I've finally done it! After months and months of deliberating, i've finally listed one of my arcade machines on eBay. The machine i've listed in my Nintendo Super System Arcade Machine. I've decided that I really don't play it enough and it takes up quite a bit of room not to mention how heavy it is. Anyway, if you've ever wanted a cool Nintendo collectable to show off to your friends then check out the listing. I'm sure the machine will get plenty of views as it is hard-to-find.

Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130372479727&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

It's time to trade'em in! For a limited time, Game Point will be giving away a FREE $5 in-store credit for every (2) two PS3 games traded in (excludes sports games).

For every two PS3 games you trade in you get an extra $5 FREE.

Trade 2 games = $5 FREE
Trade 4 games = $10 FREE
Trade 12 games = $30 FREE
...and so on and so on.

Hurry in because this offer won't last long! Unload those unwanted PS3 titles and trade up for newer, better games.

Heavy Rain is now available at Game Point, pick up your copy before they're gone.

Amazon.com product description:

Heavy Rain is an interactive, single player, action adventure game in which every decision players make influences the evolution of a desperate quest to catch a deadly killer poised to strike again. Featuring a complex and dark storyline meant for mature audiences, the game is a PlayStation 3 exclusive featuring a variety of possible endings, advanced crime scene analysis, replayable chapters, four playable characters and the ability to continue play as remaining characters in the event of your current character's death.



Story
How far will you go to save someone you love? In Heavy Rain each player discovers their own answer to this question as they experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns, where choices and actions can and do result in dramatic consequences. Spanning four days of mystery and suspense, the hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer - named after his macabre calling card of leaving behind folded paper shapes at crime scenes. Even more chilling is the fiend's well established pattern of killing his victims four days after abducting them. The public is gripped with fear as the police seem powerless to stop the carnage, and another potential victim — Shaun Mars — has gone missing. Now four characters, each following their own leads and with their own motives, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from taking yet another life.

Gameplay
Heavy Rain is a single player, action/adventure game with a particularly strong emphasis on a player-influenced storyline as a means of facilitating the evolution of action towards one of many possible conclusions. The game features four playable characters: a father, a photographer, a FBI agent with a special skill set and a retired cop turned private detective. Each have different paths, means and motives to ending the reign of terror that the Origami Killer has imposed on their city. As players follow the path laid before their character of choice, they are able to explore, interact with and view their surroundings in a variety of ways using their controller's left and right sticks. At crucial times players are given a series of choices relating to how to proceed in various situations, with the outcome of these choices revealing both benefits and consequences. Benefits can be important to progressing through the game, while possible consequences can in turn pose a very real danger to characters, including death. But unlike other games, and because Heavy Rain features four playable characters that exist independently of each other, yet simultaneously within the same the story arc, this does not end the game. Players are instead able to play as one of the other available characters, with appropriate changes to possible outcomes due to the absence of the deceased character(s).

Key Game Features

• An evolving action-adventure thriller in which you shape the story with every decision you make.
• Action built around four playable characters that allows you to continue playing as one of the other characters if your initial character is killed.
• Savable chapters that allow you to replay the actions of the past, while maintaining the continuity of the events begun in earlier chapters.
• Mature content reflecting a realistic world setting that explores powerful themes.
• Stunning graphics, animation and technology that support an emotionally driven experience.
• Accessible gameplay via intuitive, contextual controls and interface.

At 4:30pm today Game Point made headlines on Kotaku by purchasing a box of cereal. This however wasn't just any box of cereal, it was a 22-year-old unopened "Nintendo Cereal System" box of cereal. This was the exact cereal that I myself spent Saturday mornings consuming while playing Super Mario Bros. till my hands were raw. Before anyone thinks that i'm insane let me just say, i'm a huge Nintendo fan. I collect basically anything and everything Nintendo. A few years back I found one of these going on eBay for nearly $100 and it didn't even have the cereal in it. No, it was going for around $100 for JUST THE BOX! Since that time i've kept my eye open for another and when I found this listing for an unopened box I had to jump on it. The bidding got pretty out-of-hand in the last 15 min but as you probably can tell, I was pretty determined. Anyway, i've decided to print out a copy of the article and bring the box down to the store whenever it arrives so anyone who would like to see what a $200 box of cereal looks like can come by and check it out...and heck, if you get hungry, we might even kick back and pour a bowl,  just like in 1988.

For a link to the Kotaku article click here.

For a link to the eBay listing click here.

Good news everyone! Game Point has recently joined flickr. Now you guys can view and share photos of your visits to Game Point! We are also going to use flickr to post photos of any events that we might have. This is just another way that Game Point can stay connected to all our fans and customers. If you already have some photos of say, you and the Hulk,  and you'd like to share them with everyone else just follow this link and it will take you to the Game Point photo pool where you can upload images directly to the pool. If ever in the future you'd like to upload an image just click the flickr logo on the right side of the screen and it will take you to Game Point's photo pool. Have fun sharing your memories of Game Point!

Again, here's the link to our group photo pool