[UPDATE 8/8] Nice Price Drops on PS2/Xbox games at Gamestop.com

[little_krampy]

UPDATE: A lot of the price drops are now back to normal price.
UPDATE: Few things of interest, namely the Sphinx plus T shirt for $9.99

Serious Sam Next Encounter PS2 $9.99 (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=280944)
Sony's PS2 DVD Remote $9.99 (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=801268)
Sphinx and the CM w/Free Tshirt PS2 $9.99 (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B280683A)
Sphinx and the CM w/Free Tshirt Xbox $9.99 (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B210503A)

[tolhurst]

Pool Paradise is surely worth 10 dollars.

[Sofa King Cheap]

I think I also saw PS2 Freedom Fighters at $14.99. The Getaway is the same price.

Thanks for the heads up!

[Gameboy415]

Godzilla here I come!

[Monsta Mack]

Hmm. Wonder if Deus or Deadman will drop any further. Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy.

[YHTOMIT2001]

Is the xbox music mixer any good if i'm just getting it for transferring music to the xbox from the pc? i figure since it's only $10 i might as well check into it.

[Mustang O-Line 75]

I want future tactics ps2

thats a damn good price

[Raikoh]

Deus is more than definetely worth $14.99, I doubt you'd be able to find it much cheaper new either.

[jshawnd]

Any free shipping coupons out there? Deus Ex PC is also $15.

[The Successful Dropout]

damn me for buying banjo kazooie at cc for $9.99...oh well, only a few bucks

damn me for buying de:iw at cc for $25...shit, a lot of bucks

damn me for buying future tactics at bb for $14.99...bastards, i want my money back

im holding out on ribbit king hoping that it follows the path of future tactics, any hope?

[Admiral Ackbar]

Future tac tics looks nice. Not the best game ever but not a stinker.

[Derwood43]

The XBOX music maker is worth $10. It has a good karaoke function, as well as a decent ripper. Good for parties if you want to set up your own mix.

[jshorr]

Deus Ex is really bad for Xbox in my opinion......PC with the patches and a decent PC plays much better...

Hmm. Wonder if Deus or Deadman will drop any further. Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy.

[mmn]

Deus Ex is really bad for Xbox in my opinion......PC with the patches and a decent PC plays much better...

Hmm. Wonder if Deus or Deadman will drop any further. Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy.

I think Deus Ex is just a bad game period. However, I've played it on both Xbox and PC and I didn't notice a significant difference. Well, except that the PC version crashes a whole lot - but that's typical of PC games.

[doubledown]

Hmmm, Dead Mans Hand for $15....I wonder if people still play this on LIVE

[fwacce]

I think Deus Ex is just a bad game period.

You're one of the very few that actually think that.

[slidecage]

going to call the store when they open up to see if these prices are good instore as well I want the megaman games i was going to buy them yesterday for 15 each will love to grab them for 10 have something to do when im bored

(since im already done with that stupid mairo gold lol)

[Querjek]

Wow, I think I may be the only person that actually payed $30 for Banjo Kazooie...

[heavy liquid]

Hey slidecage, have you found out if the prices are the same at the B&M stores?

[Cornfedwb]

Sweet, picked up Deus Ex and Sphinx. Trying to keep from getting Pool Paradise and Godzilla. And yes, Gamestop's online prices are the same as their B&M prices, so these should all be good in store.

[mmn]

I think Deus Ex is just a bad game period.

You're one of the very few that actually think that.

Probably.

[slidecage]

hopefully they r got an hour till they open will call then Ebgames i know do not match online prices sad

[jshorr]

Deus Ex is really bad for Xbox in my opinion......PC with the patches and a decent PC plays much better...

Hmm. Wonder if Deus or Deadman will drop any further. Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy.

I think Deus Ex is just a bad game period. However, I've played it on both Xbox and PC and I didn't notice a significant difference. Well, except that the PC version crashes a whole lot - but that's typical of PC games.

I have gotten into the game and it's fantastic - but it's MUCH, MUCH better, smoother and better controls on the PC. Mine is a 2.4a with a 5900XT 128mb vid card. Xbox is unplayable in comparison. And since the 1.2 patch the game is pretty stable. I got the xbox version in trade for a $5 CC game and I wish I hadn't, I'm just going to stick to PC.

