Deal of the Day #2 - 8/29/10

 Hello All,

Once again GameFly is having their used game sale.  The sale includes free shipping.  I have purchased a handful of used games from them and never been disappointed.  Sale ends 9/1/10.

Some of the best deals are:

Madden NFL 10 - PS3- $9.99
BioShock 2 - Xbox 360 - $14.99
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle - Wii - $14.99
Assassin's Creed 2 - PS3 - $17.99
God of War III - PS3 - $21.99
New Super Mario Bros. - Wii - $29.99

Here are the listings by platform


Xbox 360
Rogue Warrior $9.99
Vancouver 2010 $9.99
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game $12.99
Bayonetta $14.99
Aliens vs. Predator $14.99
BioShock 2 $14.99
Cabela's Outdoor Adventures 2010 $17.99
Dante's Inferno $19.99
Assassin's Creed 2 $19.99
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce $19.99
Darksiders $21.99
Final Fantasy XIII $24.99
Mass Effect 2 $24.99
Alpha Protocol $24.99


 
PS3
Madden NFL 10 $9.99
NCAA Football 10 $9.99
Vancouver 2010 $9.99
Darksiders $14.99
Bayonetta $16.99
BioShock 2 $16.99
Aliens vs. Predator $17.99
Assassin's Creed 2 $17.99
Band Hero $19.99
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time $19.99
God of War Collection $21.99
God of War III $21.99
Final Fantasy XIII $24.99
MAG $24.99
Yakuza 3 $24.99


Wii
Family Party: 30 Great Games Winter Fun $7.99
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll $9.99
Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $9.99
Data East Arcade Classics $9.99
Fast Food Panic $9.99
Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked $9.99
Rec Room Games $9.99
Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces $9.99
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $9.99
We Ski & Snowboard $9.99
Yoga: The First 100% Experience $9.99
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal... $12.99
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $12.99
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2010 $12.99
Ju-on: The Grudge $12.99
Jurassic: The Hunted $12.99
MadWorld $12.99
SpongeBob's Truth or Square $12.99
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games $14.99
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle $14.99
My Fitness Coach 2: Exercise & Nutrition $14.99
Hasbro Family Game Night 2 $17.99
Press Your Luck 2010 Edition $17.99
Biggest Loser $17.99
Endless Ocean: Blue World $19.99
Punch-Out!! $24.99
New Super Mario Bros. Wii $29.99



Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 3/5/10

Hello All,

Microsoft is offering a nice deal to people who played Halo 2 on Xbox Live.  Here is a copy of the message Microsoft sends to some users.

On April 15, 2010, we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox games playable on Xbox v1 and Xbox 360. In our continuing efforts to evolve the service, we need to make changes to the LIVE service that are not compatible with original Xbox v1 games.

What does this change mean for you?
• It does not affect your ability to play original Xbox v1 games offline, but does remove LIVE connectivity and support for online multiplayer, leader boards, and other online features of these games.
• We realize that you are an avid Halo 2 fan. Unfortunately, with this change, you will not be able to play Halo 2 on Xbox LIVE going forward.
• Although it is difficult to say goodbye to Halo 2, the Halo franchise continues as the benchmark for multiplayer gaming in this generation with Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and soon Halo: Reach. On the Xbox 360, you will continue to have access to the LIVE service where you can enjoy hundreds of other LIVE-enabled games.

When will this change take effect?
• April 15, 2010.

What is Xbox LIVE doing for me?
• To thank you for being a loyal Xbox LIVE customer, we are giving you a free, three-month LIVE Gold membership and 400 Microsoft Points for you to use as you choose on Xbox LIVE.
• In addition, because you've been so loyal to Halo, we are inviting you to participate in the exclusive Halo: Reach Beta.

How do I get these offers?
• You will receive a token for 400 MS points. Check your Xbox LIVE account messages on the console. These points can be used for 365 days after you activate your token.
• We are extending your Gold membership by three months automatically. The extension will be directly reflected in your LIVE account.
• Finally, as the beta gets closer, you will receive an e-mail containing the code granting you access to the exclusive Halo: Reach Beta.

