Crisis Core Pre-Order Freebie

Square Enix has announced a free bonus for gamers who pre-order Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core for the PSP.

This pre-order goody is a SHINRA UMD case, which is available with orders from the following retailers: Amazon.com, EBGames, Game Crazy and GameStop. Expect to see Crisis Core in stores around March 25, 2008.

Mass Effect Goes Gold!

Xbox 360 owners will be excited to hear that BioWare's Mass Effect has gone gold!

Along with the news of the recent gold status, Microsoft has als revealed details about pre-order goodies and a special edition of the game.

The limited collector’s edition will feature a wide assortment of bonuses, including A Mass Effect fiction book titled Galactic Codex: Essentials, A 36-page guide to Mass Effect, An additional Mass Effect art book, A demo for Blue Dragon and videos for Lost Odyssey, Halo 3 and Halo Wars, and plenty of additional videos and documentaries.

Gamers who pre-order the game will also be rewarded with freebies, including 12 Mass Effect themed gamer pics, Three songs from the Mass Effect, and much more!

Mass Effect will have an estimated retail price of $59.99. The collectors edition will have a price tag of $69.99. Both will be in stores in November, 2007.

Hellgate: London Pre-Order

Planning on pre-ordering Hellgate: London? EA and Namco Bandai have just announced three more reasons that you should!

Gamers in North American who pre-order either the regular or collectors edition of Hellgate: London will receive three special treats just in time for Halloween! First off, buyers will receive a key to an exclusive Beta starting next week and ending October 07, 2007. Secondly s one of four exclusive dye-kits that will give your hero's gear a cool color theme right off the bat when Hellgate: London officially opens on Halloween. Lastly, pre-ordering gamers will be eligible to take advantage of the Hellgate: London Founders Offer, giving hardcore players a chance to purchase a lifetime subscription to Hellgate's premium service for $149.99.

"We're excited to get our most passionate players into the early Beta test, and to reward them with a special look once the game goes live on Halloween," said Bill Roper, CEO of Flagship Studios.

Hellgate: London comes from some of the core developers of the Diablo team from Blizzard. It promises a deep, story-driven campaign with over 40 hours of gameplay and both online and offline capabilities. It combines RPG depth with the fast action of a shooter and may very well represent the evolution of the action RPG genre!

I've had a bit of gameplay time with Hellgate: London and have to admit I was very impressed. I'm definately looking forward to this one, so stay tuned to Just-RPG and The RPG-Geek for more info!

DQM Pre-Order Freebie!

Square Enix has officially announced that will be a special pre-order item for Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker.

Gamers who pre-order Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker will recieve a DS accessory that contains a handy screen wipe inside. Additionally, the screen wipe has a navigational map of the Green Bays archipelago from the game.

If you want to get your hands on this freebie, pre-order the game at Amazon.com, EBGames, GameCrazy or GameStop.

You can get a glimpse of the item below (click for zoomed view):