I’ve been pondering the purchase of Mass Effect 2 for a couple of weeks now. After I played and completed Mass Effect 1 within 3 weeks, I thought “Great game. But I’m looking for a deal to come along”… until now. It seems EA is finally coming around to gamers who purchase titles “new” versus “used” by way of in-game incentives. For those who purchase a new copy Mass Effect 2 you’ll be greeted to know of some DLC and something called “The Cerberus Network,” an in-game portal that will funnel Mass Effect 2 daily messages, downloadable content and news about DLC to players.

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Releasing on March 9, 2010.  Amazon is running a special pre-order deal on Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360 and PS3.  If you pre-order the game now, you’ll get the low price of $56.99 plus you’ll get $10 in credit towards a future video game purchase.  As you can tell, we’re anxiously waiting it’s release to the US.  We’re just hoping the FF series picks up where they left us.  Wanting more…

Get a $10 Video Games Credit
Order Final Fantasy XIII and get $10 off a future video game purchase. The promotional code will be placed directly into your Amazon.com account within 2 business days after the product ships. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Promotion valid on all existing orders. Limit one per household. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time.

Did you ever want to fight as the bad-ass Sgt. Avery Junior Johnson to live in the glory of his bad-assery?  It looks like you’re finally going to get the chance to in the upcoming Halo 3: ODST.

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Prototype is set to release next month, and Activision announced three different exclusive collectibles that you can grab from three different retailers.

Those of you who enjoy collecting figurines would be wise to hit GameStop to pre-order Prototype as they are offering a figure of Alex Mercer, the main character in Prototype.  Along with the figure, a 2-sided “Critical Hints Location Map / Poster” will be included as another pre-order bonus.  Folks who pre-order from GameCrazy will received a limited edition art book which focuses on Alex Mercer’s character, shape-shifting abilities, and weapons.  It also includes information on the enemies, other characters, and the locations in the game.  And finally, for those of you who refuse to make contact with the outside world, Amazon is offering a limited edition comic of Prototype from Wild Storm.

What pre-order bonus are you looking forward to? I personally would love to get my hands on the Alex Mercer figurine, even though I make it a point to not give any business to GameStop.  I guess I need to make an exception this time if I want to get that sweet figure.

Check out some pics of the figure & comic after the break

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