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25 CommentsPlayStation Store sale slashes prices on critics’ favorite games
The PlayStation Store is prepping console owners for the 2017 Academy Awards with a timely set of deals. The “Critics’ Choice” sale runs from now until 8 a.m. PT on Feb. 28, marking the end of a notable Oscar season with a bunch of discounted, top-notch video games to distract you from this Sunday night’s big show.
There are deals on PlayStation 4, Playstation 3 and PlayStation Vita games beloved by critics, celebrating the best of the best that the consoles have to offer. PlayStation Plus subscribers get up to 70 percent off on a diverse array of well-regarded titles, from Polygon’s 2016 Game of the Year Doom to one of our runners-up, Titanfall 2.
We’ve rounded up some of the games on sale that are most worthy of your time. If you’re going to skip out on the Academy Awards to play a...
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16 CommentsPlayStation Store flash sale cuts prices on Bloodborne, Broken Age and more
Sony is currently running one of its semi-regular flash sales on the PlayStation Store. This one is called “Action Deals,” even though the discounts aren’t available only for action games such as FromSoftware’s Bloodborne.
The previous flash sale came less than a month ago. During this one, more than 100 games are on sale, with the majority being PlayStation 4 titles. Bloodborne is one of the highlights, with the game’s Complete Edition — which includes the expansion The Old Hunters — available for $17.49, a 50 percent discount.
We’ve selected a few other Action Deals for your perusal below. The flash sale will run for three days, ending at 11 a.m. ET on Monday, Feb. 20.
Bloodborne Complete Edition Bundle - $17.49 (PS4)
Broken Age - $4.99 (PS4)
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - $4.49...
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2 CommentsGOG.com Valentine’s Day sale
GOG.com is having a Valentine’s Day sale that slashes prices on more than 70 of the most wishlisted games on the site. Some titles include Dying Light: The Following: Enhanced Edition, Pillars of Eternity: Champion Edition, Shovel Knight and more. The sale runs from now until noon EST on Feb. 20, with discounts going as high as 90 percent off.
Check out some of the highlights below:
The Witcher 3, Game of the Year Edition: $24.99 (50 percent off)
Darkest Dungeon: $12.49 (50 percent off)
Superhot: $12.49 (50 percent off)
Soma: $9.99 (33 percent off)
Hotline Miami: $1.49 (15 percent off)
Psychonauts: $0.99 (66 percent off)
Rollercoaster Tycoon: Deluxe Edition: $1.49 (25 percent off)
Be sure to also check out our GOG.com games giveaway, where you can enter to receive a free PC or...
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17 CommentsNew Star Wars Humble Bundle offers a great deal for charity
A new Star Wars-themed Humble Bundle gives fans of the nearly 40-year-old franchise a great deal on more than a dozen (mostly classic) PC games, while also supporting charity.
The Star Wars Humble Bundle 3 includes classics like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter for just a dollar. But for less than $20, bundle buyers can snag a total of 15 games and their expansions, all of which can be redeemed via Steam.
Here’s a breakdown of the latest Humble Bundle:
Pay $1 or more
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and Clone Campaigns expansion
Pay more than the average (currently about $10)
Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars...
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46 CommentsThe Last Guardian gets a $20 price cut, and it’s permanent
If you’ve been holding off on buying The Last Guardian for some reason, your list of excuses is dwindling: The long-in-development action game starring a boy and his bird-cat-dog is now available for $39.99.
The $20 drop from the original price of $59.99 represents a discount of 33 percent. To be clear, this isn’t a temporary sale: A Sony representative confirmed to Polygon today that it’s a permanent price cut. That’s why the discounted price is available at the PlayStation Store in addition to retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop.
It seems pretty soon for a price drop on a long-anticipated game like The Last Guardian, especially because it’s a Sony-published title. The game launched on PlayStation 4 on Dec. 6, 2016 — just over eight weeks ago. Then again, that release date...
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33 CommentsPlayStation Store flash sale has a bunch of games for under $5
Sony is holding a flash sale on the PlayStation Store this weekend, with more than 150 games for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on sale for less than $5. The sale also includes nearly 80 movies to buy or rent at deep discounts.
