Before we begin, I must apologise for the lack of a deals article last week. Due to a general cable fault, I had no internet at home and was unable to get last week’s article done. Nobody else could take it on at such short notice. However, things have returned to normal, or at least have somewhat returned to normal for this is my last week writing the UK Deals articles. When I started the article 15 months ago, I had much more time to devote to finding deals than I do now. It has got to the point where I feel that I’m no longer able to do the article justice, so I’m passing on the baton to
http://www.trueachievements.com/kbg27.htm. Don’t panic, there will be a sales article as usual next week.
Now, we move on to the usual order of business. This week we see substantial new sales at Play, Sainsburys, Tesco and TheHut, while Amazon reignites a long running sale with a fresh list of games. Amazon, ASDA, HMV, TheHut and Zavvi start smaller promotions, while Zavvi also continues their random promotions. Shopto and TheHut have weekly offers. As usual you need to click on the name of the retailer or the name of the deal to be taken straight to the retailer’s offer page. Clicking on the name of a game will take you to the achievement list. All prices were correct at the time of writing.
Starting off the new and weekly offers of this period is
Amazon, who are offering three
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure figures for the price of two. The figures range from £6.99 to £9.99 each. This offer ends Thursday so don’t wait too long to take advantage.
The site has also finally updated their bargains. Their
PC bargains offer
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record (PC) for £7.99 and
Vancouver 2010 (PC) for £2.94. Meanwhile, their
Xbox 360 list is comparatively huge compared to the two games that have been there for past few months. Most of their titles are supplied by third parties; these have been left off the list. Those listed below are supplied directly from Amazon, but prices are subject to change:
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http://www.trueachievements.com/Air-Conflicts-SW-xbox-3....htm - £21.91
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http://www.trueachievements.com/The-BEP-Experience-xbox....htm Collector’s Edition - £22.85
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Bodycount - £9.70
• Duracell Play and Charge Kit (White) - £11.69
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Far Cry 2 +
http://www.trueachievements.com/GRAW-xbox-360.htm Double Pack - £11.23
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Front Mission Evolved - £7.46
• Gioteck Duel Fuel Ammo Box - £22.42
• Gioteck Duel Fuel USB Ammo Clip - £9.19
• Gioteck Elite Pack - £14.61
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Guitar Hero 5 (game only) - £11.95
• Joystick Junkies Play N Charge Kit - £5.97
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http://www.trueachievements.com/MSHS-Comic-Combat-xbox-....htm - £9.75
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The Penguins of Madagascar - £13.94
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Puss In Boots - £24.82
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Rayman Origins Collector’s Edition - £43.48
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Samurai Shodown Sen - £5.86
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http://www.trueachievements.com/SpiderMan-EoT-xbox-360.htm - £15.32
• SteelSeries Spectrum 5XB Headset - £36.57
• Turtle Beach
Call of Duty Ear Force Charlie Z6A Headset - £63.37
ASDA has started a promotion where buyers can get three figures from
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure for just £14.
HMV has started a Fab Summer Games promotion. Unfortunately, the only title worth mentioning is
Sniper Elite V2 for £24.99.