[waxHead]

for anyone purchasing games from gamestop.com, you might want to use:

FREESHIPALL

the "Value" shipping option will be listed as $1.99, but on the final page, you'll have a $1.99 discount... FREE SHIPPING!

enjoy! 8)

[heavy liquid]

Cool. Thanks, Cornfedwb.

[slidecage]

the Real stores do not match prices the Pool game is 20 and the megamans are 15 they said they have no idea when or if they will match


SUCKS

[peace]

I can never get to gamestop.com. Is something wrong with my comp or are the servers down? Help? :dunce:

[slidecage]

well i just got back from the store long story short

they do not match the ads online cause the online has to complete with other online stores


the real stores do not match any ads what is freaking sad


SAD look im crying boo hoo lol :shock:

[JohnnyDrama]

Thanks for the info, might pick up Sphinx for Xbox

[ViolentLee]

damn me for buying banjo kazooie at cc for $9.99...oh well, only a few bucks

damn me for buying de:iw at cc for $25...shit, a lot of bucks

damn me for buying future tactics at bb for $14.99...bastards, i want my money back

im holding out on ribbit king hoping that it follows the path of future tactics, any hope?

Future Tactics launched with a $19.99 MSRP. I believe Ribbit King started at $49.99. It'll be awhile before it's dirt cheap, I bet.

[ViolentLee]

Deus Ex is really bad for Xbox in my opinion......PC with the patches and a decent PC plays much better...

Hmm. Wonder if Deus or Deadman will drop any further. Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy.

I think Deus Ex is just a bad game period. However, I've played it on both Xbox and PC and I didn't notice a significant difference. Well, except that the PC version crashes a whole lot - but that's typical of PC games.

I have gotten into the game and it's fantastic - but it's MUCH, MUCH better, smoother and better controls on the PC. Mine is a 2.4a with a 5900XT 128mb vid card. Xbox is unplayable in comparison. And since the 1.2 patch the game is pretty stable. I got the xbox version in trade for a $5 CC game and I wish I hadn't, I'm just going to stick to PC.

I freaking love the game. Keep in mind that if you want the PC version to work, you'll need a graphics card with vertex shaders. Mine didn't have it, so I couldn't play it on PC.

[Cornfedwb]

And Future Tactics is terrible, that's a good reason its $4.99.. its not worth $0.50. Ribbit King, although not a big blockbuster has garnered good reviews and is aquiring a decent following. That coupled with Ribbit King's $30 higher MSRP.. you won't see $4.99 for a while.

[Qbe]

Are you sure that Ribbit King started at $49.99? I got it the day after release for $19.99; I think that that was its original price.

[cruzincontrol]

for anyone purchasing games from gamestop.com, you might want to use:

FREESHIPALL

the "Value" shipping option will be listed as $1.99, but on the final page, you'll have a $1.99 discount... FREE SHIPPING!

enjoy! 8)

Want to get the cancer stick causing microphone but where do i input shipping code???

EDIT: awww forget it I figured out it was when you added item to your cart and I just checked and there it said ACTIVATE code...Cancer Microphone ON IT'S Way...

[chickenhawk]

Yes, Ribbit King started at $19.99.

[waxHead]

Want to get the cancer stick causing microphone but where do i input shipping code???

after you click on the link to add something to your cart, the left side of the next page will have a large blue box with yellow letters stating "Have a coupon? Enter it below:" with a red "Activate" btn next to the box to type in the code. Hit the btn after typing in FREESHIPALL and it'll add a statement about getting free shipping if you select the "Value" option.

[adamsappel]

I've been trying to get Pool Paradise for a while, but haven't ever seen it in stores. Glad to get it for $10 off, thanks. I had trouble with the shipping coupon as well, I think it should be part of your order form. I went to Funcoland (aka Gamestop) and they do not match the online price.

[BigHow]

Splendid. Hooked up MMBN3: Blue, Banjo and Pool Paradise. Also threw in my pre-orders for Phantom Brave and SFAC to score the free shipping.

[yeldarb367]

Anyone have experience with backorders from Gamestop? How long they take? Do they ever get cancelled?

[flybrione]

Picked up

Future Tatics PS2

Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge

PN 03

Magic the Gathering

[fwacce]

hopefully they r got an hour till they open will call then Ebgames i know do not match online prices sad

slidecage, you may want to check this site out:

http://www.worktalk.com/tips/punctuation.html

[WhoDey]

Are people still ordering? I just tried and it said they were "experiencing technical difficulties...try again soon."

