Posts Tagged ‘amazon’
Amazon holding buy 2 get 1 free game deal
Amazon.com has today announced that they will be holding a buy 2 games get 1 free deal through Saturday, October 17th. In such an economy, this is a perfect time for gamers to rejoice and hop on this deal as fast as they can.
What’s better is games such as Madden NFL 10, Need for Speed: Shift, NHL 10 and Call of Duty: World at War all make the cut, among other titles.
Check out the full list of qualifying titles for the various consoles here.
Pre-order Modern Warfare 2 at Amazon and get $10 credit
On Tuesday, we got the prices for the Modern Warfare 2 Hardened Edition and it turns out that we’re not so happy about the impact these special editions are having on our wallets. And who can forget about the Prestige Edition, complete with night vision goggles, which costs $150.
Fortunately, CheapyD from CheapAssGamer brings us some relief with a promotion over at Amazon, offering $10 store credit for reserving any of the versions.
So, if you’re really planning on investing on those goggles, Amazon is probably the best way to get the game. If you’re looking for even more of a bargain, then you’re going to want to combine it with a 50% off trading promotion, along with Amazon Prime.
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Gears of War 2 gets price cut to $39.99
Just in time for its Double XP weekend Gears of War 2 has been discounted from it’s normal $59.99 retail price to a much more palatable $39.99. Best of all, if you order on Amazon, that price (further discounted to $36.99) includes shipping.
There’s no telling if retailers will decide to hike the price back up so if you’re planning on purchasing Gears of War 2 at this discounted price, do it fast.
Amazon cuts prices on PS3 games, today only
Amazon is at it again this time announcing that they will be holding a special promotion for the PS3, cutting prices on several games at various times throughout the day.
First and foremost, they will be cutting the price of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare all day long by 42% bringing the price down to $29.98. Additionally they will be holding timed deals with the first one being X-Men Origins: Wolverine at $40.
There’s no telling what else Amazon has left to unveil but be sure to check here periodically for new updates.
Amazon.com hold’s father day game sale
It seems that Amazon is following Walmart’s example and holding a sale except this time it’s a bit different, Amazon is discounting games you actually care about.
This is a apparantly a father’s day sale and includes Xbox 360 games and Wii and PS3 accessories. While you won’t be getting these games for $20 a piece they do have Call of Duty 4 for $29.99, CoD: WaW for $41.97 and Halo Wars for $41.99.
While some buyers are sure to purchase one or two of these games for Dad, I think I’ll be picking a couple 2-3 up for myself.
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Fallout 3 DLC retail pack revealed
Online retailer Amazon has revealed the retail packaging of the upcoming Fallout 3 DLC pack. The pack will include Operation Anchorage and The Pitt, and will retail for $20 — the same price for the online DLC. Although, you’ll get a physical game box plus a Pip Boy poster as well. The new pack will be released on Amazon on May 26, but will not include the upcoming Broken Steel DLC — which will retail for $10 as well.
Game Trading Site Saves Users $3.7 Million
For years retail chain Gamestop has made a fortune off trade-in games. Now other retailers are beginning to get into the action, but someone eventually decided there must be a better way for gamers to swap an old title for a new one. If you’re lucky enough to have some gaming friends it’s possible to swap titles once you’re finished, but many of us don’t have that option.
In July 2006 a site was launched called Goozex which allowed gamers to send in titles towards ‘purchasing’ other games. It’s set up on a points system based on supply and demand; the more popular your game is the more points you’ll get for it. Users pay $1 per trade and their own shipping costs, but in spite of this Goozex estimates they save their users around $20 per trade, adding up to a total of $3.7 million in savings for their clients since the site’s launch.
The service does actually seem to be offering better values than conventional trade-ins, where games trade-in values quickly decline. Unfortunately none of the GameStop locations I called were able to give me prices over the phone, but Amazon was easier to find. They value Fable II at $16.50, Resident Evil 5 at $19.50 for either console version, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition at $6.50 and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for the Wii at $15. The highest point value on Goozex is 1000, which can essentially be calculated at six cents per point. This means that Fable II and Resident Evil 5 are both valued at $60, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition and MK:A are both valued at $27.
GameStop stocks drop thanks to Amazon’s announcement of trade-ins
It looks like GameStop may have finally met its match in terms of the used videogame market.
