you can also buy The Beatles in to re-mastered editions, The Beatles In Stereo and The Beatles In Mono.

IGN.com’s review of The Beatles Rock Band

September 9th also marks the 10th anniversary for Sega Dreamcast in North-America. You can read a lenghty article at IGN.com or watch their YouTube-video of the history of Dreamcast.

Sometimes I wish I had a bucket loads of money so I could get all the super special editions that do exist on DVD and Blu-ray. The latest box I want is Lost: The Complete Fifth Season Dharma Initiation Kit on Blu-ray which is out on December 8, 2009 priced at $93.99 on Amazon.com and available for pre-order now.

According to HighDefDigest.com it will come on five BD-50 Blu-ray discs with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, 1080p video and a bunch of featurettes and deleted scenes. From the picture it looks like you get a VHS too, but no detailed infromation is available as of yet.

A cheaper regular Blu-ray version is also available.

Here is the best selling games on Amazon.com as of Tuesday July 7th, 2009.

Top 5 – Wii

1. Wii MotionPlus
2. Wii Fit
3. Wii Sports Resort
4. Mario Super Sluggers
5. EA Sports Active

Top 5 – DS

1. Mario Kart
2. The Legendary Starfy
3. New Super Mario Bros.
4. Pokemon Platinum
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Top 5 – Xbox 360

1. Gears of War 2
2. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Limited Edition
3. NCAA Football 10
4. Fight Night: Round 4
5. Halo 3: ODST

Top 5 – Playstation 3

1. Infamous
2. Fight Night: Round 4
3. Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
5. NCAA Football 10

Top 5 – PSP

1. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
2. God of War Chains of Olympus
3. Dissidia Final Fantasy
4. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
5. Rock Band Unplugged

Here is the best selling games on Amazon.co.uk as of Tuesday July 7th, 2009.

Top 10 – Wii

1. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer
2. Wii Fit
3. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel
4. My Fitness Coach
5. Wii Sports Resort (w/Wii MotionPlus)
6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
7. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
8. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis
9. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
10. MySims: Kingdom

Top 10 – DS

1. Professor Layton and The Curious Village
2. Pokemon Platinum
3. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
4. Classic Word Games
5. Mystery Case Files: Millionheir
6. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force
7. Mario Kart DS
8. New Super Mario Bros.
9. Lego Battles
10. Bratz Girls Really Rock

Top 10 – Xbox 360

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2. Halo 3: ODST
3. Prototype
4. Gears of War 2
5. FIFA 09
6. Call of Duty: World at War
7. UFC 2009: Undisputed
8. Fable II
9. Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
10. Grand Theft Auto IV

Top 10 – Playstation 3

1. inFamous
2. Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
3. Red Faction: Guerrilla
4. LittleBigPlanet
5. Killzone 2
6. Prototype
7. UFC 2009: Undisputed
8. Virtua Tennis 2009
9. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Game
10. Dead Space

Top 10 – PSP

1. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
2. FIFA 09
3. Virtua Tennis 3
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
5. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories – Platinum Edition
6. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Game
7. LEGO Batman: The Videogame
8. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
9. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
10. Daxter – Platinum Edition

Here is the best selling Blu-ray and DVD on Amazon.co.uk as of Monday July 6th, 2009.

Top 10 – DVD

1. Marley & Me
2. Prison Break – Season 4 – Complete
3. Michael Jackson – Number Ones
4. Gran Torino
5. Michael Jackson – Live In Bucharest – The Dangerous Tour
6. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
7. The Reader
8. Confessions of a Shopaholic
9. Harry Potter Years 1-5 Box Set
10. Michael Jackson – Moonwalker

Top 10 – Blu-ray

1. Kylie Minogue – Kylie Live X2008
2. Quantum of Solace
3. Gran Torino
4. Sin City – 2-Disc Edition
5. The Dark Knight (2 Discs)
6. Planet Earth: Complete BBC Series
7. Total Recall
8. X-Men Quadrilogy – X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
9. Gladiator
10. Batman Begins