Nintendo is running their own Black Friday offers. Well, sorta, as they’ll be introducing two new DSi colors on this Friday, which happens to be Black Friday. The colors are green and orange, and will be released in limited editions, priced at $150, and will include Mario Party DS.

We’re sure George Lucas won’t be happy about this, especially if the guy tries to sell his “game”. But it looks awesome none the less. Imagine if the Star Wars Kid had this back in the day?

When BioShock fist came out, PC and Xbox 360 gamers enjoyed the new-age shooter, but PS3 owners had to wait a full year before playing the game, and even then, it was just a port, with lots of glitches and errors. Now Irrational Games has confirmed that they’re doing the PS3 version in-house, and that it will be up to par with the PC and Xbox 360 counterparts. BioShock Infinite is set for a release on 2012.

Look closely at the top left image, where the guy steers the car in the Kinect game. Yeah, “steers”. We’re working on our Kinect review, and we can confirm that stuff like this is an issue.

Assassin’s Creed has become a stable franchise over the past few years, with both Assassin’s Creed and its sequel selling millions of copies. Now, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood continues where the last game left off, and introduces several new characters and continues the story. Overall, it continues in the Assassin’s Creed fashion, however, the game feels a bit flat and somehow, the weakest of the 3.

In Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, you assume to role of Ezio just as in Assassin’s Creed 2, and it takes place in Rome as well, however, the city now feels bigger and more explorable, and the missions are more varied than in the previous two games. However, the story feels flat and since Assassin’s Creed’s plots usually carry the game, in Brotherhood, it doesn’t feel up to the quality set by the previous games.

The combat slightly evolves from the previous games, and it still feels as if you don’t have much control and it’s more about pressing the buttons at the right time (or just fast enough), rather than tactics. True to the nature of Assassin’s Creed, there are plenty of side missions and things to do besides the main plot, but these always seem on their own and don’t offer much value. For instance, you can rescue people in the city who are attacked by thugs and guards, and when you do, they’ll join you and become one of your assassin’s, which you can dispatch to do missions or call upon to help you. But it doesn’t really matter and doesn’t affect the main story, which it should have, because the main story is already weak — in fact, as mentioned earlier, it’s the weakest of the series.

Multiplayer is present in Brotherhood, and it offers some interesting stuff for those looking to play Assassin’s Creed with friends. There are a variety of original modes, chief of which pits players against each other in a large groups of NPCs, where one is the assassin and another is the mark. Visually, the game looks just like the previous Assassin’s Creed games, as it’s built on the same engine, however, this time there are a considerable amount of bugs and glitches, and the game feels like it needed a last polish before going to the press. But overall, it’ll satisfy Assassin’s Creed fans, even if it’s, so far, the worst in the series of three good games.

The Good:
Huge, explorable world
Familiar Assassin’s Creed gameplay
Lots of things to do

The Bad:
Main story is dull
Bugs and glitches

Overall score: 8/10

Black Friday is less than a week away, and the biggest games retailer in the world, GameStop, has released its list of deals it’ll have for folks. Included are some sweet deals like a 4 GB Xbox 360 S with a free game. The full list:

• Buy two used games or accessories, get one used game or accessory of equal or lesser value free
• 4GB Xbox 360 console bundle ($200) with a free copy of Madden 11 or Medal of Honor
• Wii console bundle ($200), with Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Just Dance
• Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Wii bundle ($200), with Wii Sports and New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• 160GB PS3 console bundle ($300), with God of War Collection and God of War III
• Pre-owned Xbox 360 classic model for $100
• Pre-owned Wii for $100
• PSP-3000 Holiday bundle ($130), with LittleBigPlanet and The Karate Kid.
• inFamous, Killzone 2, Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time or Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune for $15
• Fallout: New Vegas (360), Fable 3 or Halo: Reach for $40

It seems that Gran Turismo 5 keeps getting better with even more features revealed only days before its release. Usually games can be installed on systems’ harddrives for faster load times and quieter operation, but can you install while playing? Well, you can if your game is Gran Turismo 5. The install weighs in at 6.3 GB, which will take about 40 minutes to install.

Not only has Rockstar released the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack on vinyl, they’ve released it on a bright red vinyl. Now how cool is that? Pretty cool for a price $14.99, which includes a “deluxe gatefold jacket”. Whatever that is.

We love Sony’s “Kevin Butler” commercials, this time, he takes on Gran Turismo 5. And steals a few cars. Just so you know, Gran Turismo 5 is coming out in just a week. Expect this ad to air on several TV channels for the rest of November.

Valve has never been fond of sticking to release dates, so it’s of no surprise that Portal 2, which was originally scheduled for a Holiday 2010 release, then moved to February 2011, and now, moved to April 21, 2011. Not that big of a delay, considering the game will be much bigger than Portal 1 and will be released on four platforms at the same time, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Mac.