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Everything you need to know for a successful retail assault.
In keeping with the tradition, a weekend of power shopping fueled by countless irresistible offers follows the Thanksgiving binge on turkey and football. Even as the economy continues to flounder, the videogames industry has been going strong and publishers are counting on big sales numbers this season. Retailers are doing all they can to help by breaking out freebie filled fliers for the perfect retail storm we call Black Friday. So, whether you choose to brave the brick-and-mortar stores or hit Refresh constantly for some online shopping, we want you to find the best prices to save a little green. By scouring all the advertisements we could find and online sources like Cheap Ass Gamer, we've put together a collection of the best deals in hardware and software that you can expect this Friday.
Keep in mind that everything listed here is while supplies last, and for particularly cheap or rare items that's not going to be very long. Game consoles are arranged by price, so you can find the least expensive deal right at the top of list. We'll be updating this list regularly throughout the next few days to keep you updated to any new deals we discover. And if you see anything missing please call it out in the comments and we'll get that included ASAP as well. Happy shopping.
- Microsoft Xbox 360
- $199.99 - Arcade Holiday Bundle with 20GB HDD and Wireless Controller (Circuit City)
- $199.99 - Arcade Holiday Bundle with Rock Band 2 (game only) (Dell)
- $199.99 - Arcade Holiday Bundle with Guitar Hero 3 and Wireless Guitar (Wal-Mart)
- $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with NBA 2K8 and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Best Buy)
- $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with $30 Gift Card (Circuit City)
- $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with 12 month XBL Gold (K-Mart)
- $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with $50 rebate card (Radio Shack)
- $299.99 - 60GB Pro Holiday Bundle with $60 Gift Card (Target)
- $199.99-$399.99 - Any Holiday Bundle with included Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (GameStop)
- $199.99-$399.99 - Any Holiday Bundle with included Wireless Controller (Sears)
- $299.99-$399.99 - Pro or Elite Holiday Bundles with included Guitar Hero 2 (Game Crazy)
- Sony PlayStation 3
- $399.99 - 80GB PS3 with Ratchet & Clank Future and Casino Royale (Best Buy)
- $399.99 - PS3 with NHL 2K9 and HDMI cable (Meijer)
- $399+ - Buy a PS3 and a PS3 game, get a free Blu-Ray remote and Blu-ray movie (Amazon)*Valid through 11/27 only
- Nintendo Wii
- $249.99 - Wii with Game Party and Wiimote skins (Meijer)
- $425 - Wii Console with 3 Wiimotes, 3 Nunchucks, Mario Super Sluggers, and King of Clubs Mini Golf (Sam's Club)
- Nintendo DS
- $136 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. (Wal-Mart)
- $139.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. (5 a.m.-11 a.m., Circuit City)
- $139.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. with 3 pack Stylus pens (5 a.m.-12 p.m., Meijer)
- $139.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age (Microcenter)
- $149.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros., includes $25 off next Nintendo purchase (K-Mart)
- $149.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. with $19.99 DS Accessory (5 a.m.-1 p.m., Toys 'R' Us)
