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Euro Truck Sim 2 Gets UK Retail Release Date

Euro Truck Sim 2 Gets UK Retail Release Date

Euro Truck Simulator 2 is very nearly here with UK publisher Excalibur revealing today on Facebook that they will be releasing the game on October 26th for UK retail. However, if you are very keen, developers SCS Software have confirmed that they will be in a position to release the game digitally on the 19th of October. I for one and getting pretty excited for this, it isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, but this series has slowly created a little place of its own in my heart.

Crysis 2 Returns To Steam With Maximum Edition

Crysis 2 Returns To Steam With Maximum Edition

The long war between Origin and Steam has seen several casualties disappear from Valve’s service, and others not arrive there at all. One of the big titles to disappear was Crysis 2, but in a strange quirk it is now back on Steam and in Maximum Edition form which contains all four Limited Edition unlocks as well as the Retaliation and Decimation multiplayer map packs. Is this a sign that EA will relent and release titles like Mass Effect 3…

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Mass Effect 3 and Sniper Elite V2 Pre-Order Shenanigans

Mass Effect 3 and Sniper Elite V2 Pre-Order Shenanigans

Shenanigans are occurring in the pre-order market today, first up is an Origin only pre-order deal for Mass Effect 3 which is exclusive to the EU where you can get all the pre-order items in one hit for both Digital Deluxe Edition and the Standard Edition. Check out the pre-order page and rejoice in an outlet which will give you all the pre-order bonuses at once, no worrying about what special item you will miss out on. There have been lots of complaints about Origin, but this is a good move.

The second bit of pre-order action is for Sniper Elite V2. In this World War Two sniper love-in, we all know that the ultimate mission would be to kill Hitler, the only trouble? If you want to get the chance to kill Hitler in the game, you are going to have to pre-order it. The press release makes no mention of the mission being made available later to those who don’t pre-order. A decidedly bad move I think.

Thoughts on this pre-order malarky?

The Old Republic Does Well For Origin

The Old Republic Does Well For Origin

EA’s MMO monster Star Wars: The Old Republic has been performing quite well according to Eurogamer with over two million copies sold and 1.7 million active subscribers. Most striking though is that 40% of sales were directly through EA’s download service Origin.

A New Origin

A New Origin

Recent revelations regarding Battlefield 3 have given us an indication of how EA plan to move forward with their new digital distribution network, Origin. With DICE confirming that all retail versions of the game will use Origin, the importance of the digital distribution network to EA is becoming increasingly obvious.

DICE Unravel The Battlefield 3 DLC/Pre-Order Mystery

DICE Unravel The Battlefield 3 DLC/Pre-Order Mystery

Angry Internet Man has been shouting loud and proud over the past few days, ranting about the Physical Warfare Pack which was announced as coming as part of the UK pre-order special deal. The anger arose when people thought that the Physical Warfare Pack was going to contain weapons which would only be available to those who pre-ordered the game from the select retailers. Further anger has been lurking since the announcement of the Back to Karkand expansion pack/DLC which…

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