The Arcade Random Thoughts Thread

[stevsta]

weird with the online subscriptions if you enter all the same address information it auto-updates your subscription. Or so I was told by TANGA

[killgod]

loving this extra 50% trade in promo at Gamestop.

traded in F1 2010 for 58 bucks!
NHL 11 for 45 bucks
Madden 10 + Madden 11....21.50 combined. rofl.

[jms493]

loving this extra 50% trade in promo at Gamestop.

traded in F1 2010 for 58 bucks!
NHL 11 for 45 bucks
Madden 10 + Madden 11....21.50 combined. rofl.

must be a canada promo....dont see shit in us

[JayDizzle]

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Goddamn LittleBigPlanet 2.

So much shit to get before I even sniff at making my own levels and the SP Mode is only getting tougher.

The Avalon levels were easy because that was just Shoot-Em-Ups and timed jumping with vehicles... easy to "Ace."

The next set of levels? You're lucky to even see half of them without some serious backtracking let alone "Ace" them because of some bullshit killer pit you can't see.

[Rylo]

I'm getting Mass Effect 2 today fuckkkkk yeah. I might pick up Guitar Hero World Tour too or something like that for me and the wifey. LBP2 as well.

[hackett]

I'm getting Mass Effect 2 today fuckkkkk yeah. I might pick up Guitar Hero World Tour too or something like that for me and the wifey. LBP2 as well.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/

Check it out. Maybe have wifey buy LBP2 and get a game priced at $59.99 half off and you can do the same for ME2.

[JayDizzle]

Just beat the story mode for LBP2.

I have to say that if you don't have perfect muscle memory plus an extreme amount of luck, you aren't going to "Ace" the entire game.

Best part about the last boss?

 

Cake.

[JayDizzle]

[killgod]

loving this extra 50% trade in promo at Gamestop.

traded in F1 2010 for 58 bucks!
NHL 11 for 45 bucks
Madden 10 + Madden 11....21.50 combined. rofl.

So at the end of the day, I traded in these games (all 5-7 months old) for 3 brand new games (Two Worlds 2, Killzone 3, MLB 11) with an extra 33 dollars required to break even.

I have no idea how this is a positive for Gamestop.

[SethMode]

The only conceivable way I can guess that Gamestop does these deals is because they're hoping that people that utilize the deal shop their often and bought the games that they are trading in for new games. That way they can turn around and make money off of them a second or even third time. It doesn't seem to be the best business model, obviously, but I figure little specials like these are proverbial bones thrown to GS' consumers, since most of the time is spent boning instead of throwing bones.

[SethMode]

EDIT -- Double

[Twigg4075]

Gamestop is not hurting for money. It seems like they only do trade-in deals like this once a year anyway.

[Boucher]

So at the end of the day, I traded in these games (all 5-7 months old) for 3 brand new games (Two Worlds 2, Killzone 3, MLB 11) with an extra 33 dollars required to break even.

I have no idea how this is a positive for Gamestop.

WTF when they start this? I traded in 2 games on Sunday and got regular pricing

[jms493]

this weekend 50% extra trade in on games!! This is like selling on ebay....I am going to clean house a bit.

[JayDizzle]

WTF when they start this? I traded in 2 games on Sunday and got regular pricing

It starts officially tomorrow but if you have a membership card with GameStop, you get a day's head start (today).

I can't wait to get $40 back on the $60 I paid for LBP2 so I can put it towards Dragon Age 2!
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