Recommended places for pre-ordering PC games?

[gizbug]

Looking at preordering BF3, and curious as to where people have good luck. Would like to get the digital download, and not have a disc shipped to me. Would Amazon.com be the best bet , or are there other places that are recommended for preorder games?

 

[KaOTiK]

For BF3 I'd suggest doing the Origin trick to get it. Assuming you have an Origin account already, make another one and the set the birthday for 2 days after the day you made the account. 2 days later, you'll receive a birthday coupon from Origin for that new account, the coupon is 25% off a purchase. You can use this coupon on your real Origin account, thus you get BF3 for $44.99. This is the best deal you can get on BF3 so far and since BF3 requires Origin, installing it is a mute point anyways.

As for pre orders in general. I try and stick with Steam for my PC game needs nowadays. But I'll pre order from another digital vendor if it is a steamworks title if the price is cheaper. For physical copies, I've always liked Amazon.

 

[RebelCapitalist]

I just look around for the best deal.

Amazon
Steam
Direct2Drive
Gamer's Gate

Those are the four I visit. I guess you can add Origin for BF3.

 

[dpodblood]

Steam wont be selling BF3. The 2 most reputable digital sources seem to be Direct2Drive and Impulse. If you want you can use the birthday trick KaOTiK mentioned with origin, but personally I couldn't be bothered to make another Origin account.

 

[RandomSanity]

For BF3 I'd suggest doing the Origin trick to get it. Assuming you have an Origin account already, make another one and the set the birthday for 2 days after the day you made the account. 2 days later, you'll receive a birthday coupon from Origin for that new account, the coupon is 25% off a purchase. You can use this coupon on your real Origin account, thus you get BF3 for $44.99. This is the best deal you can get on BF3 so far and since BF3 requires Origin, installing it is a mute point anyways.

As for pre orders in general. I try and stick with Steam for my PC game needs nowadays. But I'll pre order from another digital vendor if it is a steamworks title if the price is cheaper. For physical copies, I've always liked Amazon.

Direct2Drive $45.86 with code CHEAPASS15.

There are also a few sites selling cheap origin keys for $20~ but personally I wouldn't trust them.

 

[KaOTiK]

Direct2Drive $45.86 with code CHEAPASS15.

There are also a few sites selling cheap origin keys for $20~ but personally I wouldn't trust them.

That coupon hasn't worked for a little bit now.