There's nothing cheaper than free, right? This weekend, there's a free trial of Star Wars: The Old Republic. And we're already seeing discounts on the upcoming Prototype 2 if you preorder online. Those deals, plus more than 50 others in both retail and digital sales, await in this week's edition of The Moneysaver.
Software
• This weekend Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC download) is available for a free trial, no credit card required. Trial period ends Monday at 2AM Central. [Dealzon]
• April 24 release Prototype 2 (360, PS3) is $47.99, free shipping from NewEgg through Sunday. Next best is $59. [Dealzon]
• Tuesday, April 10 release Phantom Breaker (360) for $39.99 comes with a $10 bonus credit from Buy.com. Elsewhere no bonus. [Dealzon]
• May 15 release Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends (360, PS3) is $37.49, free shipping from ToysRus. Next best is $41. [Dealzon]
• Last day for the Toys 'R' Us "Buy One, Get Another 40% Off" sale. Choose from all in-stock games, including recent releases like MLB 12 The Show but excludes pre-orders. [Dealzon]
• Also last day for Best Buy's "Buy 2 Pre-Owned Games, Get a 3rd FREE" sale. [Dealzon]
• Mass Effect 3 (PS3, 360, PC) is $39.96 from Fry's Electronics, store pickup only. Next best is $50. [Dealzon]
• Wipeout: In the Zone (360 Kinect) is $24.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $40. [Dealzon]
• Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (360, PS3) is $14.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $22. [Dealzon]
• Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition 3D (360) is $14.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $20. [Dealzon]
• Deepak Chopra's Leela (360) is $14.96 from Amazon. Next best is $29. [Dealzon]
• Amazon's PC download games Spring Sale started yesterday and runs through April 15th. Nearly 200 titles included, with some of the best picks listed below. [Dealzon]
• MLB 2K12 (PC download) is $19.99 from Amazon, starts off Amazon's PC Download game spring sale. [Dealzon]
• The Darkness 2 (PC download) is $12.49 from Amazon. Next best is $50. Activates on Steam. [Dealzon]
• Serious Sam 3: BFE (PC download) is $12 from Amazon. Next best is $40. Activates on Steam. [Dealzon]
• Dragon Age Pack (PC download) is $9.99 from Amazon. Activates on Origin. [Dealzon]
• Crysis 2 (PC download) is $7.49 from Amazon. Next best is $30. Activates on Origin. [Dealzon]
• L.A. Noire: (PC Download) is $4.99 from Amazon. Next best is $30. [Dealzon]
• Shift 2: Unleashed (PC download) is $4.99 from Amazon. Next best is $20. [Dealzon]
• Serious Sam (PC download) sale at Amazon gives 70% off five titles in the series: Serious Sam 2, Double D, The Random Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter and The Second Encounter. [Dealzon]
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (360, PS3) is $39.99, free shipping from Amazon. List price is $60. The PC version has been floating around $32 shipped. [Dealzon]
• Final Fantasy XIII-2 (360, PS3) is $29.99, free shipping from Best Buy. Next best is $42. [Dealzon]
• The King of Fighters XIII (PS3, 360) with The King of Soundtracks '94-XIII is $29.99, free shipping from Amazon. Next best is $44. [Dealzon]
Hardware
• Hori SoulCalibur V Arcade Stick (PS3, 360) is $109.99, free shipping from Amazon. Next best is $150. [Dealzon]
• Razer Banshee StarCraft II Gaming Headset is $69.99, free shipping from Amazon. Next best is $144. [Dealzon]
• Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard (dented box but new) is $69.99, free shipping from Logitech. Next best is $90. [Dealzon]
• Plantronics GameCom X95 Xbox 360 Gaming Headset is $41.24, free shipping from Buy.com. Next best is $61. [Dealzon]
• XFX Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIe HDCP Video Card with coupon for Dirt 3 is $139.99 after rebate, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $180. [Dealzon]
• Corsair 240GB Force Series GT SSD is $274.99 after rebate, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $326. [Dealzon]
• HP dv7t Quad 17.3-inch laptop with Quad Core i7-2670QM, Radeon HD 7690M 1GB, 8GB RAM, Blu-ray is $824.99. That's cheapest ever by $29. [Dealzon]
• HP dv6t Quad 15.6-inch laptop with Quad Core i7-2670QM, Radeon HD 7690M 1GB, 8GB RAM, Blu-ray is $749.99, free shipping from HP. That's cheapest ever by $25. [Dealzon]
• Lenovo K330 desktop with Core i5-2500, 8GB RAM, GeForce GT 545, Blu-ray is $739, free shipping from Lenovo. That's cheapest ever by $10 and $260 off the usual price of $1,199. [Dealzon]
Digital Distribution
The following listing of digital download bargains are grouped by distributor. For more, see Deals4Downloads' roundup.
Amazon
• Sword of the Stars: Ultimate Collection is $2.99, save 90 percent.
• L.A. Noire is $4.99, save 83 percent.
• Dragon Age Pack is $9.99, save 80 percent.
• Stronghold 3 is $10.00, save 80 percent.
• Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is $2.00, save 80 percent.
Beamdog
• Alexander the Great is $10.00, save 50 percent.
Desura
• Monster RPG 2 is $0.99, save 50 percent.
• Dragon Fantasy is $2.99, save 40 percent.
DotEmu
• Aura: Fate of the Ages is $2.49, save 50 percent.
• The Sting! is $2.49, save 50 percent.
GameFly
• Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition is $4.99, save 75 percent.
• The Darkness II is $24.99, save 50 percent.
GamersGate
• IndieFort Bundle Nr 1 is $5.99, save 91 percent.
• Racing Team Manager is $6.95, save 77 percent.
• The Sims 3 Deluxe is $16.98, save 66 percent.
• Serious Sam Complete Pack is $31.60, save 60 percent.
• Tom Clancy's Collection is $24.99, save 50 percent.
Gametap
• Dungeon Siege III is $11.98, save 60 percent.
• Patrician IV - GOLD Edition is $14.97, save 50 percent.
Get Games
• DiRT 3 is $5.99, save 80 percent.
GMG
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is $2.49, save 75 percent.
• Fantasy Wars is $3.73, save 75 percent.
GOG
• Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Complete Edition is $4.99, save 50 percent.
• Heroes of Might and Magic 4 Complete is $4.99, save 50 percent.
• Might and Magic 6 Pack Limited Edition is $4.99, save 50 percent.
Impulse
• Crysis is $4.99, save 75 percent.
• Total Annihilation is $4.99, save 50 percent.
iTunes Store
• Command & Conquer Red Alert (iPad) is $0.99, save 80 percent.
• Fight Night Champion (iPhone) is $0.99, save 80 percent.
• Dragon Fantasy (iPhone) is $0.99, save 67 percent.
Mac App Store
• DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (Mac) is $2.99, save 70 percent.
• Duke Nukem Forever (Mac) is $9.99, save 67 percent.
Microsoft Games For Windows Live
• Osmos is $4.99, save 50 percent.
Steam
• Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 is $6.79, save 66 percent.
• Hack, Slash, Loot is $4.19, save 40 percent.
Kotaku thanks our coupon partners for providing these and other great deals. Be sure to bookmark and search their Kotaku hashtags (#dealzon, #deals4downloads and #dealtaku) for updates throughout the week. Further, to our friends across the pond and north of the border, check the #ukdeals, #europedeals and #canadadeals hashtags and be sure to flag any deals you might have with that.
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