In general, I buy my games pre-owned at EB Games, and on eBay, and that's how I've been buying my games for the past few years. I've just started buying any new games I want on amazon.ca (since I'm from Canada), as they offer free shipping and are generally $5-$10 cheaper then in the store.
I'm forced to buy English games online because I live in Japan, but the upside is I can just go down the street to get any Japanese games I want. I usually buy my English games online from Amazon or play-asia though.
Most of my games come from EB Games, preowned. However, I have gotten several games from Kmart new for $5. f.y.e. has also had some good deals. I have never gotten any games from an online source, but it doesn't mean that I wouldn't consider it.
I always buy my games instore with the rare exception for hard to find games that I find on the 'net. I buy them from Best Buy, Gamestop, Circuit City, Fry's, and a litle independent import store called Hyper Game Action.
It really depends. If it is a game I'm really looking forward to playing right away after its release, I usually get it from the retail stores. If it is older games or games that "can wait", I usually research and buy online cheaper.
While I prefer a brick and mortar store there aren't to many I want to shop at anymore so I tend to go online.
I get older titles are Good Old Games. The prices are either $6 or $10. Most stuff comes with some kind of free add-on. There is no DRM.
Goozex has proven to be a good spot to get new and old titles used.
For boxed games I go to GoGamer.com. There have been several titles where the price was less than the full store price. They even offer imported titles from England.
Online. Even if I hear about a good sale at a retail store, I generally can't be bothered to go see if it's sold out (time + gas = money). And it's rare when I find a deal in a retail store that can top amazon.com.
It's all about online for me. It's just so much cheaper. Usually I will buy them off of half.com or Amazon's Market Place (from the individual sellers). Sometimes I will straight up buy it from Amazon itself for a new copy if it's a game I really want. Shipping rates are always reasonable. If I buy a game for 8 dollars plus 3.50 shipping, it's still cheaper than paying the 15-20 Gamestop wants for the same game.
It's all about online for me. It's just so much cheaper. Usually I will buy them off of half.com or Amazon's Market Place (from the individual sellers). Sometimes I will straight up buy it from Amazon itself for a new copy if it's a game I really want. Shipping rates are always reasonable. If I buy a game for 8 dollars plus 3.50 shipping, it's still cheaper than paying the 15-20 Gamestop wants for the same game. SonOfTheSky05
Depending what you're buying. It's hard to beat GameStop's prices for Xbox 1 games. It's hard to find them much cheaper anywhere else, especially factoring in the shipping and handling charges. But then again, the only games I buy are Xbox 1 preowned, so my perspective is somewhat limited.
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