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Toy Story 3, PS3 – £17.93

Toy Story 3, PS3 – £17.93 delivered

28/11/2010

Toy Story 3, Xbox 360 – £17.93

Toy Story 3, Xbox 360 – £17.93 delivered

28/11/2010

Split/Second: Velocity, PS3 – £12.99

Split/Second: Velocity, PS3 – £12.99 delivered

28/11/2010

Split/Second: Velocity, Xbox 360 – £12.99

Split/Second: Velocity, Xbox 360 – £12.99 delivered

28/11/2010

Dead Rising 2, PC – £12.99

Dead Rising 2, PC – £12.99 delivered

28/11/2010

The SavyGamer Awards 2010: Results

The results are in, and the votes are counted, here’s the definitive answer to the ultimate question of “Who is a bit rubbish, and who is a bit good?”. We’re looking at Retailers, Digital Distributors, Publishers, Developers and online retailers, and the criteria that they’ll be judged on include value, quality of service and attitude towards customers. Read on to find out who’s crowned a being Savy, and who is going to forever bear the mark of UnSavyness. (more…)

28/11/2010

Xbox 360 250gb + 18 months of Orange Broadband – £122.50 for Orange mobile customers

Update: It’s unclear whether this is the 250gb version or the pointlessly small 4gb version. I’ll update when I know for sure. Either way, it’s still a good deal.

You have under 48 hours to take part in this deal.

I think I’ve understood this deal correctly, but it’s a little complicated, so bear with me if not.

If you are an Orange mobile customer (PAYG or Contract), you can potentially get 18 months of “up to 20mb” broadband and a brand new 250gb Xbox 360 for a total of £122.50.

Step 1
Head here to check if your landline is in an Orange network area. If you are, proceed to step 2.

Step 2
Go to Groupon, and buy a voucher for £10. This voucher will get you 3 months free Orange broadband and an Xbox 360 250gb, when you commit to an 18 month contract (at £7.50 a month).

Step 3
Head back to Orange and register for their broadband.

Step 4
Once your broadband has activated, phone 0800 953 5790 and quote the coupon you got from Groupon, and within 2 months you’ll get a shiny new Xbox 360.

I think I have understood this offer correctly. Total cost is £122.50 for the Xbox 360 and the 18 months broadband. The Groupon page is all of the information I have access to.

28/11/2010

Direct2Drive pricematch actually utterly useless

A couple of days ago I reported that Direct2Drive appeared to be offering a pricematch against Steam and GamersGate. Turns out they are, but only on items that are priced at RRP, not anything that is discounted. This means that the Steam and GamersGate Thanksgiving and Christmas sales do not count.

It is true that their Terms & Conditions do point this out, although they were not live when this offer started. Clearly this is a price match policy in name only, they have got no interest in actually offering their customers better value on these games than GamersGate or Steam.

I am deeply sorry to anyone who, as a result of me telling them about this offer, ended up paying more than they needed to for a game.

27/11/2010