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Finally, the end of a trilogy 5 years in the making - God of War 3 is set to be released Thursday, 18th March.

There are many different options for EcoGamers to consider, depending on what you're after.

* God of War 3 - Standard Edition

* God of War 3 - Collector's Edition
    * Special Collector's Edition Packaging
    * God of War Postcards
    * DLC
        * God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges
        * Phantom of Chaos character skin
        * Dominus character skin

* God of War - Ultimate Trilogy Edition - exclusive to EB Games
    * All content from God of War Collection (below)
    * All content from God of War 3 Ultimate Edition (below) - except for GoW: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary
    * All DLC skins
    * All Postcards

* God of War Collection - AU version available 29 April, US imports available now
    * God of War 1 + 2 remade in HD
    * On a single BR disc, for PS3
    * Does not include GoW3 game

* God of War 3 - Ultimate Edition - no AU release, US imports only
    * Pandora's Box replica
    * Art Book
    * DLC
        * GoW Combat Arena
        * Dominus character skin
        * GoW: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary
        * GoW Trilogy soundtrack
        * GoW: Blood and Metal EP

Price round-ups are forum discussions that let the community track prices and trade in offers for upcoming releases. It is an opportunity to share trade in exploits, point out online sales, reveal broken street dates and helps reduce work for staff so that we can have more frequent round-ups.

God of War 3: Collector's Edition @ EB GAMES is $118

http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-149329-God-of-War-3-Collectors-Edition-PlayStation-3

God of War 3 STD @ GAME $99

http://www.game.com.au/god-of-war-iii/playstation-3/GOW3PS3

Just make sure you guys know that the Australian 'God of War Ultimate Trilogy Edition' (from EB) does NOT include the unearthing documentary. The only way you gonna get this documentary (at the moment anyway) is only from the American 'God of War 3 Ultimate Edition'

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/02/05/god-of-war-iii-ultimate-trilogy-edition-box-unveiled/

Oh and cdwow with student edge will cost $63.71.
http://www.cdwow.com.au/shoppingcart/add/product_code/9857461

God of War collection is set to be $60 according to Game's website. Obviously cheaper imported, around $40 or so, but decent enough for two top quality games. Can't see there being much DLC for them, so importing won't be a hassle :)

Just wondering, is there a way to get the God of War Trilogy without having to order that massive bundle "Ultimate edition" or whatever it's called. Or am I just gonna have to buy them separately? Probs stupid question but I thought Id ask any ways lol. Cheers

thanks for that. will edit.


not entirely sure what you're asking.

GoW Ultimate Trilogy is essentially GoW Collection + GoW Ultimate.
and you want GoW Trilogy, without buying GoW Ultimate...

hence, just buy GoW Collection?

The documentary may still be available as dlc in Australia's Ultimate Trioligy Ed. Although they were planning on including it in the 17th Dec 09 post. It still may be available either disguised as Extra game content downloadable via PlayStation Network or Additional content in the 5th of Feb post. Essentially it should be the same as the US ed. Fingers crossed =P Just speccin though. Just seems wierd having 2 different ultimate editions.

http://www.godofwargame.com/en_AU/blog.php

I managed to be one of the 42 that got theirs online today at ebgames.com.au after hitting refresh for an hour or so =) To anyone else who got lucky make sure you verify your order or else it within 48 hours or the order will be cancelled. They should call you or check your e-mail. Cheers.

God Of War 3 in EB physical store is actually $120, also if you preorder the CE from GAME you can get a free game out of 6 select games and a T shirt. JB online is $99 + shipping. I am assuming the good prices won't be known till the catalogues come out for Big W, Kmart etc hopefully one of them can do a good deal

is there any good reason for getting ultimate trilogy instead of collectors edition? is the 
 * GoW: Blood and Metal EP in game sound track? i want as much in game content as possible. also should i buy a 1080p tv for this game? my current tv is 720 with hdmi but the hdmi has some graphics issues

do you know which 6 games you can choose from by any chance? thanks

Stuntman Ignitions is one of them. Forgot the rest.

