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This page started for black Friday but has moved on as the deals come and go. I will update across the festive sales, as new portable hardware deals appear. I won't hype them as "pocket change" or "fire sale" like some sites, because that's bollocks.  December deals :  Evercade has 30% off various hardware, depending on the store, check the blog for details .  PlayStation Portal is currently £20 off on Amazon UK  (another £10 off for refurbs)  Update: Valve has jumped in with 20% off the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model (down to £279 in the UK) Update: Xbox Ally has various deals (pretty short-lived, but likely getting cut again for the post Christmas sale).  Update: PlayStation Portal has £20 off the range, bringing the white and black models down to £179, and 30th Anniversary Edition to £189. (Look out for another 5% off at checkout!)  First up is  Evercade offering a clutch of offers on hardware and games on Amazon and across other stores in Europ...
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Borderlands 2, where are the reviews?

As a kind-of preview goes up on Sony's US blog, and IGN managed a whole unboxing without dying of boredom (where was the rear touchpanel art, a limited edition colour model or a little BL2 figurine?), there's only a matter of days (depending on your buying needs or country, see below) until the release of the Vita's biggest launch this year.
  • May 6 - US bundle
  • May 13 - US game
  • May 21 EU release
  • May 23 UK release
Now, while the "preview" shows off two-player online and other features, I'm starting to wonder where the reviews are? Is there some mad embargo in place? Given the Vita needs all the coverage it can get and some pre-launch hype for its biggest bundle is kind of essential.


If there aren't any, then I think we can assume that developer Iron Galaxy have done the best they can and it now ships out to the mercy of the horde. Given that the poor Call of Duty Declassified developers had just a few months to turn something around, it has to be a lot better than that, but is the ambition of cramming the PS3 experience on to the Vita too ambitious? We'll see. Good luck buyers and see you on the other side!

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  1. UnknownMay 2, 2014 at 4:22 PM

    My thing is that do we want this game review? We all know that Borderlands 2 is going to be compare to the console version and pc version. No reviewer isnt going to grade it fairly.

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