There are some good deals on games you may have missed out on, like the Definitive Editions of Tomb Raider and Sleeping Dogs. And while it may not have been received well critically, $4.99 for The Order: 1886 certainly makes that very brief game a little easier to justify.
Here are some of the highlights from the sale. Note that some of the PS3 titles are cross-buy compatible with PlayStation Vita.
PlayStation 4
Dark Cloud 2 - $4.94
Goat Simulator - $3.99
Hitman Go: Definitive Edition - $3.19
Injustice: Gods Among Us - $4.99
Limbo - $3.99
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11 CommentsMass Effect 2 is free on Origin
Mass Effect 2 is currently free to download for all members of Electronic Arts’ Origin distribution platform. Windows PC copies of the critically acclaimed game’s Standard Edition are “on the house” for a limited time, requiring only an Origin account to grab one.
This is the second time Electronic Arts has given Mass Effect 2 away for free in recent weeks. On Dec. 20, the publisher offered the game for a short period of time, although it didn’t appear to be a part of the Origin on the House promotion.
Mass Effect 2 typically costs $19.99 for the Standard Edition, while the Deluxe Edition, which includes a soundtrack, digital comic, art book and bonus weapons, costs $29.99.
For those who have yet to try the Mass Effect games, this may be a good chance to do so. The franchise’s upcoming...
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14 CommentsSteam announces its best sellers of 2016
Valve has revealed the top 100 sellers on Steam for 2016, and nearly all of them are on sale at deep discounts from their original MSRP.
Valve Corp. did not disclose the total revenue figures for any game, but did break the bestsellers into four tiers. The top 12, which are displayed in random order, are Civilization 6, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dark Souls 3, Dota 2 (which is free-to-play, but, among other things, sold $20 million worth of content for The International 2016), Fallout 4, Grand Theft Auto 5, No Man's Sky (intriguingly), Rocket League, Tom Clancy’s The Division, Total War: Warhammer, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and XCOM 2.
Nearly all of the 100 are discounted at least 33 percent, with a few exceptions (Rust, The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, Football Manager 2016 and...
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3 CommentsAmazon Digital Day sale includes big deals on new movies, TV shows, comics and more
Marvel comics, TV series, new movies and streaming service subscriptions are all on sale today as part of Amazon’s Digital Day.
Amazon confirmed yesterday that it would be discounting “thousands” of items, including games and other digital items, as part of the year-end sale. Due to the amount of items on sale, browsing the main deal page can be a little daunting, so we’ve broken down some of the better deals that are available.
Just a reminder: this is Amazon’s Digital Day sale, meaning all of the items listed below are downloads instead of physical copies.
Movies
Amazon has categorized its deals on movies according to sale price. There are a select amount available for $4.99, $5.99, $6.99 and $9.99.
Under the $4.99 section, you’ll be able to find each of the Harry Potter films, The...
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4 CommentsAmazon Digital Day sale drops prices on the year’s biggest games today
Amazon just launched its year-end Digital Day sale, taking as much as 50 percent off the cost of some of 2016’s biggest games, movies and TV shows as one last hurrah for this very long year. True to the name of the promotion, all deals are digital-only, with downloadable copies of games like Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1 and FIFA 17 going for cheap today only.
The console deals are pretty light, however. Take a look at the full list below:
Titanfall 2 (PS4): $29.99 (50 percent off)
XCOM 2 (PS4): $40 ($33 percent off)
Tom Clancy’s The Division (Xbox One): $25 (50 percent off)
Tom Clancy’s The Division (PS4): $29.99 (40 percent off)
Battlefield 1 (Windows PC): $35.99 (40 percent off)
Battlefield 1 (PS4): $40.19 (33 percent off)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Windows PC): $39.59 (34...
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7 CommentsYear-end Xbox games sale has deals on Overwatch, Doom, Watch Dogs 2 and more
Microsoft continues its sale on Xbox One and Xbox 360 games leading into the new year with a fresh batch of deals on games both new and old. The latest deals in the Xbox “Countdown” sale include savings on recent releases like Watch Dogs 2, Dead Rising 4 and Steep, as well as a long list of backward compatible Xbox 360 games.
