Online gaming retailers ?

Headshot · 06-05-2011 4:36pm #1

Im usually an Amazon man but unfortunately I cant pre-book some of the games I want namely for the pc

Always like amazon because of the quick postage so can anyone recommend another retailer for me? What would HMV be like etc

Spear · 06-05-2011 4:37pm

Physical copy or digital only?

Headshot · 06-05-2011 4:38pm

Spear wrote: »

Physical copy or digital only?

Im after the collectors editions mate

Spear · 06-05-2011 4:40pm

Headshot wrote: »

Im after the collectors editions mate

Then it depends on the game unfortunately, as it's common that the collectors/specials are exclusive to certain retailers. Otherwise it's the usual suspects, Amazon, Play.com, HMV etc.

Headshot · 06-05-2011 4:42pm

Spear wrote: »

Then it depends on the game unfortunately, as it's common that the collectors/specials are exclusive to certain retailers. Otherwise it's the usual suspects, Amazon, Play.com, HMV etc.

Rather not go back to play.com but iv never tried HMV. Would anyone have experience with them, postage fast?

Spear · 06-05-2011 4:44pm

Headshot wrote: »

Rather not go back to play.com but iv never tried HMV. Would anyone have experience with them, postage fast?

Only had 2 items from them, but they were prompt and I had no complaints.

Headshot · 06-05-2011 5:09pm

Anyone use the Hut.com?

seems to be a superb price on The Witcher 2 collectors edition

Adamcp898 · 06-05-2011 5:13pm

Headshot wrote: »

Anyone use the Hut.com?

seems to be a superb price on The Witcher 2 collectors edition

Yup used them before, same company runs the Zavvi and a few other websites across a few areas. Never had any problems, delivery was no better or worse than any of the other British based sites I've bought from.

sob1467 · 06-05-2011 5:14pm

Headshot wrote: »

Anyone use the Hut.com?

seems to be a superb price on The Witcher 2 collectors edition

I've never used myself but I know a friend recommended them to me once so they must be good enough.

kearneybobs · 06-05-2011 5:21pm

There's

thehut.com, adsa (buggy site) and Zavvi (all belong to thehut.com group.) Free delivery afaik. Never had a major problem with any of these.
play.com free delivery
HMV Think it's £2.50 per item, not sure. You'll probably find that they wont ship the collector's edition to Ireland, but you never know.
Game

I personally use them in that order of preference with Amazon sitting up there at the top of the list.

kearneybobs · 06-05-2011 5:26pm

Headshot wrote: »

Anyone use the Hut.com?

seems to be a superb price on The Witcher 2 collectors edition

That does appear to be a great price for that Headshot.

Headshot · 06-05-2011 5:29pm

thanks alot lads

preorder 3 of those games now

HMV have told me they will ship Pc Game - Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Collectors Edition and Pc Game - Duke Nukem Forever: Balls Of Steel Collectors Edition to Ireland so that's great news

Iv ordered The Witcher from the Hut too

cant bloody wait for these

Sephiroth_dude · 06-05-2011 5:32pm

Headshot wrote: »

Anyone use the Hut.com?

seems to be a superb price on The Witcher 2 collectors edition

I used them and it took 2 weeks for my game to come oh and delivery from the hut and zavvi isn't free,its 1.15 or somthing.

VivGrise · 06-05-2011 5:36pm

i used to order a lot from play, but cd's would ofter arrive broken or scratched so i have stopped. Amazon are brilliant but you already know that!

kearneybobs · 06-05-2011 5:39pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

delivery from the hut and zavvi isn't free,its 1.15 or somthing.

They changed that a couple of months back. Free delivery now. click into a product on the site now and it'll say free delivery on all orders.

Headshot · 06-05-2011 5:58pm

while we're talking about collector editions

ya know the infamous Hero edition, does that come uncharted 2 MP or is it a play.com exclusive
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/19857817/inFamous-2-Hero-Edition/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&searchstring=infamous&urlrefer=search

Sephiroth_dude · 06-05-2011 6:02pm

kearneybobs wrote: »

They changed that a couple of months back. Free delivery now. click into a product on the site now and it'll say free delivery on all orders.

oh my mistake,didn't realise that :eek:

kearneybobs · 10-05-2011 11:33am

Just to let you know Headshot, Deus Ex: Collector's edition just went on sale on Amazon today for £79.99. I know you've ordered it already from another site but it might be worth cancelling your order to go with you usual retailer.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004XH7I3I

Headshot · 10-05-2011 2:14pm

kearneybobs wrote: »

