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more about #preorder BoTheDestroyer: I usually reserve games and then cancel them later after I already have the exclusive shit. I find the practice of withholding game content unless you... more » Cyllus: Fagstop wont die until every one looks to the PC as the best vidya running system ever. honestly though why hasn't pc taken off yet? it isn't limited ... more » crazylink84: I reserved a copy of Twilight Princess back in 2005 or early 2006 before anyone knew it was going to be released for the Wii. Would I be able to get m... more » Sustenance: Gamestop stores are at terminal glut. Corporate just wants all the soccer moms to come in and rid the shelves of titles like "Choro Q" and "Lair". more » LeonX84: Keep it up GameStop! I want you to fail miserably and go out of business. more » sqlrob: I thought we had all reserves picked up, except for things that weren't released yet. We still got one of these calls. Unfortunately, it doesn't say w... more » Ursus-Veritas: So, I walked into a GameStop today. Brought Spirit Tracks and a friend got me Red Faction Guerilla as a Christmas Gift. Normal, no? Well, not actual... more » jgibson75: I won't go into details, but I will say this is a change of policy since I worked there. For sure. more » Lord_Hypnos: As another former employee of this horrible company. I can tell you a lot, if not all stores are likely not very happy with this. I've seen many cases... more » jayntampa: That manager is kind of ridiculous -- it's an opportunity to reserve upcoming games. He doesn't have to just lose the pre-order, he can get a new one ... more » mind in rewind: Apparently I have $15 in credit. I wonder what three games I preordered and didn't pick up? more » Trey: Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised when I got off the phone after getting that call (I didn't fill my pre-order of Aion and ODST). I was like, "wow, tha... more » AncientUnknown1: Does this have anything to do with Gift Cards expiring and not reserve deposits? I don't know. Someone enlighten me. more » Pretty Sneaky Sis: I got a call about some reserve money... I thought I got it back already though, interestingly enough. I felt like I got $5 for free last time I dropp... more » Rampage: I put my name and phone number in that website and they sent me an email with a printable gift card. Cool, I forgot I even had reserved some games. Li... more » Solid2TheSnake: This is not Gamestop being nice to us; just them showing some common sense from a business perspective. Why would Gamestop ever want to keep the unus... more » Benguin: I got a phone call few ago. I had preordered GH: Smash Hits and never picked it up. Still haven't gotten around to doing anything with the $5 either... more » Gonefishing: I have about $30 worth of unused credit I need to turn in, so this article just helped a brother with some gift certificate. more » Friedhamster: Interesting. When I worked at GameStop I once questioned my manager about all that unused credit. "What happens if no one picks up there copy of Hal... more » Freyar: I was hoping to get in the beta, after being backhanded so hard by Fallen Earth, Age of Conan, and others at their launches, I'm very leery of startin... more » -
#reservesinreverse
GameStop Keen To Return Your Unused Reserve Credits
GameStop is calling all of their customers with unused reserved game credits, offering them a chance to redeem them for gift certificates towards fine GameStop merchandise.
