Valve has officially announced that 2K Games’ BioShock 2 will be available for purchase on Steam — you can pre-purchase the game right now , and it’ll be unlocked for play on February 9, 2010, day and date with the rest of the world. The current price is $44.99, a slight discount from the boxed version, and that includes a Steam copy of the original BioShock as well, which you can “kindly” give to a friend if you happen to already have it. Or you can nab four licenses for you and three friends for $134.97, with each of you getting to play the original also

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Click image for full-size action pose Aliens vs. Predator is kind of a misleading title. Aside from the titular extra-terrestrials, mankind’s future badasses, the Colonial Marines, will also be able to get some in Rebellion’s upcoming FPS romp.

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Unlock skins with Aliens vs. Predator pre-order at GameStop
More than 6,000 changes have been made to MAG as Zipper Interactive ’s MMO shooter moves into its fourth beta phase, which will be exclusive to GameStop preorder customers. Chief among the changes, according to Jeremy Dunham, Zipper’s senior community manager is an increase in the level cap to 60 from 40, a “retooled skill tree and experience curve,” and “an improved ranking system.” Most interestingly is a “proximity chat” feature that allows you to hear the enemy as you get closer, “or trash talk them yourself as you punch ‘em full of lead.” Plenty of other details at Dunham’s post on PlayStation.Blog, which concludes with a thank you to all of the other beta players preceding the GameStop pre-order beta. MAG Beta 4 Starts…Now! [PlayStation.blog via VG247 ]

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MAG’s Fourth Beta Lets You Hear Enemy Comms [Beta]
“For the first time in history,” writes the TF2 Team, “two separate Valve universes collide!” If you pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 , you get Bill’s beret from Left 4 Dead to trick out your Team Fortress 2 guys. The deal’s of course restricted to pre-orders of the PC L4D2, Steam or retail. However, if you’ve already preordered the game, never fear

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Preorder Bonus Puts L4D Headwear in Team Fortress 2 [Bonus]
Valve cracks open the door to its zombie-proof fortress and tosses out preorder details for Left 4 Dead 2 , with a 10% discount, early demo access, and an in-game bonus awaiting those who put their money down. Answering one of the questions Luke raised when the Left 4 Dead 2 demo was first announced , customers who preorder the game from either Steam or participating retailers will receive early access to the demo, currently targeted for an October 27th release.

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Left 4 Dead 2 Preorder Lurches To Life [Preorder]
Mikey Neumann, Gearbox’s creative director, wants you to commit to Borderlands now. If his tweet is to be believed, send in a picture of yourself preordering the game today and he’ll play with you day one and drop some loot. Neumann declared today “OFFICIAL BORDERLANDS PREORDER DAY,” in this Tweet

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Borderlands’ Unique, and Semiofficial, Preorder Bonus [Updated] [Borderlands]
We’re hearing the Aion servers are struggling to manage the hordes who preordered the MMO – 400,000 according to NCsoft – leaving some in the headstart program crestfallen and dreading what happens when the general public comes online Tuesday. “There are more people waiting in cues to start the game than there are in the game itself,” writes one tipster.

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When "Head Start" Means "Wait Seven Hours" [Aion]
The latest figures for Aion have NCsoft declaring it the “biggest MMO launch of the year,” with nearly 400,000 preorder customers waiting to become winged warriors upon next week’s launch.

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NCsoft: Aion Is The "Biggest MMO Launch Of The Year" [Ncsoft]
“Blanche the Actress” and “Zigo the Fisherman” will be available as multiplayer character classes with a pre-order of BioShock 2 , according to an upcoming GameStop promotion that s omeone in the game’s forum spotted. For the record, these are the first two multiplayer classes announced for the game

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GameStop Pre-Order Reveals BioShock Multiplayer Characters [Preorder]
Square Enix is set to unload Dragon Quest IX onto the Japanese populace this week and it’s apparently a big deal over there. A report (via Inside Games ) shows the title has over two million pre-orders across various retailers in the country. It just blows our minds, because Japan has never been that fond of the Dragon Quest franchise

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2 million people pre-ordered Dragon Quest IX