There are a bunch of awesome games coming this year. If you haven’t checked it out already, you really should have a browse through Darryn’s awesome list of all the big games coming in 2014. Some cool games are also getting collector’s editions. If you want to secure a copy, it’s generally best to pre-order.
Kalahari has put together a nifty list of all the games to pre-order in 2014 and with decent discounts. I know I’m just a sucker for a pretty collector’s edition, but I can’t say no to figurines.
For those with a PS4 (or planning to get one in time), you may want to pre-order some of these titles. I’m kinda getting drawn to the idea of Elder Scrolls online, although I’m not sure I’d want to play it on console. Then again, the PS4 makes everything look shiny and new.
[Kalahari has been taken over by Takealot.com]The PC master race, on the other hand, might prefer some of these deals. Again, Elder Scrolls Online looks tempting, but then again, so does Dark Souls II. Not that there’s anything wrong with pre-ordering The Sims 4… right? Although, I know you’ll all just be buying Don Bradman Cricket.
[Kalahari has been taken over by Takealot.com]What I found interesting was that all the Xbox One games were listed with a placeholder date of 28 November 2014. Look, we’ve reported about placeholder dates before – remember when Kalahari listed the games as being released in June 2014? So, I’m taking those dates with a pinch of salt. That said, if we did get it end of November, it would almost a year to the day of release in the original launch countries. At least Microsoft would be true to their word that we’re getting a 2014 release.
There are also preorders for other consoles and handhelds – go check it out.
Finally, why is it called pre-ordering and not just ordering? I remember ordering things in advance of release back in the day – it was called an order and not a purchase because the thing wasn’t in stock yet. When did pre-ordering become a thing?
Last Updated: January 8, 2014
Anon A Mouse
January 8, 2014 at 15:06
I’m with you on the pre-ordering thing Zoe. It should rather be called Beta testing.
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:18
Agreed
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 8, 2014 at 15:06
I refuse to buy any game on Day 1 this year. That means pre-ordering is most definitely out of the question. Just aint happening
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:08
Me too. Except for Witcher 3, baby!
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 8, 2014 at 15:21
Not even. I will not waver. I will not give in. I have decided to show my distaste for shoddy early releases by waiting before purchasing any game.
*Flag starts waving in the background*
I will fight the corporates with my wallet.
I will show them I do not need to have day 1 gratification that leads to tears instead.
I will fight them with the RPGS. I will fight them with the FPS.
I will let them know that from this day forward… We demand… QUALITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:23
I’m with on this.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:24
..but… but… the precious, it’s so shiny!
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
January 8, 2014 at 15:25
Do not give in soldier. Stand your ground and your enemy will surely *Quake* in its boots
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:30
Hehe, I’ve repeatedly said that it’s the only exception to my no preorder rule. Nothing preordered since Borderlands in October 2012.
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:36
I think my exception to the pre-order rule would be a new Fallout or Elder Scrolls (TES online excluded).
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:43
I’d wait for both, they have a ton of story DLC. I preordered Skyrim but was a little bit disappointed, was hoping for better combat overall. I was really hoping we’d get something close to Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, which is my best rated combat game along with Dark Souls.
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:51
I think what got me for Skyrim was how much you could do and how comprehensive the leveling and customization is. I’m a sucker for options.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:55
Well according to Steam I’ve dropped 135 hours into it, and that’s with just one character & without playing the DLCs or any mods heh. So I definitely like the game, just was hoping for a bit more.
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:58
I see what you mean. Now, having played other similar games the fighting leaves a bit to be desired, but I’m sure Bathesda will make up for this come the next game. They’re one of the few companies who like to give their customers what they really want without asking for your soul.
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:28
You may only buy a new game once you’ve finished four recently bought Steam games.
I’m actually trying that now and I must say that I’m really appreciating my games more and I’m finally working off my backlog.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:31
I got 6 games off my backlog since the beginning of December, so I’m good to go. 😉
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:35
Wow. I’ve got three off, almost four.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:39
I’m counting Bastion as a completion even though I spent less than 30 min on it. That’s what I get for stopping playing it just before the final level.