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#releasedate
Global Agenda Launches In February
Georgia-based Hi-Rez Studios is finally gearing up for the release of their futuristic team-based shooter, cementing a February 2010 release for Global Agenda, with preorder customers gaining guaranteed access to the beta test. More » -
#video
Mass Effect Preorder Gun Goes All Large Hadron Collider on Your Ass
In this video, you can get a look at the in-game bonuses for preordering Mass Effect 2 from GameStop: the Terminus Assault Armor, which does more than look good, and the Blackstorm Heavy Weapon, which does more than look bad. More » -
#beta
MAG's Fourth Beta Lets You Hear Enemy Comms
More than 6,000 changes have been made to MAG as Zipper Interactive's MMO shooter moves into its fourth beta phase, which will be exclusive to GameStop preorder customers. More » -
#bonus
Preorder Bonus Puts L4D Headwear in Team Fortress 2
"For the first time in history," writes the TF2 Team, "two separate Valve universes collide!" If you pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, you get Bill's beret from Left 4 Dead to trick out your Team Fortress 2 guys. More » -
#releasedate
Mass Effect 2 Dated For January, Preorder Bonuses Abound
EA has nailed down a January release date for Mass Effect 2 in North America and Europe, detailing the special armor and weapons available as preorder bonuses in the process. More » -
#steam
Preorder The Dragon Age Digital Deluxe Edition On Steam
Dragon Age: Origins is now available for preorder on Steam. Should you purchase the normal version, or spend an extra$5$15 on the shiny Digital Deluxe Edition? More » -
#borderlands
Gearbox Learns the Hazards — and Benefits — of Freelancing Your Own Preorder Bonuses
Not only does Mike Neumann have a lot of loot to drop, he has a lot of loot to collect between now and Oct. 20, if Gearbox's creative director intends to fulfill the promise he made on "Official Borderlands Preorder Day." More » -
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#preorder
Left 4 Dead 2 Preorder Lurches To Life
Valve cracks open the door to its zombie-proof fortress and tosses out preorder details for Left 4 Dead 2, with a 10% discount, early demo access, and an in-game bonus awaiting those who put their money down. More » -
#expansionism
The Siege of Mirkwood Begins In December
Turbine has announced the December release date for the next Lord of the Rings Online expansion, The Siege of Mirkwood, with an adventurer's pack also available to help jumpstart the journey beyond Moria. More » -
#borderlands
Borderlands' Unique, and Semiofficial, Preorder Bonus [Updated]
Mikey Neumann, Gearbox's creative director, wants you to commit to Borderlands now. If his tweet is to be believed, send in a picture of yourself preordering the game today and he'll play with you day one and drop some loot. More » -
#aion
When "Head Start" Means "Wait Seven Hours"
We're hearing the Aion servers are struggling to manage the hordes who preordered the MMO - 400,000 according to NCsoft - leaving some in the headstart program crestfallen and dreading what happens when the general public comes online Tuesday. More » -
#ncsoft
NCsoft: Aion Is The "Biggest MMO Launch Of The Year"
The latest figures for Aion have NCsoft declaring it the "biggest MMO launch of the year," with nearly 400,000 preorder customers waiting to become winged warriors upon next week's launch. More » -
#releasedate
SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 Lands In November
Sony has announced a November release date for SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 for the PSP, with two well-armed special units available to those keen to preorder. More » -
#deals
Save 666 Pennies On Dante's Inferno
EA and GameStop have teamed up to offer you one hell of a deal on Dante's Inferno, with $6.66 off and free shipping on preorders for an extremely limited time. More » -
#preorder
Sony Divides Up MAG Factions for Pre-Order Bonuses
MAG's rolling out some exclusive in-game character models should you be of a mind to pre-order the game. GameStop and Game Crazy get two of them, the third is TBD. Amazon's confirmed for ... meh ... access to a PlayStation Home space. More » -
#darkvoid
In a Terrible Economy, the Hopeless turn to Gold4Jetpack
Bionic Commando's cheeky YouTube ads were pretty alright; the game, eh, it had problems. But Capcom's right back at it with this pitch, giving your pre-order of Dark Void from GameStop all the fulfillment of visiting a pawn shop. More » -
#brutallegend
BrĂ¼tal Legend Makes a BrĂ¼tal Offer
Oh, BrĂ¼tal Legend. We thought you were going to be different. You're a rebel. You're rokken. You're not supposed to be ... corporate. So why are you doing this cheesy pay-for-access-to-the-demo thing that other pinhead games started? More » -
#preorder
GameStop Pre-Order Reveals BioShock Multiplayer Characters
"Blanche the Actress" and "Zigo the Fisherman" will be available as multiplayer character classes with a pre-order of BioShock 2, according to an upcoming GameStop promotion that someone in the game's forum spotted. More » -
#ds
Preorder Scribblenauts, Get a Rooster Hat
As if the ability to create mayhem and blend zombies with pirates using just the words you write on a screen weren't enough of a reason to pick up DS-bound Scribblenauts, the publishers are throwing in a hat to sweeten the deal. More »
