GameRush/Blockbuster Thread: The GameRush Lite Era

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50% Off Sale

Edit: It looks as though more games are being added to the 50% off list on 3/25/07. Here's what jaybsooner is reporting:

[quote name='jaybsooner']Hey guys, just a head's up. Went to my local Gamerush today (03/24/07), noticed they had put a ton of the NEW games they had for sale on a side counter. The manager told me they were being added to the 50% off sale. These were new additions to the previous sale. He let me look at the list he had for his store of the pulled games. PS2, XBOX, PSP, Gamecube, and 360 were on the list, the majority of the list (about half) was original XBOX, with about 20% PS2, rest a mix of 360, Gamecube, and PSP.

Can't recite the list verbatim, but you may want to check with your local game rush, I believe the actual list may vary from store to store, based what they have in inventory.

If you want, post what titles you are interested in and I will do my best to recall if it was included on the list, but I would suggest going to you local Gamerush and scout it out today!![/QUOTE]

The prices will be listed on the price drop reports as 1 cent drops making the game prices end in .98. The 50% will be automatically deducted when the employee hits the Total button. It's very unlikely that there is any signage or changes in prices actually displayed at the stores yet.

Okay, details are still rolling in and we don't have a full list yet, but we're getting there.

FAQ (Read before you ask a question.)

Q: Are used games included?
A: No, this is only for new games.

Q: Is this sale going on at normal Blockbusters?
A: Yes, as long as it is not a franchise Blockbuster. Most Blockbusters are not franchise locations. Call your local store and ask if they are a corporate or a franchise store if you are unsure or check a past receipt to see if it says "Blockbuster Franchisee".

Q: The games are scanning at full price, is this sale for real?
A: You won't get the discount until the employee hits "Total" on the register.

Q: Do Blockbuster gift cards work at Gamerush?
A: Yes.

Q: Is this going on nationwide?
A: Yes, but see details on franchise locations above.

Q: My blockbuster employees say they don't know anything about the sale, is this sale real or happening in my area?
A: It's a good thing that they don't know and see above franchise locations information.

Q: If I ask something that is clearly laid out here in the OP, will shipwreck make fun of me?
A: Probably.

(All prices are after the 50% off discount.)

The List (work in progress):

:ps2:
Ace Combat 5
Activision Anthology
American Chopper
Ape Escape 3 $7.50
ATV Offroad Fury 4 $20
Burnout
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts
Call of Duty 3
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Collector's Edition $10
Capcom Classics Collection
Capcom Classics Volume 2 $10
Celebrity Deathmatch
Crazy Taxi $5
Da Vinci Code
Destroy All Humans 2 $20
Dus Ex
Dragon Quest VIII $10
Drakengard 2 $10
ESPN College Basketball 2K5
ESPN NFL 2K5
Eye Toy Operation Spy $3.50
Family Fued $10
Family Guy $15
Fatal Frame III $15
Ford Bold Moves
Ford Racing 3 $2.50
Godfather LE $15
Grandia III $15 (Extreme YMMV, probably was a mistake at one store)
Guitar Hero II (Game Only) $25
Hitman Contracts
Hot Shots Golf 3
Hot Wheels Stunt Challenge
Jak 3 $10
Jak X Combat Racing $10
Jam Pack 14
James Bond 007: From Russia With Love
Justice League Heroes $15
Major League Baseball
Marvel Nemesis
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Metal Gear Solid 2 $8.50
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence $15
Midnight Club II
Midway Arcade Treasure
MLB 06
MX World Tour
Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles
NBA 2K6
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
Need for Speed Underground
Neopets
NFL Street 3 $15
NRA Gun Club
Outlaw Tennis
Outlaw Volleyball
Phantasy Star Universe
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time $10
R Racing Evolution
Rapala Pro Fishing
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando $7.50
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (YMMV)
Ratchet Deadlocked $10
Red Dead Revolver
Resident Evil 4 $10
Rugrats Royal Ransom $10
Shadow Hearts: From the New World
Sims 2 Pets
Socom US Navy Seals: Combined Assault $20
Sopranos $15
State of Emergency 2
Suikoden Tactics
Superman Returns $15
Tak 3
Tales of The Abyss $18
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Tekken Tag Tournament $5
The Thing $3.50
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 $15
TOCA Race Driver 3
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon $7.50
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (?)
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Torino 2006
Virtua Fighter 4
We Love Katamari $15
World Championship Poker
WWE Smackdown vs Raw
WWE Smackdown Shut Your Mouth
WWE Smackdown Just Bring It
X-Men Legends II
Xenosaga $8
Xenosaga III $15
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist of the Roses