Thank you for being a loyal Xbox LIVE member. Please visit xbox.com/support if you have any questions or for more information.
The Xbox LIVE Team

Check your email that is associated with your Xbox Live account to see if you received this message from Microsoft.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 2/8/10 - video game deals

Hello All,

Lots of video game deals this week.  I will put them all together in this post.

• Best Buy and Amazon have Assassins Creed II for $39.99.  Find it at amazon here for the 360 and here for the PS3.
  
• If you become a rewards member at Toys R Us, you can do that here it is free, you can get free $20 gift card with the purchase of Dante's Inferno and a free $10 gift card with the purchase of Bioshock 2 plus two figurines Tuesday 10am-2pm.

On top of that Amazon has a buy 2 get one free going on Xbox 360 Platinum Hits.  This runs until 2/13/10.  You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 1/29/10

Hi All,

A quick one this morning for Xbox owners.  Newegg is selling a lot of older 360 games for $10 or less, many with free shipping.

I liked Blue Dragon, Crackdown and Perfect Dark Zero.

Find the deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 1/22/10

Hello All,

Best Buy is running a buy two get one free ad, and throwing in free shipping, on Xbox360 Platinum hits.  This is online only, and it does not say how long it lasts.  There are some decent older titles that are worth a look if you have not picked them up yet.  These include:

• Fable II
• Fallout 3
• Gears of War
• Grand Theft Auto IV

Find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 1/15/10

Hey All,

Here are a couple Xbox 360 Deals.

• Xbox 360 Wireless controller in white - $29.99.  That is $20 off regular prices.  Find it here.
  
  
• Xbox 360 Live 12-Month Gold Subscription Card - $34.99.  That is $15 off regular prices. Find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 1/6/10

Hi All,

Just a quick one for Xbox 360 users.  Amazon is selling a 12 month Xbox live membership card for $34.99.  The regular price for this card is $50.00 and I believe the automatic payment system is crazy expensive at $60 a year.

You can find this deal here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #3 - 12/29/09

Hello All,

There are a lot of video game deals this week, so I will just throw them together in one big post.  This is that post.

GameFly is having their year end sale, which means lots of games for cheap, with free shipping.  You can find them all here.  The inventory changes pretty quick so I am not going to post stuff that is gone by the time you read this.

Here is a posting for an Amazon discount finder for the different game systems.  This is not for a game, this is for any game currently being sold for 20% off on the PS3 platform, for example.  Find this here.

Xbox360 Games
Forza 3 - $39.98 - Amazon
Call of Duty: MW2 - $39.99 - Amazon
Assassin's Creed II - $39.99 - Amazon
Left 4 Dead 2 - $39.99 - Amazon
Dragon Age: Origins - $39.99 - Amazon
Xbox Live 12- Month Card with free ticket to Sherlock Holmes - $39.99 - Best Buy

PS3
Assassin's Creed II - $39.99 - Amazon
Dragon Age: Origins - $39.99 - Amazon

Wii
New Super Mario Brothers - $39.99 - Best Buy and Amazon
Wii Sports Resort with Motion Plus - $39.99 - Amazon and Target (Note: Choose Amazon for the seller, the default seller is higher cost.)

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 11/4/09

Hello All,

Wal-Mart has two nice deals on Xbox360 related gear.

1. Starting Saturday, and probably not lasting long, they will be selling 360 Arcades for $199, with a $100 gift card.

2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will come out on the 10th. Wal-Mart is offering a $20 gift card with the purchase of the game.

I plan on picking up a 360 to use as a media extender with my Windows 7 machine at home, and I am pretty excited about it. If you want a 360 as a serious gaming device I do not think this is a stellar deal, as you can get a 360 Pro (it comes with a hard drive for game saves and quicker game load times), with a couple of games for $299, and some other similar deals are even cheaper. To get this one up to the Pro Level you would have to spend about $90 to get a hard drive, which although $10 cheaper, does not come with the two bundled games.

