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Christmas is around the corner we all know that the prices of games are going up, so what better way to create a thread dedicated to spotting the best possible prices for games (especially new game releases).
It'll be very helpfully if you posted an officially link if spotted online and taken a photo of price offer if spotted in a shop or store.
Please make this a sticky!!
Fallout 3 GOTY Edition Asda in store £29.71 Ps3 and XB360
Their are to many sticky's right now I am afraid.
http://twitter.com/ukgamedeals
This may come in handy.
charmed699
16-10-09, 20:28
The new Mario and Sonic Winter game is £18.99 until sunday in Morrisons.
I tend to shop around, there are some good deals online.
I find Asda is the best for new releases, since they are usually between £30 and £37 with a few exceptions costing between £15 to £20.
Private sellers online are quite awesome, whilst some can be a bit dodgy (£125 for Arkham Asylum collectors edition, hrm.) there are a good few that sell cheaper than stores, some even sell Xbox Live subscriptions and points slightly cheaper than the recommended price.
I think its always best to look around regardless of what you are buying, there is no one good place.
thezombiemessia
17-10-09, 18:46
Check W.H.Smith on a regular basis.
I found House of the Dead: overkill for £10 yesterday. I bought it straight away.
They seem to change their prices and selection on a regular basis, so it's worth looking just incase.
Supermarkets are great (ASDA and Morrisons especially) for game deals, etc.
Halo Wars Limited Edition for £19.99 on Shopto.net - http://www.shopto.net/XBOX%20360/GAMES/XB2HA14-Halo%20Wars%3A%20Limited%20Edition.html
Kieron Baird
18-10-09, 09:04
Halo Wars Limited Edition for £19.99 on Shopto.net - http://www.shopto.net/XBOX%20360/GAMES/XB2HA14-Halo%20Wars%3A%20Limited%20Edition.html
Yeah it is an amazing price, got that deal just a few days back. I would recomment www.shopto.net to anyone, a lot of the time it is even cheaper than play.com and Asda, which was where I always use to go for games.
Woodlandbunny
18-10-09, 10:18
Check W.H.Smith on a regular basis.
I had no idea they did games, thanks for that. I'm going to go in there more often now.
Nabil Mishima
18-10-09, 11:19
If anyone could find me a store that will sell Tekken 6 at a fairly reasonable price, I'd appreciate it!
I'm not getting the arcade stick one, just the regular as my SFIV stick will work.
Ryu Kazama
18-10-09, 14:25
Better off waiting for Tekken to drop. Not only do most games drop quickly, beat 'em ups drop even quicker (usually). I cancelled my pre-order just so I can save some money later on...£150 on the bundle is painful for me right now. Maybe later.
Nabil Mishima
18-10-09, 15:47
Dunno about you Ryu, but I have had enough of Tekken 5 DR I urge to play T6 soon!
thezombiemessia
18-10-09, 16:24
I had no idea they did games, thanks for that. I'm going to go in there more often now.
They used to have entire sections devoted to games, but over the years they've pulled it back.
My local Smiths went from 2 aisles of games to just 1 small shelf of games.
But it's still worth checking them out, as they can have the occasional good deal.
Nabil Mishima
18-10-09, 19:50
I find it the opposite tzm, WHS has never had games cheap for me. Not even good deals.
I find it the opposite tzm, WHS has never had games cheap for me. Not even good deals.
Same.
Also, my local WHS had a rather big games section which now doesn't exist and is instead a magazine aisle.
http://gamestation.co.uk/PSP/Action/Adventure/~r415445/LittleBigPlanet/
In case anyone forgot. ;D
thezombiemessia
18-10-09, 20:02
I find it the opposite tzm, WHS has never had games cheap for me. Not even good deals.
Like I said, they occasionally have good deals. It's worth checking, even if you never find anything.
I certainly wasn't expecting to find Overkill for £10 :p
Same.
Also, my local WHS had a rather big games section which now doesn't exist and is instead a magazine aisle.
They're cutting back on their media selling. They're trying their hardest to not go the way of Woolworths (who spread themselves so thin that they could only be defined as an "everything" shop).
This online shop is claiming to be selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
for £37.98
http://www.gonetomorrow.co.uk/video-games/ps3/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-ps3/
This online shop is claiming to be selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
for £37.98
http://www.gonetomorrow.co.uk/video-games/ps3/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-ps3/
Looks like that site http://www.gonetomorrow.co.uk is actually a price comparison site, but the Modern Warfare 2 price does look well good!
I hadn't heard of coolshop, the site selling it at £37.98 before, and the random paragraphs of German & Danish did put me off a bit until I did a bit of research and found out that they are the largest game retailer in Denmark and have just recently entered the UK market.
So I went ahead and ordered, now all I have to do is wait and hope royal mail don't bugger things up, thanks for the find guys :D
Looks like that site http://www.gonetomorrow.co.uk is actually a price comparison site, but the Modern Warfare 2 price does look well good!
I hadn't heard of coolshop, the site selling it at £37.98 before, and the random paragraphs of German & Danish did put me off a bit until I did a bit of research and found out that they are the largest game retailer in Denmark and have just recently entered the UK market.
So I went ahead and ordered, now all I have to do is wait and hope royal mail don't bugger things up, thanks for the find guys :D
They are legit I have ordered from them before it used to be softuk but they bought the site from them
I hadn't heard of coolshop, the site selling it at £37.98 before, and the random paragraphs of German & Danish did put me off a bit until I did a bit of research and found out that they are the largest game retailer in Denmark and have just recently entered the UK market
I also got suspicious of that site, so I ended closing it before further investigation.
They are legit I have ordered from them before it used to be softuk but they bought the site from them
Great, I just hope that they start shipping outside UK soon :)
http://www.asda-entertainment.co.uk/games/platforms/xbox-360/offers/great-value-x360-games.list?sortOrder=salesRank&sortReverse=true
Some cheap games including some Capcom games
The supermarkets selling Modern Warfare 2 cheap
Sainsbury's £26
Asdas £32
Tesco is offering it up at £25 when bought with any other chart title.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/09/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-price-war
draconacticus
09-11-09, 13:14
The supermarkets selling Modern Warfare 2 cheap
Sainsbury's £26
Asdas £32
Tesco is offering it up at £25 when bought with any other chart title.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/nov/09/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-price-war
Wow, i know what i'm buying tomorrow with my sandwich then :D
I just phoned Morrisons my local store (Stratford branch) they said they would be stocking loads of Modern Warfare 2 tomorrow, but wouldn't tell me the price :(
Anyone else had any luck getting info out of Morrisons?
The last deals i found for MW2
asda - £32
amazon - £32
morrisons - £29.99
makro - £20
sainsburys - £26 for 1 week
tesco - £25 if you buy another game in top 20 charts (39.99 otherwise)
game - half price if you trade in cod4
gamestation - £5 if you trade in 2 games off selected list
I was gonna hold back getting this game, but these prices are alot more sensible.
Just go to cheapgamer.com
seriously I use this site and I get a lot of great deals. On new and Old games