I wouldn't bother. Despite my TV being 1080p, and games like Arkham Asylum purporting to be 1080p too, when you go to play them it plays them in 720p with no way to ever actually play them in Full HD. Which is odd and sucks since I have a Sony Bravia, so you'd think they'd be compatible.

you can force it to upscale to 1080p by unchecking 720p in your display settings.
but why not just let it play at its native resolution?

read up here - http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=ps3_av
particularly "I thought that the PS3 supported up to 1080p resolution! Why doesn't mine display at that?"

The selections are:-

Juiced 2
The darkness
Top Spin 3
Sega Rally
NBA 08
Stuntman Ignition

Not very good ones as mentioned but some can be used as trade bit i guess

Hey
Anyone tell me where to import the GOW3 Ultimate Edition from? Best price & safe

@BoxerSantaros, i've pre-ordered mine from cdwow for $133 but i think they've increased the price to $150, don't know how safe it is though cos i've never bought from them before

CDWOW Australia or another CDWOW site? (I cant see it on CDWOW.com.au

CDWOW Australia
http://www.cdwow.com.au/games/god-of-war-3-ultimate-collection-playstation-3/dp/6443735

I believe that's the American version of GOW3 Collection so it probably don't come with the GOW1+2, email Cdwow to be sure.

yeah it doesn't come with god of war collection, emailed them in january, this is what they replied:
The Ultimate Edition will feature the following:
 
Exclusive Collectibles
 
High-End Sculpted Replica of Pandora’s Box
Limited-Edition God of War Art Book featuring exclusive art, content and interviews
Exclusive Digital Content (Available via PlayStation Network voucher codes on day of launch)
 
God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges
Premium Kratos Skin – Dominus
God of War: Unearthing the Legend Franchise Documentary – a full-length movie documentary depicting the history of the God of War franchise
God of War Trilogy Soundtrack – God of War, II, and III scores from the game (mp3 digital download).
God of War: Blood and Metal EP – a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War (mp3 digital download).

Still cheaper to get at Cdwow for $150 then get the GoW 1+2 HD edition from them works out to be just over $200 or so.

I've asked two EB stores here in Brisbane if they're doing midnight launches, both said no.
I'm assuming it's the same in the other capital cities?

Pitty the Ultimate Triolgy Edition is sold out

It's most likely the case, though I think there's a trend towards early morning launches now, judging by the morning ME2 and FFXIII launches

There was a midnight launch for FF13 at a major EB store here in Brisbane. I just hoped there would be one for GOW3.
Anyway. I'll just have to wait for the 9AM opening at my local EB store on Thursday :P

Okay, I've got some price round ups for GoW3, note that these are ONLY for the websites - probably will be cheaper in store, but I haven't heard any prices there yet.
JB - $99
Big W - $88
Dick Smith - $89
GAME - $99
EB - $118 (CE only on their site)

If you're in Melbourne, I'm guessing Dungeon Crawl will probably have a discount or something if you're on their mailing list, so go sign up, they're an awesome store.

Had a look at a few new upcoming catalogues and none so far seem to have any decent prices for GoW 3. Big W and DSE both have the 250g PS3 GOW 3 bundle with another game for just under $600. Dick Smith has the game by itself for $99. Kmarts upcoming catalogue only has easter stuff in it :(

Dungeon Crawl will give you $10 off if you're on their mailing list - they have it in stock now but can't sell it until Thursday. May be import versions, but not necessarily (only of import if Sony release DLC, as they've hinted at in the last few days).

I'm thinking JB, K Mart or Big W will be the cheapest on the day...

So far the cheapest for the standard edition I have seen is $99 at Dick smith. I'm hoping somewhere else is cheaper as I need to price match it at EB. Post if you find it cheaper. I couldn't see any confirmation of it being $88 at Big W, its not in their current catalogue, that I can see.

