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ALL INFO AND DEALS FOR Blockbuster/GAMERUSH and Traditional Blockbusters (pm/post with any suggestions)
This First Post has all the basic information you could ever want. Please consult here before just asking a question. Or don't, it's entirely up to you
Please keep all discussion regarding "flipping" in the following thread.
http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=994838#post994838
Current Trade-In Deals
None at this time
Current Sales Deals
Buy 2 preowned games get 1 free
This works on all preowned games including retro/n64.
Buy 2 preowned get 1 free. Takes off lowest priced title so separate and make sure employee scans your groups and barcode seperate.
Price and selection will vary by location and quantities are limited. Offer not valid on previously rented movies, sale items or in conjunction with any other discount or offer. Discount taken at register and will be applied towards lowest price games(s). Customer responsible for applicable taxes. Limit 2 per title per customer per day. Maximum of 20 Pre-owned games per customer per day.
50% off Select Nintendo Titles (New only). May 31 - End of June?
Gamecube
StarFox Assault
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (without Bongos)
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2
Mario Power Tennis
Legend of Zelda Four Swords
Custom Robo
Pokemon Colosseum
Mario Party 5
Eternal Darkness
GBA
F-Zero GP Legend
Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green
Zelda II, Metroid and Castlevania (Classic NES Series)
Donkey Kong Country 2
Mario Pinball Land
Final Fantasy I & II
Mario Golf
$4.99 Hip Controller w/ Any new game
Get any of the normally $9.99 HIP controllers for $4.99 w/any new game purchase.
These are okay, though I'd recommend them for kids or for the buddies when they come over.
Previously buy 2 get 1 free
Several PS1 deals
All New PS1 games are $6.99.
Yes, that's right all of 'em.
Buy one new PS1 game, get 1 new PS1 game free.
Valid on NEW PS1 games only. Cannot be combined with preowned.
Buy any 5 Preowned PS1 Games for $15!
Was 5 PS1 Games for $20 or 10 for $35... see a trend?
20 % off strategy guides
Buy an in stock game and get it's in stock strategy guide for 20% off the original price.
Game Pass
Rent unlimited games for a month. You can have one game (or 2 depending on the pass) out at a time and can return it whenever you want and switch it out as many times as you want.
1 out = $14.99 the first month....$19.99 thereafter
2 out = $24.99 the first month...$29.99 thereafter
You must have a credit card/check card to signup. Checkcard must be visa, mc, amex, dc, or diners club. You can also do it by getting a prepaid visa, mc, dc or amex card with at least $1 on it so it will clear the authorization and just pay for it each month (very tedious though). You can cancel at any time. Good on any rental game (gamecube, psp, nds, gba, xbox, ps2).
$0.99 Retro Games
All Dreamcast, Snes, Genesis, and Nes games are $0.99. Games available depend on which store you go to. Games may not be marked as $0.99, but they will ring up that price. Trade in value of all games on these systems is now $0.25.
GAMERUSH WEBSITE
This should have alot of stuff so please just search around the website before asking questions.
"http://www.gamerush.com"
PAST DEALS (for informational purposes only!)
Trade 3 games get any preowned for $5. May 17 - June 20th
Due to rampant abuse, this deal will be ended early. It was scheduled to last until September.
Trade 2 games and get New Releases and Pre-Orders for $29.99 til September 5th (subject to change)
Due to rampant abuse, this deal will be ended early. It was scheduled to last until September.
Pre-order a new game for $34.99 or less when you trade 2 games
Offer expires 03/14/2005. Trade 2 games and receive standard trade value plus get any pre-order game priced $49.99 or less for $34.99 plus tax. Traded titles valid on PS2, XBOX, GCUBE, GBA, NDS formats and 2004 or 2K4 sports games or newer. Not valid on the game Freestyle Street Soccer, mini games, wrestling games or any 2003 or 2K3 or older sports games. Discount valid in the same transaction as games traded. Standard trade value may be used in same or different transaction as pre-order. Offer not valid on DVDs, previously rented movies, pre-owned games or sale items or in conjunction with any other discount or offer. Offer not valid on collector’s edition or limited edition pre-order games. Full pre-order amount must be paid in full at time of pre-order. Discount taken at register. Member responsible for applicable taxes. Available at participating stores while supplies last. Subject to trading terms and conditions, see trading brochure for complete details. Games traded without pre-order will receive standard trade value only.
