One of the great things about video games is that pricing is fairly standardized, which makes Black Friday video game deals extremely easy to spot. The industry's recession jitters are also your gain, with lots of new games for cheap and generous console bundles for the same price you'd normally pay for a system by itself. If you're buying for someone else and are totally lost, check out some gift ideas for gamers, then delve into the Black Friday deals below to see how you can save.
Playstation 3 Bundles
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As a general rule, any PS3 bundle you find will cost the usual $299 for a 120 GB Slim model, but your mileage will vary depending on what games come included. Best Buy's doorbuster special throws in Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time and the kid-friendly LittleBigPlanet. Gamestop's bundle swaps Ratchet and Clank for God of War Collection, which is a reissue of the first two Playstation 2 games, plus a demo for the upcoming God of War 3. But my favorite PS3 bundle of all comes from Walmart, with two recent and critically acclaimed games -- Infamous and Batman: Arkham Asylum -- plus The Dark Knight on Blu-ray.
Xbox 360 Bundles
Every $299 Xbox 360 Elite bundle in this list includes Lego Batman and Pure. Best Buy rules the day by throwing in Sonic the Hedgehog, Spiderman: Web of Shadows, Ghost Recon 2 and Wall-E. Sure, none of those games are blockbusters, but you can't argue with a six-game bundle. If you want better games, Gamestop gives you Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare; Kmart has Halo 3: ODST; and Radio Shack's bundle includes a $60 gift card.
Wii Bundles
It's slim pickings if you're looking for a deal on Nintendo's Wii, but can you really complain when the console is priced at $200 to begin with? Walmart has a selection of online-only bundles, but they cost extra. Don't buy anything you wouldn't normally purchase, because that's how they get you.
Handheld Gaming
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