[expane]

DXIW was ok I guess, the first one was just soooo much more fun, even the PS2 port I found more entertaining than IW. The levels are just too small and except for 1-2 types of enemies the game is just too easy. Even on hard the only thing difficult is finding enough "universal" ammo. in fact the lack of ammo actually kills the "freedom" part of the game since you are not really free to do anything b/c if you decide to run around killing everyone you will run out of ammo quickly (even if you collect all their ammo drops).
Basically the game dares you not to be stealthy, and when you are not stealthy you get no reward for being a bad ass, just low ammo and low energy.

The quest rewards are also pointless. You do these time consuming side quests and your rewards are....cash and maybe a candy bar. The game should have had far more unique items/weapons as rewards. Finishing a 30 min quest only to get a health pack and 300 credits is a major major let down.

Morrowind for example is much better at the quest reward, you get cool unique items for quests. In DXIW there are only a handful of cool weapons and most of them can be found laying on the floor behind some crate.

[LinkinPrime]

is pool on a videogame sys. fun?

[WhoDey]

Well, it took 4 tries but I finally got it to go through. I ordered Pool Paradise. I haven't played a real pool game since Trick Shot on the Atari I believe. The game has gotten decent reviews and for $10, what the heck. Thanks for the notice.

[shrike4242]

And off into the order bin went the following:

Future Tactics for the XBox (seems quirky enough to warrant a look, and I've seen enough reviews to think it's worth it for me)
Deus Ex for the XBox (about damn time I bought it)
Serious Sam: The Next Encounter for the GC (mindless shooting, fun fun fun)
Pool Paradise for the GC (seems to be well worth the $10, and according to Metacritic.com, it's coming for the XBox and the PS/2)
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters for the XBox (It's Godzilla, that's all that needs to be said)

For a site that says it's for cheapasses, I'm been sure tossing enough money out the door for good stuff. And yes, it's less than I would've spent for the stuff without looking here, so applause to CheapyD for keeping this place going.

[jputahraptor]

I've never used gamestop online before so when it says a game is on backorder does that mean i have no chance to get it, or will it just ship out seperately whenever they get more in stock?

[shrike4242]

I've never used gamestop online before so when it says a game is on backorder does that mean i have no chance to get it, or will it just ship out seperately whenever they get more in stock?

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/help/backorders2.asp

If it's new, could be a short time to fill it, if it's used, even longer.

See above link. :shock:

[yeldarb367]

How long before the pre-played copies of these game drop in price?

[The Successful Dropout]

i ordered:

pool paradise $10
worms 3d $15
serious sam $10
sabre wulf $15
ribbit king $15

[jbroush99]

I ordered Pool Paradise (thanks OP) and used the free shipping coupon (thanks to that poster as well).
I noticed that they didn't charge me tax on my order. My total was $9.99, with 0 for tax and 0 for shipping.
Do they only charge tax on orders over $10?
I got in on the Dave Mirra 2 deal last week and got charged tax on a $2.99 game, although that was ebgames.
Anyone else not get charged for tax on their orders?

[shrike4242]

I ordered Pool Paradise (thanks OP) and used the free shipping coupon (thanks to that poster as well).
I noticed that they didn't charge me tax on my order. My total was $9.99, with 0 for tax and 0 for shipping.
Do they only charge tax on orders over $10?
I got in on the Dave Mirra 2 deal last week and got charged tax on a $2.99 game, although that was ebgames.
Anyone else not get charged for tax on their orders?

I ordered Psi-Ops/MKDA bundle from them and didn't get charged tax. I did on the shipping, since I didn't know about FREESHIPALL.

[jbroush99]

Forget the tax thing, I didn't read the bottom of my order:
"Sales tax is applied only to orders that are shipped to New York and Texas"

[The Successful Dropout]

i read that some ppl were having problems with the shipping code....it didnt work at first for me because the shipping choice was on the 9.99 fastest shipping method automatically....i had to go back and change it to the 1.99 shipping method...then it worked

[shrike4242]

I went back and forth on Dead Man's Hand and decided to pass on it. Anyone picked this one up and think it's worth the $15?

[-Never4ever-]

i thought DE: IW was pretty damn fun, although it is the only Deus Ex that I have played. Someday I'll go back and actually finish it.

[rockbottom19]

I seem to be having a problem with ordering from gamestop.com. I'm sorry if this problem has been posted before, but I could not find it using the search feature.

