Online or retail shopping gaming deals thread

[demi]

That Mario AllStars 25th Anniversary is $20 at TRU this week, but my store is raped. Anyone help a bro out?

[Mr. Gundam]

The Gamefly sale starts on the 22nd, right?

[demi]

Yes

[Robo]

Brutal Legend is $7 w/ free shipping on Newegg.  I bought it.  WHATEVER

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874186008

[chronovore]

EA is having a crazy 99¢ sale on the US iTunes Store. I picked up NFS: Hot Pursuit, EA Sports MMA, and am wondering what else to pick up for the price of a McShake...

Brutal Legend is $7 w/ free shipping on Newegg.  I bought it.  WHATEVER

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874186008

Hit me up for online matches whenever. I love the game.

[cool breeze]

Red Dead Redemption  Undead Nightmare is reduced from 800 to 600 points for today, so $7.50

how is it if I just care about single player?

[Robo]

Brutal Legend is $7 w/ free shipping on Newegg.  I bought it.  WHATEVER

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874186008

Hit me up for online matches whenever. I love the game.

Will do.  Might be awhile until I get to it; I still have a lot on my plate, including New Vegas.

Red Dead Redemption  Undead Nightmare is reduced from 800 to 600 points for today, so $7.50

how is it if I just care about single player?

Enjoyable 5 or so hours of zombie killing.  More if you're into the challenges.

[Cravis]

Gamefly's end of the year Christmas sale starts today. Hopefully they'll discount quite a few games. The free shipping doesn't hurt either.

[Eel O'Brian]

Brutal Legend is $7 w/ free shipping on Newegg.  I bought it.  WHATEVER

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16874186008

Hit me up for online matches whenever. I love the game.

Will do.  Might be awhile until I get to it; I still have a lot on my plate, including New Vegas.

Red Dead Redemption  Undead Nightmare is reduced from 800 to 600 points for today, so $7.50

how is it if I just care about single player?

Enjoyable 5 or so hours of zombie killing.  More if you're into the challenges.

yeah, i got a dozen hours out of it, but i did a lot of fucking around in the game world

also, the co-op undead horde mode is a helluva lot of fun, someone always breaks weak and leaves everyone else to die towards the end

[Eel O'Brian]

Gamefly's end of the year Christmas sale starts today. Hopefully they'll discount quite a few games. The free shipping doesn't hurt either.

i noticed they actually raised a few prices on a couple of games i'd been looking at before 

[Mr. Gundam]

Didn't see anything I was interested in over at Gamefly's sale.

Yakuza 3 is $14.99 if anyone is interested.

[demi]

Gamefly sale was wack. No Heavy Rain...

I saw a .hack GU VOL 2 for $12 so I grabbed that instead.

[Cravis]

I went ahead and picked up Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Darkest of Days, and Alan Wake.

I'd been waiting on Darkest of Days. It's so terrible but it's worth $9.99 just to mow down Civil War soldiers with a futuristic minigun.

[Cravis]

i noticed they actually raised a few prices on a couple of games i'd been looking at before 

That really sucks. I had been looking at last year's deals to get an idea for prices and there's a bunch of games they've got listed for $14.99 this year that were $9.99 last year. Gamefly's sale is pretty much a bust.

[Mr. Gundam]

Transformers was kinda tempting at $9.99, but then I remembered I don't really like Transformers.

[iconoclast]

Meh, all of the decent deals on Gamefly are for PS3 games, most of which I already own. Not sure what I was expecting though, there's not really any games I want to buy in the first place. A deal on the new NFS game would have been nice I suppose.

The upcoming XBLA deals look good though. Gonna buy Hydro Thunder, Limbo, and maybe Sonic 4. And maybe the ME2 dlc.

[Mr. Gundam]

I think we should all buy a copy of Quantum Theory and play it together.

[demi]

YOU can buy me a copy and I'll play it together

[Sho Nuff]

I can't find a good place to post this it OT, but this really fucked up book about a Jamaican guy sex0ring half of Japan is 99 cents on the Kindle store and WELL worth the cost:

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Passenger-Yellow-Cabs-ebook/dp/B001F0RKXE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1293062399&sr=8-2

Came (hurr hurr) highly recommended on the CAGcast, I must say I enjoyed it

[Bebpo]

I can't find a good place to post this it OT, but this really fucked up book about a Jamaican guy sex0ring half of Japan is 99 cents on the Kindle store and WELL worth the cost:

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Passenger-Yellow-Cabs-ebook/dp/B001F0RKXE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1293062399&sr=8-2

Came (hurr hurr) highly recommended on the CAGcast, I must say I enjoyed it

Interesting. Shame you need a kindle to read it.

