I hope you have some cash left over from the season of blockbuster titles, as this week bears witness to, by far, the busiest week for new deals since my tenure as the UK Deals writer began.
Amazon, Base, GAME, Play, ShopTo and Zavvi all combine to bring a massive amount of deals. Each retailer either brings a new promotion to the table or has made significant updates to existing offers. There's also extras from other retailers.
As if that's not enough already, ASDA and GameStop are both teasing us about respective special Black Friday promotions they have planned for the upcoming weekend!
All prices are correct at the time of writing, and subject to change at any time at the retailer's discretion.New SalesAmazon's Special Offer categories have been refreshed again this week. The
under £10 section includes
DiRT Showdown at £7.30,
Rise of Nightmares for £7.02 and
http://www.trueachievements.com/Your-Shape-FE-2012/achi....htm (Classics) at £9.97.
Meanwhile, the
£10 to £20 category seems to like being athletic, as
London 2012: The Official Video Game is available for £20.
Finally, being prepared to part with
£20 to £30 gives you the chance to net the
Angry Birds Trilogy for £21.59 or
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for £21.90.
ASDA is hosting a Black Friday Weekend bonanza, from Friday through Monday. At the time of this article's publication, no deals have been revealed. There's not even a sneak peek at this stage, but the retailer does advise the following: "...will run daily Black Friday products available for 24 hours, so you must check back with us every day". Make sure that you're paying attention across the weekend, as there's likely to be some spectacular deals!
Base's long-standing, under £10 promotion has been updated.
Def Jam: Rapstar comes in at £8.99.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 (
Warning: this has unobtainable achievements!) and the Xbox LIVE Hits Collection (includes
Limbo,
Splosion Man and
Trials HD) are both £9.99.
GAME's Up to 50% Off promotion returns again this week, but with new deals to boot. The highlights are as follows:
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Driver: San Francisco - £12.99
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Forza Motorsport 4 - £12.99
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Kinect Nat Geo TV - £9.99
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Kinect Sesame Street TV - £9.99
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Mass Effect 3 - £17.99
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SSX - £17.99
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Toy Story 3 - £12.99
GameStop is another retailer that is banging the Black Friday drum. In a similar fashion to ASDA, there's no access to the actual deals at the time of publication, but there is a nice countdown timer to help us keep track of when the bargain-hunting action will begin. GameStop is encouraging consumers to sign up to their official Newsletter or keep an eye on the site's social media outlets to make sure you're in the know.
Play's Top Christmas Offers include
Max Payne 3 at £14.99 and
Men In Black: Alien Crisis for £9.99.
ShopTo's Sale has made a comeback!
Resident Evil: Op. Raccoon City (PC) is £14.86, but unfortunately it is the only title worth mentioning from the
PC section. Thankfully, the
Xbox 360 category is more promising though. Here's a breakdown of the some of the games that are included:
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BioShock 2 - £7.85
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Carnival Games - £6.85
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http://www.trueachievements.com/DEATHSMILES-PAL/achieve....htm (Deluxe Edition) - £12.85
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Forza Motorsport 3 - £9.85
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007: Quantum of Solace - £9.85
ShopTo seems to be building some momentum this week. As well as the Sale, the retailer's
Xbox 360 Hot Deals will be hoping to burn a hole in our wallets/purses.
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Battlefield 3 - £19.85
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Lollipop Chainsaw - £13.85
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Spec Ops: The Line (FUBAR Edition) - £16.85
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Virtua Tennis 4 - £8.86
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The X Factor (Game Only) - £3.85
Only
http://www.trueachievements.com/Dawn-of-War-II/achievem....htm at £4.85 makes a worthwhile appearance in the Hot Deals for
PC.
TheHut is offering 2000 Microsoft Points for £14.95.
Zavvi's Driving & Racing promotion has been cruising along quite smoothly in recent weeks. It's now time for a gear change and the deals are following suit.
DiRT 3 is £8.45.
F1 2010 and
F1 2011 (PC) are £9.95. Both
F1 titles are price matched by TheHut.
Zavvi's Gaming Accessories sale has official black wireless Xbox 360 controllers for £21.95 each. In addition, you can grab a 12-month Xbox LIVE subscription card for £29.95.
In some ways Agent 47 will be hoping that you're not paying attention, but you should note that
Zavvi has the killer's latest assignment available for £31.79.
Hitman: Absolution releases today!
Zavvi's New Releases section has
F1 Race Stars for £27.95,
Saints Row: The Third -
The Full Package at £29.85 and
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for £24.95. All three of those titles are price matched by TheHut.
The Xbox 360 section of
Zavvi's Price Drop promotion is sporting a few big deals this week.
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Dead or Alive 5 - £19.95
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NBA 2K13 - £24.95
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Resident Evil 6 (Steelbook Edition) - £26.95
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown - £24.95
Recurring Sales:• Amazon’s bargains for
Xbox 360 and
PC•
Amazon and
ASDA share identical deals on chrome-finish controllers
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Play’s two games for £20 offer
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Play’s Knockout Deals
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Play's Price Crash promotion
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Play's Warehouse Clearance
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Sainsbury's Great Value Gaming promotion
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Sainsbury's pre-order deal on
Zone of the Enders HD Collection•
Tesco's added extras promotion on
Call of Duty: Black Ops II•
Tesco's Gaming Bargains
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TheHut’s Kinect promotion
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TheHut’s Recommended Games promotion
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TheHut and
Zavvi’s American Sports promotion
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TheHut and
Zavvi’s Classics sale
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The Hut and
Zavvi continue their Dance & Fitness sale
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TheHut and
Zavvi's Football-themed promotion
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TheHut and
Zavvi’s Lego games promotion
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TheHut are still running their two games for £25 offer, as is sister store
Zavvi• The Great Value Games sale at
TheHut, and
Zavvi•
TheHut’s Stock Clearance and
Zavvi’s Clearance sale
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Zavvi’s Games from £12.95 promotion
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Zavvi's Assassin's Creed franchise promotion
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Zavvi’s plethora of console bundle options
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Zavvi's Games from £2.95 promotion
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Zavvi's Games for £9.95 promotion, with TheHut offering similar prices
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Zavvi’s Outlet section
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Zavvi's PC Price Drop section, with some prices being matched by TheHut (with no specific promotion)
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Zavvi’s Party Games sale
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Zavvi’s Red Hot Deals
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Zavvi’s Saving Christmas promotion
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Zavvi's The Sims franchise promotion
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Zavvi's Starter Pack deal for
Skylanders Giants•
Zavvi’s three games for £18 promotion
Please note: The deals highlighted in this article are based on the prices for purchasing new, sealed copies of the titles mentioned. Promotions on pre-owned/used titles, or deals offered by private sellers on retailers' "Marketplaces", are not considered for inclusion in the UK Deal Roundup.