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The Reduced Price Guide FAQ/OP has been moved to the SECOND post. Read this first!
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All credit goes to IAmTheCheapestGamer, floormat, and guinaevere. They ran this thread for years, and I can safely say we would not have penny guides here without them. Thanks for your work!
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Private message me if there is something incorrect or needs to be changed in the non-wiki pages.
Below is two years or so of guide drop info. If you want to see the full list, please refer to the third post of the Reduced Price Guide Thread XIV that can be found HERE.​

Note that date may be of confirmation, and not of drop.

CE/SE/LE=HARDCOVER GUIDE
Red=Gamestop drop
Blue=Best Buy drop
Pink=Toys R Us drop

 

Recent Drops (Last Six Months)

Dropped 3.23.16 at GameStop

Game Stop 1 Cent

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate CE

Just Cause 3

Halo 5 CE



Dropped on 3.26.14
 

Gamestop

Battlefield 4

Disney Infinity

Grand Theft Auto V

Remember Me

Super Mario 3D World

Dropped on 2.26.14

Gamestop 

Assassin's Creed IV: CE

Battlefield 4 CE
Grand Theft Auto CE

Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds CE

Skylanders Swap Force CE

Wonderful 101

Dropped on 2.14.14

Toys'R Us

Rage
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Mass Effect 3

Star Wars The Force Unleashed II

Dropped on 10.31.13

Gamestop 
 
Animal Crossing
Assassin's Creed 3
Borderlands 2 LE
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Cheat Code Overload: Winter 2013
Codes & Cheats Vol. 1 2013
Dead Island Riptide
Diablo III

Disgaea D2

Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Legendary
Epic Mickey 2
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Halo 4
Hitman Absolution
Injustice: Gods Among Us

Injustice: Gods Among Us LE
Last of Us

Last of Us LE
Lego City Undercover
Madden 25
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Ni No Kuni
Pokemon Black & White 2 Pokedex
Resident Evil 6 LE
Resident Evil Revelations

Wind Waker LE
Dropped on 9.25.13

Gamestop
Army of Two The Devils Cartel
Dead Space 3
Metal Gear Rising Revengence
Star Trek
Super Mario Bros. Wii U
Epic Mickey 2 Limited Ed
Halo 4 Limited Ed
Hitman Absolution Limited Ed

Dropped on 9.04.13

Gamestop
 
Call of Duty Black Ops II CE
DMC: Devil May Cry
Dishonored
Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider CE       
 
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Common Guide Drop Related Questions FAQ (Created by GrilledWitOnions):

Frequently Asked Questions - If you are new -- or a vet with a few questions -- look here first!

[customspoiler='Frequently Asked Questions']Q: What Are Penny Guides?

A: Penny guides are guides which have been on the market for a while and the publisher (or store chain) decide that the remaining stock of these guides have little to no chance of selling, so they issue an order to pull them from the shelves and destroy them. At that time, they are also marked as .01 in their inventory system, except in the case of BBV, which marks them .01 only AFTER pulling them.
Most stores have an agreement with the publisher that states that if they destroy the remaining stock of those items, they will receive a credit for their value from the publisher. This is why many stores are usually annoyed when we CAGs come in and buy the guides AT the penny price, since otherwise they would've received a full credit for those items."
According to an employee at a local BB, they also have a recycling program for the pennied stock, so as to not clutter landfill space with the guides. As to how true it is, I cannot confirm, but I would hope that the paper is at least recycled instead of just dumpstered.

Q: Do all guides from all stores drop at the same time?
A: No. While most chains have nationwide drops within their own store (as in every BB will have the same drops coast to coast), not every different chain drops at the same time (what drops at BB is NOT necessarily dropped at GS). When in doubt, check post TWO for drop info.

Q: I found a penny guide and a clerk denied me! I'ma report 'em!
A: Whoa, hold your horses there, pardner! First of all, not a question. Second, just because something is on the shelf, the clerk does NOT have to sell you that item. Most stores are PRIVATE property and as such can deny you just about anything they want - including a sale. The best advice is to not be rude, not be arrogant, and just try hard to get them to have pity on you.

Q: Why don't the clerks want to sell me their penny guides? Aren't they just throwing them away?
A: As stated above, the stores are ordered by the publisher to trash the guides, and are then given credit for those guides. If they don't do this, the publisher won't give them the credit - it's like losing a sale. On the employee level, selling a penny guide can sometimes get them in trouble (or even fired!) I know it seems silly, but this is their job we're talking about! Respect the man (or woman) behind the counter and you'll get a lot more guides than otherwise!

To expand on this, if you come off as DEMANDING, then you'll likely be barred from the store and possibly banned from ALL of their stores entirely. Moreover, you may be charged with trespassing if you continue to press this, as retail stores are PRIVATE PROPERTY.

The penny price is NOT an actual price that the stores HAVE to sell the merchandise for, it is a 'marker' in their system to the employees to pull/destroy those items. The fact that we as CAG's get ANY of these means that employees are not doing their jobs correctly and we are very lucky to even get them in the first place.

So don't press your luck and ruin it for everyone by being an asshole to a manager/cashier who just wants to keep their job by doing what they're supposed to.

Q: Should I just ask if the store has penny guides then?
A: No, since that denotes that you have some insider information as to the runnings of these businesses.

Q: What if the clerk wants to know how I know so much about guide drops?
A: If asked where you got your info about guides that pennied, simply say either 'the internet' or 'a friend of mine told me they're on clearance'.

Q: But clerks will know what a penny guide is, right? I can talk to them like anyone else here...
A: Never use the word pennied to ANY store clerks unless you have built up a good rapport with them. Even then, it may seem a little fishy if you know more about their shop than they do.

Q: Are guides labeled as a penny on the shelf?
A: Sometimes, but in a typical situation, no. GameStop seems to label everything that gets a price drop, so often times guides will be stickered. But even so, they most likely won't sell them to you. A sticker does not mean 'have to sell'.

Q: I tried to buy a guide that this thread said was pennied and it didn't ring up as such! What gives?
A: Either

1) Our source was wrong (this rarely happens and is usually verified a FEW times within maybe an hour of posting), or

2) The clerk changed the price or

3) There are multiple versions of the guide and the one you grabbed is a newer version that has NOT pennied as of yet. Some examples of this are: The Godfather, Oblivion and Mass Effect 2.

Q: What's the easiest way to get penny guides? This sounds like TONS of work!
A: First, subscribe to this thread, on CAG 3.0 you will receive a notification whenever something new is posted. Typically, drops happen on Wednesdays at GameStop. A CAG insider will post a list of the drops. The drops will then be added to the master list in the first post.

Q: Has there been a drop recently?
A: If you are asking this question you didn't fully understand the OP - go back and read it once more. When a drop happens, it will be posted, and then placed in the second post - trust us.