Just to reiterate, as a media extender this is perfect. If you want it for gaming it is not a great deal. If you are thinking of this, but do not have a Tuner, woot has you covered. That is a today only deal though.

Thanks to loyal reader Hans for the heads up on the Modern Warfare deal.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 10/26/09

Hello All,

Again with the drought. I guess the recession is bad for companies and people, who knew.

Anyway, Best Buy is doing their part and offering a buy two get one free deal on all video game systems. This does not include pre-orders, but overall is a good deal.

You can see the fine print here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/28/09

Hello All,

Microsoft has met Sony's price drop with a price drop of their own. The 360 has fallen in price just like the PS3 did before it. The new pricing is as follows.

• The 360 Elite is now $299 down from $399
• The 360 Pro is now $249 down from $299
• The 360 Arcade did not change and remains $199

If you want one, Amazon has the best deals right now. If you buy the Elite you get a year of free Xbox Live service, and if you buy the Pro you get to choose a free copy of Halo 3, Fable II, or Halo Wars. The best deal, while supplies last, is this one though. The 360 Elite, with Halo 3 and Fable II for $299.

Xbox Live is advertised as $50 a year, but you can find it for around $30 most of the time. The two games with the last bundle are worth about $80 together, making it a better deal. They have also removed the free HDMI cables with the newer bundles and it is still included in the Halo 3 - Fable II edition, saving you about $10 more dollars.

Now the dilemma. The PS3, Xbox360 and Wii can all be had for under $300. The Wii for me is still the least desirable of all three, and for me has been used the least. The wife last night commented about it being a waste of our money. I do not think that, but it gets the least amount of usage of all three systems in our house. Although I love the 360 and have played more games on it than the other two consoles combined, the PS3 is the best value. It does more outside of playing games (Blu-ray player, Internet Browser, Picture Viewer, it supports almost every audio and video codex out there), and on top of that the controller is wireless and includes rechargeable batteries in it. The 360 is the better game console, but there is more to the race then the game aspect, and Sony is starting to catch up to the 360 on the game front. The 360 needs to either drop in price again, or add more features to compete at the $299 price point.

I think the first one to have a DVR add-on will really dominate the market. The PS3 already is selling one in Europe, how long before they sell one here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/24/09

Hello All,

This is a today only one, but a good deal. Woot is selling a new Xbox 360 Pro for $229.99. You can get free shipping buy using code ONEBAG for $5 off. This price is $70 less than you can find it at most places, although with the price drop on the PS3, I am sure an Xbox Price drop will be coming soon, and Wal-mart is having on next weekend, on the model above this one.

Find this deal here.

You can find rechargeable battery packs for the controllers, here. Use the code listed above for the discount on shipping on that item.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 8/5/09

Hello All,

Sports Illustrated is offering Madden 2010, an NFL Films DVD, and 28 weeks of SI the magazine, all for the low price of $50. This is less than Madden costs on either the PS3 or 360. You get to choose your version of Madden too, be it PS3, Wii, 360, PS2, whatever.

This is a great deal.

You can find it here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 7/22/09

Hello All,

GameFly is again offering free shipping on their used games. Their games include the manual and the case, just like new! The sale is until 7/28 or until the games run out. Highlighted deals below:

Prince of Persia - PS3 and 360 - $17.99
Lego Batman - PS3 and 360 - $17.99
Infinite Undiscovery - 360 - $17.99
Boom Blox - Wii - $24.99
Wii Music - Wii - $21.99
Zack and Wiki - Wii - $14.99

Here are links to the individual stores.
PS3

Xbox360

Wii

PS2

DS

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #4 - 7/17/09

Hello All,

Video Game deals for the PS3 and Xbox360.

PSN - the built-in PS3 store is selling the following games from 7/16 - 7/23.

