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If there is one great evil that tends to unite gamers, it’s probably the struggle to rid the virtual world of a seemingly unstoppable barrage of ZOMBIES! Since their arrival, we have made countless portrayals through movies and TV, but through videogames we have certainly found the perfect medium to train ourselves for that inevitable day in which the brain-cravers make their way to the real world. Check out our rundown of our favorite zombie franchises from the current generation consoles and let us know which is your favorite in the Facebook Poll.

RESIDENT EVIL

The GREATEST horror series in the history of video games.  A bold claim indeed, but Resident Evil has the goods to back it up.  The series spans all forms of media with a major motion picture, comics, graphic novels, action figures and memorabilia.  As a video game series it continues to be a major fan favorite and is one of the most critically and commercially successful franchises ever.

Resident Evil 4 Trailer

Resident Evil 4 is particularly terrifying (seriously – it’s actually scary), a bona fide masterpiece and one of the highest rated games ever.  If you haven’t played it, or any of the other games, you’re truly missing out.

Resident Evil games available for CHEAP at Gamestaq

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With E3 right around the corner and this summer shaping up to be a very solid time for gaming, we want to make sure everyone has the right equipment to play all the great games coming our way.  So between now and June 10th, we are giving away a console every single week, just for shopping and selling at Gamestaq!  We already have the best trade in values around and killer deals on games, so what are you waiting for?  Pick up one of our ridiculously low priced games today, or sell off the games you aren’t playing and get a chance every week to win a brand new console of your choice.

To Enter, complete either of the following:

1. Make any purchase on Gamestaq.com
2. Sell any game on Gamestaq.com

It’s that easy!  You can make multiple purchases and/or sales to increase your chances up to 5x.  Remember, there is a new winner every week for a total of 4 winners, and each week’s drawing is determined from the purchases and sales between Friday 12:01 AM ET and Thursday 11:59 PM ET each week.  The contest runs from May 13th – June 10th.

Important Details

• Every purchase and sale counts as an entry, so if you buy 3 games and have 2 sales, you get 5x the chance to win for that week!
• Sales only count if your game is purchased on the site, not just placed for sale, so use your Skip the Queue links to speed up your sales.

Stay tuned here for announcements of winners each week and updates during the contest, and good luck!

Official Rules

When you build a game as solid and respected as Valve did with Portal 2, it’s nice to know that there is a huge community of thankful fans eager to give back in their own ways. We’ve had an excellent few weeks with the game, and now it’s time to take a look at some of the best parts of Portal that aren’t in the actual game.

SPEED RUNS

Co-Op Course 5 Record Speed Run

Invictus and Bananasaurus Rex are like Jordan and Pippen.  Check out their high flying antics as they dominate course 5 in cooperative mode.

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Brink (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
Release Date: May 10^th, 2011
Developer/Publisher: Splash Damage/Bethesda Softworks
Official Website: http://brinkthegame.com

tl;dr: Competitive first person shooter with a class and experience system offering unique character abilities and weapons

Brink is the next step in the ever-evolving world of competitive first-person shooters.  Players can look forward to enjoying experience-based incentives (upgrading weapons, personalizing your characters look) in an immersive single-player and online world.  You choose between different classes of characters, all with unique abilities and in-game objectives that earn you experience points towards upgrades.   At its core, Brink is a competitive shooting game, but not without its twists.  Here’s an in-depth look at some of the exciting things Brink has to offer.

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Movie tie-ins have traditionally been some of the worst videogames to ever grace our screens, and it usually seems that the bigger the blockbuster, the harder the game fails.  But when Lego decided to take a new spin on things, they created a franchise of franchises that captured our hearts by uniting one of our favorite childhood toys and the moviess we most adore.  The creators of the series have used a formula that has time and time again proven to create clever experiences that are fun for all.  Check out what the Lego games are all about and find out which ones are right for you.

THE LEGO VIDEO GAME SERIES IN A NUTSHELL:

• 3^rd-person action-adventure video games that marry the beloved LEGO aesthetic with popular movie series.  Made by Traveler’s Tales Games.
• You must navigate a world using LEGO heroes (yes, the tiny yellow ones we all played with as children) to defeat foes, solve puzzles and collect experience to unlock new characters and purchase upgrades.
• Famous for colorful humor, solid and consistent gameplay and rapid-fire story lines.  Family appropriate but wittiness and solid gameplay elements make it appropriate for any gamer.
• Famous drop-in/drop-out cooperative mode means that a friend can join you at any time, while the HUB system lets you jump around the game world, spend your currency points on upgrades and unlock multitudes of well-known characters.
• All the games play very similarly so if you enjoy one, you’ll enjoy them all.
• Available on Gamestaq for super, duper cheap.  Check out the offerings.

Continue on for a more detailed look at some of the LEGO games…
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In anticipation of tomorrow’s Portal 2 release, we’ve compiled some of the best Portal videos we could find for your viewing pleasure. For those not in the know, Portal is Valve Software’s (Half Life, Team Fortress, Counter Strike…) groundbreaking first-person puzzle-platformer that won universal accolades when it came out in 2007 as part of the “Orange Box” which you can pick up for mega-cheap right now at Gamestaq. Enjoy!
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The Fatalities of Mortal Kombat 1 & 2

We have to get things started off old school. There was a time when these fatalities were the most wildly inappropriate and controversial thing ever seen in a video game. Compared to the next video, though…
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One of the nicer aspects of buying used games is getting classic games you may have previously missed for mega-cheap. While games are getting better all the time, these classic games stand on their own as some of the best titles everyone should check out, and with prices under $15, there’s no reason not to pick yours up today.
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Killzone 3 received rave reviews both for its solid gameplay and its innovation: it’s the first 3-D capable first-person shooter and the first to give the option of using the Playstation Move. This sci-fi shooter improved upon its predecessor in most every way. After an extended beta and a month of full-on gameplay, the community of players amassed a respectable tally of high-quality video content. Here are 5 of the top videos from the Killzone 3 community…
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While we love saving you your hard earned cashed by connecting buyers and sellers for used games, sometimes you just have to have a game as soon as it comes out, and buying new is the only way to get it. So we’ve decided to combine the best of both worlds, and offer up BRAND NEW copies of Homefront for $45 SHIPPED with any standard game purchase of over $15 on Gamestaq.com. So whether you are on the fence about Homefront or just waiting for the best deal, getting a brand new copy at a used games price should be all the motivation you need.

How to Redeem:

1. Make any total of purchase of over $15 on Gamestaq.com
2. Pre-order Homefront through these links: Xbox 360 | Playstation 3

You will be making two separate purchases, one for your qualifying game, and one for Homefront.

Quantities are very limited and we are likely to sell out before the Homefront launch, so act quickly. All copies of Homefront will be shipped on launch day, Tuesday 3/15.