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:42
I may have also included a game there that I just couldn’t finish because it wasn’t at all what I expected it to be.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:45
No, I meant I played it all the way to the final level months ago then got distracted by something else. Only came back to it now to finish it. I still remember thinking, “wow, why didn’t I just finish it then?” lol
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:50
Oh. I see. It will take a lot for me to be able to get back to something after such a long time. I’m suffering from the re-playing curse at the moment though. So only playing older games.
Bought Dishono(u)red on sale though, remembering someone on LG said it was good, but with my internet off I haven’t gotten around to downloading it yet.
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:53
It’s really good. I finished the DLCs over Xmas & really enjoyed them too.
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 8, 2014 at 15:31
*Put’s hand on heart while pre-ordering Don Bradman 14*
Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh…
YAY… preach it brother!!!
@disqus_DoEH3TsffU:disqus What he say?
Weanerdog
January 8, 2014 at 16:14
At the rate games are going I am waiting for them to reach the bargain bins and I will probably still have to download patches to fix game breaking bugs.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 8, 2014 at 20:47
I absolutely agree.
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2014 at 15:08
Final Fantasy: Lightning Returns pffffffffft
PointMan
January 8, 2014 at 15:09
R339 for TESO is doable but the $14.99pm subscription not so much.
Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)
January 8, 2014 at 15:17
Would you rather pay a subscription or have the game F2P and microtransaction ruin the game?
PointMan
January 8, 2014 at 15:22
Valid point you make, but I don’t have time to sink into a game like that. So spending $14.99 pm on the game isn’t justifiable.
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 8, 2014 at 15:26
WoW is still R300 for 60 days, which is R150pm… buying online will set you back R186pm… I’d rather have microtransactions that don’t give anyone a clear advantage.
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
January 8, 2014 at 15:54
I’d rather have neither. What happened to making money from the game sales itself?
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 8, 2014 at 16:04
That idea is long gone…
Willem Swanepoel
January 9, 2014 at 07:02
So please explain how will the company maintain a steady income to run the servers and pay their staff members ?
Remember, to run a MMO server is not a joke…it ….is…moneh …
Lets not be silly here now…
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
January 9, 2014 at 08:11
I cannot explain that because I am biased 😀
I stand corrected and thank you for the elaboration of how they work. I don’t play MMO’s 🙂
Willem Swanepoel
January 9, 2014 at 07:01
news alert … Subscription games also got micro transactions … do not tell me Bethesda wont put in micro transactions in the game … oh please. It is a business model that makes money …. it is just plain stupid not to do it…
Willem Swanepoel
January 9, 2014 at 07:04
some people waste more money a month on cigarettes but they keep on smoking …
paying $15 a month will give you more value in entertainment if you are a big fan on the series.
Mark Treloar
January 9, 2014 at 07:17
My problem with monthly subscription was that I started to feel that if I didn’t play at least an hour a day I was wasting money. Solution: stopped WOW completely.
rooislangwtf
January 14, 2014 at 09:22
You get one free month with the game, I plan on buying it and burning through their content in that month. If the game manages to have much more to do than that, I’ll consider subscribing.
Hammersteyn
January 8, 2014 at 15:10
Preordering is fine so long as you have enough bandwidth to download all the patches.
SaintsRowNigri
January 8, 2014 at 16:06
Which just begs the question: Why is there for example: Thief (Day 1) versions of games?
PointMan
January 8, 2014 at 15:15
Can someone explain this to me:
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 8, 2014 at 15:17
At that price I’m guessing it comes with a PC to play it on.
SaintsRowNigri
January 8, 2014 at 16:05
If not, I expect to take delivery from a hot girl jumping out of a cake…
Her Highness the Hipster
January 9, 2014 at 07:12
now that’s what i call an “awakening” 😛
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:18
They have to make their money somewhere.
Mark Treloar
January 9, 2014 at 07:12
Typo
DrKiller
January 8, 2014 at 15:15
I’ll wait for Humble Bundle 🙂
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:22
I have a feeling that Sims 4 is the only one here that’s going to work from the get-go. Primarily because they have to finish the game properly so that they can start focusing on making the 200 dlc’s that will follow.
VampyricSquirrel Monk
January 8, 2014 at 15:28
DLC’s are too cheap… they’ll release “Expansions” at R300 a pop, and it’ll be all the stuff that the Sims 3 was “Expanded” with anyway.
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:29
Quite true.