Buy two PS1 games, get 1 PS1 game free.
Valid on NEW PS1 games only.
Buy 5 PS1 Games for $20!
Buy any 5 used PS1 games for $20.
Buy 10 PS1 Games for $35!
Buy any 10 used PS1 games for $35.
Buy any game and get it's strategy guide for 20% off.
Buy an in stock game and get it's in stock strategy guide for 20% off the original price.
Buy 2 used games, get a used game for free.
Buy any 2 used games and get a game, of equal or lesser value to the lowest price of the 2 games, free.
All New Games and Preorders $29.99 when you Trade 3 Games
Offer expires 1/31/2005. Trade 3 games and receive standard trade value plus get any new release or pre-order game priced $49.99 or less for $29.99 plus tax. Traded titles valid on PS2, XBOX, GCUBE, GBA, NDS formats and 2004 or 2K4 sports games or newer. Not valid on the game Freestyle Street Soccer, mini games, wrestling games or any 2003 or 2K3 sports games or older.
Trade any 3 PS1, PS2, GCN, XBox, or GBA games, get any used game for $10.
Similar to the trade 2 get a game for $9.99 but will now be 3 trades and includes PS1 games.
Buy the game of the week and get $10 off your purchase, plus a coupon for 1 free game rental.
12/7 – 12/13: Prince of Persia 2 (Available on PS2 and XBOX)
12/14 – 12/20: Killzone (Available on PS2)
12/21 – 12/27: Ghost Recon 2 - (Available on PS2 and XBOX)
Come back to see new featured games every week through January 4!
Trade in 2 games, get a "hot games of 2004" for half off.
Most were crappy games so it wasn't a very good deal.
Get an extra 50% trade-in credit on select contollers, memory cards and remotes!
Valid for GameCube, Xbox, and PS2 accessories only.
Buy 1 used game, get 1 used game 50% off.
This has been going on at normal BlockBusters and GameRushes for a very long time and will now be replaced by Buy 2 used games, get a used game for free.
Trade in 1 game, get a new game for $29.99!
This was only available in newer locations but was available when GameRush first started out as well.
Trade 3 or more games and get an EXTRA $5 PER GAME!
Offer valid on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, or GBA formats. Extra $3 for playstation trades. 10 trades per transaction. One transaction per day.
Preorder games for $29.99 when you trade in 2 games!
Get $20 off any prorder game of $49.99. Traded titles must be on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, or GBA. Not valid on collectors or limited edition games.
trade in 2 games and get any used game for $9.99
some of the greatest deals that I've ever gotten; long lived
trade in 3 games and get any used game for $4.99
short lived
trade in 1 game and get any new game for $29.99
short lived but is back again in new GameRush locations.
trade in 1 game and get any new game for $39.99
sort of still going, but your store has to have the coupons for it
What can I trade?
Trading Formats: PSP, DS, Playstation 2, Playstation, XBOX, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo 64, GameBoy, GameBoy Advance, GameBoy Color, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, SNES, NES.
ALL STORES WILL BE ACCEPTING PSP MOVIES FOR TRADE AS OF 5/3/05 possibly sooner. (some are in there but not most of the current releases).
Some Credit Values as of
The most recent flyer is dated June 14, 2005. Thanks to Zon27 for typing it up.
Front top: advertises Buy 2 get the 3rd Free on all Pre-owned games.
