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Now that you've had a taste of our complete (and completely awesome) Black Friday shopping guide, we thought it best to give you a more concise edition to digest. Introducing: "The Best of the Best of Black Friday 2008" ...
But first, some Joytips:
- There are two excellent Xbox 360 deals: (1) At Target, scoop the Pro Bundle ($300; 60GB HDD) with bonus $50 gift card, which is good for: Call of Duty: World at War ($49); or an EA 2-pack: Dead Space ($30) and Burnout Paradise ($20); or Halo 3 ($30) and 3-month Xbox Live Card ($15 -- with $5 to spare!); or (2) Circuit City's Arcade Bundle ($200), which packs in an extra wireless controller and refurbished 20GB hard drive on top of the other goodies.
- Best Buy is the only featured retailer with a Black Friday PlayStation 3 bundle ($400) with Ratchet & Clank and the first "new" 007 on Blu-ray
- Sam's Club (not featured in our guide) has the only notable Wii Bundle ($425 -- not $224 as originally rumored), which includes 3 extra Wiimote-Nunchuk sets, Mario Super Sluggers and King of Clubs: Mini Golf ($115 total savings); good luck duking it out for this one!
- In case you missed one of the better third-party Wii games of the year (and plenty of Wii owners did), Boom Blox ($20) is discounted at Target
- Now's a great time to cop some of last year's best, like Bioshock, The Orange Box ($20 each at Circuit City) and Halo 3 ($30 at Target)
- In general, there are some great PS2 deals to be had ... if you're still living in the past-gen (and let's not forget GameStop is selling pre-owned original Xboxes and GameCubes for $40 and $30, respectively -- just don't assume your kids won't know they've recieved hand-me-downs)
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PS3 80GB Bundle w/ bonus game & movie |
PS3 | $399.99 | [$100] |
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| Includes: PS3 80GB; plus Ratchet & Clank Future and Casino Royale Blu-ray movie | |||||
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Xbox 360 Arcade Bundle w/ bonus controller & HDD |
X360 | $199.99 | [$110] |
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| Includes: Xbox 360 Arcade console (w/ 256MB Memory Unit, Sega Superstars Tennis & 5 XBLA games: Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man Championship Edition & Uno); plus second wireless controller & refurbished 20GB hard drive | |||||
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Okami | Wii | $19.99 | [$20] |
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BioShock |
X360 | $19.99 | [$10] |
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Guitar Hero 3 Wireless Bundle |
X360 PS3 |
$54.99 | [$45] |
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Name | X360 | $FREE* | [Save $40] |
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| Doorbuster! (7-11 am); *Free with purchase of Xbox 360 Arcade, Pro or Elite Holiday Bundle | |||||
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Rock Band Track Pack: Vol. 2 |
X360 | 99¢* | [$29] |
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| Doorbuster! (7-11 am); *$0.99 with purchase of any Rock Band game or bundle $49.99 and up | |||||
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Guitar Hero 3 Wireless Les Paul |
PS3 | $44.99 | [$25] |
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| Joytip: Consult our Instrument Compatibility Matrix to learn which games this controller is compatible with. | |||||
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PSP Memory Stick Pro Duo 4.0GB |
PSP | $24.99 | [$25] |
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| Doorbuster! (7-11 am) | |||||
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Xbox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle w/ $50 gift card |
X360 | $299.99 | [None] |
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| Includes: Xbox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle (w/ 60GB HDD, Lego Indiana Jones & Kung Fu Panda); plus $30 gift card | |||||
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Boom Blox | Wii | $20 | [$20] |
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Dead Space | X360 PS3 |
$30 | [$30] |
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Halo 3 |
X360 | $30 | [$30] | |
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Guitar Hero 3 Guitar Bundle |
X360 PS3 Wii |
$49.99 | [$50] |
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| Doorbuster! (5am-1pm) | |||||
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Xbox 360 Arcade Holiday Bundle w/ Guitar Hero 3 |
X360 | $199 | [$100] |
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| Includes: Xbox 360 Arcade console (w/ 256MB Memory Unit, Sega Superstars Tennis & 5 XBLA games: Feeding Frenzy, Luxor 2, Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man Championship Edition & Uno); plus Guitar Hero 3 and wireless guitar | |||||
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Guitar Hero 3 & Aerosmith (software only) |
Wii X360 |
$50 | [$40-$50] |
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Guitar Hero 1-3 & Rock the '80s (software only) |
PS2 | $50 | [$100] |
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Bully | PS2 | $10 | [$10] |
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