Q: How do you guys know so much about penny guides?
A: We sometimes have inside sources with the information from the stores themselves; other times, fellow CAGS just like you or me simply take suspected guides to the register and ask them to ring them up, to check their prices. Feel free to do this yourself, and help give back to the community by telling us what you find! However, DON'T ask "Has anyone checked XXX lately?", unless you are in the right thread (discussion area).

Q: What happened to Best Buy drops? You guys seem to talk about that a lot.
A: Best Buy finally got smart. They realized that people were purchasing these guides for a penny and that they were weren't always being destroyed. Thus they discontinued their penny system. Whether it will make a return is unknown.

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What is the purpose of this thread?

The purpose of this thread is to let our fellow CAGs know when a guide has dropped to a low price(it's NOT ALWAYS A PENNY), so they can go out and grab guides for themselves and for trading with other CAGs.

Anytime you have guide drops to report, post them here. Please specify at which store you found them and which guides you found and list them in alphabetical order. Thank you.

If at all possible, when reporting guides that dropped please list them in RED for GameStop or BLUE for BestBuy. Thanks again!


Previous Reduced Price Guide Threads from Years Long Passed:

Guide Three http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50515&highlight=guide
Guide Four
Guide Five
Guide Six
Guide Seven
Guide Seven and A Half
Guide Eight
Guide Nine
Guide Ten
Guide Twelve
Guide Thirteen


Finally, below is a list of website links, each of which goes to their respective guide page. Whenever possible, I will update the links with better ones (if available).

Amazon
Barnes&Noble
BestBuy
Gamestop
Overstock
Strategyguides.net
ToysRUs

Thanks to floormat, Guinaevere, IAmTheCheapestGamer and anyone else who has created and maintained the guide thread before, as well as to all of those who find out either advance information on drops or provide a list of which ones dropped when we do have a drop.

The post above this one contains a list going back one year the more current guide drops, which stores they occurred at and which ones dropped. Note that sometimes (Oblivion guide, Quake Wars: Enemy Territory) there are multiple versions of a guide, be it that there are Prima versions, Brady versions and the occasional Nintendo and Doublejump guides.

Please specify WHICH version has dropped when mentioning possible guide drops. Thank you.

Game Guide Buy, Sell, and Trade Thread. Please Keep All Trading There.
 

Reduced Price Game Guide Discussion Threadhttp://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=169252


Thanks to all who provide information on what has dropped where and remember to post new drops in RED for GameStop or BLUE for Best Buy. Thanks again!

 
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Thanks to CAG Perdition, we have a very nice alphabetized list of all drops by store.

