This news comes to us, as lots of Xbox LIVE-related news does, from Major Nelson. Here’s the schedule:

• Warp: $10/800MSP, February 15
• Alan Wake’s American Nightmare: $15/1200MSP, February 22
• Nexuiz: $10/800MSP, February 29
• I Am Alive: $15/1200MSP, March 7

Buy all four games, and get 800 points back. It’s like getting one of the cheaper games for free! Except you have to buy it, and the money comes back later, and you get points back, but…hey! Points back are points back, right?

In the short time Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 have been available, they’ve become “the fastest-selling titles in the history of their respective franchises.” (Could that be because people were happy to finally have games for their 3DSes? Maybe.) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword sold more than one million units, making it the 45th Wii game to do so.

The 3DS itself managed to sell more than 4 million 3DS systems in 2011, but the Wii still outsold it at 4.5 million units.

“One of the strongest software lineups in our history helped Nintendo have a great holiday season and to close 2011 with a full head of steam,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Not only have the new Mario and Zelda titles already broken records, but with strong reviews and satisfied customers sharing their positive experiences, all three are also shaping up to be the latest long-tail titles from Nintendo. Couple that with a massive first- and third party lineup in the first part of the year and the prospects for 2012 are extremely promising.”

The sale runs from now ’til January 1, 2012. Every day, there’ll be a new set of games with deep discounts as well as new objectives for the Great Gift Pile — where you’ll want to get coal for a change.

Why coal? Completing each set of daily challenges gets you some coal, which you use to enter the Epic Holiday Giveaway, which is actually Super-Epic, mostly because the grand prize is a copy of every. Single. Game. On. Steam. Yeah. That’s a lot.

Coupons and free games are also up for grabs every day as long as you complete the objectives — so hopefully you have some fun and get some coal, too. For more information, visit the Holiday Sale page.

Black Friday’s sales were good, but personally, I hate crowds. Did you hear that some lady out here in California actually pepper sprayed people in line? That is crazy. Cyber Monday is great because you can shop in your pjs (or at work) and avoid the crazy people all together.

Here are the Cyber Monday sales:
Target: Target’s deals last all week long (sort of defeating cyber monday though. Isn’t that just weekly sales?)
$174.88 Wii Console bundle
$129.99 Just Dance 3 Kinect Bundle
$289.99 PS3 bundle
$299.99 Xbox Bundle

Best Buy (their sales are two days)
Nook $79.99
Free the Sims 3 game with purchase of Sims 3
Kinect $99.99
3 Month gold membership card $12.99
Gears of War 3 $29.99
Dance Central 2 $24.99
Kinect Season 2 $24.99
Forza 4 $34.99
Once Upon a Monster $29.99
Sonic Generations $24.99
Tritton AX 720 $89.99
COD MW2 $19.99
LA Noire $19.99

GameStop
Over 80 games priced under $20
LA Noire for Xbox 360 and PS3 for only $19.99
Buy 2 select Xbox 360 Kinect games and get 1 free
Uncharted 2 only $14.99 at GameStop.com
Save $80 on the Acer A100Ž Tablet, now only $249.99

Toys R Us
Free Game or accessory with purchase of Kinect/360 bundle
FREE Super Hero Squad when you buy Xbox 360 uDraw Tablet
50% off Wii Game when buy Skylander or Mario & Sonic London
Buy 1 Get 1 FREE on a collection of Hot Video Games
Buy 1 Get 1 60% off a Huge Selection of Video Games
FREE Gift when you buy Skylanders Kit for Xbox 360 or PS3
Save $35 on this Hot Wii Bundle
Save 25% on Sonic Generations + Free Shipping
Save 25% on EA 12 Sports Titles + Free Shipping
50% off ANY Xbox 360 or PS3 Game with Qualifying Purchase

Hi Angels! Hope you are enjoying Turkey day! Having fun with family and friends. Typically Black Friday starts around midnight or later, but this year some stores are opening on Thursday. It will be interesting to see how that goes over. In order to help you prepare, I’m listing below all the Black Friday sales that I know of. If you hear of a good deal add it below!

