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02 Jun, 2010

Australian Gaming Bargains - 03/06/10

PALGN Feature | JB Hifi, Big W and Gametraders... Oh My!
Each week when we start to type up the weekly bargains article at PALGN, we grow weary of the number of shovelware titles that we will inevitably have to type up. This week started the same, until the catalogues were found... Bargains abound and not just of the shovelware variety! There are way too many quality bargains to list here in these paragraphs this week and so we shall but tantalise you with the juiciest of the lot. Both Uncharted 2 and Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time have received massive price cuts, going for $49 each at JB Hifi and Myer. Gametraders is trying their best to gain your patronage with Spore Galactic Edition on PC, Bayonetta on PS3 and Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness on DS all for the low, low price for $29.95. For those wanting a tiny fuzzy monkey on their PlayStation 3, JB Hifi and Myer and selling Eyepet with the PlayStation Eye peripheral for $49 and $39 respectively.

If you're in the mood for assassination then Assassin's Creed 2 is on sale for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for it's lowest price yet, $49 at JB Hifi. If racing is more your style than how about Blur on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 for $58.84 at Big W? It truly is a great time for bargains at the moment and there are lots more than what is listed in these paragraphs. We would also like to thank forum member Namarrgon for tirelessly updating his spreadsheet every week.

Big W
Sale Period: 03/06/10-16/06/10




Wii:

Wii console bundle (includes Wii Console and Boot Camp): $298
All Star Cheerleading: $28.84
Big Beach Sports: $28.84
Band Hero Instrument Bundle: $168
Energizer Wii Dual Charger: $44.84
Julian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009: $28.84
Lego Batman: $28.84
Lego Rockband: $28.84
Resident Evil 0: $28.84
SEGA Bass Fishing: $28.84
Virtua Tennis 2009: $28.84
Wii Remote: $64.92

Nintendo DS:

Nintendo DSi XL: $278
Pokemon HeartGold: $54.98
Pokemon SoulSilver: $54.98
Scribblenauts: $28.84
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Battle: $28.84
Transfomers Revenge of the Fallen Autobots: $28.84
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons: $28.84

PlayStation 3:

PlayStation 3 Console bundle (includes PS3 120gb slim console, Assassin’s Creed 2): $498
Aliens vs Predator: $58.84
Band Hero Instrument Bundle: $168
Bayonetta: $48.84
Bioshock 2: $58.84
Blazblue: $58.84
Blur: $58.84
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: $98
Call of Duty Modern Warfare: $58.84
Darksiders: $67.96
DJ Hero: $88
Dual Shock 3 Controller: $98.84
Energizer PS3 charge station: $44.84
F.E.A.R. 2: $28.84
Fallout 3 GOTY: $58.84
Final Fantasy 13: $78
God of War 3: $98
God of War Collection: $58.84
Grand Theft Auto 4: $28.84
Grand Theft Auto Episodes from Liberty City: $48.84
Guitar Hero Van Halen: $67.96
Just Cause 2: $88
Lego Rockband: $28.84
Lost Planet 2: $68
Metal Gear Solid 4: $48.84
Modnation Racers: $88
Moto GP 09/10: $67.96
MX vs ATV Reflex: $67.96
Need for Speed Undercover: $28.84
Prototype: $48.84
Red Dead Redemption: $88
Red Faction Guerilla: $48.84
Singstar Bundle (includes Wireless Microphones and your choice of any Singstar game): $98.84
Split/Second: $78
Super Street Fighter 4: $67.96
UFC Undisputed 2010: $88
Winter Olympics 2010: $48.84
Wolfenstein: $44.84
WWE Smack vs Raw 2010: $67.96


Buy the following titles for $19.84 when you buy a Dual Shock 3 Controller or $49.92 individually:
InFamous
Killzone 2
Little Big Planet
Motorstorm Pacific Rift
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction
Resistance 2
Uncharted

PlayStation 2:

Band Hero Instrument Bundle: $168
Singstar Wiggles and Singstar Disney: $49.96

Xbox 360:

