Join | Log in

Channel Button

Home > Hobbies & Games > Video Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories

Tips for buying a video game as a gift 13 Articles

  • 1 of 13

    by Gregory Bianchini

    I have been playing video games for about 20 years now. I have bought hundreds of games for myself and I have gotten a good percentage of games as gifts. I have also worked at various video game stores in my journeyman tim...read more

  • 2 of 13

    by B. Ender

    Being an avid gamer and a friend of many other avid gamers, it isn't uncommon to consider giving a friend a video game as a gift. While this can be an excellent gift idea, you need to be able to choose the right game for y...read more

  • 3 of 13

    by Paul Linsell

    Children and adults everywhere this Christmas are likely to be waking up on the magical day to find a brand new video game wrapped under the tree for them. But if you are the one doing the buying, what tips are there for m...read more

  • 4 of 13

    by Markus J. Holdings

    Being an avid video gamer throughout my life, theres one thing you all should know. A gift card for video games isn't nearly as bad as getting a gift card for clothes. As a matter of fact, it's much better. All gamers...read more

  • 5 of 13

    by Eriam Nite

    So you want steal the show this holiday season and make your sure that when little Johnny Gamer opens up your present, it is you who will ultimately ascend to the top of his very short list of favorite relatives well then...read more

  • 6 of 13

    by Matt Page

    If you've been waking up in a cold sweat after nightmares of scratching and clawing your way through mobs of people in a giant store full of strange gadgets only to arrive at an empty wire shelf surrounded by people on you...read more

  • 7 of 13

    by Skye Mackenzie

    I cannot tell you how many times I have been in the mood for a new game. Something fun, different, cool, hip, sleek. When I am in that mood and walk into the game store it is like walking into Disneyland. All these sleek a...read more

  • 8 of 13

    by Michael Holden

    The main priority to consider is whether the game will be relevant to the person you have iin mind. It's very much in the same way as buying a toy for a child: you have to know what they like or at least have an idea. I'm ...read more

  • 9 of 13

    by Alexander Maaby

    Games can be fantastic gifts, well for gamers anyway, but it is important to put some thought in it. No one gamer play all the game genres that are out there and therefor you need to know what games you should buy. Most li...read more

  • 10 of 13

    by Terence Gibbs

    Buying a video game as a gift depends on a few factors, who is it for, how old is he/she, what type of person is he/she, what are his/her likes and dislikes. You could go into a game shop and buy a game voucher instead an...read more

  • 11 of 13

    by Paul Rees-Jones

    Kids and Video games go together these days like peanut butter and jelly. (Of course the peanut butter cannot be taken to school because of the chance of a severe peanut allergy...but I digress.) Every kid looks for the fa...read more

  • 12 of 13

    by Mark Murphy

    Buying a video game as a gift is a lot like buying intimate apparel for a co-worker. There are so many variables and you'd better know the recipient very well. Having said that, if you're still considering buying a video g...read more

  • by Dodger Riley

    Tips for buying a video game as a gift Every year we battle the lines and fist fight the parent in front of us for this year's hottest new game, but what if you don't have any idea what game to buy? Would you want to ge...read more

Debate Icon

Cast your vote!

World of Warcraft: Harmless fun, or an addictive replacement for real life?

Click for your side. Must be logged in.

Summer Rewardathon

Join Helium

91818

Featured Partner

Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE)

The Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE) has partnered with Helium, giving you the chance ...more

What is Helium? | User Guide | Community | Link to Helium | Privacy | User agreement | DMCA

Helium, Inc.
200 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 USA