Bargain Thread 2011 Edition

Cormac · 2011-11-04T07:22:52.000Z

Locker K:

GreenManGaming has Saints Row The Third for $34 using 15% off preorder coupon code PERFE-CTPRE-ORDER. Cheapest I’ve found elsewhere is Amazon for $40.

Sounds like a good deal, though I was really aiming to do SR3 on the console… Tough choice!

Telefrog · 2011-11-04T07:26:33.000Z

Locker K:

GreenManGaming has Saints Row The Third for $34 using 15% off preorder coupon code PERFE-CTPRE-ORDER. Cheapest I’ve found elsewhere is Amazon for $40.

Yup. That’s the best I’ve seen so far, and I’d bet that’s as good as it will get before launch.

Giaddon · 2011-11-04T07:32:26.000Z

When does Greenman provide the Steam code? Anyone know?

dannimal · 2011-11-04T07:35:42.000Z

Telefrog:

It will not keep the same price AFAIK.

More importantly, you should get your credit card off the auto-renew so you can make the account less attractive to hackers.

Card on there is expired (and would have been hard to remove because it paid for that special last year), so I was okay on that.

Thanks, btw, I’ll go grab that eBay offer (if I still can).

Telefrog · 2011-11-04T07:36:30.000Z

Giaddon:

When does Greenman provide the Steam code? Anyone know?

My order says Nov 18th.

Giaddon · 2011-11-04T07:40:56.000Z

Telefrog:

My order says Nov 18th.

Hm, that’s lame. Thanks for the info.

Telefrog · 2011-11-04T07:45:02.000Z

dannimal:

Card on there is expired (and would have been hard to remove because it paid for that special last year), so I was okay on that.

You may want to check out the XBOX LIVE HACKED thread. People that had expired cards on their Live still got hit because some banks will allow charges to go through anyway as long as the bank account is active.

Telefrog · 2011-11-04T07:46:50.000Z

Giaddon:

Hm, that’s lame. Thanks for the info.

Yeah, it’s not great, but for 4 days wait you get a $16.01 discount. I’ll take it.

Chris_Gwinn · 2011-11-04T08:01:57.000Z

Giaddon:

Hm, that’s lame. Thanks for the info.

I believe GMG is a UK site, so I would think they get the UK release dates.

MSUSteve · 2011-11-04T08:15:28.000Z

Telefrog:

Xbox Live Gold 12 Month Card - $37.99

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xbox-Live-12-Month-Gold-Membership-Card/270838312605?afepn=5335869999&campid=5335869999&PID=1225267&_trksid=p1468660.m2000036

Nice! My Gold sub is up in March so I definitely jumped on this.

LockerK · 2011-11-04T09:07:50.000Z

"Telefrog:

My order says Nov 18th.

Telefrog:

Yeah, it’s not great, but for 4 days wait you get a $16.01 discount. I’ll take it.

Hmm… this is making me reconsider moving my Amazon order over; three days of not playing isn’t worth the $6 difference for me. I should’ve done more research before posting.

TimJames · 2011-11-04T09:10:39.000Z

Chris Gwinn:

I believe GMG is a UK site, so I would think they get the UK release dates.

Crap, I wonder if that will delay my Batman purchase too. I thought I saw the UK release date for the PC version was the 18th.

Oh well, at this point everything has died down about the game so I can wait a few more days and play Skyrim.

teabiscuit · 2011-11-04T09:16:49.000Z

Any suggestion on whether to get saints row the third on PC or on console?

Thanks in advance

Giaddon · 2011-11-04T09:18:58.000Z

Well, it doesn’t have local co-op, which in my mind is the biggest selling point for console. So, whichever you like, I guess? Probably a good couch game.

Cormac · 2011-11-04T09:41:35.000Z

Giaddon:

Well, it doesn’t have local co-op, which in my mind is the biggest selling point for console. So, whichever you like, I guess? Probably a good couch game.

Well, it does have system link, which can be useful depending on your gaming habits. Otherwise I’m also aiming to get the console version for the couch effect, even though PC version is cheaper & probably has better graphics (?)

Giaddon · 2011-11-04T10:05:02.000Z

X3 Gold is $12.50 on Impulse

Papageno · 2011-11-04T10:25:11.000Z

Giaddon:

X3 Gold is $12.50 on Impulse

I’d advise to wait for the next Steam sale on that-- besides, X3 Terran Conflict is the one you really want.

Giaddon · 2011-11-04T10:35:09.000Z

New customers can get a game for $2.99 from Big Fish Games – just enter NEW299 at checkout. It’s a casual-heavy store, but has some good adventure games.

Recommended:
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
The Secrets of Da Vinci
Return to Mysterious Island
Syberia
Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy
Scratches

Chris_Gwinn · 2011-11-04T10:39:05.000Z

bluemax:

Gunstringer is $20 at Best Buy Friday and Saturday only.

Thanks for the heads-up. It still comes with Fruit Ninja, so it’s an even better deal if you want that (which I did).

dannimal · 2011-11-04T10:56:36.000Z

Telefrog:

You may want to check out the XBOX LIVE HACKED thread. People that had expired cards on their Live still got hit because some banks will allow charges to go through anyway as long as the bank account is active.

It’s a credit card (no bank account tied to it), and it’s not a valid card # at this point.

And I’ve been checking periodically just in case because of the thread.