walmart has opened a new online store for video games: ''''''gamecenter'''''' (not to be confused with the gamefly mobile app of the same name). from the looks of it, walmart is out to compete with amazon, specifically in the online pre-order business. gamecenter is offering lots of pre-order incentives, including e-credit and bonus game content, for several of the big releases this year. there don't appear to be many, if any price reductions on standard retail games if pre-ordered (compared to amazon typically knocking several dollars off of the competition's price), and walmart's shipping for a single game is set at just under a dollar.

the best pre-order deal on gamecenter currently offers a $50 egift card when you pre-order three games together from a predefined list; and your choices must be for the same platform, xbox 360 or ps3. still, there are some noteworthy games on the list, including assassin's creed: brotherhood, crackdown 2, dead rising 2, medal of honor, fallout: new vegas and final fantasy xiv.

there are also several offers on single pre-orders, with call of duty: black ops including a $20 egift card. the legendary and limited editions of halo: reach also come with $20 credits, and several other pre-orders include $10-20 cards.walmart opens gamecenter online store originally appeared on joystiq on thu, 20 may 2010 13:35:00 est. please see our terms for use of feeds.




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