I'll Be [Lost And] Damned, GTA4 DLC Is $5 Off!
Thought $20.00 was too much for ten extra hours of Grand Theft Auto 4? I wouldn't know, I never finished the main game, I got tired of Brucie calling me to go to a titty bar with him while I was trying to stalk some guy. Regardless, Xbox Live is holding the 360-exclusive DLC chapter, The Lost And Damned, at $15.00 (1,200 Microsoft Points, why can't these guys go on a points system where the smallest increment is higher than one American cent?) Weither or not this is to get those of us prepped for the next DLC chapter in the GTA4 saga, The Ballad Of Gay Tony (slated for October) remains to be seen, but if you're one of those that has a hankering for Liberty City, this would be the route to go. My guess is, most of those that still do 1. already got it or 2. are waiting on the physical disk collection of both DLC chapters, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City to come out (slated at about $40.00, but just like every other GTA, That Large Video Game Retail Chain Whose Name Ends In "Stop" will probably be carrying used copies at $30-$35 before Christmas.
SALE: GameStop selling Street Fighter IV at $20.00
After hearing it from Kotaku, I went to verify it for myself with the source they listed as well as my local GameStop, and it seems to be true. GameStop is selling new copies Street Fighter IV for 360 and PS3 at about $20.00 each. This is about $15 less than what I've seen used copies go for, so yes, this is a hell of a deal if you don't already own the game. The recently released PC version still goes for about $40.00, but hey, at least you can mod that version to have Mr. T fight Nude Cammy or whatever... nah still not worth it. No clue as to how long this sale is going on, so I'd pick up a cheap copy for your console of choice ASAP. UPDATE: Joystiq reports this sale ends August 2nd. Cheapassgamer has provided a list of other (less successful) titles at the same price.
King's Quest & Space Quest Collections $15/Roberta Williams was an elitist bitch in 1999.
For all you point n' click foggies, or for those of you that want a taste of pre-console electronic puzzle solving and adventuring from the early 80's, Activision is hocking off entire compliations of Sierra franchises King's Quest and Space Quest on Steam at $15.00 US until July 30th, after which they will go up to $20.00 US. Considering how many games were in each of these oldschool PC series, you're definitely getinng your money's worth.
If anything, I would recommend to anyone who makes less than a six figure income to download the King's Quest Collection (all eight games in the series), play through all of them, and gloat about it to original KQ designer and classist harpy Roberta Williams so that she is forced to eat these words she quoted back in 1999 in an interview.
PSN Summer Sale
I'd say we were late on this one, but considering the site just launched today, you should probably forgive me. Anyways, a number of older PlayStation Network titles are on sale until this Thusrday, July 23rd. Per the official North American PlayStation Blog, titles include WipEout HD ($14.99!), Flock! ($7.49!), Savage Moon ($4.99!), Crash Commando ($4.99!), PixelJunk Eden ($4.99!), Brain Challenge ($4.99!), and 3 on 3 NHL Arcade ($4.99!). If you haven't tried PixelJunk Eden or Savage Moon, now is the time to pick those two great budget titles up!