- $149.99 - Ice Blue DS with Brain Age or Mario Red with New Super Mario Bros. (Multiple locations)
- $199.98 - Metallic Rose DS with Nintendogs, Purr Pals, and Princess Peach Game Case (Sam's Club)
- Sony PlayStation Portable
- $189.99 - PSP Holiday Bundle (Thursday 6 a.m.-Midnight, Meijer)
- $199.95 - PSP-2000 with one game (Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Shaun White Snowboarding, or God of War), Surf's Up UMD, Screen Protector, Road Kit
- $199.99 - Madden Cobalt Pack with $30 Gift Card (GameStop)
- $199.99 - Any PSP with $25 off next Sony purchase (K-Mart)
- $199.99 - Ratchet & Clank PSP Bundle with $20 Target Gift Card (Target)
- Sony PlayStation 2
- $129.99 - PS2 with Micro Controller (Circuit City)
- $129.99 - PS2 with $30 Gift Card and free ($19.99 or less) game (GameStop)
- $129.99 - PS2 with 6 games, 21 DVD and PS2 DVD Remote (5 a.m.-1 p.m., Toys 'R' Us)
- DLC Discounts
- 360 Add-on: Crackdown - Getting Busy Bonus Pack (500 MS Points / $6.25)
- 360 Add-on: Forza - March Car Pack (250 MS Points / $3.12)
- 360 Add-on: GH3 Metallica "Death Magnetic" Full Album (1000 MS Points / $12.50)
- 360 Add-on: Lips - Jason Mraz' The Remedy (100 MS Points / $1.25)
- 360 Add-on: Rock Band - All That Remains Pack 1 (290 MS Points / $3.62)
- 360 Theme: Castle Crashers Premium (180 MS Points / $2.25)
- 360 Theme: Gears of War 2 Last Day (180 MS Points / $2.25)
- 360 Theme: Sonic Unleashed (180 MS Points / $2.25)
- XBLA: Arkadian Warriors (500 MS Points / $6.25)
- XBLA: Assault Heroes (250 MS Points / $3.12)
- XBLA: Boogie Bunnies (500 MS Points / $6.25)
- XBLA: Brain Challenge (500 MS Points / $6.25)
- XBLA: Catan (500 MS Points / $6.25)
- XBLA: Golf: Tee It Up! (500 MS Points / $6.25)
- XBLA: Rez HD (500 MS Points / $6.25)
- Software (arranged alphabetically)
- All-Pro Football 2K8 ($9.99, 360) - Circuit City
- Assassin's Creed ($9.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
- Battlefield: Bad Company ($29.99, 360) - GameStop
- BioShock ($19.99, 360) - Circuit City
- BioShock ($19.99, 360) - GameCrazy
- Boom Blox ($20, Wii) - Target
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($17.99, 360/PS3) - Toys R Us
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($19.99, PS3) - Best Buy
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($19.99, 360/PS3) - Circuit City
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($19.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($19.99, 360) - GameStop
- Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway ($20, 360/PS3) - Target
- Bully ($10, PS2) - Wal-Mart
- Burnout Paradise ($20, 360/PS3) - Target
- Call of Duty 4 GOTY ($39.99, 360/PS3) - GameStop
- Call of Duty: World at War ($49.95, 360/PS3) - Amazon
- Call of Duty: World at War ($49, 360/PS3) - Target
- Civilization Revolution ($19.99, DS) - GameStop
- Civilization Revolution ($49.99, 360/PS3) - GameStop
- Cooking Mama ($9.99, DS) - Circuit City
- Cooking Mama ($15, DS) - Target
- Cooking Mama ($19.99, DS) - GameCrazy
- Cooking Mama: Cook Off ($14.99, Wii) - Toys R Us
- Cooking Mama: Cook Off ($19.99, Wii) - Circuit City
- Crysis Collector's Edition ($19.99, PC) - GameStop
- The Darkness ($4.99, 360) - GameCrazy)
- Dead Rising ($9.99, 360) - Circuit City
- Dead Space ($30, 360/PS3) - Target
- DeBlob ($39, Wii) - Target
- Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed ($14.99, Wii) - Toys R Us
- Fallout 3 ($39.95, 360/PS3) - Amazon
- Far Cry 2 ($39.99 from 7 a.m.-12 p.m., 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
- Far Cry 2 ($49.95, 360/PS3) - Amazon
