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Capcom launches their own gamer-friendly debit card
BY Kristen Spencer Feb. 17th, 2009 More on:

Nothing expresses your love of videogames better than the crippling credit card debt racked up purchasing them, which is why it’s so fitting forĀ  Capcom to announce its own branded, pre-paid Visa cards. The Capcom Unity Card, whose initial run features artwork from Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5 and Bionic Commando, is available online as of today in honor of SFIV’s console debut.

In addition to looking sorta spiffy, it actually has some interesting gamer-related benefits, the most immediate being a 15 percent discount on purchases made at Capcom’s online store. The card will also garner gamer perks in the form of cashback bonuses from online or signature-based purchases, accelerated rewards and unity points.

For every dollar added to the card, the holder is granted five “Capcom Unity Points” which can be used on the community website to enter auctions and raffles, among other rewards that go “above and beyond the standard incentives.” According to the company’s press release, these “experiential rewards” will range from access to beta tests, line jumping at game release events, being written into a Capcom game or comic book, and being an extra in a Capcom movie.

Since this is not technically a credit card, pretty much anyone over the age of 13 qualifies, so expect a lot of prepubescents to start flashing the plastic at a GameStops all across the U. S. of A.

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    1. SKD1337
      February 18th, 2009
      at 8:16 am

      LOL those cards look bad ass! I’m 24 and wouldn’t mind whipping that bad boy out of my pocket.

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      Jason Glabecki
      February 18th, 2009
      at 8:24 am

      Yeah one of these form thingies came with my copy of Street Fighter IV.

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      Kristen Spencer
      February 18th, 2009
      at 1:04 pm

      Just an F.Y.I. to anyone seriously considering getting one of these, according to the fine print there is also a $9.95 set-up fee and a $4.95 monthly fee.

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      Dexter345
      February 18th, 2009
      at 4:07 pm

      I’d take a Bionic Commando one, but I’d rather it just be my permanent debit card tied to my bank account.

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