Wolfenstein Preorder Bonuses Revealed
Looking forward to the new Wolfenstein game? We are too. That's why we're thinking of preordering, but we've got some decisions to make.
Various retailers are all offering difference incentives to preorder with their respective outfits. Some are more attractive than others, but we'll let you decide for yourself.
According to the Wolfenstein blog, the preorder bonuses are:
- GameStop: Get a Day 1 Multiplayer Advantage
Pre-Order now with Gamestop and get 2,000 Wolfenstein in-game gold pieces for use in multiplayer. Choose your own weapon or power upgrade. - Amazon: Unlock Wolfenstein 3D full game
Pre-order now and get a free copy of Wolfenstein 3D for the Xbox Live Arcade or the Playstation Network - Hollywood Game Crazy: Wolfenstein Limited Edition Medal
Reserve Wolfenstein and receive an exclusive limited edition Wolfenstein collectors metal. - BestBuy: Unlock the Flammenwerfer
Normally available as a reward halfway through the single player campaign, if you purchase Wolfenstein at BestBuy you will have access to the Flammenwerfer from the very first level. The Flammenwerfer is the definition of over-the-top fire-power, and we’re putting it in your hands early!
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these other crap are either draws for you to buy other things (or own them already) or are just like micro-transactions for them free MMOs.
dork a preorder doesnt cost extra money, you are only putting a small deposit towards the total actual purchase price.... if you didnt know that, you have no business gaming.... its only been like this for the last 20 years
@JWL3, Most? I don't think so. Maybe 1/4th of games are discounted, but I would say that most major titles are full price on release. Since most fans awaiting the game will buy the game the second it comes out, why would companies bother discounting them and loosing money? Discounts come later.
Most of the bonuses you get now are a waste of effort. I especially hate virtual bonuses. A collector's edition with a special box and a good assortment of physical accessories is much more preferable.
money these game companys pocket because you got to have it right
now junkies can't wait 6 months for price discounts. Just Think
about how many extra games you could have if you got them for half
price, Um Da. Buy it half price play it for a month and beat it, then
sell it for 70% of what you payed for it. Or go rent it at Blockbuster
video on a month pass and then go to the next game. paying 59 bucks for
a game and playing it for two or three weeks than shelfing it is as retarded as retarded gets.
yet another idiot.... if this were the case pre-orders would not need to exist, they use this as a basis of supply and demand for manufacturing.... and if the games were offered at a discount without the pre-order, you know how many lawsuits would have happened over it by the people that did pre-order... so again you are talking out of your ass just so you can look like you have insider knowledge.... dont you people get it that real techs and insiders hang out on these boards... i personaly patrol them like a great white shark (and yes i am a real tech with my master in computer sciences and more certs than you could possibly count)
0_o I has this many http://www.theonlinecandyshop.com/ProductImages/certsmixedfruitbig.jpg
Oh yeah, the supplier for the bonus materials screwe up, so most of north america didn't get the stuff... And microsoft never replied to me demanding the stuff I paid extra for...
+1
How games start on PC and slowly get turned away and PCs get shunned. Poor PC. Without it the XBox and PS3 wouldn't be possible yet he still is stuck in the shadows known only to enthusiasts who demand the best out of their games.
And btw who would want to play Wolf3D? That game literally makes me sick just looking at it.
I think what JWL3 is talking about is the "SALE price" that typiclly occurs the 1st week the game is out. Best Buy and Wal-Mart tend to have a sale on a new game (PC) and tae $10 to $15 off the 1st week it comes out. Afterwards it goes back up to the retail price until eventualy it gets old and found in the older games section and lastly the clearance rack.
Buy doing a Pre-order from Best Buy, Toys R Us and EBGames you are going to be paying full retail on the game and miss out on the $10 off "sale" price that the games tend to get during the first week that Best Buy and Wal-Mart sometimes do. They don't do it all the time and it various on what games they do it on as well.
That is what JWL3 is talking about.
install limit is really a rent a game. I do want to have to try and get a hold of those hacks in 4 to 6 years if I dust it off and want to play it again.
Still have Baldur's Gate 1&2 and Freespace 1&2, both great games.
You also have full rights to get a full refund of your preorder "deposit" should you choose not to take the game afterall. It must be refunded. they can;t keep it. So, if they refuse to price match a current sale from another retailer, you buy the game at their competitor and get you money back. This may mean you have to wait until games are in stock, but almost every reputable retailer has a prioce match guarantee and is bound by advertising laws to give you the game at the lowest advertised price minus your already paid deposit.
@hellwig: I agree nearly completely. Bonus items that give early adopter in-game advantages in multiplayer should be banned, ESPECIALLY in cases where monthly fees to play are involved. I don;t mind unlicking bonus levels, mini-games, single-player mode special weapons, badges of honor, and more, but giving players advantages in multiplayer should be completely banned, voluntarily by the gaming industry.
The real purpose of preorder promotions by the way is to guage retail demand so they can produce an appropriate amount of games to handle initial demand surges. It's completly to the distributors benefit to have you preorder. SOME incentive needs to be used to get you to preorder, and lets face it, cheezy posters don't really cut it for most people in today's world. Still, some incentive is necessary.
So I stand corrected. If you hadn't guessed by my post, no, I don't pre-order games. I don't pre-order anything. You have to be an idiot to buy anything hot off the press unless you know for certain it will be good. Personally I'd rather wait for a game to go on sale, I don't see the need to play it the very day it comes out. That may not make me a gamer, but I do have a few extra bucks in my pocket.
Go to Amazon, you can pre-order the PC version for $47.00 with free shipping and some bonus stuff too. Not the weapons and such that Game Stop directs toward all the kiddies and their kiddie consoles but some free MP3 downloads.
I like Amazon for PC games, huge selection of older ones too, cheap.
lmao rofl.... now that made me laugh and smile.... good comeback and in such good humor