The nights are drawing in, the temperature is dropping, the year’s hottest releases are now only a few weeks away and it’s only three months until Christmas, which can only mean one thing; the official start of the gaming season. Many a console gets neglected in the summer months, and it’s around this time of year that new games are purchased and people begin to spend hours on the console of their choice. All of this comes at a high price, though and this very neatly brings us to the new edition of Neil’s Deals.

First up this week is the infamous HMV Sale where you will find average games at good prices. The games that may interest some of you out there are Supreme Commander £4.99, Facebreaker £5.99, Alone in the Dark £7.99,  Fracture £7.99,  Army of Two £8.99, Tom Clancy’s  Endwar £8.99 , Too Human £8.99, Far Cry 2 £9.99, Quantum of Solace £9.99,  Timeshift £9.99,  Tomb Raider: Underworld £9.99, C&C Red Alert 3 £12.99 and Guiter Hero: World Tour + Guitar £44.99 on the XBox 360. On the PS3  Turok £7.99, Far Cry 2 £9.99, Quantum of Solace £9.99 and  Tomb Raider: Underworld £9.99.  Highlights for the Wii include Samba de Amigo £6.99 and Manhunt 2. All these and more can be found by browsing through the HMV gaming sale right here.

For Gamers on the move you can pick up the PSP Action Pack which contains Prince of Persia: Revelations, Rainbow Six: Vegas and Driver 76 for a fantastic price of £11.99 over at Play.com and for the gamers who like to fill up their house for gaming parties you can still pick up Scene It? Box Office Smash which includes four Scene It? big button wireless Pads for only £9.89.

On Both the XBOX 360 and PS3 you can add Madden NFL 10 to your collection for only £24.99 or if you fancy pushing the boat out you can pick up Dead Rising 2 for £25.14 with “BIRTHDAY” code at checkout, Prince Of Persia is only £9.99, Far Cry 2 is also £9.99 and finally for the multi format deals there is Assassins Creed for £9.99.

PS3 owners only can pick up InFamous for £19.99 Burnout Paradise for only £12.98 or for just two pounds more at £14.99 you can have the Ultimate Box . If that’s not your bag how does the awesome game Killzone 2 sound for £15.95 or even Red Faction: Guerrilla for £16.79, Brothers In Arms 3: Hell’s Highway for £8.95 If not then the final ace up my sleeve is the magnificient Fallout 3 for a steal at £11.89. If you don’t like any of those games at such great prices, it may be worth selling your PS3!

Over on the Xbox 360 the geek favourite Star Ocean: The Last Hope is a very respectable £15.99, Fight Night Round 4 has been reduced to £17.95, Mirror’s Edge £7.99 , Dead Space for only £9.95, Race Driver: Grid is  £9.99, Vin Diesel: The Wheelman for £11.95, Saints Row 2 for £9 .93 . The big kids amongst you will enjoy Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for £13.99, Shaun White Snowboarding £9.95 or Spider-man: Friend Or Foe for £7.35

Bargain of the week

This week’s bargain of the week is a tough one but I have decided to go with Bionic Commando, which is only £9.95 on both the XBox 360 and the PS3.

£9.99 and a Bionic Arm thrown in for good measure

For £9.95 you can Arm yourself! The twenty year wait is over as Bionic Commando swings back into action! The first true sequel to the classic 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System original, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan “R.A.D.” Spencer. Although no classic, it’s a good game at a cracking price and on both major formats.

I hinted last time that I am bringing my seven day giveaway competition in the near future to promote our visit to the EuroGamer Expo in Leeds this October, to ensure you will be entered into our competition all you need to do is register for our site here at www.ThisIsMyJoystick.com

The more users we have registered will help us build our game-loving community and encourage more interaction with you all so we can improve what we do and welcome so many different opinions on the subject we are all passionate about. We aim to keep you up to date with everything that we see and hear at the Expo, so it will also ensure you won’t miss a thing. More details will be released over the next few weeks, so as usual remember to follow us on Twitter for the very latest deals, and feel free to contact me anytime if you have any requests.