Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering a free $15 gift card with the purchase of select titles for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3, and Nintendo Co.'s Nintendo DS handheld.

Eligible Xbox 360 titles include Ninja Gaiden II, Rock Revolution, Fracture, NBA Live 09, and Saints Row 2.

Eligible Nintendo DS titles include Sonic Chronicles and Civilization Revolution.

The PS3 title Pure is also eligible for the offer.

Retailer Amazon.com in Nov. began offering $25 to $50 off a future game purchase when customers buy two or three game titles.

Sony this week began sale of a new 160GB PS3 bundle at U.S. retail.

The bundle includes a new 160GB PS3, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, PAIN downloadable game voucher, and a Dualshock 3 controller for $499.

The PS3 sold 190,000 units in Oct to rank as the No. 4 hardware during the month according to data from NPD Group Inc.

The Xbox 360 sold 371,000 units in Oct. to rank as the No. 3 hardware for the month.

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