Posted 7:16pm on Fri 4 January 2013 |
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rbevanx
| Gaming budget for 2013
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January 2013
Green
Modern Warfare 1 360 £9.50 [via paypal fig] (Green)
Forza 4 360 £14.23 [via paypal fig] (Green)
Black Ops Disc only PS3 £10.50 [via paypal fig] (Green)
Resistance 2 PS3 [via paypal] £5.70 (Green)
WRC 3 PS3 [via Paypal] £20.57 (Green)
Dirt Showdown PS3 [via Paypal) £10.42 (Green)
Sega MD collection (PS3 disc only) £7.53 (Green)
Forza Horizon (360) £22.76 (Green)
Bad Company 2 (PS3 disc only) £3.41 (Green)
F1 2012 (PS3) £16.95 (Green)
GTA (PS3 disc only) £8.37 (Green)
Little Big Planet 2 (PS3 Disc only) £10.14(Green)
Halo 4 (360) £21.78 (Green)
*Partial refund for Captain America £2.90
Traded in
Halo Reach, NBA Live 2k6, Golden Compass, The Bourne Legacy, Crackdown, Alan Wake, Perfect Dark Zero and Forza 3 for 40 quid credit @Game and bought Steam credit with those funds.
Yellow/Free
PlayStation All stars Battle Royale (Vita copy) £0.00 (Yellow)
Halo 1 (360) £0.00
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Captain America PS3 – £10.25 (Red)
Symphony Steam [via paypal] £2.37 (Red)
Prototype 2 and Heavy Rain PS3 £20.00 (Red)
Rage 360 – £4.87 (Red)
Assassin’s Creed 3 PS3 £18.99 (Red)
Resistance 3 PS3 £6.41 (Red)
Official Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Black & Windows Gaming Receiver (360 for the PC) £27.99 (Red)
Spare unofficial black Xbox 360 battery for new controller £3.99 (Red)
Duke Nukem Forever (PC) £1.77
eBay fees £17.37
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January Total £51.12 (Green)
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February and March 2013
Green
Prototype 2 (PS3) £12.60 [Via Paypal fig] (Green)
Heavy Rain (PS3) £10.18 [Via Paypal fig] (Green)
Blur (360) £6.08 [Via Paypal fig] (Green)
Halo 3 (360) £3.46 [Via Paypal fig] (Green)
COD MW 2 (360) £4.63 [Via Paypal fig] (Green)
Gears of War 2 (360) £4.82 [Via Paypal fig] (Green)
Far Cry 3 (PS3) £22.73 [Via Paypal fig] (Green)
Aliens Colonial Marines (360) £28.77 [Via Paypal fig] Green
Captain America (PS3) £13.12 [Via Paypal fig] Green
Dead Space 3 (360) [Via Paypal fig] £20.56
Kingdom of Amalar Reckoning [Via Paypal fig] (360) £9.94
Mass Effect 3 (360) [Via Paypal fig] £10.63
Ratchet and Clank: Q-Force (PS3) [Via Paypal fig] £7.14
Gears of War 3 (360) [Via Paypal fig] £12.36
Gears of War: Judgment (360) [Via Paypal fig] 32.64
Cancelled order for The Last of Us (PS3) £39.99
Yellow/Free
Far Cry 3 (PS3) £0.00 (Yellow)
Aliens Colonial Marines (360) £0.00 (Yellow)
Dead Space 3 (360) £0.00 (Yellow)
The Last of Us Joel edition pre-order (PS3) £0.00 (Yellow)
Gears of War: Judgement (360) £0.00 (Yellow)
Gears of War 3 (360) £0.00 (Yellow)
Gears of War 1 Download code (360) £0.00 (Yellow)
Traded in
1. Gears of War 3, God of War 3, Halo 1 for 25.70 quid credit @Game and bought 20 quids worth of Steam and PSN credit with those funds and 5.70 credit left over on card.
2. Traded in Quantum of Solace and Rainbow Six Vegas, used 5.70 credit and got £10 steam credit and 400 MS points.
Red
PS3 Games bundle (Godfather 2, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Quantum of Solace) £12.59
Toy Story 3 (PS3) £8.24
Fallout 3 (PS3) £3.32
Assassins Creed II (PS3) £4.70
£35 PSN Credit (PSN) £18.00
Red Faction Armageddon (PS3) £4.50
Ratchet and Clank: Q-Force (PS3) £10.85
Dirt Showdown (PC) £4.99
PSN+ 1 year subscription (PS3) £19.99
Hitman Absolution (PC) £4.99
Dishonoured (PS3) £17.00
Metal Gear Rising: Revengence (PS3) £17.98
Far Cry 3 online pass code (PS3) £2.99
eBay fees etc £25.99
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February and March total £85.52 (Green)
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April 2013
Green
Ghost Recon Future Soldier (360) [Via Paypal] £10.43
Resistance 3 (PS3) [Via Paypal] £5.79
Metal Gear Rising (PS3) [Via Payal] £21.05
Assassin’s Creed 3 (PS3) [Via Paypal] £22.01
The Godfather 2 (PS3) [Via Paypal] £7.53
Toy Story 3 (PS3) [Via Paypal] £11.87
Red
Halo 4 Limited Edition £24.99
eBay fees etc £17.23
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April total so far £36.46 (Green)
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Total so far £170.61 (Green) |
Posted 7:18pm on Fri 4 January 2013 |
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FantasyMeister- Posts: 5,313
| Jan:-
£19.99 Tales of Vesperia (Digital 360)
£0.00 Dishonored (MotM prize - Hard copy 360)
Total Spend January £19.99 Total Spend 2013 to date: £19.99
Feb:-
£8.99 Resident Evil 4 (Digital 360)
£8.99 Assassin's Creed Revelations (Digital 360)
Total Spend February £17.98 Total Spend 2013 to date: £37.97
Mar:-
£0.00 Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC (NowTV, free MS points)
£0.00 Creature Slaughterdome DLC (NowTV, free MS points)
£37.03 Defiance (Hard copy 360)
£0.00 Toy Soldiers (XBLA, free gift)
Total Spend March £37.03 Total Spend 2013 to date: £75.00
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Posted 9:24pm on Fri 4 January 2013 |
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Wido- Posts: 13,763
| Jan:-
£14.65 - Metal Gear Solid 4: 25th Anniversary
£10.17 - Far Cry 3
£0 - Devil May Cry
£0 - Need For Speed Most Wanted
Feb:-
£19.35 - Hitman HD Trilogy
£0 - Aliens Colonial Marines
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Posted 9:51pm on Fri 4 January 2013 |
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pblive- Posts: 16,466
| JANUARY
Hitman Absolution - £14 (Amazon Voucher)
Tank! Tank! Tank! - £20 (cash)
£16 PSN Card - £12 (Cash) - seemed like a good offer and lots of sales around.
