Pre-ordered my copy of Diablo III: Collector’s Edition from Amazon on the 14th March 2012, it was shipped on the 17th May 2012 (1 day after the official release) and I got it on the 20th May 2012 (didn’t know DHL delivers on Sunday as well).

The game itself cost USD$99.90 (SGD$126.60) and shipping (normal) cost USD$19.98 (SGD$25.30). Paid a total of USD$119.97 (SGD$152) for it.

The Collector’s Edition contains the following items:

• Diablo III PC/Mac Game
• Diablo Skull and 4GB USB Soulstone
• Exclusive In-Game Content
  • Diablo III – Aesthetic Artifacts
  • World of Warcraft – Fetish Shaman Pet
  • StarCraft II – Battle.net Portraits
• Behind the Scenes Blu-Ray/DVD Set
• The Art of Diablo III
• Diablo III Soundtrack

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – Box

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – Box Open

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – Box Content

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – What’s In The Box

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – The Art Of Diablo III

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – Diablo Skull and 4GB USB Soulstone

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – Diablo III Soundtrack

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – Behind The Scenes Blu-Ray/DVD

Diablo III: Collector’s Edition – Diablo III PC/Mac Game

Related: Starcraft 2 – Wings Of Liberty – Collector’s Edition

Interesting! SingTel is bringing in the 3G/WiFi PlayStation Vita to Singapore! It will be on sale from 14th April 2012. The RRP of it is SGD$469 and of course if you get it from SingTel, it will be subsidized (price plans located at the bottom of this post)

You can pre-order the PS Vita online at singtel.com/PSVita from today (28th March 2012). Pre-order customers will receive SGD$20 worth of Sony PlayStation Network credits to purchase games.

PlayStation Vita

Price Plans

Official Singapore Site: PlayStation Vita

Diablo III – Pre-Sale

Diablo III is coming on 15th May 2012. You can pre-purchase the digital version via Battle.net for SGD$90. The retail box pricing in Singapore and Malaysia is SGD$89 and RM$218 respectively.

Diablo III – Collector’s Edition

If you are like me and prefer to own the collector edition’s (CE) physical box, you can get it from Amazon (Diablo III: Collector’s Edition) for about USD$100 (SGD$126) and they do ship directly to Singapore for USD$20 (SGD$25), so total cost including shipping would be USD$120 (SGD$151).

Diablo III – Normal Edition

Amazon also sell the Normal Edition for USD$60 (SGD$76) and I am guessing shipping would be about the same USD$20 (SGD$25), so all in all would be USD$80 (SGD$101).

If you are intending to get the normal edition, you are better off getting it locally rather than via Amazon as it cost only SGD$89. You can preorder at GameScore (orders@gamescore.com.sg) or stay tuned to d3.playpark.net for more authorized resellers from AsiaSoft (an official Blizzard games distributor in Southeast Asia).

If you really can’t wait, get the digital version from Battle.net for SGD$90 as you can start downloading immediately so when the day comes (15th May 2012), the game will be unlocked/decrypted for you to play instantly.

Press Release

IRVINE, Calif. — March 15, 2012 — The end is nigh! Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Diablo® III, the next chapter in its critically acclaimed action role-playing game series, will be unleashed from the Burning Hells on May 15.

Starting that day, gamers with a thirst for fast-paced action and adventure will be able to purchase Diablo III at retailers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In addition, gamers in the regions above as well as in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil will be able to buy Diablo III digitally via Blizzard’s Battle.net® website.

Players in the listed Latin American countries and in Russia will be able to purchase Diablo III at local retail locations starting June 7. Digital availability for the Russian version of the game will also begin June 7. In addition to the English version, Diablo III will be fully localized into Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, European Spanish, Italian, Polish, Russian, Korean, and Traditional Chinese.

Blizzard also kicked off global digital presales for Diablo III today. Would-be wizards, witch doctors, demon hunters, barbarians, and monks throughout the world should head to http://www.blizzard.com/games/d3/ now to reserve their digital copies.

Press Release: DIABLO III MAY 15
Official Blog Post: Diablo III Launching May 15 – Digital Pre-Sales NOW OPEN

PopCap Games hits the jackpot after producing hit games like Bejeweled and Plants vs Zombies among many others.

Copied + Pasted from Techcrunch or you can check out the Press Release from EA:

EA has acquired PopCap Games. The acquisition price is $650 million plus $100 million stock and a multi-year earn-out. The total acquisition price is as much as $1.3 billion.

PopCap Games is the company behind such hits as Plants vs Zombies, Zuma and Bejeweled. PopCap games have been installed 150 million times worldwide. Last year, approximately 80% of PopCap’s revenue was on digital platforms.

EA CEO John Riccitiello said in a release: “PopCap’s great studio talent and powerful IP add to EA’s momentum and accelerate our drive towards a $1 billion digital business. EA’s global studio and publishing network will help PopCap rapidly expand their business to more digital devices, more countries, and more channels.”

In terms of the earnout structure, PopCap sellers are entitled to additional cash bonus upon the achievement of certain non-GAAP earnings before interest and tax through December 2013. If the two-year cumulative earnings are $91 million or less, PopCap sellers won’t receive anything. If the earnings are $110 million, sellers will receive a total of $100 million. With $200 million in earnings, sellers get $275 million. And if earnings come in at $343 million or more, sellers get a whopping $550 million in earnout, making the total acquisition price $1.3 billion. EA says that it will also provide up to $50 million in long-term equity retention awards to PopCap employees to be granted over the next four years.

A $1 billion plus acquisition price is huge for any company, let alone EA. But clearly EA wants PopCap badly. The acquisition will help the gaming giant break into mobile and social gaming — areas where the company hasn’t done nearly as well as it has in the console arena.

Electronic Arts has many successful franchises that cater to casual users (including The Sims), but many of its popular properties appeal to the hardcore crowd. PopCap could be a away to compete with social, casual gaming companies like Zynga, Rovio and others.

Press Release: EA to Acquire PopCap Games
Source: EA Buys PopCap Games For As Much As $1.3B

Bought Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds from GameScore at Funan. It was released in the US on the 15th February 2011 but the Japan/Asia version is out only today. Europe will be tomorrow, 18th February 2011. I got it for SGD$52.20 after member’s discount (Thanks Benjamin)!

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