In a GameSpy exclusive it has been revealed that GameStop has instructed staff to open all boxes of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and remove the bundled OnLive codes prior to sale, valued at USD $49.99. This OnLive code is essentially a free digital copy of the game, letting customers add the title to an OnLive account. Announced in 2009 and launched in 2010, OnLive is a cloud computing games service, where the game is stored and rendered on remote servers, then synchronised and streamed to your scr...

We recently broke the news about EA's announced retailer list for Battlefield 3, noting Steam's absence. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be a mistake. A financial research firm named Baird is said to have held a meeting with GameStop management recently, confirming the absence of Battlefield 3 on Steam in their report. "The upcoming EA title Battlefield 3 will be sold as a download through GameStop, but not through Steam," it read. Heartbreaking, quite frankly. Instead, you can pre-order a boxed cop...

It's not unusual to hear about a criminal incident involving a GameStop store, but it's certainly unusual hearing about a criminal tunneling into one to claim his phat loot. Steven Paul Archer of Chuckey, Tennessee has been charged with felony burglary, after allegedly breaking into a vacant store adjacent to the GameStop in question, and then tunnelling through the wall, making away with $US288.55 in cash and $US5342 in merchandise. A for effort!
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Armed with handguns, two robbers held up a GameStop retail outlet in Maryland, USA. They made off with money, consoles and over 100 copies of the to-be-released Call of Duty sequel; Black Ops. They hit the store prior to close on Saturday night, forcing staff and customers into the storage area. Thankfully, no one was hurt, except perhaps those missing out on their now missing pre-order copies. I say we blame Grand Theft Auto....

Perhaps inadvertently, a Gamestop sweepstakes promotion is the first sign of an 'official' Brink release date. Given that the promo is in conjunction with Bethesda - they even updated their blog talking about it - I guess we can safely expect the game on September 7th, 2010......