EA may be on the bandwagon of price gouging for X360 games, but they are still trying to push some current gen (or is this last gen now?) games by discounting them.
[quote][i]Madden NFL 06[/i], [i]NBA Live 06[/i], [i]FIFA 06[/i], and [i]Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[/i] all seem to have benefited from the price drop, as their Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and PC versions are all now available for $29.99.Other games affected by the price slashing include [i]Need for Speed Most Wanted[/i] (now $39.99) and [i]Medal of Honor: European Assault[/i] (now $19.99).[/quote]
Price cuts are good.
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