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Final Xbox daily deal of the year discounts Call of Duty: Ghosts
With 2013 drawing to a close, it's time for one last Xbox 360 daily deal: A promotion that cuts between 25 and 40 percent from the price of Call of Duty: Ghosts, depending on your location. Here's how it works: Pay a visit the Xbox Live Marketplace's Games On Demand section on your Xbox 360, then search for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Until the end of today, you'll find its price has been reduced. How much it's been reduced depends on where you live. Those of you in the United States will see the weakest discount, with only 25 percent being taken off. Those in European countries will find a 29 percent discount, and citizens of the UK are being granted a 30 percent discount. Australian gamers make out the best in this deal, as their version of Call of Duty: Ghosts has been reduced in price by 40 percent. If Call of Duty: Ghosts isn't your cup of tea, but you still desperately want to pick up something before the year ends, you'll want to have a look at the ongoing weekly sale also taking place on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Like the daily deal, these offers expire once 2014 rolls around.
Shadowrun Returns summons temporary 33% price cut
If you've been waiting for a good opportunity to pick up Shadowrun Returns, this is your moment: Until October 30 at 10AM, the PC and Mac incarnations of Shadowrun Returns are available from Steam at a 33 percent discount. For $13.39, Shadowrun Returns offers players a grimy, dystopian futurescape that works nicely as a singleplayer experience, but really comes into its own when you examine the Steam Workshop community that's built up around the game. After completing the 10- to 12-hour campaign that ships with Shadowrun Returns, you'll find dozens of new adventures there available for free download. This was only attractive potential when our review was published, but the community has blossomed since, and it's now trivial to find numerous player-created adventures that humble the campaign built by developer Harebrained Schemes. In addition to cutting its base price, this Daily Deal also reduces the cost of the Shadowrun Returns Digital Deluxe edition. That version includes a downloadable soundtrack as well as a .pdf containing short stories set in the Shadowrun universe, alongside the game. Buying the Digital Deluxe edition will now set you back $23.44, though if you already own Shadowrun Returns, you can upgrade to Digital Deluxe for $10.05.
The Secret World slashes price 50% on Steam and Amazon [Updated]
How many of you have heard (or said!) this before: "I'll play The Secret World as soon as it goes on sale." Well everyone who has uttered this, get ready to join the Illuminati, the Dragons, or the Templars because that day is today! Steam is offering TSW for 50% off as part of its daily deals. Until Saturday the 28th at 1:00 p.m. EDT, folks can get the conspiracy-laden game for just $14.99. This one-time price includes full access to the main game as well as Issues #1 through 4. As a bonus, it's the perfect time for players to get in on the beginning of TSW's first multi-month event, The Whispering Tide, and be a part of ushering in the Tokyo expansion. But remember: While this event is long-term, the sale is not, so act fast if you want in on the action. Want a sneak peek before you decide? Then watch Massively TV tonight at 7:00 p.m. EDT for a two-hour stream of the event and more. [Updated to include 50% off sale for digital download on Amazon.] [Thanks to Balsbigbrother1 for the tip!]
SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition is $5 today on Steam
Today is a good day for a deal on Steam: SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition is $5 now through 10 a.m. PT tomorrow, April 29. That's 75 percent off, for those into contextual sales.SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes EA's 2003 game SimCity 4 and its sole expansion pack, SimCity 4 Rush Hour. In more recent news, the Deluxe Edition of Sim City 4 was part of the free-game offer that EA handed out to everyone who purchased 2013's SimCity during its launch window.
Steam Daily Deal: Sid Meier's Civilization franchise downsized 75%
Sunday is a great day to explore and conquer new lands, whether across the Mediterranean, throughout Asia, or around the fresh vegetable aisle of your local supermarket. Steam is here to help with this quest, offering Sid Meier's Civilization 3, 4 and 5 for 75 percent off.Civilization 3 Complete is $1.25 today, Civilization 4 is $5 and 4: The Complete Edition is $7.50. The Civilization 5: Gold Edition bundle is $12.50 and includes the game, the Gods and Kings DLC pack, five scenario packs, four Cradle of Civilization packs, the Explorer map pack and the Babylon DLC pack. Each bit of content is 75 percent off on its lonesome, if you simply need to bulk out your Civilization library.
