Walmart launches Gamecenter with huge game sale @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 20, 2010

News: But they think Gran Turismo 5 is being released this year. How cute.

Walmart is looking to steal a bigger piece of the video game pie as they launched the Walmart Gamecenter today at Walmart.com/gamecenter. The Gamecenter is Walmart's hub for promoting some of gaming's biggest upcoming releases while also showcasing new trailers, videos and interviews with developers along with offering exclusive DLC for some games.

Eight games are currently featured on the Gamecenter's homepage:

Blur

Green Day: Rock Band

NCAA Football 11

Red Dead Redemption

Split/Second

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

Toy Story 3

UFC Undisputed 2010

To celebrate the launch of the Gamecenter, Walmart is also offering a special pre-order bundle of PS3 or Xbox 360 games. For $179.00, shoppers will be able to pre-purchase three of 2010's biggest games (from a list of 22) and receive a $50 Walmart eGift Card as a bonus.

The full list includes the following games:

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360)

Dead Rising 2

EA Sports MMA

Fallout: New Vegas

Final Fantasy XIV (PS3)

Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)

Green Day: Rock Band

Front Mission: Evolved

Kane & Lynch: Dog Days

Mafia II (Xbox 360)

Max Payne 3

Medal of Honor

NBA 2K11

NCAA Football 11

NHL 11

Singularity

Spec Ops: The Line

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (PS3)

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Tron: Evolution

True Crime (PS3)

It looks like Walmart hasn't caught on to Ubisoft's recent announcement that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier would be delayed into 2011.

While Walmart may never become the preferred location for game buyers, these kinds of deals will definitely convince shoppers that they're not all bad.

We'll have more soon.