Xbox 360 Console Bundle (includes Xbox 360 120gb Elite Console and Assassin’s Creed 2): $448
50 Cent Blood in the Sand: $28.84
Ace Combat 6: $48.84
Alan Wake: $78
Aliens vs Predator: $58.84
Band Hero Instrument Bundle: $168
Bayonetta: $48.84
Bioshock 2: $58.84
Blazblue: $58.84
Blur: $58.84
Call of Duty Modern Warfare GOTY: $58.84
Darksiders: $68
Dead to Rights Retribution: $88
DJ Hero: $88
Energizer Xbox 360 charge station: $44.84
F.E.A.R. 2: $28.84
Fallout 3 GOTY: $58.84
Final Fantasy 13: $78
Fracture: $18.82
Gears of War 2 GOTY: $58.84
Gears of War: $28.84
Grand Theft Auto 4: $28.84
Grand Theft Auto Episodes from Liberty City: $48.84
Just Cause 2: $88
Lego Rockband: $28.84
Lost Planet 2: $68
Metro 2033: $68
MX vs ATV Reflex: $67.96
Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising: $48.84
Prototype: $48.84
Red Dead Redemption: $88
Red Faction Guerilla: $48.84
SEGA Megadrive Ultimate Collection: $28.84
Sonic Unlashed: $28.84
Splinter Cell Conviction: $78
Split/Second: $78
Street Fighter 4: $28.84
Super Street Fighter 4: $67.96
UFC Undisputed 2010: $88
Virtua Tennis 2009: $28.84
WET: $28.84
Winter Olympics 2010: $48.84
Wolfenstein: $48.84
WWE Smack vs Raw 2010: $68
Xbox Live 12 month subscription: $72
Xbox Live 1500 points: $24.84

Gametraders
Sale Period: 01/06/10-30/06/10



Wii:

Agatha Christie: $19.95
Let’s Tap: $19.95
Madworld: $19.95
Mario Kart with Wii Wheel: $69.95
Planet 51: $19.95
Samba de Amigo: $29.95
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Preorder and receive a free t-shirt): $99.95
Traume Centre New Blood: $29.95

Nintendo DS:

Sonic Chronicles Dark Brotherhood: $24.95
Harvest Moon Island of Happiness: $29.95
Harvest Moon DS: $29.95
Gardening Mama: $29.95
Drawn to Life 2: $29.95
Band Hero: $29.95

PlayStation 3:

Bayonetta: $29.95
Call of Duty Modern Warfare GOTY: $49.95
Dead Space: $29.95
Disney Sing It! With 2 microphones: $29.95
F.E.A.R.: $29.95
Fallout 3 GOTY: $69.95
Heavy Rain: $79.95
King of Fighters 12: $29.95
Ratchet and Clank Quest for Booty: $29.95
Red Dead Redemption: $94.95
Tekken 6 Limited Edition: $79.95
White Knight Chronicles: $59.95

Xbox 360:

Call of Duty Modern Warfare GOTY: $49.95
Crash Mind over Mutant: $19.95
F.E.A.R.: $29.95
Fallout 3 GOTY: $69.95
King of Fighters 12 Collector’s Edition: $39.95
Lord of the Rings Conquest: $29.95
Mass Effect: $29.95
Red Dead Redemption: $94.95
UEFA 2008: $19.95
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 High Flyer Edition: $29.95

PC:

Age of Empires: $19.95
Age of Mythology: $19.95
Battlefield 1942 Complete Colelction: $19.95
Call of Duty Modern Warfare GOTY: $39.95
Command and Conquer Generals: $19.95
Fallout 3 GOTY: $49.95
Medal of Honour 10th Anniversary bundle: $29.95
SBK 09: $19.95
Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition: $19.95
Spore Galactic Edition: $29.95
Star Wars Battlefront 2: $19.95
Starcraft 2 (Preorder and receive free t-shirt): $99.95
The Godfather 2: $19.95

JB Hi-Fi
Sale Period: 01/06/10-14/06/10




Wii:

Wii Console: $288
Band Hero Instrument Bundle: $169
DJ Hero: $99
Driver: $25
FIFA World Cup 2010: $44
Fun Park Party: $15
Game Party: $15
Golds Gym Cardio Workout: $25
Happy Feet: $15
James Camerons’ Avatar: $39
Just Dance: $30
Knockout Party: $15
Let’s TaP: $20
My Fitness Coach: $25
Sonic Unleashed: $20
Sumer Sports Party: $15
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash Up: $30
Virtua Tennis 2009: $25
World Sports Party: $15

Nintendo DS:

Combat of Giants Mutant Insects: $25
My Cooking Coach: $20
Puzzler World: $25
Spyro A New Beginning: $20
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: $25

PlayStation 3:

