Cheap Ass Gamer Alert!!! Best Buy Moving Games For $10

Bust Buy is gracing the gaming world with a pretty decent sale. Starting this Sunday you can pick up some relatively new games for only $10, which certainly beats the $60 that most of these went for. The listing is pretty long, but you can score games like Devil May Cry 4, Soul Calibur 4, and 007: Quantum of Solace.

G4TV has a complete listing of all the goods after the jump.

Best Buy, Circuit City Will Haggle Price With You

Photo Courtesy of Gizmodo
I wish I had known this before I bought both of my game consoles, but it is unofficially official that Besy Buy and Circuit City will haggle prices with you.

That's right, Chinatown style!!!

Seems that internet shopping and making price comparisons are so easy, the brick and mortar stores are trying to stay competitive. This type of haggling has been going on in the NY area for some time now, and according to employees, this isn't something new. According to a tipster who works at one of the Big Box stores:

"This is not new. The discount ability has been in the POS system for years. Associates have always been encouraged to close a sale, even if that means marking down the price a little. People just need to learn not to take no as an answer."

Of course I had to try it out. With my wireless router dying on me yesterday, it seemed like the perfect time. I found a new model Linksys router that had just hit the store on Tuesday. I asked the guy for a price check on it and he tells me $59.99, to which I tell him "I need this to be $49.99, come on man, I know you guys do it.". The guy scans it again and tells me that he can take only $5.00 off since its only been here for a day.

Might not seem like much but it's $5.00 less that I had to pay, and it proves that they will haggle with you.

Give it a try.

[NYT via Gizmodo]

Scams You Should Know About

This subject has been a hot button with me for quite awhile, mainly because the victims seem to always be family or friends. People who go and buy a nice HDTV from the Best Buys and Circuit City's of the world get taken by the "expensive cables are better" scam. And to this day, I do not believe that the $100 HDMI Monster cable is any better than the $6 HDMI cable that you can find on-line.

But what Gizmo Republic uncovered at a big box store is just all out wrong!!!

This demo for Monster cable shows the "Monster difference" between their cables and a inferior competitors. So why was the competitors image inferior to Monsters image? Because Monster is using an HDMI cable on the left, compared to the composite cables on the right. What blows my mind is how they're getting away with this. Check the quote:

"Monster brand has been running this scam for years. The big box retailers have found outrageously priced accessories to be a good way to recoup profits from the pencil thin profit margins on big ticket consumer electronics like HDTVs."

Please people, don't get sucked into this Monster scam that's been going on for an awful long time.

Monster HDMI Cable Scam [GizmoRepublic via Crunchgear]

$10 Off Games $30 And Up At Best Buy

Although today is Cyber Monday, and there are a ton of great deals to be found on the net. Best Buy is still trying to get your butt into their brick and mortar, by way of savings. Just print this coupon out and you can get $10 off any game $29.99 and up, no matter what platform. The deal only goes until November 28, so you better get crack'n. This coupon only works in-store, so don't waist your time trying to enter this into their on-line store.

[coupon via Gizmodo]

More Best Buy Black Friday Deals

A little bit more of information has made its way from the Best Buy "Black Friday" list. This time with the combo Toshiba laptop and printer at a price of $229, which isn't bad for an entry notebook. The specs won't blow your pants off, but it's a good deal for a gift to a student. Check the bullet points:

• Intel® Celeron® M processor 530, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB hard drive and high-speed wireless LAN
• Windows Vista Home Basic, double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW drive, 15.4" TruBrite widescreen, Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, CD/DVD media controls and 5-in-1 bridge media adapter
• Canon PIXMA MP210 all-in-one photo printer, copier and scanner with ChromaLife100 and dual color gamut technologies

There some other gadgets here, but nothing that's going to 'shock and awe' you.

Bonus Doorbusters - In Store Only [Best Buy via Crunchgear]

Over 90,000 HD DVD Sold Last Weekend

Well I didn't know that the bloodbath war between Wal-Mart and Best Buy would yield such results for HD DVD, but the numbers don't lie. Over 90,000 HD DVD were sold this past weekend, most likely due to the $99 price war that both stores had for the above Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD player.

I'm sure that both stores were just trying to move the older models to make room for the newer ones, most likely taking a loss on it. But never the less, it is 90,000 more HD DVD customers that are out there that Blu-Ray will not get this year.

This can only strengthen HD DVD's position in the format war.

