Black Friday Video Game Deals Hub

by James Ransom-Wiley on Nov 25th 2009 3:00PM

Update: The 2010 Edition is here!

We wish it didn't have to be like this. But it is. Gorged, bloated and possessed by the lure of unbeatable savings, you will scratch and claw your way through masses of equally frenzied shoppers. There, in the dim light of dawn, you will forsake all that was sacred of the Thanksgiving, and take what's yours -- for an awfully good price. So then, let us be your guide.

We've scoured the Black Friday circulars of nationwide retailers and singled out the video game deals in the guides below. Just click on a retailer to view:

Head past the break for additional tips!

JoyTips

1. Plan accordingly: Some deals are limited (Doorbusters!); others run the entire weekend or longer (while supplies last)

2. Looking for a hardware bundle? Here are our picks:

PS3 Slim (120GB) [$299.99] (details)
- Walmart adds Infamous, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and The Dark Knight (Blu-ray movie)
- GameStop adds LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition and God of War Collection
- Best Buy adds LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle [$299.99] (details)
- Kmart adds Halo 3: ODST
- Sears adds an Xbox Live 12-month Gold Card
- Target adds a $50 gift card
DSi Bundle (White Brain Age / Metallic Blue Mario) [$169.99] (details)
- Target adds a $20 gift card
- Toy"R"Us drops $10 off the price and adds the EVA Sleeve Kit & DSi Car Adapter

3. Best deal on Batman: Arkham Asylum? This late summer release is discounted at multiple retailers, but cheapest at Target ($37).

4. Staying home? Many retailers are extending their deals to their online stores. And don't forget about Amazon's game deals!

Tags: amazon, best-buy, black-friday, black-friday-2009, deals, DS, gamestop, guide, holidaze, holidaze-2009, kmart, Microsoft, Nintendo, sale, sears, target, toys-r-us, video-games, walmart, Wii, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (61)

Walmart seems to be the place to go, but I would rather not be trampled, so Amazon it is.

Oh, and screw best buy for still trying to force Sonic the Hedgehog (06) on us. No one liked that game!!!

Walmart is doing price matching, so if there is a game on sale somewhere else be sure to bring in the ad and chances are it will be there (as long as it isn't on sale there too).

All hell breaks loose after 2 days!

not only this one.. how bout xbox 360 for 199 USD with 3 games of your selection..?

Did I hear you say Motorola Droid for 99 USD too? LOL

Juicy details: http://bit.ly/black-friday-insane-deals-come-and-get-me

"Just wake up at 3:00am"

Yeah Amazon for sure. For most of these Black Friday deals the savings don't entice me enough to want to wade through a sea of people and wait in line for hours starting at 5 in the morning hehe.

Amazon blew away everyone else last year.

haha I'm not that sneaky I guess. It looks like GameStop and Kmart will have it on sale all weekend.

I'm going to Kmart Friday to buy the PSP bundle of Assassins Creed Bloodlines with AC2 for PS3 for free. That's for sure.

what are the chances Amazon will have a Left 4 Dead 2 special? I really don't want to deal with the hordes at Walmart or Target

i want my sub-$35.00 matched priced, g-damnit!

I see wat u did thar

Alex
Alex @ Nov 25th 2009 6:22PM

haha I'm not that sneaky I guess. It looks like GameStop and Kmart will have it on sale all weekend.

Yeah Amazon is the way to go, I just got Mafia II and GTA IV for 10 bucks each. I hope to get in on Halo odst for 30 bucks on Friday.

Amazon was selling those DSi bundles for 154...

Don't forget buy $20 worth of clothes at Old Navy and get Lego Rockband.

Anyone know where I can get a cheap Xbox? I think the old girl is about to crap out on me.

That doesn't answer my question but thanks for the reply. It froze on me twice last night when I was playing MW2 and when it was on the dash board.

A cheap ps3 slim is a better long-term investment.

I have a PS3 Phat.

My question was simple but the console bashing wasn't really necessary. I understand people have had problems with their 360's but until my problems with it are as bad as theirs I will buy another one and give the other to my cousin. I don't really have a console bias, I just like playing video games in my spare time. If someone could help me with my situation I would really appreciate it.

Thanks eNrique, I just confirmation of the RROD and my cousin just offered me her 360 since she doesn't play it.

the pirate bay

jk

It's Bioshock PC for $5 for me. I'm considering Assasin's Creed for $5 also, but I hear mixed reviews.

At $5... does it REALLY matter!?

Yea what the hell man. It's even cheaper than renting it, even if you got to keep it for a year.

Also, it's totally worth it.

@ Falcon Punch

No you are right xD

But seriously, I would check steam. They will have some good deals going in December or so. I mean c'mon, they sold TF2 for about $5 one day for 2 hours only. So like I said, check steam every now and then.

Hey can someone help me out.

I'm thinking of buying a new TV and a new PS3 the best deal I have seen has been at Sonystyle PS3&46" bravia fro 999.99 should I wait to see for a better deal on cyber Monday or buy it now.

Steam has Batman on sale for $25 today only.

Steam has better deals for pc games:

Batman: Arkham Asylum: $24.99
Dragon Age: Origins $37.49

More here:
http://store.steampowered.com/early-holiday

Anybody who lives near a Meijer should also check these deals out:

Buy a PS3 120GB Slim Console, Get 2 Buy-ray Movies and 2 Video Games (Exclusions Apply) $299.99*
Buy Any Xbox 360 Game System or Bundle, Get Grand Theft Auto IV and Halo 3 FREE

Nintendo DSi Video Game System w/ FREE $30 Meijer Coupon Good For Your Next Purchase $169.99 *

Nintendo Wii Console w/ $50 OFF Your Next Meijer Purchase Coupon $199.99 *

These are all door buster deals.