My problem is that, everytime I click to add anything to my cart (Banjo-Kazooie, Doom 3, Nokia N-Gage, anything) it takes me back to the home site of gamestop.com. Is this a common problem? Is it due to a poor server (as I have heard that gamestop.com has )? Or is it something wrong with my web browser?

Thanks for any help.

[The Successful Dropout]

I went back and forth on Dead Man's Hand and decided to pass on it. Anyone picked this one up and think it's worth the $15?

i remember big nick recommending a while back when bb first dropped it down to $19.99...thats when i picked up...still havent had a chance to play it though...

[GhostsToGlory]

For $10, I can't figure out why I shouldn't buy the Xbox music maker. If anything, it's worth it for the ripping software, as well as to have another Xbox game. :)

[shrike4242]

I went back and forth on Dead Man's Hand and decided to pass on it. Anyone picked this one up and think it's worth the $15?

i remember big nick recommending a while back when bb first dropped it down to $19.99...thats when i picked up...still havent had a chance to play it though...

trustcompany, if you do play it, let me know, since I've seen some good and bad reviews on it, and I know you're one to speak the truth on what's crap and what isn't. :lol:

[The Successful Dropout]

I went back and forth on Dead Man's Hand and decided to pass on it. Anyone picked this one up and think it's worth the $15?

i remember big nick recommending a while back when bb first dropped it down to $19.99...thats when i picked up...still havent had a chance to play it though...

trustcompany, if you do play it, let me know, since I've seen some good and bad reviews on it, and I know you're one to speak the truth on what's crap and what isn't. :lol:

:twisted:

[ViolentLee]

Yes, Ribbit King started at $19.99.

Really? My bad, then.

[ViolentLee]

DXIW was ok I guess, the first one was just soooo much more fun, even the PS2 port I found more entertaining than IW. The levels are just too small and except for 1-2 types of enemies the game is just too easy. Even on hard the only thing difficult is finding enough "universal" ammo. in fact the lack of ammo actually kills the "freedom" part of the game since you are not really free to do anything b/c if you decide to run around killing everyone you will run out of ammo quickly (even if you collect all their ammo drops).
Basically the game dares you not to be stealthy, and when you are not stealthy you get no reward for being a bad ass, just low ammo and low energy.

The quest rewards are also pointless. You do these time consuming side quests and your rewards are....cash and maybe a candy bar. The game should have had far more unique items/weapons as rewards. Finishing a 30 min quest only to get a health pack and 300 credits is a major major let down.

Morrowind for example is much better at the quest reward, you get cool unique items for quests. In DXIW there are only a handful of cool weapons and most of them can be found laying on the floor behind some crate.

I agree that IW should've had the experience point reward systems that the first Deus had. I didn't find ammo a problem, but I imagine I switched up weapons more than you. You pick up the plasma sword thing pretty early -- which you didn't get until deep into Deus 1. I also picked weapons that would kill in one shot, like scoping and silencing the pistol.

I personally dislike Morrowind. It's far too nonlinear, and you're far too weak at the beginning. RPGs (single-player, anyway) need a story to tie things together, which Morrowind didn't possess. Also, getting from place to place took too long, and all the text you had to wade through was lame. Just my opinion.

[CouRageouS]

Man what the fuck is this shit!? Just now I was ordering a Future Tactics, put it in my cart and had it all set at $4.99. After I put in my credit card info and clicked purchase it went back to the cart screen and said my cart is empty. THEN I went to try again, and its listed at $4.99 and goes in my cart at $9.99!! Fucking Gamestop!

[fwacce]

I went back and forth on Dead Man's Hand and decided to pass on it. Anyone picked this one up and think it's worth the $15?

i remember big nick recommending a while back when bb first dropped it down to $19.99...thats when i picked up...still havent had a chance to play it though...

trustcompany, if you do play it, let me know, since I've seen some good and bad reviews on it, and I know you're one to speak the truth on what's crap and what isn't. :lol:

lol

[slidecage]

PARTYS OVER

a lot of the game just doubled in price

went into get both megamen for 10 each now 15 each

Pool is now 20 to hell with that i go someplace else lol o well

[CouRageouS]

Yea just bitched to their customer service. I'm bout to drop them a email too. I don't expect them to do anything but they should at least know they're fuckers.

