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Brand new video games are being sold for less than 20, as publishers and retailers fear a disappointing Christmas. New titles such as WWE ’13 and Hitman Absolution, both of which were released just last month, are already being sold for 19.99 as part of ‘special promotions’. The price discounting …
Read More »Retailers, unleash your inner wrestler and win WWE tickets and goodies
You lug boxes of stock around the store and punch prices into the till, but do you dream of lugging heavy men in spandex and punching them into submission? Well, we can’t make that happen. But we can bring you closer to the lyrca-clad behemoths you idolise. MCV and THQ …
Read More »Gamers get the chance to star on WWE
THQ’s Facebook campaign for next week’s WWE ‘13 turns gamers into cover stars. The publisher this week launched its ‘Be on the Box’ app, letting fans create their own packshot for the new game from their Facebook pictures, or posed shots for a webcam. Images can be shared online, or …
Read More »Become a wrestler and wIn a copy of WWE ’13 signed by CM Punk
Want to win a cope of WWE ‘13 signed by CM Punk, plus tickets to the next WWE tour and a bag full of goodies? Course you do. We’re inviting members of the UK games industry to create their own wrestler using THQ’s Be On The Box Facebook app. You …
Read More »WWE ’13 Austin 3:16 Collector’s Edition is a sell-out
THQ has announced that its WWE ’13 Austin 3:16 Collector’s Edition has sold out. The SKU is a GAME-exclusive release and will arrive alongside other versions of the title on November 2nd. It contains a hand-signed Stone Cold Steve Austin art card, an exclusive in-game costume and entrance for the …
Read More »Fans to host 500 WWE ’13 launch parties
THQ wants hundreds of gamers to run their own WWE launch parties, offering the chance . The publisher has teamed up with IGN, Kerrang! Radio and party organisers Come Round to offer 500 gamers the chance to get WWE ‘13 a week ahead of release. Winners will receive their title …
Read More »Mike Tyson to star in WWE ’13
THQ has chosen former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson as its DLC carrot to dangle in front of customers who are considering pre-ordering WWE 13. The baddest man on the planet”, as the publisher chooses to refer to him, will be available as an exclusive playable character for those who commit …
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