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The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Ultimate Edition has reappeared on Zavvi with different extras, though the game is now sold out. Earlier this week the 69.99 special edition vanished from the online retailer’s website but now it’s back with new contents. Buyers will now receive a steelbook case, an …
Read More »Exclusive Metal Gear Collection SKU vanishes from Zavvi
The Metal Gear Solid Ultimate Collection, which was revealed as a Zavvi worldwide exclusive in August, has mysteriously vanished from the retailer’s website. When the SKU was announced Zavvi said that in addition to MGS2, MGS3 and Peace Walker, the Ultimate Collection would also offer a digital version of the …
Read More »Tecmo Koei offers indies exclusive bundle
As if hearing the call of indies bemoaning the rising trend in retail exclusives for the big chains, Tecmo Koei is releasing a limited edition that’s exclusive for indies. Independent stockists who order the turn-based strategy RPG Disgaea 4 on PS3, released last Firday (November 4th), will receive a collectable …
Read More »Starhawk beta codes bundled with Uncharted 3
Everyone that tags along with Nathan Drake on his latest quest will be taken on an additional adventure next year. Sony has announced that every copy of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will come with download codes for the Starhawk multiplayer beta, according to Eurogamer. The beta is due to kick …
Read More »Square announces its first PlayStation Vita title
Final Fantasy and Deus Ex publisher Square Enix has announced its first title for the PlayStation Vita – Army Corps from Hell. The game sees players assuming control of a hundred-strong goblin army and makes heavy use of the machine’s rear touchpad. There’s no release date for the game as …
Read More »Xperia Play nabs Lara Croft exclusive
Sony Ericsson has signed a deal with Square Enix that will see Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light released as an Android exclusive on Xperia Play. The game, which is already available on the Apple App Store, Xbox Live, PSN and PC, will mark its arrival to the Android …
Read More »Xbox lands Skyrim DLC exclusivity
Microsoft has announced that it has landed an exclusivity deal for Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The first two pieces of DLC for the game will be exclusive on Xbox Live for 30 days after their release. Throughout this period they will not be available on the PlayStation Network. …
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 »Silent Hill HD Collection goes multiplatform
GAMESCOM: Konami has confirmed that its Silent Hill HD Collection will now be released both on Xbox 360 as well as PS3. The publisher had initially claimed the game was bound for PS3 only. However, speaking to Joystiq the producer of Silent Hill: Downpour Tomm Hulett said that the company …
Read More »Zavvi grabs Metal Gear Solid HD worldwide exclusive
Online retailer Zavvi has grabbed a tasty Metal Gear Solid HD worldwide exclusive. For 69.85 consumers can now pre-order what is being called the Metal Gear Solid: Ultimate HD Collection for PS3. Only 4,000 copies are going be made available worldwide, the retailer claims. And there’s certainly no way anyone …
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