Recently I was going to purchase the latest World of Warcraft expansion and just do the whole thing online through Blizzard’s website. Normally these things work very smoothly, but for whatever reason it just didn’t work out properly. It didn’t like my credit card, any of my credit cards. I think it was a glitch in their system probably, but they wanted me to call them to verify the information or something. I figured I would just try again later.
I waited until the next day and still the same problem. Ok, I give up I will buy it in stores I guess. It annoys me, but I’ll deal wih the sillyness a bit. So, I start seeing where I can get the best deal and I check the usual suspects – Amazon, Best Buy, and even Wal-Mart.com. That’s when I saw someing awesome.
THE GAME IS ON SALE RIGHT NOW!!!!
And, it’s not just on Amazon either. Wal-Mart and Best Buy are all $30.00 give or take a buck or two. Blizzard direct wanted me to pay $40, which would have been fine, but I can go to my local Best Buy or Walmart, so why not right?
Long story short. I am going to save money and buy it locally. Usually I’m all for saving money by buying online, but in this case, buying in a brick and mortar store was a much better way to go.
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A new game has been linked to quite a bit lately and I just came across it. The game is called “Hero On The Hudson”. It is a simple little flash game where you try to land the plane safely in the Hudson River. It’s very straightforward and pretty inoffensive really. You just use the left or right arrow keys to try and stabilize the plane as it comes crashing into the bay. It doesn’t show any people or anything like that, just a plane crashing.
Compared to a lot of flash games this one is quite tame, which I think shows at least some degree of taste. Of course, this game is causing some degree of controversy, which is somewhat understandable. I think the real bottom line of this game is that it’s somewhat fun and will spark some interest from the media, but there just isn’t much to it and once you play the game once or twice you’ll probably want to stop.
What do you think of the game? Leave a comment below!
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So I’ve learned something as I’ve got older. Games can be a bit expensive, especially since there are so many games that are incredibly good now. This last Christmas there were probably five or ten games worth buying. If you were to pay full price for them that would cost $300-500. That’s enough to buy a PS3 or two Wii’s(if you can find them in stores).
To that end, I’ve put together this page to keep track of the latest cheap game deals. When I come across a cool game deal, I’ll post it below. Bookmark the page or bookmark it on your favorite bookmarking site to check back often to get the latest game deals.
January 26th 2009
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512MB Graphics Card – Newegg.com has the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 on sale for $144.99 – $15.00 mail-in rebate for a low low price of $129.99. The card has 512MB of 256-bit GDDR3 memory which absolutely screams. This gfx card runs great and at this price you really can’t beat it. It’s got possibly the best bang for the buck right now.
January 24th 2009
Little Big Planet (Playstation 3) – Newegg.com has LittleBigPlanet on sale for only $46.99. The game normally sales for $56.99, so this is a $10 savings. PS3 owners love LBP and it has really been a shining beacon of what can be done on the Playstation 3 for Sony. If you haven’t played this game, you really should check it out.
XBox 360 60 GB Bundle w/Tom Clancy’s EndWar – Dell Home has the Xbox 360 60 GB bundle with Tom Clancy’s End War, Lego Indiana Jones, and Kung-Fu Panda on sale for only $258.99 after $100 discount. Offer Good through January 29, 2009. You have to add it to your cart for the sale price to be shown.
January 22nd 2009
Nintendo Wii Brains And Games Bundle – Buy.com has a fantastic Nintendo Wii bundle currently available. It comes with the Wii system bundle (includes remote/numchuck, and wii sports), Big Brain Academy, Carnival Games, Mario Party 8, and Rampage: Total Destruction, all for only $389.99. Buy.com is offering free shipping on this item as well. The Wii is still hard to find and this is a fantastic bundle opportunity while supplies last.
Call of Duty: World At War for $49.99 (Xbox 360 or PS3) – Amazon.com has Call of Duty: World At War on sale for $49.99. Normally the game retails for $59.99, so this is $10 off. Not a bad deal for a brand new game like this. I’ve heard reasonably good things about this title, so it’s probably worth checking out.
January 19th 2009
Xbox Live 12+1 Month Subscription Card [EXPIRED]– Amazon.com has a 12+1 month XBox Live Gold subscription card on sale for only $29.97. That’s a $20.02 savings off the normal Xbox Live Gold subscription rate. If you are going to renew soon, you can’t beat this deal. It even comes with a bonus month.
Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360 or PS3) for $29.99 – Best Buy has Far Cry 2 on sale for $29.99 on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The game normally retails for $60, so that’s half price. Far Cry 2 is a game that was very well reviewed, but seemed to slip through the cracks of this year’s massive holiday season. Now’s your chance to pick up this game for cheap!
The Movies (PC) for $3.00 [EXPIRED]– The Movies was one of my favorite PC games when it came out a few years ago. Now GoGamer has it on sale for $3.00. This is a ridiculous deal. Seriously, this is the definition of a cheap game. If you like sim games or movies, this game will give you a lot of fun for the money. After all, that’s half the price of an actual movie ticket!
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