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Ex-Circuit City Pre-Owned Consoles Include Credit Card Details, Home Porn
Did you offload an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 at Circuit City while the retailer was imploding? If you did, we hope you wiped your personal details from the machine. Because Circuit City didn't. More »
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Comment by kennyd1: Why would you put homemade sex tapes on your Xbox? To get a party of your friends together on Live... 11 Responses | Other threads
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caveat emptor
Tales Of Horror From The Circuit City Liquidation
While the closure of Circuit City may mean excellent (and not so excellent) deals on video games and electronics, it can also mean buyer remorse. Especially when one considers the "All sales are final" policy. More »
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Comment by All the ladies love Mister Jack!: He scratched his name on the disc and returned it? Either this is the world's biggest idiot or the... 33 Responses | Other threads
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circuit city
No Love Among the Ruins of Circuit City
A storewide liquidation always summons one's buzzard instinct. One imagines the goods strewn about like carrion on the desert floor, practically there for the taking. Not so at Circuit City. More »
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Comment by Zerub: This might be the worst post I've seen on Kotaku so far. If the games were priced cheaply, they wouldn't be... 30 Responses | Other threads
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The Scene Inside Circuit City: "Close to Pandemonium"
"Consumers seemingly snapping up anything that wasn't nailed down. (I've never seen so many HP wide-screen monitors in one checkout line)," according to CNET. The lines? Almost as long as Fry's — for once. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by shinryuken: I got hired at Circuit City last week, I was wondering why the didn't contact me for an orientation this... 19 Responses | Other threads
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closing time
Rest In Peace, Circuit City
After closing 155 stores and filing for bankruptcy last year, the nation's second largest electronics retailer Circuit City is now planning to liquidate its remaining 567 U.S. stores.
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By Mike FaheyComment by TitillatedOcelot: Wow...did it suddenly get real in here or is it just me? 20 Responses | Other threads
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deals
Circuit City Officially Desperate, Offering $40 HD/Controller Combo
Circuit City might be reading Chapter 11, but that means deals for you. It's offering 20 GB 360 hard drives, and a controller, for $40. Recent Arcade buyers can round out their console for cheap.
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By Owen GoodComment by thebulletneverlies: now if only places would offer the 120GB for reasonable prices. i feel a little shafted that microsoft screwed over... 18 Responses | Other threads
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circuit city
Circuit City Files For Bankruptcy, Owes $898 Million
Given Circuit City's recently publicized downsizing and rumored credit concerns it probably won't come as a surprise that the situation is dire enough for the electronics and software retailer for them to file for bankruptcy protection. If that was out of the blue, aren't you glad we prefaced the announcement with how unsurprising it would be? Now you won't be shocked(!) to learn that Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. More »
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Comment by Ravel: Dad: "Did you see that Circuit City employee crying?" Son: "Yeah Dad it was hilarious, haha." 23 Responses | Other threads
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circuit city
Closing Circuit City Game Discounts
As we've reported Circuit City, deep in a rut and fighting to stay alive, is closing 155 of their stores. What's that mean to you? Video game discounts of course, if there's a closing store near you.
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Comment by Kamakazie: Only one closing in the entirety of New York (state)? 6 Responses | Other threads
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Circuit City Closes 155 Stores
Following the weekend rumor that Sony had nixed delivery of electronic goodies to Circuit City amid credit concerns comes the official notice today that the electronics retailer is in deep financial woes. More »
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Comment by SynchronizedBlink: I heard about this yesterday. It sucks. I hope the one by Pacific Theaters isn't closed because me and my... 6 Responses | Other threads
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say the truck what?