[Video Business via Gizmodo]

Two-Hour Sale At Best Buy This Sunday

All right people, if you've been looking for a Wii, this might be your best chance at picking up one. The people at Gadgetell have said that Best Buy will have a two-hour sale this Sunday November 11th starting at 8:30pm. Each participating Best Buy will have 30 units in stock for $249 each, so get there early. There will be gift cards, giveaways, and product drawings every hour.

Not sure what else will be on sale, but it might be worth your time to go check it out.

Best Buy 2-hour sale leaked [Gadgetell via Crunchgear]

Best Buy Matching Wal-Mart: $99 Toshiba HD-A2 For Everyone

Guns..Guns...Guns!!!!

Everybody is jumping into the Toshiba HD-A2 $99 HD DVD sale, with Best Buy jumping into the fray. They're sold out on line, but with any luck, you might find one in their brick and mortar stores.

I'm really curious about this HD DVD player, mostly because it's so cheap. But what are you really giving up to have one of these players? Do the more expensive ones produce a better picture? And what is Blu-Ray going to do, if anything?

[Best Buy via Gizmodo]

Best Buy Leaks The First Tivo Supported External HDD

Best Buy just can't seem to do anything right. But this time it is in our favor.

The mega tech store has stepped up to the plate with the leak of the first Tivo supported external hard drive. The "My Book Tivo DVR Expander" has 500GB with eSata support, with a $219.99 price point. Shipping is expected to be in the next couple of weeks.

[Best Buy via Gizmodo]

Disclaimer On Best Buy's Intranet Site: So We Can Continue To Rip You Off

I have a love hate relationship with Best Buy. I love all there gadgety goodness, but I absolutely hate how they try to rip you off if you're not paying attention. Best Buy was recently sued because their secret in-store intranet site prices were always higher than their Internet website. Both sites look identical, but the internal website never had the sale prices or the discounts that the Internet based bestbuy.com site had.

So after getting sued for this, how does the company respond?

They attach a warning label to all of their in store computer kiosk, letting you know that they might rip you off. The label would read "THIS KIOSK DISPLAYS IN-STORE PRICES - WHICH MAY DIFFER FROM NATIONAL INTERNET PRICES". So instead of doing the right thing by just matching their internal sites prices with their Internet bestbuy.com prices, they figure out a way to continue to rip off the ignorant.

I'm sure some rat bastard got a raise and a pat on the back for figuring out this work around!

[Engadget]

Best Buy Adding Their Own Taxes Due To Halo 3

File this one under the fleecing of gamers!!!

Best Buy has decided to come up with a new tax to apply to Xbox 360 owners interested in buying peripherals. They're calling it the Halo 3 tax, and because of the hype behind the game, Best Buy will charge $3 over MSRP for any Xbox-related items. A headset normally cost $19.99 at any store, but as you can see Best Buy is charging $22.99 for the head unit.

I knew that Best Buy was low, but I didn't think they would be this low. Folks, buy your Xbox stuff at Wal-Mart or Target, but don't get hosed by Not So Best Buy!!!

Is Best Buy Really The Best Buy [Gaming Today via Crunchgear]

Best Buy Droping Xbox 360 Core System?

If you were hoping that the Xbox 360 core system would see that $50 price break, don't count on it. It seems that Best Buy and other retail stores will begin phasing the system out, and only keeping the premium and the Elite.

Of course no word from Microsoft about this, but they could be waiting to make an announcement first. Either way, Best Buy plans on not having the core system no matter what Microsoft decides to do. Of course, this is all still considered a rumor.

So if you're looking for a core system but was waiting for the price break, don't wait, go get it now.

Hit the jump to read the article. [Joystiq via Crunchgear]

Connecticut Sues Best Buy

We all know Best Buy sucks. That’s just common sense. But did you know that Best Buy has been trying to scam customers into paying higher prices for crappy electronics? Last month, Best Buy was caught with their pants down trying to make customers pay higher prices via an in-store Internet site that was similar to BestBuy.com.

Now the state of Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against the company, stating that they engaged in deceptive business practices. Connecticut is looking to have Best Buy reimburse customers for the inflated prices they paid, which is what they should do. But Best Buy is currently claiming its innocence, saying the charges are absurd, etc.

Yeah right Best Buy.

We hear karma is a real bitch.

Read the entire article after the jump.

How not to demo Windows Vista

I don't think that Best Buy had this in mind when putting together a demo of Windows Vista.

The dreaded 'Blue Screen of Death' is shown clearly here, and one would think that someone would either reboot the thing or turn it off.

Oh well.

The customers definitely won’t be seeing any of the “Stunning”, “Breakthrough”, or “Entertaining” features on this one.