PlayStation 3 Bundle (includes PS3 120GB Slim console, Iron Man 2, Pure and a HDMI cable): $499
Aliens vs Predator: $49
Assassin’s Creed 2: $49
Assassin’s Creed: $20
Band Hero Instrument Bundle: $199
Bayonetta: $49
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood: $39
DJ Hero: $99
Eyepet and Camera: $49
Far Cry 2: $25
FIFA World Cup 2010: $74
Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter 2: $25
Grand Theft Auto 4: $30
James Camerons’ Avatar: $49
Lego Indiana Jones 2: $39
Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga: $39
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: $49
Prison Break: $39
Ratchet and Clank a Crack in Time: $49
Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing: $39
Star Wars The Force Unleashed: $49
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2: $20
UFC Undisputed 2009: $30
Uncharted 2: $49

Trade-in three PS3 games and get one of the following for FREE*:
Modnation Racers
Red Dead Redemption
Skate 3
Split/Second
UFC Undisputed 2010

PlayStation 2:

Band Hero Instrument Bundle: $169
DJ Hero: $89

PSP:
PlayStation Portable bundle (includes PSP-3000, FIFA World Cup 2010 and accessory pack): $274
PlayStation Portable 3000 console: $259
PlayStation Portable Go! Console: $398
FIFA World cup 2010: $44
God of War Chains of Olympus: $25
Gran Turismo: $25
Little Big Planet: $25

Xbox 360:

Xbox 360 bundle (includes Xbox 360 120gb Elite console, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, Halo 3 ODST, Forza 3, Bioshock and Halo Wars): 439
Aliens vs Predator: $49
Assassin’s Creed 2: $49
Assassin’s Creed: $20
Band Hero Instrument Bundle: $199
Bayonetta: $49
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood: $39
DJ Hero: $99
Far Cry 2: $25
FIFA World Cup 2010: $74
Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter 2: $25
Grand Theft Auto 4: $30
James Camerons’ Avatar: $49
Lego Indiana Jones 2: $39
Lego Star Wars the Complete Saga: $39
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: $49
Prison Break: $39
Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing: $39
Star Wars The Force Unleashed: $49
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2: $20
UFC Undisputed 2009: $30

Trade-in three 360 games and get one of the following for FREE*:
Alan Wake
Red Dead Redemption
Skate 3
Split/Second
UFC Undisputed 2010


PC:

Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne: $15
World of Wacraft The Burning Crusade: $27
World of Warcraft Battlechest: $39
World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King: $34
World of Warcraft: $27

Myer
Sale Period: 01/06/10-14/07/10



Wii:

Wii Console: $288
Big Beach Sports: $24
Monster Hunter Tri with Classic Controller Pro: $79
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party: $24
Super Paper Mario: $69
Warioland Shake Dimension: $54
Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board: $127

Nintendo DS:

Nintendo DSi bundle (includes DSi console and an accessory pack): $239
Clubhouse Games: $39
Cooking Guide: $39
Jelly Belly Ballistic Beans: $19
My Little Pony 2: $19
Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing: $39
Spectrobes Beyond the Portals: $19
The Princess and the Frog: $39

PlayStation 3:

PlayStation 3 console bundle (includes PS3 Slim 250gb console, PlayTV and Eyepet with camera): $599
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2: $99
Eyepet with camera: $39
Final Fantasy 13: $99
God of War 3: $99
Heavy Rain: $93
Ratchet and Clank A Crack in Time: $49
Uncharted 2: $49

Target
Sale Period: 03/06/10-09/06/10



Wii:

Wii Console Bundle (includes Wii console, Hasbro Family Game Night 2 and Wii Soft Touch Sport Kit): $299
Carnival Games: $25
Dora saves the Snow Princess: $25

Nintendo DS:

Nintendo DS Lite bundle (includes DS Lite console, accessory pack and Club penguin): $199
Carnival Games: $25
Dora saves the Snow Princess: $25

PlayStation 3:

Red Dead Redemption: $89
UFC Undisputed 2010: $89

PlayStation 2:

Any 2 SingStar games for $49

Xbox 360:

Red Dead Redemption: $89
UFC Undisputed 2010: $89



***Previously listed bargains which are still current***



Toys ‘R’ Us
Sale Period: 27/05/10-06/06/10


Wii:

Hot Wheels Battle Force Five and Wii Wheel: $49.98

Nintendo DS:

Pokemon HeartGold: $49.99
Pokemon Platinum: $49.99
Pokemon Pearl: $49.99
Pokemon Diamond: $49.99
Pokemon SoulSilver: $49.99
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky: $49.99
iCarly and iCarly DSi Fashion Case: $49.98
Hello Kitty Happy Party with Friends and Hello Kitty Travel Kit: $49.98

