You can now buy downloadable content and Xbox Live Arcade games from GAME shops around the UK.
A six-month trial (that begun yesterday) sees 40 GAME shops erect bays to sell 30 games and pieces of DLC to the public.
Digital content will be sold on cards that hold codes. Each bit of content is priced individually, starting as low as £2.04.
The benefits? Paying in cash and being able to trade-in old games for re-spendable Reward Card points.
What's available and how much does it cost?
* Alan Wake: The Signal - £4.76
* Alan Wake: The Writer - £4.76
* Braid - £6.80
* Castle Crashers - £10.20
* Catan - £6.80
* Comic Jumper - £10.20
* Crackdown 2: Premium Deluge Pack - £4.76
* Crackdown 2: Premium Toy Box Pack - £4.76
* Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection - £6.80
* Halo 3: Mythic II Map Pack - £6.80
* Halo 3: Mythic Map Pack - £3.40
* Halo Reach - Noble Map Pack - £6.80
* Hydro Thunder Hurricane - £10.20
* Hydrophobia - £10.20
* Limbo - £10.20
* Monday Night Combat - £10.20
* Perfect Dark - £6.80
* Portal: Still Alive - £10.20
* Shadow Complex - £10.20
* Spolsion Man - £6.80
* Super Meat Boy - £10.20
* The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai - £6.80
* The Maw - £6.80
* Toy Soldiers - £10.20
* Trials HD - £10.20
* Worms - £3.40
* Worms 2: Armageddon - £6.80
* Forza 3: World Class Car Pack - £3.40
most are slightly more expensive than just buying them off live, but only by a few pence.
If you pick up a cheap 2100 card though for sub £17.85 then that is the cheapest option.
brilliant idea, lets hope our nearest game gets one
Quote from: Failed on February 09, 2011, 11:57:50 AM
most are slightly more expensive than just buying them off live, but only by a few pence.
If you pick up a cheap 2100 card though for sub £17.85 then that is the cheapest option.
Normally get 2100 Points cards for around £15, the Game option is good if you're trading stuff or use your Reward Card points a lot, otherwise just stick to the traditional way. :)
GameStop has been doing this for a while. Since I only buy Marketplace content on sale, these retail prices are no good to me.
I'd rather trade in my game towards the purchase of Microsoft Points, and then buy cheaper direct from the XBL Marketplace.
Quote from: nCogNeato on February 09, 2011, 04:46:25 PM
GameStop has been doing this for a while. Since I only buy Marketplace content on sale, these retail prices are no good to me.
I'd rather trade in my game towards the purchase of Microsoft Points, and then buy cheaper direct from the XBL Marketplace.
thats what i do, i buy my friends old games for 5$ and i trade em in for like 15$ or more...
and then i have enough to get points..
have you ever tried gamestop's reward points system thingy?
its kinda cool, since i had like over 100,000 points i bought myself new turtle beaches..
Quote from: citatscEellE on February 10, 2011, 04:59:50 AM
Quote from: nCogNeato on February 09, 2011, 04:46:25 PM
GameStop has been doing this for a while. Since I only buy Marketplace content on sale, these retail prices are no good to me.
I'd rather trade in my game towards the purchase of Microsoft Points, and then buy cheaper direct from the XBL Marketplace.
thats what i do, i buy my friends old games for 5$ and i trade em in for like 15$ or more...
and then i have enough to get points..
have you ever tried gamestop's reward points system thingy?
its kinda cool, since i had like over 100,000 points i bought myself new turtle beaches..
Yeah, I in the "Power Up" rewards program, but haven't accumulated many points yet. I think I'm somewhere around the 10,000 ($10) mark.
For the past few months, I've been focusing most of my attention on cheapassgamer.com for trades and deals. I'm getting way more bang for my buck on CAG than I ever did at GameStop for used games.
Everyone deserves some Turtle Beaches.