Just to let you know Headshot, Deus Ex: Collector's edition just went on sale on Amazon today for £79.99. I know you've ordered it already from another site but it might be worth cancelling your order to go with you usual retailer.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004XH7I3I

already canceled my order with hmv yesterday

Pity they wont post the witcher 2 to Ireland, im doing a test run with the hut at the moment and they are very slow to post

kearneybobs · 10-05-2011 2:28pm

The hut are usually a day behind what you would expect for it to be shipped, but it gets here fairly promptly. At least in my experience anyway. Gonna stick with the Augmented edition of Deus Ex myself. Got it for £33 which has since dropped down to £26 and back up to £33 on Amazon. "6 for the Augmented edition is great I think. I had originally had the balls of steel version of Duke already ordered but then cancelled it on amazon when I realised that I dont need all that in my bedroom. I regret it now because I got it for the really cheap price of £44. Oh well.

Headshot · 11-05-2011 2:00am

I decided to cancel the Hut order for the witcher 2 because of the slow postage

I ordered the game early monday morning and still hasnt be sent, that isnt on tbh

Nollog · 11-05-2011 2:43am

Headshot wrote: »

I decided to cancel the Hut order for the witcher 2 because of the slow postage

I ordered the game early monday morning and still hasnt be sent, that isnt on tbh

Yeah, and once they actually do post it, it usually takes 2 weeks to get it in my experience.
Can't deny they're cheap though.

Headshot · 11-05-2011 12:57pm

So done a dummy run with game.co.uk

cod4 ordered today, shipped today

Now that's what im talking about

chopperbyrne · 11-05-2011 6:45pm

I pre-ordered a game recently on thehut and they didn't take payment until it was shipped and kept adjusting (lowering) the price.

I think I got it for a tenner less that I would have ended up paying at many other sites.

Jerichoholic · 13-05-2011 1:41pm

Anyone know the story with CD WOW? I ordered 2 games I was looking forward to spending the weekend with, said they were dispatched on the 11th and they aren't here yet.

Balls.

Headshot · 13-05-2011 1:44pm

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Anyone know the story with CD WOW? I ordered 2 games I was looking forward to spending the weekend with, said they were dispatched on the 11th and they aren't here yet.

Balls.

From my experience they are unbelievably slow

megaten · 13-05-2011 1:46pm

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Anyone know the story with CD WOW? I ordered 2 games I was looking forward to spending the weekend with, said they were dispatched on the 11th and they aren't here yet.

Balls.

Usually about a week or less. They must be posting from outside the EU because customs are holding a game I ordered from them.

Jerichoholic · 13-05-2011 2:04pm

megaten wrote: »

Usually about a week or less. They must be posting from outside the EU because customs are holding a game I ordered from them.

Ah hare!

Trevor451 · 14-05-2011 1:09am

Play.com ship from jersy so you will be liable for custom charges also

Jerichoholic · 19-05-2011 5:04pm

Avoid CDWOW at all costs, got a letter from the revenue commisioners today saying they are holding my games because CDWOW didn't put the value of the goods on the packet. Free delivery to Ireland yeah? Never again.

Headshot · 07-08-2011 10:46pm

Sorry for the bump lads but can anyone help me out

Mate wants Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Collector's Edition, he cant find anywhere that has it

Anyone know a place to get it?

Spear · 07-08-2011 10:53pm

To summarize:

it's gone from Game.co.uk (console versions remain)
not orderable on Amazon,
not listed on HMV,
not listed on Gamestop.ie,
not listed on Gamesnash.ie,
not listed on play.com

The Hut have it, but won't ship outside the UK.

kearneybobs · 08-08-2011 12:24am

Sounds like supply has met the demand.

You could always try shopto.net. Never used them before and I know nothing about them. Might be wrth doing a bit of research before buying from them. Really cheap from them too.

Spear · 08-08-2011 12:27am

kearneybobs wrote: »

Sounds like supply has met the demand.

You could always try shopto.net. Never used them before and I know nothing about them. Might be wrth doing a bit of research before buying from them. Really cheap from them too.

Tried, they insist on a mobile number, but you can't enter one as the then tell you it can't be authenticated.

kearneybobs · 08-08-2011 11:25am

Spear wrote: »

Tried, they insist on a mobile number, but you can't enter one as the then tell you it can't be authenticated.

Hmmm. It could have something to do with you possibly trying to buy it in UK£. Try buying it in Euros and see if it will work.

Spear · 08-08-2011 11:32am

kearneybobs wrote: »

Hmmm. It could have something to do with you possibly trying to buy it in UK£. Try buying it in Euros and see if it will work.

I think a different approach worked. There's two fields, one for just phone, one for mobile. I had been adding my mobile to both. It seems it didn't like that. I added the mobile to only the mobile feed, and I've been able to confirm it. I've entered the pre-order so time to wait and see.

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