Assassin's Creed II comes out in 2 days, yet I've barely seen anything about it on this site (I thought more people would be interested).

Here's a start (red indicates best local price):

Standard Edition
Local stores:
Dick Smith(360/PS3) - $77.00 - Link (http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/EN/Catalog/PRS0006455) [Offer is both in-store and online] (thanks Daniel!)
JB Hi-Fi (360/PS3) - $89.00 - Link (http://www.jbhifi.com.au/images/2009/11/JB-AU-20091103-33_05.png / http://www.jbhifi.com.au/images/2009/11/JB-AU-20091103-24_03.png) (Moop reports JB Hi-Fi are selling for $79.00 but I haven't been able to confirm)
EB Games (360/PS3/PC) - $108.00/$108.00/$88.00 - Link (http://www.ebgames.com.au/featured-product-41-home-Assassins-Creed-II)
dStore (360/PS3/PC) - $89.85/$89.85/$80.50 - Link (http://dstore.com.au/search/assassin%27s+creed+ii/)
Game (360/PS3/PC) - $89.95/$89.00/$69.00 - Link (http://www.game.com.au/search?search=assassin%27s+creed+2)
BigW (360/PS3) - $78.00 (note, the online price is $103.08) - Link (http://catalogues.bigw.com.au/portal/offerdetails/assassin_s_creed_ii/12583413139870) (thanks KOK HAY CHOI!)
Kmart (360/PS3) - $79.00 - No link yet (thanks Anthony!)
Target (360/PS3) - $89.00 - No link yet (thanks Anthony!)
The Good Guys (PS3) - $89.00 (advert notes Pay Less, Pay Cash, post in here if you get a discount) - Link (http://www.ecogamer.com/images/stories/content09/20091117051326_gg1.jpg)
Toys 'R' Us (PS3) - $99.95 (or $50.00 with a $499.98 PS3) - Link (http://www.ecogamer.com/images/stories/content09/20091117051815_tru2.jpg)

International Stores (shipping may not be included in price):
Play Asia (PS3/PC) - ~$70.00/~$60.00 - Link (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-19-71-99-49-en-15-%22assassin%27s%20creed%202%22.html)
365 Games (360/PS3/PC) - ~$72.00/~$76.00/~$52.00 - Link (http://365games.co.uk/index.php?searchstring=Assassins+Creed+2+pre+order) (thanks HeDanny!)
dvd.co.uk (360/PS3/PC) - ~$66.00/~$70.00/~$47.00 - Link (http://www.dvd.co.uk/search.htm?search=assassins+creed+2&type=GRP100002) (thanks HeDanny!)
CuttingEdgeGuy (360/PS3/PC) - ~$56.00/~$67.00/~$48.00 - Link (http://www.cuttingedgeguy.com/store/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=assassin's+creed+2) (thanks Jess!)

Reviews embargo has lifted:
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/assassinscreed2
http://au.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/assassinscreed2/review.html
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3176964
http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/104/1045745p1.html
http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/104/1046072p1.html
http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/104/1046020p1.html

BIGW $78.

now gonna check out Target & Kmart..

Assassin's Creed 2 is due for release this Thursday, 19th November. Want to know where to find it for cheap?

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EB Games has announced that they will be holding midnight launches on Wednesday night at selected stores. Those of you who have preordered should have receive a text message about it.

Kmart - $79
Target - $89.95

Both PS3 and Xbox

3 for 1 offers at JB as well

so bring out the traide bait! i know i will!

Good catches guys. I'll update my post above.

How much credit will EB give for it during the first week?

nice work cheapskate !

i really like the red highlights indicating best price..

eb giving $87  i think 1st week

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8429/photo10no.jpg

Trade back by:
25 Nov - $87
2 Dec - $70
9 Dec - $60
More with EDGE card.

Why are there no reviews out there yet (bar 'offical magazines' which mean nothing).

That's always a concern.

maybe coz the game isnt officially out yet, so normal peole cant get their hands on it

Eh? I mean online reviews.

From people who review games for a living. Those guys.

Embargo apparently lifts at Nov 17, 9am PST.  http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/104/1045917p1.html

I put that at 3:30am Wednesday morning Adelaide time - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?month=11&day=17&year=2009&hour=9&min=0&sec=0&p1=256&p2=5

Nice find! Curse you for making me visit IGN though.

I don't care for when the embargo ends that close to a release date. I get a bad feeling about it.