[shrike4242]

Those asshats still had Dead Man's Hand for $14.99 when I looked at it this morning, and now it's back to normal price.

WTF is with that?

I called their CS and asked them about it, when the person who answered the phone said they were going to check with their supervisor, I was hung up on. :evil:

Let's see what the second call to CS does..... bet it does nothing?

[shrike4242]

Here's another kicker.

When I ordered Serious Sam: The Next Encounter for the GC, it showed as backordered. I'm OK with that, it'll show up when it shows up. The rest of the items were listed as "Will ship in 24 to 48 hours".

When I check the order today, all the items are now showing as processing. When I click on the URL in the order listing for Serious Sam, it comes up as a Bad URL. When I do a search for Serious Sam, the GC version of Next Encounter isn't listed when I do a search for "Serious Sam".

I'd love to hear what their answer to this question will be. :evil:

[shrike4242]

When I spoke with CS (whose supervisors disappear at 6PM EST), the person told me the only way it would've changed is if it was a "pricing mistake", when I was asking them about Dead Man's Hand magically jumping back to $19.99. Anyone want to believe that pile of crap?

About the "phantom" version of Serious Sam: NE for the GC, it looks like they may never get it back in. This person said my copy appears to have been shipped, though due to the SKU seeming not to come up on their site, they may not be carrying it again.

Glad I jumped on it when I did, and in any case, I can always pick up Dead Man's Hand at BB with either the XBox Live coupon or the GCC.

[droidekaspam]

I've had pretty good experience with their CS. But I do have to admit their website, and order system sucks the big one. It seems like the reps know it's shitty and they have to do adjustments all the time.

[lain21us]

Sounds like bait and switch to me. What a bunch of bitches.

[Bubickjurist]

Didn't seem like anybody mentioned it, but Gamestop had Rainbow Six 3 (Xbox) for $20 also. I picked it up last week. Don't know if the offer is still good, but it was down to twenty bucks on www.gamestop.com too.

[The Successful Dropout]

yeah...i didnt create an account with the games that i ordered, and i didnt write down the order # when i ordered them because i figured id be getting an email....didn't get an email and cant check my account because i dont have one....so i cant check my order status because i dont have an order # lol....bastards

[shrike4242]

Apparently Gamestop does their price changes at 11AM.

I suggested to them that if a product is no longer going to be carried, a webpage that says "The item you're looking for is no longer to be carried at Gamestop.com, you may want to try a Gamestop B&M store" would be much better than "Bad URL". The first message tells you it's no longer there, the second message just tells you the paged f'd up.

From what she told me about Serious Sam: NE, it looks like it's not being carried anymore online new for the GC. Be glad if you picked it up.

I spoke with one of their supervisors in CS and she didn't know why the prices dropped as they did, since timed price changes upwards only happen when it's a "Stopwatch Sale", which this wasn't. So, she's a little curious to know why the prices changed like they did.

Also, she said she should be able to do a price fix on Dead Man's Hand if I place the order for it, and fix the price to $14.99, like it should've been when I tried to order yesterday. Which would be emailing her my order information and having her adjust the charge when they actually bill my credit card. Whether it happens or not depends on me ordering it.

[Advocatus]

I think Deus Ex is just a bad game period.

You're one of the very few that actually think that.

I picked up it as a rental, and though not bad, it was surprisingly unpolished. The graphics and sound was disappointing... perhaps that's just me. I was a big fan of cyberpunk and shadowrun role playing games when I was younger, and I though Deus Ex was going to fill that need within... the last game that did was Shadow Run for the Sega Genesis.... anyone remember that game?

[little_krampy]

Updated

[sj41]

That shirt looks horrible. I'll still order the game, though.

[mytoy333]

I was just now able to buy Pool Paradise for game cube for $9.99 from gamestop on ebay! You pay at their store link, so you can still use the Freeshipall coupon. There are others there as well

[shrike4242]

How about posting that link?

Just had my games show up from Gamestop from the Wednesday sale. All six of the them that I ordered, including Serious Sam: NE.

[cmdryuk]

Got my Pool Paradise that was 9.99 in the mail yesterday. Good game, definetly worth 10 bucks. There was a couple hour learning curve for me, but after that I would say it's definetly the best pool sim I've played since Virtual Pool 2/3 back in like 96. Lots of items to buy and customize your game with, looks like there's a lot of things to do to keep you interested for a while, too.