I'm fine with the posting of good deals, but this was overboard. Reported.

My bad...I am new member and thought it would take me to a link that I had to confirm my email address...did not mean for it to all post. Is there a way to delete the comment?

ecost has a couple good deals:

60GB Xbox 360 for $49
Wii for $89

And if you haven't gotten an HDTV yet and don't want to break the bank, they've got a Westinghouse 32" 720p LCD going for $99.

Where u seeing those prices? I can't seem to find them.

Black Friday only, 9am EST to 4pm EST. I'm on their email list, so I was alerted beforehand of the deals.

They claim to be updating the sales each hour. So far none of the deals I listed have posted, so I'm guessing they'll be saving the best deals for the end at 4pm EST.

I'm waiting too...

It would seem eCost has stooped to new lows in order to attract customers to their site. I did some digging and in order to get those deals, you have to first become a member ($40), then you get to watch a countdown in hopes of snagging the ONE SINGLE AVAILABLE item at that advertised price. So it's essentially a $40 raffle.

Freaking unbelievable. Talk about bait and switch. Here's the original link if you're interested to see just how misleading this advertising campaign was:

http://www.ecost.com/HotSheetLanding.aspx?h=HolidaySecretSale&cm_em=KSTATE_HAM@HOTMAIL.COM

Hahaha, you wish.

Man all these deal that I want to get in on my I can't get there so late/early. I'm always left out of Black Friday.

Same here, whenever its Black Friday, my wallet is always dry before I can get to any deals. Some random event, work call, or problem always arises during this one week.

I won't go so many websites for Black Friday deals any more, cos http://followsales.com has collected all those from Target, Best Buy,Target, Toy"R"U.

How about free MAG betas?http://psnbeta.us.playstation.com/MAG/getBetaVoucher.php

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you kindly! that's the only black friday deal I need!

dude, I love you.

seriously.

Lmao Falcon.. great answer.

Man, what the hell? I waited till 3am on CheapyDs advice and amazons deals are absolute shit! 44 for Dragon Age Origins plus shipping? What the hell? I thought these were supposed to be great!

Well Amazon did have Dragon age for 34.99 yesterday (Thursday).

fuck! That's what I was trying to get! God damn you Cheapy D! GOD DAMN YOUUUUUUUUUUU!

So, I just got back from Walmart. I thought I was going to die... It was crazy. I saw a 200 lbs black woman steal an old lady's cart and knock her over and she said "Gimme dat fuckin' cart, bitch"

I lol'd irl

| 1 | 2 | Most Recent | Next 50 Comments

Sorry, you must be logged in to leave a comment.

Breaking News

The most popular posts
in the last 7 days

Vita 'UMD Passport' won't be offered in US 221 comments
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning review: A tempting fate 155 comments
Blizzard taking Valve to court over 'DOTA' trademark 112 comments
David Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play, layoffs hit developer [Update] 107 comments
Don't call it a remake: Final Fantasy X is a 'remaster,' to be clear 95 comments

Black Friday Video Game Deals Hub

Reader Comments (61)

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:02PM Rhamsey said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:05PM Rhamsey said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:21PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 4:29PM p dot t said

Posted: Nov 26th 2009 4:20PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:06PM bookscout said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 6:22PM FredMC said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 6:48PM jocaju said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:11PM FredMC said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:55PM kentuckyfried said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 4:30PM Katana Master said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 6:24PM FredMC said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:11PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:17PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:34PM Scared said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:45PM Bubbameister33 said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 3:54PM Bubbameister33 said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 4:03PM kentuckyfried said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 4:05PM Bubbameister33 said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 5:10PM Bubbameister33 said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 5:48PM Bubbameister33 said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 4:01PM Falcon Punch said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 4:28PM Gate Stormer said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 4:42PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:28PM WiredKnight said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 4:33PM Katana Master said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 5:30PM Complex said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 5:57PM David Black said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 6:02PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:02PM farlateal said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:04PM Omega2k3 said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:16PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:28PM SpartacusMagnus said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 11:28PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 26th 2009 11:49AM SpartacusMagnus said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 2:13PM SpartacusMagnus said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 4:27PM SpartacusMagnus said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:29PM WiredKnight said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 7:57PM Caroso said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 9:00PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 25th 2009 9:44PM notricky said

Posted: Nov 26th 2009 2:32AM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 1:34AM Joystiq said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 11:01AM scratchh said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 11:21AM gonintendo said

Posted: Nov 26th 2009 1:31PM DrunkMIffy said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 3:33AM TheDarkWayne said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 6:44AM (Unverified) said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 11:55AM TheDarkWayne said

Posted: Nov 27th 2009 5:42AM (Unverified) said

Info

Description

MSRP

Release Date

Genre

Developer

Publisher

Rating

Breaking News

Double Fine Kickstarter passes $1 million in under 24 hours, breaking yet another record

Featured Stories

Xbox Live Indie Gems: Nyan Cat Adventure

Dark Side 'Cause It Looks Cool: The Failings of Moral Choice in Games

Frictional teases a new Amnesia project, possibly set in China

The most popular postsin the last 7 days

Engadget

TUAW

Massively

WoW

The most popular posts
in the last 7 days