Cheapskate Gamer

48 responses to “Cheapskate Gamer”

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   Chuloopa

   January 18, 2012 at 4:04 pm

   SPPAAAAYYYCCCEEE MAUREEENN!!

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      Splintex

      January 18, 2012 at 4:37 pm

      http://goo.gl/ayGw8

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         Chuloopa

         January 18, 2012 at 4:51 pm

         holy crap, that is awesome! 😀

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   Splintex

   January 18, 2012 at 4:16 pm

   OH GOD NO WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙁

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      lambomann007

      January 18, 2012 at 4:53 pm

      ʘ‿ʘ

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3. 

   Leigh

   January 18, 2012 at 4:18 pm

   I will definitely pick up a few of thse, but how about some more Wii games eg Muramasa, Demon Blade, Sin and Punishment 2, Excite Bots, or Boy & His Blob?

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      lambomann007

      January 18, 2012 at 5:16 pm

      Usually cheapskate gamer is a bit time consuming to write, so I focus on PC/PS3/Xbox more than Nintedno games because that’s what people are more interested in. I will try to focus on Nintendo a bit more though 🙂

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   Oliver Rose

   January 18, 2012 at 4:32 pm

   Not really impressed with this post, dude. Yes, we know Oz Game Shop provides us with immensely cheaper games, you don’t need to write a whole list up about it linking each game to the same site, an article stating the best place for cheaper games would have been better; I also believe it’s been done.

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      Chuloopa

      January 18, 2012 at 4:37 pm

      I’m guessing you’re new to this site, hey?

      Either that of you’re just not that bright…

      Possibly both!

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         lambomann007

         January 18, 2012 at 4:52 pm

         Be nice loops 😛
         Oliver, Cheapskate Gamer is a weekly article pointing out which games are on sale, and cheaper than usual. It’s not a one off article comparing online game stores 🙂

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            Oliver Rose

            January 18, 2012 at 5:10 pm

            Lol, I’m an avid reader of the blogging site; though somehow this particular series of articles seems to have kept itself hidden from me. I apologise for being too quick to jump the gun, I was a bit hasty in my assessment, sorry.

            Chuloppa, probably a little presumptuous to assume that my actions are based on either sheer stupidity- or that I’m just a noob, I understand where you’re coming from though. My understanding was just that this page was spamming all of the prices from Oz Game Shop, when it could have simply mentioned that within another related post without having to post a whole list of games solely for one page, my bad.

            lambomann007, thankyou for pointing out my flaw without being condescending in any way. It’s really appreciated!

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               lambomann007

               January 18, 2012 at 5:18 pm

               No problems mate 🙂

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               McGarnical

               January 18, 2012 at 5:38 pm

               Not lambo’s fault that Ozgameshop just happens to be the cheapest place to get games at the moment. I’ve seen versions of this article that are pretty much just Zavvii.

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            Chuloopa

            January 18, 2012 at 5:11 pm

            Dude, he’s just being outright rude – it’s not on.

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               lambomann007

               January 18, 2012 at 5:40 pm

               Loops, I appreciate you standing up for me, I really do, it’s just that you came across as being a little rude yourself.

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               Oliver Rose

               January 18, 2012 at 6:58 pm

               I honestly didn’t mean to cause this much friction or animosity between any of us, sorry guys.

               Chuloopa, in all fairness I could have worded myself better and more professionally and I’m aware I came off as the party pooper of the group that had to put a negative on it, and for that I’m sorry. I don’t think I was being downright rude though; at least to me I would envision someone who calls the author of this article a douche for absolutely no reason when they’re only doing their job, that would have been rude of me If I had done so. I would say I was being more critical than needed. Again, I’m sorry for the trouble earlier; I probably just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

               McGarnical, I guess my point was just that if they’re all from Oz Game shop, why not keep it brief and concise? State that they’re all from Oz Game Shop from the start, I kind of felt like I wasted my time looking through each one individually hoping to find somewhere even better than Oz Game Shop ( As good as it is ) It would have saved me a little time is all; it could have even been placed along with another article in close enough relevance if summarised. Anyway, it really doesn’t bother me as much as I lead people to believe earlier, I was just bored and anxious and for that I truly do humbly apologise.

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               McGarnical

               January 18, 2012 at 7:33 pm

               No hard feelings over here!

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               Chuloopa

               January 18, 2012 at 7:51 pm

               Yeah, i’m quite sorry too. I jumped the gun, to be honest

               It’s just i know how hard Lambo works on these things, and to be honest i’m kind of over seemingly random people commenting on articles with stuff like “omg this is so stupid, why bother etc”.

               I know now this was not your intent, and to be fair i was a bit cranky this afternoon, when i’m usually anything but.

               So yeah, i’m really sorry, and i feel like kind of a dick now. :s lol

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               Oliver Rose

               January 18, 2012 at 8:23 pm

               I know exactly what you mean, dude. It’s like whenever I come across Luke Plunkett’s articles, I’m always coming across people complaining about his content and how little he can sometimes write. But news is news, regardless of how much it ”appears” he gives, some may like short bursts of news. A picture is 1,000 words.

               Lambo, I didn’t actually realise you were the author of this page. Regardless, I commend you for the effort you put into it.

