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Loyal Gamesmen-ites will recall our recent promotion, wherein customers who pre-ordered the epic God of War III earned a chance to win a PSPgo! console. Well, the contest was run and won, and we now have photos of our lucky winners up on facebook. Click on over to check them out.

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Woohoo! Marvel vs Capcom 3 is confirmed! Capcom held a their annual Captivate press event in Hawaii over the weekend, and with the embargoes now lifted, the internet is ablaze with all the goodness to come from it. Mainly, Marvel vs Capcom 3 is coming! More on that in a moment.Other announcements from the event?- Dead Rising 2 co-op confirmed (seeing as it wasn't blazingly obvious from numerous

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Starting with Shaun White Skateboarding on PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year, game publishing powerhouse Ubisoft will be phasing out the inclusion paper manuals with their games, replacing them with in-game digital versions.Ubisoft bigwig Laurent Detoc has been quoted as saying:"Eco-friendly initiatives are important to the global community and introducing in-game digital manuals on Xbox 360 and

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Great news! The Nintendo DSi has just shed fifty bucks from it's Recommended Retail Price! Now coming in at a very reasonable $249.95, The Gamesmen are going that one step further, dropping it to $248 AND swinging you two free games to go with! Click here for the deets.Oh, and, of course, we'd be remiss if we didn't take the chance to plug the brand new DSi XL. All the features you love from the

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THQ have announced through their UFC Undisputed blog that a demo for the highly anticipated (to put it mildly) 2010 edition of last year's breakout game series. Featuring 4 fighters to test drive, the team hope to have it up on XBL and PSN before the end of the month. Keen? Let us know in the comments section, and get further details after the linkHere's the particulars of the demo, ripped

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A couple game announcements have come through in the last 24 hours that are quite worthy of note - Conduit 2 and Spider-Man Sahttered Dimensions. The first sees a sequel to the slightly-overlooked-at-retail-but-damn-fun-to-play Wii shooter, the Conduit, with a boatload of improvements and generally turning the volume up to 11 (see the press release after the link).The second is hopefully the

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...will be:Penshurst Easter Trading HoursFri 2 April Closed Sat 3 April 9.00am - 5.30pm Sun 4 April Closed Mon 5 April 10.00am - 4.00pm Penrith Easter Trading HoursFri 2 April Closed Sat 3 April 9.00am - 5.00pm Sun 4 April Closed Mon 5 April 10.00am - 4.00pm Wollongong Easter Trading HoursFri 2 April Closed Sat 3 April 10.00am - 4.00pm Sun 4 April Closed Mon 5 April 10.00am - 4.00pmCome visit!

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In a surprise announcement last night, Nintendo have given the first details on their next handheld, the Nintendo 3DS, and it will display in 3D without the use of special glasses! While many details are still sketchy, details confirmed are that it will be backwards compatible with current DS and DSi software, it's coming sometime in the next Japanese financial year (April 2010 to March 2011),

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Third time's the shot! Red Dead Redemption's been through it's fair share of cover art revisions in the last couple months, but one would assume that this latest (seen at left) will be sticking around, with the game's May 21st release date rapidly approaching. Rockstar have just announced a Limited Edition for the game, too. Details after the link.Aside from a well-deserved feeling of smug

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That's right, we're now trialing comments on our news stories! Go ahead and weigh in with your opinion, we're keen to hear from you!

