Nice. I got in on the $20 gift card Max Payne deal hoping they'd do more of these. Although, I'm a little disappointed that they are going back to the RZ certificate crap instead of the gift cards. At least they can be chained. That's a hell of a lot better than the $100 deal last year.

Hopefully they add more games. AC3 and RE6 are the only games there that seem worth pre-ordering, but I'd rather take my chances and try to get AC3 for $20 a few months later. I'd like to see Hitman added. And GTAV if it ends up releasing this year.

Originally Posted by Namerson what don't you understand? any of those games you preorder and purchase you get a $20 gift card. pre-order + purchase = giftcard you can do this with any of the games

I think he's saying he's upset that he can't purchase ANY titles he wants like last year, which according to my memory is incorrect as it was only for certain titles too.

This is a much better deal since you aren't forced into buying five to get the deal, good job Best Buy If enough people cancel their Amazon pre-orders, maybe it will force Amazon into being competitive again.

Originally Posted by YBX87 man the list is limited, i wish sleeping dog was on that list

Limited? They're offering a $20 bonus on a list of 11 games that will be released within 3 months of each other.

Bear in mind the difference between 1000 RZ points and a Gift Card. RZ certs have to be used in full in a single transaction and expire 90 days after they're issued. And this is enough points that anyone whose not a Silver member will be auto-issed a certificate. Not a huge deal since these certs will be active during the holiday shopping season, but it's definitely less flexible than an open-ended Gift Card.

in for 4 of these. is the rz cert going to be instant so you can chain game to game?

Originally Posted by dino88 Limited? They're offering a $20 bonus on a list of 11 games that will be released within 3 months of each other.

well, none of those titles on the list interest me

Nice will get at least Dishonored and AC3 and probably more. Hopefully Amazon stops sucking and brings back the $20 credits because I'd rather shop there but BB will do if not.

Originally Posted by YBX87 well, none of those titles on the list interest me

Are you sure you're a gamer?

Originally Posted by ChaosLaw in for 4 of these. is the rz cert going to be instant so you can chain game to game?

No, 30 35 days after I think it is.

Originally Posted by Gamer4life88 With the added 60 day PM ability for silver members this is a no brainer for me.

You have to remember your dealing with 1,000 RZ points instead of a $20 gift card here. I think Best Buy has wised up to people doing PMs plus getting the $20 gift card. When you do a PM you essentially trigger a partial refund which deducts points from your RZ account.

Points will post to your Reward Zone account approximately 35 days from purchase date, delivery date or shipment date. Points are based on dollars spent on qualifying purchases. If an item is returned, Points will be deducted from your Reward Zone membership equal to the amount of Points earned for the applicable amount of that purchase.

I was just thinking about that.
That's kind of a bummer.

Originally Posted by ShockandAww Nice will get at least Dishonored and AC3 and probably more. Hopefully Amazon stops sucking and brings back the $20 credits because I'd rather shop there but BB will do if not. Are you sure you're a gamer? No, 30 days after I think it is.

lol

Originally Posted by ShockandAww Nice will get at least Dishonored and AC3 and probably more. Hopefully Amazon stops sucking and brings back the $20 credits because I'd rather shop there but BB will do if not. Are you sure you're a gamer?

yea, i am a gamer, but doesn't mean i gotta buy every single game that is release

Already have Halo 4 and AC 3 preordered there! Would also do Borderlands 2 but I have some GameStop credit that I'll be using on that.

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Originally Posted by YBX87 yea, i am a gamer, but doesn't mean i gotta buy every single game that is release

Yeah sorry was half joking. Honestly the only one I'm really interested in day one is Dishonored

Originally Posted by @FIF Bear in mind the difference between 1000 RZ points and a Gift Card. RZ certs have to be used in full in a single transaction and expire 90 days after they're issued. And this is enough points that anyone whose not a Silver member will be auto-issed a certificate. Not a huge deal since these certs will be active during the holiday shopping season, but it's definitely less flexible than an open-ended Gift Card.

But RZ certs are deducted pre-tax, and a gift card is deducted post-tax. If I use a $20 RZ cert on a $59.99 game, I'll only get taxed on $39.99. Tax for me is between 7 and 10 percent, depending on which county/city I buy in, so it's a fairly significant consideration.

Originally Posted by htz You have to remember your dealing with 1,000 RZ points instead of a $20 gift card here. I think Best Buy has wised up to people doing PMs plus getting the $20 gift card. When you do a PM you essentially trigger a partial refund which deducts points from your RZ account.

That's a good point. But even if you PM'd a sale where a game dropped from $59.99 to $39.99, you would theoretically earn 980 points, right?

Originally Posted by ShockandAww Yeah sorry was half joking. Honestly the only one I'm really interested in day one is Dishonored

only disonhonor slightly interests me too, but only for the preorder bonus of the Whale Oil USB Lamp,

Originally Posted by htz You have to remember your dealing with 1,000 RZ points instead of a $20 gift card here. I think Best Buy has wised up to people doing PMs plus getting the $20 gift card. When you do a PM you essentially trigger a partial refund which deducts points from your RZ account.

Yeah I missed the RZ points part, thought we were getting an egift card again. Still nice to see BB offering these kinds of deals.

This is dope. Awesome.

BB gets my $ for RE6 and possibly Dishonored. Will have to think about Far Cry 3 and 2K13 also.

im in for fifa 13