Big W has been confirmed to be selling for $94.

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2636/16032010259.jpg

Trade value = $93 at eb

So i can buy GOW3 for say $80 at bigw/target/kmart, trade it in at eb for $93 + edge bonus. Get them to price match bigw/target/kmart, use my credit to buy this price matched GOW3. Trade this back into them for another $93 + edge bonus. Rinse, repeat.

Think of me when eb games owes you $1000 credit.

You'll have to drive around to a few stores, doubt any store will let you do it more than a few times at max per day

In store is going to be more expensive than their website? That's usual for Game etc but haven't seen it much for the big stores...weird.

You could, however a job is an easier way to make money imo. I recommend one of those.  :P

Cool, thanks Clawster  ;)

Erm no not really.

Assuming the first GOW costs me $80 and i can trade in at 93 *1.15 = 106.95. Then i use the credit to purchase a GOW3 from eb price matched at $80 and i make a profit of $26.95 in what 10 minutes?

Within an hour this would equate to $161.7. Not bad for just standing there. Of course u wont get cash but just a bunch of eb credit, but that can be easily used to buy a console price matched at the lowest price and dumped on ebay.

Oh yes, I have this all worked out fellow ecogamers.

1. You won't find GOW anywhere for $80
2. Have fun running around looking for cheap GOW stock.
3. Assuming you use your credit to get another GOW at eb games, the manager will likely refuse you after a couple of times of you trading and making $26.95 and getting GOW back.
4. You won't be able to do it 6 x trades in 1 hour because say you go to 2 diff stores in the 1 hour, they will refuse you after a couple times max. Many stores now adhere to the 1 per day max.
5. Eb games have very similarly priced console only prices compared to other stores. Eb games do not match bundles.
6. Depending on what state you are in, you may not get a gift card, hence having credit scattered in many different stores.
7. Good luck and let us know how you go :)

er u wish u can do that, you can trade in 1 COPY of the game for credit, eb have cracked down on it, and 99% of eb won't pricematch unless the other store is within walking distance!
Eb are not stupid anymore lol!

lol U will fail, they will allow you to do it once!

Wow you really haven't done this before have you? ? After your initial 10 minutes you'd then have to go to a different EB to trade in it, especially since you're using the newer Edge +15% which they seem to prefer to 'track'. ?  No multiples, 1 trade per day, etc. ? 10 minutes. ? Then once you trade it in there they're not going to sell you another copy for 'say $80' so then you transfer to yet another EB. ? 12 minutes. ? You'd have to do each step at a different EB, and I don't know how many EB's are in your area, but you'd be amazed if you could get away with doing it 6 times over 12 EB's, which would take at least most of a day of driving, parking, and walking around. ? 

Nope a job's easier at this point. ? I recommend it too. ? :)

Hmm gotta love the Swanston Street EB (Melbourne CBD), they even price matched for Yazuka 3, even though the closest K-Mart is more than a few suburbs away

Yep I did the exact same thing for Yakuza 3, and what do you know we have very similar PS3 trophy cards. Great minds think alike eh?

GoW trade in deal isn't so great if you just buy the game out right for $89 (DSE is the cheapest), you just make a measly $17 credit which is offset by EB games RRP anyway. You can really only take advantage of this if you have trade bait on the ready, massive JB hifi ****-block trade list anyone?

Or, you could not be a jerk and let people who want to actually play the game have a chance to buy it at a reasonable price, instead of all the stock ending up in EB's 2nd hand bins...

You have to be smart about it. I traded in about 4 or 5 copies of Bioshock 2 at various EB Games across Brisbane over a period of 7 or 8 days.

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Btw, any talk of GOW3's street date breaking ... we post them here, right?

please do!

EDIT - rumours of a street date break in Bankstown EB. can anyone confirm?

why don't you call them? I'm in class so I can't!

Just rung EB Bankstown, guy said it's tomorrow. Ah well.