Front bottom: advertises Pre-owned PS1 games 5 for $15
Trade prices:
$35:
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas XB
$30:
Doom 3
Forza Motorsports
God of War
Gran Turismo 4
Jade Empire
NBA Street 3 (all sys)
Star Wars Episode III (ps2, xb)
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (all sys)
Unreal Championship 2
$28:
Advent Rising
MVP Baseball (psp)
NBA Street Showdown (psp)
$26:
Area 51 (ps2, xb)
Pariah
$25:
Mario Party 6
$22:
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (psp)
$20:
Batman Begins (ps2, xb)
Madgascar (ps2, xb, gc)
Medal of Honor European Assault (all sys)
Need for Speed Underground (ds)
Star Wars Episode III (ds)
$18:
Pokemon Emerald
WarioWare: Touched!
$15:
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Outcast (gc)
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tiger Woods 2005 (ps2, xb)
WarioWare: Twisted!
$12:
Polarium
$10:
Major League Baseball 2K5 (ps2, xb)
Outlaw Volleyball: Remixed (ps2)
Suikoden III
$8:
Burnout 2: Point of Impact (gc)
Def Jam Fight for NY (ps2)
Frogger Beyond (gc)
Simpson's Road Rage (gc)
Star Ocean: Til The End of Time
Tales of Symphonia
WarioWare Inc. Mega Party Games
Hardware:
PSP $160
PS2 Slim $85
XBox $85
PS1 $10
Accessories:
GC Steering Wheel (any brand) $5
GC Wavebird Battery pack (any) $3
PS2 Memory card (any) $7
PS2 AV-S Video Cable (any) $3
PSP Safe Case (any) $3
Universal LSC Game Screen (any) $20
XBox DVD Remote (any) $7
XBox value Wireless Controller (hip Brand) $6
XBox High def AV Pack (any) $6
XBox Controller (any) $5
XBox Dance Pad (any) $5
XBox Component Cable (any) $3
XBox Headset only (any) $2
Credit for the following goes to video_gamer324.
This is a general range of what GameRush will give you for the game you're trading in. Obviously not all games will be like this, but it should be close.
This is becoming less common very quickly. Probably down to about 50% accurate.
They Sell/They Buy
$1.99 / $.25
$2.99 / $.50
$4.99 / $1.00
$6.99 / $1.50
$9.99 / $3.00
$12.99 / $5.00
$14.99 / $7.00
$16.99 / $8.00
$19.99 / $10.00
$22.99 / $12.00
$24.99 / $13.00-$15.00
$26.99 / $17.00
$29.99 / $18.00
$32.99 / $20.00
$34.99 / $21.00-$22.00
$39.99-$44.99 / $22.00-$35.00
$49.99 / $35.00-38.00
Can't think of anything to pre-order? Here's some ideas that are in the system... Credit to spin 03 and ksuwild25
Note on Game Rush release dates...keeping checking throughout Tuesday and Wednesday as thats when Game Rush gets games usually - never ever trust the Game Rush computer as it still goes by the Blockbuster date for traditional stores to receive their rental games (which is typically Friday).
Delta Force Black Hawk XB
Far Cry XB
Darkwatch XB/PS2
Warriors PS2
Killer 7 GC
Destroy All Human PS2/XB
Conker XB
Rainbox Six XB
Zelda GC
Batman Begins XB/PS2
Madden 2006 XB/PS2
NCAA Footaball 2006
Kingdom Hearts 2 PS2
Final Fantasy XII PS2
Battelfied XB/PS2
Starcraft XB/PS2
Fantastic Four XB/PS2
Hitman Blood Money PS2/XB
Mortal Kombat Shoalin Monk PS2/XB
RE 4 PS2
Gran Turismo PSP
Grand Theft Auto PSP
Socom III (PS2)
Quake IV (PS2/Xbox)
Sid Meir's Pirates (Xbox)
Fire Emblem (GC)
Geist (GC)
The Godfather (PS2/Xbox)
XBox 360 Games
OTHER INFO
Deals usually end on close of business on Monday and begin on open Tuesday (some special ones do start on Thursday usually around labor day, memorial day, etc.)
They also have coupons in magazines for great deals, so be sure to check EGM, GamePro, and several other magazines.
GameRush is starting to expand, so check the store locator every once in awhile to see if one is coming to an area near you.
