Xbox One owners itching to use their favorite headsets won't have to wait much longer. You can now pre-order the Xbox One Stereo Headset Adapter from Amazon for $25, or if you don't have a headset you like yet, give Microsoft's new stereo version a try for $80.
Cartman's take on video game pre-orders is the best take on video game pre-orders. From last night's episode, which you can watch right here, this short clip even takes a subtle jab at the long-delayed South Park: Stick of Truth. Amazingly filthy and poignant, as expected from South Park.
Preorders for Razer's Edge PC gaming tablet start 3/1 at RazerZone.com, with systems shipping later in the month.
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Each week it feels like the video game industry is coming up with new ways to get you to pre-order games. Packaged bonuses, collectors' edition cases, limited edition figures, in-game items, early access to betas, and more.
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Many of the people who pre-ordered the special edition of Ni no Kuni from publisher Namco Bandai's online store still haven't received their copies. There seem to be all sorts of issues surrounding inventory and distribution of the new PS3 role-playing game. A lot of people are pissed off.
With just five short days before Blizzard's diabloical threequel hits store shelves, Amazon declares Diablo III the most preordered PC game in the online retailer's history, surpassing StarCraft II and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Blizzard must hate itself right now.
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Customers of the world's largest dedicated video game retailer were shocked today when an automated phone call went out declaring the cancellation of Team Ico's eagerly-anticipated PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Guardian. Say it isn't so, Sony! Update: GameStop apologizes for the mistake.
Amazon is now taking pre-orders for Nintendo's 3DS due out March 27 in the U.S. for $249.99. Get to it. Stay tuned to Kotaku's 3DS page for a day full of updates, interviews and videos.
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Wii owners who have already earmarked funds for Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii may want to fork over some of that cash to GameStop, especially if they want to encase their Wii Remotes in banana pouches.
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Apple is now taking preorders for its "revolutionary" new shiny thing everyone must own. Will you succumb to the large, vibrant screen of the iPad, or are you made of sterner stuff?
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Load up on the flouride and check your blood sugar. Über-sweet farming/life simulator Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness has been confirmed for release on the Nintendo DS on August 26th.
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