Cheap Arse Gaffer (Euro Gaming) Thread 2 - Add to your backlog with ease

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Sidewinder said:
The games were all in bargain bins behind the PS3 and 360 shelves.
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Thanks, last time I was there there were some decent bargains such as Halo Reach which I didn't buy as I wanted to play in the original language, my local Media Markt in Bern is shit for bargains in comparison.
 
Zoibie said:
Try the demo first. I'm on the fence; £10 is a good price, I just don't know if I'd play it that much. I feel like I;'ve had my fill after the demo.
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Good call! I completely forgot there was a demo. Tried it last night and, while the shooting mechanics feel solid enough, I don't think it's for me. £10 saved.

In the interests of posting bargains (and keeping with the shooter theme), Play have Bulletstorm for £7.99 on 360 and PS3.
 
monkeyhat said:
Good call! I completely forgot there was a demo. Tried it last night and, while the shooting mechanics feel solid enough, I don't think it's for me. £10 saved.

In the interests of posting bargains (and keeping with the shooter theme), Play have Bulletstorm for £7.99 on 360 and PS3.
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I thoroughly enjoyed Rage and Bulletstorm. Some of my best gaming fun of 2011.
Both for £18? Absolute no-brainer.
 
ecosse_011172 said:
Thanks, last time I was there there were some decent bargains such as Halo Reach which I didn't buy as I wanted to play in the original language, my local Media Markt in Bern is shit for bargains in comparison.
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Yeah, usually both MediaMarkt here in Geneva only have shitty games in the bargain bin, stuff like movie tie in games/bottom of the barrel crap, games that you would not want even for free. Sometimes you can find a nice deals, like a Yakuza 3 for 9frs that i got last summer.

Might go check today if i can find Alice on 360 for 10frs here.
 
Mascot said:
I thoroughly enjoyed Rage and Bulletstorm. Some of my best gaming fun of 2011.
Both for £18? Absolute no-brainer.
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Absolutely correct. Both were really good fun, really well-made shooters. People moan about how CoD is imitated in other shooters, and yet here were two that a) ignored CoD, forging their own identities and b) were both really good and criminally underperformed. Deal of the (near) year, this.
 
Is Xenoblade becoming a game that is impossible to purchase soon and therefore become insanely expensive soon? It seems like it is out of stock everywhere I go.
 
So Amazon also cancelled my MGS HD collection pre-order. Should I contact them or will I only get a copypaste reply?
 
Mascot said:
I thoroughly enjoyed Rage and Bulletstorm. Some of my best gaming fun of 2011.
Both for £18? Absolute no-brainer.
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Yeah I just started Bulletstorm last night after picking it up for £10 a couple of months ago* and it's so much fun. Tragic that it won't be getting a sequel.

*Never had a backlog before I started reading this thread...
 
Vinterbird said:
Is Xenoblade becoming a game that is impossible to purchase soon and therefore become insanely expensive soon? It seems like it is out of stock everywhere I go.
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It's showing as being in stock at most of the large online stores, although aside from Game's £10 offer for both versions I've never seen it below retail price. Considering how stock has lingered around this long I can't see it hitting crazy prices, most likely it'll just hold it's value ala. Metroid Prime Trilogy.
 
Azure Phoenix said:
It's showing as being in stock at most of the large online stores, although aside from Game's £10 offer for both versions I've never seen it below retail price. Considering how stock has lingered around this long I can't see it hitting crazy prices, most likely it'll just hold it's value ala. Metroid Prime Trilogy.
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I'll jump onto it then. Is the controller bundle available anywhere for a decent penny?
 
Dear Customer

We are writing to inform you that the price for

'Metal Gear Solid HD - Collection (PS3)' (ASIN: B0058H1YOG)

was displayed incorrectly at the time you placed the above referenced order. Despite our best efforts, with the millions of items available on our website, pricing errors can occasionally occur.

In our Pricing and Availability Policy (see
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1040614), we state that where an item's correct price is higher than our stated price, we will cancel the order and notify you of that cancellation.

Your order has now been cancelled. If you still wish to purchase this item, please place a new order online which will be charged at the correct price, when we dispatch it to you.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused by this error, and rest assured that we will continue to make every effort to maintain the accuracy of all prices on our site.

We look forward to serving you again in the future.


Warmest regards

Customer Service Department
Amazon.co.uk
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I thought they were above this kind of stuff. Eh.
 
flowsnake said:
Dear Customer

We are writing to inform you that the price for

'Metal Gear Solid HD - Collection (PS3)' (ASIN: B0058H1YOG)

was displayed incorrectly at the time you placed the above referenced order.

.....

Your order has now been cancelled. If you still wish to purchase this item, please place a new order online which will be charged at the correct price, when we dispatch it to you.
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The fuck?! Did Amazon get taken over by the Hut Group or something?
 
Italian GAF:

MARIO KART 7 is €31,47 (£26) shipped at Amazon.it


Also, nothing beats the Zavvi deal, but for people concerned that reselling PAL UK titles might be more difficult they're selling the Resi:Revelations+slide pad pro bundle for €45,20
 
Not once has Amazon.co.uk honored a misprice for me. I don't know how they managed to get a good reputation for that. I've ordered 4 things from them that were misprices (and not even grossly mispriced, except for the Vita stick) and they haven't honored any of them.
 
bandresen said:
Not once has Amazon.co.uk honored a misprice for me. I don't know how they managed to get a good reputation for that. I've ordered 4 things from them that were misprices (and not even grossly mispriced, except for the Vita stick) and they haven't honored any of them.
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yeah I chatted with a rep. of theirs. She was feeding me canned responses.

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Anybody want a £2 discount code for Gamestop? It must be used before 31st Jan and unfortunately there is a minimum order value of £20. Gamestop seems a bit expensive so maybe it's not very useful, but it's possible there is a decent deal to be had.

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Also had the MGS HD cancellation email from Amazon. This is despite it being available for £20 ish for days before I even ordered, not impressed.

On the live chat now, not having any success, although the fact he's calling it "Gear Solid HD Collection" is amusing me a bit at least.
 
whatevermort said:
Email them. When they did this with my £21 Old Republic preorder, they actually ended up honouring it, sending a voucher code.
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Have sent them an email after getting nowhere with the live chat. I'll update if I get a response, not very hopeful though, it seems from the live chat they have a stock set of quotes to use in the event of order cancellations.
 
Suairyu said:
Holy goddamn. I bought it for £10 a week or so ago and haven't even played it yet (damn you, Zelda!). Was its marketplace performance not so hot?
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I have the feeling that it did ok at retail, but was horribly overshipped and thus dropped in price fast. Now DD has to follow up.

Seems like S-E wants to make as much as they can from this game as quickly as possible.
 
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