:psp:
Ape Escape Academy
ATV Offroad Fury
ATV Offroad Fury Pro $20
Brothers in Arms
Darkstalkers Chronicle $10
Dungeon Siege
EA Replay $10
Frantix $5
Gangs of London
The Godfather: Mob Wars
Kingdom of Paradise
Legend of Heroes
Loco Roco $15
Lord of the Rings Tactics $10
Major League Baseball
Mortal Kombat Deception
NBA Live 06
NCAA Football 2007 $20
Outrun 2006 $10
Peter Jackson's King Kong
Reel Fishing
SOCOM Fire Team Bravo $10
Sonic Rivals $20
Spider-Man 2
Star Wars: Letal Alliance
Tiger Woods PGA Tour
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Untold Legends: Warriors Code $15
World Tour Soccer 06

:gc:
Chibi Robo $7.50
Disney Magical Mirror $7.50
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life $5
Ice Age 2
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction $15
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess $30 (Yes, they raised the price to $60 then took 50% off)
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker $10
Luigi's Mansion $10
Mario Kart: Double Dash $15
Mario Party 4 $15
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Metroid Prime $5
Need For Speed 2
Need For Speed Underground
Resident Evil 4 $10
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle $10
Sonic Mega Collection $5
Soul Calibur II $5
Sponge Bob Lights Camera Pants $7.50
Super Mario Sunshine $10
Super Monkey Ball $10
Super Smash Bros. Melee $15
Tales of Symphonia
Viewtiful Joe $5


:gba:
Disney Skate Adventure $7.50
DK King of Swing $10
Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku
Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku II $7.50
Drill Dozer $5
Final Fantasy I & II $10
Final Fantasy IV $15
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance $10
Hot Wheels Velocity X
Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland $15
Pacman Pinball
Star Wars Episode III
Tetris Worlds
Texas Hold Em
WarioWare Twisted $5
Yoshi Topsy Turvy $10

:xbox:
50 Cent Bulletproof
Bad Boys Miami Takedown
Black Hawk Down
Blitz: The League $10
Burnout 3 $10
Call of Cthulu $7.50
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Capcom Classic Collection
Conflict Global Terror
Crash Bandicoot: The... (cut off - possibly wrath of cortex)
Da Vinci Code $5
Darkwatch $5
Dead or Alive 3 $7.50
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
Doom 3 Collector's Edition
Elder Scrolls III $7.50
Elder Scrolls III: GOTY Edition
Eragon
ESPN College Hoops 2K5
ESPN NBA 2K5
ESPN NFL 2K5
ESPN NHL 2K5
Fable: Lost Chapters $10
FIFA 07
Ford Racing 3
Forza Motorsport
Ghost Recon: Summit Strike $10
Gunvalkyrie
Halo 2 Collector's Edition $17.50
Hitman 2
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
Kingdom Under Fire
LA Rush
Links 2004
Major League Baseball 2K6
Marvel Nemesis
Mortal Kombat Deception
Mortal Kombat Deception Kollector's Edition
Motocross Mania 3
MX vs ATV Unleashed
Namco Museum
Need for Speed Most Wanted: Black Edition $15
Need for Speed Underground
NHL 2K7
Outlaw Tennis $3.50 or $5
Pacman World 2 $5
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time $7.50
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones $10
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within $5
Rallisport Challenge
Red Faction II
Rogue Trooper
Shattered Union $20
Sonic Heroes $5
Spy Hunter 2
Spy Vs. Spy
Star Wars Battlefront $10
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection $10
Suffering: Ties That Bind
Superman Returns
Taito Legends $5
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (?)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow (?)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow (? Both were cut off)
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tony Hawk's Underground
Total Overdose $5
True Crime: Streets of LA
Ultimate Spider-Man
Unreal Championship
Urban Chaos
The Warriors $10
World Championship Poker
Wrestlemania 21
X-Men Legends $5