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007: Blood Stone
007: Goldeneye
007: Quantum Of Solace
16,000 Codes & Cheats Summer 07
18,000 Codes and Cheats Winter 08
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Afro Samurai
Age Of Conan Hyborian Adventures
Alan Wake
Alan Wake LE
Alpha Protocol
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing Wild World(NP)
Army of Two LE bundle(w/ graphic novel)
Army Of Two: The 40th Day
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed LE
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed II LE
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood LE
Bakugan
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Battlefield Bad Company
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Bionic Commando
Bioshock
Bioshock(PS3/360 version with red circle on front cover)
Bioshock 2
Bioshock 2 LE
Blue Dragon
Borderlands
Bourne Conspiracy
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway
Brutal Legend
Bully: Schloarship Edition
Burnout Paradise
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition(Wii)
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call Of Duty: World At War
Castlevania: Lord Of Shadows
Champions Online
Chaotic Trading Card guide
Cheat Code Overload
Cheat Code Overload 2009
Cheat Code Overload Summer 2010
Cheat Code Overload Winter 2010
Cheat Code Overload Winter 2011
Civilization Revolution
Codes & Cheats Fall 2008
Codes & Cheats Fall 2009
Codes & Cheats Fall 2010
Codes & Cheats Spring 2008
Codes & Cheats Spring 2010
Codes & Cheats Summer 2008
Codes & Cheats Summer 2009
Codes & Cheats Winter 2008
Codes & Cheats Winter 2009
Codes & Cheats Winter 2010
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Command & Conquer 3:Tiberium Wars
Conan
Condemned 2
Crackdown 2
Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Crysis
Crysis 2
Dante's Inferno
Dark Sector
Darksiders
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2 LE
Dead Space
Dead To Rights: Retribution
Devil May Cry 4
Diablo II Ultimate
Disney Universe CE
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Dragon Age Origins LE
Dragon Age Origins: Awakenings
Dragon Age 2: CE
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest VI
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever CE
Dungeon Siege III
EA Hardcover book
EA Sports Active
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion non GOTY(all versions, tan cover)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY-both versions(Black cover, NOT TAN)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars(both versions)
Enslaved
Epic Mickey CE
Fable 2
Fable 2 LE
Fable III
Fable III CE
Fallout 3
Fallout 3 CE
Fallout 3 GOTY
Fallout 3 GOTY LE
Fallout: New Vegas CE
Farcry 2
Fear 2
Fear 3
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light
Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 3(DS)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles:Rings of Fates
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
Final Fantasy Dissidia
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII LE
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Folklore
Fossil Fighters
Fracture
Frontline: Fuels Of War
Front Mission Evolved
Gameshark Ultimate Codes 2007 Vol. 2
Gears of War
Gears Of War(PC)
Gears of War 2 with Best Buy Exclusive 12-Month Calendar
Gears Of War 2 LE
Ghostbusters: The Video Game(Wii/360/PS3)
Godfather II
God Of War Collection
God Of War II(w/ sticker over UPC)
God Of War III
God Of War III LE
God Of War: Chains Of Olympus
God Of War: Ghosts Of Sparta
Golden Compass
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Grand Theft Auto:Chinatown Wars(DS & PSP version)
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City(360)
Grand Theft Auto:Lost & The Damned
Halo 2 (PC)
Halo 3 (Spanish Edition)
Halo 3: ODST
Halo Reach
Halo Wars
Haze
Heavenly Sword
Hellboy: Science Of Evil
Hellgate London
Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Infamous
Infinite Undiscovery
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Just Cause 2
Kane And Lynch
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Killzone 2
Killzone 3
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Lair
L.A. Noire
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Legend Of Spyro
Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass LE
Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks LE
Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess(all softcover versions)
Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess LE
Lego Batman
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Indiana Jones 2
Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga
Lego Universe
Little Big Planet
Little Big Planet 2
Little Big Planet Super Book
Lord Of The Rings: Conquest
Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Agmar
Lost Odyssey
Lost Planet 2
Madden 08
Madden 09
Madden 09 Limited Ed.
Madden 09 mini guide(12 pages or so)
Madden 10
Madden 11
Madworld
Manhunt 2
Mario Kart Wii
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario Party 8
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Marvel Vs Capcom 3
Mass Effect
Mass Effect LE
Mass Effect 2(PS3/360 version)
Mass Effect 2 LE
Medal Of Honor LE
Medal Of Honor: Airborne(both versions)
Meet The Robinsons
Megaman Star Force Card Kit
Mercenaries 2: World In Flames
Metal Gear Solid 4
Metal Gear Solid 4 LE
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metroid: Other M
Metroid Prime 3
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Midnight Club: LA
Mirror's Edge LE
ModNation Racers
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
Mortal Kombat CE
My Sims
My Sims Kingdom
Naruto: Rise Of A Ninja
NCAA Football 09
NCAA Football 10
NCAA Football 11
Need For Speed: Pro Street
Need For Speed: Undercover
New Super Mario Bros.
NFL Head Coach 09
Nier
Ninja Gaiden 2
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Nintendo DS Pocket Guide
Orange Box
PGR 4
Pikmin(Wii Version)
Pirates Of The Burning Sea
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Pokemon Battle Revolution(NP)
Pokemon Black and White CE
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl (P)
Pokémon Gold/Silver Pokedex
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Sky
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers Time/Darkness (P)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue(NP)
Pokemon Platinum
Pokemon Pocket Pokedex
Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokemon Ranger: SOA
Pokemon Visual Guide DK Hardcover
Pokepark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
Portal 2
Prince Of Persia
Prince Of Persia LE
Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Prototype
Pups: The Official Nintendogs Companion(NP)
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Ratchet & Clank: Tools Of Destruction
Ratchet & Clank: Crack In Time
Red Dead Redemption
Red Faction: Armageddon
Red Steel 2
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 LE
Resident Evil 2008 Calendar
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Resistance 2
Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa
Rise Of The Argonauts
Rock Band
Saints Row 2
Saw
Scribblenauts
Secret Codes 2007: Volume 2
Secret Codes 2008 Vol. 1
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Sim City Societies
Sims 2
Sims 2: Apartment Life
Sims 2: Bon Voyage
Sims 2: Free Time
Sims 2: Castaways
Sims 3
Sims 3: Ambitions
Sims 3: Medieval
Sims 3: World Adventures
Singularity
Sly Collection
SOCOM: Confrontation
Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood
Sonic Colors
Sonic Unleashed
Soul Calibur IV
Soul Calibur IV LE
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals
Spiderman: Friend Or Foe
Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions
Spiderman: Web Of Shadows
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Spore: Galactic Adventures
Spore
Spore LE
Star Ocean: Last Hope
Star Ocean: Last Hope International
Star Wars Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels/Jedi Alliance
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II CE
Stranglehold
Street Fighter IV
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2 LE
Super Mario Galaxy CE
Super Paper Mario(NP)
Super Scribblenauts
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Street Fighter IV
Tales of Vesperia
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up
Tekken 6
Terminator: Salvation
The Darkness
The Saboteur
The 3rd Birthday
Thor: God Of Thunder
Thrillville
Tom Clancy's Endwar
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Too Human
Transformers: The Game
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: War For Cybertron
Tron Evolution
Turok
UFC 2009 Undisputed
UFC 2010 Undisputed
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Universe At War
Unreal Tournament 3
Video Game Achievements & Unlockables
Virtual Fighter 5
Viva Pinata:Trouble in Paradise
Warhammer Online(guide/atlas)
Warhammer Online
Warhawk
Warioland: Shake It!
White Knight Chronicles
Wolfenstein
World In Conflict
World Of Warcraft Bestiary
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Atlas
World Of Warcraft: Dungeon Companion 3
World Of Warcraft: Master Guide
World Of Warcraft: Strategy Collection 2008
World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King Atlas
WWE: Legends of Wrestlemania
WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2009
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2010
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2011
XBOX 360 Achievement Guide
XBOX 360 Achievements Unlocked
Xmen Origins: Wolverine
You and Wii
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3rd Birthday
007 Goldeneye
007 Quantum of Solace
Ace Combat 3
Ace Combat 6
Achievments Guide Book
Afro Samurai
Age Of Conan
Alan Wake
Alan Wake CE
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens Vs. Predator
Alone in the Dark
Alpha Protocol
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing City Folk
Arcania Gothic 4
Army of Two 40th Day
Army of Two The Devils Cartel
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed 3
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood CE
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed II CE
Assassin's Creed LE
Bakugan
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition
Battalion Wars II
Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 CE
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield Bad Company
Beowulf: The Game
Bioshock
Bioshock (PS3/360 version, red circle on cover)
Bioshock 2
Bioshock 2 LE
Blacksite: Area 51
Blue Dragon
Blue Dragon Plus
Borderlands
Borderlands 2 LE
Bourne Conspiracy
Brink
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Brutal Legend
Bulletstorm
Bullet Witch
Bully: Scholarship Edition(Wii/360)
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call Of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II CE
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Edition(Wii)
Call Of Duty: World At War
Call of Duty Black Ops Prestige Edition
Castlevania: Lords Of Shadows
Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
Champions Online
Cheat Code Overload 2010 Vol. 1
Cheat Code Overload: Winter 2013
Cheat Code Overload Fall 2010
Cheat Code Overload Summer 2011
Cheat Code Overload Summer 2012
Cheat Code Overload Winter 2011
Cheat Code Overload Winter 2012
Civilization Revolution
Civilization V
Clive Barker's Jericho
Codes & Cheats Fall 2009
Codes & Cheats Fall 2010
Codes & Cheats Spring 2009
Codes & Cheats Summer 2009
Codes & Cheats Vol. 1 2011
Codes & Cheats Vol. 1 2013
Codes & Cheats Vol. 2 2012
Codes & Cheats Winter 2010
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Conan
Crackdown
Crackdown 2
Crash of the Titans
Crysis 2
Crysis 3
