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Maxim's 2009 Gift Guide Maxim's 2009 Gift Guide http://contest.maxim.com/contest/2009giftguide/ FEATURED SPONSOR FEATURED SPONSOR A Very Sunny Christmas Tekken 6 It's hard to believe that "naked Danny PS3 and Xbox 360 fighting fans rejoice! DeVito" is a selling point for this The Tekken gang-bolstered by a few new double-length It's Always Sunny in additions-is back and ready to compete Philadelphia special, but that's just one of in the new King of Iron Fist Tournament. the many ridiculous scenarios to be Enjoy gratuitous boob jiggling and found on this future yuletide classic. near-upskirt videos in beautiful high $26.98 (DVD), $29.98 (Blu-Ray) | definition graphics! More info $59.99 | More info Monopoly Here and Now PlayStation 3 Slim (250 GB) World Edition There hasn't been a better time to get a Replace the thimble with a Prius, swap PS3. A new low price, a slimmer design, the railroads for major, metropolitan and a ton of new software features airports and crank up the cash flow to means that spending time with the kids include $5 million dollar bills and you've doesn't have to suck anymore. A 120 GB got the modern version of a classic board model is also available at $299.99 game. Get your Trump on. MSRP. $25.00 | More info $349.99 | More info Roman Phifer's Blood Equity Adult Swim in a Box (Turner This hard-hitting doc shows the dark side Home Entertainment) of pro football, specifically the injuries Are you tired of trying to decipher Adult that retired NFL players wrestle with. Swim's haphazard program scheduling? While it's not uplifting, producer Roman Well worry no more. This DVD box set Phifer, a three-time Super Bowl champ includes favorites: Aqua Teen Hunger and current assistant coach for the Force, Space Ghost Coast To Coast, Denver Broncos, delivers an eye-opening Moral Orel, Robot Chicken, experience. Metalocalypse, Sealab 2021, and more. $18.95 | More info $69.98 | More info Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Xbox 360 Elite Winter 2009 2 Bundle We overheard 75-year-old ladies argue It's the same great console (120 GB hard over their kill/death ratio at the grocery drive, Xbox Live, etc.), but with a couple store. If you don't have this game of decent games thrown in: LEGO already, 75-year-old ladies are cooler Batman and Pure. than you. $299.99 | More info $59.99 - $149.99 | More info Fight Club, 10th Anniversary The Official World Series Film Edition Blu-ray Collection The first rule of fight club is not to talk Baseball films can be boring (Ken Burns, about it, but don't tell that to FOX. we're looking at you). But, this 20-disc They're not only talking about it, they're set is jammed full of memorable putting out a special edition to celebrate moments from Fall Classics reaching all the movie's 10th birthday. That definitely the way back to 1943. It'll keep even beats the MC Hammer pants we got hardcore fans happy until pitchers and when we turned 10. catchers get back to camp. $34.99 | More info $200 | More info New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sony PSPgo Yes, we know what you're thinking: "Why Text: At five-inches wide and a weight is Mario such a video game whore?" The nearly half the original PSP, the PSPGo answer: Nintendo makes awesome Mario is the perfect console for those who want games and everyone keeps buying them. a complete gaming experience. A 16 GB This is no different, especially awesome hard drive and Bluetooth capability are for those that need a kick of 8-bit nice touches too. nostalgia. 1 of 2 12/16/2009 1:47 PM Maxim's 2009 Gift Guide http://contest.maxim.com/contest/2009giftguide/ $49.99 | More info $249.99 | More info Assassin's Creed II Nintendo DSi Desmond Miles continues his journey to The addition of a couple of cameras and find out the truth of his assassin past, a more ergonomic design than the first this time thrusting players into the dual iterations of the handheld are the selling size-13 blades of Ezio Auditore di Firenzi. points here. The new DSi store also When his family is murdered by the allows you to download games right onto government, it's up to him to get the unit. revenge. $169.99 | More info $49.99 - $59.99 | More info KISS Kompendium 2010 BCS Championship The First Complete Collection. Since Tickets KISS look like they jumped right off a Remember that '06 National comic book page, it's no surprise that Championship Game between Texas and they've actually starred in tons of SC? How it lived up to the hyped billing, funnybooks over the years. This and featured two storied programs with hardcover collects their Marvel Comics two past Heisman winners and a special from the '70s and stories from Heisman Runner-up? Picture sitting front Image Comics' Psycho Circus series. row for that game. $74.99 | More info $1435 | More info 2 of 2 12/16/2009 1:47 PM.
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