Penny Arcade have claimed to play through it, but haven't really revealed a lot.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2009/11/16/neer-twain-shall-meet/

Gamespot has the first 40 minutes of gameplay (probably a lot of spoilers on this one).
http://au.gamespot.com/shows/today-on-the-spot/?event=now_playing_assassin039s_creed_ii20091113

NeoGAFfers already have the game and are providing comments. Probably spoilers in there, most I've seen have been marked:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=378791&page=19
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=18507750&postcount=789

You can get the std edition for $67.99 at fishponds.com.au with free shipping. Use the code "2FRIEND" as you check out. Don't know on the expire date on it though.

EDIT: Looks like they either had a short sale for the game or they F'ed up on the numbers. Its now $89 (was $77.99 + -$10 discount code) Sweet, got's the game cheap! ;) I did post it on the front page when it was $67.99 but I guess no one noticed....

I saw that post lance, took advantage of it. got it for 68.
thanks for the info :)

No problemo.

Black Edition for the PS3 is costing me $90, thanks to $30 + $60 (3 x $20 trade baits), which isnt too bad... Just gotta hope the game is worth it...

I ordered Uncharted 2 from Fishpond, based on the price being listed here,
Two weeks after the release date when the game had not shown up, i emailed them about it
They replied that they would send a 2nd copy right away, which i thought was good, although a little worrying
that copy took a further week to arrive! (plus it was not a sealed game and had some strange stickers over the MA 15+ Aussie rating !? )

I've ordered books from Fishpond before, with similar extended shipping times, funny as i live very close to their Alexandria depot,
anyways i wont be ordering games from them again based on that experience, although like to hear how you guys fare with AC2?

I'm so keen for this game that i'll be going to a store for a change, to make sure i get it day one.
Anyone know of a site that reports broken street dates?  ;D

JB Hi Fi doing standard edition for $78.00, White Edition for $109.00

DSE doing $77

http://twitter.com/DickSmith/status/5792502630

Anyone found some good quality images of the Figure?  More interested in the white one, the long robes just look cooler :)  But any pics would be good.  If its a high quality item I may actually shell out. If not, I'll simply import like I always do.  It's less than $60 from both DVD.co.uk and 365games.co.uk.

here we go

http://www.gamervision.com/gamer/coop/news/article/assassin_39_s_creed_ii_unboxing

street date broken yet??

EB Games just sent out an email regarding midnight launches.

'Official Launches' are at Indooroopilly, Liverpool + Knox. 250 others are open at midnight though.

What's the difference between official/unofficial midnight launches?

There are usually prizes, bonuses and longer queues at the official launches.  The normal stores just have the game.

I found an asian seller that has it cheaper than play asia. I haven't bought from these guys before, but they are also an ebay powerseller with 98.5% positive feedback. The xbox 360 version is PAL compatible. I dont know if the price will change, but at the time i posted this, the prices were:


Xbox 360 $56.01 AUS
http://www.cuttingedgeguy.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=72_74&products_id=634

PS3 $67.21 AUS
http://www.cuttingedgeguy.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=49_64_84&products_id=624

PC $48.00 AUS
http://www.cuttingedgeguy.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=692

Xbox 360 'White' edition $97.63 AUS
http://www.cuttingedgeguy.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=769

FREE shipping on all purchases

Anyone know what price GAME are selling the Standard and the White Edition for today?  They usually lower their prices to be more inline with everyone else for the first week or so don't they?

I can confirm that JB is selling this @ $78 (or 3 for 1 trade in)

just went to JB Melbourne Bourke St and checked

AC2 Midnight Launch coverage posted:
http://www.ecogamer.com/content/91-event/2496-assassins-creed-2-midnight-launch

GAME Plenty Valley refused to price match the JB HiFi price of $78.  Even though the JB HiFi store is literally next door.  They said they will only price match if you have a catalogue showing that price even though I've price matched at that store a number of times without a catalogue, including Modern Warefare 2 less than a week ago.  Strange.

Maybe they're more strictly enforcing their policies?

EB price matched DSE $77 after calling them but they weren't happy about it.

anyone else have issues with DSE  stocking AC2? they had it marked as $77 but had no copies in (~2pm)

 ended up going to EB and JB, eb had it for $110 and JB for $78 :P (standard copy with hoodie)

I traded this in at EB for a gift card today but they had to check with head office.  There are some policy changes now and trades/gift card use will be monitored more closely.

Bit late of a reply, but each store only got about 3 copies, so it wasn't going to last long.