Sony Merch Bound for Circuit City Makes U-Turn [Updated]
Gizmodo had this jaw dropper yesterday: "Sony's merchandise that was being delivered to nationwide Circuit City distribution centers was stopped in transit and ordered to return to Sony 'among worries that Circuit City couldn't pay for the shipments.' " Giz attributes the tip to one of its reliable inside sources. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by dragonfang18: without competition, who knows what best buy can now do to rip us off some more. 12 Responses | Other threads
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aftermath
Circuit City Taking HD DVD Trades For PlayStation 3s
This week there's been a juicy rumor that Circuit City is taking back HD DVD players in exchange for Blu-ray players. Now our sister site Gizmodo has confirmed it from a variety of sources. If you purchased an HD DVD player—even if opened—in the last 90 days at Circuit City, you can turn in your HD DVD player for original credit on a Blu-ray player purchase. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by freespeech: yeah trade it in and still pay 2 to 300 bucks!!! more » | Other threads
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Lost Planet 360 on the Cheap at Circuit City
If you have been lagging on checking out the frozen landscapes and giant bugs of Lost Planet now is your chance to do it cheap! This week Circuit City is listing Capcom's Lost Planet (360 version) for the low, low price of $19.99. According to the pages I checked, the offer is only available through the website and not available for in-store pick up but you may want to check your local store just to make sure. I must admit I am way behind the tip on this game, but I just got a copy for the PS3 that I am anxious to try out. My skills with shooters have improved vastly since BioShock so perhaps I can get through this one without too much embarrassment. More » -
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Circuit City Expanding Used Game Sales
Circuit City isn't doing well when compared to the current success of the software world. But they have a plan. Over the last year, the company has run a trial testing the waters of selling used games. And they found that the plan worked out pretty well, increasing in-store foot traffic while creating a commodity with a higher profit margin than new games. Now they plan to expand the program. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by jinpei05: @Father ColdCuts: Where the hell do you come up with this stuff? Are you smoking the same stuff as hurricanedave? I... more » | Other threads
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sale
Cicuit City: 20% Off All DS games
This week's Circuit City ad is advertising 20% off on all DS games. They claim over one hundred titles are available, but as we all know from actually shopping these sales, the ones actually available in the store are rarely near the advertised numbers. Some of the highlights include Phantom Hourglass for $27.99 and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice For All for $14.99. In the same ad they also list Wii's in stock so head on over to Circuit City for a Nintendo shopping spree. More » -
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Cobalt Blue and Black DS Lite On the Way?
Rumors have been flying about for some time that we here in the US would be getting a cobalt blue DS and it looks like they might well turn out to be true. GoNintendo reported seeing a pre-order page on CircuitCity.com displaying a cobalt and black DS Lite similar in style to the red and black that came out not too long ago. The listing has since been removed but the memory of it has DS color junkies champing at the bit. Word on the tubes is that the new color will be landing in the US sometime in the first part of February. Rumor? Fact? Cruel joke? Only time will tell! -
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This Week's Best Buy and Circuit City Deals
For the five of you that haven't purchased Halo 3 yet (if you like that sort of thing that is) be sure to check out this week's Best Buy circular. From today until February 3 they are offering the hugely popular FPS for $37.99 which is a $22 savings off of the regular listed price of $59.99. More » -
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Circuit City Video Game Clearance Sale
In the post holiday dust settling, a lot of the stores are trying to get rid of there overstock by having some great sales and today its Circuit City's turn. They have a number of titles(40) across all systems on sale for a paltry $8.96 each and an additional 30 titles at $16.96. Here are some of the highlights: More » -
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Comment by ncsbert: My Target had 70. I showed up an hour before they opened (7am) and was ticket number 61. Niice. more » | Other threads
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Circuit City Game Deals