:360:
Dead Rising $30
Disney's Cars
Enchanted Arms $30
Eragon
Fifa 06
History Channel Civil War
Hitman: Blood Money $20
Just Cause $25
Lego Bionicle
Lego Star Wars II $25
Madden 07
Marvel Ultimate Alliance $30
N3: Ninety Nine Nights $15
NCAA Football 07 $20
Over G Fighters
Phantasy Star Universe $20
Splinter Cell Double Agent $30
Splinter Cell Collectors Edition
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 $28
World Series of Poker $15
XBLA Unplugged $15

[quote name='Lord Alfred']As far as I was told, it is on new games only, and is 50% off the marked price. The list was also laying on the back counter and I perused it. The list of games are for the PS2, GameCube, Xbox, PSP, and Xbox360. There are no DS games.

I wrote down the Xbox360 games since I thought those would be the most interesting. There were not many PSP games and the ones on the list were not very exciting. So without further ado, the Entire Xbox360 50% Off GameRush Listing:

Dead Rising $59.99
Disney's Cars
Enchanted Arms
Eragon
Fifa 06
History Channel Civil War
Just Cause $49.99
Lego Bionicle
Lego Star Wars II
Madden 07
Marvel Ultimate Alliance $59.99
N3: Ninety Nine Nights
NCAA 07 (Can't remember what sport)
Phantasy Star Universe
Splinter Cell Collectors Edition
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 $54.99
World Series of Poker
XBLA Unplugged[/QUOTE]


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Older News:
Confirmed: All non-Next Gen game rentals are 2 for $10.

Price Drops for the week of 12/10:

Okay, here's the price drops from this week (that I can remember):

:360:
Prey $19.99 New
Top Spin 2 $19.99 New
Table Tennis $29.99 New
Test Drive Unlimited $29.99 New
Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged $29.99 New
Dead or Alive 4 $39.99 New $34.99 Used
NHL 2K7 $39.99 New
NHL 07 $39.99 New
Official Xbox Faceplate (Silver) $6.99 New

:psp:
Miami Vice $19.99 New
LocoRoco $29.99 New

:ds:
Metroid Prime Hunters $19.99 New $19.99 Used (Yes, they changed both the new and used price to $19.99)
Pokemon Trozei $19.99 New

:ps3:
Sony Six-Axis Controller $39.99 New (Not a price drop, but $10 cheaper than MSRP)

System Watch:

Some GameRushes have PS3's on their incoming shipping reports as arriving on Tuesday, December 5th. One of the local stores that actually received Wii's will receive 1 (One) PS3 ($600 Version) tomorrow. No firm reports on when the next shipment of Wii's will arrive.

Random News:

In a really strange turn of events, GameRush actually pulled a lot of PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube games from Previously Played status and put them back up on the wall to rent. There are still plenty of used games for sale, but I thought this was an interesting move on Blockbuster's part.




Random Tip
FIFA 2007 for the Xbox 360 is currently listed at $40 new ($60 everywhere else). If you pre-order it and pay for it in full now, you should be able to pick it up when it releases and save yourself $20.


Price Drops for previous weeks (what was in inventory at the store I went to)

Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) - $29.99 New
Godfather (Xbox 360) - $49.99 New $44.99 Used
NCAA Football 07 (Xbox 360) - $44.99 New $39.99 Used

Prices for USED games

:xbox:
Madden NFL 06 $15

:ps2:
Hitman: Blood Money $25
NCAA Football 06 $15
WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW $15

:gc:
Donkey Konga 2 $10
Monster House $25
Super Mario Strikers $25

:psp:
Me & My Katamari $15
Pursuit Force $25
SpongeBob Squarepants $25
Worms $15

:360:
Call of Duty 2 $35
Condemned $25
Hitman: Blood Money $35
Outfit $25
Tomb Raider Legend $25

Prices for NEW Games

:xbox:
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness $20
Need For Speed: Most Wanted $20
Sonic Heroes $10

