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As anyone who uses games forums will tell you, getting a game on day one still remains hugely important to a large part of the core games userbase – something that clearly hasn’t escaped the attentions of online retailer Amazon. Gamasutra reports that the US arm of Amazon is now …
Read More »Halo: Reach for £31.95
Having gone live only last week, ambitious online games retailer Gametail is once again in the headlines thanks to an eye-catching deal it is currently offering on Microsoft’s Halo: Reach. The site has the game up for pre-order for just 31.95. And as the comparison table it has published shows, …
Read More »GAME cuts Wii to £129.98
UK retailer GAME is offering both the black and white versions of the latest Nintendo Wii bundle for just 129.98 this bank holiday weekend – that’s 50 less than the normal 179.99 retail price. The SKU includes a console, nunchuck controller, Motion Plus add-on and copies of both Wii Sports …
Read More »PSN+ offering cheap Protection Plans
Sony has announced that American subscribers to its PlayStation Plus online service will now be eligible to purchase the PlayStation Protection Plan at a discounted rate. The two-year PS3 cover scheme will be priced at $44.99, a 25 per cent saving. The PlayStation Protection Plan was launched in North America …
Read More »Kinect RRP vs sole hardcore gamers
The boss of indie online retailer ShopTo has told MCV that when stacked up against rival offerings from Sony and Nintendo, Kinect actually represents good value – but it’s a different story when it comes to the single-player hardcore gamer. If you compare the cost of Kinect to a full …
Read More »Mario Galaxy 2 sparks price battle
It’s got a great chance of being one of the biggest releases on 2010, so perhaps it’s no surprise that two High Street retailers are focusing very heavily on Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy 2 ahead of its UK release on Friday. HMV is offering the game for just 4.99 for …
Read More »EAs Online Pass is too cheap
All publishers will eventually adopt the model being pioneered by EA that sees those who either buy pre-owned versions of its games or pirate them punished by locking them away from key features. That’s the belief of MCV readers’ favourite Michael Pachter, who added that in his mind the $10 …
Read More »Now GAME slashes first Modern Warfare
UK games retailer GAME has once again targeted the popular Modern Warfare franchise for some heavy discounting with both new and pre-owned prices for the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare being driven to an all-new low. Last week GAME hit the headlines for selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 slashed to £17.99
Headlining this week’s Mega Monday at online retailer Zavvi is a quite unbelievable offer – the Xbox 360 version of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for just 17.99. The game, which five months on from its release is still riding high in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats …
Read More »MW2 Stimulus was too cheap
Activision’s decision to give its Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus DLC a premium price point of 1200 Microsoft Points (10.20) was met with outcry by much of the game’s fanbase – but one analyst thinks Activision should have charged even more for the download. The Stimulus Pack, which includes five multiplayer …
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