All games are on sale, according to the official announcement:

The first-ever Steam storewide sale is happening now! Save 10-50% on every game in every genre from every developer and publisher on Steam. Stock up on games you may’ve missed in 2007 or pick up a post-holiday gift for a friend or family member. The sale ends January 1st!

Throughout history, many unusual events have occured on Black Friday:

In contrast to all the horrors that have plagued the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving Day, contemporary Black Fridays symbolize the point in the year that retailers start making net profits.  Because profits are denoted in accounting by Black, and deficits by Red, it follows that this day be called Black Friday.  With all this having been said, expect to see many different sales ads, like Best Buy, CompUSA, Sears, Target, JCPenney, Walmart, etc., for Black Friday 2007.

This week is a good week for gamers, because Toys-R-Us has a fantastic “buy 2, get 1 free” deal (no coupon required) on all of their video-games.  Because common sense isn’t always common, they specify that the free game will be the one whose price is the lowest.  Even better, this sale is available in-stores and online, and runs from today till next Saturday, October 20.  Quantities are limited, so it’s probably better to buy sooner than later!

If you can find a PS3 anywhere in North America that’s been on shelves for more than five minutes, I’ll give you 1,200 bucks for it. I can get any retail buyer on the phone with you and get them to verify that there’s not a single retail location in America where there’s a PlayStation 3 on the shelf for sale. They’ve all been sold in a matter of minutes.

Now our friends at Penny Arcade want their $13,200–to go buy Nintendo Wii Consoles!

While it’s impossible to get the PS3 for free, at least EBGamestop is trying to make us feel better about shelling out the big bucks by offering $100 off the price of either model of the PS3 if you trade in all of the following:

1. A working PS2 with power cord, AV cable, & Sony controller
2. A 2nd Sony brand PS2 controller
3. Any brand 8MB PS2 memory card

The offer expires 2/18/2007.

Amazon.com currently has the 20% off coupon code ROSE20. There is no minimum purchase. Happy shopping!

Restaurant.com has a coupon code SWEETHEART for 50% off gift certificates at a decent selection of local restaurants. You also automatically get a $10 certificate on every purchase. They have $25 certificates for $5 after coupon.

Japanese PS3 owners recently discovered that Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, which was essentially a remade version of Tekken 5 with some new characters and modes, was available for download from the Playstation store at no cost.  The big difference in this version of Tekken 5, of course, is that it is High-Def (HD), running in 1080p.  There are many modes in this game, including arcade battle, ghost battle, versus battle, and a gallery for viewing and downloading images and movies.  At 830 megabytes and about $17 in value, Japanese PS3 owners must feel the Sony love.  Can’t wait for this one to come to the US!