:ps2:
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness $20
Eye Toy Play 2 $20
NBA Street V3 $10
Soul Calibur II $10
Spider-Man $10
WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW $20
X-Men Legends $10

:gc:
Battalion Wars $15
Donkey Konga 2 $15
Fire Emblem $15
Sonic Heroes $10
Sonic Mega Collection $10
Super Mario Strikers $30

:psp:
Death Jr. $10
Me & My Katamari $20
Need For Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 $20
Prince of Persia Revelations $20

:ds:
Kirby Canvas Curse $20

:360:
Call of Duty 2 $40
Outfit $30
Tomb Raider: Legend $30

Price Drops for the week of 10/1

Prices for USED games

:gc:
Battalion Wars $10
Chibi Robo $10
Fire Emblem $10


Price Drops (and prices I thought were notable) for the week of 9/24

I got my hands on the list of price drops from this week at Game Rush and there are several good ones. Keep in mind that this list is just what was in stock at the store I went to so there are certainly other games that dropped in price as well.

Prices for NEW games


:360:
Burnout Revenge $20
College Hoops 2K6 $10
Far Cry Instincts Predator $20
Full Auto $20
Moto GP 06 $40
NHL 2K6 $10
Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Edition $20
Peter Jackson's King Kong $20
Prey $40
Prey Collector's Edition $40
Quake IV $40
Ridge Racer 6 $20
Rumble Roses XX $30
Tomb Raider Legend $40
X-Men: The Official Game $40

:xbox:
Arena Football $10
Black $20
Call of Cthulhu $15
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One $15
College Hoops 2K6 $10
Da Vinci Code $10
Darkwatch $10
ESPN College Hoops 2K5 $5
Ford Mustang Legend $7
Ford Racing 3 $7
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers $15
Godfather Limited Edition $30
Gun $10
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction $15
James Bond: From Russia With Love $10
Medal of Honor: European Assault $10
Mortal Kombat Deception $10
Namco Museum $10
Outlaw Tennis $7
Pac-Man World 2 $10
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within $10
Rallisport Challenge $7
Sonic Riders $20
Spider-Man 2 $10
Suffering: Ties That Bind $10
Taito Legends $10
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Island Thunder $7
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Critical $10
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown $10
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell $7
Tomb Raider Legend $30
Total Overdose $10
True Crime New York City $10
Unreal Championship $7
World Championship Poker $7
World Championship Poker 2 $7
X-Men Legends $10
X-Men: Official Game of the Movie $20

:ps2:
24 $20
Ape Escape 3 $15
Call of Duty: Big Red One $20
Devil Kings $20
Drakengard 2 $20
Enter The Matrix $10
EyeToy: Operation Spy $7
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers $15
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai $15
Godfather Limited Edition $30
Gun $10
Harry Potter & Goblet $10
Midway Arcade Treasures 3 $7
Motocross Mania 3 $7
Shadow Hearts: From the New World $20
Sonic Riders $30
Soul Calibur III $20
Super Monkey Ball Adventures $20
Taito Legends $10
Tak 3 $10
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Special Edition $30
Total Overdose $15
Trapt $15

:gc:
Battalion Wars $30
Legend Of Zelda: Four Sword Adventures $15
Metroid Prime $10
Namco Museum $10
Naruto: Clash of Ninja $20
Odama $30
Sonic Riders $30
Tak 3 $10
Viewtiful Joe $10

:psp:
Ape Escape: On The Loose $10
Burnout Legends $20
Coded Arms $15
The Con $15
Daxter $20
Death Jr. $15
Fight Night Round 3 $20
Gradius Collection $15
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee $10
Kingdom of Paradise $20
Lemmings $20
Lumines $13
Madden NFL 06 $15
Major League Baseball ? $20
Medievil Resurrection $10
Metal Gear Acid 2 $15
MX vs. ATV: On the Edge $20
Neopets: Petpet Adventure $15
Pursuit Force $20
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror $20
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble $10
Wipeout Pure $10
World Tour Soccer 06 $20
WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2 $20
X-Men Legends 2 $15
Y's: Ark of Napishtim $15