Dante's Inferno
Dark Sector
Darksiders
Darksiders 2
Dawn of Mana
DC Universe Online
Dead Island Riptide
Dead or Alive 5
Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2 CE
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 LE
Dead Space 3
Dead To Rights: Retribution
Def Jam Icon
Destroy All Humans: Path Of The Furon
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Devil May Cry 4
Diablo III
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
Disgaea 4
Disgaea: Afternoon Of Darkness
Disgaea Compilation
Disgaea D2
Dishonored
Dissidia 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy
DMC: Devil May Cry
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Dragon Age 2
Dragon Age 2 CE
Dragon Age: Origins CE
Dragon Age Origins
Dragon Age Origins: Awakening
Dragon Quest IV (DS)
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels Starry Sky
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VI
Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition
Dungeon Siege 3
EA MMA
Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Legendary
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion(all versions)
Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars(360/PS3 version)
Enslaved
Epic Mickey 2
Epic Mickey 2 Limited Ed
Epic Mickey CE
Eternal Sonata
Fable 2
Fable 2 DLC
Fable 2 LE
Fable 3
Fable 3 CE
Fable The Journey
Fallout 3
Fallout 3 CE
Fallout 3 GOTY
Fallout 3 GOTY LE
Fallout 3:Broken Steel/Point Lookout
Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout New Vegas CE
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 3
Fear 2
Fear 3
Fight Night Round 2
Final Fantasy 4 Heroes Of Light
Final Fantasy:Ring of Fates
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers(Wii)
Final Fantasy Dissidia
Final Fantasy I (PSP)
Final Fantasy II (PSP)
Final Fantasy IV(DS)
Final Fantasy Tactics: War Of The Lions(PSP)
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Final Fantasy XIII CE
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Fire Emblem DS
Folklore
Forza 2
Forza 3
Fossil Fighters
Fracture
Frontline: Fuels Of War
Game of Thrones
Gears Of War 2
Gears of War 2 LE
Gears Of War 2: All Fronts
Gears of War 3
Gears Of War 3 CE
Gears of War: Judgement CE
Ghostbusters
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Godfather II
God of War
God Of War: Chains Of Olympus(PSP)
God Of War Collection
God Of War Ghost Of Sparta
God Of War II
God Of War III
God Of War III CE
God Of War II LE
Golden Compass
Goldeneye: Reloaded
Golden Sun Dark Dawn
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars(PSP edition)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PSP & PS2 Version)
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV: Lost & The Damned
Gran Turismo 5
Guild Wars 2 LE
Guinness Book of World Record Gamers Edition
Guitar Hero Stickerbook
Halo 2 PC
Halo 3
Halo 3 (Spanish)
Halo 4
Halo 4 Limited Ed
Halo: Anniversary
Halo Graphic Novel
Halo ODST
Halo Reach
Halo Reach CE
Halo Wars
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
Harvest Moon: Island Of Happiness
Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
Harvest Moon Hero of Leaf Valley
Heavenly Sword
Hellboy: Science Of Evil
Hellgate London
Heroes Of Mana
Hitman Absolution
Hitman Absolution Limited Ed
Homefront
Homefront CE
Hunted: Demon's Forge
Incredible Hulk
inFamous
inFamous 2
Infinite Undiscovery
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Injustice: Gods Among Us LE
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Jak & Daxter: Lost Frontier
Just Cause 2
Kane & Lynch
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Killzone 2
Killzone 3
Kingdom Hearts 358/2
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
King of Fighters XII
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Lair
Last of Us
Last of Us LE
Last Remnant
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Legend Of Spyro: Dawn Of The Dragon
Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass LE
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks CE
Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess (non $14.99 sticker, white cover)
Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess LE
Lego Batman
Lego Batman 2
Lego City Undercover
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Indiana Jones 2
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean
Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Little Big Planet
Little Big Planet 2
Little Big Planet Karting
Little Big Planet Stickerbook
Little Big Planet Superbook
Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar - World Companion
Lost Odyssey
Lost Planet 2
Lost Planet Extreme Condition
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
Madden 08
Madden 09
Madden 09 LE
Madden 10
Madden 11
Madden 12
Madden 13
Madden 25
Madworld
Mafia II
Magna Carta 2
Mana Khemia: Alchemists Al-Revis
Manhunt 2
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Mario Kart(Wii)
Mario Kart 7
Mario Party 9
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Marvel Vs Capcom 3
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2 CE
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 3 CE
Mass Effect CE
Max Payne 3
Medal Of Honor
Medal Of Honor: Airborne
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Metal Gear Rising Revengence
Metal Gear Solid 4
Metal Gear Solid 4 LE
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metroid: Other M
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Mini Ninjas
Mirror's Edge LE
Modnation Racers
Mortal Kombat CE
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
My Sims
Naruto: Broken Bond
Naruto: Path of Ninja 2
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm
Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles 2
Nascar Activity Kit
NCAA Football 08
NCAA Football 09
NCAA Football 10
NCAA Football 11
NCAA Football 12
NCAA Football 13
Need For Speed: Pro Street
Need For Speed Undercover
New Super Mario Bros.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
NFL Head Coach 09
Nier
Ninja Gaiden 3
Ninja Gaiden II
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Ni No Kuni
Nintendo DS Pocket Guide
Nintendo Land
Nostalgia
Okami(Wii version)
Operation Darkness
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Orange Box
Overlord 2
Persona 3
Persona 4
PGR4
Phantasy Star 0
Pikmin(Wii)
Playstation All-Stars Battle Royal
Pokemon: Shadows of Almia
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Pokemon Black & White 2 Pokedex
Pokemon Black & White CE
Pokemon Black & White Pokedex
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Pokedex
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl(Sticker collection)
Pokemon Emerald
Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver Sticker Collection
Pokemon Heartgold & Soulsilver Versions Volume 2 Pokedex
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (P)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers
Pokemon Platinum
Pokemon Pocket Pokedex 5
Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokemon Stickedex
Portal 2
Prince Of Persia
Prince Of Persia: Forgotten Sands
Prince Of Persia CE
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Prototype
Prototype 2
Rachet & Clank: Tools of Destruction
Rage
Rainbow Six: Las Vegas 2
Ratchet & Clank: Crack In Time
Ratchet and Clank: All4 One
Red Dead: Redemption
Red Dead: Redemption GOTY
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Red Faction Armageddon
Red Steel 2
Resident Evil 4 (Wii)
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 LE
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6 LE
Resident Evil: Archives Volume II
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Resident Evil Revelations
Resistance 2
Resistance 3
Resonance Of Fate
Rise of the Argonauts
Rock Band
Rogue Galaxy (D)
Rune Factory
Saints Row
Saints Row 2
Saints Row The Third
Saw
Scribblenauts
Shadowrun
Silent Hill: Origins(PSP version)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill Downpour
Silent Hill Homecoming
Sims 2
Sims 2 Boxed set
Sims 2: Apartment Life
Sims 2:Castaway
Sims 2: Seasons
Sims 3
Sims 3: Ambitions
Sims 3: Late Night
Sims 3: Pets
Sims 3: World Adventures
Sims: Free Time
Singularity
Skyrim (Not Revised Edition)
Sleeping Dogs
Sly Collection
Socom Confrontation
Socom US Navy Seals Tactical Strike
Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood
Sonic Colors
Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic Unleashed
Soul Calibur IV
Soul Calibur IV LE
Soul Calibur V LE
Spec Ops: The Line
Spectrobes
Spectrobes Beyond the Portraits
Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Spiderman 3
Spiderman: Friend Or Foe
Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions
Spiderman Web of Shadows
Splatterhouse
Splinter Cell Conviction
Spore
Spore LE
Spyro:The Eternal Night
Starcraft 2: Wings Of Liberty
Starcraft II LE
Star Ocean: First Departure
Star Ocean: Last Hope
Star Ocean: Second Evolution
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
Star Trek
Star Wars: Force Unleashed
Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2
Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 CE
Star Wars Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duel & Jedi Alliance
Star Wars Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
Stormrise
Stranglehold
Street Fighter X Tekken
Style Savvy
Super Mario 3D Land
Super Mario Bros. Wii U
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2 CE
Super Paper Mario
Super Scribblenauts
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Super Street Fighter IV
Syndicate
Tabula Rasa
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
Tales Of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Tales of Vesperia
Tekken 6
Tekken Tag 2
Terminator: Salvation
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Club
The Darkness
The Darkness 2
The Fury
The Saboteur
The Witcher 2
The Worlds Ends With You
Thor
Thrillville: Off the Rails
TimeShift
TMNT: Smash Up
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Tomb Raider Anniversary(PS2 ONLY)
Tomb Raider Anniversary(Wii)
Tomb Raider CE
Tom Clancy's Endwar
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Too Human
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: War For Cybertron
Tron Legacy
Turok
Twisted Metal
UFC 3
UFC 2009
UFC Encyclopedia
UFC Undisputed 2010
Ultimate Code Disc featuring God of War II
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 3
Uncharted 3 CE
Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
Universe At War
Unreal Tournament 3
UT3
Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume
Vanquish
Viking: Battle For Asgard
Virtua Fighter 5(360)
Viva Pinata
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
Warhammer Online
Warhammer Online Atlas
Warhawk
Wario Land: Shake It
White Knight Chronicles
White Knight Chronicles 2
Wild Arms 5
Wind Waker LE
World in Conflict
World Of Warcraft: Beastiary
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm
World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Atlas
World Of Warcraft: Dungeon Companion
World Of Warcraft: Dungeon Companion II
World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
World Of Warcraft Atlas: Burning Crusade
World Of Warcraft Atlas: Second Edition
World Of Warcraft Atlas: Wrath Of The Lich King
World Of Warcraft Burning Crusade Binder and Guide
WWE 12
WWE 13
WWE All Stars
WWE Legends of Wreslemania
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 07
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 08
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 09
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 10
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 11
X-Men Destiny
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Zelda Skyward Sword CE
Zombi U

