Gamer's Christmas Gift Guide

How do you do your Christmas shopping? Are you freakishly organised, having everything bought, wrapped and tagged by October 1st? Do you panic buy everything in December from the petrol station? Or are you somewhere in the middle like me, smugly buying presents in September but then realising mid December you are nowhere near finished?

Either way, you might need some help picking out gifts for that awkward gamer geek in your life. They won’t appreciate socks unless they have Space Invaders on them, and giving them booze will only inhibit them from playing Skyrim over the festive season. What do?

Here, gentle reader, let me help you.

Portal 2 Turret Plushie



http://tinyurl.com/74k4s6b

BRB, SQUEEING FOREVER.

That’s right, it’s a TALKING. TURRET. PLUSHIE. It even reacts to motion, and calls out ‘malfunctioning’ when you knock it over. It even says ‘Are you still there?’ if it doesn’t see any motion after about 30 seconds!

It is probably the cutest little package of shooty doom you ever laid eyes on.

Magic D20 of Destiny



http://tinyurl.com/dx3ldxu

Ok, so it’s a fancy Magic 8 ball, but come on, that thing’s cool. Plus, I bet it’d save a lot of arguments at the table. ‘Do we raid the dungeon or go get drunk with a wizard? CONSULT THE MAGIC D20!’

(We may or may not have got a wizard drunk in a D&D campaign once. Hey, it worked!)

Minecraft Diamond Necklace



http://tinyurl.com/78fpen4

Do you love your ladyfriend dearly, but can’t afford to lavish her with jewels this Christmas! Fear not! J!nx has you covered with this necklace fashioned after the diamond sprite in Minecraft.

File this under ‘More stuff I really kinda want.’

Icon Watch



http://tinyurl.com/4xcok8v

Do not adjust your set, that actually is a real life pixellated watch. One reviewer on the page states that it’s ‘more awesome than a panda in the kitchen’. I think we might have to take his word for that, but it is indeed pretty cool.

File THIS under ‘Stuff I’m pretty sure Sunday Matt will want.’

Portal 2 Long Fall Boots Socks



http://tinyurl.com/3uqq2ry

Ok, so Long Fall Boots may not exist outside of Aperture Laboratories, but this is the next thing. Wearing these makes you super cool and keeps your legs all toasty and warm. Don’t go jumping off cliffs though, for God’s sake.

Angry Birds Plushies



http://tinyurl.com/67bcfg5

Everybody loves Angry Birds, right? Or at least everybody’s heard of it. Plus, when everyone’s had Christmas dinner and you’re being forced to watch the Eastenders tragic Christmas special where everybody dies, you can start lobbing them at your dad to entertain yourself. Repeat until your arms are tired or a family member slaps you.

Space Invaders Couch



http://tinyurl.com/3wvmc38

Have a spare $5500? Then splurge on this for your loved one and make all their other gifts look like old hat by comparison. Huzzah!