After Amazon.com’s recent announcement that they will begin testing a trade-in video game program, GameStop’s stocks dropped a full 13% ending the day $3.54 lower than the previous price.
I don’t know about you guys, but if Amazon offers more money for trade-ins than GameStop does, I have no problem receiving Amazon store credit for it.
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Amazon testing games trade-in, too
It looks like everyone wants a peice of the used game market; first Toys ‘R’ Us, now Amazon.com.
Amazon.com has recently launched the page www.amazon.com/tradeingames for, what else, trading in used games.
Amazon’s trade in service, however, doesn’t require you to even go to a store. If you’re games in good condition, just print out a shipping label, slap it on a box, and send it off.
You’re going to get Amazon.com credit for your trade-ins. But who cares? Amazon.com has everything, right?
Amazon handing out 3-month Xbox Live with Gears of War 2
If you still haven’t purchased Gears of War 2, where have you been living, under a rock? No seriously though, if you haven’t now’s a perfect opportunity thanks to Amazon’s latest promotion; if you purchase Gears of War 2 from them you will recieve 3 months of Xbox Live for free.
And, everyone who’s anyone knows the best feature of the Xbox 360 is it’s robust online community options, but you better act fast! This offer is only valid until January 17th!
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Rock Band Storage For Sale
Real rock stars have trailers where their instruments are stored and transported between gigs. Unfortunately for those of us whose only venues are our living rooms with audiences consisting solely of friends, family and pets we have to store our instruments somewhere else. While most game controllers are easily stored in a drawer or basket next to a console or game library the Guitar Hero and Rock Band instruments are much bulkier.
Right now Amazon has a sizeable discount on a combination ottoman and storage area. It’s called the AK Rockbox and it can hold two guitars, a drum kit and a microphone, everything you need to virtually tour the world. Interestingly it’s not only designed to store your equipment, it’s also got a built-in mechanism to easily raise and lower the drum kit for access while you play. Right now it’s discounted from its original price of $299.99 to $182.32.
Cheaper Games? Maybe Monday on Amazon
Remember the deals we showed you right after Christmas? Well it looks like some more game deals are coming up. Go to Amazon on Monday, January 12, 2009 and grab some cheaper video games. They will be featured in the Amazon.com Gold Box and each deal will be revealed one at a time. Which means we don’t actually know what titles Amazon has left in stock and we have no idea how much you will actually save.
Make sure you remember how this whole Gold Box Deal of the Day thing is going to work:
The first deal will be the Gold Box Deal of the Day. Its special discounted price will be available all day (or until we run out) only on Monday, January 12, 2009.
A series of Lightning Deals will then kick off at 6:00 AM PST. Each deal will be featured for a limited-time throughout the day until they are sold-out or until the next Lightning Deal begins. Learn more about Gold Box Deals in our Help section.
Be sure to come back and shop the Gold Box on the Gamers Gold Box day.
Let us know what you snatched from Amazon on Monday!
Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360
Just in case you have some money left after Christmas and New Year’s you’ll want to know that today only Amazon is selling the Xbox 360 Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition for just $49.98 with free shipping.
What’s inside the package you ask? Well there are plenty of things! You will get your own Vault Boy collectors item direct from Vault-Tec, “The Art of Fallout 3″ hardcover book, a special “The Making of Fallout 3″ DVD, the fully customized metal Vault-Tec lunch box and the game itself. Want it? Desperately? Go look it up at Amazon.com!
Amazon Moving into Online Distribution
Having started its way with books and then moving on to everything else, online retailer Amazon is looking to expand into digital distribution of PC games. The company has acquired casual game developer and distributor Reflexive Entertainment, which developed the GameCenterSolution program.
"We’ll be able to expand our distribution network to include Amazon’s amazing distribution channel," wrote the company CEO in a blog post. He added that the move will bring a “huge new group of customers into play” and that they are committing to “provide the best distribution platform anywhere.”
PS3 Wireless Keypad Priced, Dated
While Sony may have announced the product, it had not provided neither a release date nor a price point for the wireless keypad for the PS3. Online retailer Amazon comes to the rescue, noting that the keypad will cost $49.99 and will be released on November 30.
The release date marks it on the weekend following Black Friday, the biggest day of the year for retail sales in the US.