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2K knocks $10 off Civ, NBA, NHL, BioShock

With the worldwide economic downturn still raging unabated, many are looking for ways to stretch their already pulled-taut dollar. Despite recently reporting a twofold fourth-quarter loss, Take-Two Interactive imprint 2K Games provided one such way today, in the form of a discount for several of its top titles.

Until the end of the month, gamers can visit www.2kgames.com/coupon to print out a coupon (pictured) that will lop $10 off the cost of Civilization Revolution (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360), Civilization IV: Colonization (PC), NBA 2K9 (PC, PS3, 360), NHL 2K9 (PS3, 360, Wii), and BioShock (PS3 only). For the more casually minded, the coupon also discounts Carnival Games (Wii, DS), Carnival MiniGolf (Wii), and Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess (Wii, DS).

The 2K coupon can be redeemed at a number of participating retailers including (but not limited to): Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, GameStop, Game Crazy, Virgin, Hastings, Meijer, f.y.e., and Fred Meyer. It cannot be used for online purchases.

85 Comments

  • jrregan

    Posted Jan 12, 2009 8:35 pm PT

    GameStop doesn't honor this coupon.

  • Stanford123

    Posted Jan 10, 2009 11:48 am PT

    bad that you cant use it on used games

  • RLJSlick

    Posted Jan 9, 2009 11:45 am PT

    Great deal, too bad I have all those games. LOL

  • jimbob_1977

    Posted Jan 8, 2009 10:58 am PT

    @snake289

    GAME suck - their staff dont know $hit, GAMESTATION are better

  • DoomglooM

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 7:53 pm PT

    klugenbee....I just bought bioshock like a week ago and just beat it and having a blast playin it again...its still awesome...its not like i ruined it by waiten 5 years or sumthin when bioshock 3 is old news!? AND I got it for $20 on the 360 so how i be in the wrong for bein patient and smart? i saved all the lil sisters but now im harvestin them all

  • goatheadman1

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 5:53 pm PT

    Bioshock is awesome, I beat it like an hour ago...I saved all the little sisters

  • snake289

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 2:49 pm PT

    @ jimbob_1977

    Well did you know the UK retailer GAME over here is currently having a big sell on lots of games?

  • jimbob_1977

    Posted Jan 7, 2009 11:13 am PT

    U guys in the US should think yourselves lucky, here in the UK, we are still paying full price (£40.00) in store for most of these games

  • Media_Mind

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 8:13 pm PT

    they could take off more

  • -Dionysus-

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 10:11 am PT

    Does anyone know if this works at Best Buy? I emailed 2k and they honestly said they had no idea what coupon I was talking about.

  • xbox4life76

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 9:34 am PT

    Well Bioshock is available in Canada (Best Buy) for $19.99 which is a great price. I really would like to get NBA 2K9 and heard some places here in Canada had it also for $19.99 but it was never confirmed. Wonder why no coupon for Canada...interesting.

  • makemeweak

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 9:21 am PT

    Nice! I'll be picking up Civ Rev or Colonization...

  • cronew1

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 8:44 am PT

    I bought civilization for 360 last week

  • grand17

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 8:22 am PT

    only valid in us

  • Ebag3587

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 8:19 am PT

    you could have gotten bioshock on Steam for 5 bucks with their sale

  • FlashCharge

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 8:12 am PT

    Sweet!

  • klugenbeel

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 7:22 am PT

    "Haha i bought Bioshock for the PS3 on sale for $39.99 at Best Buy Last Week, so this doesnt impress me."
    It's comments like these that make you want to slap someone, hey funny guy...you could have combined the coupon and paid even less! DUH! Plus, anyone saying this, you waited this long to play BioShock, what are you living under a rock or have no pulse, you passed up playing such an AWESOME game for this long!?!?!

  • Thetaguru

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 7:18 am PT

    Might not impress you but you could have gotten it for $29.99 instead.

  • mrkame16

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 7:06 am PT

    Haha i bought Bioshock for the PS3 on sale for $39.99 at Best Buy Last Week, so this doesnt impress me.

  • jfvert

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 7:06 am PT

    I can finally afford Dora Saves the Snow Princess.

  • BigDaddy973

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 6:43 am PT

    Meh

  • viewtiful_jay

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 4:36 am PT

    How much is the PS3 version of Bioshock going for anyway? I realize it hasn't been out that long, and it had some new content, but still, it's a year old port. I had the 360 version, but sold off my Xbox, and I picked up the PC version to replace it for $5 during their holiday sale. The best $5 I've ever spent in my life.