:ds:
Advance Wars: Duel Strike $20
Battles of Prince of Persia $10
Burnout Legends $20
Lunar: Dragon Song $20
Meteos $20
Metroid Prime Pinball $15
Sonic Rush $20
Super Princess Peach $20
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory $20
Trace Memory $20
True Swing Golf $10


:gba:
Drill Dozer $10
WarioWare: Twisted! $10


Prices for USED games:

:360:
NBA 2K6 $10
Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Edition $15
Rumble Roses XX $25

:xbox:
Call of Cthulu $10
College Hoops 2K6 $7
Crazy Taxi 3 $7
Da Vinci Code $7
ESPN College Hoops ? $4
ESPN NBA 2K5 $5
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers $10
Gun $7
Guy Game $7
Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction $10
Serious Sam II $7
Spider-Man 2 $7
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown $7
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell ? $7
Unreal Championship $5
World Championship Poker $5
X-Men Legends $7
X-Men: The Official Game of the Movie $15

:ps2:
24 $15
Bard's Tale, The $5
Beyond Good & Evil $7
Firefighter FD18 $15
Neo Contra $10
Over the Hedge $15
Phantom Brave $15
Sonic Riders $25
Suikoden IV $17
Tak 3 $7

:psp: (Rule of thumb for the most part: New Price/Used Price - $20/$15, $15/$10, $10/$7)
Astonishia Story $20
Daxter $15
Death Jr. $10
Frogger Helmet Chaos $7
Gretzky NHL 2006 $7
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee $7
Lemmings $15
Madden NFL 06 $10
Medievil Ressurection $7
Metal Gear Acid 2 $10
NBA 06 $10
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror $15
Wipeout Pure $7

:ds:
Advance Wars: Duel Strike $15
Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits $15
Yoshi: Touch & Go $15

:gba:
F-Zero GP Legend $10
Game & Watch Gallery 4 $10
Golden Sun $13
Lunar $15
Mario Golf: Advance Tour $7
Riviera $15



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Current Trade-In Deals

There are no trade-in deals at this time. The trade 3 get and extra $5 per game is still in affect at some locations.

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Reported Trade-In Prices

Trade-In Price Wiki
 
[quote name='G33']Non-GameRush stores do have clearance games. However, they usually don't have much to choose from[/quote] I've experienced the same at regular Blockbusters. They'll have 1 small endcap of "50% off" games (3-4 little shelves) instead of the bigger stands like I've seen at Blockbuster/Gamerush stores.
 
a couple of finds -

tony hawk underground (XBOX) - $5 - 720p/16x9/360 Backwards Compatible
tony hawk underground 2 (XBOX) - $5 - 720p/16x9/360 Backwards Compatible

also

tiger woods 2006 (XBOX 360) - $15

anyone know if battlefield 2 (360), blazing angels (360), chromehounds (360) or NFS Most Wanted/Carbon (360) are 50% off?
 
[quote name='cheezwhiz']a couple of finds -

tony hawk underground (XBOX) - $5 - 720p/16x9/360 Backwards Compatible
tony hawk underground 2 (XBOX) - $5 - 720p/16x9/360 Backwards Compatible

also

tiger woods 2006 (XBOX 360) - $15

anyone know if battlefield 2 (360), blazing angels (360), chromehounds (360) or NFS Most Wanted/Carbon (360) are 50% off?[/quote]
Need for speed most wanted is 50% off but is hard to find new.
 
Hey, isn't today supposed to be "phase 3" day? Anyone know of any changes today? 75%? New games on clearance? Everything gets thrown away?
 
[quote name='avatar94']Hey, isn't today supposed to be "phase 3" day? Anyone know of any changes today? 75%? New games on clearance? Everything gets thrown away?[/QUOTE]

According to a post from SGT Killjoy, the sale "ends" today. I find it hard to believe that they'll just alter the 50% off stuff back to normal price and go back to business as usual with 3 year old Xbox games rotting on the shelves, but this is Gamerush we're talking about, so who knows what goes on in their heads.
Maybe in Gamerush-speak, one sale "ends" today, and a "new" 75% off sale starts tomorrow...?!
 
