If you live in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), or want to come down and visit, there’s a store in Mississauga that sells cheap PC and console games. It’s called Entertainment Liquidators and is located at Eglinton Ave. and Dixie Rd. Entertainment Liquidators is one of those discount warehouse type places that has very sparse decor, but good bargains.
I mostly buy PC games so as a PC gamer I think there are good deals to be had there. Boxed PC games are $10 each, or 3 for $25. Jewel case games are I think $5 each, or 3 for $12. While they do carry older games (like the ones in giant old style boxes), most of their stock is current. The majority of the games you’ll find are ones that have been released over the last couple of years. For instance you can get Scarface there for $10, which still sells at retail stores for over $30. They seem to carry a lot of Dreamcatcher titles, and since I’m a fan of the company and its adventure games, this is a bonus. Some of the titles I’ve managed to pick up from this warehouse for cheap include: Dreamfall, Shock Force, and Nibiru. I haven’t bought any console games from there but I think you can get good deals on previous generation titles.
Futureshop, Best Buy, and Business Depot are other places I buy my PC games from. I like to save my money so I’m always looking for deals. I try to usually wait until titles come down to the $10 range. I’ve managed to get games like King Kong, Battle for Middle Earth 2, and Rome Total War all for $10 or less each at these places. Console games are a bit more expensive but the bargains are usually under $20. Even Loblaws and Great Canadian Superstores carry games now. I’ve picked up a few console deals like The Warriors (PS2) and Genji (PS2) there.
Sometimes though, there are games that one must buy at a higher price. I still wait for the price to come down, but I only wait until I have the feeling these games are going to disappear from store shelves. This category for me includes the majority of the Star Wars titles; and just a little while ago I had to buy Stalker (for $25 I think). In any case, I think it’s money well spent.
And if you’re wondering about EB (Electronics Boutique), I’ve given up shopping there. I find those stores too noisy, too busy, and too disorganized. There are at least 5 EBs within a 15-20 minute drive from me, but I’d rather buy my games somewhere else. I’m sure I’m not the only one. Besides, I never find what I’m looking for.
April 6, 2008 at 11:12 pm |
I’m a fan of the trade n’ save so EB is perfect for me.
Does this shop have older gear…NES, SNES, etc? Looking to pickup a few childhood pieces for my collection.
Cheers,
–apoc
April 7, 2008 at 10:53 am |
Don’t quote me but I don’t think they have NES or SNES games. I mostly just noticed PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox games. They may have GBA games too.
April 15, 2008 at 1:12 pm |
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April 30, 2008 at 6:13 am |
Count yourself lucky though, as the prices you pay are much lower than we in Europe have to – which is incredibly annoying!