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EA Sports Invites Some Old Pals To Play Golf In Tiger Woods 13

11:00PM December 8, 2011 | Owen Good

I had high hopes when EA Sports hinted a couple months ago that “figures recognisable to the sports world” would be playable golfers in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, due in March. That kind of long-hand comment, as opposed to just saying “former sports stars” had me thinking the game might include some kind of celebrity pro-am event. More »


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Razer’s Combat Knife-Inspired Blade Gaming Laptop Will Be Home For Christmas

4:40AM December 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

With only a few short weeks before Christmas, Razer prepares to take preorders on their dedicated gaming laptop, the Razer Blade. Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan explains what’s changed since the “world’s first true gaming laptop” was revealed in August, and talks about the Army origins of the laptop’s sleek and sexy design. More »


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Pimp Out Team Fortress 2 With Some Saints Row Preorder Bling

6:00AM November 14, 2011 | Owen Good

If you’d like a free insane costume for the Heavy in Team Fortress 2, you have about two days to pick it up. It also helps if you want Saints Row :The Third on PC, as that’s what you have to preorder to grab it. More »


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Man Threatens To Blow-Up Store That Ran Out Of Modern Warfare 3

5:20AM November 10, 2011 | Mike Fahey

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years as a video game consumer, it’s that terrorists threats don’t speed up restock. It’s a lesson Colorado’s Loromin Sar missed, allegedly threatening to bomb a Best Buy and shoot its employees for not having his copy of Modern Warfare 3 in stock. More »


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GoldenEye’s Paintball Mode Is Preorder DLC Only, Even Though It’s On The Disc

2:30PM October 14, 2011 | Owen Good

GoldenEye’s “paintball” multiplayer mode, something won at a hard cost on the Nintendo 64 original, is a pre-order downloadable content exclusive, GiantBomb reports. It is not unlockable without a code from GameStop, which will be given out only for preorders of GoldenEye 007:Reloaded on PS3 and Xbox 360. More »


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There’s One Sure Way To Get Into The Tribes: Ascend Closed Beta

4:20AM October 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

If you’re anything like Joel and I, you’d really like to get into next month’s closed beta for free-to-play online multiplayer shooter Tribes: Ascend. If camping out in front of Hi-Rez Studios until they let you in isn’t an option, you can always drop $US30 for the beta-guaranteed VIP preorder package. More »


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If 10 Million Preorder This Game For $1, Charity Loses

3:00AM October 11, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Indie developer Nicolas Games wants to make a splash with its upcoming third-person post-apocalyptic survival horror title Afterfall: Insanity, so it’s devised an ambitious preorder system in which gamers can purchase the entire game for one dollar, as long as 10 million people preorder. More »


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Bonus NBA 2K12 Teams Don’t Require Preorder, Will Be In All Retail Copies

11:30AM August 26, 2011 | Owen Good

Correcting an earlier misconception we reported: NBA 2K12 will offer codes for two classic teams, the 1990-91 Golden State Warriors and the 2001-2002 Sacramento Kings. These codes will be printed and inserted into all retail copies of the game, and will be available through all retail outlets, but there will be a limited supply of them. Once the codes run out, the game will ship copies without them. More »


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EA Confirms Launch Copies Of Star Wars: The Old Republic Will Be Limited

3:00AM August 21, 2011 | Owen Good

In an effort to manage capacity on the day the MMO launches, Electronic Arts has capped the number of physical and digital copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic. The actual figure is unknown, but once it’s reached, no more will be sold until EA can add server capacity to accommodate more players. More »


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The King Of Fighters XIII Preorders Come With Musical History

2:30AM July 30, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Not content to merely offer its usual single soundtrack CD, Atlus has gathered four discs of fighting music to entice players into putting their money down on The King of Fighters XIII. More »