22 Jun

Those wondering when the Caped Crusader’s ward would finally make an appearance in a Rocksteady game finally have their answer. For those pre-ordering Arkham City at Best Buy, Tim Drake’s Robin will be unlocked in the game’s series of challenge rooms (similar to how the Joker was a PS3-exclusive download for Arkham Asylum). The Boy […]

10 Jun

Bethesda Softworks has unveiled the various pre-order bonuses for the upcoming sandbox-RPG Fallout: New Vegas that will be available at Amazon, Steam, GameStop, Best Buy and WalMart. In total, four different bonuses will be available, each exclusive to a particular retailer, with the exception of Amazon and Steam, which will grant a similar bonus to users who […]

17 May

When Wal-Mart moves, the rest of the industry follows. The giga-retailer’s possible return to the used games market has spurred similar theorizing on the part of, among others, Best Buy and Toys R Us. Lazard Capital Market’s Colin Sebastian recently released information showing that the two companies will be testing a used game inventory in […]

02 Feb

As of last year, a company called E-play supplied a deal with Wal-mart and Best Buy to get into the used games market and have tested it at selected locations. E-play has now announced that they have suspended their operations for both companies due to “underwhelming” impact and service will be “removed from the locations […]