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PS4 Launch Day Console In Stock and Available!
As the PS4 release date is still quite a bit away, the launch day console units are getting scooped up across retailers as a result of the successful Sony E3 launch party this past week.
Specifically, while the PlayStation 4 Standard Edition is currently sold out, this morning Amazon introduced a few PS4 launch day options that are still in stock:
If early pre-order charts and availability are any indication, it appears that the PS4 has an early edge in the next generation race against Microsoft's Xbox One and the Nintendo Wii U. The Xbox One Console - Day One Edition is still available for pre-order at $499.99 at Amazon and other retailers.
Amazon does not charge until the item ships. Hurry while they last...
Source: Playstation 4 Launch Day Bundles
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Push the boundaries of play with PlayStation 4. Working with some of the most creative minds in the industry, Sony has developed a breathtaking gaming system that delivers unique gaming experiences. The DUALSHOCK 4 controller incorporates a new highly sensitive six-axis sensor, as well as a touch pad located on the top of the controller, which offers gamers completely new ways to play and interact with games.
The newly developed PlayStation Camera for PlayStation 4 incorporates two high-sensitive cameras that have wide-angle lenses with 85-degree diagonal angle views which can recognize the depth of space precisely. Create magical moments that you will remember for the rest of your life with PlayStation 4.
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This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
Nintendo eShop on Wii U
Mutant Mudds Deluxe – Mutant Mudds Deluxe features 80 hard-as-steel levels, spanning across five unique "12-bit" worlds, including 20 new ghost levels exclusive to the Wii U console. New spectral enemies, haunting hazards and a ghastly new ghost-shot power-up await you.
Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
Mighty Switch Force! 2 – Patricia Wagon returns to heat things up with a refreshing spray of blaze-battling action puzzles. This time, Officer Wagon and Corporal Gendarmor join Planet Land's Fire Brigade to prevent Tangent City from burning to the ground. New puzzle types, weapons, enemies, unlocks and a truly epic soundtrack bring the sizzle.
Big Bass Arcade: No Limit – Big Bass Arcade: No Limit is loaded with fishing excitement, putting players directly into the action as they reel in a big one. The Big Bass Arcade series appeals to fishing enthusiasts and gamers alike by capturing the adrenaline rush of fish fighting in an arcade-style game.
Virtual Console on Nintendo 3DS
Sonic the Hedgehog – Originally released for the Game Gear, Sonic the Hedgehog lets you play as Sonic as he speeds through Zones and frees animals from their mechanical prisons with his devastating spin attacks. Blaze through five super challenging Zones and defeat all of Dr. Eggman's machines in order to put an end to his evil schemes.
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Playstation 4 Available for Pre-order at Amazon!
Sony just finished their E3 2013 conference presentation with a bang by announcing the PS4 console launch price of $399.99. Previously in the day at E3, Microsoft announced the Xbox One release price at $499.99.
Within minutes, retailers began taking pre-orders at this announced price including Amazon. Pre-order the just announced PlayStation 4 for $399.99 at Amazon!
The PS4 console is still available and in stock at this time, but is guaranteed to sell out (trust us)... Many of the standard edition orders are getting upgraded to launch day editions as more inventory is coming online. Amazon does not charge until the item ships.
Source: Amazon - PlayStation 4
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Push the boundaries of play with PlayStation 4. Working with some of the most creative minds in the industry, Sony has developed a breathtaking gaming system that delivers unique gaming experiences. The DUALSHOCK 4 controller incorporates a new highly sensitive six-axis sensor, as well as a touch pad located on the top of the controller, which offers gamers completely new ways to play and interact with games.
The newly developed PlayStation Camera for PlayStation 4 incorporates two high-sensitive cameras that have wide-angle lenses with 85-degree diagonal angle views which can recognize the depth of space precisely. Create magical moments that you will remember for the rest of your life with PlayStation 4.
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Xbox One Console Pre-orders, In Stock!
With the kick-off of the E3 2013 conference Microsoft stepped up to the plate and provided more details regarding their upcoming 2013 launch of the Xbox One console. The official price for the console was announced at $499.99. This includes the console, new Kinect, and one controller. Several retailers are kicking off pre-orders today with this announcement as well, including Amazon who are offering the Xbox One Console - Day One Edition for $499.99 at Amazon!