Man, the game deals are just coming out of the woodwork today. CheapAssGamer informs us that Circuit City has three deals going on this week in the games department. First, Save $20 when you purchase any two Wii games $29.99 and up (Not as good as the TRU deal but it's something). Second, get a $10 gift card with the purchase of Mario Party DS (Is it just me or does the concept of a party game on the DS seem a little odd?). And last but not least, get a $10 gift card when you buy Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for the PS3. More »
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By fdemarcoComment by ApocalypseVII: I don't want to get into the complete depths at which Circuit City is fraudulent as a whole, but on... more » | Other threads
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Circuit City Offers COD3 with Purchase of COD4
A nice little present for Call of Duty fans. In Circuit City's weekly ad, they are advertising an offer of a free copy of Call of Duty 3 when you purchase a copy of Call of Duty 4. Also included in the deal is a Call of Duty 4 poster. Great opportunity to fill out your collection if you missed out on the last title or need something to hang over that hole in your wall where you punched it. (I'm looking at YOU, Crecente) More » -
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Cheap Ass Gamer Responds to Circuit City Subpoena
As we mentioned previously, electronics retail giant Circuit City subpoenaed video game shopping community CheapAssGamer.com. Circuit City is demanding that CAG turn over information about registered member Speedy1961, who has been posting CC ads on the site before they are released. Today, CAG Productions CEO CheapyD (AKA "David Abrams") has posted Circuit City's complaint, which is the basis for its subpoena. CAG has responded: CheapyD has filed an objection to this action — a "Motion to Quash" the subpoena based on procedural errors made by CC's legal eagles, such as failing to include certain documents. What's more, it seems that CAG Productions, a New York Limited Liability Corporation, is out of the Virginia court's jurisdiction, where the suit was filed. Circuit City needs a commission to a New York court. More »
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Comment by BrendaMWalsh: So copies on an ad were posted on the internet before they were officially distributed. How were they obtained? Were... more » | Other threads
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Circuit City Subpoenas CheapAssGamer
The latest CAGcast brings word that electronics retailer Circuit City has served CAG Productions with a subpoena. CAG Productions is responsible for popular video game shopping community CheapAssGamer.com, which has 100,000 registered members. The retail giant wants CAG to turn over all personal information about registered forum member Speedy1961, who has been posting weekly CC ads prior to their release on the site. Speedy has also posted them on DVDtalk.com, and that site appears to have received legal action as well. The subpoena mentions one CheapAssGamer thread in particular, which prior to E3, revealed that the PS3 would get a price drop. That same thread also included pricing for games at Circuit City as well as game prices at Target and Best Buy. From the thread: More »
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Comment by Nestor_Elias: Circuit City should write Speedy a check; he kept CC on the map with his ads even though most of... more » | Other threads
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circuit city's table tennis 360 bundle
Man, the Xbox 360 sales are just coming out of the woodwork. Yesterday we had news that Best Buy has starting selling Xbox 360 premiums with a free copy of Top Spin 2 and Microsoft confirmed that all premiums will now sport an HDMI out. Today Circuit City started selling their Xbox 360 Premiums with a free copy of Table Tennis. Personally, I'd got for the free Table Tennis over the free Top Spin. More »
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Comment by Justcrim: Funny thing happened at work today. I talked to a Microsoft rep (covers everything Microsoft, not Xbox exclusive), and I... more » | Other threads
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Circuit City Shows All Xbox SKUs Dropping in Price
We've already run price drop scans from Best Buy and Toys R Us, so this is just (extra) confirmation on the Xbox 360 price reduction. However, this ad tells us a bit more than we've heard before. The Premium will drop $50 to $350, with the Core going down $20 to $280 and the Elite dropping $30 to $450—starting August 12th. In other words, we'd recommend waiting a few days before going shopping for you shiny new 360. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Laketaco: @TheHun: Sorry to here that. I heard stories of people with like ten browsers open, I used one. Firefox with... more » | Other threads
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PLAYSTATION 3 $100 Price Cut Hits July 15
According to a poster on the DVD Talk Forums, the Circuit City promotional sales flyer for the week of July 15th indicates the PLAYSTATION 3 will be getting a price drop. The PS3 is now listed at $499 for the week of July 15-21, the week after E3 2007. This should be considered rumor for now until we receive confirmation from Sony, but I'm guessing we'll hear more about this at next week's E3 press conference.