[quote name='io']I don't see how they can avoid it - the prices (and promo) are automatic Blockbuster-wide in the computer. I went to a non-Gamerush store here, where they don't carry ANY new games (they seem to have decided in the last 6 months not to district-wide and have removed what little they had), let alone clearance ones. I was able to return/repurchase two games (that were part of the second drop) I bought at my Gamerush for full price before they closed the store. They rang up as $29.98 - $14.99 "coupon" just like at Gamerush. And since these stores don't even sell new games I'd imagine one that actually does will work the same way, whether they have signage up for it or not. I also found plenty of games at 75% last summer at regular stores (before they yanked all those games out for some reason :cry:). Same (automatic) deal - I shocked many a clerk by getting $19.99 or $29.99 games (as many weren't even correctly tagged pre-sale) for $5 or $2.75 or whatever...[/quote]
I'm not quite sure why they didn't, but their games were tagged and rang up for the 50% price.
 
[quote name='dinovelvet']According to a post from SGT Killjoy, the sale "ends" today. I find it hard to believe that they'll just alter the 50% off stuff back to normal price and go back to business as usual with 3 year old Xbox games rotting on the shelves, but this is Gamerush we're talking about, so who knows what goes on in their heads.
Maybe in Gamerush-speak, one sale "ends" today, and a "new" 75% off sale starts tomorrow...?![/quote]

So, has anyone been to GameRush today and verified the status of this sale? I'll probably go later tonight, if not.
 
[quote name='shaneatlh']Games are still 50% off Picked up Conker live and reloaded, Mercenaries and Xenosaga III[/quote]

Thanks for the update!
 
Spoke to a store manager yesterday, the 23rd was apparently the last day for the games being marked down in the system after which they would be receiving instructions to ship back the games to the distributor and the manager made specific refenence to the fact that this was a different type of clearance and not like the one last year where there were progressive drops.

So can anyone verify whether the sale is still on as of today or no?
 
Yea man, I just call my local Gamerush, and it ended yesterday. Man, I was just going to go to another area tommorrow and now i'm too late.
 
Just went in my local store today and they still had the display table up with the 50% off signs. Next time I'm in the store I will ask how much longer they plan on going on.
 
[quote name='smirnoffski']Spoke to a store manager yesterday, the 23rd was apparently the last day for the games being marked down in the system after which they would be receiving instructions to ship back the games to the distributor and the manager made specific refenence to the fact that this was a different type of clearance and not like the one last year where there were progressive drops.

So can anyone verify whether the sale is still on as of today or no?[/QUOTE]

I was told the same.

According to the Manager I spoke with, there are some games that can be sent back for a partial refund of some sort. Other games the mfg's offer no refund on. These 50% games have an option to send back for partial refund. The games that they had progressive markdowns on were ones with no refund option.

He claimed that they were sending all their games "back" (wherever "back" is) as of yesterday. I haven't been in since.
 
I was in a Gamerush tonight (Novi, MI) and they still had all the 50% off games on a table. I hadn't read this thread in a few days so I didn't ask about them.
 
i second that - the sale continues...

the CSR did mumble something about a possible change this week but he may have been referring to his shirt... and a lovely one it was.
 
I was able to pick up Hitman: Blood Money (XBox 360) and Star Wars Episode 3 (XBox) last night. I was told this was the last week of the sale and that the remaining games were going to be shipped off. Possibly not all of them, but he said the list to ship was pretty extensive.
 
[quote name='LLeopardGGecko']Dang, I was hoping the sale would go down to 75% off so I could finally pick up Dirge of Cerberus. Oh well![/quote]

I was hoping that too. Gamerush should have sold that game already for $15 after the discount, they have reduced the pice of other titles over the last week.
 
If BB is only getting a small portion of the money back on the games they return to vendors, why won't they just keep them in the store and sell them? The '50% off' bins take up like 2 sq-ft of floor space. Plus, the sale may drive some additional sales/rentals(I know I have been buying a game or two from their regular sections if I see one I want even if it isn't on sale).

50% from the vendor, or 50%+possible extra sales from customers. I know which one I would go with.
 
