BioShock/Oblivion, Xbox 360 - £20.99 delivered
Prototype, Xbox 360 - £23.49
Prototype, Xbox 360 - £23.49
It is £25 in store at Asda, and £39.99 at PC world. Comes to £23.49 via PC Worlds price match policy.
Prototype, PS3 - £23.49
Prototype, PS3 - £23.49
It is £25 in store at Asda, and £39.99 at PC world. Comes to £23.49 via PC Worlds price match policy.
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, DS - £12.99
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, DS - £12.99 delivered
The Art of Mass Effect - £4.98
The Art of Mass Effect - £4.98 delivered
This is, from what I have heard, a pretty badass artbook/strategy guide.
Cheers to Adam for the tip off
Overlord: Dark Legend, Wii - £7.95
Overlord: Dark Legend, Wii - £7.95 delivered
Cheers to Adam for the tip off
Fallout 3 add on content
Now, I have not done this myself, but everything I have heard about it is that this should work.
You can buy the Fallout 3 expansions from live if you like, or you can buy them on a retail disc. If you get the retail version, it installs onto your hard drive, then you use the Fallout 3 disc like normal.
This means that once you've installed the disc, you don't need it any more.
I suggest if you want the fallout DLC, the best thing to do would be get together a group of mates who want it, and split the costs between you, and just pass the disc round. Then when you are done with them, ebay them. You should be able to get the add on content for next to nothing.
This is all on the 360, I have no idea if it works the same for the PC version. Does anyone know?
Xbox 360
The Pitt & Operation Anchorage - £12.99 delivered
Broken Steel & Point Lookout - £11.73 delivered
PC
The Pitt & Operation Anchorage - £11.73 delivered
Broken Steel & Point Lookout - £9.99 delivered
That said, anyone got a copy of the first expansion on the 360 that they could lend me?
50 Cent: Blood On The Sand, PS3 - £9.95
50 Cent: Blood On The Sand, PS3 - £9.95 delivered
Cheers to Stephen for the tip off.
Civilization IV: Complete, PC - £7.98
Civilization IV: Complete, PC - £7.98 delivered
Remember, despite what the name says, it is not complete, it is missing the Colonization expansion (it was released before the expansion was).
Best of Indie Bundle, PC - £11.50
Best of Indie Bundle, PC - £11.50
Includes:
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Democracy 2
The Path
Zeno Clash
Cogs
Both Defense Grid and Zeno Clash can be added to your Steam account (in fact, Zeno Clash requires it), so if you want you could even split this package up with a friend. Incredible deal, thank you Mr Murdoch.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, PSP - £4.95
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, PSP - £4.95 delivered
Empire: Total War, PC - £9.95
Empire: Total War, PC - £9.95 delivered
You can add the serial of the retail release to your Steam account.
Gran Turismo 5, PS3 - £17.59
Gran Turismo 5, PS3 - £17.59 delivered
Almost certainly a misprice, but you won't lose anything by trying. Amazon sometimes honour misprices, but more often than not don't. There really is nothing to lose (I am 99% sure they don't charge you until it ships anyway)
UPDATE: The price is now back to £37.96.
360 install filesizes decreased with new dashboard
Excellent news for those of you who like installing 360 games before playing them (like me). With the new, soon to be released, dashboard update installing a game to the hard drive from a disc now uses less space.
King of Fighters XII was 3.4GB, it now takes up 703MB.
Raiden Fighters Aces was 3.4GB, it now takes up 484MB.
Left 4 Dead was 5GB, it now takes up 3.7GBGB.
Not all games will take up less space, and the amount of space saved depends largely on the game, but it is certainly nice to save some space.
Head to Digital Foundry for more.
UPDATE:
Some more comparisons
Earth Defence Force was 3.4GB, it now takes up 1.6GB.
Burnout Revenge was 4.4GB, it now takes up 3.6GB.
Guitar Hero Aerosmith + Wireless Guitar, Xbox 360 - £24.98
Guitar Hero Aerosmith + Wireless Guitar, Xbox 360 - £24.98 delivered
Tomb Raider: Underworld, PS3 - £9.99
Tomb Raider: Underworld, PS3 - £9.99 in store at Morrison's
Not sure if this is nationwide or not, but Mattias Werner spotted it in Teeside Park, let me know if you spot it in any other stores.
