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GameStop offering Battlefield 3 unlocks for Battlefield 4 pre-orders

June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Battlefield 3 bonus with preorder of Battlefield 4

GameStop Power-Up Rewards members who pre-order Battlefield 4 can unlock some vehicle upgrades in Battlefield 3 immediately. The Air Vehicles Shortcut Kit instantly unlocks all 38 upgrades across all airborne vehicles in Battlefield 3.

Looking to go through a different retailer with your early commitment? All Battlefield 4 pre-orders will also receive the China Rising expansion: a collection of four maps, weapons and tech. Battlefield 4 is slated for October 29 on PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3.

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GamersGate offering Bethesda’s best for cheap this weekend

May 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
GamersGate offering Bethesda's best for cheap this weekend

GamersGate is hosting a big sale on Bethesda titles this weekend, featuring games from the last few years of the company’s history on sale for a fraction of the usual price. Dishonored, for example, is available for a low $ 14.99, or you can get Skyrim for $ 14.95, Rage for $ 9.95, or Fallout: New Vegas‘ Ultimate Edition for $ 9.95. Brink, Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Morrowind are all listed at bargain prices as well.

A few of the titles have dropped out of stock already, which means that GamersGate has run out of digital keys for them. But as long as the title is still available for purchase, you can buy it, and then GamersGate will deliver a key when more are available. The deals last through the weekend, so now’s your chance to fill out that Bethesda back catalog you’ve been missing.

JoystiqGamersGate offering Bethesda’s best for cheap this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 May 2013 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rumor: Nintendo offering Wii U conversion software to smartphone app devs

May 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Nintendo reportedly wants to expand the Wii U’s library by actively helping smartphone developers to adapt their apps for the system. According to “company sources” at The Japan Times, Nintendo “has offered professional-use conversion software” to app devs in the hope smartphone software will help boost the Wii U’s underwhelming sales figures.

The report tallies with Nintendo’s increased affinity for the downloadable games market; the company’s digital sales figures for the last fiscal year more than doubled the previous year’s. In a recent Q & A session, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said the new strategy isn’t limited to selling packaged games digitally.

“We will not simply change our existing packaged software distribution channel,” Iwata said. “Rather, we might have many other types of business models in addition to packaged software. For example, we might see more games that are similar to free-to-play games, games that cost much less or games that require a monthly subscription fee.

“Digitalization allows for greater flexibility, whereby having more ways to make payments, both software developers and consumers have more options. And Nintendo 3DS and Wii U have flexible systems to handle such trends, so it is now a question of putting these ideas into action. I can definitely say that Nintendo will make new offers that go well beyond simply replacing packaged software with digital software.”

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EA Offering SimCity Players One Of Eight Free Games

March 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment

EA said it was offering free games to players as an apology for SimCity's botched launch, and now they've revealed the selection – which includes SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition.

If you've activated SimCity, you should be getting an email from EA that offers instructions on how to claim your additional game. If you picked up the game but haven't yet registered it, you'll need to do so before end of day March 25.

Here's a list of the games you can pick from. 

  • Battlefield 3 (Standard Edition)
  • Bejeweled 3
  • Dead Space 3 (Standard Edition)
  • Mass Effect 3 (Standard Edition)
  • Medal of Honor Warfighter (Standard Edition)  
  • Need For Speed Most Wanted (Standard Edition) 
  • Plants vs. Zombies
  • SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition 

SimCity's launch was plagued with server issues, which prevented users from logging on to the game – a large problem considering the game's always-online requirement. Some enterprising users have found workarounds in the meantime, but that didn't help players hoping to enjoy the game on launch day.

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EA Working Hard On SimCity, Offering Free Game For Your Troubles

March 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Electronic Arts and Maxis have been having some trouble with SimCity. More players than expected are playing the game, servers are getting overloaded, and people can't log on to play. In response, EA is offering free games, and doing what they can to get the game up and running.