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Comment by Rmiller986: if any one hasn't yet check out best buys website there doing the price cut as well.... more » | Other threads
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Circuit City Shadowrun Deal
If you're a PC owner, poor and just dying to play Shadowrun, Circuit City has a pretty sweet deal going on right now. They are offering the PC version of Shadowrun plus a free Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows for a mere $37.99 plus free shipping. Considering the game itself is normally $50 and the adapter $20 your getting a pretty good savings. Now whether that's actually worth it for Shadowrun, I'll leave for you to decide. More » -
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Circuit City Sale
Circuit City is never really a place I think about going for games, but they do seem to have a lot of sales on them. This week they are running a special with all games $19.99 sold two for $30. They also seem to have Wii's in stock although by the time you read this they will most likely all be gone. Also available is Mario kart DS and New Super Mario Brothers for $26.25 each. As an added and rather humorous bonus. If you purchase a copy of Tomb Raider Anniversary, you get a free TR beach towel. Now you can finally fulfill your fantasy of getting on top of Lara Croft without resorting to dressing up that blow up doll in your closet. More »
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By fdemarcoComment by l0stn0tfound: I actually think CC is improving in it's game world. Yes they do need to get people staffed in the... more » | Other threads
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Memorial Day Sales Abound; Wii's Available
It's Memorial Day weekend here in the States and like any self respecting US holiday it has a lot of sales under its belt. The biggest news is the availability of the Wii today at most of the major retailers including Target, Circuit City and Best Buy. Some other deals going on are select UMD titles for $4.99 at EB/Gamestop, Rainbow Six: Vegas for $39.99 at Best Buy and Circuit City has a nice list of $10 games that includes Loco Roco (PSP), GTA Liberty City Stories (PSP), Resident Evil 4 (PS2), Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) and Paper Mario: The 1000 Year Door (GC). More » -
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Circuit City's Paper Mario Scam
I feel bad. Yesterday I posted an article about how the nice people at Circuit City would give the unhappy customers who did not receive Paper Mario on opening day a giftcard of $20 if they did not have it. Because of my tiny, little, Asian beady eyes, I did not see how fine the print really was. Aaron emailed us to tell his story: More » -
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Paper Mario at Circuit City
Hot off the heels of getting rid of 3,400 of their employees, Circuit City is trying to salvage what's left of their public image and offering an olive branch to possibly the only customers they have left - us! More » -
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Circuit City's UMD Sale
Circuit City appears to be clearing its stores of some UMD stock with a pretty decent deal. This week you can buy any of 16 pre-selected UMD titles for $10 each. The weekly sales brochure says there are 16 titles to choose from but only lists 12.
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Comment by Kryptinite: If it's buy one get one free, I actually might consider buying some. On second thought, screw that. I can... more » | Other threads
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Circuit City Selling Used Games
Circuit City is sticking their toe in the used game market pool and swishing it around a bit, trying to see if the water is warm enough already or if we need another company's diluted urine added to the mix. Launching at CircuitCity.com and select stores, the retailer is rolling out used games at a price relatively close to dedicated game stores like GameStop, meaning a $59.99 game is selling used for a whole $5 cheaper. Hooray. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by tubedogg: "If they sold the game for $15 or $20 less than retail, they'd still make a hefty profit and move... more » | Other threads
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Comment by brywalker: Yup, no good here too. 30 consoles in Holyoke MA. I was 38th in line. Circuit only got 24, BB... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Phantum Zero: Yeah I don't think that "Ready to gyrate!" would have looked right. more » | Other threads
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Circuit City Waiters Get Cash Offer
They nine people lined up in front of the darked Circuit City look, for all the world, like cadavers. More »
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Comment by barryej: At Circuit City my online purchase (250 mb USB Hard Drive)for store delivery was a failure ("24/24"). The product was... more » | Other threads
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ps3 launch
Circuit City - Board Games, Possible Dead Guy
Before stopping by the Best Buy this morning I drove past the Dunwoody Georgia Circuit City, at first tickled by the the fact that there were people camping out next to a camping gear store. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by AndroidKing: Maybe Kotaku isn't as popular as you guys have lead us to believe? No that can't be it I'm here... more » | Other threads
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By Jason ChenComment by gat2urface: Hey eviltwin, I waited in line like a bozo, but at least I got my PS3 and wii perorders, and... more » | Other threads
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Sleazy Circuit City Ripping Off Xbox 360 Customers
How bad does Circuit City want your money? So much so that the retailer is willing to "instal" backward compatibility on your Xbox 360. Reader Brad snapped a photo of this sign at Circuit City in Newport Beach, California, which reads:
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Comment by Decomposed: I know this is an old thing to be posting on.But may I add the only way to play most... more » | Other threads
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