Kmart parkmore (keysborough) vic have gow3 on the shelf for sale.. closes at 12 am tonight

How much is it at kmart? I can walk to Parkmore in 15 minutes but I'm in no hurry.

A store called Adrenalan (http://www.zoneadrenalan.com.au) in Melbourne CBD will apparently have it for sale for $79 (and $5 off that if you pay cash).  Not sure how much stock they will have (saw an ad in MX paper).

its a $109 champ

If you buy GOW cheaply from EB pricematched, you can't trade it in within the 7 days, can you? I thought you could return it for a full refund within the 7 days anyway, so I doubt they'd allow you to trade it in.

Gah, with the JB update we can't even trade in 3-for-1 anymore. It's become like the GAME 'inclusion' deal where they have all the new games as ones to trade in and that's supposed to be fair.

Now I have to pay for games. :-(

Wow they got some pretty good prices. Just need one in Perth.

Okay, now it's the 18th, can people post any and all prices they see in store? :)

just got mine from fishpond! awesome that it came in on the opening day and i only paid $71. my life shall be complete in 10 mins lol

Okay, round up for Melbourne....

JB - $99
DSE - $99
Big W - didn't check if they had it in stock, but I gather $94
Target - didn't have any, so no idea
Zoneadrenalan - apparently $79, $74 if you pay cash, but they are out of stock. Also, they import, so take that into account for if there's DLC down the track
Dungeon Crawl - $99 if you're on their mailing list. If you're in Melbourne, you should be on it.

I picked it up from DC, as I'd prefer to support the awesome private games shop over the big corporations. They're getting the Collection back in stock soon apparently, $69 if you're not into importing over the net.

Didn't bother checking EB, have a guess why :P

Yes, adrenalan import NTSC versions so local DLC won't  (and I confirmed it's $74 if paid by cash)

does anyone know any good price for collectors edition? i really dont want standard for a good game and ultimate trilogy is out of stock obviously

Fishpond have a coupon of $10 off for orders over $40 and since they offer GOW3 for $81.99 its now reduced to $71.99

heres the link: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/23350

better be quick coupon expires tonight

Damnit, are there any prices better than $99?

I paid $99 but was told in EB that I can get the difference back if I find a cheaper one within 7 days. So annoying as Gametraders had it for $89 but they couldn't pricematch it as it was out of stock and the catalogue said $99.95.

Cheapest
I just picked up a copy today at EB Games in Victoria Park (WA) by price matching Dick Smiths for $89

I called them up beforehand first to check if they would match that price and the sales guy said no problem, so I went there after work to get it. They didn't ask for any proof or need to call any store to double check =) It's definitely one of the better stores around.

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4ba21639013d8bfe2740c0a87e010680/Product/View/YG7327WEB

Price matched DSE at GAME Forest Chase no problems as well.

do any stores other than eb or game sell collectors edition?

Do Fishpond sell the Australian version or overseas version?

What, dick smith's is $89? I went there and the guy in the shop looked up the computer and said they had no stock but it'd be $110.

LIES!!

fishpond = australian version. i can vouch for that much as its MA15+ and region 4 on the back.

it is so brutal, totally loving it!

Managed to get $10 back using the Dick Smith price. As far as I'm aware there are a few trade-baits that can still be used for the JB trade deal, but no site will tell me to try to stop JB from finding out. Fair enough, I suppose, but it stops us making any credit of the monstrous trade value. And at this rate, I won't be able to finish it and trade it in on time.


This game on Hard, is SO hard. I decided to put it on it because I had experience in the other 3. My goodness, i'm making no progress (goddamn crab-horse! Took me a whole day to beat! And Hades took the next day.). Enjoying it to pieces though!

I got CE for $99 at eb toowong. Was tryin to get it for $89 but no dice

did anyone pre-order from cdwow and received it? i pre-ordered the ultimate edition and nothing is happening, they say they still haven't gotten it from their supplier

Is it worth getting the GOD Ultimate Trilogy Edition for $250?