Weekend Game Deals - August 17, 2012
One of my personal favorite games, DEFCON, is on sale for $1.99 at Green Man Gaming this week (spoiler: everybody dies). You have my word that it's worth the price of, I don't know, a Cheesy Gordita Crunch from Taco Bell or something. If you're in the market for something bigger and action-ey-er, however, Sleeping Dogs is 25% off at Get Games, Alan Wake is 75% off on Steam , and Arma II: Combined Operations is 30% off at GameFly. Much more below...
This week's best deals | ► | Sleeping Dogs, Alan Wake, Arma II and more |
In an effort to make this list more readable, I've made slight changes to the layout, limited the size and number of bullet point lists, and added this section: the deals that I think deserve top placement.
- 25% off Sleeping Dogs on Get Games - $37.44
- 30% off Arma II: Combined Operations at GameFly - $20.99
- 75% off Crysis Maximum Edition - $7.49
- 50% off The Secret World - $24.99
- 75% off Alan Wake on Steam - $7.49
- 66% off Civilization V Game of the Year Edition on GamersGate - $16.98
- 80% off DEFCON: Everybody Dies on Green Man Gaming - $1.99
- 20% off at Green Man Gaming with the voucher code DERHE-RRDER-RINGE
Steam | ► | Alan Wake and Sniper Elite |
There's an "Alan Wakes Sleeping Dogs" joke here somewhere, but any effort to find it might cause an investigation by the Jokes Committee, and I can't risk losing my membership. Anyway, nothing too big on Steam this weekend, but hey, we got the free TF2 Mann vs. Machine update , free Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative co-op update (with 75% off coupons to share), and a community update closed beta .
- 75% off Alan Wake - $7.49
- 75% off Alan Wake's American Nightmare - $3.75
- 66% off Sniper Elite - $3.39
- 66% off Sniper Elite V2 - $16.99
- 20% off Iron Brigade - $11.99
- 75% off Unstoppable Gorg - $2.49 (Friday only)
- More Steam deals
Get Games | ► | Sleeping Dogs, Serious Sams, and Far Crys |
This newcomer is doing a nice job of making itself known. Among Get Games' smattering of sales , which include stuff like the Serious Sam series, Borderlands, and Just Cause 2, I found Sleeping Dogs for $37.44 , which is the best price I've seen for it so far.
- 25% off Sleeping Dogs - $37.44
- 75% off Far Cry 1 + 2 - $6.25
- 75% off Serious Sam HD - $3.74
- 15% off Civilization V: Gods & Kings - $25.49
- 50% off Borderlands - $9.99
- 75% off Just Cause 2- $3.79
- More deals from Get Games
Amazon | ► | The Secret World, Crysis, and Metro 2033 |
Nothing big to report on Amazon this week, except maybe 50% off The Secret World (personally, I think I'll hold out for Guild Wars 2). Some of the usuals, like Crysis and Metro 2033 are also back to being discounted.
- 50% off The Secret World - $24.99
- 75% off Crysis Maximum Edition - $7.49
- 44% off Metro 2033 - $11.13
- 57% off IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - $21.31
- 26% off Sid Meier's Civilization V - $22.26
- 26% off Saints Row: The Third - $36.80
- 32% off Mass Effect 2 - $13.58
- 67% off Mount & Blade - $4.98
- 62% off Trine - $7.63
- More Amazon PC game downloads
GameFly | ► Arma II and Focus Home Interactive |
I use clocks to tell time and say "bravo" after rousing performances, but if you prefer their military applications, GameFly is having an Arma II sale . If a certain sadistic zombie mod is your target, $9 off Arma II: Combined Operations should help usher you into hell .
In addition, GameFly is offering 75% off select Focus Home Interactive games , such as Yesterday , Game of Thrones , and Wargame: European Escalation .
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GameStop | ► Total War and Focus Home Interactive |
GameStop has discounted even more Focus Home Interactive games, and also has Total War: Shogun 2 for $7.49 .
Green Man Gaming | ► 20% off it all |
Until the end of the month, you can save 20% on any PC download at Green Man Gaming with the voucher code DERHE-RRDER-RINGE. Additionally, it's got quite a few games between $2 - $10 , including a personal favorite, DEFCON: Everybody Dies .
GOG | ► | FPS Blast |
This week, GOG has discounted a selection of shooters , including Far Cry and Far Cry 2 , XIII , and Unreal Tournament 2004 ECE .
Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler joined PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.
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