Gran Turismo 5: Prologue–this PS3 racing extravaganza is going to swivel more heads than a NASCAR fireball pileup. The pictures above give you the tiniest idea of how cool this title will be with its uber-realistic graphics–1080p at 60 frames per second. You get six different raceways including Daytona, and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue lets you race online against 16 other players in your choice of 60 cars–check out a sampling of these cars after the jump!

This hits the market on April 15th…never mind tax day, you’ll be too busy racing.

Buy for $39.95

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The Full Swing Indoor Golf simulator offers 50 courses, with real-time ball flight data to track each and every shot. You have no restrictions on your swing at all, just step up and whack the hell out of it just like on a real golf course.688 sensors track the trajectory and speed of your shot to give the most accurate results possible. Every potential golf course scenario is covered with one notable exception; a bikini-wearing 20-year old caddy girl not included.

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Alienware’s “Area-51 m15x” gaming notebook has much more going for it than it’s easy to remember name. This pixel popper has just been made available and completely frags our previous notion of gaming notebooks being questionably designed, garishly painted and heavier than Oprah talking about child labor laws. Sporting an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor, NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800M GTX graphics engine, Ultra-High Definition Video (1200p) and HD Audio and illuminated controls, this productivity killer is shooting straight for our hearts.

Buy from $1,499 - 2,699

Who wants to be tethered and tangled when you can go wireless and free? PS3 gamers, for a very limited time you can cut the controller cord with a ten dollar bill. This Logitech Wireless Precision PS3 controller normally goes for approximately $30 to $40, but thanks to a special $20 rebate from Logitech it can be yours for an amazing final cost of $9.99. This is a total must-buy for PS3 owners. Act fast, to get this deal you have to purchase before December 31. The rebate is via this downloadable .pdf mail-in coupon which must be mailed to Logitech postmarked by January 30th.

Buy for $9.99 after mail-in rebate of $20.00

(Original price $29.99 minus the $20.00 mail-in rebate=$9.99)

Certainly not new, but vital to remember as a gift this season: Apple TV lets Mac-ophiles enjoy downloaded video, music, and photos on any home theatre system. Connect Apple TV to the HDMI port or component audio/video inputs and you can view all your TV shows, concerts, and other media downloaded from iTunes, Amazon Unbox, and other compatible services. You can also view photo slideshows from Photoshop and other sources. Store up to 50 hours of downloaded video in the Apple TV box, and Apple TV’s wireless system automatically syncs your iTunes library from any computer in the house. Whenever you update your playlist, Apple TV updates wirelessly. This is the perfect companion to your MacBook Pro.

Buy for $299.

The plot of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is beyond f-ed up. A mercenary with a death sentance on his head no matter what he does, and a barely-controlled psychopath are forced to team up and go after some missing loot. One’s determined to survive at any cost, the other’s got nothin’ to lose. Let ‘er rip! The body count potential on this one is staggering, probably even higher than all the the GTA games put together. Is a plot even really necessary? Shoot, drive, rappel, blow stuff up. Play solo or with a friend, plus online team play is there to liven things up, too. For some of us, the only games to play are the ones with the “M” rating, and this one earns it.

Buy for PS3 for $59.00 or Buy for Xbox for $59.00

Your GearCrave deal of the week for this week comes from our friends at BestBuy. Click on and print out that coupon above for $10 off any video game $30 or more. That means $10 off Crysis, Assassin’s Creed, Super Mario Galaxy and more. As you can see above, this excludes video game hardware, so don’t expect a discount on your PS3 or the wireless guitar for Guitar Hero III. Happy shopping, Cravers. Check us next Friday for more big deal news on stuff you crave.

Black Friday approcheth! The first official shopping day of the Holiday Season(tm) is going to be insane, a mob-rules shoving match of epic proportions. Cravers, don’t leave the house on Friday. Instead, get your holiday shopping done online and avoid the traffic, the screaming kids, the madness. Oh, and while you are buying for everyone else on your gift-giving list, pick up the PlayStation3 80GB Motorstorm bundle for yourself. The PS3 console is ethernet-ready, rigged for HDMI, and has an Nvidia graphics processor. The PS3 is backwards compatible with most of the older games, and MotorStorm? Let’s just say it’s a hell of a lot more fun than fighting holiday shopping traffic. Three cheers for vehicular mayhem! Dust off your old Ministry CDs, pop in “Jesus Built My Hotrod”, and fire up MotorStorm. Can’t you feel the adrenaline already?

Buy for $499.99