eBay unveils redesign, deals site and launches same-day delivery
After eBay finally straightened out its logo and became ebay (it'll always be camel-cased in our hearts) it seemed only logical that the site itself would get a long overdue facelift too. At a press event today in NYC the tenacious dot-com holdover unveiled the most dramatic redesign of its long and storied existence. The look has been compared, repeatedly in the media, to Pinterest with its endless, uneven grid of product boxes and curated feed of auctions. The design is cleaner, with less text and better suited to scale for mobile and the upcoming onslaught of touchscreens. You can also like auctions on Facebook, which it hopes will drive more traffic to the site. The company quietly launched eBay Lifestyle Deals as well, a local coupon service in the vein of Groupon and Google Offers. Right now the deals are only available in a few major cities, including Washington DC, San Francisco and LA. SF is also the beneficiary of eBay Now, the same-day delivery service that entered beta testing in early August. There isn't an immediate expansion to accompany the end of the trial, but more cities should be added soon. If you're not seeing the new design yet, look for the "Feeds" option on the home page to switch over now.
Be part of The Next Big Thing for cheap on Steam today
Steam's Daily Deal has Pendulo's The Next Big Thing for 75 percent off on PC and Mac, at just $7.50. Pendulo is a veteran of the point-and-click adventure genre, known for its dark humor and cartoonish aesthetics, recently evident in Yesterday.Today, you can play The Next Big Thing for cheap and – oh, who are we kidding? This is a game you can play while you wait for Borderlands 2 to go live on Steam. That's all you'll be doing tonight anyway, and you might as well spend your wait time having fun.
A Valley Without Wind's impending art revamp in version 1.3, sale now
A Valley Without Wind is a massive PC and Mac game from a tiny development team, meaning it experiences the standard industry lifecycle in a unique way. Arcen Games launched two major updates to the initial release, appearing to be in the process of completing the game even after its launch, and now update 1.3 hopes to rework "the biggest thing that players who have not bought the game gripe about," Christopher Park says: the art.A visual update isn't what Arcen Games initially planned on integrating, however. Update 1.3 is a reactionary measure to a few things, including the launch of Diablo 3.A Valley Without Wind was selling three times better than Arcen Games' first title, AI War, when it first hit Steam on April 24. "Then a funny thing happened – Diablo 3 came out," Park writes. "Literally the next day, our sales plummeted to one-tenth the value they had been the day prior. The whole game industry saw a contraction, even on the iOS, for a week or two there, from what I could tell. Keith remarked that it was like 'a massive whale jumping out of the ocean and the ocean level falling for everyone else.'"Now, to generate more interest from the press (you know us so well, Arcen) and to satisfy fan demand for better art, Arcen Games hired Heavy Cat Studios to rework the visuals. The team should be done with the reskin in November, along with a dozen new spells and more updates, making the final product A Valley Without Wind 2.0.A Valley Without Wind is finishing a run as Steam's Daily Deal right now, with just a few hours left. Check it out for cheap here, and read about Arcen Games' update details and anti-Kickstarter philosophy in Park's blog post here.
Magicka is $2.50 today on Steam
You probably haven't logged as many hours playing Magicka as we have, which makes us wonder what you've been doing all this time. Don't worry, the action-adventure jam with a nearly endless combination of mixable elements from indie dev Arrowhead Game Studios is 75 percent off today on Steam.So, kick off your shoes and check out Magicka for $2.50 today (down from $9.99). Treat yourself. You work too hard not to.%Gallery-115067%
Steam has midweek madness in the beginning of the week, sales abound
Steam's midweek madness sale has Orcs Must Die! and a bunch of L.A. Noire goodies on sale through March 15. Orcs Must Die! is 75 percent off, for $3.75. L.A. Noire, L.A. Noire Complete Edition and the Brady Guide are all half off: Snag the standard title for $15, Complete Edition for $20 and the Brady Guide for $10. The Complete Edition and Brady Guide combo is also 50 percent off, for $25.If that's not enough, today's Daily Deal is Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, on sale for 75 percent off, or $5.
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is today's Steam Daily Deal
Sunday's Steam Daily Deal makes perfect sense to us -- at the end of the weekend, we often find ourselves wishing for the power to control time, to perhaps make the day a little longer, or start it all over again, or to reverse it to that one wonderful spring afternoon in 1995. The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is therefore the ideal game to get lost in right now, especially since it's 66 percent off (just $1.69) on Steam for the rest of the day, however long you decide that is.
