The wait is over (almost), stock of the most anticipated game of
2010, Halo:
Reach, arrived into our warehouse earlier this week. There are a
heap of you monkeys out there who have pre-ordered and are just waiting for
release day to come around so that you can save the universe or something like
that :P I figured that now would be a good opportunity to explain how our pre-ordering works.
Given that this is such a huge title, we often get asked by customers what
day their order will be shipped. We always ship one business day ahead of the
official release date. This means that customers will receive them on the day of
release (isn't that convenient?). Halo:
Reach is no different, it will be shipped out on Monday, and will be
delivered to our New Zealand customers on release day, Tuesday.
So why do we have the stock so early you ask? We wish we could say
it's because want to get an early start on the game, but alas we don't
(trust me we've tried :P). The truth is we have a ton of pre-orders for
this game (seriously, we have heaps!), and getting the stock early allows us to
pack all of the orders in advance to ease the pressure on the warehouse on
shipping day. This is particularly important now considering that business is
picking up as Christmas creeps up.
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Christmas is mere months away and we need to make room in our warehouse for
all big titles that are being released in the lead up to it. You know –
Halo: Reach, FFXIV, Fallout: New Vegas, Fable III, GT5, COD: Black Ops
etc. – and that's just the tip of the iceberg!
The monkey's have devised a plan to clear the warehouse using banana shaped
sticks of dynamite (Yikes!). We're not so sure that that is the best course of
action so we have decided to have an End
of Month Games Blowout Sale instead.
Save up to 80% off over 900 games in the Mighty Ape End of
Month Games Blowout Sale. Swing through before the end of August to check out
all of the hot deals!
So once you've had a chance to do
your bit and help us free up some space in our warehouse (and avoid a
banana-flavoured apocalypse) how about you let us know what games you are
looking forward to over the next few months.
Our good friends at Gameplanet
have returned with the sixth episode of their awesome Telefrag
show. It's worth watching just for the intro alone; a parody of The
Sopranos.
Swiped from Gameplanet: E006 – In this episode of
Telefrag: We get our hands on Mafia
II – capiche?; We talk to Bungie's Jason Tung about Halo: Reach;
Plus, we continue our series talking to competitive gamers in New Zealand by
interviewing Tish “th3fairy” Peterson, leader of Team Affliction.
There's plenty of Mighty Ape representation in this video including
your chance to win The Godfather on Blu-ray and a $100 Mighty Ape Gift
voucher! Head along to Gameplanet
for more information about how to win that.
Activision-Blizzard have announced the contents of the forthcoming Call
of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition for PS3 and Xbox 360. Also
known as “the most anticipated game of 2010”; it's coming out on
November 9th by the way. Last go 'round they put functioning
night-vision goggles in the the Prestige Edition of the previous Call of Duty
game. This time in an effort to outdo themselves they have included an RC-XD Video
Surveillance Vehicle (minus the ability to detonate obviously
:P). Have they outdone themselves? What's the opposite of “hell no”?
(The answer is “hell yes!” if that was too cryptic for you :P)
The Prestige Edition will contain:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops full game
- Remote Control RC-XD Surveillance Vehicle
- Premium, special-edition SteelBook™ case
- Limited edition Black Ops collector’s medal w/display case
- 4 additional co-op maps
- Special Black Ops Xbox Live or PlayStation Home avatar outfit
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The local distributor of Fallout:
New Vegas has confirmed with us that it will be released on
October 21st, that's just over two months away,
can't wait!
We've almost run out of stock of the Collectors
Edition and are expecting to be completely pre-sold out by the end
of next week (there goes *Apestradamus
again :P), so you'd better get your tails into gear if you want to get your
paws on that.
To refresh your memory, this is what comes with the Fallout:
New Vegas Collectors Edition:
- “Lucky 7” poker chips
- A fully customised Fallout: New Vegas deck of cards
- A recreation of the game’s highly coveted “Lucky 38”
platinum chip
- A hardcover graphic novel “All Roads” written by Chris Avellone,
the game’s creative director
- ‘The Making of Fallout: New Vegas’ DVD
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Do you like mob flicks like The
Godfather, Goodfellas,
Scarface,
and Casino? Did
you watch The
Sopranos? Have you ever had the urge to experience life in La Cosa
Nostra without the risk of an “iron vacation” or the constant
threats of violence? Well we're getting a brand new game that will be right up
your alley, Mafia
II.
Mafia II, like the name suggests is a Mafia-themed sandbox-style action game
for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC that is beling released on August
26th. The game is set in Empire Bay, a fictional city based on San
Francisco and New York, and follows the story of Vito the son of an Italian
immigrant. In his pursuit of the American dream Vito is lured into life in the
criminal underworld. Mafia II is expected to be an immersive gaming experience
with a strong story and script, and licenced music that will tranport you back
to the ‘40s and ’50s.
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You're not a big gaming release unless you have a cool special
edition! Part of the excitement about new games these days is the
anticipation of the special editions that are announced a few months before
release, I'm a real sucker for them.
I got the GTAIV
Special Edition back in 2008. I scored myself a Rockstar duffle bag and a
safety deposit box among other things. I used the duffle bag when I moved flat
and I also stashed some foreign currency in the safety deposit box once before
an overseas trip (not a good hiding place mind you, that box kind of screams out
“I have something valuable stashed inside” and is easliy
portable). Totally awesome and practical too :P I also bought the Alan
Wake special edition that came packaged in a box that was designed
to look and feel like a really fat book. In fact it came packaged with a book.
It had a short story “written by Alan Wake” and FBI dossiers about
the strange events taking place around Bright Falls. I read it too ('cos
I'm a nerd), but it was cool because it made the whole experience of
playing the game that little bit more immersive.
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