The Stupid Gamer

Since I love all of you, I figured I’d post some nice deals that I ran into checking out games on Amazon. In my opinion, the games listed here are well worth the price of entry, at these prices. In the case of Patapon and Zak & Wiki, that is actually full retail price, but you should go ahead and grab them now, as a price drop will most likely be a long time coming.

The prices below are for the games if you bought them new. If you buy used, from a private seller, you can most likely pick them up for 25%-50% less.

• The Orange Box (PC) - $29.99 IF YOU DON’T BUY THIS YOU’RE AN IDIOT!
• Assassin’s Creed (360) - $39.99
• Assassin’s Creed (PS3) - $39.95
• Patapon (PSP) - $19.97
• Zak & Wiki (Wii) - $29.99
• Dead Rising (360) - $29.99
• Rainbow Six: Vegas (360) - $29.99

Pretty nifty deal, huh? Right now, until February 3rd, if you pick up BioShock at Gamestop, you’ll receive a free copy of The Darkness. If you don’t have BioShock yet, somehow 2K games has managed to give you another reason to do so immediately. While I personally felt that the The Darkness was a bit of a disappointment, it’s definitely worth playing through for the interesting mechanics and setting.

BioShock finished second in my personal top 10 games of 2007, and it’s won many, many, game of the year awards from other publications and media outlets. I know that many of us are dealing with some crazy post-holiday backlogs, but you really should promote BioShock to the top of you list. Don’t be silly, buy this game!

Again, you only have until February 3rd to take advantage of the deal.

Update: The pricing has been changed back to regular MSRP. No word yet on whether or not Wal-Mart will honor the orders already placed.
This might be a pricing error, but many preorders at Wal-Mart.com are worth checking out. The most notable games are:

Wii - Super Smash Bros.: Brawl - $20:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ…30411815755716

Xbox 360 - Devil May Cry 4 - $40:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ…14903098620702

PlayStation 3 - Haze - $30:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ…uct_id=6527031

Xbox 360 - Burnout Paradise - $40:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ…uct_id=7080024

Xbox 360 - Turok - $30
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5651618

Xbox 360 - Condemned 2: Bloodshot - $20
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8217142

There are more games that are priced way below normal retail price. If it’s a mistake, there’s a chance that Wal-Mart will honor all orders that are placed before it gets corrected, and you could always cancel your order if they don’t honor the price. Who knows how long the prices will be active if it is an error…so be quick!