Former Multiplayer reporter Patrick Klepek has an excellent feature on What They Play comparing Amazon.com's new trade-in program with Gamestop's. He found that Amazon gives you a bit more and you can use your credit on non-gaming items, but that means you'll lose out on some of the deals Gamestop has. Are you going to give Amazon a chance?

Last week I read about an incredible offer for Ubisoft's upcoming PS3-exclusive first-person shooter "Haze." According to a flyer published on blog Dark Zero that I saw on Kotaku, the Canadian branch of EB Games (GameStop) was offering gamers what amounted to a one-week rental.

 The flyer reads: "PLAY HAZE FOR A WEEK: Pre-purchase Haze and get full in-store credit back when you trade Haze in within one week of pick-up!"

Was it real? Yes. Is it still being offered?

A Ubisoft representative told me yesterday: no.

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