All BlockBuster's should now accept trades, so the trade in prices for BB and GR should be similar, but normal BBs will not always have the deals that GameRush has.
GameRush accepts game trades without case and instructions and the games can be in poor condition depending on the employee.
You must be 18 and have a BB account and sign a trade agreement to trade at GameRush. If you are not 18, you can trade under a parent or guardian's BB acount, but they must sign a trade agreement.
Please be careful if you scam GameRush (by "flipping" games) they do have the abillity to ban you from all GameRush locations if they want to. Remember, discussion of "loopholes" and "flipping" should be kept in the thread linked at the beginning of this post. We've all had a year's worth of discussion on the ethics of capitalizing on the loopholes, but the fact remains - you sign a Trading Agreement and are subject to the conditions you agreed upon. If you abuse the system, chances are it'll catch up to you one way or another.
Release dates - Go by the shipping date. 9 times out of 10 it is not what the Blockbuster computer says. The computer date is when traditional stores can expect to receive their rental games.
Game Rush receives games typically on Tuesday and Wednesday of the games release. Only reason EB and Gamestop get them a day before is because they get special shipments or their dm picks the games up and brings back that evening (or they are near distribution centers).
Some games have street dates but this is few and far between (outrun 2, halo 2, star wars episode 3, doom 3 are it in the past 6 months).
OTHER GAMERUSH THREADS
Don't seem to be working anymore...sj41 has access to these, but really there is no reason for you to want them except for nostalgia.
Credits
sj41 and waffles 'n' syrup (same person)- Original creator and maintainer of the other GameRush threads. He has made most of the things in this post.
Wshakspear- Told CAG about GameRush.
CoryCubed- Manager at a GameRush that has given us several updates on the deals and other information about GameRush. He was the second in charge of the GameRush OP.
drfrielgood- GameRush employee that has been updating us on GameRush information constantly.
Zon27- Nearly every week he has typed and posted the latest trade in prices. Thanks for doing all you can to help us out, even though you're not a GameRush employee.
And everyone else who has contributed to this thread. Thanks guys!
This First Post has all the basic information you could ever want. Please consult here before just asking a question. Or don't, it's entirely up to you
Please keep all discussion regarding "flipping" in the following thread.
http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=994838#post994838
Current Trade-In Deals
None at this time
Current Sales Deals
Buy 2 preowned games get 1 free
This works on all preowned games including retro/n64.
Buy 2 preowned get 1 free. Takes off lowest priced title so separate and make sure employee scans your groups and barcode seperate.
Price and selection will vary by location and quantities are limited. Offer not valid on previously rented movies, sale items or in conjunction with any other discount or offer. Discount taken at register and will be applied towards lowest price games(s). Customer responsible for applicable taxes. Limit 2 per title per customer per day. Maximum of 20 Pre-owned games per customer per day.
50% off Select Nintendo Titles (New only). May 31 - End of June?
Gamecube
StarFox Assault
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (without Bongos)
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2
Mario Power Tennis
Legend of Zelda Four Swords
Custom Robo
Pokemon Colosseum
Mario Party 5
Eternal Darkness
GBA
F-Zero GP Legend
Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green
Zelda II, Metroid and Castlevania (Classic NES Series)
Donkey Kong Country 2
Mario Pinball Land
Final Fantasy I & II
Mario Golf
$4.99 Hip Controller w/ Any new game
Get any of the normally $9.99 HIP controllers for $4.99 w/any new game purchase.
These are okay, though I'd recommend them for kids or for the buddies when they come over.
Previously buy 2 get 1 free
Several PS1 deals
All New PS1 games are $6.99.
Yes, that's right all of 'em.
Buy one new PS1 game, get 1 new PS1 game free.
Valid on NEW PS1 games only. Cannot be combined with preowned.
Buy any 5 Preowned PS1 Games for $15!
Was 5 PS1 Games for $20 or 10 for $35... see a trend?
20 % off strategy guides
Buy an in stock game and get it's in stock strategy guide for 20% off the original price.