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[customspoiler="Blockbuster"]
Assassin's Creed
Codes & Cheats Summer 2008
Devil May Cry 4
Halo 3
Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Mario Kart Wii
Mass Effect
Metal Gear Solid 4
Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe
Ninja Gaiden II
Star Wars The Force Unleashed
Street Fighter IV
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Super Mario Galaxy
Xbox 360 Achievements
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[Customspoiler="Toys R Us"]

Achievements Milestones and Unlockables
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Blue Dragon
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Codes and Cheats Spring
Codes and Cheats Summer 07
Dead Rising 2
Forza Motorsport 3
God of War III
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
GoldenEye 007 (Wii)
Gran Turismo 5
Halo 3
Halo 3: ODST
Halo Reach
Hard Cover Twilight Princess
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess(Gamecube)
Lego Star Wars
Lego Star Wars Original Trilogy
Madden 08
Madden 12
Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Mario Galaxy
Mass Effect 2
Medal Of Honor
Metroid Other M
Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles
Need for Speed Carbon
Pokemon 10th Anniversary Guide
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky
Pokemon Ranger
Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness
PokePark Pikachu Adventure
Scarface
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Sonic Colors
Sonic the Hedgehog
TMNT Smash Up
UFC Undisputed 2010
Viva Pinata
WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2011
XBox 360 Handbook
You and Wii

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Pennied Items and PC Games.

[customspoiler='Gamestop']
Aion(PC game)
Assassin's Creed comic book (GS exclusive)
Assassin's Creed (PC game)
Assassin's Creed Lineage (Blu-Ray)
Assassin's Creed Lineage (DVD)
Baseball Mogul 2009 (PC game)
Backyard Skateboarding (PC game)
Beijing Olympics 2008 (PC game)
Bella Sara(PC game)
Beowulf(PC game)
Blackbeard's Revenge(PC game)
Braid(PC game)
Brink(PC game
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway(PC game)
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2006 Trophy Season(PC game)
Cabela's Big Game Hunter Trophy Bucks(PC game)
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2(PC game)
Conan Hyborian Online(PC game)
Crayola Animation Studio
Crayola Art Studio
Crayola Creative Studio(contains Art & Animation Studio & 2 more)
Crayola Photo FX Studio
CSI New York (PC game)
Dark Age of Camelot Shrouded Isles(PC game)
DC Universe Online CE w/ Batman statue-PS3 version
DC Universe Online CE w/ Batman statue(PC game)
DC Universe Online (PC game)
DC Universe Online for PS3
Dogz
Dungeons & Dragons Online Stormreach(PC game)
Elder Scrolls III Tribunal Morrowind Expansion Pack(PC game)
Endless Ages(PC game)
Eragon(PC game)
Exodus: From The Earth(PC game)
Far Cry 2(PC game)
Grey's Anatomy(PC game)
Guild Wars Eye of the North Expansion(PC game)
Guitar Hero Aerosmith(PC game)
Harley Davidson(PC game)
Hell's Kitchen
Hollywood Pets(PC game)
I Love Kittens!(PC game)
Jewel Quest Solitaire(PC game)
Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust(PC game)
MahJong Century(PC game)
Marvel Trading Card Game(PC game)
Mass Effect 3 T-Shirt
Mass Effect 3 N-7 Wallet
Mass Effect 3 N-7 Hat
Movies: Stunts and Effects exapansion(PC game)
Oblivion Knights of the Nine DLC in retail box(PC game)
Pat Sajak's Lucky Letter Deluxe(PC game)
Prince Of Persia action figures
Prince Of Persia(PC game)
Rainbow Six Vegas 2(PC game)
Rogue Warrior(PC game)
Silent Hunter 5(PC game)
Splinter Cell Double Agent(PC game)
The Price is Right(PC game)
Wall-E(PC game)
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[customspoiler='BestBuy']
Flynn's Arcade T-Shirt
SpongeBob SquarePants Backpack clips
(Much more that was never recorded)
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Since the guides and items that drop at various stores often have their pages deleted before they drop, I figured it'd be a good idea if we had a SKU list for the guides/items that dropped. On the Best Buy price stickers this is usually found underneath the price.