Play has started a Warehouse Clearance again. The prices on this website are extremely subject to change and may have changed in between the writing of this article and its publication:
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Battlefield: Bad Company - £8.99
• Brooklyn Inductive Xbox 360 Controller Battery (White) - £12.99
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http://www.trueachievements.com/Dragon-Age-II-xbox-360.htm - £8.99
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Fight Night Round 4 - £7.99
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Forza Motorsport 2 - £7.99
• Gioteck EX-03 Next-Gen Inline Headset - £7.99
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Knights Contract - £9.99
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (EU Ver) - £2.99
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Rise of Nightmares - £7.99
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WRC 2 - £9.99
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WWE '12 - £14.99
Sainsburys are currently the cheapest retailer for
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Starter Packs at £34.99. The site has also started a
Summer Sizzlers promotion with some bargains that are well worth a look:
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FIFA 11 - £14.99
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Forza Motorsport 4 - £17.99
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Kinect: Disneyland Adventures - £17.99
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http://www.trueachievements.com/DisneyPixar-RUSH-xbox-3....htm - £19.99
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Kinect Star Wars - £22.99
• Microsoft Play and Charge Kit (Black) - £11.99
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Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year Edition - £16.99
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TC's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - £22.99
Shopto’s Hot Deals get a bit better this week:
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http://www.trueachievements.com/ACE-COMBAT-AH-xbox-360.htm - £12.85
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Batman: Arkham City - £16.85
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Ben 10 Galactic Racing - £9.85
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Dark Souls - £14.86
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DiRT Showdown - £17.86
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Mass Effect 3 - £22.85
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Test Drive Unlimited 2 - £14.86
Tesco has started a Great Prices promotion. There are a few titles worth looking at:
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Call of Duty: Black Ops - £15.00
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - £21.91
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - £24.99
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http://www.trueachievements.com/PROTOTYPE2-xbox-360.htm - £19.41
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http://www.trueachievements.com/PROTOTYPE2-xbox-360.htm RADNET Edition - £24.41
TheHut has listed some Midsummer Savers. These titles are likely to be familiar to regular readers of this article.
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Birds of Steel - £22.95
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DarkStar One: Broken Alliance - £7.95
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DiRT 3 Complete Edition - £14.95
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Grand Slam Tennis 2 - £14.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/Michael-Jackson-xbox-360.htm - £10.95
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Motionsports - £10.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/Victorious-xbox-360.htm - £14.95
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Ridge Racer Unbounded - £14.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/SBK2011-xbox-360.htm - £10.95
• Tritton
Gears of War 3 AX180 Stereo Headset - £39.95
TheHut’s Games of the Week promotion sees a fair few bargains this week. Here are the best picks:
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http://www.trueachievements.com/ACV-xbox-360.htm - £14.95
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Asura's Wrath - £19.95
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Binary Domain - £9.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/DBZ-Ultimate-Tenkaichi-....htm - £14.95
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Gears of War 3 - £14.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/GE-007-Reloaded-xbox-360.htm - £14.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/KoA-Reckoning-xbox-360.htm - £14.95
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LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - £14.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/LOTR-War-in-the-North-x....htm - £14.95
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Max Payne 3 - £25.95
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Red Dead Redemption - £14.95
TheHut and
Zavvi have started a Dance & Fitness sale.
http://www.trueachievements.com/Alvin--The-Chipmunks3-x....htm is £23.95,
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Adventure (EU Ver) is £23.95 and
Just Dance 3 is £14.95 (Zavvi only).
TheHut and
Zavvi have also started a Football sale. The only title worth mentioning here is
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 for £14.95.
Zavvi has started an
Assassin’s Creed promotion. They’re the cheapest retailer for a few games in the franchise:
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Assassin's Creed +
http://www.trueachievements.com/Assassins-Creed-II-xbox....htm Double Pack - £12.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/Assassins-Creed-II-xbox....htm Game of the Year Edition - £9.95
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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Classics Edition - £9.95
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http://www.trueachievements.com/AC-Revelations-xbox-360.htm - £9.99
Zavvi still has one random cheap game this week:
SoulCalibur V is £14.95.
Here are the continuing sales:
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Base’s Summer Sale.
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Base’s offer where buyers can get two games for £25
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GAME’s Year of the Bat promotion
• 25% off select games at
GAME and
Gamestation.
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GamesCentre’s Special Offers
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Play’s two games for £20 offer.
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Shopto’s Xbox 360 offers
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TheHut’s HD Collections promotion
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TheHut’s Kinect promotion
• The Value Gaming sale at
TheHut.com, also known as Great Value Games at sister store
Zavvi•
TheHut and
Zavvi’s Red Hot Deals.
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TheHut’s Stock Clearance and
Zavvi’s Clearance sale
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TheHut and
Zavvi’s three games for £18 promotion
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TheHut.com are still running their two games for £25 offer, as is sister store
Zavvi•
Zavvi’s Price Drop
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TheHut and
Zavvi’s American Sports promotion
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TheHut and
Zavvi’s Lego games promotion.
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TheHut and
Zavvi’s Party Games sale
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TheHut and
Zavvi’s Classics sale.
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Toys R Us’ Summer Sale