The Bargain Thread

shift6 · 2009-02-10T07:02:25.000Z

Just Cause (XBox 360) for $10.
http://slickdeals.net/?pno=18105&lno=1&afsrc=1

Solid game for anyone who hasn’t played it, and easily worth a ten-spot.

unbongwah · 2009-02-10T07:17:15.000Z

Amazon is offering Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for $15: currently on backorder, so you have to order it using the Add button on the right. If you’re impatient (or just a completionist), they’ve also got the first MHF for $15 too.

Fugitive · 2009-02-10T10:44:32.000Z

Alan Dunkin:

God, those Steam bundle package sales are The Devil.

And on that tangent, see how much your Steam account is worth! He’s updated it to account for packages as well, revealing that about 2/3rds of all of my Steam games were bought that way.

Alan_Dunkin · 2009-02-10T11:09:51.000Z

That’s too funny. Like I really want to know.

But I checked it out anyway.

— Alan

Cubit · 2009-02-10T11:13:08.000Z

Haha, that calculator is so depressing.

ZekeDMS · 2009-02-10T12:01:44.000Z

shift6:

Just Cause (XBox 360) for $10.
http://slickdeals.net/?pno=18105&lno=1&afsrc=1

Solid game for anyone who hasn’t played it, and easily worth a ten-spot.

Seconded, man did I have fun with that game. There were a few things it did that Mercs 2 could have learned from (specifically-parachute and grappling gun, but the stunt positions were absolute gold too). It’s a shame the ground combat system tended to be so meh, but I can see what they were going for at least.

Still, I can’t wait for a sequel, or for someone to take the team who made it and put 'em with Mercs 3.

Marcin · 2009-02-10T12:30:55.000Z

ZekeDMS:

Seconded, man did I have fun with that game. There were a few things it did that Mercs 2 could have learned from (specifically-parachute and grappling gun, but the stunt positions were absolute gold too). It’s a shame the ground combat system tended to be so meh, but I can see what they were going for at least.

Still, I can’t wait for a sequel, or for someone to take the team who made it and put 'em with Mercs 3.

Thirded. The only 360 game I 100%-ed, just for the joy of jumping out of high-flying vehicles and the HUGE landmass.

RickH · 2009-02-11T07:06:43.000Z

ZekeDMS:

Seconded, man did I have fun with that game. There were a few things it did that Mercs 2 could have learned from . . .

Oh man is that true. I ran through Mercs 2 wondering if they’d done any damn research into the existing art of open-world jungle-based games.

Here’s hoping the delay of JC2 leads to a more polished product.

RickH · 2009-02-11T11:06:25.000Z

Tom Clancy Endwar PS3 $30
Far Cry 2 PS3 $30
Rock Band track pack 2 PS3 $15
Mercenaries 2 360 $30
Fable 2 collectors $50
Tomb Raider underworld 360 $42
Too Human $20
Ace Combat 6 $15
Last Remnant $42
Viva Pinata Trouble In Paradise $15

Kadath · 2009-02-11T11:46:29.000Z

Is that endwar the one with the microphone dealy?

And if you buy the trackpacks do they get added to your hard disk?

RickH · 2009-02-11T13:46:13.000Z

Kadath:

Is that endwar the one with the microphone dealy?

And if you buy the trackpacks do they get added to your hard disk?

Endwar was just the shrinkwrapped game box.

No idea how the RB track packs work, sorry.

DaveLong · 2009-02-11T14:36:09.000Z

RickH:

Tom Clancy Endwar PS3 $30
Far Cry 2 PS3 $30
Rock Band track pack 2 PS3 $15
Mercenaries 2 360 $30
Fable 2 collectors $50
Tomb Raider underworld 360 $42
Too Human $20
Ace Combat 6 $15
Last Remnant $42
Viva Pinata Trouble In Paradise $15

Yup, I can confirm this here in Reading, too.

Others I’ve seen on the rack… Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (PS3), Final Fantasy IV (DS) <-$24.98 and Mercenaries 2 (PS3), Haze (PS3) <- $14.98. Also, the Viva Pinata game for DS.

This is the time of year when they really clean stuff out so don’t wait around too long once games you want get down around $20. Although there are so many Too Human there that anyone who wants that is likely to be able to pay $9.98 at some point.

I expect some of these to drop again.

Moore · 2009-02-11T15:49:13.000Z

ace combat 6 at that price… man that is a nice deal. Really good game.

Bahimiron · 2009-02-12T05:27:08.000Z

Moore:

ace combat 6 at that price… man that is a nice deal. Really good game.

Yeah. At $15, it almost means you could get all the DLC and have the whole game for only $60!

Cubit · 2009-02-12T08:55:51.000Z

Buy.com has Unreal Tournament III (360) for $16.99 and free shipping.

http://www.buy.com/prod/unreal-tournament-iii/q/loc/108/204132531.html?dcaid=15890

unbongwah · 2009-02-12T09:36:21.000Z

GraveyardMall.com (who?) has Little Big Planet for $29 + S/H. FYI, this company has a low reseller rating - biggest complaints seem to be “slow to ship” and “unresponsive customer service” - so caveat emptor and all that.

MSUSteve · 2009-02-12T11:55:05.000Z

Courtesy of Nick Suttner’s Twitter, 1 year of Edge magazine for $58.43, which is around $20 less than what I spent less than a week ago when I finally caved in and subscribed.

Mysterio · 2009-02-12T12:19:20.000Z

MSUSteve:

Courtesy of Nick Suttner’s Twitter, 1 year of Edge magazine for $58.43, which is around $20 less than what I spent less than a week ago when I finally caved in and subscribed.

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$80…? For a paper magazine…? In this day and age…? What makes such a magazine able to charge that much a still survive? Please, enlighten me!

zengonzo · 2009-02-12T12:25:25.000Z

It’s not like the ones charging less are doing well …

TimJames · 2009-02-12T12:27:29.000Z

It’s because it’s being delivered internationally, right?