Rez61
January 8, 2014 at 15:28
At R120 more than the PS3 version I am probably going to wait a bit to buy the PS4 version.
iAmWeasel
January 8, 2014 at 15:33
Affiliate ID 6182 spotted in URL.. busted!
Ricardo Harvey
January 8, 2014 at 15:34
Over the last year ive had endless problems with pre-ordering games, like paying 3months before release and receiving it 3 days after release. And kalahari was to blame on all accounts.
RockMossel2014
January 8, 2014 at 15:36
That R339 for Wolfenstein looks tempting. But NO! I will wait for the reviews, never again will I pre order anything! Besides my backlog is so vast, I will probably only get to the game next year, so might as well wait for discounts!
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
January 8, 2014 at 15:50
I ordered a PS4 on 3 January 2014, as Kalahari listed it as 24 hour delivery, so naturally I expected it on 07 January as the order confirmation suggested.
At 3.30pm yesterday after calling about five times, they told me that there was a supplier problem and that stock would only be arriving in March. This is a similar story to what I heard elsewhere.
So I went out and physically bought one.
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:53
That’s just bad planning on their side.
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
January 8, 2014 at 15:57
Absolutely. Anyway, I will still buy from them. Their games are cheap!
JJ's horrible secret (John)
January 8, 2014 at 15:59
I agree. Kalahari is great. I actually just bought something from them yesterday.
Gustav Minnie
January 8, 2014 at 18:36
No mention of D3: Reaper of Souls? That’s coming 25 March and like a sucker I would like to order the Collector’s Edition.
Her Highness the Hipster
January 9, 2014 at 07:12
you can preorder, but there isn’t a discount 🙁 http://bit.ly/KGU4c6
Gustav Minnie
January 9, 2014 at 17:17
Eish… bietjie rof! Thanks for catching this, it much have been listed today or late yesterday.
Rags
January 8, 2014 at 19:16
For a second there I thought this was a do gaming ‘article’ err advert.
Gareth L (That Guy)
January 8, 2014 at 20:30
Wait wait wait. People still order from the customer service joke that is Kalahari.com?
Gareth L (That Guy)
January 8, 2014 at 20:30
Wait wait wait. People still order from the customer service joke that is Kalahari.com?
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
January 9, 2014 at 07:37
I’ve honestly stopped ordering from them at all. It’s Takealot for me, all the way.
FSR
January 9, 2014 at 08:53
^^This!
They’ve been on a service decline for a long while now. Kalamari’s competition blows them out of the water these days. Every. Time. There really is zero reason to use them.
Gareth L (That Guy)
January 9, 2014 at 09:15
It seems that since they’ve started selling far more types of things in a wide variety of categories they haven’t boosted their staff to allow enough competent support.
They were great when they were just books, movies and games.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 8, 2014 at 20:47
I’ll pass, 2013 wasn’t great for my relationship with kalahari. They did try to win me back with a bunch of vouchers, but I think the Banana and the desert have now officially parted ways. For now, I’ll stick with takealot and loot.
Willem Swanepoel
January 9, 2014 at 06:54
DO NOT PRE-ORDER GAMES … Will not fall for the gaming industry trap that gives a free DLC anda free day one patch on pre-order … screw them…
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 9, 2014 at 08:33
Waiting for Diablo 3 Reaper Of Souls to get a Collectors Edition and then pre-order will commence!
Gareth L (That Guy)
January 9, 2014 at 08:45
Rather put the money towards the next Steam sale. You can thank me later. 😉
Lord Chaos
January 9, 2014 at 09:37
http://www.kalahari.com/Games/Diablo-3-Reaper-of-Souls-Collector-s-Edition-Expansion-Pack_p_48181897
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 9, 2014 at 09:41
Thanks man! I was looking for that damn thing and just couldn’t find it! I must be search-retarded or something! o/
rooislangwtf
January 14, 2014 at 09:30
I pre-order, but now I only pre-order games from developers I trust. The only mistake I made in 2013 was pre-ordering Sim City (ordered the game before I ever heard it was going to be always online), but now I’ve learned my lesson. I’ll never pre-order anything EA puts out again, but I’ll trust Blizzard, Ubi (depending on the game), Game Freak, Rockstar, and I can’t remember who else. I just go with my gut.