Street Dates

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A Guide To Modern Warfare 3 Street Date Rumours

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3:00PM November 7, 2011 | Mark Serrels

I’m going to put it on the line — I fully believe Modern Warfare 3 is going to hold street date. There have been rumours, and there are a handful of places where you might have a chance of picking up Modern Warfare 3, but a full blown street break? It’s highly unlikely at this stage. More »


Nintendo

The Retail Cold War: An Investigation Into The Strangest Street Break In Australian History

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1:00PM June 30, 2011 | Mark Serrels

According to all official statements from Nintendo, Ocarina of Time on the 3DS is on sale today – but most of us have been playing the game since last Friday. It was the strangest, most covert street break in Australian history – a street break that threatens to transform the way games are sold in this country. We spoke to all the major retailers, and Nintendo itself, to try and uncover precisely what happened, and why. More »


News

Street Date Smash: Now The Prince Can Fast-Forward

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6:00PM May 17, 2010 | David Wildgoose

Just a quick note to let you know that Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands has wall-run, somersaulted and ducked under a swinging blade to arrive on retail shelves three days sooner than expected. More »


News

GameStop Responds; MW2 Broken Street Date A Corporate Decision

2:20PM November 9, 2009 | Owen Good

GameStop’s top spokesman contacted Kotaku on Sunday evening to confirm that certain of its North American stores broke Modern Warfare 2′s Nov. 10 street date and began selling the game this weekend. GameStop corporate authorised the sales, he said. More »


News

Street Date Smash: Dragon Age Arrives Prematurely

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1:00PM November 3, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Reports have been flooding in to the Kotaku tips line saying that Dragon Age: Origins has gone on sale two days early. We’ve heard EB is already selling it. More »


News

Snag An Early PC Copy Of Borderlands? Good Luck Playing It

7:00AM October 23, 2009 | Mike Fahey

You might be able to snag an early copy of the PC version of Borderlands from street-date ignorant vendors, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to play it. More »


News

Street Date Smash: Grab That Loot Today

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1:00PM October 21, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Yep, Borderlands is now on sale, two days ahead of schedule. Looks like EB put it out today and now everyone else is following suit. More »


News

Street Date Smash: Drake Delivers

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1:00PM October 14, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Well, not quite. We’ve yet to hear of a retailer putting Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on sale before tomorrow’s street date. But we have heard of one retailer delivering it early. More »


News

Street Date Smash: Rocktober Has Begun

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12:30PM October 13, 2009 | David Wildgoose

BrĂ¼tal Legend is out. Although not scheduled for release until Thursday, we’ve heard that EB has put Tim Schafer’s heavy metal fantasy on sale this morning. More »


News

Street Date Smash: Dead Space Sees Early Extraction

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9:00AM September 22, 2009 | David Wildgoose

Dead Space Extraction, last year’s acclaimed survival horror reworked into a “guided” shooter experience for Wii, isn’t meant to be out until next week. More »