Xbox owners can save up to 60 percent on dozens of titles and take an extra 10 percent off if they’re Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Here’s a selection of some of the Xbox One games on sale and their markdowns:
Watch Dogs 2 - $41.99 ($35.99 with Gold)
FIFA 17 - $35.99 ($30 with Gold)
Dead Rising 4 - $44.99 ($40.19 with Gold)
Overwatch - $44.99 ($40.19 with Gold)
Rocket League - $13.99 ($11.99 with Gold)
Doom - $35.99 ($24 with Gold)
Steep - $47.99 ($41.99 with...
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is $15 today
Post-holiday deals are in full effect in this, the last week of the year, including a great one for Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided — it’s available for just $14.99.
That deal represents a 75 percent discount off the regular price of $59.99. The offer is available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Mankind Divided at Best Buy. At Amazon, only the PS4 version is discounted all the way to $14.99; the retailer is charging $19 on Xbox One, which is still a good deal at 68 percent off. If it matters to you, the PS4 version does support the PS4 Pro.
In case you’re looking to pick up Mankind Divided on Windows PC instead, that version is also on sale right now. In the Steam Winter Sale, the game is down to $19.79, a discount of 67 percent. (You can also buy the PC version...
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31 Comments5 Steam alternatives you can trust
If Steam is down, there is no reason to fret!
The internet is filled with alternative services worth throwing your wallet at. Each have their own unique advantages, deals and community. Whether Steam is down or you’re looking to try out a new service, here are five you can check out:
GOG.com
GOG.com
Some of your favorite AAA game franchises are on on GOG, like the Witcher and Walking Dead games, in addition to some of your favorite developers like Bethesda, Double Fine and more. Not only that, they regularly sell games in easy-to-buy, discounted bundles.
Origin
Origin
If you’re in the market for AAA games, Origin has you covered. Huge titles like Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, FIFA 17 and the Mass Effect franchise are all one click away. Like...
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5 CommentsEA’s Origin Holiday Sale is live, and the discounts are deep
EA’s Origin service is cutting the price on a selection of EA games for the holidays, and the savings are pretty substantial. If you were able to hold off on buying some of the company’s latest games during the Black Friday sale, you’ll be rewarded with slightly better discounts on some of the games.
Take a look at some of the highlights, or head over to see the full list.
Battlefield 1: $35.99 (40 percent off, normally $59.99)
Titanfall 2: $29.99 (50 percent off, normally $59.99)
The Sims 4: $14.99 (63 percent off, normally $39.99)
FIFA 17: $29.99 (50 percent off, normally $59.99)
Star Wars Battlefront: $9.99 (67 percent off, normally $29.99)
Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst: $15.99 (60 percent off, normally $39.99)
You can also find some deep cuts on Deluxe Editions and season passes...
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12 CommentsSteam Winter Sale: Best deals on new games
The annual Steam Winter Sale is on right now, which means there’s a ton of cheap games to sift through and spend all that holiday money on. But with price cuts offered on hundreds of games, figuring out what’s worth buying can be a challenge.
We’re digging through the discounts to find some of the seasonal event’s best deals. If you need to catch up on the year’s biggest games, keep reading — Steam has many of them at some pretty stellar prices, just in time for Game of the Year season.
As always, feel free to pitch in with any other Steam Winter Sale highlights you find in the comments below.
Stardew Valley ($9.99, 33 percent off)
Chucklefish Games
The most common refrain heard this year — this very, very trying year — was “fuck 2016.” That’s precisely why Stardew...
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40 CommentsSteam Winter Sale start date announced (update)
Update: It’s live!
Original story: Just when you thought your wallet might survive the holiday season, along comes another Steam sale.
PayPal U.K. this morning, announced that the Steam Winter Sale hits on Dec. 22, also known as Thursday, or if you prefer, in two days.
We’re delighted to announce the @steam_games #SteamWinterSale is coming on the 22nd. What do you have your eyes on? pic.twitter.com/CYBFiMGTd7— PayPal UK (@PayPalUK) December 20, 2016
Steam’s last big sale, the annual Autumn Sale, kicked off just about a month ago and included some tremendous price drops on games like Life is Strange, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Dark Souls and Civilization 6.
The sale kicks off on the same day that Valve opens the door on voting for the Steam Awards. Each day until Dec. 29,...