It’s Xbox 360 day over in Amazon.com’s GoldBox. Discounts on eight 360 games will be coming up all day long, starting with Call of Duty: World at War marked down to $39.99.
The Deal of the Day is the Collector’s Edition of Fallout 3 at $46.98.
Or, if you’re in the market for an accessory, you might want to head over to BestBuy.com, where you can save 20% on selected accessories with the purchase of a game priced $29.99 or higher.
Not too long ago, Amazon.com decided it was time to compete with GameStop, and instituted a game trade-in program. You send them your used games, they give you credit for their site. Toys ‘R Us recently started up a similar program. Seems that Wal-Mart is following suit.
Reports of buy-back kiosks showing up in Wal-Mart stores have been popping up on the web this week. At the kiosks you create an account, scan the barcode on the game case, and then are prompted to insert the game disc followed by the case. In return, you get a voucher for store credit. The machines are also capable of applying the amount to a credit card.
The kiosks are part of a pilot program for the Ohio-based company E-Play. 77 of the machines now occupy leased space in various Wal-Mart locations.
The kiosks accept PS2, PS3, Wii, and 360 game discs, but apparently there are still a few bugs in the system and the database of accepted games isn’t complete, so not all titles are eligible for trade-in. In addition to trade-ins, the kiosks also rent DVDs and game discs for $1 per day, similar to the Redbox machines already seen in many stores.
If you’re a fan of the Red Faction series and want to check out the game a little early (and maybe pick up some free stuff while you’re at it), you might want to head over to 1 E. Main St. in Champaign on May 18th. The Red Faction Guerrilla tour truck is heading our way, bringing with it five kiosks for some on the road play time, as well as some free swag.
Complete press release follows:
Red Faction Guerrilla Tour Truck to Stop in Downtown Champaign
Fans of the video game franchise, created at Volition, Inc. in Champaign, will be able to play the upcoming installment, meet the team who designed it, and take home Red Faction swag.
Champaign, IL (May 11, 2009) - Fans of THQ’s Red Faction franchise no longer need to wait until the June 2nd release date to experience life as a Mars colonist in the upcoming video game Red Faction Guerrilla - they can simply visit th RFG tour truck when it makes it’s stop in downtown Champaign on May 18th.
Red Faction Guerrilla, developed at Volition, Inc. in Champaign, is the third installment in the Red Faction series. The game places the player on Mars in the year 2120, as miner Alec Mason, who joins the rebel Faction in an attempt to avenge his brother’s death. Red Faction Guerrilla is a third-person shooter game featuring innovative open-world destruction capabilities, giving the player the option to move freely about the virtual world with realistic physics.
Outside the Red Faction Guerrilla tour truck, fans of the series will be able to play the upcoming game at one of five available kiosks. Members of the RFG development team will be available to meet fans and answer questions, and freebies will be handed out, including t-shirts, key chains, and astronaut ice cream.
The truck has been touring nationwide since March alongside the “Music as a weapon” tour, making stops in cities such as Phoenix and Minneapolis, and will be making a final stop in Champaign to visit Volition headquarters, where the Red Faction franchise was developed. It will be parked in front of the One Main Building (1 E. Main St., Champaign) on Monday, May 18th and visitors will be welcome from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. that evening.
For additional information, contact Volition at (217) 355-0320. Red Faction Guerrilla will be released in the US for Playstation3 and Xbox360 consoles on June 2nd.
Volition, Inc. is a video game developer located in Champaign, Illinois. They have been owned by THQ since 2000 and have developed several popular titles, including The Punisher as well as the Summoner, Red Faction, and Saints Row series.
Contact:
Volition, Inc.
217-355-0320
http://www.volition-inc.com
Sure, some fans have derided Advent Children as pure fan service… the cornerstone of a lucrative cash-in on what is arguably of Square Enix’s most successful and beloved game to date. Sure, those same fans are probably going to say that Advent Children Complete is just SE’s way of squeezing more money out of FF7 fanatics.
Sure, I already own four copies of the damn thing…
Available June 2, only on Blu-Ray, Advent Children Complete puts a new spin on Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII sequel. Essentially the director’s cut of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Advent Children Complete adds additional footage to the original film, bringing the run time from 101 to 126 minutes.
I’ve pre-ordered it. Now… does anyone know where I can get a good deal on a Blu Ray player so I can actually watch it?
is still trying to find that damn princess... when she's not writing fresh code for the217.com.