Game Pass
Rent unlimited games for a month. You can have one game (or 2 depending on the pass) out at a time and can return it whenever you want and switch it out as many times as you want.
1 out = $14.99 the first month....$19.99 thereafter
2 out = $24.99 the first month...$29.99 thereafter
You must have a credit card/check card to signup. Checkcard must be visa, mc, amex, dc, or diners club. You can also do it by getting a prepaid visa, mc, dc or amex card with at least $1 on it so it will clear the authorization and just pay for it each month (very tedious though). You can cancel at any time. Good on any rental game (gamecube, psp, nds, gba, xbox, ps2).
$0.99 Retro Games
All Dreamcast, Snes, Genesis, and Nes games are $0.99. Games available depend on which store you go to. Games may not be marked as $0.99, but they will ring up that price. Trade in value of all games on these systems is now $0.25.
GAMERUSH WEBSITE
This should have alot of stuff so please just search around the website before asking questions.
"http://www.gamerush.com"
PAST DEALS (for informational purposes only!)
Trade 3 games get any preowned for $5. May 17 - June 20th
Due to rampant abuse, this deal will be ended early. It was scheduled to last until September.
Trade 2 games and get New Releases and Pre-Orders for $29.99 til September 5th (subject to change)
Due to rampant abuse, this deal will be ended early. It was scheduled to last until September.
Pre-order a new game for $34.99 or less when you trade 2 games
Offer expires 03/14/2005. Trade 2 games and receive standard trade value plus get any pre-order game priced $49.99 or less for $34.99 plus tax. Traded titles valid on PS2, XBOX, GCUBE, GBA, NDS formats and 2004 or 2K4 sports games or newer. Not valid on the game Freestyle Street Soccer, mini games, wrestling games or any 2003 or 2K3 or older sports games. Discount valid in the same transaction as games traded. Standard trade value may be used in same or different transaction as pre-order. Offer not valid on DVDs, previously rented movies, pre-owned games or sale items or in conjunction with any other discount or offer. Offer not valid on collector’s edition or limited edition pre-order games. Full pre-order amount must be paid in full at time of pre-order. Discount taken at register. Member responsible for applicable taxes. Available at participating stores while supplies last. Subject to trading terms and conditions, see trading brochure for complete details. Games traded without pre-order will receive standard trade value only.
Buy two PS1 games, get 1 PS1 game free.
Valid on NEW PS1 games only.
Buy 5 PS1 Games for $20!
Buy any 5 used PS1 games for $20.
Buy 10 PS1 Games for $35!
Buy any 10 used PS1 games for $35.
Buy any game and get it's strategy guide for 20% off.
Buy an in stock game and get it's in stock strategy guide for 20% off the original price.
Buy 2 used games, get a used game for free.
Buy any 2 used games and get a game, of equal or lesser value to the lowest price of the 2 games, free.
All New Games and Preorders $29.99 when you Trade 3 Games
Offer expires 1/31/2005. Trade 3 games and receive standard trade value plus get any new release or pre-order game priced $49.99 or less for $29.99 plus tax. Traded titles valid on PS2, XBOX, GCUBE, GBA, NDS formats and 2004 or 2K4 sports games or newer. Not valid on the game Freestyle Street Soccer, mini games, wrestling games or any 2003 or 2K3 sports games or older.
Trade any 3 PS1, PS2, GCN, XBox, or GBA games, get any used game for $10.
Similar to the trade 2 get a game for $9.99 but will now be 3 trades and includes PS1 games.
Buy the game of the week and get $10 off your purchase, plus a coupon for 1 free game rental.
12/7 – 12/13: Prince of Persia 2 (Available on PS2 and XBOX)
12/14 – 12/20: Killzone (Available on PS2)
12/21 – 12/27: Ghost Recon 2 - (Available on PS2 and XBOX)
Come back to see new featured games every week through January 4!
Trade in 2 games, get a "hot games of 2004" for half off.
Most were crappy games so it wasn't a very good deal.