    On that note, when is Civ 4: Colinzation coming to Steam? They've already got the other 2 expansion packs. I know it's the weakest of the 3, but still, it would be nice to have the complete set...

  • datniccah187

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 3:05 am PT

    I wish they would have given me a discount when i orginally bought those games.

  • mgoalie01

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 1:29 am PT

    Does anybody know if they will accept the coupon at Best Buy?

  • mugupo

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 1:07 am PT

    EA should learn a thing or two from them.

  • DoomglooM

    Posted Jan 6, 2009 12:09 am PT

    what a nice company ^_^

  • Vance_009

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 11:38 pm PT

    I wanted to get the new Civilization Revolution for some time so it looks like I'm going to pick it up sometime soon.

  • ceetizzy

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 11:32 pm PT

    Nice! For anyone who likes FPS and a good story, consider picking up Bioshock for the PS3. If you don't already own it on another gaming system that is.

  • MickeyMcE

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 10:42 pm PT

    They should give me that coupon to purchase the bonus levels that were supposed to be included on the PS3 version.

  • clowser24

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 9:44 pm PT

    no cluless

  • Lord--Darkstorn

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 9:12 pm PT

    Yeah, Fred Meyer!

  • clueless360

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 8:07 pm PT

    will this also work for Bioshock on the 360?
    does it work at blockbuster?

  • itwiz90

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 8:00 pm PT

    Thanks every little bit helps and now that one of these games is a little cheaper I might just get it.

  • snipeshot11

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 7:39 pm PT

    Alright big deal. I used to love 2k's hockey games until 2008 when they became absolute crap. EA has dominated 2k in terms of NHL games for a few years now which is too bad because EA doesn't give a crap about their customers where as I found 2k to be much better. 2K smarten up and make a good NHL game and you will dominate EA!

  • Pete5506

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 7:38 pm PT

    A nice little sale should help a little

  • Henninger

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 7:38 pm PT

    Good beat EA Take Two!!!

  • marklovesbaseba

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 7:26 pm PT

    1st step to beat out EA...
    i cant wait till 2k can make some football games again...
    maybe ea would come out with some decent games///
    look at nba live...compared to 2k9 2k9 looks like graphics from the future compared to it...
    and madden is LAME! that makes the nfl so simple its rediculour anyone remember the 20 dollar 2k games that were 10 times better than the ea ones?

  • dmish82

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 7:22 pm PT

    @Dark_Eagle80

    In the words of Rain Man... "Kmart sucks"

  • dmish82

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 7:20 pm PT

    Good deal. Got Bioshock for PS3 for Xmas and while a bit overhyped, it was definitely a must-play game for anyone who missed out on it.

  • FelixTheGreat15

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 7:18 pm PT

    That's good to see 2K doing this sort of thing. Because of this economic downturn, most people, as the article said, aren't able to do buy as much as they did before. By offering this discount even with big losses, 2K really is showing that they are more committed to the customer and making sure their games get out rather than making a quick buck. More need to follow in their footsteps and do this sort of thing. Not only does it make 2K look better to the people, it also shows that there are people who are looking out for average joes and watching their backs.

  • jazzyrider

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 7:02 pm PT

    Nice - i need to pick up Bioshock soon!! I heard and read so many great reviews on this game!

  • onemileperhour

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 6:58 pm PT

    meh. bioshock was $5 on steam last week, so i don't know how any of these prices are going to seem good

  • Dark_Eagle80

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 6:36 pm PT

    Sad that I can't use this at my local Kmart as they will not accept Internet Coupons.

  • Zevlar

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 6:32 pm PT

    Great for anyone that hasn't bought Bioshock, yet.
    I picked up the PC version for $10 on Black Friday though.

  • msudude211

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 6:25 pm PT

    I already bought these.

  • lozvil

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 5:54 pm PT

    i'm getting k29 even if i have live '09.

  • R41N_M4K3R

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 5:42 pm PT

    couple great games to pick up

  • djmillard2

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 5:32 pm PT

    @SnakeWesker
    it's already 24.99 used at ebgames. get it there now for 14.99 with coupon

  • SnakeWesker

    Posted Jan 5, 2009 5:05 pm PT

    Already bought NBA 2K9 at Target for $40 on Black Friday, but I will definitely pick up Bioshock now. It'll be $30 after this coupon. That's sweet.

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