[quote name='bmulligan']Traded today (ALL for Wii) :

SSX Blur $30
Red Steel $30
NFS Carbon $30
Tony Hawk Downhill $30
Chicken Little $22[/quote]

Wow, NFS Carbon traded in for $30 back when it came out last year. I figured those prices would have dropped by now. I traded in NFS Carbon a couple weeks after release and I got $30.
 
[quote name='ksuwild25']Call of Duty 3 (360) - $32[/quote]

You bought this on clearance for that price or you traded it in for that value?
 
[quote name='Chitown021']Anyone know how much MLB 2K7 trades in for (PS3)? I was thinking about trading it in when MLB 07 The Show comes out.[/quote]

Two weeks ago I traded it in and it got $36.
 
[quote name='bstan21']Two weeks ago I traded it in and it got $36.[/quote]
Cool I think it's held it's value since release then (I saw that value listed on the dry erase board "Most Wanted" trade ins the week that it came out at my local GR). I bought this game disc only from eBay for about $30 (technically only paid $15 for it since I useed the paypal rebate promo).
 
I bought Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Xbox) and Paper Mario - 1000 yr door yesterday. Funny I hadn't seen the xbox version available before while there were a lot of 360 version everywhere.
 
[quote name='milmanias']I bought Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Xbox) and Paper Mario - 1000 yr door yesterday. Funny I hadn't seen the xbox version available before while there were a lot of 360 version everywhere.[/QUOTE]

How much was Splinter Cell?
 
I noticed that my GR had pulled all the 50% off games and had them behind the counter. Looks like the earlier poster is correct and they are shipping them back.
 
Lame. There was a surprising amount of good stuff left at my Gamerush but I don't have the cash to buy it all right now. To bad it isn't going to 75% off.
 
Today, at a Gamerush/Blockbuster, I picked up (after 50% off):

MegaMan Powered Up (PSP) - $10
God Hand (PS2) - $10

Then, I passed by a stand-alone Blockbuster (that did have 50%-off games the last time I was there) and the 50%-off stand was gone.
 
Wow, I went to GameRush tonight for the first time in about a year, and was very impressed by everything. I went to the Lavon location in Garland and everything looked great in terms of layout, and the trade prices I got were unbelievable. Oblivion for 360 gave me $35, Rainbow Six Vegas for 360 gave me $35, and G.R.A.W. (the first one) for 360 gave me $15. Oblivion and Vegas both would've given me $25 at Game Crazy which is where I was thinking about trading them in, and my friend got less than $10 for Ghost Recon at GC a couple months ago, so this was crazy good to me. I picked up the 12 month XBL Vision kit for these 3 games that I have beaten and were done with and $1.50 after tax. I picked a great time to go back to GameRush.
 
Went tonight and got. All new 50% off:

Pursuit Force PSP $20
Gangs Of London PSP $15
Star Wars Lego Trilogy PSP $20
Call Of Duty 2 Big Red One CE XBOX $7.50
Hitman Contracts XBOX $7.50

Did pretty good, I think. My band money didnt last 24 hours. :lol::lol:
 
Noticed something new yesterday. It appears as though some of the used (and more obscure) GBA games have dropped in price. Two that I noticed in particular:
- Riviera $10
- Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones $10

Combined with the B2G1, these are some really good deals! Perhaps GR is trying to rid itself of its GBA stock?
 
Also, I did not see any Elite or Black accessories at GameRush yesterday.

I forgot to check on my trade values though...anyone else know about MAdden/NCAA 07?
 
I pre-ordered Zelda for the Gamecube back in 2005 (put down all of the purchase price) and never picked it up. What do i do if they no longer have my pre-order in their system?
 
Stopped by two of my local gamerushes yesterday and they were both doing some major consolidation work.

Gone is the giant metal case that holds new titles, and 'the wall' of new titles has been replaced with movies. So now movies encompass the entire border of the store. Any new current gen games (including psp) are getting phased out and put next to the rentals (not on the wall, but on the shelves perpendicular to the old wall). New PS3 and X360 games are moved next to their rental brothers, but it didn't look like they had gotten new titles, but I didn't study that too closely.

Gone is most of the Gamerush signage and the desk looks like it is set to undergo a change as well. The case behind the desk is gone too.

I was most shocked with no more new PSP games. Anyone else stopped in to check things out lately?
 
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