If our
late-night review of
Halo 3: ODST filled you with an unbridled desire to purchase the noir-filled shooter,
Toys R Us will have quite the deal on the game's launch day. Those willing to travel to the giraffe-approved retailer this Tuesday are eligible to receive an
ODST action figure and a $20 gift card with their purchase of the title. We suggest spending the complimentary Geoffrey Bucks on another action figure to keep your lil' trooper company as you spend the next few weeks exploring New Mombasa.
Make sure you don't purchase any Master Chief action figures, though. There's no reason to give the poor guy an inferiority complex.
{ Sep 20th 2009 at 1:00PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
The Dark Wayne @ Sep 20th 2009 1:07PM
I hope they make figures for the entire squad. I also wish my nearest best buy wasnt a damn hour away : /
whylekat @ Sep 20th 2009 1:09PM
What's the best buy preorder deal?
TwistedBishop @ Sep 20th 2009 1:33PM
You can get Sgt. Johnson from Toys R Us as well. Best Buy has a $10 gift card for Gamer's Club members (it's free to join) and you can get $10 instantly off a 12-month Live card if you buy ODST at the same time, although that might only be for online orders.
I Al2x I @ Sep 20th 2009 1:54PM
@TwistedBishop: In-store as well.
Adeese @ Sep 20th 2009 2:12PM
If you pre-order at Amazon you get $10 in Amazon video game credit. If you use the promo code HALOODST you get an additional $5.
MarkHawk @ Sep 20th 2009 2:20PM
that additional 5 dollar code no longer works. But you can get a free year of the ECA discount if you check out cheapassgamer forums.
Yamagushi @ Sep 20th 2009 4:12PM
I'm canceling my gamestop pre-order today. Especially now that I know firefight is friends only. What do I care about playing as Sgt Johnson for if its only with friends. I'm bringing my business to Toys'r'us.
Bootleg Zani @ Sep 20th 2009 9:43PM
The Amazon Deal is the best in my opinion. If you can find Halo ODST in your Goldbox for $56.99 plus ECA discount since ECA for a year is currently free so thats an additional $6 off since they just round up to the whole dollar value. And then if you use code HALOODST for a $15 Amazon Video Game Credit. Combine this with any existing Amazon Video Game Credits you may already have and by price this is the best deal unless you NEED teh action figures which only cost $12 anyway.
Mr Clickerson @ Sep 20th 2009 11:28PM
100% off with the five finger discount at your local video game retailer.
Bubbameister33 @ Sep 20th 2009 1:12PM
Sgt. Johnson.
Bubbameister33 @ Sep 20th 2009 1:12PM
That was @ whylekat.
Anemos @ Sep 20th 2009 3:12PM
"Whylekat"?
Is that some sort of gay bar?
therpham @ Sep 20th 2009 1:14PM
If this is anything like the promo they did for Arkham Asylum, the gift card doesn't activate for 6 hours, essentially forcing you to come back the next day.
ToadStoolPorridge (PSN: tennispro_99) @ Sep 20th 2009 1:22PM
Or when the next major title is released, which you can then get for $40, rather than the usual $60...
Autopsy15 @ Sep 20th 2009 6:42PM
If that major title is released before 11/14/09. That's when the card expires. =/
d3athcr4ft @ Sep 20th 2009 9:49PM
@Autopsy15: Sounds like Toys R Us is setting this up so that everyone will buy MW2 from them... well played, Giraffe..
RanWitScissorz @ Sep 21st 2009 8:30AM
That's not true, when I purchased Batman and Scribblenauts from TRU, they both issued a gift card with purchase, which I used right after to purchase another game. They just say the 6 hours because that's what corporate tells them to.
james @ Sep 20th 2009 1:24PM
free stuff? done.
N8 @ Sep 20th 2009 1:28PM
Hardly a giftcard, more like a coupon, expires in two months. Still a good offer.
N8 @ Sep 20th 2009 1:31PM
Is it a pizza hut gift card????
TwistedBishop @ Sep 20th 2009 2:13PM
I already answered this below, but I'll repeat it here. The ODST Gift Card is for Toys R Us. The Pizza Hut Gift Card comes with a Wii game called Birthday Party Bash.
Jose @ Sep 20th 2009 2:45PM
2 months? Just go back for Brutal Legend next month, or Modern Warfare 2 the month after that.
Mouthsmasher @ Sep 20th 2009 10:28PM
Could you use all the ODST gift card to purchase a normal gift card?