Get an extra 50% trade-in credit on select contollers, memory cards and remotes!
Valid for GameCube, Xbox, and PS2 accessories only.
Buy 1 used game, get 1 used game 50% off.
This has been going on at normal BlockBusters and GameRushes for a very long time and will now be replaced by Buy 2 used games, get a used game for free.
Trade in 1 game, get a new game for $29.99!
This was only available in newer locations but was available when GameRush first started out as well.
Trade 3 or more games and get an EXTRA $5 PER GAME!
Offer valid on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, or GBA formats. Extra $3 for playstation trades. 10 trades per transaction. One transaction per day.
Preorder games for $29.99 when you trade in 2 games!
Get $20 off any prorder game of $49.99. Traded titles must be on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, or GBA. Not valid on collectors or limited edition games.
trade in 2 games and get any used game for $9.99
some of the greatest deals that I've ever gotten; long lived
trade in 3 games and get any used game for $4.99
short lived
trade in 1 game and get any new game for $29.99
short lived but is back again in new GameRush locations.
trade in 1 game and get any new game for $39.99
sort of still going, but your store has to have the coupons for it
What can I trade?
Trading Formats: PSP, DS, Playstation 2, Playstation, XBOX, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo 64, GameBoy, GameBoy Advance, GameBoy Color, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, SNES, NES.
ALL STORES WILL BE ACCEPTING PSP MOVIES FOR TRADE AS OF 5/3/05 possibly sooner. (some are in there but not most of the current releases).
Some Credit Values as of
The most recent flyer is dated June 14, 2005. Thanks to Zon27 for typing it up.
Front top: advertises Buy 2 get the 3rd Free on all Pre-owned games.
Front bottom: advertises Pre-owned PS1 games 5 for $15
Trade prices:
$35:
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas XB
$30:
Doom 3
Forza Motorsports
God of War
Gran Turismo 4
Jade Empire
NBA Street 3 (all sys)
Star Wars Episode III (ps2, xb)
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (all sys)
Unreal Championship 2
$28:
Advent Rising
MVP Baseball (psp)
NBA Street Showdown (psp)
$26:
Area 51 (ps2, xb)
Pariah
$25:
Mario Party 6
$22:
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (psp)
$20:
Batman Begins (ps2, xb)
Madgascar (ps2, xb, gc)
Medal of Honor European Assault (all sys)
Need for Speed Underground (ds)
Star Wars Episode III (ds)
$18:
Pokemon Emerald
WarioWare: Touched!
$15:
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Outcast (gc)
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tiger Woods 2005 (ps2, xb)
WarioWare: Twisted!
$12:
Polarium
$10:
Major League Baseball 2K5 (ps2, xb)
Outlaw Volleyball: Remixed (ps2)
Suikoden III
$8:
Burnout 2: Point of Impact (gc)
Def Jam Fight for NY (ps2)
Frogger Beyond (gc)
Simpson's Road Rage (gc)
Star Ocean: Til The End of Time
Tales of Symphonia
WarioWare Inc. Mega Party Games
Hardware:
PSP $160
PS2 Slim $85
XBox $85
PS1 $10
Accessories:
GC Steering Wheel (any brand) $5
GC Wavebird Battery pack (any) $3
PS2 Memory card (any) $7
PS2 AV-S Video Cable (any) $3
PSP Safe Case (any) $3
Universal LSC Game Screen (any) $20
XBox DVD Remote (any) $7
XBox value Wireless Controller (hip Brand) $6
XBox High def AV Pack (any) $6
XBox Controller (any) $5
XBox Dance Pad (any) $5
XBox Component Cable (any) $3
XBox Headset only (any) $2
Credit for the following goes to video_gamer324.
This is a general range of what GameRush will give you for the game you're trading in. Obviously not all games will be like this, but it should be close.
This is becoming less common very quickly. Probably down to about 50% accurate.