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               lambomann007

               January 18, 2012 at 8:48 pm

               Thanks 🙂
               Don’t worry, everyone has their bad days. I’m glad we were able to sort this out in a civil way =)

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               lambomann007

               January 18, 2012 at 8:55 pm

               Group hug! 😀

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      HotDamn!

      January 19, 2012 at 10:03 am

      Never thought they’d be ‘drama’ in this thread! Hehehe.

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   NotheMama

   January 18, 2012 at 4:40 pm

   I’d much rather best store prices, as I still like to shop in person. Everyone already knows games are cheap from online stores. bring back Game, jb hi-fi, etc prices!

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      lambomann007

      January 18, 2012 at 4:55 pm

      I’m not responsible for those articles. Mark/Tracey should start doing those articles again sometime soon though 🙂

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         NotheMama

         January 18, 2012 at 5:14 pm

         No worries:) thanks for taking the time to reply

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      Tracey Lien

      January 18, 2012 at 5:24 pm

      Retailers actually do those price comparisons themselves and they used to send us a list, but they’ve stopped doing that recently. 🙁

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         N0NEoftheAB0VE

         January 18, 2012 at 11:40 pm

         It would be good if someone could produce up to date like for like retail comparisons because it put the pressure on retailers and give people a go-to guide on price matching

         Sometimes on older games your just happy to wait for a really good local special you know – not that I need to be buying any more games ATM – Xmas probably went a bit overboard – I’ve got the next 6 months of amusement lined up over here!

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6. 

   TadMod

   January 18, 2012 at 4:51 pm

   GORDON FREEMAN NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS, WOOO!!!! 😛

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      James Mac

      January 18, 2012 at 5:38 pm

      Getting rid of crabs?

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7. 

   Pixel the Ferret Viking

   January 18, 2012 at 4:54 pm

   HOLY CAAARP, dark souls $29.99? SOLD

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      lambomann007

      January 18, 2012 at 4:56 pm

      I’m very nearly SOLD too, but I have a slight dilemma. Do I go ahead and get it for xbox or wait and see if they port it PC? WAT DO??

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         Pixel the Ferret Viking

         January 18, 2012 at 4:57 pm

         too impatient, sexbox it is 😛

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         McGarnical

         January 18, 2012 at 5:37 pm

         It’s going to be the same basic game, except – MAYBE – with an improved framerate in two places in the game world where the consoles can’t really handle it. The framerate drop is noticeable but it’s not that bad as the areas it really hits don’t have many enemies.

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8. 

   Chazz

   January 18, 2012 at 6:40 pm

   Lambo, for digital download you ever considered adding sites (the legit ones) that sell Steam keys and such?

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      Stu

      January 18, 2012 at 8:27 pm

      I wouldn’t mind seeing some if he did. I like the idea of buying steam keys, but I wouldn’t have the foggiest idea which sites are even legit.

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         lambogirl99

         January 18, 2012 at 8:43 pm

         Same here, I don’t really have the foggiest who’s out there or who’s legit either. But I’ll look into it! 😀

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            Chazz

            January 18, 2012 at 10:31 pm

            http://www.cdkeysdirect.com 😛 (though looks like their site is having a hissy atm)

            I’ve used them about 5 times and no problems with them so far.

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   Lanky Mikey

   January 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm

   Anyone know how OzGameShop handle the Xbox Live Gold cards? Do they send you the code via email or ship the piece of cardboard?

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      McGarnical

      January 18, 2012 at 7:34 pm

      I just bought one. Coming in the post.

      I’ve bought on eBay once before though where they emailed you the card.

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         Lanky Mikey

         January 18, 2012 at 7:48 pm

         Awesome Sauce.

         Though that now means I have to buy Dark Souls to justify the purchase 😛

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            Stu

            January 18, 2012 at 8:29 pm

            Yeah, they currently send by post. But I heard they were looking into sending them via e-mail.

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10. 

    Daniel

    January 18, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    Zavvi has Rayman Origins PS3 for £14.95 (AU$22.00 + $1.50 shipping) Dispatched in a week, sure beats the $89.00 i see in jb, Eb games and Game.

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    Gz

    January 18, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    King Arthur II appears to be $35.99 and not $25.99 as the article suggests.

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    Aaron

    January 18, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    I would also like to see this column split between “online retail” and “bricks and mortar retail” as I, like NotheMama, also like to shop in person if there’s a half-decent bargain about. If that’s not too much work Lambo! 😛

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       lambomann007

       January 18, 2012 at 9:07 pm

       You people. You’re trying to work me to death, right? 😛
       I’ll look into it. It may not happen though. I’m not sure how EB/Game/JB online prices compare to instore prices, I would assume they are the same, but I’m not sure about specials and stuff. This requires research! If I did end up doing this, it’d probably be in it’s own article, otherwise this one might get a little on the large side…

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          lambomann007

          January 18, 2012 at 9:33 pm

          When games start getting released again, I’ll put a retail section under the New Releases part for where you can get the new games cheapest in brick and mortar stores 🙂

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13. 

    EmbraceThePing

    January 18, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    Duke Nukem Forever???
    Are you trying to be funny or are you trying to make enemies.

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       Pixel The Ferret Viking

       January 18, 2012 at 11:39 pm

       Dude some people would like a $18.99 Frisbee with image of the Duke on it

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