Poll: where do you buy your games?

[Daniel Laeben-Rosen]

It depends what I'm looking for and who happens to have the best price at the time. Lately I've been buying most my games on Steam, or this onlineshop for my console-needs.
I also tend to pick up games I've wanted a while when I spot them in the bargain-bin so to speak.
I'll only buy used when there's something I can't get a hold of any other way tbh.

 

[Eisenfaust]

electronics boutique... standard prices but an awesome refund policy

 

[nickjastrzebski]

Steam or Play.com, depending on the platform.

Steam, obviously, for my PC games and I get most of my PS3 games from Play. I'll occasionally buy from Game or HMV though. It depends who have the better prices.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

Almost exclusively GAME for consoles. I've got a fuckton or reward points from my spending spree that stretched over the last two months. I have been known to buy from Discs & Disks on rare occasions; if they have any awesome special editions leftover in the stock room.

Bioshock 2 Special Edition - £25 get in!

Anything for PC usually gets bought over Steam.

 

[Marmal4de]

I buy PC games on Steam and have Xbox games delivered from GAME.

 

[Captain_M]

I buy from Gamestop with the added modifier that one of my local gamestop stores is managed by a close personal friend of mine. So, even though I'm allegedly betraying the whole industry, I'm making sure someone I know keeps his family fed.

 

[Woodsey]

Steam, like a boss.

 

[CCountZero]

Direct2Drive[footnote].co.uk or .eu[/footnote] or Steam.

D2D is by far a cheaper solution than Steam though. I'm talking above and beyond 40% cheaper.

Steam is only good for sales, and even then they're not always cheaper.

 

[mireko]

I buy online most of the time. Amazon, CDON and Play-Asia (and eBay for out-of-print stuff).

EDIT: + Steam, naturally.

 

[BENZOOKA]

Steam.

'Cause I'm a bawse.

 

[Jodah]

Gamestop for new releases/preorders. Steam for "non-anticipated" games, generally with sales. Amazon for hard to find games.

 

[Roganzar]

Gamestop cuz its close by and has older games (like everyone doesn't know that already).
Steam if I want something for my PC.

 

[Bloodstain]

I usually buy them on Steam when they are on sale.

Here in germany I buy them in "Saturn" rarely. Mostly on Steam, because of the deals.

Saturn is too expensive, you can't support something like that!

 

[drbarno]

Play.com for games I really want with new releases soon (Like White recently) Amazon, if I can't find the game (generally for stuff like the yugioh world championship games) GAME if I'm in town, and recently, a new game shop that opened in town called totally games.

This poll is skewed towards the americans I've noticed, I don't think there is a gamestop in the UK, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[ExileNZ]

These days I buy them via PriceMinister, Good Old Games or fnac.

EDIT: Oh, and Steam

 

[Irriduccibilli]

Since I lie far away from a physical shop I have to use the internet. I use a site called coolshop.dk that provides the lowest release prices and fast delivery. It kinda sucks that paying $80 for a game is considered cheap, and you americans complain that you have to pay $60 for a game, pfff, shame on you

 

[ace_of_something]

Amazon for new games or a local chain if i'm feelin' thrifty we have (Gamers) because they
A) give a lot more on trade in than gamestop
B) sell their used games for less than gamestop

Seriously I don't understand how gamestop stays in business. They offer $5 off on most used games.

and lastly on rare occasions... steam. But not if I can own a physical copy instead.

 

[krychek57]

Mostly Steam, but Gamestop for my console needs.

This and for used games ^_^
Gamestop just fills the "want it in my hand now" style of need.

 

[grimgin]

after trading several 360 games and not getting enough money for more than two ps2 games i was annoyed so i left and on my way home i saw a very small business called gamehaven after trading in a couple games gamestop wouldn't take i got more money then the 360 games at gamestop and i bought several games much cheaper i always go there now and wont go back to gamestop

 

[Mailman]

I buy my new and used games at the local Play & Trade. I avoid the local Gamestop/EB Games because they don't really offer much in the way of good customer service.