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Street Date Smash: Grab That Loot Today

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1:00PM October 21, 2009 | David Wildgoose

borderlands packshot 360Yep, Borderlands is now on sale, two days ahead of schedule. Looks like EB put it out today and now everyone else is following suit.

Best prices I’ve seen are $79 for some online orders (GAME, DVD Crave) and CDWow is still advertising a pre-order offer of $72.95.

In-store, and surely that’s where you’ll be going today anyway, JB Hi-Fi has it for $89.95. Anyone spotted a better deal?

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  • Jim

    October 21, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    GAME have it in store for $79, on sale now.

  • Klas

    October 21, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    So… I guess an early release on Steam will be completely out of the question?

    What benefits do preorders get you, ever. *sigh*

  • Tom

    October 21, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    Agh crap, I knew i shouldn’t have pre-ordered online for this.

  • Nathan Cocks

    October 21, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    $79 at GAME
    $89 at JB
    $99 at EB

    Only just played past the (extremely stylish) title sequence. Something strangely cathartic about watching all those numbers bounce off foes as they are plugged with lead.

    • Cerzel

      October 21, 2009 at 1:31 PM

      Shame I don’t think we even have GAME in Perth, and the nearest JB is at least a 20 minute drive, compared to EB which is about five.

  • Toothless Spoon

    October 21, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    Installing mine now. EB Games matched JB for me. hmmm drooling is cool right?

  • Doddy

    October 21, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    Is this only for the console version? Or PC too?

  • SevenII

    October 21, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    Which GAME? My local (BLacktown) doesn’t get it until 3pm, they say.

  • Toothless Spoon

    October 21, 2009 at 1:34 PM

    Anyone else have dramas with the redeem code for the gearbox merc weapon pack? It’s coming up invalid, but i’m thinking it might be because it got an early release?

  • Aaron

    October 21, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    My local eb games has had the ps3/360 versions in since yesterday (and have been selling them since then). But wont break on the pc release date…. Q.Q

    • Riley

      October 21, 2009 at 2:15 PM

      Thats because the PC release is a week later than all the console releases.

      I know, I’m pissy about it too.

  • Lyndon

    October 21, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    You’re complaining that you shouldn’t have preordered cause you miss out on TWO DAYS?

    Damn, more of you should read the article about video game addictions… :P

  • Stex

    October 21, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    Is this only for the console?

  • Ribs

    October 21, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    Yeah GAME at Robina (Gold Coast) had 360/ps3 but no PC

  • luden

    October 21, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUU!!!!

    I bought it off steam, I have to wait till the 27th.

  • Louie Song

    October 21, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    Must nag Valve to fix the dates :3

  • Darius

    October 21, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    I reckon these street date smashes are done on purpose to create more buzz around games.
    works like penile envy; people think “ZOMG that dude has borderlands before me i gotta get it STAT. Stat means now!”

    • Brewer74

      October 21, 2009 at 10:06 PM

      Nah dude, no conspiracy there. Trust me, there are pretty dumb people working in some video games shops, not all, but some. Some gronk has probably received the stock and just put it straight out. A competitor found out then bang, broken release date. There are consequences for the guilty parties.

  • Ingram

    October 21, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    Picked up the 360 version in a nice slip case that shits over the Metroid Prime Trilogy one for $32 bucks + my copy of Mass Effect which I was well and truely finished with.

    The $32 was spent buying two trade bait games from EB to trade in at JB.

    Oh and I got a free T-Shirt too :D

  • Brendan Keogh

    October 21, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    Gots it! :)

  • Simon Hutchinson

    October 21, 2009 at 5:01 PM

    Another one for ya, Smackdown Vs Raw on sale now

  • wombat

    October 21, 2009 at 5:18 PM

    This doesn’t include the PC Release. Sorry guys. Getting that next week.

    Oh yeah, and I actually work at EB. We’re not breaking the street date as we weren’t actually given one. Don’t know what’s up with that.

    • Adam

      October 21, 2009 at 8:42 PM

      I work for Eb as well, the only theory we can come up with is that it’s mainly the games that aren’t considered AAA titles don’t have street dates applied to them

  • ZimZamson

    October 21, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    Fantastic. Just grabbed it then after getting it pricematched at EB Games to the GAME retail price of $79.

    Kotaku just saved me a cool $21 :)

  • Tyler

    October 21, 2009 at 6:05 PM

    Borderlands is not a strict release date title, so it doesnt surprise me that EB is selling it now. According to the developers wishes, its available to sell as soon as a the store gets its stock :)

    I work at Gametraders, and we got a release date, but a notice that its not a STRICT date (strict date means you have to sell it on a particular date, non strict dates you can sell whenever)

  • Adam Grabda

    October 21, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    Picked up my copy after work today. The slipcase is awesome! I wasn’t expecting that. The new PS3 box art doesn’t look to bad either.

    Spent five minutes playing a game, got two people to join and got one of the trophies.

    Looks fantastic, really like the the art direction. I’m hoping the game play is awesome to boot!

  • Jay

    October 21, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    GAME usually state their prices are ONLINE only when looking on their site. Uncharted was $89 online only but it was also $89 in store. They do this alot.. maybe some cases its Online Only but usually their the same.

    So i say Borderlands would be $79 at GAME. But you can pretty much price match anywhere with anyone unless its online which not many do.

  • JasonH

    October 21, 2009 at 7:09 PM

    one four pack off Steam for $37.50 each works well for me, and I don’t mind waiting a bit more, after all, its the Killing Floor weekend and update this weekend anyways, so I can play it all weekend and play Borderlands next week.

  • John

    October 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    Splitting a 4 pack over steam will be worth the wait for the money saved – im glad the au dollar is realtively strong atm :)
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