Xbox One - Day One Console includes a limited edition controller, token code to unlock Day One achievement, premium packaging, and decal.
Currently in-stock, but for how long we don't know... Amazon does not charge until the item ships.
The Xbox One Console has a scheduled release date of November 30, 2013.
Source: Amazon - Xbox One Console - Day One Edition
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Xbox One delivers an entertainment experience like nothing before. Its innovative technology is rivaled only by its iconic design. Sharp corners and clean lines make for a sleek, modern console that complements any decor. Xbox One was designed from the ground up to be the centerpiece of every living room.
Xbox One was designed to be the most advanced gaming console ever, and the best entertainment console. To make that possible, we did something unprecedented. For the first time ever, we created a state-of-the-art gaming OS and fused it together with a powerful Windows OS. So you get the best of both worlds, without compromise. Forget about having to switch inputs to watch TV or play a game. Now you can run a host of apps right alongside your game without any loss of performance.
Xbox One is the perfect balance of power and performance. In addition to Xbox One’s revolutionary architecture, the combination of its CPU, GPU, and ESRAM is like having a supercomputer in your living room. But raw power is nothing without speed. So the Xbox One uses its power more effectively, creating lightning fast experiences unlike anything you’ve had before.
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This week at the annual E3 video gaming conference in Los Angeles, the current titans of video game consoles led the charge with their next generation offerings. First up was Microsoft with the announcement of game titles and a $499.99 launch price for the holiday 2013 launch of the Xbox One console. Following shortly thereafter, Sony announced their exclusive content and slightly surprising $399.99 launch price for the PS4 console.
Reactions from gamers have been swiftly in favor of the PS4 console value proposition. A lower price, similar if not better perceived processing power, and the ability to sell or loan disc-based games as previous generations offered appears to have heavily tipped the scales in Sony's favor at this point.
Both consoles are currently topping the Amazon Bestseller Charts, with the PlayStation 4 currently leading the Xbox One Console. The Playstation 4 Launch Day Bundles were recently introduced (and in-stock) and are selling briskly as well. As with all initial video game console release years, supplies will likely be slim come the holidays...
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Push the boundaries of play with PlayStation 4. Working with some of the most creative minds in the industry, Sony has developed a breathtaking gaming system that delivers unique gaming experiences. The DUALSHOCK 4 controller incorporates a new highly sensitive six-axis sensor, as well as a touch pad located on the top of the controller, which offers gamers completely new ways to play and interact with games.
The newly developed PlayStation Camera for PlayStation 4 incorporates two high-sensitive cameras that have wide-angle lenses with 85-degree diagonal angle views which can recognize the depth of space precisely. Create magical moments that you will remember for the rest of your life with PlayStation 4.
Xbox One delivers an entertainment experience like nothing before. Its innovative technology is rivaled only by its iconic design. Sharp corners and clean lines make for a sleek, modern console that complements any decor. Xbox One was designed from the ground up to be the centerpiece of every living room.
Xbox One was designed to be the most advanced gaming console ever, and the best entertainment console. To make that possible, we did something unprecedented. For the first time ever, we created a state-of-the-art gaming OS and fused it together with a powerful Windows OS. So you get the best of both worlds, without compromise. Forget about having to switch inputs to watch TV or play a game. Now you can run a host of apps right alongside your game without any loss of performance.
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Nintendo today unleashed a strong list of powerhouse games that will be available for Wii U this year, and provided first looks at key titles coming in 2014. These include some of the video game industry’s most beloved franchises and characters, from Mario and Donkey Kong to Luigi, Pikmin and Pokémon to The Legend of Zelda, Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros.
Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata introduced many of the games during a Nintendo Direct announcement. To view the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.
"Nearly every major piece of Nintendo IP will be represented on our platforms in 2013, with even more coming in 2014," said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's president and chief operating officer. "There's one fundamental truth in the video game industry: Software sells hardware. That was true with Wii and Nintendo DS, it's starting to happen with Nintendo 3DS and will be on display this summer and holiday season with Wii U. When gamers are making their purchasing decisions this year they’re going to find that the games and experiences they want are either unique or entirely exclusive to a Nintendo platform."
In addition to all of the game experiences available right now at E3, Nintendo has partnered with Best Buy to bring four upcoming Wii U games to the public for the first time. Visitors to participating Best Buy stores will be able to play demo versions of Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze. The games will be playable 4-8 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 12, and 1-5 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 15. A complete list of participating stores can be found at http://www.bestbuy.com/NintendoEvents.
