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Gameloft will fix 2D issues in The Adventures of Tintin
Gameloft had quite a few upset customers on its hands recently. Many of those who purchased The Adventures of Tintin for Android were treated to a bland 2D version instead of “a beautiful, 3D world” as promised in the Android Market description. The negative feedback has not been lost on Gameloft and a fix will more »
Best Buy offers 500 Reward Zone points, $20 gift card for Halo: Reach preorder
It is almost time for gamers to participate in a battle of cosmic proportions. No, I’m not talking about the war for Reach. I mean the battle as retailers try to convince you their store is the place to get Halo: Reach.
Best Buy will give 500 Reward Zone Points a ($10 value) and a $20 gift card for preordering one of the biggest games of the year.
To get the Reward Zone points, you will need to be a member of both Best Buy’s Reward Zone and Gamers Reward Club. Both are free to join.
Awesome Idea: Aeria’s Fun or Refund promotion
This is the way game companies should do business. Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc., has launched a month-long promotion (April 2009) that guarantees gamers will enjoy their games or get a refund.
The company’s press release goes a bit further than just guaranteeing “fun,” but states a refund will be issued “if players do not have the most fun they possibly can.”
Yep, if you don’t have fun – a completely subjective state of being – while playing an Aeria game, you get your money back. The catch is that the refund will be of Aeria Points, the currency used to purchase in-game items at Item Malls including avatar outfits, pet and items that help leveling.
EA offers Aussies refunds for missing mode in Metal of Honor
Electronic Arts has not only admitted its baffling blunder but also agreed to fully refund Australian gamers who innocently purchased the game Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 for the Wii only to realize that it didn’t have an online mode as promised in the game’s advertisements. The game was released this past Thursday (February 7, 2007) in Australia.
Many Aussie gamers bought the game believing that it had a 32-player online mode as promised in advertisements and the game’s manual. Apparently the game’s online mode is its unique selling point, so that was enough for gamers to…
