The retailer will also be selling a Sony BluRay player for $148, according to our source, who included an image from the retailer's computer system showing the deals.

Sounds like a great deal or two, though as with all rumors, make sure to take this with a grain of salt until we can get verification or the official news hits on Wednesday.

The BioShock and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle will sell for $40 on the Xbox 360 and $30 for the PC.

Combined, the two games earned more than 80 Game of the Year awards. While a really good deal, I can't help but wonder how many people don't own at least one of those games on the systems mentioned.

All you have to do is purchase one game that GameStop considers a movie game between now and June 30th in order to receive a free ticket to a movie of your choice. Luckily for us, GameStop's definition of a movie game is rather loose, so titles like Resident Evil 5 and Ghostbusters qualify for the free movie ticket deal as well as the games that actually have movies currently in theaters. The choice of movie thing is also a plus, as it means those of us who have to suffer through purchasing Hannah Montana: The Movie for the young, misguided females in our lives can use the free pass to see something violent enough to wash the lilac out of our wallets.

Other eligible titles include X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Destiny of Zorro, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Terminator Salvation, UP, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Check out GameStop's official promotional page for full details.

"We are delighted to add three of our finest titles to the Classics range, adding to the exceptional entertainment offering available on the Xbox 360 at outstanding prices," said David Gosen Vice President of Marketing, Xbox Europe. "As we see more and more families looking to save money by staying in, Xbox 360 continues to offer high-quality home entertainment at fantastic value and consumers are clearly recognising this as we sail past 8 million console sales in Europe."

No word yet on when or if the price drop, to £19.99 in the UK, will be coming to North America or other regions. But I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't' see an announcement soon.

"We are testing out a program at a couple of our stores in the New York area," said Bob Friedland, senior public relations manager for Toys R Us. "We are selling used games in the stores participating in the test."

He declined to say when or if the program would be rolled out nationwide or extended to other locations. He also declined to say how unusual it was for Toys R Us to be testing out such a program.

Word of the used game buy back program first hit CheapAssGamer earlier today when reader phear3d posted an image of a sign that reads "Sell back your used video games and receive store credit."

According to the sign, which was located in Nanuet, New York's store number 6325, only games in original case with case artwork and manual would be accepted. Game discs can't be cracked and the store wouldn't accept any games rated A.

I'm assuming that means no Adults Only, or AO games are eligible.

Phear3d reports on his blog that there were already a number of used games that had been resealed at his local store. The original Rock Band for the 360 was selling for $30, while Puzzle Quest was selling for $18.

The Toys R Us here in the Denver area told me that they were familiar with the program but that they weren't participating. They did tell me to check back in a couple of weeks to see if the program had been expanded to their area.

Sounds like GameStop may soon have some competition in the lucrative used game sales business.

Toys R Us starts cashing in on the Used Games market

We loved it. The Interactive Achievement Awards loved it. And now on March 31 you can love it too.

"Braid is arguably the strongest example of what can be accomplished by an independent game designer," said Jason Holtman, director of business development at Valve. "From GDC to DICE, the title has deservedly collected numerous accolades and, along with World of Goo, Audiosurf and many others, is redefining the way people think about 'Independent Games.'"

So now you can pick up the game for PC on Steam or Impulse or for Mac on Hothead. Now you have no excuses not to play this game.

The deal, we're told, kicks off on March 3.

If you're not in the mood to wait, Best Buy is currently offering a $50 gift card and a copy of either Guitar Hero: Aerosmith or Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock when you by the 80GB PS3 for $400.

While the GameStop still should be taken with a grain of salt, if true both deals bolster recent rumblings of a Playstation 3 price drop.

In his latest note to investors

"Recent channel checks indicate increased speculation for a PS3 price cut announcement from Sony in the next couple of days," wrote Hickey.

Could the Best Buy and GameStop deals be predictors for an upcoming $100 price drop?

"I've just been informed that Aurora Feint II:The Arena will go out at a sale price of 7.99 that will go up to 9.99 after the holidays."

Good news all around. So now, Aurora Feint II will initially sell for $2 less than Puzzle Quest when it hits the iPhone. Does that make a difference to any of you?

Current - Super Smash Brothers: Brawl (Wii)

6:00 AM PDT - Yoshi's Island DS

8:00 AM PDT - The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS)

10:00 AM PDT - Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)

12:00 PM PDT - The New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)

2:00 PM PDT - Mario Kart Wii

4:00 PM PDT - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii, presumably, though possibly Gamecube)

6:00 PM PDT - Mario Party DS

8:00 PM PDT - Pokemon Diamond and/or Pearl (Nintendo DS)

Check Amazon during the day to see if these predictions are true — and more importantly, just how low the deals go.

Eds Note: Slight correction: Mario Kart DS, NOT Mario Kart Wii and Pokemon Diamond confirmed, not Pearl as a choice.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl [Amazon Thanks, FitzRhapsody!]

Yes, that includes any Playstation 3 they have in stock (including the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle) and yes a "similar offer" is also available on WalMart.com.

As a side note, the chain will also be selling a number of Blu-ray movies for $15 a pop this week, while supplies last.

Wal-Mart Boosts Volume of Blu-ray and Hi Def Among More New Electronics Enhancements [Wal-Mart, thanks Kevin]

Circuit City's weekly ad offers a $10 gift card with a pre-order of Devil May Cry 4 for either the Xbox 360 version or the PS3 version. A $10 gift card is also available for pre-orders of the 360 and PS3 versions of Turok. For a full rundown of all the weekly ad deals, check out CheapAssGamer.com.

Best of the Sunday Ad Video Game Deals (1/20 - 1/26) [CheapAssGamer]

AOL is giving away a 40GB Playstation 3 with a copy of Ratchet and Clank Future and a wireless Sixaxis controller to customers who sign a two-year contract for AOL Broadband Wireless Plus.

The 24-month contract also requires you to sign up for AOL Talk call plan (not sure what that is) and runs £19.99 a month. Once you stick around for 24 months you can keep your PS3 forever. The only catch, besides the ironclad two-year contract, is that you have to pay a deliver charge of £14.99 for the console, controller and game. Not a bad Christmas present, especially since it comes with Ratchet and Clank.

Judging by the price and location of the source, I suspect this is a UK only deal.

AOL Broadband now offering a free Sony PlayStation 3 [Think Broadband]

The Uncharted deal is probably the best one of the lot, but while you're there, you might as well peruse the Wii section as well. Never know what will be lurking around in there plus there's liable to be less screaming children there than in Toys R Us.

Assorted Video Games (Buy 1, Get 1 Free) at KB Toys [Black Friday Ads]
[Thanks, Darkwormer]

Circuit City weekly ad [Circuit City]
[Thanks, Islandkiwi]

[via GoNintendo]

That buy a Blu-ray player or Playstation 3 and get five free Blu-ray movie offer that ended last month has just been reupped. The new offer runs from Oct. 1 through Jan. 31 and includes a new selection of movies. I wonder why the HD-DVD folks aren't doing this. Maybe there isn't a single company invested deeply enough to warrant the expense.

Blue-ray Savings

Chain Reaction
Flight of the Phoenix
Ultraviolet
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curese of the Black Pearl
The Prestige
Wild Hogs
Swordfish
Superman
Full Metal Jacket
Stir of Echoes
American Psycho
The Devil's Rejects
The Patriot
S.W.A.T.
Chain Reaction
Hart's War
Omen 666
The Last Waltz
Species

Circuit City Shadowrun Deal [Circuit City]