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gamestop EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Black Friday: GameStop deals leaked for your pleasure 49 Black Friday and all its horror will soon be upon us, and the Internet has gotten its talons on GameStop's list of ludicrous offers. The list is absolutely huge, some great bundles such as a PS3 ... Pre-order Aliens vs. Predator, get cool multiplayer skins 20 What's this? A generally worthwhile, rather neat pre-order bonus from GameStop? Praise the heavens! As you can see from the picture above, three multiplayer skins for Aliens vs. Predator can be y... Pre-order Lost Planet 2, get Resident Evil's Wesker 27 This is the sort of mash-up you dream about but never get to see actually happen. On second thought, Capcom totally did this with the last Lost Planet. Remember Frank West? He was playable in it.... New Jersey breaks street date for AC II and L4D2 45 Man, this holiday might start to be known for broken street dates from GameStop as two more high profile games received the corporate go ahead to get released before their release dates. Three st... Guy steals 100 copies of Modern Warfare 2 58 If you decided to steal from a GameStop, what would you grab? The expensive consoles? As many games as you can dream of? If you're one man in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the answer is easy -- keep i... Pre-order Split Second, get a vehicle of some sort 6 Exciting, huh? Black Rock's Split Second provides so many thrills that the studio decided to turn the insanity down a notch for the game's obligatory GameStop-exclusive pre-order bonus. As you ca... Take-Two thinks discs are going to stick around for a bit 26 If you’re one of those “I must have a disc” kind of persons, its time to let out a deep, satisfying exhale. Take-Two’s CEO Ben Feder isn’t buying the speculation tha... GameStop wants to sell you DLC in their stores 34 Whether you like it or not, the push towards a mostly-digital game industry is ahead of us. It may not be next year, it may not be in the next five years... but it's coming.  Brick and morta... Pre-order Dante's Inferno, get figure from fires of hell 7 When Visceral and Electronic Arts announced the Dante's Inferno demo for December, I breathed a sigh of relief. It was not, as many demos seem to be these days, tied in to a pre-order bonus. Inst... GameStop justifies Modern Warfare 2 street date break 43 Yesterday, Activision stated that it gave no store permission to sell Modern Warfare 2 before its street date of November 10, but GameStop has implied that the evil publisher knew it was going to... GameStop says PSPgo story is 'far from over' 30 By all accounts, the PSPgo was a pretty magnificent failure for Sony. Its release was quiet and sombre like the funeral of a man that nobody could really remember, and it's been surrounded by not... Tatsunoko vs. Capcom trading cards!?! Yes! Pre-order now! 9 Full disclosure: The excitement in the headline is phony. I won't pretend I'm interested in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars, but I will say that many on our staff are. Like, obsessively ... Modern Warfare 2 is GameStop's most preordered game ever 42 Modern Warfare 2. It is popular. Infinity Ward's terrorist-lovin' shooter is looking set to become one of the biggest videogames of all time, with GameStop declaring that it has more preorders th... Pre-order LittleBigPlanet PSP and dress up like a tank 4 Here's another pre-order incentive for those keeping score, this time concerning the PSP debut of LittleBigPlanet. It would appear that LittleBigPlanet PSP will be just as obsessed with Sackboy c... Pre-order Darksiders, get free book and in-game scythe 8 THQ's Darksiders is hitting January 5, 2010, after what has felt like ten thousand years of development, and GameStop has revealed yet another of its exclusive pre-order incentives. Reserving the... Borderlands getting a midnight release at 1,300 GameStops 31 Even those us of not living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area can get in on the Borderlands midnight launch madness. While the rest of us won't be able to hang with the Gearbox crew physically, we ca... Shield your eyes: Limited edition 360 controller out soon 38 Remember that ugly/fugly/fug ugly limited edition GameStop-branded Xbox 360 controller from way back when? Why am I even asking -- how could anyone forget?Major Nelson reminds us that the black a... GameStop says Super Street Fighter IV will go for $39.99 43 I Play Winner spotted a listing on GameStop showing the potential price and release date for Super Street Fighter IV. It looks like we can expect the game to come out on March 23, 2010 for the lo... Borderlands crew plans to attend two midnight releases 13 If chilling with the crew that made Borderlands and delivering bullet infernos into creatures’ eyeholes is your idea of a good time, then it might be wise to hit a GameStop in the Dallas-Ft... GameStop is safe from digital until 2017, says analyst 28 You'd think the retail games world was ending with company directors dumping over 2 million shares of stock. No