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1487404 007: Blood Stone
1492224 007: Goldeneye
9927045 Alan Wake
9927081 Alan Wake LE
9904645 Alpha Protocol
9539635 Assassin's Creed II
9539608 Assassin's Creed II LE
9563359 Bakugan
9342482 Batman: Arkham Asylum
9789006 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
9742391 Bioshock 2
9742364 Bioshock 2 LE
9571983 Borderlands
1507148 Call of Duty Black Ops
9614487 Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
1440647 Castlevania: Lords Of Shadows
1092228 Cheat Code Overload Summer 2010
1345476 Codes And Cheats Fall 2010
9789042 Codes And Cheats Spring 2010
1091926 Crackdown II
2045103 Crysis 2
9742337 Dante's Inferno
1303541 Dead Rising 2
1303596 Dead Rising 2 LE
9852572 Dead To Rights: Retribution
9828549 Dragon Age: Origins Awakening
2829038 Duke Nukem CE
1440656 Enslaved: Odyssey To The West
1600417 Epic Mickey CE
1487177 Fable 3
1487308 Fable 3 CE
9510969 Fallout 3 GOTY
2293091 Fear 3
9789537 Final Fantasy XIII LE
1456074 Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light
1278114 Front Mission Evolved
9657394 God Of War Collection
1487317 God Of War: Ghosts Of Sparta
9743981 God Of War III
9743972 God Of War III LE
1599429 Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
9388593 Halo 3 ODST
1254032 Halo Reach
9887583 Iron Man 2
9849296 Just Cause 2
1228296 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
2045088 Killzone 3
1278062 Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
2156199 LA Noire
9645501 Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
9645477 Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks LE
9643346 Lego Indiana Jones 2
1425785 Lego Universe
9904672 Lost Planet 2
1092219 Madden 11
1980063 Marvel vs. Capcom 3
1801854 Mass Effect 2(PS3/360 version)
9738326 Mass Effect 2 LE
1425515 Medal Of Honor LE
1019439 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
1092255 Metroid: Other M
9887565 ModNation Racers
1054292 NCAA Football 11
9632235 New Super Mario Bros. Wii
9904372 Nier
9789051 Nintendo DS Pocket Guide
9218152 Pokemon Platinum
1404585 Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs
1487131 PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
2415794 Portal 2
9927063 Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
9904441 Red Dead Redemption
9849375 Red Steel 2
9218223 Resident Evil 5
9992993 Singularity
1620397 Sly Collection
1627781 Sonic Colors
1278178 Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
9893596 Splinter Cell: Conviction
9743818 Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
8912876 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
1425621 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II CE
9927036 Super Mario Galaxy 2 LE
1425057 Super Scribblenauts
9900011 Super Street Fighter IV
1404755 The Sims 3
9927054 The Sims 3: Ambitions
9643497 The Sims 3: World Adventures
2293082 The 3rd Birthday
9993073 Transformers: War For Cybertron
1661065 Tron Evolution
9904627 UFC Undisputed 2010
9667285 World Of Warcraft Dungeon Companion Volume 3
1511502 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
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[customspoiler='Gamestop']
830323 007 Blood Stone
830341 007 Goldeneye
830545 3rd Birthday
830267 Alan Wake
832321 Alpha Protocol
832289 Animal Crossing City Folk
830311 Arcania Gothic 4
830297 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
830352 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood CE
832383 Assassin's Creed II
832405 Bakugan
832342 Batman: Arkham Asylum
830668 Battlefield 3 CE
830041 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
832351 Bioshock 2 LE
832325 Borderlands
830299 Borderlands GOTY
830280 Brink
832381 Brutal Legend
830412 Bulletstorm
830291 Call of Duty Black Ops
830325 Call of Duty Black Ops Prestige Edition
832353 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
830322 Castlevania: Lords Of Shadows
830293 Cheat Code Overload 2010 Volume 1(green cover)
830356 Cheat Code Overload Winter 2011
870028 Civilization V
832368 Codes and Cheats Fall 2009
830258 Codes & Cheats Fall 2010
832346 Codes & Cheats Summer 2009
830413 Codes & Cheats Vol. 1 2011
830583 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
830274 Crackdown 2
830301 Crysis 2
830020 Dantes Inferno
832323 Darksiders
830357 DC Universe Online
830049 Dead Rising 2
830279 Dead Rising 2 CE
830342 Dead Space 2
830488 Dead Space 2 LE
830247 Dead to Rights: Retribution
830839 Disgaea 4
830543 Dissidia 012 Duodecim Final Fantasy
830316 Donkey Kong Country Returns
830476 Dragon Age 2 CE
871893 Dragon Age: Origins
830043 Dragon Age Origins: Awakening
830449 Dragon Quest VI
830288 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels Starry Sky
830493 Duke Nukem Forever
830571 Duke Nukem Forever Balls of Steel Edition
830448 Dungeon Siege 3
830306 Enslaved Odyssey to the West
830313 EA MMA
830315 Epic Mickey CE
832247 Fable II
830262 Fable III
830263 Fable III CE
832382 Fallout 3 GOTY
830284 Fallout New Vegas CE
830300 Fear 3
830305 Final Fantasy 4 Heroes Of Light
831904 Final Fantasy XII LE
830038 Final Fantasy XIII CE
832365 Ghostbusters
832352 God of War III
830030 God Of War III CE
832417 God of War Collection
830302 God of War Ghost of Sparta
830909 Goldeneye 007: Reloaded
830317 Golden Sun Dark Dawn
832377 Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City
830334 Gran Turismo 5
830264 Halo Reach
830265 Halo Reach CE
830255 Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley
832414 Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands
830428 Homefront
830440 Homefront CE
830539 Hunted Demon's Forge
830587 inFamous 2
830248 Iron Man 2
830044 Just Cause 2
830261 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
830453 Killzone 3
832371 Kingdom Hearts 358/2
830292 Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
830318 Kirby's Epic Yarn
830006 Left 4 Dead 2
832401 Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks CE
830004 Lego Indiana Jones 2
870029 Lego Universe
830307 Little Big Planet 2
832362 Little Big Planet Superbook
830047 Lost Planet 2
830040 Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
830227 Madden 11
832337 Mafia II
832355 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
830337 Marvel vs Capcom 3
830016 Mass Effect 2
830405 Mass Effect 2
830019 Mass Effect 2 CE
830281 Medal Of Honor
830282 Medal of Honor CE
832221 Metal Gear Solid 4
830287 Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
830273 Metroid Other M
832379 Metroid Prime Trilogy
830250 Modnation Racers
830526 Mortal Kombat
830528 Mortal Kombat CE
830276 NCAA Football 11
830625 NCAA Football 12
832402 New Super Mario Bros.(Wii)
830256 Nier
830042 Nintendo DS Pocket Guide
832411 Nostalgia
832408 Operation Flashpoint
830513 Pokemon Black & White CE
830034 Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
830257 Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver Sticker Collection
830254 Pokemon Heartgold & Soulsilver Versions Volume 2 Pokedex
832329 Pokemon Platinum
830320 PokePark Pikachu's Adventure
830558 Portal 2
830269 Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands
830861 Ratchet and Clank All 4 One
830249 Red Dead Redemption
830492 Red Faction Armageddon
830045 Red Steel 2
832294 Resident Evil 5
830624 Resistance 3
830033 Resonance Of Fate
832393 Scribblenauts
830294 Sims 3
870026 Sims 3: Ambitions
870030 Sims 3: Late Night
870032 Sims 3: Medieval
832360 Singularity
830309 Sly Collection
830324 Sonic Colors
830852 Spider-Man: Edge of Time
830303 Spiderman Shattered Dimensions
830304 Splatterhouse
832135 Splinter Cell Conviction
871896 Starcraft 2:Wings Of Liberty
871898 Starcraft II CE
830026 Star Ocean The Last Hope International
830295 Star Wars Force Unleashed 2
830296 Star Wars Force Unleashed 2 CE
830253 Super Mario Galaxy 2
830270 Super Mario Galaxy 2 CE
832136 Super Smash Brothers Brawl
830022 Super Street Fighter IV
830369 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
832399 The Saboteur
830546 Thor
830259 Transformers: War For Cybertron
830333 Tron Legacy
830252 UFC Undisputed 2010
830308 Vanquish
830680 Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
830024 White Knight Chronicles
870002 World of Warcraft Cataclysm
870031 World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Atlas
871895 World of Warcraft: Dungeon Companion
871884 World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
830441 WWE All Stars
830328 WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2011
830495 X-Men Destiny
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[customspoiler='Best Buy Stock Locator Trick']Here's a good little trick that some of you may already know. If you want to find out if your local Best Buy has stock of an item, but the page(and SKU) for it has been deleted you can STILL find/create a stock locator page for it.