Is there anyway to read kindle book files on a PC like a .pdf?  Any Kindle emulators?

[Cormacaroni]

You can read via the Kindle app on PC. Or Mac. Or smart phone.

http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2009/11/10/amazon-kindle-for-pc-now-delivering-books-to-your-desktop/

[Bebpo]

Ok, cool.  Picked it up for a buck.

The reader is kind of too barebones?  The only thing I want out of a reader is to show the text and have page numbers so I can see where I am in the book.  I don't see anyway to get page numbers with this >_<

[Bebpo]

Hey, can any of the j-gaffers pick me up a 10000yen PSN point card and I'll pay them back through paypal?  I need to get some points and Play-Asia wants $150 for one even though the current exchange rate is more like ~$120.  That's a pretty ridiculous overhead and I'd rather avoid it.

[Beezy]

I can't find a good place to post this it OT, but this really fucked up book about a Jamaican guy sex0ring half of Japan is 99 cents on the Kindle store and WELL worth the cost:

http://www.amazon.com/Black-Passenger-Yellow-Cabs-ebook/dp/B001F0RKXE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1293062399&sr=8-2

Came (hurr hurr) highly recommended on the CAGcast, I must say I enjoyed it

I want this. Gotta wait until Best Buy gets some Kindles in stock again though.

[chronovore]

Hey, can any of the j-gaffers pick me up a 10000yen PSN point card and I'll pay them back through paypal?  I need to get some points and Play-Asia wants $150 for one even though the current exchange rate is more like ~$120.  That's a pretty ridiculous overhead and I'd rather avoid it.

I can set you up if you can pay in US Amazon Gift Cred instead of PayPal. I hates the PayPal.

[Bebpo]

Sure, I can do that.  Throw me a pm with whatever I need to do when you got some time.

and accept my steam friend request!!

[chronovore]

Sure, I can do that.  Throw me a pm with whatever I need to do when you got some time.

and accept my steam friend request!!

Wow, I'm already glad I accepted your friend request!
Bepbo

I'll PM you the code; I just picked up a PSN code by "riding a bike in a Japanese area" -- ;-)

[BlueTsunami]

Demi, or anyone, whats the best DS flash cart to get at the moment?

[iconoclast]

DSTwo

[demi]

Demi, or anyone, whats the best DS flash cart to get at the moment?

The Get a Job cart

[Eel O'Brian]

[Eel O'Brian]

Amazon is running a sale on downloadable games, up to 75% off:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000647281_grlink_1?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000647281

[BlueTsunami]

Demi, or anyone, whats the best DS flash cart to get at the moment?

The Get a Job cart

Fuck ((

DSTwo

Thank you!

[Bebpo]

Amazon is running a sale on downloadable games, up to 75% off:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000647281_grlink_1?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000647281

Man, Nail'd for $10 seems is an awesome deal if you're into racing games like that.

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-naild/17-3541/

Even for $10 I can't see it being worth it.  This video is probably more entertaining the whole game.

[Bebpo]

From that video I got that you can't see the track when you're in the air so you land out of bounds all the time.  Well that and if you boost more than you're supposed to before a jump you'll fly too high and run head first into a sign or something.

I dunno, the track design seems very very poor and high speed unrealistic racing is one of my favorite genre.

[Cravis]

I enjoyed Nail'd. You never have to take your finger off the gas button. I haven't found the invisible boundaries to be a problem. I'll pick it up on 360 for $10.

[Cormacaroni]

amazon has GTA IV for $5 - did they ever patch it up properly on PC? Might double-dip for that price.

Bioshock 2 also $5, cheaper than Steam had it yesterday I think.

[Raban]

amazon has GTA IV for $5 - did they ever patch it up properly on PC? Might double-dip for that price.

With a 9800GT 1GB, 4GB of RAM and a Q8200, I run GTAIV at equal or better than 60fps on high at 720p.

[Cormacaroni]

thanks but looks like the DL is region-locked.

Will try amazon japan

[Bebpo]

amazon has GTA IV for $5 - did they ever patch it up properly on PC? Might double-dip for that price.

With a 9800GT 1GB, 4GB of RAM and a Q8200, I run GTAIV at equal or better than 60fps on high at 720p.

I only have a 512 card and I maybe get 25-30fps at 1080p and I can't use the high quality textures because they're limited to 1gb 3d cards or higher  :\

Plus no anti-aliasing KILLS the visuals imo.  The way the city is rendered makes everything so jaggy and you can't clear it up with AA.


