June 16th, 2008

Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice $19.99 new at Game Crazy

I saw Apollo Justice today at Game Crazy with a new price tag of $19.99, probably the lowest I’ve seen it anywhere.

On a side note, this was at the Frederick, MD, store, where they recently expanded to about half of the total floor space with Hollywood Video. I was extremely disappointed to see that they have now gutted ALL of their new games and put them out on the floor. As a collector, it made me sick, and the last thing I want is for Game Crazy to become another Gamestop with their practices.

I know it’s for higher “visibility of the product” or whatever, but I don’t care. I guess if I want a sealed game, I’ll have to take my business to Best Buy/Wal-Mart/Amazon now.

You wouldn’t buy an opened DVD from Best Buy, so why is this an acceptable practice for video games?

(I would say “you wouldn’t buy opened food from the supermarket,” but that’s taking it too far, even for my rhetoric.)

June 5th, 2008

Hot coupon time: 25% off used PS2 games at Gamestop

There’s a great coupon in this week’s Gamestop email newsletter — 25% off used PS2 games, limit 2. This is one of the best coupons that they offer once every few months. This coupon will stack with the Edge Card for a total of 35% off. Good only from June 6 to June 12. (You may want to print it directly from the Gamestop site, lest the wage slaves give you any hassles.)

Credit to dcyphr and jp0213 at Cheapass Gamer for finding it a day early.