• 3 on 3 NHL Arcade - $4.99
• Brain Challenge - $4.99
• Crash Commando - $4.99
• Flock - $7.49
• PixelJunk Eden - $4.99
• Savage Moon - $4.99
• Wipeout HD - $14.99

I have Savage Moon, it is a good tower defense game. Flock looks good, but I do not have it. Wipeout was one of the best games initially to hit the PS3, but I think it is only $5 off, not much of a sale.

If you are a 360 owner, for the rest of this week you can get Ikaruga for 400 MS points. This is half off the regular price. This is a highly rated space shooter. The nice thing about the 360 is you can download the demo and try it first.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #5 - 7/2/09

Hello All,

Video Game Deals.

Universal Component Video Cables - $11.99 for 360, PS3, Wii. This is a good deal, and does not clutter up your TV area or cost as much as separate cables.

Guitar Hero III - with a wireless Guitar for the PS3 - $29.99

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 for the Wii - $39.99 - This is not the motion plus bundle, this is the game only

Gears of War 2 for the Xbox360 - $39.99

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/18/09

Hello All,

GameFly is having their regular free shipping on used games sale until 6/22. You can find direct links to the various platforms below. Games of note.

• Resistance 2 - PS3 - $34.99
• Prince of Persia - PS3 - $21.99
• Lego Batman - PS3 - $17.99 (Amazon has it new for $19.99 but you need to spend $25 for free shipping. That is a better deal if you need anything else from Amazon. The $19.99 price is good for any system, 360, Wii, whatever.)
• Gears of War 2 - 360 - $32.99
• Animal Crossing: City Folk - Wii - $34.99

PS3

Xbox360

Wii

PS2

DS

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/10/09

Hello All,

Dell is again selling video game systems cheap. Use code 65G7RQ11J?M2LH to get 15% off. Highlights include a wii for $212, a PS3 for $340, and a Xbox360 for $255.

You can find the deals here.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day #2 - 6/9/09

Hello All,

More video game deals. Amazon has a limited time deal on games for fathers day. These prices are good until June 13th.

Xbox 360 Games:

Price of Persia - $19.97

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (standard) - $41.97

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare GotY Edition - $34.97

Fable II - $29.99

Grand Theft Auto IV - $27.97

Gears of War II - $47.97

Bioshock - $19.97

Halo Wars - $41.99

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $41.97

NBA 2K9 - $19.97

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - $17.97

Guitar Hero Metallica - $39.97

Tom Clancy's HAWX - $34.97

James Bond 007 Quantum of Solace - $19.97

You're in the Movies (w/Camera) - $14.97

Shaun White Snowboarding - $13.98

Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - $27.97

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway - $14.97

Scene It? Box Office Smash (Bundle) - $29.97

Scene It? Box Office Smash (Game Only) - $19.97

Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise - $19.97

Lips (w/2 Mics) - $36.97

Wheelman - $29.97

Tom Clancy's Endwar - $24.97

WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 09 - $36.99

NHL 2K9 - $17.97

WWE Legends of Wrestlemania - $39.97

MLB Front Office Manager - $17.97

PS3 Accessories

Nyko Blu-Ray Remote - $9.97

Nyko PS3 Charge Link - $4.97

Nyko HDMI Cable - $13.97

Nyko PS3 Charge Base 2 - $17.97

Nyko Media Hub+ - $12.97

Wii Accessories

Logitech Cordless Keyboard - $29.97

Here is a link to the full list on Amazon's site.

There is some decent deals in the list. Here are my picks. Prince of Persia is probably worth it for $20. Fable II is a good game if you are into role playing games. Bioshock and Grand Theft Auto are two of the best games I have ever played, I would grab them for sure if you do not already have them.

Later,

John

Deal of the Day - 6/9/09

Hello All,

GameStop is having a big sale on Rock Band and Guitar Hero Game Bundles. Use code CAG16 to get an additional discount and free shipping. You can get Rock Band II or Guitar Hero World Tour for $79.79 plus taxes.

You can find this deal here.

The deal ends soon, I believe the 11th.

Later,

John