Some of the key Wii U game info announced today by Nintendo includes:
• Super Mario 3D World: For the first time ever, Nintendo has created a four-player Mario game set in a 3D world. The game, developed by the same team that created Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS and the Super Mario Galaxy games for Wii, lets up to four players play as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad. Each character has his or her own unique characteristics, and people can play cooperatively or competitively. The new cat transformation turns characters into adorable felines that can scratch enemies and even scamper up the flagpole at the end of levels. Clear warp pipes add some new puzzle elements to game play. The game is scheduled to launch this December.
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: The first Wii U installment in the franchise comes from Retro Studios. The side-scrolling platformer has beautiful HD graphics that show fine details, such as Donkey Kong’s fur. Dixie Kong joins the adventure, which features the Kongs swimming underwater and moving from the foreground to the background. This time, the camera changes perspective on certain levels to enhance the sense of motion and to deliver new experiences. The game is scheduled to launch this November.
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD: The classic Nintendo GameCube game has been enhanced with beautiful HD 1080p graphics. In one change from the original, the Tingle Tuner has been replaced by the Tingle Bottle, which uses the Wii U GamePad controller to post comments about the game to Miiverse. Comments from players wash up on the shores of beaches in the game. Players also have the option to sail faster than they did in the original version. The game is scheduled to launch this October.
• Mario Kart 8: The newest installment of the gold-standard racing game introduces an anti-gravity feature that has karts racing up walls and clinging to inverted tracks. Elements from previous Mario Kart games have made their return, including gliders and motorbikes. The game will support online multiplayer and will have deep integration with Miiverse. The game is scheduled to launch in spring of 2014.
• The Wonderful 101: This PlatinumGames original launches Sept. 15. Players take on the role of Wonder-Red, leader of a group of superheroes. Individually they are overpowered by invaders from space. But by working together, they can transform into a fist or blade and unleash massive attacks on their enemy. The polished, over-the-top look and music evoke classic superhero comics and cartoons.
• Bayonetta 2: Developed by PlatinumGames, the game’s title character has had a makeover that gives her a new hairstyle and costume. Her climactic abilities are more powerful and the action is as intense as ever. The game is scheduled to launch in 2014.
• A brand-new title developed by MONOLITH SOFTWARE INC.: Monolith Soft, the creative force behind The Xenoblade Chronicles, is creating an open world for players to explore. Players can ride human-shaped robots at certain points in the game, or use the robots to battle enemies in the sky. The game is scheduled to launch in 2014.
• Wii Party U: Enjoy board games and mini-games on the TV, play familiar tabletop games using the Wii U GamePad controller or transform your living room into a game show floor. No matter what kind of party you’re throwing, Wii Party U offers something for everyone. The game is scheduled to launch this October.
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: The highly anticipated new entry in Nintendo’s popular fighting franchise will arrive for Wii U in 2014.
• Wii Fit U: Although this game was previously announced to launch in spring or summer this year, it is now scheduled to launch this December.
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New Video Game Release Date List!
The new video game release date highlights for the week of June 10, 2013 on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation Vita, Nintendo Wii, Wii U, Sony PS Vita, Nintendo DS, 3DS, and PC/Mac include The Last of Us, and a few more gems...
Our recommended new release of the week will go to the highly anticipated release of Minecraft Xbox 360 (physical disk):
The Last of Us is a third-person Survival-Action game that utilizes choices in gameplay action to develop the game storyline, as well as the relationship between the two main characters, Joel and Ellie. The game features a combination of combat, exploration, stealth and platforming game mechanics. Although Joel and Ellie are both residents of a post-apocalyptic world, they have had different experiences that affect the way they see the world around them, and feel about what they see and do. Joel had a life before the pandemic, while the world of the pandemic is all that Ellie has ever known. As part of Joel's job to smuggle Ellie out of the quarantine zone, players have to make choices in how they deal with enemies, which include, roving gangs of human scavengers not unlike themselves, military elements and infected civilians. Player also have opportunity to together interact with elements of the world around them, which helps to build the bond between Joel and Ellie. Resources in the game are scarce, making overwhelming use of firepower unlikely and unwise in conflicts, and resource gathering missions. In addition, most other residents of the ruined world that are encountered are just trying to survive - blurring the line between good guys and bad guys. Finally, game AI react differently depending on the specifics of the player's actions, making choice in gameplay a major consideration.
