PC and Videogame Wrapup for 5/4 to 5/10 (1 Viewer)

Hello again everyone.

Let's get to it.

GLEN'S HTF GAME OF THE WEEK


$29.99

The previous Castlevania releases for the GBA have been terrific. I'm very hopeful for this release as well.

Games to be released during the week of 5/4 to 5/10. Prices according to EBgames.com

Lufia: Runes of Lore (GBA) - $29.99
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) - $29.99
Finding Nemo (GBA) - $29.99
Eve Online: The Second Genesis (PC) - $49.99
Roller Coaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds (PC) - $29.99
Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion (PC) - $29.99
Roller Coaster Tycoon Deluxe (PC) - $19.99
.hack Part 2 (PS2) - $49.99
Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge (PS2) - $14.99
Finding Nemo (PS2, Xbox) - $39.99
Stake (Xbox) - $29.99
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War (XBox) - $49.99

Deals for the Week

Toys R Us

Xbox
ATV Quad Power Racing 2 - $29.99

Bundles
- Xbox Bundle including Xbox Console, Controller S, MX Superfly and your choice of either Rallysport Challenge, Amped, Oddworld, or Fusion Frenzy for $229.96
- PS2 Bundle includes PS2 Console, Intec Starter Kit (Including DVD Remote, Controller, and Mem Card), and Hot Wheels Velocity X, and Vexx for $259.96

Circuit City

PC Games
Simcity 4 - $29.99
X2 Wolverine's Revenge - $19.99
Ghost Recon: Gold Edition - $34.99
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield - $39.99
Splinter Cell - $39.99

Playstation 2
Grand Theft Auto 3 - $19.99 (Finally has hit Greatest Hits)
Tony Hawk 4 - $29.99
Everquest: Online Adventures - $19.99

Xbox
Halo - $39.99

Bundles
- Purchase a Gamecube system and get one of the following four games for free. (Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Star Fox Adventures, Mario Party 4, or Metroid Prime) Zelda has replaced Resident Evil 0.
- Purchase an Xbox system and get your choice of one of the following games for free. (Amped, Oddworld, Rallysport)

Best Buy

Xbox
Return to Castle Wolfenstein - $39.99
Star Wars: Clone Wars - $39.99
Ghost Recon - $39.99
(Save an additional $15 off any of these games with the purchase of an Xbox Live kit)

Playstation 2
Get a free $10 Gamer's Gift Card with the purchase of any of the following games. (X2 Wolverine's Revenge, Auto Modellista, Splinter Cell, Tiger Woods PGA 2003) With that you may be able to get any of these games for $35, if they let you use the card at the time of purchase.

PC Games
Black Hawk Down - $34.99
Sim City 4 - $39.99
Praetorians - $39.99
X2: Wolverine's Revenge - $24.99

Bundles
- Receive one of the 4 free Nintendo games with the purchase of a Gamecube console, as well as being able to purchase any of these games for $9.99. (Outlaw Golf, Godzilla: DAMM, MLB Slugfest 2003, and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance) It does not say that you are limited to just one of the games, so you could get a Gamecube and 5 games for less than $200.

Comp USA

PC Games
Black Hawk Down - $34.99
Bandits - $29.99
IL-2 Forgotten Battles - $39.99
Tombstone - $9.99
Mega Mahjongg - $9.99

Playstation 2
Ace Combat 4 - $14.99

Recent Price Drops

Tiger Woods 2003 (GC) - $19.99 at EB, CC, and BB
Hot Shots Golf (PS2) - $19.99 at CC
Metal Gear Solid 2:Substance (Xbox) - $19.99 at Target
Sega Soccer Slam (Xbox) - $15.00 at Target
Timesplitters 2 (Xbox) - $23.88 at Target
NBA Live 2003 (GC) - $19.99 at EB
NHL 2003 (GC) - $19.99 at EB
Madden 2003 (GC) - $19.99 at EB
Whacked (Xbox) - $19.99 at EB
Lunar Legend (GBA) - $19.99 at EB
WWE Raw (Xbox) - $19.99 at EB
Enclave (Xbox) - $12.99 at EB
BMX XXX (GC) - $9.99 at EB
WWE Wrestlemania X8 (GC) - $14.99 at EB
Ratchet and Clank (PS2) - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Resident Evil 0 (GC) - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Metroid Prime (GC) - $19.99 at Blockbuster
MechAssault (Xbox) - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Blinx (Xbox) - $19.99 at Blockbuster, EB
V-Rally 3 (PS2) - $14.99 at EB
Onimusha 2 (PS2) - $15.99 at EB
Everquest Online Adventures (PS2) - $19.99 at EB, CC
Minority Report: Everyone Runs (GC) - $9.99 at Best Buy
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (Xbox, GC) - $19.99 at EB
Evolution Worlds (GC) - $19.99 at BB, CC
Lord of the Rings: FoTR (Xbox) - $14.99 at EB
UFC: Throwdown (GC) - $19.99 at EB
Gungrave (PS2) - $12.88 at Target
Gunvalkyrie (Xbox) - $12.99 at Target
Minority Report (Xbox) - $19.99 at CC
Eternal Darkness (GC) - $14.99 at Gamestop
The Sum of All Fears (GC) - $19.99 at Gamestop
NFL Fever 2003 (Xbox) - $19.99 at EB
Deathrow (Xbox) - $14.99 at EB
Turok: Evolution (PS2) - $16.99 at EB
Superman: Shadows of Apokolips (PS2) - $19.99 at EB
Dragon's Lair 3D (Xbox, GC) - $19.99 at EB
NFL2K3 (GC) - $9.99 at EB
Blood Omen 2 (Xbox) - $14.99 at EB
Tribes: Aeriel Assault (PS2) - $9.99 at EB
Haven: Call of the King (PS2) - $9.99 at EB
Dark Angel (PS2) - $9.99 at EB
Terminator: Dawn of Fate (PS2) - $10.99 at EB
LoTR: FOTR (PS2) - $9.99 at EB
Soccer Slam (PS2) - $14.99 at EB
The Thing (Xbox) - $12.99 at EB
Pac Man World 2 (GC) - $14.99 at Best Buy
NCAA College Football 2K3 (GC) - $14.99 at EB
Driven (GC) - $9.99 at EB
WTA Tour Tennis (GC) - $9.99 at EB
Defenders of the Crown (GBA) - $9.99 at Best Buy
Guilty Gear X (GBA) - $9.99 at Best Buy
Dual Blades (GBA) - $9.99 at Best Buy
Sega Smash Pack (GBA) - $9.99 at Toys R Us
Crash Bandicoot 5 (Xbox)- $7.48 at Target
V-Rally 3 (Xbox) - $19.99 at EB
Godzilla: DAMM (GC) - $19.99 at EB
Fire Pro Wrestling 2 (GBA) - $9.99 at Toys R Us
Crash Bandicoot 5 (GC) - $19.99 at EB
Dragon's Lair 3D (GC) - $19.99 at EB
Monsters Inc (GC) - $19.99 at EB
Timesplitters 2 (GC) - $19.99 at EB
Dead to Rights (Xbox) - $19.99 at EB
Star Wars: Clone Wars (GC) - $19.99 at CC
Virtua Tennis (GBA) - $9.99 at Toys R Us