I'll play both and probably trade them in as soon as I've finished. Taking a chance on Tank!Tank!Tank as it looks a bit like EDF.
FEBRUARY
Transformers Prime Wii U £17
Possibly £15 on Aliens depending on whether I get some trade in (EDIT: not a chance after those reviews!)
GAME are doing an extra £10 on every 4 games you trade in at the moment, so may do some trades tomorrow as well.
MARCH
Crysis 3, Tomb Raider and Gears of War Judgement from trade ins/competitions.
Traded in a few games to get a Wii U Pro Controller, spent £10 on a black Wii Remote and Nunchuk in Cash Converters, pristine too.
Spent £15 on MS Points in an offer for the recent GonD sale, spent £5 extra to get LEGO City Undercover with vouchers for Amazon.
Spent £10 for Need For Speed Most Wanted on Zavvi after GAME didn't have any in stock, but has left me with enough trade in to get Luigi's Mansion on 3DS next week. |
Posted 9:55pm on Fri 4 January 2013 |
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rbevanx
| It's only for games worth 2 quid each mind Paul. |
Posted 10:19pm on Fri 4 January 2013 |
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Wido- Posts: 13,763
| I hope I can really curb my gaming expenditure down this year. Making such a commitment of getting engaged, saving up for a new car and towards own home and finally but not least, wedding. My gaming needs and will take a seat back.
The use of bargain bins will be my main top trump card this year. I will be getting the odd day one release game this year, especially GTA V for example. Of course wedding etc I mentioned won't be a few years yet, but ever penny counts! Responsibility is needed.
MGS4 25th wasn't just for a guilty pleasure of pure impulsive buying. It was because I know it will become hard to find a 'new copy' of MGS4 and I did enjoy it, even if its a film.
Still don't know what to choose for the Christmas 12 day giveaway comp that I was lucky to win! So very appreciative, but I may go for DMC, as a lot of people seem to be quite warming up to it. |
Posted 10:21pm on Fri 4 January 2013 |
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pblive- Posts: 16,466
| £2 or more. I should be able to find 4 of those. |
Posted 10:22pm on Fri 4 January 2013 |
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rbevanx
| Well I would use the price checker before you go in with them, they are getting even worse with trade in prices. |
Posted 12:57am on Sat 5 January 2013 |
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p0rtalthinker- Posts: 2,965
| Have been too lazy to partake in the last two, lets see if I can keep this one up:
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Posted 8:21am on Sat 5 January 2013 |
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CheekyLee- Posts: 7,122
| Here we go ...
JAN
XBox 360:
Anarchy Reigns Limited Edition - £17.86
DmC - £40
Dead Rising 2 - £10
PS3:
PC:
La Mulana - £1.61
Zero Gear - £1.49
Ace of Spades - £3.49
Elite: Dangerous Kickstarter - £40
The Cave - £7.79
Kentucky Route Zero Act 1 - £4.49
3DS:
Crimson Shroud - £7.19
Gunman Clive - £1.99
iOS:
Dungeon Village - £0.69
Hero Academy Dwarfs team - £0.69
Hero Academy Shaolin team - £0.69
Hero Academy Dark Elves team - £0.69
Hero Academy Tribe team - £0.69
Clear Vision - £0.69
Repulze - £0.69
ShaqDown - £0.69
Hundreds - £1.99
Caverns of Minos - £0.69
Joe Danger - £1.99
Hardware:
XBox 360 Elite - £70
Misc:
2*3DS Stylus - £3
XBo 360 headset - £10
Jan total: £229.79
2013 total: £229.79
And, yes, that is no misprint. Found a guy on Gumtree moving to Panama, the Elite itself is almost brand new, came with 2 controllers, a play and charge kit, a HDMI cable, ethernet cable, Forza 3, and Halo Reach. It gets better, though, because there were 2 offline profiles on it, and save data for just those 2 games. The first thing I had to was update, the console has never been online at all. It even looks as if the HDMI cable is unused, as it still has the protectors on and the console is outputting at default non-HD resolution. I consider that the best bargain I'll get in 2013!
EDIT: Added formatting, and more expenditure. *Sigh... |