Current Amazon Video Game Pre-order Deals:
Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of June 10,, 2013 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Playstation Vita (PS Vita), Nintendo Wii, Wii U, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, 3DS, and PC! As always, release dates are subject to change, slip, slide, and be fairly unpredictable.
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Civilization V Brave New World Release Date: Save 10% Off Pre-order + 75% Off Civ V Titles at Amazon!
To celebrate the latest from Sid Meier's latest expansion pack, from June 6-10, save 75% on Civilization V downloads at Amazon.
Civilization V download deal highlights include:
In addition, be sure to place your pre-order (and save 10%) for Civilization V: Brave New World, releasing July 9, 2013.
Source: Amazon Civilization Promo
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Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World is the second expansion pack for Civilization V - the critically acclaimed 2010 PC Game of the Year. This new expansion provides enhanced depth and replayability through the introduction of international trade and a focus on culture and diplomacy. Your influence around the world will be impacted by creating Great Works, choosing an ideology for your people and proposing global resolutions in the World Congress. As you move through the ages of history you will make critical decisions that will impact your relationship with other civilizations.
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World also introduces nine new civilizations, eight new wonders, two new scenarios, four new gameplay systems and dozens of new units, buildings and improvements offering an expanded variety of ways to build the most powerful empire in the world.
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Weekly Nintendo Download Highlights!
Virtual Console on Wii U™
Yoshi – Originally released on the Game Boy system in 1992, Yoshi™ is an action/puzzle game starring Mario™ and Yoshi. Yoshi has been trapped in an egg, and it's up to Mario to save his friend, while also stopping an airborne invasion of enemies. As the Goombas, Bloopers and Boo Buddies fall from the sky, Mario must catch them on trays and stack pairs of two of a kind before the piles get too high. Match multiple pairs, raise your score and help Yoshi escape. Available to download on June 12, Yoshi is the sixth game released on the Virtual Console for the Wii U system to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Famicom. For a limited time, the game will be available for only 30 cents.
Spelunker™ – Spelunker is the weakest action hero in the history of video games whose colossal spirit for adventure is countered only by his miniscule threshold for pain. Wander through miles of uncharted caves in search of the legendary underground pyramid and its vast treasures. But beware of the scalding steam vents, poisonous bats and the avenging spirits of dead spelunkers that lurk in every corner of this massive underground labyrinth.
Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS™
Animal Crossing™: New Leaf – As mayor of your own town, you make the decisions that shape your town and your life. In the Animal Crossing: New Leaf game, experience a living, breathing world where new friends and new discoveries await every day – morning, noon and night. Express yourself by customizing your character, your house and your town as you create your own ideal world. Animal Crossing: New Leaf will be released in retail stores, and in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS at midnight, on June 9.
Nintendo eShop Sale
Trine 2™: Director's Cut – Trine 2: Director's Cut is a side-scrolling action game that features physics-based puzzles using fire, water, gravity and magic, wicked goblins to fight against and wondrous fairy tale lands as backdrops to the adventure. Download the game in the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console at a discounted price of $9.99 until 9 a.m. PT on June 27.
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Skylander's Giants SWAP Force Release Date, Pre-orders Kick Off!
This morning Skylanders Giants: SWAP Force pre-orders kicked off at Amazon.com on Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360 and PS3.
These starter packs include: 1-Video Game, 1-Portal of Power, 3-Skylanders Figures, 1-Character Collector Poster, 3-Sticker Sheets with Secret Codes and 3-Trading Cards.
In addition, pre-orders come with the following bonus:
Pre-order Skylanders SWAP Force and get the never before released Lightcore Hex*
Pre-order Skylanders SWAP Force and get the never before released Lightcore Hex*. (*Lightcore Hex has never been released in North America.) We will email you a promotional code to get Lightcore Hex for free from Amazon.com within 1 business day after your order ships. This offer will be extended to all existing pre-orders. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time. Limited to one per customer order. This is a limited time offer, and a limited number of promotional codes are available.
The Skylander's Giants SWAP Force release date is scheduled for October 13, 2013.
Source: Amazon - Skylanders Giants: SWAP Force
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