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, PC - £6.98
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, PC - £6.98 delivered
I'm pretty shocked to see such a massive discount on this so soon, especially since a lot of retailers have been struggling to keep it in stock at full price. It is alsready at low stock, so don't delay, it will sell out pretty soon I bet.
UPDATE:
It's out of stock now, but it appears they are still letting you order at this price, and will deliver it "within a week".
Cheap games at Amazon
Amazon have got a bunch of games available for cheap right now. I've bundled them together because if you spend £5 or more you get free p&p.
Fallout 3, PC - £12.99
GRID, Xbox 360 - £9.99
Astonishia Story, PSP - £7.47
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, PS2 - £7.71
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Xbox 360 - £6.79
Daxter, PSP - £6.59
Geometry Wars: Galaxies, DS - £5.49
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, PC - £2.06
Beowulf, PC - £1.85
PSN Collection: Power Pack, PSP - £2.06 (includes fl0w, Beats and Syphon Filter: Combat Ops)
Might and Magic IX, PC - £2.50
Paraworld, PC - £2.59
Another World: 15th Anniversary Edition, PC - £3.99
Fallout 3 [GOTY Edition], Xbox 360 - £29.99
Fallout 3 [GOTY Edition], Xbox 360 - £29.99 delivered
Includes all the DLC.
Fallout 3 [GOTY Edition], PS3 - £29.99
Fallout 3 [GOTY Edition], PS3 - £29.99 delivered
Includes all the DLC.
The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion [GOTY Edition], PC - £11.99
The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion [GOTY Edition], PC - £11.99 delivered
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box & Trivial Pursuit, Xbox 360 - £14.47
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box & Trivial Pursuit, Xbox 360 - £14.47 delivered
SNK Arcade Classics - Vol 1, Wii - £5.99
SNK Arcade Classics - Vol 1, Wii - £5.99 delivered
Contains:
Art of Fighting,
Baseball Stars 2,
Burning Fight,
Fatal Fury,
King of Fighters '94,
King of the Monsters,
Last Resort,
Magician Lord,
Metal Slug,
Neo Turf Masters,
Samurai Shodown,
Sengoku,
Shock Troopers,
Super Sidekicks 3,
Top Hunter and
World Heroes
Wii Sports Resort + Motion Plus, Wii - £37.99
Wii Sports Resort + Motion Plus, Wii - £37.99 delivered
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops/Coded Arms, PSP - £8.95
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops/Coded Arms, PSP - £8.95 delivered
Street Fighter IV [Collectors Edition], Xbox 360 - £24.99
Street Fighter IV [Collectors Edition], Xbox 360 - £24.99 delivered
Steam is pretty expensive
I've had a look at ten recent releases and 'coming soon' games on Steam, and compared their prices with the cheapest available retail prices. I've included delivery, and any coupons available.
Pro Cycling Manager Season 2009
Steam: £29.99
Retail: £22.95
Street Fighter IV
Steam: £29.99
Retail: £14.98
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Steam: £34.99
Retail: £22.73
Virtua Tennis 2009
Steam: £26.99 (that's 10% off, normal price £29.99)
Retail: £21.49
Trine
Steam: £19.99
Retail: £14.99
ARMA II
Steam: £29.99
Retail: £17.99
Overlord II
Steam: £29.99
Retail: £14.95
Bionic Commando
Steam: £26.99 (that's 10% off for preordering, normal price £29.99)
Retail: £17.73
The Steam version unlocks on the 28th of July, the retail version ships on the 17th of July.
East India Company
Steam: £34.99 (Comes with free "Pirate Bay" DLC)
Retail: £24.99
The Steam version unlocks on the 31st of July, the retail version ships on the 7th of August.
Aion
Steam: £34.99
Retail: £23.99 (use coupon "buyat0902" to get that price)
The Steam version unlocks on the 25th of September, and the retail version ships on the same day.
