Napoleon: Total War is 50% off and free to play (opens in new tab) this weekend on Steam, and Civilization V is 50% off on Amazon (opens in new tab) in case you're interested in next week's release of the pretty neat-looking Gods & Kings expansion (opens in new tab) . GameFly (opens in new tab) and GameStop (opens in new tab) have many more deals than usual, and...wait, what's going on here (opens in new tab) , Origin? Jump inside for this week's round of not trying to be Nordstrom!
STEAM
Play Napoleon: Total War for free this weekend, get some cheap Counter-Strike, and make Big & Tall cities for $10.
- 75% off Cities XL 2012 - $10.00 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Napoleon: Total War Imperial Edition - $9.99 (opens in new tab)
- 66% off Counter-Strike: Source - $6.80 (opens in new tab)
AMAZON
[US Only] Hi Amazon, do you have too many constantly-fluctuating sales (opens in new tab) to list? You do?! And you say they often change by just 1% off from week to week? That's crazy, Amazon. There's no way you could keep track of all that, never mind me. Well, here's to trying our best:
- 50% off Sid Meier's Civilization V - $14.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off PAYDAY The Heist - $9.99 (opens in new tab)
- 75% off The Darkness II - $12.49 (opens in new tab)
- 60% off Dead Island - $11.99 (opens in new tab)
- 26% off Saints Row: The Third - $36.91 (opens in new tab)
- 39% off Battlefield 3 - $36.69 (opens in new tab)
- 71% off Trine - $5.83 (opens in new tab)
- 27% off Borderlands - $22.04 (opens in new tab)
- 27% off Metro 2033 - $14.65 (opens in new tab)
- 25% off Medal of Honor - $15.05 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Mount & Blade: Warband - $9.95 (opens in new tab)
- 26% off Dungeon Siege 3 - $14.73 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Tropico 4 - $19.99 (opens in new tab)
- 26% off Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - $14.75 (opens in new tab)
- More Amazon PC game downloads (opens in new tab)
ORIGIN
Surprise! Apparently it's been a year since Origin originated, so check the store for 40% off special editions (opens in new tab) .
GAMEFLY
[US & Canada, some available in Mexico] The Summer Roadtrip sale is still going, and new sales are popping up at regular intervals, which probably means the list below will be outdated by the time you get to it. Thanks for messing with my list, GameFly. Check out the sale's hub page (opens in new tab) for the latest deals.
- Mass Effect - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
- Mass Effect 2 - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
- Mass Effect 3 - $35.99 (opens in new tab)
- Dead Space - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
- Dead Space 2 - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
- Transformers: War for Cybertron - $7.49 (opens in new tab)
- Aliens vs. Predator - $5.99 (opens in new tab)
- Space Quest Collection - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - $10.19 (opens in new tab)
GAMESTOP
Hey, where'd all this come from? Did I just miss it last week? GameStop has sales on FarCry, Mass Effect 3, Dead Island, Payday: The Heist, and is still selling cheap Assassin's Creed and 2K bundles.
- 75% off Far Cry - $2.49 (opens in new tab)
- 75% off Far Cry Bundle - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off PAYDAY The Heist - $9.99 (opens in new tab)
- 60% off Dead Island - $11.99 (opens in new tab)
- 66% off Counter-Strike Complete - $10.19 (opens in new tab)
- 33% off Mass Effect 3 - $39.99 (opens in new tab)
- 33% off Half-Life Complete - $26.79 (opens in new tab)
- 75% off Assassin's Creed - $4.99
- 50% off Assassin's Creed 2 - $9.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - $14.99 (opens in new tab)
- 60% off Assassin's Creed Complete Pack - $51.98 (opens in new tab)
- 78% off 2K Ultimate Bundle - $69.99 (opens in new tab)
- More GameStop deals (opens in new tab)
GOG
GOG's 50% off weekend deal (opens in new tab) covers Ubisoft fun like Beyond Good & Evil, Assassin's Creed, Rayman, and Splinter Cell.
- 50% off Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut - $9.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Beyond Good and Evil - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Crusaders of Might and Magic - $2.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Rayman 2: The Great Escape - $2.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc - $2.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Rayman Forever - $2.99 (opens in new tab)
- 50% off Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - $4.99 (opens in new tab)
Also check out Green Man Gaming (opens in new tab) and GamersGate (opens in new tab) -- many of their deals are currently similar or the same as the other retailers, but let us know if you find any surprises over the weekend.