This Friday is the big day for
Gears fans, because a wee lil' game by the name of
Gears of War 2 will be available at retailers worldwide. So, we thought we'd wrangle up the best
Gears 2 offers from retailers nationwide, including Circuit City's free 1600 Microsoft point offer that we
heard about last week. Here's what we found:
- Circuit City: Free 1600 Microsoft points
- Toys R Us: Free $15 gift card
- Best Buy: 25% off strategy guide
- Best Buy Canada: Free Lancer keychain / bottle-opener
- Future Shop: Free Locust headshot figure
And for those who aren't into
Gears 2 or are just looking for other deals, we discovered that Best Buy is also offering a free t-shirt with purchase of
Quantum of Solace and free earbuds with
HSM3. Over at Toys R Us, they're giving out a $15 gift card with
Quantum of Solace and Circuit City is selling the original
Gears of War for $30 and the 360 Intercooler for $15. Enjoy!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
11-02-2008 @ 5:12PM
mistykz said...
does the 1600 microsoft points deal at circuit city include pre-orders?
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11-02-2008 @ 5:24PM
blackarmy said...
unfortunatly nope. it's either one or the other.
11-02-2008 @ 5:30PM
mistykz said...
so if i pre-order it at circuit city, i wont get the microsoft points card?
11-02-2008 @ 5:37PM
dicknjane said...
NOTE: you can only pre-order Gears 2 at Circuit City OVER THE PHONE. yes, no online or in-store pre-orders allowed.
11-02-2008 @ 5:54PM
nubby said...
That's what he just said. Can you not read?
11-02-2008 @ 5:55PM
nubby said...
dicknjane: You're an idiot. You can preorder online and in the store.
11-02-2008 @ 6:12PM
dicknjane said...
@Nubby:
How about you go to circuit city and try and pre-order? as of 10/26/08, you can no longer pre-order in the store. also, with the 1600 MS points deal, you cant do that online either. thank you. now go back to your cave troll.
11-02-2008 @ 6:18PM
nubby said...
@Dicknjane: No one ever said you can get the 1600MS Points online. Just because your store doesn't allow you to preorder right now doesn't mean others are the same. My friend and myself just got back from CC where he preordered Gears 2 by filling out the slip and putting it in the box. Thanks.
11-02-2008 @ 5:16PM
offday said...
American Best Buys freaking suck. And that's the place I'm getting it at because I have reward zone points. Everyone have fun with your gift cards, MS points, and keychains. I get 25% off something that nobody even freaking wants.
I wish I had a Circuit City closer to me. They always have sweet deals.
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11-02-2008 @ 5:56PM
YoRone22 said...
Ever heard of price match? I do it at Best Buy all the time.
11-02-2008 @ 6:08PM
offday said...
Price match just matches prices...right?
Are you saying I can take a Circuit City ad into Best Buy and get MS points from Best Buy too?
11-02-2008 @ 6:20PM
nubby said...
@offday, I was wondering that too. I was wanting to take the CC ad into Toys R Us and get both the points and the gift card.
11-02-2008 @ 7:58PM
superklye said...
Back when Wal-Mart had that $100 gift card for any Blu-ray player bought (including the PS3), I called my local Best Buys and only 1 would match it. They said they'd have to call a nearby Wal-Mart to see if they had any in-stock and, if so, it wouldn't be a problem.
So they called, it worked out and I got a 40GB PS3 + $100 Best Buy GC for $399.99 + RZ points. Then I went and bought 7 BD movies.
The moral is: it might work for you, but if you don't have a CC near enough that you're willing to drive to, my bet is they'll refuse to honor it on the same grounds.
11-03-2008 @ 9:36PM
boo boo said...
hmmm, move from the shit hole town you in man. lol. ever wonder what beyong N,S, W, E? lol
11-02-2008 @ 5:34PM
Syniz said...
@ Future Shop in Canada we getting a free "Headshot" Locust Drone action figure + a metal COG tag. :)
http://www.futureshop.ca/marketing/gow2/
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11-02-2008 @ 5:36PM
mark said...
clearly the cc deal looks the best, but who knows what is going on with cc, there was an article about sony turning around a shipment of goods to them. tomorrow there sounds like there is bad news with some closing of some stores. hopefully they last till black friday. if you have any gift cards at cc, i'd use them quick-like.
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11-02-2008 @ 6:19PM
Ice9 said...
Anyone know of any UK similar deals? The keychain looks cool.
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11-02-2008 @ 6:20PM
nubby said...
For everyone who doesn't know already. The Toys r us giftcard expires 12/31/08
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11-02-2008 @ 6:40PM
Lkr said...
Circuit City won't take in-store pre-orders, they want me to call the calling center for that. The people at the calling center don't know what Gears 2 is! it's a big mess
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11-02-2008 @ 7:02PM
Perno said...
@ Lkr: Maybe it's because you're in Wisconsin...you should have mentioned bratwurst you hoser. Go Bears! :)