So, of the ten selected games, the average Steam price is £29.89 and the average retail price is £19.68, meaning that in this sample, Steam is 52% more expensive than buying retail. Put another way, buying all ten of these games from Steam would cost £298.90, and buying them all from retail would cost £196.79. Also, for new releases, sometimes Steam is the quickest way to get your game, and sometimes retail is.
Now, this is a far from scientific study, but it's certainly somewhat damning of Steam. How I (and I suspect a large proportion of it's customers) use Steam is as a portal through which I get some great special offers from, but there are obviously people buying new releases at these high prices.
Apart from anything, purely from a consumer standpoint, it is crazy that it costs less to get some data, print it on a disc, put in in packaging, ship it to a retailer and let them ship it to you that it costs to make the same data available for download. Bear in mind that it is impossible to sell, or otherwise transfer the license of Steam versions games, and the retail version seems like a far better deal for gamers.
Which is a shame - I certainly would prefer to use DD more than retail, it is more convenient for me, and it is better for the environment, but I am not willing to compromise on value to do so.
PSN Collection: Power Pack, PSP - £2.17
PSN Collection: Power Pack, PSP - £2.17
Spend £5 or more for free P&P.
Contains:
fl0w
Beats
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops
Bully: Scholarship Edition, PC - £2.99
Bully: Scholarship Edition, PC - £2.99 delivered
Cheers to Sam for the tip off.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, PC - £4.99
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, PC - £4.99 delivered
£1 cheaper that on Steam, and you can just use the serial to add the game to your Steam account.
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Xbox 360 - £17.95
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Xbox 360 - £17.95 delivered
Review here.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, PC - £17.85
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, PC - £17.85 delivered
Out later on this year (2009).
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Ring Of Fates, DS - £8.99
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Ring Of Fates, DS - £8.99 delivered
Scene It: Box Office Smash + controllers, Xbox 360 - £17.99
Scene It: Box Office Smash + controllers, Xbox 360 - £17.99 delivered
Fender Precision Bass, Xbox 360 - £25
Fender Precision Bass, Xbox 360 - £25 delivered
Wired Fender replica Rock Band guitar, RRP £70. The £20 price includes delivery, so if you live near a Tesco store that allows for store collection you can nab this for £20. I believe it's only compatible with Rock Band and Rock Band 2 and not the Guitar Hero games, but I'll research/test that and update the post.
Update: It appears not to matter, as they are now sold out.
Alone in the Dark [Collector's Edition], Xbox 360 - £6.93
Alone in the Dark [Collector's Edition], Xbox 360 - £6.93 delivered
Contains:
15cm Alone in the Dark Edward Carnby Figurine
Alone in the Dark Artbook
Bonus 'Making Of Alone in the Dark' DVD
Alone in the Dark CD Audio Soundtrack
Please don't buy COD:MW2 at RRP.
Activision have set the RRP for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at £55 for consoles, and £40 for PC.
I'm not going to suggest some sort of boycott, or that Activision are some evil corporation trying to rip off it's customers. But I will say this:
If the game sells well at those prices (roughly a 25% increase on RRP for basically every other game), you can be damn sure that Activision will continue this practise this kind of pricing whenever they think "the market will bear it" (translation: When they can get away with it), and it won't be long before other publishers join in.
If it does not sell well at launch, and sales only pick up after the price is dropped, it will probably be considered a failed experiment.
Cause and effect, it's pretty simple really.
I also don't believe a word Activision say, they have proven themselves to be greedy fuckers at every single opportunity.
I'll be keeping track of the best prices before and after release on all formats.
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Xbox 360 - £9.99
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Xbox 360 - £9.99 delivered
Make sure to go for the one from "Amazon.co.uk" on the right, not the marketplace seller for £16.55.
Logitech DriveFX Axial Feedback Wheel & Pedals, Xbox 360 - £19.99
Logitech DriveFX Axial Feedback Wheel & Pedals, Xbox 360 - £19.99 delivered
Gaming Made Me
You guys might have been following RockPaperShotgun's "Gaming Made Me" series of articles, where they chronicle what games have had a large impact on them.
I contributed to one of them, which has just been posted.
What games made you?
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