10 years from now I will play GTAIV PC when I have a 32gb 3d card that lets me supersample the game to get rid of the jaggies and run it at 60fps.

[Mr. Gundam]

Still not low enough for me, but the collector's edition of The Force Unleashed II is $39.99 for both PS3 and 360 at Amazon.

[Eel O'Brian]

OnLive is having a holiday sale, up to 75% off games you'll never actually own!

[archie4208]

http://www.heroesofnewerth.com/

$10 for HoN (if anyone cares).

[FatalT]

Free burnout paradise (stolen from GAF):

Use the UK proxy: http://www.docoja.com/blue

Insert this link into the proxy: http://www.hotukdeals.com/visit?m=15038&q=834553

Then click on the burnout paradise picture on the right that says "Go to deal". And that should bring you to the checkout in EA store!

Also on Evilbore in a terribly titled thread: http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=35855.0

[Mr. Gundam]

Any sweet deals at Amazon? I got $50 in giftcards there...

[demi]

None for PS3... huahua

[Mr. Gundam]

Heavy Rain really needs to have a damn price drop. Oh well.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I bought Sam & Max seaosn 3 on steam, played the first episode, loved it so much I went and bought the full Telltale pack from Telltale.com that includes Bone, S&M Seaosns 1, 2, 3, Poker, Puzzle, Wallace and Grommit, Strongbad.

Thing is, I already own Poker Night, Puzzle Agent (this was my third copy_) and now Sam & Max, is there a way to give away those seriels?

[demi]

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=422560

[iconoclast]

Mass Effect 2
-Lair of the Shadow Broker - 200 Microsoft Points - 75% off
-Kasumi's Stolen Memory - 200 Microsoft Points - 37.5% off
-Overlord- 200 Microsoft Points - 37.5% off

Awesome deals, gonna pick up all three of them.

[cool breeze]

I want a sale on ME2 DLC...for PC.  That stuff is sold through Bioware's store using bioware points and they don't seem to be doing sales.

[Cormacaroni]

yeah, I bought it for PC the other day, pretty painful relative to the bargains in the steam sale but oh well. At least they accept PayPal which is very painless.

[AdmiralViscen]

Mass Effect 2
-Lair of the Shadow Broker - 200 Microsoft Points - 75% off
-Kasumi's Stolen Memory - 200 Microsoft Points - 37.5% off
-Overlord- 200 Microsoft Points - 37.5% off

Awesome deals, gonna pick up all three of them.

Wow that is cheap, is that up now?>

[iconoclast]

I think it's the daily deal for tomorrow, but they're already on sale on xbox.com right now: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Mass-Effect-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802454108ce

[Beezy]

Mass Effect 2
-Lair of the Shadow Broker - 200 Microsoft Points - 75% off
-Kasumi's Stolen Memory - 200 Microsoft Points - 37.5% off
-Overlord- 200 Microsoft Points - 37.5% off

Awesome deals, gonna pick up all three of them.

FUUUUUUUUU

I decided to pass on Hydro Thunder, but these are all mine tomorrow.

[demi]

These deals all suck. Wheres the good shit? I got 5000 points rotting away.

[Eel O'Brian]

I got in the two games I ordered from the Gamefly sale today, The Saboteur (couldn't live with the issues on PC) and Jurassic: The Hunted for 360.  Boy, you really roll the dice when you order used games from Gamefly.  Normally games I've bought in the past have all arrived in decent shape, but both these looked like they'd been chewed on by a puppy.  I'm talking chips out of the edges and shit.  Amazingly they both still played okay.  That's one thing I'll give to PS3 games - whatever coating they use on Blu Ray really does work, every PS3 game I've gotten from Gamefly has been in great shape compared to the regular DVDs used for 360 and Wii games.

Jurassic: The Hunted is everything you could ever want in a cheesy game about shooting velociraptors in the face, btw. Definitely worth the $6.50 I paid for it.

[chronovore]

Any sweet deals at Amazon? I got $50 in giftcards there...

Dark Void is on the super cheap, new: US 920¢

But it sounds like playing it is less fun than stapling your dick to a chicken.

[Stoney Mason]

May have already been posted but AC Brotherhood is $35.

http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-Brotherhood-Xbox-360/dp/B003L8HQ7S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293547163&sr=8-1

[iconoclast]

Limbo's sale is up. 800 pts: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/LIMBO/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802584109d1

Was hoping for 600 but whatever. Picking this up and playing through it tonight.

Sonic 4 is also on sale for 800 pts for the next few hours if anyone cares..