They Sell/They Buy
$1.99 / $.25
$2.99 / $.50
$4.99 / $1.00
$6.99 / $1.50
$9.99 / $3.00
$12.99 / $5.00
$14.99 / $7.00
$16.99 / $8.00
$19.99 / $10.00
$22.99 / $12.00
$24.99 / $13.00-$15.00
$26.99 / $17.00
$29.99 / $18.00
$32.99 / $20.00
$34.99 / $21.00-$22.00
$39.99-$44.99 / $22.00-$35.00
$49.99 / $35.00-38.00
Can't think of anything to pre-order? Here's some ideas that are in the system... Credit to spin 03 and ksuwild25
Note on Game Rush release dates...keeping checking throughout Tuesday and Wednesday as thats when Game Rush gets games usually - never ever trust the Game Rush computer as it still goes by the Blockbuster date for traditional stores to receive their rental games (which is typically Friday).
Delta Force Black Hawk XB
Far Cry XB
Darkwatch XB/PS2
Warriors PS2
Killer 7 GC
Destroy All Human PS2/XB
Conker XB
Rainbox Six XB
Zelda GC
Batman Begins XB/PS2
Madden 2006 XB/PS2
NCAA Footaball 2006
Kingdom Hearts 2 PS2
Final Fantasy XII PS2
Battelfied XB/PS2
Starcraft XB/PS2
Fantastic Four XB/PS2
Hitman Blood Money PS2/XB
Mortal Kombat Shoalin Monk PS2/XB
RE 4 PS2
Gran Turismo PSP
Grand Theft Auto PSP
Socom III (PS2)
Quake IV (PS2/Xbox)
Sid Meir's Pirates (Xbox)
Fire Emblem (GC)
Geist (GC)
The Godfather (PS2/Xbox)
XBox 360 Games
OTHER INFO
Deals usually end on close of business on Monday and begin on open Tuesday (some special ones do start on Thursday usually around labor day, memorial day, etc.)
They also have coupons in magazines for great deals, so be sure to check EGM, GamePro, and several other magazines.
GameRush is starting to expand, so check the store locator every once in awhile to see if one is coming to an area near you.
All BlockBuster's should now accept trades, so the trade in prices for BB and GR should be similar, but normal BBs will not always have the deals that GameRush has.
GameRush accepts game trades without case and instructions and the games can be in poor condition depending on the employee.
You must be 18 and have a BB account and sign a trade agreement to trade at GameRush. If you are not 18, you can trade under a parent or guardian's BB acount, but they must sign a trade agreement.
Please be careful if you scam GameRush (by "flipping" games) they do have the abillity to ban you from all GameRush locations if they want to. Remember, discussion of "loopholes" and "flipping" should be kept in the thread linked at the beginning of this post. We've all had a year's worth of discussion on the ethics of capitalizing on the loopholes, but the fact remains - you sign a Trading Agreement and are subject to the conditions you agreed upon. If you abuse the system, chances are it'll catch up to you one way or another.
Release dates - Go by the shipping date. 9 times out of 10 it is not what the Blockbuster computer says. The computer date is when traditional stores can expect to receive their rental games.
Game Rush receives games typically on Tuesday and Wednesday of the games release. Only reason EB and Gamestop get them a day before is because they get special shipments or their dm picks the games up and brings back that evening (or they are near distribution centers).
Some games have street dates but this is few and far between (outrun 2, halo 2, star wars episode 3, doom 3 are it in the past 6 months).
OTHER GAMERUSH THREADS
Don't seem to be working anymore...sj41 has access to these, but really there is no reason for you to want them except for nostalgia.
Credits
sj41 and waffles 'n' syrup (same person)- Original creator and maintainer of the other GameRush threads. He has made most of the things in this post.
Wshakspear- Told CAG about GameRush.
CoryCubed- Manager at a GameRush that has given us several updates on the deals and other information about GameRush. He was the second in charge of the GameRush OP.
drfrielgood- GameRush employee that has been updating us on GameRush information constantly.
Zon27- Nearly every week he has typed and posted the latest trade in prices. Thanks for doing all you can to help us out, even though you're not a GameRush employee.
And everyone else who has contributed to this thread. Thanks guys!