GameStop has the following sales:
Buy any 2 pre-owned games get 1 free.
Asus Transformer Prime® Tablet customized with 6 free games now available.
Free controller with purchase of Samsung Galaxy Tab® 10.1
Save $80 on the Acer A100® Tablet, now only $249.99
Save $30 on the Asus Transformer® Tablet

Deals from Gunnars.com:
Black Friday Weekend Deal
Limited edition Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 gaming eyewear, available at Best Buy stores and in GUNNAR’s online store, discounted from $99 to $79.

Cyber Week Deals
Gaming Eyewear
• Paralex Onyx: $55.30 (MSRP $79.00)
• SteelSeries Scope: $69.30 (MSRP $99.00)
• MLG Legend Onyx: $69.30 (MSRP $99.00)

Computer Eyewear
• Anime Graphite: $69.30 (MSRP $99.00)
• Emissary Onyx: $55.30 (MSRP $79.00)
• Groove Onyx: $69.30 (MSRP $99.00)
• Phenom Graphite: $69.30 (MSRP $99.00)
• Rocket Onyx: $55.30 (MSRP $79.00)
• Sheadog Mercury: $55.30 (MSRP $79.00)

Outdoor Eyewear
• Cortez Snow-Mercury: $104.30 (MSRP $149.00)
• Titan Chrome Gold: $69.30 (MSRP $99.00)
• Titan Onyx Grey: $69.30 (MSRP $99.00)

New People store in San Francisco:

NEW PEOPLE, The Store will offer several Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping Specials on select items in the store on sale for 30%-50% off!
h. NAOTO, will also hold a sale with items available for between 30% and 50% off. The sale runs thru November 27th. The first 50 customers that purchase over $100.00 of merchandise will also receive a special invitation to attend h. NAOTO’s Holiday Party on December 10th. More details are available at the boutique.

Baby, The Stars Shine Bright, the renowned Japanese Lolita fashion brand, will have a special sale with over 250 items marked 30% to 50% off

Dark Horse celebrates Cyber Monday:
Dark Horse Digital is offering the first 500 people through the checkout 50% off their entire order!
You can redeem this 50% with the coupon code: ­­­­­­­­­­dhcyber

Target sales:
$139.99 Xbox 360
$85 Kindle
$199 PS3 Bundle
$157 Acer Netbook
$39 Video Game Controllers
$99 Xbox Kinect sensor
$179 Super Mario 3D and 3DS Bundle
$39.99 Zumba Fitness 2
$59.99 Skyrim with $10 gift cert
Following games for $5 each:
Game Party, Shawn White, iCarly, Babysitting Mama, Hello Kitty DS
Following Games are $15 each:
Epic Mickey, Happy Feet Two, Spongebob Squarepants 3DS, Zoobles, Cars 2 DS
Following games are $27 each:
Forza 4, Kinect Sports 2, Dance Central 2, Just Dance Kids 2, Disney Universe
Following games are $37 each:
Gears of War 3, Resistance 3, Battlefield 3, Need for Speed the Run, NCAA football
$32 extreme video game rocker

Take a look at that Triforce-covered thing of beauty, along with a Super Mario 3D Land bundle containing the red handheld:

Prices on other items are coming down, as well — Kinect’s getting knocked down to $110, for instance — hit the link above for more.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has managed to set some sales records again, selling over 6.5 million units in the U.S. and U.K. within the first 24 hours of its release. That means about $400 million sold, and the third consecutive year that a Call of Duty title has managed to break records.

That’s not all — two days after release, the number of people on Xbox LIVE playing simultaneously set a new all-time high.

“We believe the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the biggest entertainment launch of all time in any medium, and we achieved this record with sales from only two territories,” said Bobby Kotick, Activision’s CEO. “Other than Call of Duty, there has never been another entertainment franchise that has set opening day records three years in a row. Life-to-date sales for the Call of Duty franchise exceed worldwide theatrical box office for ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Lord of the Rings,’ two of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time.”