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Regular visitors to The Gamesmen's stores will know that we've got a bit of a soft spot for a bit of retro gaming and are always keeping an eye out for ways to share that passion with our customers. Well, ladies and gents, we've recently stumbled on a stash that's got us more than a little excited - Atari Lynxs AND brand new games! Click the link for more.Originally released in 1989, the Lynx may

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You read it right, folks! NRL Rugby League 3 has arrived early! Penshurst customers can collect theirs right now, Wollongong and Penrith customers yours will be available for pickup within the next couple hours, and mail orders are being packed as this is being typed! So make haste, footy fans, and get yourself to your local Gamesmen outlet ASAP (observing all relevant speed limits, red lights

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A trailer for the third Deus Ex game has emerged from GDC 09. No gameplay, but it sets the tone. Looks like someone on the team's been watching Ghost in the Shell 2. Nothing wrong with that at all. Take a look.Deus Ex: Human Revolution at IGN.com

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Fresh from the the 2010 Game Developers Conference, Sony have further taken the wraps off their upcoming motion controller, now known as the Move. Used in conjunction with the existing PlayStation Eye camera, this Wii-mote/ nunchuk-like device is promising to deliver a new level of accuracy in motion control input.While previous tech demos had given some indication of what the device is capable

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The official game of the 2010 Formula 1 season has been locked in for release in September on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360! While a yearly entry in the series is hardly a surprise, this new 2010 version marks the first high definition entry with Codemasters on developer duties. You know Codemasters, right? The guys responsible for the Colin McRae/ DiRT, series, Grid, Fuel and the V8 Supercar games. So,

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Sure the 2010 World Cup is still a couple months off, but that doesn't mean it's too early to start the hype train! With that in mind, please to enjoy the trailer for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (the game version, that is), now available for pre-order! Video Games | FIFA World Cup: South Africa | Exclusive World Cup TrailerXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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Mixed news has bubbled up this week relating to the Call of Duty franchise, the most prominent being that the heads of Infinty Ward, the studio that created the series have been, ahem, "let go". Speculation and rumour suggest that relations between Jason West and Vince Zampella and publisher Activision had been rough for some time over creative control of the series, as well as IW being given the

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After agonising 2 days of downtime, PS3 owners can now get back to the games they love best. For those not in the know, a bug in the system software of a large number of pre-slim consoles caused all kinds of havoc from resetting the clock to making games with Trophy support utterly unplayable. The bug, aparently related to the system clock seems to have sorted itself out now, so everyone... get

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The evening of Monday, March 1st, The Gamesmen held a very special preview event for NRL Rugby League 3 at our Wollongong store. Attendees participated in an intimate Q&A session with the game's Executive Producer, an in-depth walk through of the new features and, of course a chance to go hands-on with the game early!Big thanks to HES and Tru Blu... See More Games for making it possible and

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That slick new black Wii wasn't all the Big N had to reveal yesterday afternoon! Nintendo also gave us a date of April 15 for the DSi XL, which has been chunked up to a larger size to help out those with difficulty reading the screen of the standard DSi properly (full details here very shortly).Nintendo have also given us a window of "mid year" on Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid - Other M for local

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Yes indeed, in just over 2 weeks, a version of the Wii that goes with everything will finally be hitting Aus! While the black Wii sports identical features to the current white model, it also has a tough bad-boy, devil may care attitude that ladies can't resist. Check our product listing for details.This announcement goes hand in hand with the release tomorrow of new coloured official Wii Remotes

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Microsoft held a major press event at the end of last week, rolling out a bunch of media and info to drive 360 owners into a frenzy. Unveiling the cover art for 3 of their first-party exclusives was just the tip of the iceberg. Click the link for info and videos on Alan Wake, Crackdown 2, Fable 3, Dead Rising 2 and Halo Reach!ALAN WAKEThe mysterious thriller by Max Payne creators, Remedy, will

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A number of very cool new trailers showed up across this weekend, showcasing some of the hottest upcoming releases of the next couple months (and that doesn't even count all the goodies coming out of Microsoft's press event, which we'll cover shortly). To save you racing around all over the internet looking for them, your ol' buddies at The Gamesmen have gone and compiled them all together for

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Although development of a new Ghost Recon title was leaked some weeks ago, Ubisoft have now made the official announcement of the next entry in the popular tactical shooter series, to be subtitled "Future Soldier". Set for release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PSP, Nintendo DS and Wii (what, no Gameboy Advance?) sometime in the back half of this year, with a multiplayer beta going out in April

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