UPDATE: $27,000+ raised!

As you can see in the above widget, we are so very close to hitting the $25,000 mark for Penny-Arcade's Child's Play Charity. A big thanks to all the CAGs who've donated money, runner-up prizes or both!
Remember, every $5 donated gets you a shot at great prizes such as a $500 Amazon Gift Certificate, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, or DS systems, and over 45 other great prizes, including a full set of Limited Edition EGM magazines with Super Smash Bros. Brawl covers. The more you donate, the greater your chances of winning. Check the forum thread for the latest prize and raffle info.
Donate by using any ChipIn widget on CAG (like the one above) or through this link.

Let's hit $25,000 by the end of the year!
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These are my picks for the best video game deals in this week's Sunday ads. Thanks to speedy1961 for compiling the complete video game Sunday ad deals in our forums. Best Buy (Ad) The Orange Box $39.99 Assassin’s Creed $39.99 Rainbow Six: Vegas $39.99 Resistance: Fall Of Man $39.99 Need For Speed: Pro Street $39.99 Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2 $29.99 Jam Sessions $19.99 Circuit City (Ad) Resident Evil 4 $13.99 Viva Pinata $13.99 Assassin’s Creed $44.99 Assassin’s Creed $44.99 Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 $44.99

Discuss	Save $30... Today's deal is: TimeShift (360) $30 shipped Amazon's Deals of the Day have been known to sell out and come back in stock later in the day. Price fluctuations can also occur. GameRankings score = 71% Thanks, freakyzeeky!

Discuss	YAAB1G1HDDVDS: Yet another Amazon Buy 1 Get 1 HD DVD sale. Thanks Da_man24

Discuss	YAAB1G1HDDVDS: Yet another Amazon Buy 1 Get 1 HD DVD sale. Thanks Da_man24

Discuss	This first group of deals is for today (12/26) only: Halo 3 $29.90 (limit 1 per customer) World in Conflict $19.99 WOW Battlechest $19.90 World of Warcraft $9.99 TimeShift $24.99 Hit the link below for the rest of the deals, which end on Jan 2nd.

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Discuss	Thanks to CAG tenzor for putting together a nice post summarizing EB/GameStop's post-Xmas sale (flyer). Check out his forum post or the link below for the details. Highlights include: buy 2 get 1 free on used games and accessories, Timeshift (360) $29.99 (12/26 only), and The Darkness (360) $19.99. Use coupon code XB2D for free 2-day shipping on in-stock 360 games.

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Discuss	GameFly has a great Year-End Sale and free shipping on all games until 1/4/2008. Games are used, but include case, manual and are 100% guaranteed. Thanks, jbob678!

Discuss	These are my picks for the best video game deals in this week's Sunday ads. Thanks to speedy1961 for compiling the complete video game Sunday ad deals in our forums. It's a big list this week, click the link below to check it out.

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Discuss	Continuing our once per year tradition, WhipSmartBanky and I present the 2007 edition: CAG Comic: A(ss)perture Science We are now taking pre-orders for the CAG Comic Calendar, shipping in 2016.

Download (98 minutes, 45MB) Discuss Past CAGcasts	Take a trip down memory lane as CheapyD hosts his and your favorite CAGcast moments from the last 100 episodes. ***Winner of the 2007 Gaming Podcast Award***

Discuss	Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles $35 Ghost Squad $20 Puzzle Quest $15 Trauma Center: New Blood Yoshi's Island DS $15 (DOTD) Time Crisis 4 w/ Guncon $50 Ninja Gaiden Sigma $40 Skate $40 Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged $8 Virtua Fighter 5 $40 Crackdown $20 Fire Pro Wrestling Returns $8 Note: Rock Band SE (360/PS3) available for Xmas delivery Thanks, Oxybeles and others!

Discuss	CAG sinewav recently visited the new GameStop tournament center/store in San Jose, CA and reports on the facility and their first event. Check out his findings here.

Discuss	Save $30 on one of my favorite games of 2007. The Collector's Edition includes an HD version of John Woo's classic movie, Hard Boiled. Today's deal is: Stranglehold Collector's Edition (PS3) $40 Shipped Amazon's Deals of the Day have been known to sell out and come back in stock later in the day. Price fluctuations can also occur. GameRankings score = 77% Thanks, prateeko!

In just one short week, the response has been absolutely incredible as we've already raised over $17,000 for Penny-Arcade's Child's Play Charity. A big thanks to all the CAGs who've donated money, runner-up prizes or both!
Remember, every $5 donated gets you a shot at great prizes such as a $500 Amazon Gift Certificate, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, or DS systems, and over 40 other great prizes. The more you donate, the greater your chances of winning. Check the forum thread for the latest prize and raffle info.
Donate by using any ChipIn widget on CAG (like the one above) or through this link.

Discuss in the forums.

I put together this little video to try to get some donations via YouTube.

Discuss	Save $40 on this PS3 exclusive. Today's deal is: Time Crisis 4 w/Guncon 3 $50 Shipped Amazon's Deals of the Day have been known to sell out and come back in stock later in the day. Price fluctuations can also occur. GameRankings score = 62% Thanks, Sickdaddy!

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These are my picks for the best video game deals in this week's Sunday ads. Thanks to speedy1961 for compiling the complete video game Sunday ad deals in our forums. Best Buy (Ad) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare $44.99 Ninja Gaiden $39.99 All Pro Football 2K8 $9.99 Bioshock $44.99 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion $19.99 All Pro Football 2K8 $9.99 Circuit City (Ad) All $19.99 games are 2 for $30 Monster Madness: Battle For Suburbia $7.99 Call Of Juarez $7.99 Red Steel $7.99 Art Of Fighting Anthology $7.99 Toys R Us (Ad) Buy 3 games, get 1 free Free $25 gift card with PS2 console purchase

Discuss	Today's December Days deal is Call of Duty 4 (360/PS3) $40 Shipped. Offer ends at 3am Saturday morning, but will likely sell out long before then. Thanks, creatia!

Download (95 minutes, 43MB) Discuss Past CAGcasts	For our 100th episode, we discuss the future of live shows, our finishing of Mass Effect, CheapyD's latest G4TV appearance, the latest gaming and shopping news, your CAGbag questions, and so much more! Stay tuned next week for the CAGcast 100th Episode Retrospective! CAGcast Theme Song Contest! Win $100 CASH! ***Winner of the 2007 Gaming Podcast Award***

Discuss	GameQuest Direct has a big list of marked-down items. Use coupon code CAG1SHIP to get free shipping.