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Retailer Gamestation has this morning begun advertising an incredible discount on Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The chain will slash the price of the popular RPG to just 22.49 on Xbox 360 and PS3. The PC version will be cut to 19.99. It’s unusual for such an aggressive discount to be …
Read More »Asda debuts £40 Blu-ray player
Supermarket chain Asda is kicking off its drive to win the Christmas market with a discount Blu-ray player offer. The retailer is selling the ONN DS-BD52 Blu-ray and DVD player for just 40. The unit includes HDMI, composite and digital coaxial audio ports. It is available both in-store and online, …
Read More »Where’s cheapest? Halo: Anniversary and Assassin’s Creed cut to £4.99
This week is a huge five days for big releases, and GAME is hoping to grab as much market share as possible with a raft of great offers. Tomorrow sees the release of two huge games – Microsoft’s Halo Combat Evovled: Anniversary Edition and Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and GAME …
Read More »Wii cut to £89 as festive price wars gain traction
The Nintendo Wii has fallen to its lowest price ever on the UK High Street. Supermarcket chain Asda is advertising a 89 price point for the console in today’s papers. The SKU on offer includes a white version of the machine and two games – Wii Sports and Wii Party. …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 price roundup – where’s cheapest?
It’s the biggest release of the year, and retail will tomorrow go to war to try and win as big a share of the mammoth Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 market as possible. Troubled retailer Best Buy has the best deal when it comes to catch-free low-price – 29.99. …
Read More »Get Uncharted 3 for £2.99 at HMV
Sony’s Uncharted 3 arrives in the UK today (yes, a Wednesday!) and HMV has once again emerged as the retailer with the most competitive offer. The retailer will sell the game for 2.99 to anyone willing to trade in a PS3 copy of either Battlefield 3 or Batman: Arkham City. …
Read More »Battlefield 3 for £2.99 as HMV goes cheapest
Retailers HMV and GAME have once again decided to offer this week’s biggest release for a tantalisingly low price for those willing to trade-in specific games. HMV has slashed the price of EA’s Battlefield 3 to just 2.99 for any customer willing to hand over a copy of either Batman: …
Read More »Get Battlefield 3 AND Modern Warfare 3 for £37.96
Cut-price trade-in deals have become the norm on the High Street, but now online-only retailer GameStop.co.uk has dragged the sector into the online arena. The headline is Modern Warfare 3 for 99p, but in reality the new deal offers gamers the chance to buy both EA’s Battlefield 3 and Activision’s …
Read More »Batman: Arkham City – where’s cheapest?
There’s no let-up this week as the triple-A new releases continue to come thick and fast, and this time it’s the turn of Batman: Arkham City to get the trade-in discount treatment. And once again it’s HMV that has delivered the most appetising offer. The retailer will sell consumers a …
Read More »Forza 4, PES 2012, Ace Combat – where’s cheapest?
There will be plenty of big-name games competing for consumer’s money tomorrow, and some of the UK’s retailers have gone live today with ads for the deals they hope will win them vital marketshare. Tesco is going low on the price of PES 2012, offering the game for 32.71, no …
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