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A GameStop employee suggests the video game accessory manufacturer provided the information during GameStop's Fall retail conference.

Rumors of a November 18th Wii U launch date swirled today, when a NeoGAF forum thread was posted revealing a potential leak by Performance Designed Products (PDP). Apparently, at GameStop's annual Fall conference, the accessory-maker revealed it was launching various Wii U accessories on Sunday, November 18th, which lines up with Nintendo's previous holiday hardware release timelines. Similarly, another source has informed Kotaku of a PDP representative suggesting their "peripherals would be available just ahead of the Wii U's November 18 release date."

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The highest scorer will win a trip to Denmark.

If you’re heading into a Gamestop on May 15 to purchase Diablo III or Max Payne 3 (or Game of Thrones-we won’t judge), you may want to slap a pre order down on Hitman: Absolution. Why, you may ask? Besides the fact that it’s the first entry in the popular stealth action series since 2006, Square Enix has put together a rather unprecedented pre order bonus that’s—you guessed it—exclusive to Gamestop.

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New “Retro Game Vault” section lists new PowerUp rewards for members.

Visitors to GameStop’s PowerUp Rewards website may have noticed a new section called the Retro Game Vault.  It would appear GameStop is getting into the business of selling classic games for reward points for systems dating all the way back to the Atari 2600.  There are even some accessories listed for future availability such as the Nintendo Power Pad and the infamous NES Power glove, which come with World Class Track Meet and Super Gloveball respectively. 

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The 3DS Circle Pad Pro will be exclusive to the video game retailer.

In response to developer and customer requests, Nintendo developed and will release what they have called the Circle Pad Pro peripheral.  This attachment supplies the 3DS with a second analog stick as well as two additional shoulder buttons.  Nintendo had already indicated that the peripheral will be made available in North America on February 7^th and that they will also offer a bundle that will package together the device and Resident Evil: Revelations which debuts the same day and will support the second stick. 

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Now that turkey day is over, let the shopping spree begin.

If you haven't been paying attention, you might've missed the various deals that have been slowly leaking out over the course of November for today's big shopping day. Thankfully, we've kept track of everything and posted the deals along the way. For many, your shopping day has already started, but some of you may just be getting ready to brave the crowds. If so, be sure to check out a sampling of the deals and grab the best deals available!

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