Wardo @ Sep 20th 2009 1:32PM
That's a sweet deal! Sadly I already pre-ordered at Gamestop...
Does my shame know no bounds?!
TwistedBishop @ Sep 20th 2009 1:34PM
Cancel the Gamestop pre-order then. They can't force you to keep it. They don't have any deal for it anyway, right?
Wardo @ Sep 20th 2009 3:15PM
Just the Jonson pre-order deal.
Wardo @ Sep 20th 2009 3:16PM
*Johnson.
ugg.tryptophan @ Sep 20th 2009 3:52PM
i feel your pain... at least can still play on launch day!
Chromekreeper @ Sep 20th 2009 1:39PM
thats cool, a coupon to make the game a price of what it should of been :)
Cheesus Crust @ Sep 20th 2009 1:43PM
Good deal! But megauploads offers version with a $60 giftcard! So its like you never paid!
WINterfang @ Sep 20th 2009 2:20PM
ROFL!!
Piracy is bad :).
cylet @ Sep 20th 2009 1:48PM
AHHH I WISH I HAD MY 360 BACK.... i lent it to my girlfriend so she could play it while at school :[
Durden @ Sep 20th 2009 2:00PM
What the hell were you thinking??? No, seriously!
cylet @ Sep 20th 2009 4:26PM
i don't know she's so damn attractive :'[
Durden @ Sep 20th 2009 5:01PM
Didn't your friends teach you anything?
Bros before hoes.
and
Games before dames.
It's that simple!
i.c. weiner @ Sep 20th 2009 7:15PM
what is this foreign term "Girlfriend" you speak of?
TwistedBishop @ Sep 20th 2009 9:21PM
A preorder bonus with Wii Fit.
Azbulldog @ Sep 20th 2009 1:53PM
Why do they tell us this now? I already dropped my preorder somewhere else.
Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Sep 20th 2009 4:23PM
And that sir, is why I don't preorder. It's always screwing around with people. I remember when SSBB came out, and when to GameStop to buy it the day it released. I said "Hi, I would like to buy a copy of the new Super Smash Bros." The guy at the desk says, "Did you preorder it?" I say "No." He then says "Well then we don't have one for you." I announced to the whole store that I was going to Walmart to buy it. I got my copy immediately when I asked for it. Screw preordering, it will always leve you jacked in the end.
Josh @ Sep 20th 2009 2:03PM
Reading the Ad they sent out in the mail, the Gift Card is a Pizza Hut Gift Card. Not a Gift Card to Toys'r'us. Which is a bummer indeed.
TwistedBishop @ Sep 20th 2009 2:10PM
You're confusing the gift card offers. The Pizza Hut $20 Gift Card comes with the Wii Birthday Party Bash game.
Rhamsey @ Sep 20th 2009 2:01PM
Yeah, read this on cheapass gamer. Was planing on picking it up from there.
AdamMinterFX @ Sep 20th 2009 2:15PM
Totally buying Scribblenauts with that 20 dollars.
Josh @ Sep 20th 2009 2:18PM
I didnt even know about the Wii Birthday Party Bash deal. But It is also for the Halo deal, It even says it in the fine print on their online catalog.. Go to view the online catalog, go to the back page, and read the fine print on the deal. It says its a 20 dollar Pizza Hut Gift Card
TwistedBishop @ Sep 20th 2009 2:27PM
No, you're missing the little cross symbol next to the Pizza Card ad. That's what links it to the fine print. The ODST gift card doesn't have one. Not to mention that the ODST card says Toys R Us, while the Pizza Hut Card says Pizza Hut.
Josh @ Sep 20th 2009 2:36PM
Ahh okay, well glad i was proven wrong, cause 20 dollar Gift card to Toys'r'us is Way better then to pizza hut.
Now the only question is, Does Toys'r'us have the pre-order bonus of Sgt. Johnson?
MarkHawk @ Sep 20th 2009 2:18PM
Toys R Us has had some of the best deals this year with day one games. They are often offering 20 dollar gift cards with new game purchases. Sure the card can't be used till 6-24 hours after but if you save 3 of them you get a new game for free... and chances are it'll come with a 20 dollar gift card.
MarkHawk @ Sep 20th 2009 3:46PM
I really think the pre-order code for Johnson will be the same for everyone. expect to see it around day one.
HeatVision @ Sep 20th 2009 2:20PM
Canadian Toys R Us doesn't have the offer.
Davis4ever @ Sep 20th 2009 10:09PM
Canadian Toys R Us is terrible.... just like EB Games :(