Two new Xbox 360 holiday bundles for $250

Mircrosoft isn't lettingNintendo have all the holiday discount shopping fun: IGN reports the tech giant today announced two $250 holiday bundles, featuring games and accessories aimed at core gamers as well as families.

Sony got in on the holiday hijinks early with its new super-slim PlayStation 3 model and reduced price, though interested parties shouldn't hold their breath for a PS Vita price cut this year.

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar+.