Do you prefer to buy your games online or in a store?

I tend to buy my games online as they often have way better pricing than the store who don't want to match online prices. 
http://www.mightyape.co.nz/ is my favourite site for online purchases :)

If I really really want a game, obviously the store is the way to go.
 
I agree though about the online pricing. You can find some darn good deals if you are willing to wait a few days.

online

Store

Online every time. I hardly ever buy second hand.

Most of the time in store, however steam always has all these sales, I then buy it online.

Online, Amazon has the best deals. ^_^

" I agree online does have better pricing. but there is just something about being able to go into the store get a good relationship with the workers talk about games and maybe even getting "under the table" deals if its a strong relationship. Also there are awesome Midnight events for the big games if you buy at stores :)  "

Online for sure. And if I really want something... I'll preorder it and get it a day early. The internet wins again.

Depends where I can find the game I want cheapest.  However, if I am desperate to get a new game (very rare for me) and I have not pre-ordered it, I would much rather take a 10 min trip to a local game store and pay more, than wait about 2-3 days for it if I had to order it online. 

Store.

If it's a new game that I want to get straight away,  theres a store I go to that always breaks it release dates.  Games officially go on sale on Friday but they get them delivered on Wednesdays.  They put them straight on the shelf as soon as they're in ( I mean the delivery guy uses the front door walks up to the counter and hands them boxes, they open the box and announce what games they now have) so I usually buy my games from there.  I still search other stores and online to see which has other games cheaper

I buy most of my games online, just because it's cheaper. But when that has been said there just something coozy about being in a real gamestore where you can walk around looking at different games and sometimes you find some weird ass game, which no one has ever heard about and then it turns out to be the best game you have ever played for years. So they both has there advantages. 

I'd just like to add that I also prefer to buy things online because the people who made the game see more of the money that way.

I prefer to get the game in the store if possible because then I get it "now" or at least within an hour or two whereas with online purchases I have to wait two days usually and even thats not guaranteed.  

Online. Games are ridiculously over-priced in Finland. New PS3/360 games are 70€ and new DS games are 50€ so I save about 50% by ordering online.

Store, I have enough time to waste

Online. thehut.com if you're interested. 
Have great deals each week for EU, free postage in the UK and only £1.99 within Europe. 
70€ is waaaay too much for a ps3 game these days. I got Blood on the Sand and Dark Void for £9.99 each. 
Still probably too much for those games though...