Sit down, relax and release some Rage tonight for $15 on Steam
It's the end of the day, you've set aside work for the night and just enjoyed a delicious dinner of something breaded, fried and dipped in a seasoned dairy product, and now you need something to do -- something that doesn't require too much movement. Steam has predicted your desires with today's Daily Deal, Rage at 50 percent off, for $15.If you don't already own it and want to give id Software's shooter a try, now might be a good time to pick up Rage. It's not called the Daily Deal for nothing.
Steam Daily Deal features RIFT for less than a value meal
RIFT's Ashes of History game update went live today, and as if to celebrate the occasion, the game is on sale for 75% off on Steam. That's right, a $30 value can be yours for a mere $7.50. But be sure to act quickly; the sale ends tomorrow. If you're interested in the deal, just head on over to the game's Steam page to snag it for yourself.
Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentlemen, Please! for $1.25 on Steam today
For less than the cost of one soda from a hotel vending machine, you could have two excellent, funny adventure games right now. Steam's Daily Deal is a bundle containing Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentlemen, Please! by developer Zombie Cow (now Size Five Games), for just $1.25, a savings of 75% over the already minuscule regular price of $5. That $1.25 gets you time travel, space travel, and travel into some places we'd rather not mention. We'd definitely recommend the experience over that soda, unless you're really thirsty.
Daily Deals for December 3, 2010
Deals! Continuing our march towards the end of the holiday season, DealNews sends word of several fresh opportunities to save money. Some apps for free, some Pages templates, even a few printers. Please note the printers are not on Apple's list of AirPrint-compatible printers, however. iTunes Music Store: iPhone App Store Freebies: Etch A Sketch, Cops & Robbers, iQuarium, more iTunes Music Store: 180 for iPhone / iPod touch or iPad downloads for free MacUpdate Promo: Pages Templates 6 for Mac downloads for $20 HandHeldItems: Professional Photo Studio Shooting Table w/ $3 credit for $17 + $17 s&h Apple Store: 10 refurbished Apple iMac Desktops: Core i3 22" for $1,019 + free shipping, more OfficeMax: OfficeMax Furniture Sale: Up to 50% off, deals from $40 + $8 s&h iTunes Music Store: iPhone App Price Drops: MMA by EA Sports, Cupcake Shop Matching, more MegaMacs: Used PowerMac G4 450MHz Desktop for $70 + $31 s&h Meritline: Network Cable Tester for $3 + free shipping TigerDirect: WD Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 3Gbps Internal Hard Drive for $30 + $3 s&h Epson: Epson Stylus R1900 Inkjet Photo Printer for $184 after rebate + free shipping B&H Photo Video: Konica Minolta 4650DN Network Color Laser Printer for $230 + free shipping
Daily Deals for November 30, 2010
Welcome back to our mighty list of daily deals, courtesy the fine folks at Dealnews. Each of these deals are time-sensitive -- in other words, get 'em while you can. iPhone App Store Freebies: Orient, Road Hog, ARSoccer, more iPhone App Price Drops: Perfect Photo, Cabela's Hunts, LoTR Defense, more ZAGG: iPhone Accessories Cyber Monday Sale: 50% off sitewide no minimum Buy.com: ZyXEL 2-Bay NAS / Media Server for $90 + free shipping HandHeldItems: Up to 70% off select iPad cases + 20% off coupon Buy.com: OtterBox Commuter Case for iPad for $28 + $7 s&h (our review of the Commuter is here) ExperCom: Apple iMac Core i7 Quad 2.8GHz 27" Desktop w/ AppleCare for $1,849 + $29 s&h Buy.com: EyeClops Portable Mini Projector for $35 + free shipping TigerDirect: Refurbished Netgear 802.11n Wireless 4-Port Router for $15 + $3 s&h iGoneMobile: Mini DVI to HDMI Adapter with 6-foot HDMI cable for $7 + free shipping MacUpdate Promo: LightFrame 2 for Mac downloads for $15
Return of the revenge of the Daily Deal