Here's how to do it:

Google the item you're looking for the SKU for at Best Buy. You can do this by using search terms such as the item you're looking for and the words Best Buy. Such a search may only bring up a review.bestbuy.com page, though the SKU should be on that page off to the right.

Once you find the SKU, bring up the stock locator page for another item on BestBuy.com, then edit the URL where it says skuID= and cut/paste the SKU of the item you're looking for in the spot after the equal sign after skuID. Then hit enter and enter your zip code to find stock for the deleted item. [;)]

Unfortunately no such method exists for Gamestop at this time.[/customspoiler]

 

 
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It's been said in the title already, but READ THE OP folks.

If you don't read the OP, then don't blame us if you can't get in on this deal or try to get guides from a store they didn't drop at yet for a penny. :razz:

[customspoiler='Shrine']Here lies the shrine to IAmTheCheapestGamer, the previous owner of this thread. May he forever rest in peace. Somewhere, somehow, he is looking down on us and smiling. :razz:
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[quote name='drawingboard']Thanks for doing this. Hopefully its not the end.[/QUOTE]

I sure hope not. It looks like we still have GamesStop, and we'll see what happens with BestBuy.
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']I sure hope not. It looks like we still have GamesStop, and we'll see what happens with BestBuy.[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately, GS has always been a dead-end for me. The district manager here is apparently very strict about guides. BB was all I had, and thanks to that dumbshit, now I have nothing.

edit. To stay on topic, 4 guides dropped off BestBuy.com. Checking to see if I can find out which ones they were.

Guides from the pull list that are NOT on BestBuy.com anymore, but likely still full price:

Assassin's Creed 2 Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed 2 Brotherhood LE
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Donkey Kong Country
Dragon Age 2 LE
Epic Mickey
Fallout New Vegas LE
Infamous 2
Mortal Kombat LE (regular is missing too)
NCAA Football 11
Pokemon Black/White LE
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver Vol 1, 2, and 3
The Sims 3: Medieval

The rest are still on the website at full price.
 
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Thanks for picking up the ball Dark Rider - I've just started penny guide hunting in the past year or so and this is an invaluable resource on the go.
 
I'm in the same boat as you drawing, i have managed a grand total of 1 guide from GS and I think that was only because I was flirty with the girl working. But I could load up at Best Buy, must not have been any other CAG ers in the area. I cant complain though seeing as a whole lot of people never got in on it.
Thanks to Cheapest for running the thread so long and allowing me to build my guide collection from the 5 or 6 I would have had to the 60+ I own now.
 
[quote name='handsomepete']Thanks for picking up the ball Dark Rider - I've just started penny guide hunting in the past year or so and this is an invaluable resource on the go.[/QUOTE]

I am glad to do it. I have been visiting this thread since I signed up for CAG. I couldn't bare the fact it would be gone.

On another note. Does anyone know what happens to Barns and Noble's guides? Do they clearance, or penny, or are they just straight up pulled?

Edit: I cleaned up the first post. If you want a guide that pennied in 2010, you will have to look at the Alphabetized list.
 
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[quote name='Dark Rider']
On another note. Does anyone know what happens to Barns and Nobles guides? Do they clearance, or penny, or are they just straight up pulled?[/QUOTE]

They are pulled. B&N is pretty on the ball in that respect.

Thanks for the thread OP. Hopefully, you don't end up betraying us in the future. ;)
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']On another note. Does anyone know what happens to Barns and Nobles guides? Do they clearance, or penny, or are they just straight up pulled?
[/QUOTE]

[quote name='emg28']They are pulled. B&N is pretty on the ball in that respect.
[/QUOTE]A straight pull...no discounts other than coupons.
Since B&N is primarily a bookstore, they are on the ball every single time. :cry:
 
[quote name='SonictheHedgehog1337']Thanks Dark Rider.

I don't understand why everyone was ganging up on IATCG. We really don't know if he's the reason penny guides at BB stopped.[/QUOTE]

It doesn't really matter if he is the reason or not. What he did was still selfish and petty. I wonder how he would've reacted had someone else done what he did.
 
[quote name='SonictheHedgehog1337']I don't understand why everyone was ganging up on IATCG. We really don't know if he's the reason penny guides at BB stopped.[/QUOTE]
I agree, I don't blame one single person for BB's action. We all played apart. It was good while it lasted.

And no matter what I like to thank IATCG (and all the other contributors)for all the guides I did get over the years.

Lets just hope that BB slips back to their old habits.;)
 
Fixed the link to the recent topic on OP. For those of you missed it, I would suggested reading the last couple pages since we talk about the possibility of penny guides ending for good at Best Buy.
 
Thanks for taking over the thread OP! I've only managed to snag a few penny guides (a while back), but it definitely beats paying full price! Hopefully the penny guides don't go the way of the dodo!
 
given that i never had any luck at best buy, i dont care too much if its done for or not. that said, i hope its not over at best buy.

im more interested in knowing if anything else dropped with the battlefield 3 ce at gamestop. i dont feel like going to gamestop for 1 guide, which im pretty sure they didnt have any of anyways...
 