- Final Fantasy XII ($9.99, PS2) - GameStop
- Ghost Recon 2 ($14.99, 360) - GameCrazy
- God of War: Chains of Olympus ($15, PSP) - Target
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories ($9.99, PSP) - Circuit City
- Guitar Hero 3 ($20, 360) - Target
- Guitar Hero 3 Bundle (49.99, 360/PS3/Wii) - Toys R Us
- Guitar Hero 3 Bundle (54.99, 360/PS3/Wii) - K-Mart
- Guitar Hero 3 Bundle (54.99, 360/PS3/Wii) - Sears
- Guitar Hero 3 with Guitar Hero 1, 2, and 80s ($50, PS2) - Wal-Mart
- Guitar Hero 3 Guitar Bundle with Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Bundle ($129.99 from 7 a.m.-11 a.m., Wii) - GameStop
- Guitar Hero Aerosmith ($19.99, Wii/PS2) - GameStop
- Guitar Hero Aerosmith ($29.99, 360/PS3) - GameStop
- Guitar Hero Aerosmith with Guitar Hero 2 ($50, 360) - Wal-Mart
- Guitar Hero Aerosmith with Guitar Hero 3 ($50, Wii) - Wal-Mart
- Guitar Hero On Tour with Guitar Grip ($29.99, DS) - Circuit City
- Guitar Hero On Tour ($29.99, DS) - GameStop
- Guitar Hero World Tour ($49, 360/PS3) - Target
- Halo 3 ($30, 360) - Target
- Haze ($14.99, PS3) - GameCrazy
- Left 4 Dead ($49.99, 360) - GameStop
- Lego Batman ($20, DS/PSP) - Target
- Lego Indiana Jones ($34.99, 360/PS3/Wii) - GameCrazy
- Lord of the Rings Online ($29.99, PC) - GameStop
- Madden NFL 09 ($30, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
- Mario Kart Wii/Wheel with $10 gift card ($49.99, Wii) - Microcenter
- Mercenaries 2 ($39, 360/PS3) - Target
- Metal Gear Solid 4 with Bluetooth Headset ($89.99, PS3) - GameStop
- Midnight Club 3 ($9.99, PSP) - Circuit City
- Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition ($10, PS2) - Wal-Mart
- Midnight Club Los Angeles ($49, 360/PS3) - Target
- MLB 2K8 ($19.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
- NASCAR 09 ($30, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
- NBA 2K9 (39, 360/PS3) - Target
- NBA Live 09 ($30, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
- NBA 2K9 ($49.99, 360) - GameStop
- NCAA Football 09 ($30, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
- NCAA Football 09 ($39, 360/PS3) - Target
- NFL Head Coach 09 ($10, 360/PS3) - Wal-Mart
- NFL Tour ($9.99, 360) - Circuit City
- Okami ($19.99, Wii) - Circuit City
- Orange Box ($19.99, 360) - Circuit City
- Pure ($39.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
- Rainbow Six Vegas 2 ($9.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
- Resident Evil 4 ($9.99, PS2) - GameStop
- Rock Band game or bundle with Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 2 for $.99 (7 a.m.-11 a.m.) - GameStop
- Samba de Amigo ($19.99, Wii) - GameStop
- The Sims 2 Deluxe ($4.99, PC) - Circuit City
- Spider-Man: Web of Shadows ($29.99, PS2/PSP) - GameCrazy
- Spider-Man: Web of Shadows ($39.99, 360) - GameStop
- Spider-Man: Web of Shadows ($49.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed ($19.99, DS) - Circuit City
- Soul Calibur 4 ($39.99, 360/PS3) - GameCrazy
- Soul Calibur 4 ($49, 360/PS3) - Target
- Soul Calibur 4 ($49.99, 360) - GameStop
- Tom Clancy's EndWar ($37.99, 360) - Best Buy
- Turok ($14.99, 360) - Best Buy
- World of Warcraft ($9.99, PC) - Circuit City
- World of Warcraft ($9.99, PC) - GameStop
- World of Warcraft ($9.99, PC) - Meijer
- World of Warcraft ($9.99, PC) - Toys R Us
- World of Warcraft Battlechest ($14.99, PC) - Circuit City
- World of Warcraft Battlechest ($19.99, PC) - GameStop
- World of Warcraft Battlechest ($19.99, PC) - Meijer
- World of Warcraft Battlechest ($19.99, PC) - Toys R Us
