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Any serious or casual gamer should be excited for the next few months. Plenty of highly anticipated games will be making their debut, with one of the most anticipated being Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Until most recently the only factors that dictated where I should actually buy debuting games were the location of the store (how fast can I get this game and get back home to play it) or maybe an online store that happens to be selling the game for a bit cheaper (with free shipping of course).

Now all of a sudden we start seeing a store like GameStop offering up pre-order bonuses that have ranged from interesting to downright stupid in the long run. I was all but sold on buying these upcoming titles through GameStop so as to not miss out any potentially popular bonuses, but with Best Buy running this new buy one get one 50% off sale (check out the titles offered) it leaves me wondering where to get what. What have you guys decided so far? What bonuses seem worth it?
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I'm just keeping it simple with Amazon, getting next day delivery. I don't like having to go to a store location, I got shit to do. The only special edition I have preordered is the Demon's Souls one. I forgot what bonuses it has but I like the cover art better than the regular version. Well I guess that is bonus.
Playing as Sgt Johnson in ODST was too much for me to pass up so I preordered that. Also the extra cars you get in Forza 3 was enough to make me preorder that as well. I just put those down a few days ago and I forgot to get Brutal Legend. I'm not even sure that has preorder incentives I just want to play it ASAP.
Currently pre-ordered Dead rising 2, mass effect 2, MW 2, Bioshock 2 and Tekken 6.

The fightstick for tekken 6 looks fucking sweet, but It's way too much right now.
I preordered Scribblenauts. ROOSTER HAT

I'm looking to PreOrder Brutal Legend or Borderlands as well. I'll pick up Modern Warfare sometime close towards Christmas.
Daxelman reminded me that I too am the proud owner of a Scribblenauts preorder. I just had to have my rooster hat. I also reminded myself that I'm somewhat keen on the Renegade edition of DJ hero. I've never even played the game so I have no idea if I'll like it, but I reeeeeally want that metal turntable and stand. $200 is stupid steep though.
Im obviously big on hockey, NHL 10 is offering 9 extra stat boosting points for your online EASHL player.. something I just can't pass up. I was wondering if the Dragon Age pre-order bonuses will be worth it, otherwise ill be doing the best buy deal with that and Modern Warfare 2...
Halo ODST, Assassin's Creed 2, Bioshock 2, Rockband: Beatles Edition.

I may cancel my Gamefly account.
Scribblenauts for me as well. I did it to support Factor 5; the rooster hat is just a delightful bonus that I'll probably never wear.
UPDATE: apparently Best Buy scrubbed the pre-orders from there BOGO 50% deal, and from what I hear might be scrubbing the deal all together today at some point... if theres 2 games you really want and are out now, get them while you can today before that deals up
I've pre-ordered Dragon Age: Origins and Brutal Legend already, but I'm still up in the air about Risen and Alpha Protocol, both of those games look like I'd enjoy them but I'm not sure which is the safer bet.

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