All hell is going to break loose on Tuesday’s midnight.
While we might heard of exclusive deal in States but locally? Well, there is always a first time for everything. Our friends at Gamer’s Hideout informed us that they are going to be sole retailer to carry Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for Xbox 360 [...]

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Titles on the ReplayGem series might be not all new but with relatively low retail price, it is good starting for those are looking for cheap original games. Starting from today onwards, Replay Interactive are going to drop ReplayGem retail price even further.
So, from now on, you can bring home a piece (or two or [...]

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At the end of last month, CubeTech Asia - best known as the Malaysian distributor for NCSoft’s famed Lineage II - has launched two more online games to be included in their portfolio. The soft-launch which was held at CIMB Perfect Livin’09 expo, was completed in the attendance of big guns from each company that [...]

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Mmmm yummy yummy yummy.Image credit: Joystiq/Major Nelson
You thought Modern Warfare 2 grand package will only stop at their Prestige Edition? No no no…this is Activision we talking about. They will not pass any opportunity to milk out a series. But of course, this time around they didn’t do it directly. They groped some help from [...]

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Seriously, we already lost track of how many pre-order program that Gamer’s Hideout already came out with. There was Gears of War 2, Halo 3, Guitar Hero World Tour and the list goes on and on and on…well, yup, the guys is opening yet another is here!
However, the freebies that they giving away this [...]

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Glorious Rooney.Image credit: fifa.easports.com
It is time of the year again for yet another new edition of the FIFA football series! The popular football series is back once again, this time with FIFA 10 and The Software Boutique, based in SS2, Petaling Jaya is calling fans out there too book their copy as fast as possible.
Each [...]

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Yup, you’ve read it right. GameOn.com.my is clearing out their stocks as a preparation to welcome huge load of new games coming their way from this month onwards. There are seriously no better way to clear the games out other than putting them on shelves for cheap.
Do note that not all games are actually on [...]

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NFS Shift, the latest iteration of EA’s long Need for Speed racing series is going to drop at local retailers in just around 2 weeks time. One of them, The Software Boutique (TSB), is give away a cool looking t-shirt and poster of the game for each pre-order purchase across all platforms, as long as [...]

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For those who might not heard of them before, PleyPley.com is a video games retailer based in Sunway Damansara, PJ. Fully online-based, the shop is focused on fulfilling console gaming need, from accessories to game titles and also, the consoles themselves.
They are currently slashing prices for some of their PlayStation 3 game for a promtion [...]

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Up till 5th September 2009, The Software Boutique (TSB) in SS2, Petaling Jaya are offering any two games out of a preselected list for only RM 159. The offer is available both online and its offline showroom - which a further RM 10 discount will be given on your purchase over there.
All games that eligible [...]

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It is yet another PC Fair weekend in KL Convention Centre, whereby tech enthusiasts and public alike would flock the huge convention center looking for new stuff and bargain deals. As for us button mashers, it is also the time to look for deals on games and related gears.
We stopped by at the event yesterday. [...]

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Ohh yess, that’s how you axed an Orc. - Sam Raimi.Image credit: Screenrant.com
Back in 2006, the California-based Legendary Pictures acquired the rights to create a live-action movie adaption of Blizzard’s Warcraft series. Since then, the production plan has shifted its focus to World of Warcraft and has recently signed on Sam Raimi as the director [...]

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Earlier this month, the submission for The 2009 MSC Malaysia Intellectual Property Creators Challenge (IPCC) has reached its deadline. The organization received around 100 entries across four different category whereby two of them are specific for gaming - Mobile Games and Casual Games.
After going through a detailed filtering process, the list of the finalist were [...]

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If last month, Activision Blizzard’s CEO - Bobby Kotick criticized Sony PlayStation 3 and requested a price drop, this time it’s Sony’s CEO - Sir Howard Stringer turn to return the favor.
Speaking to Reuters at Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, he pretty much scrubbed off demand made by [...]

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Sup folks. Care for a Guitar Hero jam? - Bobby Kotick of Activision Blizzard.Image credit: Forbes.com
In a recent interview with Times Online, CEO of Activision Blizzard - Bobby Kotick expressed his concerns on Sony PlayStation 3 high cost of game development and low return of investment. A direct quote from the article said:
The PlayStation 3 [...]

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