Kotaku: bargains

Distressed-Look 360 Up For Sale on eBay

Owen Good — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:40:00 MDT

A British gamer has listed on eBay his red-ringed Xbox 360. And it's in even worse shape than that suggests.

Plainly and repeatedly listed as a "faulty Xbox 360" - and that picture isn't deceptive advertising - UK eBayer jonnyandco05's bricked 360 comes to you "modified for better ventilation, with a turbo inlet on the side." Also, "the disk drive has been repositioned for optimal performance at 37 degrees." No doubt by a massive blow to the case.

The seller says the console ringed and he tried to fix it, but his skills weren't up to it. "Sadly, it does have a bit of fire damage and rage damage." But just a bit.

Pros: Has "authentic Microsoft sticker."

Cons: "Some parts are a bit missing, like the on button." I'm sure that's what's preventing it from starting up.

Bidding started at 1 pence, At time of publication, it was up to £6.01. "Please note if you buy this it is sold as faulty, in quite a faulty way," he writes. "But faulty is the new fashion now days so you may become super trendy. no returns, no refunds, no job."

Faulty xbox 360, bargaiiiinnn quite possibly maybe? [ebay.co.uk, thanks James B.]

Tomorrow Is Wii Deal Day At Amazon

Mike Fahey — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:20:00 MDT

Wii owners would do well to pay close attention to Amazon.com tomorrow, when the Gold Box fills with more Wii games than you can shake a white remote-control looking dealie at.

We normally don't hear about Amazon.com's game deal days until whatever the first one was sells out, but this time around we've been given an early heads up, thanks to the Amazon Gold Box team's posting on the Amazon forums.

All Wii Games, All Day. Make sure to visit the Gold Box on March 31 for six great Nintendo Wii video game deals. Happy gaming.

The first deal goes live tomorrow morning at 6am Pacific, with new titles popping up at 8am, 10am, 2pm, and 6pm. Then there's also the Deal of the Day, which runs until sold out.

No clue what the games are yet, but that's part of the fun! I sure hope Ninjabread Man goes on sale. *crosses fingers*

Wii Game Day - Tuesday, March 31 [Amazon.com - Thanks Benny!]

Best Buy Starts New Year Off With $9.99 Deals

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:40:00 MST

Did you pass on Ninja Gaiden II, just like me? With Best Buy blowing the game out at just $9.99, it's going to be hard to pass on now. And the deals don't stop there.

The electronics retailer is ringing in 2009 with some serious price reductions, including a ten dollar asking price on Facebreaker, Turok, Condemned 2: Bloodshot and Major League Baseball 2K8. Most are multi-platform, so this includes you, PlayStation 3 owners.

Here's the full list, courtesy of Slickdeals.

Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) - $9.99
Facebreaker (Xbox 360, PS3) - $9.99
Condemned 2: Bloodshot (Xbox 360, PS3) - $9.99
MLB 2K8 (Xbox 360, PS3) - $9.99
Turok (Xbox 360) - $9.99

Guitar Hero III ((Xbox 360) - $19.99
Guitar Hero Aerosmith (Xbox 360, PS3) - $19.99
Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360, PS3) - $19.99
Quake Wars (Xbox 360) - $19.99
Unreal Tournament 3 (Xbox 360) - $19.99

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Xbox 360, PS3) - $39.99
Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360) - $39.99
Mercenaries 2 (Xbox 360, PS3) - $39.99
Red Alert 3 (Xbox 360) - $39.99
Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360, PS3) - $39.99

In store or online — it's your choice.

Thanks, Doug!

Amazon Gold Box Thursday Full Of PS3 Goodness

Mike Fahey — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:40:00 MST

Amazon continues to roll out the holiday video game deals, having announced that this coming Thursday, December 18th will see an entire day of PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray Gold Box deals.

Starting Thursday night at 12:01AM, Amazon.com's Gold Box will be kicking off an entire day of PS3 bargains. While we've no idea what said bargains are as of yet, chances are they'll have something for the PS3 owner in your life marked down ridiculously as only Amazon can.

For some odd reason we generally don't hear about these things until the day they are happening, generally after the best item on sale has already come and gone, so a big shout out to all of our lovely readers for passing this on.

Gold Box Deals - Bookmark and come back Thursday [Amazon.com]

Game Crazy's Black Friday Ad Elicits Thrills, Chills

Mike Fahey — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 MST

As a part of our ongoing quest to provide you with Black Friday deals from every store in the entire country, we give you Game Crazy's four-page Black Friday ad, bursting with delicious savings.

As is often the case with Black Friday ads, you may not find the freshest games on Game Crazy's list if you poke about there are some rather nice deals, especially on early Friday morning, when you can get Far Cry 2 for the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 for only $39.99. Otherwise it looks like a nice shop for picking up on some older games you might have missed. Assassin's Creed and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for $9.99 is nothing to sneeze at, and if you've never played The Darkness, $4.99 is a completely insane price.

Hit the jump to browse all four pages, oddly stylized to look like blown up comic strips from the 1950's. Marketing people are so crazy.

