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UPDATE: Best Buy Not As Stupid As I Hoped They Would Be.

As I’m sure more of the Internet will soon discover, the pricing mistake mentioned earlier in this space that I had hoped to take advantage of is no more:

Dear Best Buy Customer,

Thank you for your recent Rock Band software order on BestBuy.com.

Unfortunately, our website incorrectly stated that the Rock Band accessories were included with your video game purchase. This is incorrect and we have updated the website to accurately reflect that the accessories are not included with this purchase. As a result, your order will be cancelled if you haven’t already cancelled it, and you will not be charged for this item. Additionally, if you would like to reorder the Rock Band software, please visit the following links…

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you. Because you are a valued customer, we would like to offer you a $5 Digital Coupon* toward a future purchase at http://www.BestBuy.com.

Digital Coupons are easily redeemed when you shop online. Simply enter the 17-digit code listed above during checkout. We apply them to your purchases, up to the total purchase amount. The Digital Coupon must be used prior to the expiration date: October 28, 2007, at 11:59pm (CT). This offer is limited to one per customer, excludes gift cards, and is nontransferable. Please review full details below.

Thank you for your loyalty,The Customer Care Team

Bah on them. I didn’t really think I was going to get away with the freak pre-order, but there’s always a small bit of hope.

I doubt I’ll be paying the ridiculous amounts of money that Rock Band is going to cost, so I figure I won’t be playing it for a while.

I Doubt I’m the “Target Demographic” for This Advertisement.

Can anyone please clue me in on what I just watched here?

I’ve seen some weird Japanese video game advertisements in the past, but this one’s a touch beyond. A touch.

Not That I Actually Think I’m Going to Get Away with This, But…

For a couple of short hours this evening, the pre-order page for Rock Band on Best Buy’s Web site looked like this:

cheaporockband

It’s clearly just someone who uploaded the wrong item description, and I highly doubt that they’re going to honor that $60 price (which is clearly for the standalone game and not for one with any kind of accessory), but I figured it’s at least worth a shot.

The worst that happens is that my order gets canceled and I wring a gift card or something out of Best Buy customer service. The best that happens is that I get a $200 game bundle for $60.

Don’t Forget to Bring a Towel.

I’m hoping that some kind of bizarre copyright lawsuit doesn’t bring this thing down, but for the time being, you too can experience gaming the way it once was in the day of monochrome displays and before modern graphics (or even ancient tile-based graphics systems really existed).

It looks a lot like this, updated with a nice look by Adium:

prakbot

You can see the Jabber address used in the screenshot above. Don’t know what a Jabber client is? If you already use Google Talk, Trillian, or Pidgin, you’ve got one installed on your system.

You should also be able to send the appropriate message by clicking this link if you have a client installed and an active account.

(from Mind Candy Design, via Kotaku)

I Have a Serious Need to Play This Game.

I don’t think I could explain things any better than this video can.

An introduction to Faceball from Face Ball and Vimeo.

I’ve also added an article to my wiki for Faceball and am looking forward to hosting the eventual First Annual Markel Invitational Faceball Tournament.