In an update on EA's blog, Lucy Bradshaw, general manager for the Maxis label, outlined some of the fixes EA is currently pursuing. And in an attempt to regain some goodwill, EA is offering a free game to SimCity players. On March 18, e-mails will be sent out to players who have activated SimCity with instructions on how to get their free downloadable game. It sounds like players will be able to choose from just about anything in EA's library.

As far as fixing SimCity, Bradshaw says that server capacity has increased by 120%, and disrupted experiences have dropped by 80%. It's still not the fully functional game it should be, but EA is working on it.

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Trion offering a Defiance season pass with DLC, new species, and more

March 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Trion offering a Defiance season pass with DLC, new species, and more

Trion has posted details on a season pass for Defiance, its MMO-meets-a-TV-show project in conjunction with SyFy. The season pass will cost players $ 39.99 and enable access to the game’s first five DLC packs, which will include a new playable alien species, along with lots of new weapons, vehicles, missions, and other rewards. Plus, pass buyers get two bonus items: a digital Hellbug combat cap, and an extra Lock Box (which is a sealed container in the game for a chance at another item).

The $ 39.99 is in addition to the game’s initial purchase price ($ 59.99, or $ 99.99 for the deluxe edition). Defiance won’t have a subscription fee, and this price is 20 percent off what the DLC will cost in total.

The Defiance game will be launched on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on April 2, while the TV show will start on April 15.

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GameStop Offering Early Access To PS4 Info

February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Sony unveiled the PS4 yesterday in an event in New York. The company revealed details including the system’s holiday 2013 release window, hardware specs, and the console’s social-networking features. Even so, there’s a slew of info that’s still unknown. GameStop has announced that it’s taking signups for an email list that will distribute further details on the system as they’re made available.

Members of the retailers PowerUp Rewards incentive program can sign up here. The retailer says it will then contact registered users of the PS4 First to Know list when information such as pricing, launch titles, and preorder details are made available.

 

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Double Fine Offering The Cave Action Figures

February 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

The Cave is finally here, and Double Fine is offering action figure versions of the game's seven characters.

If you've played The Cave, you would know that most of these characters are despicable people (unless you get their good endings), so you might not want them hanging out on your desk. If you do, however, you can get all of them for $ 35, or you can buy single blind boxes for $ 5 each here.

For more on The Cave, check out our review here, and watch our Test Chamber below.

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PlayStation Plus Offering Three Free Months To Members

January 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Here’s a reason to renew your PlayStation Plus membership (or a reason to try it out for the first time): three free months of Plus will be yours when you sign up for a one-year membership.

The offer is only for a limited time, starting now and running through March 4.

PlayStation Digital Platforms community manager Morgan Haro said in a blog post that those who redeem the voucher for a one-year subscription included in the recently released Classic White PlayStation 3 Instant Game Collection Bundle will get the extra three months if activated during the promotional period.

The Plus service recently expanded from the PlayStation 3 to the PlayStation Vita, giving handheld owners discounts on games, as well as access to free ones via the Instant Game Collection.

Those with an active membership can stack the extra year and bonus three months onto their subscription.

[Source: PlayStation Blog].

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GameStop offering Halo 4 and AC3 for $40, +50% credit on in-store trade-ins

December 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Gamestop offering Halo 4 and AC3 for $ 40, 50% credit on instore tradeins

The stockings have come down and the gifts have been unwrapped, but GameStop hasn’t stopped kicking off deals for the season. The retailer’s latest deals, which run now through Saturday, have Halo 4 and Assassin’s Creed 3 for $ 39.99 each, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on sale for $ 49.99.

Far Cry 3 is also on sale for $ 49.99, and you can pick up Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier for $ 29.99, in addition to all of the other deals on recent and popular games. Finally, the company’s offering a buy two, get one free sale on all used Wii and Nintendo DS games, and there’s an ongoing promotion that will give you an extra 50 percent credit back whenever you trade any used games in. Just in case you didn’t spend all your money on this year’s previous sales, GameStop will be happy to help take the rest of it.

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