worries...yet, says one analyst. GameStop is good until about 2017.Ben Schachter of... GTFO: GameStop director dumps 2.3 million shares 35 Is something going down in GameStop land? Is it time to GTFO? It seems like GameStop director Leonard Riggio felt that way, as he just sold 2.3 million shares of GameStop stock. That's some $60 m... See the intro to DJ Hero now, play the game this weekend 28 The video above is apparently the intro to DJ Hero, as uploaded by the folks from Official Xbox Magazine. (Thanks to ultima301 for the heads up!) It's... interesting, to say the least. We don't h... GameStop gets fancy Way of the Samurai 3 bonus item 13 After a long wait for its release, Way of the Samurai 3 will finally be in stores for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America on October 13. Yes, this is the same game that was rele... Pre-order Borderlands from GameStop and get eight guns 27 It’s no secret that Borderlands offers players their choice of over a bajillion guns as they progress through the FPS. The game procedurally generates them, like an MMO generates swords or ... Atari said no, but ...GameStop lists Ghostbusters for PSP 3 You know how sometimes you think a thing is coming, and you ask the game company, but the answer is no, absolutely not, we aren't making that game, and then a few months later, the game is announ... Toys 'R' Us nets you more money on trade-ins 33 I'm a hoarder. I don't trade-in, I keep forever. No matter how bad the game or how much I will never play it again, I keep it. However, the used game market is massive, so I'm pretty sure that I ... Rule the schoolyard with this LEGO Rock Band keychain 12 As if I don't already have enough crap hanging off my keychain, it looks like GameStop is offering a LEGO-rocker keychain up for pre-orders of LEGO Rock Band. I noticed the display while shopping... Save a wicked sum on a Dante's Inferno pre-order tomorrow 17 The Internet wing of the juggernaut videogame retail thing GameStop will have a time-sensitive exclusive “program” for Dante’s Inferno tomorrow. On September 9th (09/09/09), EA ... Pre-order new Silent Hill, get creepy soundtrack for free 10 I was going to wait for either Dale or Colette -- both of which are Silent Hill crazy, one of which is a musician -- to write about this. But both are on planes to Seattle for PAX, without Wi-Fi,... Capcom announces Dark Void jetpack pre-order bonus 10 Reserve bonus alert: GameStop is offering an ultra-mega-super-exclusive bonus for Airtight Games’ Dark Void. According to official release, those who pre-order the shooter from, seemingly, ... Gears of War 2 Game of the Year Edition shipping soon 21 Gears of War 2 Game of the Year Edition is happening. GameStop is now taking pre-orders for a newly packaged version of the billion-year-old shooter. Priced at $39.99, this edition’s value ... Preorder A Boy and His Blob, get a squishy egg with a face 17 I understand that GameStop means well with all these preorders bonuses, but when it comes to this latest one for the upcoming Wii game A Boy and His Blob, well, it just seems like it could have b... What!!? Mr. McMahon is in trouble with this exclusive DLC 20 If you can look past the lame PowerPoint slide (or as the Apple kids call it, Keynote), and the neatly numbered WWE Superstars, you'll discover our good old friend "Stone Cold" Steve Au... GameStop expects UMD dump by new PSPgo owners 22 How are you going to gather up the scratch for that $250 PSPgo? And what about its downloadable games? How about selling off some of those UMDs you won't be able to use anymore? That's what GameS... Gamestop: Modern Warfare 2 could be biggest game of all time 39 It's no secret that people are putting a lot of stock in Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2. Evil publisher Activision believes it will dominate this holiday season, and retail chain GameStop agree... GameStop is super excited to sell the PSPgo 22 A number of UK retailers may be skeptical of the PSPgo, but American retailer GameStop is getting wet at the prospect of selling Sony's latest attempt to dominate handheld gaming. Despite the PSP... PS3 Slim tops Amazon's sales charts, Gamestop ships early 55 Looking to get that matte black PS3 Slim action that was just announced yesterday? So is everyone else. Today, the 120GB PS3 Slim pre-orders at Amazon.com has taken the top sales spot for video g... Pre-order Brutal Legend for early access to the demo 23 Why wait until September 17 to play Brütal Legend when you can do so a little in advance? As we guessed earlier, one of the pre-order bonuses for the rocktacular game will indeed be a chance... Kingdom Hearts 358/2 pre-order bonuses vary by store 8 Are you looking forward to Kingdom Hearts 358/2 on the DS? I'd like to see how they flesh out the story of the series games. It's supposed to give more background on Organization XIII. The releas... GameStop taking pre-orders for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 18 It exists. GameStop is currently taking pre-orders for a limited edition version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2. The package includes a download voucher and a free one-month subscription to Marvel Digita... GameStop holding Madden midnight launch events 11 For some reason, GameStop has felt the need to announce that its stores will be holding Madden NFL 10 midnight launch events at more than 3,000 of its U.S. locations this Thursday, August 13. Uh,... Discount Devil Summoner 2 comes with Raiho 14 Hee-ho! Did you pick up Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon? You haven't? You should -- we loved it.  