PlayStation 3:

Blur: $89.99
ModNation Racers: $89.99
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands and PS3 Wireless Lavaglow Controller: $99.98
UFC Undisputed 2010: $89.99

PlayStation 2:

PlayStation 2 Console bundle (includes PS2 slim console, Singstar Wiggles and Singstar Microphones): $159.97

Xbox 360:

Blur: $89.99
UFC Undisputed 2010: $89.99


Dick Smith
Sale Period: 19/05/10-07/06/10



Wii:

Wii bundle (includes Wii Console, EA Sports Active More Workouts and Everlast 1kg Dumbbells): $299
Everlast 1kg Dumbbells: $19.84
Everlast Aerobic Fit Steps: $19.84
Just Dance: $39
Red Steel 2 plus Motion Plus: $64
Rugby League 3: 79
Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board: $124

Nintendo DS:

Nintendo DSi: $227

PlayStation 3:

PlayStation 3 bundle (includes 250gb PS3 Slim console, PlayTV and FIFA 10): $599
PlayStation 3 bundle (includes 250gb PS3 Slim console and FIFA World Cup 2010): $564
PlayTV Bundle (includes PlayTV, Bluray remote and FIFA 10): $179
Assassin’s Creed 2: $54
Blur: $74
Bluray Remote: $39
Dual Shock 3 Controller: $89
FIFA World Cup 2010: $64
ModNation Racers: $89
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands: $89
Red Dead Redemption: $89
Skate 3: $79
Wireless Headset: $54

PSP:

PlayStation Portable bundle (includes PSP-3000, FIFA World Cup 2010, Beaterator and Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars): $299

Xbox 360:

Xbox 360 bundle (includes Xbox 360 arcade console and FIFA 10): $299
1500 Microsoft Points Card: $24
Assassin’s Creed 2: $54
Blur: $74
FIFA World Cup 2010: $64
Forza 3: $59
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands: $89
Red Dead Redemption: $89
Skate 3: $79
Splinter Cell Conviction: $79
Wireless Controller: $59

PC:

“That’s Hot” range: $19.93 each or two for $30.



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If you have anything to add to this list, please email andrew@palgn.com.au. Prices were correct at time of publishing but are subject to change.

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20 Comments
1 year ago
Well, thanks icon_smile.gif I'd better update the spreadsheet again then.
1 year ago
my little girl will love Singstar Wiggles and Singstar Disney.
1 year ago
Eyepet! Happy girlfriend!
1 year ago
Bayonetta for $30 from Game??? Well at least I now kno what to do with my $30 gift card. icon_razz.gif

I know it's for the PS3 version but surely it's at least worth that...
1 year ago
fatpizza wrote
Bayonetta for $30 from Game??? Well at least I now kno what to do with my $30 gift card. icon_razz.gif

I know it's for the PS3 version but surely it's at least worth that...
No, no, no. It's at Gametraders, not Game.
1 year ago
Andrew Cathie wrote
fatpizza wrote
Bayonetta for $30 from Game??? Well at least I now kno what to do with my $30 gift card. icon_razz.gif

I know it's for the PS3 version but surely it's at least worth that...
No, no, no. It's at Gametraders, not Game.
Whoops... Oh well I think there's one near the Game at Carousel WA anyway...
1 year ago
fatpizza wrote
Whoops... Oh well I think there's one near the Game at Carousel WA anyway...
Hey mate, did a bit of searching for you, if I am correct and Carousel is a shopping centre in Cannington, there is a Gametraders in Carillon City shopping centre about 11km away. Think its in the Pearth CBD though? icon_razz.gif

Anyway mate good luck finding Bayonetta ^^

Edit: Oh yeah heres the sites I looked at:
http://www.carilloncity.com.au/StoreDirectory/tabid/197/language/en-US/Default.aspx
http://www.gametraders.com.au/?page=store#store
1 year ago
IISpacebreakII wrote
fatpizza wrote
Whoops... Oh well I think there's one near the Game at Carousel WA anyway...
Hey mate, did a bit of searching for you, if I am correct and Carousel is a shopping centre in Cannington, there is a Gametraders in Carillon City shopping centre about 11km away. Think its in the Pearth CBD though? icon_razz.gif

