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Sonic Generations has smashed pre-sale records for Sega to become the most pre-ordered game in the franchise’s 20-year history. The platformer – which combines the newer and more retro Sonic the Hedgehog characters – is due out in the UK on November 4th for Xbox 360 and PS3. A 3DS …
Read More »Sell-out expected for Jonah Lomu Rugby
England may have been unceremoniously dumped out of the World Cup, but rugby fever continues this Friday with the release of Alternative Software’s Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge. MCV understands that the Xbox 360 and PS3 title has seen almost its entire day one allocation accounted for by pre-orders, pointing to …
Read More »Double Modern Warfare 3 XP for GAME buyers
GAME has announced what will no doubt be a very tempting offer for Call of Duty fans. Anyone who buys Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from GAME or Gamestation following its release on November 8th will be rewarded with double XP for their first four hours of play. XP …
Read More »Pre-order Arkham City, get OnLive console free
Want to grab the newest games console on the market and access to the highly anticipated Batman: Arkham City for just 27? Of course you do. And that’s exactly what OnLive is offering its customers in the UK. Echoing the deal it is currently running on Saints Row: The Third, …
Read More »Get OnLive console and Saints Row 3 for £24.49
It’s all the industry is talking about today, and new streaming games service OnLive is doing all it can to ensure the public is just as enthused. As well as its any game for 1 deal for new users of the service, OnLive is also offering a fantastic freebie for …
Read More »Battlefield 3 tops 1.25m pre-orders
Around 1.25m consumers have put down pre-orders for EA’s upcoming FPS Battlefield 3, says CFO Eric Brown. He announced the milestone at the Citi 2011 Tech Conference yesterday, reports Gamasutra. "To date we have about 1.25m pre-orders on Battlefield 3, so it’s still well ahead of its predecessor title, Battlefield: …
Read More »GAME offers Ace Combat pre-order perks
Namco Bandai has revealed a host of extras available to those who pre-order Ace Combat: Assault Horizon from the UK’s leading High Street retailer GAME. Buyers will get three free multiplayer perks – Enhanced Dog Fight Mode, Enhanced Air Strike Mode and a Plus version of Machine Gun Cool Down. …
Read More »Batman exclusive for GAME and Gamestation
Warner has announced some exclusive content that will only be available to customers who pre-order Batman: Arkham City from GAME or Gamestation. The Tim Drake Robin pack offers Robin as a playable character in a new and improved challenge mode” for the title. Robin himself offers a number of unique …
Read More »Tesco reveals Arkham City freebie
The UK’s leading supermarket Tesco has landed the rights to a tasty freebie for Warner Interactive’s Batman: Arkham City. Those who pre-order with the chain will be rewarded with the Joker’s Carnival Challenge Map DLC. The stand-alone mission set is said to add around four hours of additional gameplay to …
Read More »Master Chief freebie for Halo Anniversary pre-orders
Microsoft has announced a fan-pleasing giveaway for customers who pre-order for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition, which is due out in the UK on November 15th. Chiefly, gamers who commit to buying the title will receive a green MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armour – as sported by the Master Chief himself …
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