Have a great week everyone.

Glen

This week is pretty big, but since none of the other titles I want are on sale (Castlevania, RCT2:WW, .hack//Mutation) I'll just pick up RTCW. The Gamer's gift cards that are free with select PS2 games are also available anywhere in the game department, so buy one and put $1 on it to use the $5 coupon. Depending on the clerk you get, you can also use them on sale titles.

A few more additions to the price drops.

Glen

I've gone to several Blockbusters looking for MechAssault for the Xbox, has any one been able to find it?

By the way, is the $19 price for used or new?

Thanks

Brand new. Those were just games that they put out in some stores for those prices.

Edit: BTW, Kung Fu Chaos (Xbox) seems to have gone into the Price Drop category. It's down to $29.99 at both Target and Best Buy.

Glen

Looking at the *insanely* long list this week, am I right in saying that the lowest price for RTCW (Xbox) will be $39.99 from Best Buy? What day does this hit the shelves btw?

Wolfenstein should be hitting stores tomorrow or Wednesday, and yes, that does appear to be the best price for it.

I'm trying to figure out the right direction to go with the list. Whether or not I should put the Price Drops in another thread, or keep them here... I'm just not sure.

Glen

Anyone heard of an upcoming $50 price drop in some noteable game consoles?

This site predicts it will occur during E3 this month. It is noted at the end of today's (05/05) deals on their home page:
http://www.spoofee.com/

Albert

Godzilla; Monsters, Inc.; Crash Bandicoot; Dragon's Lair 3D; and Piglet's Big Game, all for Gamecube, are now 19.99 each at EBGames.com usually same prices B&M for those interested in the 'buy-3-19.99-and-up-get-$40-GC' B&M deal (online rebate deal over, but B&M deal good for purchases through 5/30/03).

Prices added to the list, John.

Thanks,

Glen

I like your list just as it is Glen, the *insanely* part was a compliment!

Hey Glen,

Love the list. If I had one suggestion - I'd list the price drops grouped by console.

Thanks for the great work!

Never mind buying Piglet's Big Game for Gamecube at EBGames; it's also $19.99 at Best Buy B&M, and you can use one of those gamer gift card $5-off-$19.99-and-up-video-game coupons to make it $14.99.

Edit: IGN gave this game a solid review, especially for those of you who, like me, have very young video game addicts in the house:

http://cube.ign.com/articles/389/389502p1.html

Thanks for the compliments guys.

I'm really enjoying doing the list. I'm always thinking of ways to make it better.

I'll probably "debut" a few new features to the list next week.

Glen

Minor Update

Timesplitters for the GC and Blinx for the Xbox have hit $19.99 at EB.

Later,

Glen

Anyone looking to pre-order Enter the Matrix should check out the EBGames rebate deals.

$15 rebate with strategy guide
$20 rebate with Animatrix DVD
$30 rebate with both

The only problem as I see it is that they process all 3 separately so you pay $15 in shipping charges, which is pure crap. They should at least ship the guide and game together.

A few more updates to the list.

Clone Wars for the GC and Dead to Rights for the Xbox.

Glen

Glen,

Again, thanks for the list! It's been an invaluable source for all my video game needs .

One suggestion I did have though, would be to sort the Price Drops by Platform first, and then date. That will make it easier to glance through when looking for a specific system.

-Dave

I've got a few changes in store for tomorrow's Game thread. Hopefully they'll all work out.

I'm going to have an early copy of the thread out around 7:30 in the morn, and then I'll get the ad prices in later in the day... or possibly in the early thread... it's hard to say at this point.

Glen