Far Cry 2 for PS3 for $29.99 Super Smash Brother Brawl and Super Mario galaxy for Wii for $24.99 each. Not the best of prices but lower than most places I've seen. I sure hope Blockbuster doesn't get out of the Video Game business. They have some pretty good prices at times (like used GTA IV for $30 3 months after it came out). Funny thing is before Gamestop decided to get out of movies, that's where I go for movies, and block buster for games.
gamecrazy has some cheap games as well. sidestore of hollywood video. I lucked out and got Tales of Vesperia there recently for 25 bucks when it usually goes for 60. The only thing I really like about gamestop is the buy 2 get one free and that you can track which brick and mortar store has what via their site. The best prices are usually online though.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...39585881&sr=8-1&seller=&colid=&condition=used The used copy is 70 cents more expensive when you compare the cost of shipping vs. taxes. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...39585955&sr=1-1&seller=&colid=&condition=used Cheapest used copy is $1 less than a new version, and may not have all the manuals. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list..._3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1239586036&sr=1-3 Ok this was cheaper, but still used and you have to wait for it to ship
You couldn't pay me to get Far Cry 2. Can't believe I spent over 20 hours on that POS. But yeah Blockbuster does have so good deals from time to time. I remember some killer games (that were new) for PS2/Xbox that were just $5. Blockbuster is on its last legs though.
That place still has a revenue stream and I think they are one company that can live through a Bankruptsy so they get some relief from their creditotrs. They will probably layoff 50% of their corporate force and close 30% of their physical stores (completely random numers I made up ) but I'd think they'd be ok.
I hope not, I like the feeling of all you can eat plans (would totally leave Time Warner once the bandwidth caps come in) and the idea of going to a video store and picking out a video (it's like shopping, I definitely buy my share of games online and stuff, but there it's actually calming for me to window shop games). Netflix just doesn't give me that and Hollywood video were sadly beaten by Blockbuster.
I think with a combination of Netflix (including streaming), Red Box, and movie services through all the cable companies and stuff like iTunes the end of Blockbuster as it stands now is inevitable. The only thing that could slow it's death is the problem of bandwidth capping. But as more movie/TV studios start to shift to that medium, it wouldn't surprise me if their money starts to have an impact on the net providers decisions.
Blockbuster revealed to the SEC last week that they likely can't cover the obligations on one of their loans ($250 million, I think). http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/07/blockbuster-voices-substantial-doubt-about-ability-to-survive/ Blockbuster voices "substantial doubt" about ability to survive by Darren Murph, posted Apr 7th 2009 at 11:04AM As depressing as it is to see an American icon come this close to collapse, is it really any surprise? While the world kept turning, Netflix kept reinventing itself and movies found their way onto the internets (legally), Blockbuster sat still... and that's putting things nicely. Sure, it tried the whole movie set-top-box thing, but no on will argue that it went about things the wrong way. In a recent SEC filing, the company made perfectly clear that there was serious risk that it wouldn't be able to refinance its crushing debt load in order to stay afloat for a wee bit longer; in fact, it noted that said quandary raised "substantial doubt" about its "ability to continue." 'Course, hampering its Total Access rental plan and promising less stock in-store doesn't exactly sound like a brilliant plan to be successful, but maybe yesterday would be the best time to completely revolutionize its business and go online only. Just an idea, is all.
