Xbox 360 Limited Edition Red Wireless Controller and Play & Charge Kit - New

• Price: $48.50
• Location: Buy.com
• Reason for Purchase: I needed a fourth controller for... Halo: CE.  Yes, my friends still come over to play some classic Halo from time to time.  It is awesome.  Also, this controller was a decent value since it included play and charge kit.  Supposedly it's LE.  I doubt it.

The Warriors (XBOX)- New

• Price: $4.98
• Location: Amazon.com
• Reason for Purchase: Crazy good price for a great game.

My Japanese Coach (DS) - New

• Price: MSRP = :(
• Location: Amazon.com
• Reason for Purchase: I studied Japanese for two years as an undergrad at the University of Michigan.  I still have big dreams of becoming fluent, and figured this would be an enjoyable way to stay on top of what I've already learned.  It has about 1,000 lessons and is pretty enjoyable so far.  It seems like it would be okay for beginners, but knowing your hiragana, katakana, and a bit of grammar before starting with it is helpful.

• Price: $42.54
• Location: Amazon.com
• Reason for Purchase: I'm not particularly interested in this game, but the new Playstation Eye is pretty high quality.  With a few tweaks, you can get it to run on your PC.  It will become my new webcam for video blogs, so stay tuned.

• Price: MSRP = :(
• Location: Amazon.com
• Reason for Purchase: Everything I've heard about this game so far impresses me.  Listening to Vinny talk about it on last week's BombCast made me drool.  I can't wait to get into it and I couldn't pass up on the LE.  This special edition comes with a cardboard sleeve, unique art work, downloadable extras, and a "making of" DVD.  I really like that the artwork is turned sideways, as I've never seen that before on a video game.

• Price: MSRP = :(
• Location: Amazon.com
• Reason for Purchase: I thought Amazon was having a sale on this game, but it turned out to be a universal price drop for the Platinum Family Hits version of the game.  I hate greatest hits packaging, but I really enjoy these games and figured my girlfriend might be willing to play with me.

• Price: MSRP = :(
• Location: Amazon.com
• Reason for Purchase: I've loved every Castlevania since I first played Symphony of the Night (PS) and I heard this one is a good challenge.  Preorder came with a download of the soundtrack.

• Price: $40.00
• Location: eBay
• Reason for Purchase: I've been wanting to get this game, but I was waiting for the price of the special edition to come down. As it stands right now, GTA: ViceCity is one of my all time favorite games, and I'm excited to see how this one lives up.  And after all, who doesn't enjoya little mayhem? SE comes with collectible lock box, GTA IV gym bag, soundtrack CD, artbook, and key chain.

Cool purchases, for good prices too. That 360 controller looks sweet. I need a new play and charge battery, the one I am using now dies too quickly.

Damn, that is a lot of $ spent. Looks like you got some quality purchases though. I hope you find the time to play them all. Enjoy!

$40 dollars for GTA4 special edition? That's a steal.

Holy crap, you ARE going to jump-start the economy...Wish I had that kind of cash to spend on gaming - I'd have the next gen consoles by now for sure. lol

Wow, lots of stuff! I've always heard about how good The Warriors is, so great deal. I never saw the movie though, so I never thought I would understand the story to enjoy the game.

Great deal on the Eye of Judgement. I've also heard that the PSEye is really good quality. Another nice deal for the GTAIV LE. eBay is so awesome! :D

I love the MSRP prices with the sad smile face, lol.

Oh god, don't i wish I had your money...

I got the GTA IV Special Edition when it came out. I think that was a midnight launch! And the Special Edition of Fable II was dece too. (:   That's a hell of a haul, I really wanted to pick up a red controller for 360 too. Look forward to the next edition!

@albedos:  If it makes you feel any better, you can think of this stuff as being partially yours.  I mean, your taxes pay my wages after all. ;-)