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USA Pre-Order Chart Week Ending 16th Feb 2013

1. BioShock Infinite (X360) 313,250
2. Grand Theft Auto V (X360) 242,895
3. God of War: Ascension (PS3) 229,045
4. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) 221,766
5. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) 209,794
6. BioShock Infinite (PS3) 186,824
7. The Last of Us (PS3) 178,222
8. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (PS3) 161,888
9. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) 152,268
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) 119,911
11. Crysis 3 (X360) 119,808
12. Gears of War: Judgment (X360) 118,336
13. Tomb Raider (X360) 97,821
14. BioShock Infinite (PC) 89,138
15. Tomb Raider (PS3) 76,762

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Riderz13374076d ago

The Last of Us is a beast. Uncharted 3 was at like 110k when it had 17 weeks to launch and the Last of Us is at 178k.

Skips4076d ago (Edited 4076d ago )

Agreed, all the big name titles are doing very well for themselves. From Bioshock to God of War to GTAV to The Last Of Us. MG Rising also has more pre orders than I thought it would have.

The only one that surprises me is Gears Of War Judgement. The pre order numbers seem VERY low in the US (Where the 360 is dominant). Especially for one of Microsoft's flagship titles.

Seems like Bioshock Infinite is going to be a HUGE seller though!

G20WLY4076d ago

One that surprises me is "Let's Dance With Mel B" for Xbox 360! Really?? 30,000 people have pre-ordered that?!

W T F..?

MooseWI4076d ago

Dang StarCraft II higher than I thought it would be.

plaZeHD4076d ago

Amazing pre orders for The Last Of Us. By the way nice pic.

SolidDuck4076d ago

I like that the last gardian is number 24. Hopefully it comes out eventually.

LiViNgLeGaCY4076d ago

Nice to see GOW Ascension so high up. I'm one of those pre-orderes! Unless the pre-order charts doesn't include Amazon.

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Soul Covenant (PC VR) Review - CGMagazine

Soul Covenant feels like a game from the early 2000s, with its repetitive gameplay loop, waggle controls, and nonsensical story.

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Cold VR is all About Acting Super Hot

Indie developer Carlos Alfonso is working on Cold VR, a game where standing still isn't an option. The complete opposite to SUPERHOT VR.

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Abnor_Mal4h ago

This sounds very interesting, Superhot was a great game to take inspiration from.

Babadook71h ago(Edited 1h ago)

I liked the VR version of SUPERHOT. If this ends up being as good I'l pick it up (once available) for PSVR2.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow14h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos2h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos32m ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje31m ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon49m ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum3h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos28m ago(Edited 28m ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

SimpleDad5m ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.