Electronic Arts has released a statement announcing a 10 dollar reduction in price for all those who pre-order the PC version of Mass Effect. The offer comes into play today and will last until the official launch date of the game, which is May 27 in North America and June 6 in Europe. The offer is not limited to games retailers such as GameStop, Amazon and GoGamer. Details on how the offer will work in Europe have not been released by Electronic Arts.
It seems that the 10 dollars off offer is limited to pre-orders made through retailers and does not apply to purchases made through the electronic store that EA maintains. On the other hand, the people who make the pre-order online will also benefit from some goodies, in the form of the first issue of the Dead Space comic book and of a wall sized Dead Space poster. The items are limited in number so hurry if you want these pieces of memorabilia. Read the rest of this entry »
Buku Sudoku, the first sudoku game to be released for the Xbox 360 consoles, will hit the market this spring, ready to delight all the sudoku fans in the world. The game will be published by unknown publisher Merscom.
Buku Sudoku will use three of the most appreciated Xbox Live Arcade features in order to create the “best Sudoku console experience”. And it will probably be very easy to achieve this, having in mind that this game is the only sudoku game. Still, the developers promise to bring some high resolution graphics that will make the grid reading really easy. Also, they say that the controller’s triggers and thumbsticks will allow a very fast numerical entry method, thus reducing the frustration of “video-sudoku”. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Mass Effect be the new Manhunt 2? It’s already following in its footsteps, being a highly anticipated title that gets leaked on the Internet and then gets banned. However, the ban is not as serious as it was in the case of Manhunt, because it only applies to Singapore and its gamers. The decision was taken due to the inclusion in the game of a lesbian sex scene, which seemed to bother the local authorities.
Singapore’s Media Development Authority (some sort of ESRB or BBFC) apparently wasn’t too keen on that scene which featured a human woman and an alien female making out. MDA’s decision was soon followed by the gaming community’s reaction, as its members deemed the ruling as a very strict action. Read the rest of this entry »
New high definition content is heading to Xbox Live courtesy of Microsoft and ESPN. The Redmond company announced the inking of a new agreement with ESPN designed to provide Xbox 360 users with a variety of sporting events and programming via Xbox LIVE. In this manner the material from ESPN is added to those coming from over 30 studios and networks that have already partnered with Microsoft over Xbox Live. For the Redmond company the deal only means that it managed to enrich its portfolio of premium entertainment content already counting in excess of 3,200 hours.
“Establishing this relationship with Microsoft on Xbox 360 provides an innovative way to reach our target demographic through this dynamic next-generation entertainment console. Read the rest of this entry »
The release of what Microsoft referred to as a global entertainment phenomenon has managed to explode sales of its Xbox 360 consoles. The combined market performances of Halo 3 and Nintendo’s Wii console have contributed to a 75% jump in sales of video gaming hardware and software in the U.S. According to market research firm NPD, gaming related sales passed the $1.3 billion milestone in September, increasing from $779 million the previous month. NPD indicated that Microsoft’s claims revealing Halo 3’s impact as a new standard of interactive entertainment were justified, as the title pushed in excess of 3.3 million copies in its first month. In this context, the following nine games combined, in the top 10 selling titles, account for a little over half of Halo 3’s sales. Read the rest of this entry »
Electronic Arts has released a statement announcing a 10 dollar reduction in price for all those who pre-order the PC version of Mass Effect. The offer comes into play today and will last until the official launch date of the game, which is May 27 in North America and June 6 in Europe. The offer is not limited to games retailers such as GameStop, Amazon and GoGamer. Details on how the offer will work in Europe have not been released by Electronic Arts.
