There are eight days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training in baseball. More importantly, there are 24 until Shepard, Alenko and Liara report for duty in Mass Effect 3. Pre-order deals on the sci-fi epic RPG already are out, along with savings and credits on this week's UFC Undisputed 3 and Twisted Metal.
Software
• Mar. 6 release Mass Effect 3 (360, PS3, PC) is $47.99, free shipping from NewEgg through Sunday. Next best is $57. [Dealzon]
• Feb. 14 release UFC Undisputed 3 (360, PS3) is $59.99 with $10 bonus credit from Amazon. Next best is Buy.com at $56.99. Elsewhere it's $58 and up. [Dealzon]
• Feb. 14 release Twisted Metal (PS3) best price is $56.99, free shipping from Buy.com. Elsewhere full price $59.99. [Dealzon]
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (360) is $44.99, free shipping from ToysRus. Next best is $60. [Dealzon]
• Tuesday's release Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (360, PS3) is $39.99 plus $0.99 shipping from Kmart. Next best is Buy.com for $48, elsewhere $50 and up. [Dealzon]
• Rocksmith (PS3) is $49.99 + $2.99 shipping from GameStop. Next best is $79. [Dealzon]
• Tuesday's release The Darkness 2 is still $37.99 for PC download from Green Man Gaming and $59.99 for 360/PS3 with $10 bonus credit from Amazon. [Dealzon]
• Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (360, PS3) is $29.99, free shipping from Amazon. Next best is $37. [Dealzon]
• Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL for 360/PS3/PC is $22.13, $26.43, and $18.34, free shipping from Amazon. Next bests are $37, $38, and $28. [Dealzon]
• El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (360, PS3) is $14.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $25. [Dealzon]
• Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (PS3) is $14.99 + $2.99 shipping from Best Buy. Next best is $24. [Dealzon]
• Blood Drive (360, PS3) is $7.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $18. [Dealzon]
• Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom for 360 and PS3 is $7.33 and $12.22 from Amazon. Next bests are $19 and $22. [Dealzon]
• Tropico Trilogy (Tropico 3, Tropico Reloaded, Tropico 3: Absolute Power) PC download is $4.99 from Amazon. Next best is $20. [Dealzon]
• Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition (PC Download) is $1.99 from Steam. Next best is $10. [Dealzon]
Hardware
• Turtle Beach Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Ear Force Delta: Limited Edition Wireless Gaming Headset is $202.39, free shipping from Amazon. Next best is $300. [Dealzon]
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth (Xbox 360) is $32.52, free shipping from Amazon. Next best is $52. [Dealzon]
• Razer Moray Gaming Headphones are $19.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $30. [Dealzon]
• Xbox 360 Live 3 Months Instant Online Code + 1 Bonus Month is $24.99 from Amazon. [Dealzon]
• Nyko Nintendo Wii Type Pad with Trans-Port Technology is $12.99, free shipping from Amazon. Next best is $29.99. [Dealzon]
• Acer 23.6-inch GD235HZ 1080p 120Hz 2ms 3D LCD Monitor (Refurbished) is $239, free shipping via Ebay Deals. Next best is $329. [Dealzon]
• Planar 27-inch PX2710MW 1080p 2ms LCD Monitor is $209.99, free shipping from Dell Home. Next best is $270. [Dealzon]
• LG 24-inch W2442PA-BF 1080p 2ms LCD Monitor (Refurbished) is $139.99, free shipping via Ebay Deals. Next best is $219. [Dealzon]
• HP 23-inch x2301 Micro Thin 1080p 3ms LED Monitor is $199.99, free shipping from HP. Next best is $250. [Dealzon]
• Samsung 23-inch S23A550H 1080p 2ms LED Monitor (Refurbished) is $149, free shipping from Buy.com. Next best is $189. [Dealzon]
• Alienware M14x 14-inch laptop with Quad Core i7-2670QM, 6GB RAM, 3GB GeForce GT 555M is $1,149, free shipping from Dell Home and comes with $100 Gift Card. That's $100 off the previous low of $1,249 for the laptop alone. [Dealzon]
Digital Distribution
The following listing of digital download bargains are grouped by distributor. For more, see Deals4Downloads' roundup.
Adventure Shop
• Darkness Within Collection is $12.99, save 35 percent.
• Dracula Series - Full Pack is $12.97, save 35 percent.
Amazon
• Dungeons is $4.99, save 83 percent.
• Disciples III: Resurrection is $4.99, save 83 percent.
• Dungeons: The Dark Lord is $4.99, save 83 percent.
• Airline Tycoon 2 is $4.99, save 83 percent.
• Tropico 4 is $9.99, save 75 percent.
• Darkspore is $9.99, save 50 percent.
Beamdog
• Emergency 3 is $3.40, save 66 percent.
• Ninja Blade is $10.20, save 66 percent.
DotEmu
• Evil Genius is $4.99, save 50 percent.
• Lords of Magic: Special Edition is $2.99, save 50 percent.
GameFly
• Mass Effect 2 is $4.99, save 75 percent.
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 is $4.99, save 75 percent.
GamersGate
• 1C Racing Mega pack is $19.95, save 57 percent.
• Unreal Anthology is $19.95, save 55 percent.
• Dungeons Mega Pack is $32.95, save 51 percent.
• Best of Tilted Mill is $24.95, save 50 percent.
• Grand Theft Auto The Complete Package is $49.95, save 41 percent.
• Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter Nights Complete is $29.95, save 40 percent.
Get Games
• Death to Spies: Moment of Truth is $4.99, save 75 percent.
• Reign: Conflict of Nations is $4.99, save 75 percent.
GMG
• Dawn of Magic is $8.46, save 58 percent.
• Gear Grinder is $9.99, save 50 percent.
GOG
• TopWare games bundle $34.89, save 50 percent.
Impulse
• 2K Ultimate Bundle is $69.99, save 78 percent.
• Bastion is $7.49, save 50 percent.
iTunes Store
• Order and Chaos© Online (iPhone) is $0.99, save 86 percent.
• MADDEN NFL 12 by EA SPORTS (iPhone) is $0.99, save 80 percent.
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 (iPhone) is $0.99, save 67 percent.
Mac App Store
• Trine (Mac) is $0.99, save 90 percent.
• Tank Battles (Mac) is $0.99, save 86 percent.
Microsoft Xbox Live
• Project: Snowblind is $7.49, save 50 percent.
Steam
• Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition (Mac) is $1.99, save 80 percent.
• Stronghold 3 is $24.99, save 50 percent.
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