PC and Videogame Wrapup for 6/20 to 6/26 (1 Viewer)

[GlenHaag]

Sorry for the Delay everyone. This is a pretty slow week again, but heeeeeereee we go.

Again, no game of the week this week. I really can't see anything on the list that's blowing my kilt up at the moment. Let me know what you think.

Games to be released during the week of 7/20 to 7/26. Prices and release dates according to EBgames.com

Aquaman: Battle For Atlantis (GC, Xbox) - $19.99 (7/22)
Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey (GC, Xbox) - $19.99 (7/22)
Valhalla Chronicles (PC) - $19.99 (7/22)
Europa Universalis Crown of the North (PC) - $29.99 (7/22)
F/A-18: Operation Iraqi Freedom (PC) - $29.99 (7/22)
The Great Escape (PC, PS2, Xbox) - $39.99 (7/22)
Nexagon: Deathmatch (PC) - $39.99 (7/22)
Downhill Domination (PS2) - $39.99 (7/22)
Robocop (Xbox) - $49.99 (7/23)
Dark Fall (PC) - $19.99 (7/24)
Syberia (Xbox) - $19.99 (7/22)

Deals of the Week

Best Buy

PC Games
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide - $19.99
Neverwinter Nights - $19.99

Playstation 2
Ok. Purchase NCAA Football 2004 and any other PS2 products and get a gift card instantly. The trick is that you have to spend $99.99 to get a $10 gift card, $199.99 to get a $20 gift card, or $299.99 to get a $40 gift card. That's a lot of PS2 gaming.

Target

PC Games
The Sims: Superstar - $24.99
The Sims Deluxe Edition - $34.99
Rollercoaster Tycoon II : Wacky Worlds - $22.88
The Hulk - $24.99
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide - $23.88
Warcraft III - $34.99
Finding Nemo - $16.76
Enter the Matrix - $37.88

Playstation 2
Enter the Matrix - $39.99

{u]Xbox{/u]
Enter the Matrix - $39.99
The Simpsons: Road Rage - $16.00
Max Payne - $16.00
All other Xbox Platinum Hits also $16.00

Gamecube
Enter the Matrix - $39.99

Circuit City

Playstation 2
Spiderman - $17.99
GTA 3 - $17.99
Enter the Matrix - $37.99
- Purchase NCAA Football 2004 and get a Madcatz controller for free ($15 value)

Xbox
Project Gotham Racing - $17.99
Max Payne - $17.99
Ghost Recon - $39.99
- Purchase Star Wars: KOTOR and get a $10 Gift Card Free

PC Games
Star Wars Galaxies - $39.99
Enter the Matrix - $29.99
Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome - $19.99

Recent Price Drops

Gameboy Advance
Lunar Legend - $19.99 at EB
Defenders of the Crown - $9.99 at Best Buy
Guilty Gear X - $9.99 at Best Buy
Dual Blades - $9.99 at Best Buy
Sega Smash Pack - $9.99 at Toys R Us
Fire Pro Wrestling 2 - $9.99 at Toys R Us
Virtua Tennis - $9.99 at Toys R Us
Wolfenstein 3D - $9.99 at Outpost.com (5/22)
Advance Wars - $18.00 at gexpress.com (5/31)
Rogue Spear - $9.99 at Best Buy (6/3)
The Sum of All Fears - $9.99 at Compusa.com EB (6/9)
BoulderDash EX - $9.99 at EB (6/11)
Robotech: The Macross Saga - $9.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Altered Beast: Guardian of the Realms - $9.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Rayman 3 - $19.99 at CC (6/18)
Madden 2003 - $9.99 at Best Buy (6/24)
Rogue Spear - $9.99 at Best Buy (6/24)