This Veterans Day, Activision also donated $3 million to their Call of Duty Endowment, which helps provide job placements and training for veterans.

Our Gears of War 3 review will be up next week, but if you were looking to purchase the game, you may want to consider Target. Target is pulling all the stops to offer gamers the BEST deals when purchasing Gears of War 3. We’re always about saving GamingAngels’ readers money so here are the facts!

Starting Tuesday at 8am, gamers can pick up Gears of War 3 at Target. Gamers can trade in iPhones, iPads, cellphones, video games, and DVDs to receive credit at Target to use toward their purchase.

Gears of War 3 will be $59.99 at Target on Tuesday. With purchase you can get a free $10 Target GiftCard and a reservation card for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for $1.

Get a free $40 Target GiftCard when you purchase Gears of War 3 Xbox 360 bundle which includes the game, 320GB Xbox 360 and two wireless controllers all for $399.99. The picture shows that it’s definitely a system for a Gears fan.

If you are looking for Xbox Live membership so you can play Gears of War 3 multiplayer (and join us for GamingAngels nights), those are on sale for $49.99. To talk while online, you can grab the Turtle Beach X11 headset for $39.99.

While you are there, you can pick up some great deals for the other gamers in your life that may not be a “Mature” gamer yet. Kirby’s Mass Attack for the DS is $29.99 and select Wii titles are starting at $19.99.

Target also has regular Xbox Kinect Bundles on sale for $299.99 and Nintendo Wii bundles where you get a Target Gift card with purchase.

Fashionistas everywhere woke up early to hit the Target website today. The Missoni collection officially went on sale today and promptly crashed the site. Unfortunately those going to brick and mortar stores may not fair any better. There are reports of people online since 2am and just filling their cart with as much merchandise as they can. Probably not in the manner of keeping, but for re-selling at a marked up price on Ebay.

The collection that includes everything from signature zig-zag print sweaters for $44.99 and silk scarves for $19.99 to iPad covers and furniture.

This photo makes me sad. As someone that wanted to purchase a pair of shoes and a dress, this is just disgusting to witness: Target Missoni picture.

Target’s press release stated that the sale will go through October. But will that mean they will refill what’s been sold? Will we get another chance to make a purchase? I can tell you I refuse to purchase it on ebay.

Are you headed to your local Target today to make a purchase? Follow @Target for any updates.

How to save money this week on Games

Howdy Angels! I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. Reflecting on 9/11 if you choose, watching the first games of the football season (my team lost), and just playing games. I’ve actually played more this weekend than usual! We’re just starting to hit the time that signals holiday gaming season. So while we’ll list the games coming out this week, we’re also letting you know where you can get the most games for your dollar!

Games out this week:
White Knight Chronicles II – PS3
NHL 12 – PS3, 360
The Gunstringer – 360
Cooking Mama Outdoor adventures – DS
Thor God of Thunder – 3DS
Deca Sports Extreme – 3DS
Bit Trip Saga – 3DS
NickToons MLB – 360, Wii, DS
God of War Origins Collection – PS3
Puca Power Up – DS
Emily the Strange – DS

Where to save money –
Toys R Us
20% off of Star Wars games
Free $50 gift card with 360/Kinnect bundle
Free $5 gift card with StarFox 3DS
Free $25 gift card with purchase of 3DS
Free Gears of War figures (2 pack) with reservation for game
Deus Ex $34.99

Best Buy
Buy Tiger Woods move bundle get these games for $19.99: Socom 4, MLB the Show, Killzone 3
Gears of War Triple Pack $19.99
$50 gift card with 360/Kindle bundle purchase
NickToons $29.99
Lego Pirates $29.99
Rayman 3D $19.99

Target
50% off any 3DS game with purchase of Star Fox 3D
Free $50 gift card with 360/Kindle bundle purchase

Kmart
Save $15 off an xbox live Gold starter kit