It's Cyber Monday y'all, so dust off those keyboards and put the car keys down because all you need is an internet connection and some patience to hunt down scores of deals online. We've rounded up a few deals from our friends over at Dealnews and will continue to do so at least until the shopping season is over. Which, in my family, lasts until the sun comes up on Christmas morning... You'd be surprised at the gift options the local gas stations have at 4 in the morning! We're also tweeting deals on our @TUAW account, so join the madness over there or on our Facebook page. Apple Store: Apple Store Merry Monday Sale: Up to 30% off select items + free shipping ZAGG: ZAGG.com Cyber Monday Sale, 50% off sitewide on iPhone accessories, no minimum MacUpdate Promo: MacUpdate Mini Bundle -- Five Mac apps for $20 B&H Photo Video: Western Digital 2TB USB External Hard Drive for $85 + free shipping iTunes App Store: iPhone App Price Drops: Perfect Photo, Cabela's Hunts, LoTR Defense, more Meritline: Refurb Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player for $35 + free shipping Apple Store: Refurbished iPod touch from $149 + free shipping MegaMacs: Used Apple iBook G4 1.2GHz 12" with software suite for $200 + $20 s&h Best Buy: Panasonic VIERA 50" 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV for $700 + free shipping Dell Home: Dell 23" 1080p Widescreen LED LCD Display for $150 + free shipping Beach Camera: Olympus E-PL1 12MP Micro Four Thirds Camera w/ lens for $399 + free shipping mwave: XtremeMac InCharge Charging Base w/ $1 credit for $13 + free shipping
Games for Windows Marketplace relaunches right on time
Just as planned, the new browser-based Games for Windows Marketplace launched today. "Definitely you should show up on day one, because we're going to have a great pre-order on a title you may care about," product manager Peter Orullian teased several weeks ago. Well, we're not seeing "it" aaand ... there's not even Call of Duty: Black Ops on offer (or even Modern Warfare 2 for that matter). A Steam-killer this not -- not yet, at least. What the Marketplace does have going for it is a relatively user-friendly, if (for now) bare-bones interface, anchored by Live integration (squint and you'll see your faded-out, cross-platform Gamerscore in the upper right when you log in). Of course, Microsoft has stated its intent to vastly expand the site's catalog by offering plenty -- and there are plenty -- of PC games that are not Live-enabled. The new design also wisely highlights both the Deal of the Week (Osmos for $2.50) and new "DailyDeal" (GTA IV for $12), which are going to be key aspects of the new Marketplace. Additionally, there's an option on the site to add Microsoft Points to your Gamertag (Windows Live ID) account, and, while not obvious until you proceed to "checkout," you can use points as a payment method to purchase Games for Windows content -- already a dangerous aspect of the new Marketplace.
Daily Deals for March 9, 2010
Today's deals are all generated from a friendly search-based robot courtesy DealNews. We didn't pick 'em this time, so no warranties expressed or implied. Aol uses a referral code for these deals. Apple Store: [iPods] Refurbished Apple iPod touch MP3 Players from $139 + free shipping iTunes Music Store: [iPhone / iPod Apps] App Store Price Drops: Pocket Heart, Diner Dash, Magellan RoadMate, more MacUpdate Promo: [Security/Anti-Virus Software] Lockngo 4 for Mac downloads for $10 Buy.com: [Networkable Hard Drive (NAS)] Linksys NMH300 Two-Bay Media Hub for $130 + free shipping eBay: [Supplies] Quartet Magnetic Dry-Erase Board for $8 + free shipping Buy.com: [802.11g Wireless] Zyxel 802.11g Wireless Powerline Router for $40 + free shipping Adorama: [Printers] Canon SELPHY ES30 Compact Dye Sublimation Printer for $50 + free shipping Dell Home: [40" - 42" LCD TVs] Sharp 42" 1080p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $539 + free shipping Shop4Tech: [Cell Phone Accessories] Universal GPS Car Mount for $5 + free shipping ThingFling: [Surge Protectors] Philips 8-Outlet Home Theater System Surge Protector for $50 + $6 s&h Buy.com: [Mice/Trackballs] Logitech Trackman Trackball Mouse for $22 + free shipping 6ave: [42" And Smaller Plasma HDTVs] Panasonic VIERA 42" 1080p Plasma HDTV, Blu-ray, more for $833 + free shipping
Daily Deals for March 5, 2010
It's refurbished Mac madness today! Today's deals via our friends at DealNews.... Ending today, ExperCom offers the Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 21.5" Desktop, model no. MB950LL/A, upgraded to 8GB RAM and bundled with three years of AppleCare for $1,399. The Apple Store again has six factory-refurbished Apple Mac Pro workstations on sale in its Special Deals section, with prices starting at $2,149. B&H Photo-Video offers the Apple iMac 24" Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93GHz 24" Desktop, model no. MB419LL/A, upgraded with the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse for $1,299.95 with free shipping. The Apple Store has stock of four factory-refurbished previous- and current-generation Apple Aluminum iMac Desktops in its Special Deals section.