Gamecube
Tiger Woods 2003 - $19.99 at EB, CC, and BB
NBA Live 2003 - $19.99 at EB
NHL 2003 - $19.99 at EB
Madden 2003 - $19.99 at EB
BMX XXX - $9.99 at EB
Resident Evil 0 - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Metroid Prime - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer - $19.99 at EB
Evolution Worlds - $19.99 at BB, CC
UFC: Throwdown - $19.99 at EB
Eternal Darkness - $14.99 at Gamestop
The Sum of All Fears - $19.99 at Gamestop
Dragon's Lair 3D - $19.99 at EB
NFL2K3 - $9.99 at EB
Pac Man World 2 - $14.99 at Best Buy
NCAA College Football 2K3 - $14.99 at EB
Driven - $9.99 at EB
WTA Tour Tennis - $9.99 at EB
Godzilla: DAMM - $19.99 at EB, BB
Crash Bandicoot 5 - $19.99 at EB
Dragon's Lair 3D - $19.99 at EB
Monsters Inc - $19.99 at EB
Timesplitters 2 - $19.99 at EB, BB
Star Wars: Clone Wars - $19.99 at CC
Wreckless - $9.97 at KBtoys.com (5/13)
Big Air Freestyle - $14.97 at KBtoys.com (5/13)
James Bond 007: Nightfire - $19.97 at KBtoys.com (5/13)
4X4 Evo 2 - $13.00 at Target (5/17)
ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 - $9.99 at EB (5/20)
Lost Kingdoms - $19.99 at TRU (5/21)
SSX Tricky - $9.88 at Walmart.com (5/23)
Wave Race: Blue Storm - $18.88 at Walmart.com (5/23)
NBA Street - $9.99 at Best Buy (5/27)
Freekstyle - $9.99 at Compusa.com (5/28)
Spiderman: The Movie - $19.99 at Target (5/31)
Dead to Rights - $19.50 at gexpress.com (5/31)
Top Gun: Combat Zones - $18.50 at gexpress.com (5/31)
Spongebob: Squarepants - $19.82 at Walmart (6/1)
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II - $19.99 at EB, BB (6/3)
Timesplitters 2 - $19.99 at BB (6/3)
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly - $19.99 at EB (6/5)
Tube Slider - $19.99 at EB (6/10)
Black and Bruised - $19.99 at EB (6/10)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - $19.99 at EB (6/10)
Star Fox Adventures - $29.99 at EB (6/11)
Super Mario Sunshine - $29.99 at EB (6/11)
Outlaw Golf - $14.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Hunter: The Reckoning - $14.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Street Hoops - $14.99 at KBkids.com (6/11)
Rayman 3 - $19.99 at EB, CC (6/18)
Vexx - $19.99 at CC (6/23)
Madden 2002 - $4.99 at Best Buy (6/24)
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian - $9.99 at EB (6/26)
Nascar: Dirt to Daytona - $14.99 at KB Toys (6/26)
Nascar: Dirt to Daytona - $19.99 at EB (7/1)
Backyard Baseball - $19.99 at Best Buy (7/2)
Virtua Striker 2002 - $9.99 at EB (7/16)

Playstation 2
Ratchet and Clank - $19.99 at Blockbuster
V-Rally 3 - $14.99 at EB
Onimusha 2 - $15.99 at EB
Everquest Online Adventures - $19.99 at EB, CC
Turok: Evolution - $9.99 at EB
Tribes: Aeriel Assault - $9.99 at EB
Dark Angel - $9.99 at EB
Terminator: Dawn of Fate - $10.99 at EB
Superman: Shadows of Apokolips - $19.99 at EB
LoTR: FOTR - $9.99 at EB
Soccer Slam - $14.99 at EB
Aggressive Inline - $14.99 at KBtoys.com (5/13)
Auto Modellista - $29.97 at KBkids.com (5/13)
Minority Report - $14.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
X-Men: Next Dimension - $14.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
The Document of Metal Gear Solid - $9.99 at EB (5/20)
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero - $14.99 at Best Buy (5/20)
GunGriffon Blaze - $9.99 at EB (5/21)
ESPN X Games Skateboarding - $9.99 at EB (5/28)
Yanya Caballista: City Skater - $9.99 at EB (5/28)
Drome Racers - $9.99 at EB(5/28)
Turok Evolution - $9.99 at Compusa.com Amazon.com (5/28)
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer - $14.82 at Walmart.com (5/28)
Onimusha 2 - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
Xenosaga - $29.99 at EB, Target, BB (5/31)
Airblade - $9.99 at EB (6/5)
Whirl Tour - $9.99 at EB (6/5)
Giants: Citizen Kabuto - $12.99 at EB (6/5)
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter - $14.99 at EB (6/5)
Wild Arms 3 - $19.99 at EB (6/5)
Shinobi - $19.99 at EB (6/5)
Primal - $18.88 at Target (6/5)
Gitaroo-Man - $14.99 at Gamestop (6/8)
Arctic Thunder - $12.99 at EB (6/10)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - $19.99 at EB (6/10)
Summoner 2 - $19.99 at Circuit City (6/11)
Rayman 3 - $19.99 at EB, CC (6/18)
Super Bust a Move - $14.99 at EB (6/18)
Dynasty Tactics - $20.98 at Target (6/21)
Dynasty Warriors 3 - $20.98 at Target (6/21)
Mad Maestro - $6.48 at Target (6/21)
Onimusha 2 - $13.48 at Target (6/21)
Tekken 4 - $29.99 at EB (6/24)
NHL2K3 - $29.99 at EB (6/24)
Mark of Kri - $9.99 at Best Buy (6/28)
Tony Hawk 4 - $19.82 at Walmart.com (6/29)
Reign of Fire - $9.99 at Best Buy (6/30)
Airblade - $9.99 at Best Buy (6/30)
RTX Red Rock - $19.99 at EB (7/2)
Haven - $8.99 at EB (7/3)
Project Eden - $8.99 at EB (7/3)
Gungrave - $7.50 at Target (7/5)
Dynasty Tactics - $14.98 at Target (7/8)
Dynasty Warriors 3 Xtreme Legends - $14.98 at Target (7/8)
Timesplitters 2 - $14.98 at Target (7/8)
007: Nightfire- $19.99 at EB (7/9)
Stuntman - $14.99 at EB (7/10)
Galerians: Ash - $19.99 at EB (7/16)
Yanya Caballista: City Skater - $4.99 at EB (7/21)
NFL2K3 - $9.99 at EB (7/23)
NCAA College Football 2K3 - $9.99 at EB (7/23)