Wal-Mart Launches 'Operation Main Street'

Stuart Houghton — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:20:00 MST

'Operation Main Street' is not - as you may have suspected - a sinister mash-up of the Rainbow Six and SimCity franchises, but is in fact Wal-Mart's Holiday Season price cutting bonanza.The supermarket chain reckons it can save consumers around $200 Million on consumer electronics, toys, games and other gifts. $200M between them, obviously. Anything else would be silly.

Among all this unfettered consumerism, Wal-Mart will showing off its nicer side by donating an estimated $20M to local charities around its stores including a $1.25 million grant to The Salvation Army.

As well as the promised discounts, Kotaku readers might wish to know about the $100 Wal-Mart gift card up for grabs when you buy an 80GB PS3 for $399. If that sounds like you kind of thing, the 'series of initiatives' will run for seven weeks from November 8th across North America.

Wal-Mart Launches Aggressive Holiday Price Cut Promotion [TWICE]

Amazon Rhythm Game Deals - GHIII $59.99

Mike Fahey — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:20:00 MDT

If you keep buying them, Amazon will keep posting them! Today Amazon is getting their groove on with deals on games involving dance and rhythm. The Deal of the Day? They've got the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock bundle on all systems for only $59.99 ($49.99 PS2), which is like getting the game and a free guitar...sort of.

Along with the Deal of the Day they are also holding Gold Box deals on games throughout the day, with the first - Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for the Wii at $49.99 just about gone as I write this. The next deal starts at 10AM Pacific and looks to be Rock Band, with the remaining two consisting of a Singstar title, and possibly one of those trays for cooking bacon in the microwave. Remember my guessing problem?

Gold Box Deals At Amazon [Amazon.com - Thanks RyanRaven!]

Amazon Doling Out Wii Deals Again

Mike Fahey — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:00:00 MDT

Amazon is in the middle of another Gold Box Wii game day, where a different Wii game is available for a discounted price every couple of hours. This one sort of snuck up on us, so as of right now the deal of the day, Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games, is still available for the low price of $29.99. As for the timed special, so far all we've missed is Cabela's Big Game Hunter for $19.99, which is really no big loss. As this post goes live we're smack dab in the middle of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for $64.99, with new games coming at 2pm and 6pm Pacific time. Who knows what wondrous values await us?

Amazon Gold Box Wii Games [Amazon.com - Thanks Andrew!]

Amazon Deals On Wii Games Friday

Mike Fahey — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:20:06 MST

Amazon wants to make shopping for Wii games fun! This Friday, starting at 12:01 AM Pacific time, Amazon will be putting up an unspecified Wii game as their Gold Box Deal of the Day, which will be available all day as long as supplies last. Then at 6 AM and every four hours after that until 10 PM, Amazon will be putting up Lighting Deals - games that are only available at the discounted price for those four hours. Sound like fun? Oh come on, you know you want to check Amazon.com every four hours to see what game they're going to discount. Just wish they wouldn't keep us in suspense. I don't want to wait until 6 PM Friday afternoon to discover that the last bargain Wii game of the day is Ninjabread Man.

5 Wii Game Deals On Friday [Amazon.com - Thanks BtownDesignGuy!]

ECA Cuts Military Spending

Mike Fahey — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:00:29 MDT

You read that right, the Entertainment Consumers Association, an organization dedicated to promoting consumer advocacy with concerns to political issues involving gaming, has cut military spending by 25%. Granted the discount only applies to military personnel who wish to join the ECA, and it only comes out to five bucks off the normal fee of $19.99 a year, but hey, it's something! It's all thanks to GamePolitics.com regular and ECA member Robert Kalal, stationed in Turkey with the Air Force, who wanted to promote the association to his fellow servicemen.

"We're excited to extend our 25 percent Student Discount for annual membership dues to all active service men and women with a valid dot mil domain extension," said Hal Halpin, president of the ECA.

There you go, proud men and women of the military. Getting shelled by enemy artillery doesn't sound so bad now that you've got 25% off ECA membership, now does it?

THE ENTERTAINMENT CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION (ECA) ANNOUNCES MILITARY DISCOUNT
The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) today announced a new membership program - and they want you! The ECA is now offering a 25 percent Military Discount, giving all members of the military a reduced rate of just $14.99 per year. Those qualifying for this discount will have access to a number of key gaming resources, programs and services geared toward connecting the gaming community together including exclusive subscription discounts, savings on game purchases and rentals, access to industry events, and more.

"We're excited to extend our 25 percent Student Discount for annual membership dues to all active service men and women with a valid dot mil domain extension," said Hal Halpin, president of the ECA. "It came as a result of conversations between GamePolitics.com regular and ECA member Robert "lexfor" Kalal, who was promoting the association to his fellow gamers in the Air Force while stationed in Turkey. While we're aligned with several charities that support the troops, it seemed apparent that extending this discount was yet another way of honoring their service and dedication."

For more on the Military Discount and for a complete list of ECA membership benefits, please visit www.theeca.com