OT: Has anyone had any luck pre-ordering games online? Specifically what i need to know is... do you get them before or after the release date?
I want to pre-order Fallout 3. But if i can get it faster by walking down to the local store. Then Ill just do that.

Sooooo.... When'll we be getting our PIPBoy 2000?
Not that anyone here would be able to afford one...

Logician

dead link or smth... 404 on that Tumpcard's Two Cents page

Sexy.KOT69

Average, not impressed :X

EmeraldCockroach

this IS breaking news!! I want it more than a companion cube plushie.

3inst3in

The face needs to be rounder, it has too long of a face.

Maleficence

link bust or they have pulled it already :(

Darkedge

@: You usually get them the day of (if they expressly state that) or after depending on shipping method. Overnight will get it to you the next day after release of course.

Why not preorder from your local store? Why online?

Raziel66

I give it about an hour after their release before someone makes it a wang puppet.

Those are pics I don't want to see.

Raziel66

wtf?

emeraldgsl

@Raziel66: I had EB Games sell games out from under me that I pre-ordered. That's why I don't pre-order in local stores anymore myself! If stores let me pay IN FULL and guaranteed it would be in stock until I went down to pick it up, then I'd consider doing it again. But if they are going to be a pain in the butt with their pre-order policies my moneys just going to go to Amazon instead.

With Amazon and overnight shipping I've gotten the game the day of more often then not. There are only a few games I've ever done that for however, normally I'll just run down to the local Best Buy and pick it up the day of delivery, or just wait a day or two for it to show up in the mail if I bothered to pre-order.

NateN

Figures that Penny Arcade would inspire such desire for hand puppets. Actually, I'm not sure why it figures they would, but obviously they did, because I want one too!

Salen

Somewhere in the Middle East Michael Jackson is jumping up and down screaming JACKPOT! PedoPuppets FTL

Rampage

I got 404'd.

Yeah, Bethesda screwed up the face.
Bad Omens, man, Bad Omens...

@3inst3in: It's true. Although, I have two of the companion cube plushies. My fiance had to have them. She keeps one at work, as she generally works alone. It's adorable.

I totally want a Vault Boy puppet to talk to my Companion Cube. I'm such a consumer whore.

beta_angel

@NateN: Gotcha. Never had that happen to me, but I've had friends that got screwed like that. I signed up the Amazon Prime membership last christmas... love it! I just need to remember that I can use it on game purchases :(

Raziel66

Am i the only one who will buy the Pip-Boy 3000 ?

im gonna be totally cool at school ^^

(sorry for my bad english)

@NateN: That smacks of that Jerry Sienfield sketch about when he reserved a car, but they didn't have any left.

I don't think they understand what pre-ordering means aparently. That 5 bucks gaurentees you a copy. If it doesn't, why the hell am I pre-ordering!? Why would I give you five bucks early to reserve a game?

FrigidAir44

Fallout 3 Vault Boy Puppets?
-Somehow I dont think there will be the same demand as LBP's Sackboy.

Andronix

The puppet is based on the Penny Arcade vault boy puppet from their series of Fallout 3 web comics. It's not that far off.

PepsiPerfect

Looks nothing like the artwork from the original games. I'll pass.

k1ckstand