Anyway mate good luck finding Bayonetta ^^

Edit: Oh yeah heres the sites I looked at:
http://www.carilloncity.com.au/StoreDirectory/tabid/197/language/en-US/Default.aspx
http://www.gametraders.com.au/?page=store#store
Cheers for looking, but apparently there's a new one that's just opened up near my house in the Galleria shopping centre. icon_razz.gif
Carillion is a bit far from my work but I guess it'll be easier to go to the one near home tomorrow evening.
1 year ago
fatpizza wrote
Cheers for looking, but apparently there's a new one that's just opened up near my house in the Galleria shopping centre. icon_razz.gif
Carillion is a bit far from my work but I guess it'll be easier to go to the one near home tomorrow evening.
icon_doh.gif hahaha no problems mate, actually thats good news that one opened up near you, I thought Gametraders was a dying business (Only 2 in NSW according to the site icon_sad.gif)

But yeah, good that you don't have to travel so far ^^
1 year ago
Was in Perth WA today and Myer has Heavy Rain clearly advertised for $49 in store. Perhaps they've made a mistake but they should give it for that price as it is displayed in several signs. I didn't get it myself as someone spoiled the story for me I just picked up Ratchet & Clank but they did have several copies there.
1 year ago
Hmm actually would it be best to not pick up Eyepet until Playstation Move comes out as I heard somewhere it will come with a new version of Eyepet and will all be bundled together anyway?
1 year ago
el_rezzo wrote
Eyepet! Happy girlfriend!
Last i heard it was a game....
1 year ago
Starman wrote
Last i heard it was a game....
I meant that my girlfriend has been bugging me to buy it. Might hold off until Move comes out though.
1 year ago
@ fatpizza.

all this talk of pffffterth is making me sleepy!
1 year ago
ridiculous!

went into Melb QV Big W at 1pm today - guy in front of me in line took the last copy of Blur - the guy in store said they had 3 copies today...

3 COPIES - for a game on sale... its true when they say the prices are there to get u in the store GRRR...doesn't work for me.... walked out in a huff!

Manager to get my brother to get a copy though at another Big W icon_smile.gif
1 year ago
The Carousel GT closed down recently because the shopping centre management were pushing to re-build that particular arcade into another food court; they refused to extend the lease on the tenancy.

Most of the stock ended up being transferred to the Carillion store in the Perth CBD.
1 year ago
arbok wrote
ridiculous!

went into Melb QV Big W at 1pm today - guy in front of me in line took the last copy of Blur - the guy in store said they had 3 copies today...

3 COPIES - for a game on sale... its true when they say the prices are there to get u in the store GRRR...doesn't work for me.... walked out in a huff!

Manager to get my brother to get a copy though at another Big W icon_smile.gif
I went in around 5pm and there was that one copy left but I was still unsure about the purchase so I left it. Would have been magic if you picked up that very copy I didn't get. Let me know how the game is.
1 year ago
THEMAN wrote
@ fatpizza.

all this talk of pffffterth is making me sleepy!
So falling asleep whilst talking to me was your reason for sucking at Uncharted 2? icon_razz.gif

I managed to snag the last copy of Bayonetta at the local gametraders. icon_smile.gif
1 year ago
theory wrote
arbok wrote
ridiculous!

went into Melb QV Big W at 1pm today - guy in front of me in line took the last copy of Blur - the guy in store said they had 3 copies today...

3 COPIES - for a game on sale... its true when they say the prices are there to get u in the store GRRR...doesn't work for me.... walked out in a huff!

Manager to get my brother to get a copy though at another Big W icon_smile.gif
I went in around 5pm and there was that one copy left but I was still unsure about the purchase so I left it. Would have been magic if you picked up that very copy I didn't get. Let me know how the game is.
How did that happen? Was that the 360 version u saw... i was after the PS3 version.

yeah i have a love hate relationship with the PGR series but in the end i always end up getting Bizarre's racing games... they've spent an extra 9 months polishing it up so im sure it'll be ok... I love city driving... nothing better than revisiting a real city I've been to and gunning down the streets to bring back the memories... PGR2 was such a high and so crammed full of stuff and it was all very cohesive.... they've been a bit half assed about PGR3 and PGR4...

anyways I am intrigued somewhat about Blur... from all reports its a deeper game than split/second - no bash on split/second - and the next real big racing game is Gran Turismo if im not mistaken and who knows when that will come out.
1 year ago
For anyone in the market for a new xbox 360, keep an eye on:
https://shop.1wow.com.au/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=11323
in case they come back in stock... Arcade console + 4 games + headset + 3 months live subscription + 60GB hdd for $299
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