Xbox
Metal Gear Solid 2:Substance - $19.99 at Target
Timesplitters 2 - $23.88 at Target
Whacked - $19.99 at EB
Enclave - $12.99 at EB
MechAssault - $19.99 at Blockbuster
Lord of the Rings: FoTR - $14.99 at EB
Gunvalkyrie - $12.99 at Target
Minority Report - $19.99 at CC
NFL Fever 2003 - $19.99 at EB
Deathrow - $19.99 at EB
Blood Omen 2 - $14.99 at EB
The Thing - $12.99 at EB
Crash Bandicoot 5 - $7.48 at Target
V-Rally 3 - $19.99 at EB
Dead to Rights - $19.99 at EB
Blinx - $17.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
Shenmue 2 - $17.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
Mat Hoffman BMX 2 - $9.88 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
NFL Fever 2003 - $17.99 at CompUSA.com (5/19)
New Legends - $9.90 at Outpost.com (5/22)
Turok Evolution - $9.99 at EB, Compusa.com Amazon.com (5/28)
Whiteout - $14.99 at EB (5/28)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - $14.99 at EB(5/28)
Outlaw Golf and Seablade Bundle - $14.99 at EB (5/28)
Hunter: The Reckoning - $19.99 at KBtoys.com (5/28)
Genma: Onimusha - $19.97 at KBtoys.com (5/28)
Aggressive Inline - $19.99 at KBtoys.com (5/28)
UFC: Tapout - $15.99 at Compusa.com (5/28)
Tony Hawk 2X - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
WWE Raw - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
Spyhunter - $9.98 at Amazon.com (5/28)
Toe Jam and Earl 3 - $19.99 at EB (5/30)
Spiderman: The Movie - $19.99 at Target (5/31)
NFL2K3 - $15.99 at EB (6/3)
Panzer Dragoon Orta at - $29.99 BB (6/3)
Splashdown - $19.99 at EB (6/5)
Whiteout - $9.98 at Amazon.com (6/9)
Legends of Wrestling - $9.99 at EB (6/12)
Seablade - $9.99 at EB (6/12)
Rayman 3 - $19.99 at EB, CC (6/18)
Gunvalkyre - $7.50 at Target (6/21)
Soccer Slam - $7.50 at Target (6/21)
Time Splitters 2 - $13.48 at Target (6/21)
NHL2K3 - $29.99 at EB (6/24)
Pulse Racer - $9.99 at EB (6/26)
Super Bubble Pop - $9.99 at EB (6/26)
Rayman 3 - $14.99 at KBtoys.com (6/26)
Shenmue 2 - $14.99 at KBtoys.com (6/26)
Rayman Arena - $12.99 at EB (7/2)
New Legends - $14.99 at EB (7/2)
Unreal Championship - $19.99 at Blockbuster, Target (7/6)
NFL Fever 2003 - $4.99 at EB (7/21)
Burnout - $9.99 at EB (7/21)
James Bond Nightfire - $9.99 at EB (7/21)

Again, if you feel like giving it a go, you can go to Best Buy and get them to try to match the gift card offer for KOTOR and get $10 knocked off of the price of the game. It's worth a shot.

