Today’s Cheapskating features 44 illustrious deals.
This week GOG is running a “Pick 5, Save 80%” sale on select PC download titles. Simply pick five games from a list of twenty and it will automatically take 80% off the price. Titles include: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, Alan Wake, Pid, Lucius, and King’s Bounty: Crossworlds GOTY. Offer ends Tuesday, March 19th. All games are DRM free.
Next week’s highly anticipated release Gears of War: Judgment is full price everywhere you look but the Microsoft Store has an enticing pre-order bonus. Order before March 19th with Microsoft and get a 1600 Xbox LIVE points ($20 value).
This week Best Buy brought back the always popular “Buy 2, Get 1 Free” used video game sale. Choose from a list of over 6,800 titles for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita, Wii, Wii U, or PSP platforms. Most games require in-store pickup.
Green Man Gaming has three solid PC download discounts. For starters, Crysis 3 is discounted to $39.99 (ties last week’s price drop) AND you get your choice of either a bonus $5 GMG credit or $4 cash back. Battlefield 3 Premium Edition typically runs $60 but now GMG has it down to $24 after 50% instant savings and stacking 20% off coupon code. Lastly, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is down to $6, which ties the previous low price last seen Black Friday.
Hot Deal of the Week |
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Pick 5 Games, Save 80% — at GOG.com with 20 titles to choose from. |
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Mar. 19 2456371: Gears of War: Judgment + Xbox LIVE 1600 Points (Xbox 360) — $59.99 at Microsoft. Next best is $60 at Amazon. |
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Best Buy: Buy 2 Pre-Owned Video Games, Get a 3rd FREE — at Best Buy. Over 6,800 titles to choose from. |
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Crysis 3 (PC Download) — $39.99 at Green Man Gaming and comes with either $4 cash back or $5 GMG credit. Elsewhere $60. Activates on Origin. |
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Battlefield 3 Premium Edition (PC Download) — $24 at Green Man Gaming. Next best is $60 at GameFly. |
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (PC Download) — $6 at Green Man Gaming. Next best is $30 at GameStop. |
Recent Releases |
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Last Tuesday’s release: God of War: Ascension (PS3) — $54.99 at GameStop. Next best is $60 at NewEgg. |
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Last Tuesday’s release: Dead Space 3: Awakened (PC DLC) — $8 at Green Man Gaming. List is $10. |
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Last Tuesday’s release: Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 (PC Download) — $24 at Green Man Gaming. List is $30. |
Upcoming Releases |
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Mar. 19: The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (Xbox 360, PS3) — $37.49 at Amazon. List is $50. |
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Mar. 20: Alien Spidy (PC Download) — $6.80 at Green Man Gaming. List is $10. |
Multiple Platforms |
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Aliens: Colonial Marines Collector’s Edition (Xbox 360, PS3) — $69.99 at Amazon. Next best is $90 at JR.com. |
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Hitman: Absolution Professional Edition (Xbox 360, PS3) — $48.99 at Amazon. Next best is $58 at JR.com. |
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Aliens: Colonial Marines (Xbox 360, PS3) — $36.89 at Amazon. Next best is $59 at Overstock.com. |
Xbox 360 & Kinect |
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Record of Agarest War Zero Limited Edition (Xbox 360) — $18.99 at NewEgg. Next best is $26 at Amazon. |
Wii, 3DS, DS |
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Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth (Wii U) — $39.99 at Best Buy. Next best is $50 at NewEgg. |
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NBA 2K13 (Wii U) — $38.49 at Amazon. Next best is $46 at JR.com. |
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Batman Arkham City: Armored Edition (Wii U) — $29.99 at Best Buy. Next best is $35 at Amazon. |
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Wreck It Ralph (Wii) — $19.99 at Best Buy. Next best is $26 at Amazon. |
PC & PC Downloads |
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Assassin’s Creed 3 Season Pass (PC Download) — $23.99 at GameFly. List is $30. |
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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (PC Download) — $20.39 at Steam. Next best is $60 at GameFly. |
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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC or Mac) — $19.99 at Best Buy. Next best is $40 at NewEgg. |
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The Secret World + $10 In Game Currency (PC Download) — $19.99 at Amazon. Next best is $30 at Green Man Gaming. |
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Cars, Jets and Dirt Bike Pack (PC Download) — $16.99 at Amazon. Next best is $28. |
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Sniper Elite Nazi Zombie Army (PC Download) — $12 at Green Man Gaming. Next best is $15 at GamersGate. |
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Batman: Arkham City (PC) — $9.99 at NewEgg. Next best is $15 at Amazon. |
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Tropico 4 Collectors Bundle (PC Download) — $9.99 at Steam. List is $40. |
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Wargame European Escalation (PC Download) — $9.51 at GameFly. Next best is $35 at Amazon. |
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MUD Motocross Championship (PC Download) — $8.99 at Amazon. Next best is $30 at Green Man Gaming. |
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Crusader Kings 2 (PC Download) — $7.99 at GameFly. Next best is $40 at Amazon. |
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Saints Row The Third (PC Download) — $7.49 at GamersGate. Next best is $32 at Green Man Gaming. |
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Train Simulator 2013 (PC Download) — $5.99 at GameFly. Next best is $30 at Green Man Gaming. |
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Bulletstorm (PC Download) — $4 at Green Man Gaming. Next best is $15 at Amazon. |
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Battlestations: Pacific (PC Download) — $3.99 at GameFly. Next best is $15 at Green Man Gaming. |
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Dungeon Siege 3 (PC Download) — $3.99 at GameFly. Next best is $20 at Amazon. |
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Airport Simulator (PC Download) — $3.74 at GamersGate. Next best is $10 at Amazon. |
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Supreme Commander 2 (PC Download) — $3 at GamersGate. Next best is $15 at Amazon. |
Gaming Hardware |
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PS3 Slim 250GB Family Entertainment Bundle with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Ratchet and Clank Collection, Remote — $249.99 at Amazon. List is $400. |
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Turtle Beach Call of Duty: MW3 Ear Force Bravo Limited Edition Wireless Gaming Headset — $69.99 at Amazon. Next best is $109 at NewEgg. |
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Razer Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Headset — $59.99 at Amazon. Next best is $120. |
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 59360241 Ivy Bridge Core i7-3632QM, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD + 16GB SSD, GeForce GT 650M, 1080p Full HD, Windows 8 — $849 at Lenovo. List is $1,349. |
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Sony VAIO SVE14A290X Core i7-3632QM, 8GB RAM, Radeon HD 7670M — $779.99 at Sony. List is $830. |
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Dell XPS 8500 Ivy Bridge Quad Core i7-3770, Radeon HD 7570, 8GB RAM + 23″ LED Monitor — $839.99 at Dell Home. List is $1,175. |
