Sometimes, I Surprise Myself

Anyone who is a close friend of mine is already aware that I have taken a challenge upon myself to save as much money as possible on my gaming habit in 2012. There are lots of obvious tactics involved to the overall strategy, many of them like never purchasing anything at full price, looking for sales, taking advantage of sites like Half.com for pre-owned purchases, making liberal use of Steams ample sales, avoiding Gamestop at all costs, are all pretty much common knowledge to most gamers who give a damn about how much of their hard earned money they expend on gaming. However, some less commonly known tactics towards this goal involve a bit more imagination, a little extra leg work, and sometimes a little help from your friends. This particular tale, is one in which I purchased/pre-ordered over $130 worth of brand new games, for less than $16 out of pocket. I have finagled some really good deals over the past six months, but I have to admit that this one, this one took the cake.
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June 22, 2012 | Categories: Entertainment, What's In Your Console? | Tags: 2K Games, Civilization V, Civilization V: Gods & Kings, Counter-Strike, Darksiders II, Gamestop, Gods & Kings, Half.com, Instant Stream, Maxis, Netflix, OnLive, PlayPack, PlayPack Bundle, PlayPass, sales, savings, Sid Meier, Steam, THQ, Vigil Games | Leave a comment