Have a great week everyone!

Glen

 

[Matthew_S]

glen,

just a friendly reminder....it's july not june....

 

[James St]

Too busy playing KOTOR?

 

[Allen_Appel]

It just isn't a Sunday without this thread.

 

[GlenHaag]

Damn... Where's an admin when you need one?

I'm still hoping to get the thread going soon here. Ugh.

Glen

 

[Kenneth Cummings]

No new release titles for me this week. Instead I will be buying a bland new XBox with Halo or something (already have six games).

 

[Carlo_M]

Dang EA Sports! They never put their new stuff on sale!

Oh well, I'll just buy NCAA 2004 after I get my free rewards card from Best Buy, that way I'll get 5000 points for the purchase at least.

Oh yeah, and I'll have to photoshop a new cover to get rid of Carson Palmer...

 

[Ike]

By the way, DDD is now selling EA Games, and if offering NCAA for $46. Here. They also have free shipping, though for me (in Texas) it takes a long time. Others have said it's not that bad, but if you're willing to wait to purchase it, it's not that big of a deal either way.

 

[Carlo_M]

Thanks Ike. Well I think I'd rather get the bonus points from Best Buy since I purchase from there a lot and the rewards will come quicker ($5 coupons).

I'm just hoping that, since I have to wait a week (don't have time to play it this week or weekend) to purchase that maybe next week's circulars will have it on sale. I've seen where a week or two after release the title goes on sale (I think it happened to Madden 2002 or 2003, two weeks after release Best Buy had it for $39.99 one week only).

 

[Larry Fletcher]

Rygar PS2 $4.99 at Ebgames.com! (new) does anyone know if their stores honor website prices?

 

[GlenHaag]

Larry, yes they do.

Man, there are more than a few PS2 titles at $4.99 there. I'll get the list updated soon.

Wow. Lots of $4.99 titles. Rygar, NFL2k3, NCAA2k3, James Bond Nightfire, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Yanya Kabilista

A few new $9.99 Xbox titles as well. Burnout and James Bond Nightfire.

A good start to the week. Do you not agree?

Glen

 

[Dean Kousoulas]

I work at EB games. Today we got an e-mail about the summer clearence sale that's about to start. Expect some more price drops in the following days. It looked like today was just PS2 and PC. I'm sure X-Box and GC will follow.

$4.99 for Nightfire? A STEAL if you ask me.

Dean

 

[GlenHaag]

Well, I walked into the EB that told me that they didn't have Rygar in stock, walked to the shelf and saw the box for it right there.

So, I picked up Harry Potter and Rygar for $10. I'm pretty happy with that purchase.

Glen

 

[Dah-Dee]

Cubix for Gamecube is $9.99 (new, not used) at Blockbuster.

 

[Chris Duran]

Ebgames.com doesn't have Rygar anymore for $4.99, guess there sold out? Damn I was going to pick that game up too, guess everyone picked it up.

 

[GlenHaag]

Well, you can still try the store Chris.

They had it there yesterday in Madison.

Glen

 

[Allen_Appel]

I think the EB Games sale may be over, and might have been a mistake in the first place. I went to my EB and found a copy of Rygar marked $24.99. I asked if they were honoring the internet prices and they said they had been yesterday but had been contacted by their headquarters not to continue selling those titles at those prices. They were sold out of the 007 Nightfire game. I don't see those games or prices on the website any longer either.

On the other hand, my EB sometimes has different higher prices from what Glen posts here, so it never hurts to check your local store.

 

[Chris Brunner]

Question:

When you guys post these great prices at EB Games, are they for USED copies?

I went in to a local store and asked for Nightfire. The clerk told me he had one left and pulled the box off the shelf and brought the disk out from under the counter. I assumed it was simply the new disk taken from the display box. When I got home, I found that the disc was used "quite heavily". I'm worried about what will happen if I don't get around to finishing it right away and it hangs up toward later levels months from now.

Thanks!

Cb

 

[GlenHaag]

I've always been getting the games brand new from EB. Half of the time the sales guy is laughing because the new games are $10 to $20 less than the Used ones during these price drops.

Glen

 

[GlenHaag]

Oh, one other thing. I'm going to be out of town next week.

Could anyone post the ad prices into next weeks thread? I'll create the thread on Friday with the games that are coming out, if someone just wants to post the ad stuff.

Let me know either in here or via PM.

Thanks,

Glen