It's one of the niftiest things to hit the PlayStation 2 this year. In ou... GameStop offering Champions Online pre-orders early access 17 If you’re looking to play the full version of Champions Online before the MMO officially launches, then you’re in luck: GameStop just announced it’s “Early Start Program,&... Band Hero pre-order bonus for Band Hero: 2 free songs 23 This isn't that big of a deal, but we thought we'd let you know as a bit of a public service. Well, I guess it would be a big deal if you were a Taylor Swift fan. If you were planning on getting ... Pre-order Blur and get a bonus from the big three retailers 5 If you’re looking to pre-order Blur, it’s best to evaluate your options. Currently, all three major videogame retailers -- Best Buy, GameStop (as previously reported), and GameCrazy -... Assassin's Creed 2 Collector's Edition named and detailed 12 There was one problem with the recently revealed Assassin’s Creed 2 GameStop exclusive Collectors/Limited Edition thing: we couldn’t tell exactly what was packaged in it. Twitter is a... Assassin's Creed 2 Collector's Edition unveiled, not priced 36 ALL UNITS. GameStop is offering more than exclusive downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed 2. Above this mess of text is a hot image of the GameStop exclusive Limited Edition version of ... GameStop new perks?: Free trials, personal shoppers 22 You got your GameStop Edge card, right? Mine just kind of rots in the back of my wallet. Maybe if there were some new loyalty perks it would see the light of day more.A new survey to members poin... DJ Hero Renegade Edition will run you $199.99 25 The recently announced DJ Hero Renegade Edition looks pretty sweet, no doubt. Not only do you get the game and a special edition turntable controller (normally $129.99, sans fancy-looking co... Pre-order Scribblenauts and get Maxwell's 'rooster hat' 35 Australia won’t be the only place where confident consumers can score Maxwell’s rooster headgear. According to official release, GameStop will be offering the wearable Scribblenauts p... Street Fighter IV, MadWorld, and more get dropped to $19.99 55 Massive savings can be found at GameStop from now until August 2 both in store and online. A big group of games, including the console versions of Street Fighter IV, have been given a temporary p... Discountoid: Exercise games, murder and driving 20 It's Sunday, and that means it's time once again to see what is on sale this week.Which is to say, not very much. If you were thinking about grabbing Wheelman, Best Buy has you covered at thirty ... NGS 2 Collector's Edition has a book 7 Special editions. They aren't so special anymore. They come with every major release these days and someone buys them and then life goes on, and despite all that modern special editions come with... Pre-order Batman with GameStop, beat up skeletons 10 If you want to be Batman and beat up skeletons, you might want to consider pre-ordering Batman: Arkham Asylum with GameStop. Those who pre-purchase the game with the retail will receive access to... GameStop believes industry needs to focus on Hispanic market 63 Hispanics make up a considerable portion of the population in the United States, especially the further south you get. And, according to GameStop COO Paul Raines, they're buying videogames. Raine... Madden NFL 10 goes gold, will have two demos 9 It’s a big day for the Madden team at EA Tiburon: today, EA Sports officially announced (see PR after the jump) that Madden NFL 10 has gone gold. In case you’re unfamiliar with gaming... Perry: Used games pushing industry to digital distribution 33 Dave Perry is obsessed with the issue of used games. His rants on the subject have been numerous, and now he's implicated GameStop and its ilk in the game industry's recent drive to pur... Stealthy or wild: SEGA makes reserving Alpha Protocol hard 17 SEGA isn’t making the choice of where to reserve Alpha Protocol easy. Yesterday, the publisher of Obsidian’s espionage RPG announced that GameStop and GameCrazy would be carrying two ... Discountoid: Guitar Hero kits, House of the Dead and more 27 Okay, not a ton of deals this week but there are some significant ones. Best Buy has House of the Dead: Overkill marked down by twenty dollars. GameStop is blowing out their inventory on Guitar H... Attack of the Show celebrates 1,000 shows 28 Congratulations to everyone at G4 for their 1,000th episode of Attack of the Show. They celebrated 1,000 shows this past Thursday by looking back at all of the memorable moments from the show's h... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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