[quote name='Readthepost']I agree, I don't blame one single person for BB's action. We all played apart. It was good while it lasted.

And no matter what I like to thank IATCG (and all the other contributors)for all the guides I did get over the years.

Lets just hope that BB slips back to their old habits.;)[/QUOTE]

:applause: Couldn't agree more. And thanks Dark Rider for taking up the reins!
 
[quote name='IndelibleSin']given that i never had any luck at best buy, i dont care too much if its done for or not. that said, i hope its not over at best buy.

im more interested in knowing if anything else dropped with the battlefield 3 ce at gamestop. i dont feel like going to gamestop for 1 guide, which im pretty sure they didnt have any of anyways...[/QUOTE]

Two things dropped.

830668 Battlefield 3 CE
Tropico 4 (PC)

My experience has been that you are more likely find items in a small drop than in a large one. I think the employees get lazy with only one item.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']New thread, hopefully with less whining about updating the OP.

Thanks for picking up the ball and running with it, Dark Rider.[/QUOTE]

I concur.:applause:
 
[quote name='62t']Fixed the link to the recent topic on OP. For those of you missed it, I would suggested reading the last couple pages since we talk about the possibility of penny guides ending for good at Best Buy.[/QUOTE]

Whoops. I have actually already made some improvements that removed your edition. I will add something about that though.

Also, thanks for all the kind words everyone! I have been making little changes and improvements to the thread that will hopefully make it easier to read/use.

Edit: Alright, I added something.
 
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Hey IAmTheCheapestGamer
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, wanted to thank you for all the years that you've contributed to the search of cheap ass guides, this site's members are very flip floppy and are not to be taken seriously! I appreciate you and the time you've spent to help us all out!! Peace out man!
 
Thanks for drawing on your 4 months experience of being here to give an accurate assessment of what has gone on here for "years" as you said. "Not to be taken seriously" indeed.
 
People are giving too much credit to IATCG. Yes he made the topic but he also refused to wiki it so that anyone can update. It is really a collective effort from everyone who contributed.
 
[quote name='SonictheHedgehog1337']Thanks Dark Rider.

I don't understand why everyone was ganging up on IATCG. We really don't know if he's the reason penny guides at BB stopped.[/QUOTE]

It doesn't matter, he's guilty for the attempt.

People flip out when others call the store to check about a possible price glitch, but this is far, far worse. He got pissy that he couldn't partake in the penny guides any longer so he attempted (and likely succeeded) in ruining it for everyone. You think the guide publishers he contacted would have just investigated the store that was near IATCG and threatened them with pulling their credit for just that store? No, they would have threatened the entire chain.

People get banned on here just for talking shit yet this guy is still going around after making an attempt to ruin a long running deal for the entire CAG community? That's ridiculous.

He was fine with running the thread when he benefited from it, but once he could no longer benefit, then no one else could either.
 
Alright guys enough.

This thread is for discussion of guide related drops, not was IATCG innocent or guilty. I don't care if you think he was right, or wrong, the discussion of this absurd topic needs to end.
If you want to make a IATCG hate thread, whatever, but let's keep this thread about penny guides.
 
[quote name='62t']People are giving too much credit to IATCG. Yes he made the topic but he also refused to wiki it so that anyone can update. It is really a collective effort from everyone who contributed.[/QUOTE]
Actually I did Wiki the OP(which is the ONLY post I believe you can make a wiki on CAG on the current software) in the last thread so people could update it on their own if the so chose.

Moreover, in the FAQ/original OP(before I moved it to the second post) I'm fairly certain I gave credit to Guinaevere and floormat for running this thread before I took it over from one of them.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Actually I did Wiki the OP(which is the ONLY post I believe you can make a wiki on CAG on the current software) in the last thread so people could update it on their own if they so chose.

Moreover, in the FAQ/original OP(before I moved it to the second post) I'm fairly certain I gave credit to Guinaevere and floormat for running this thread before I took it over from one of them.[/QUOTE]
[quote name='Dark Rider']Alright guys enough.

This thread is for discussion of guide related drops, not was IATCG innocent or guilty. I don't care if you think he was right, or wrong, the discussion of this absurd topic needs to end.
If you want to make a IATCG hate thread, whatever, but let's keep this thread about penny guides.[/QUOTE]
Thank you. Moreover, thank you for taking over the thread. I'm glad someone will continue to run this thread.
 
I'm pretty certain that someone mentioned the MK CE did come up as $.01 in the system and another CE guide, but apparently I'm having a brain fart and can't recall the second one.
 
[quote name='Donut2922']Didnt somebody report a couple of weeks ago that the DA 2 CE guide pennied out at BB?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I'm pretty certain that someone mentioned the MK CE did come up as $.01 in the system and another CE guide, but apparently I'm having a brain fart and can't recall the second one.[/QUOTE]

Found it: PatelKing last week;

[quote name='PatelKing']Here's some confirmation for Best Buy:
Couldn't find MK LE or DAII LE guides but had them look up in RSS, and both those show $.01
On the other hand, I found resistance 3 and white knight chronicles II and both of those rang up full price even though they on the list.

Good job on buying pre-pull. All stores I had them check in RSS around CT and parts of NY and NJ are all showing 0 inventory.[/QUOTE]

No luck finding any over here though... *shrug*
 
Found multiple Fallout New Vegas CE guides at best buy and they're ringing up full price, along with a few others from the list that was posted in the previous thread for best buy. Oh wells.....
 
[quote name='PatelKing']
Here's some confirmation for Best Buy:
Couldn't find MK LE or DAII LE guides but had them look up in RSS, and both those show $.01
On the other hand, I found resistance 3 and white knight chronicles II and both of those rang up full price even though they on the list.

Good job on buying pre-pull. All stores I had them check in RSS around CT and parts of NY and NJ are all showing 0 inventory.
[/QUOTE]

Thanks for bringing this post back to light. I will add these to the OP. Would be great if we could get a second confirmation.

Edit: Added. Does anyone have SKUs?
 
[quote name='ragingst0rm6']Found it: PatelKing last week;



No luck finding any over here though... *shrug*[/QUOTE]

Thanks Raging. Yeah I thought I remembered that awhile back from Patel.
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']Thanks for bringing this post back to light. I will add these to the OP. Would be great if we could get a second confirmation.

Edit: Added. Does anyone have SKUs?[/QUOTE]

MK CE Guide - 2090087

Can't find the DAII CE guide SKU. Tried searching for it, but I can't find a thing.
 
[quote name='invizibleskratchpikl'] can't find the daii ce guide sku. Tried searching for it, but i can't find a thing.[/quote]

2045167
 
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