The occasion of Guild Wars 2's second beta weekend is good enough to put the game on pre-order discount from one e-tailer. That, plus some preoders from heavily anticipated big hits this fall, and a couple of unusual combo sales, highlight the first post-E3 edition of The Moneysaver. More than 60 savings are below. Dig in!
Software
• This is Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend 2 (ends Sunday 11:59pm Pacific) and the PC download is $53.95 from Green Man Gaming. Next best is $60. Last beta weekend was end of April, and no discount was available. [Dealzon]
• June 12 release Dirt Showdown (360, PS3) is $39.99 with $10 bonus credit from Amazon. Next best is $45. [Dealzon]
• June 19 release Brave (360, PS3, Wii) for $49.99 comes with $20 bonus credit and $8 movie ticket from Amazon. Same bonuses for PC/Mac version at $29.96. [Dealzon]
• June 19 release Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings (PC Download) is $24.30, free shipping from Green Man Gaming. Next best is $30. [Dealzon]
• Oct. 30 release Assassin's Creed 3 (PC download) is $40.46 from Green Man Gaming. Next best is $49.94. [Dealzon]
• Origin offers exclusive Battlefield 3 Premium bundles for PC download: $49.99 with all five expansion packs and server queue priority; $69.99 with the Ultimate Shortcut Bundle "which unlocks all 119 weapons and gadgets"; and $99.99 for all that and the base game (full bundle would cost $150 piecemeal). [Dealzon]
• GameStop offers a coupon 40 percent off a game of equal or lesser value if you buy a game at $49.99 or more. One good combo: Diablo 3 and Xenoblades are $90 with the coupon, instead of $110 at current best prices separately. [Dealzon]
• Toys 'R' Us has Buy 1, Get 1 40 percent off sales for PS Vita games and for games $19.99 or less on other platforms (PS3, Xbox, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, DS, PSP and PS2 games). [Dealzon]
• Max Payne 3 (PC download) is $48.60 from Green Man Gaming. Next best is $60. [Dealzon]
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (PC download) is $40.46 from Green Man Gaming. Next best is $49. [Dealzon]
• Mortal Kombat Kollector's Edition (360) is $42.99, free shipping from Microsoft. Next best is $65. [Dealzon]
• Street Fighter X Tekken (360, PS3) is $39.99, free shipping from Amazon. Next best is $53. [Dealzon]
• MLB 12: The Show (PS3) is $39.99, free shipping from Buy.com. List price is $60. [Dealzon]
• Final Fantasy XIII-2 (360, PS3) is $19.99 plus $3.49 shipping from GameStop. Next best is $28. [Dealzon]
• Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition (PS3) is $19.99 from Amazon. Next best is $30. [Dealzon]
• DreamGear Arcade Fighter (Nintendo Wii) is $24.99 from Amazon. Next best is $44. [Dealzon]
• Carnival Games: Monkey See Monkey Do (360 Kinect) is $9.99, free shipping from Buy.com. Next best is $20. [Dealzon]
• Sonic Generations (360, PS3) is $15.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $24. [Dealzon]
• F.E.A.R. 3 (360) is $10.99, free shipping from Microsoft Store. Next best is $17. [Dealzon]
• Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational (Vita) is $19.96 from Amazon. Next best is $30. [Dealzon]
• The Darkness 2 (PC download) is $12.49 from GameFly. Next best is $50. [Dealzon]
• MLB 2K12 (PC download) is $9.99 from Amazon. Next best is $30. [Dealzon]
• Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (PC download) is $7.49 from GameFly. Next best is $20. [Dealzon]
• Batman: Arkham City (PC download) is $7.49 from GameFly. Next best is $30. [Dealzon]
• Grand Theft Auto IV (PC download) is $4.99 from GameFly. Next best is $20. [Dealzon]
• Batman Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition (PC download) is $4.99 from GameFly. Next best is $20. [Dealzon]
Hardware
• Xbox 360 4GB Console Kinect Bundle with Kinect Sports is $249.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $300. [Dealzon]
• Razer Naga Hex Gaming Mouse is $69.99, free shipping from NewEgg. Next best is $79. [Dealzon]
• Samsung 27-inch S27A550H 1080p 2ms LED Monitor (Refurbished) is $227, free shipping from Buy.com. Next best is $242. [Dealzon]
• OCZ 120GB Agility 3 SSD is $89.99 after rebate, free shipping from TigerDirect. Next best is $105. [Dealzon]
• This week HP refreshed the 17.3-inch 1080p Envy 17 with Ivy Bridge and new GPU. The base config with Core i5-3210M, 6GB RAM, Radeon HD 7850M is $1,004.99 after coupon. The 33 percent off coupon discounts any upgrades, too, so Core i7-3610QM would be $67 more instead of $100 list price. [Dealzon]
• Also refreshed, the HP Envy 15 got Ivy Bridge and Radeon HD 7750M. Base config is Core i5-3210M 3rd Gen, 6GB RAM for $904.49 after coupon, which makes Core i7-3610QM upgrade only $67 more. [Dealzon]
• Sony VAIO F Series VPC-F232FX 16.4-inch laptop with Quad Core i7-2670QM, GeForce GT 520M, Blu-ray is $829.99, free shipping from NewEgg. That's cheapest ever by $60 and $140 off the next best price of $970. [Dealzon]
• Dell offers a $100 Alienware M11x coupon that brings the 11.6-inch laptop with Core i7-2637M, 1GB GeForce GT 540M, 6GB RAM down to $1,099. That's cheapest ever by $50. [Dealzon]
Digital Distribution
The following listing of digital download bargains are grouped by distributor. For more, see Deals4Downloads' roundup.
Amazon
• Bulletstorm is $3.97, save 80 percent.
• The Kings' Crusade is $5.58, save 72 percent.
• Dungeons is $9.22, save 69 percent.
• Legendary is $4.51, save 55 percent.
• Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is $9.99, save 50 percent.
GamersGate
• SEGA Mega Drive Classic Collection™ Gold Edition is $22.47, save 85 percent.
• Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena is $3.74, save 75 percent.
• ArcaniA Gold Edition is $7.50, save 75 percent.
• The Sims Medieval is $8.99, save 70 percent.
• Penumbra Collection is $6.00, save 70 percent.
• Sanctum Collection is $6.80, save 66 percent.
• Warlock: Master of the Arcane is $9.98, save 50 percent.
Gametree
• Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters (Mac) is $9.99, save 50 percent.
Get Games
• Just Cause 2 is $3.75, save 75 percent.
• Alan Wake is $14.99, save 50 percent.
GMG
• Need For Speed World Gold Starter Pack is $19.99, save 67 percent.
• Jagged Alliance – Back in Action is $19.99, save 50 percent.
• RAGE: Special Edition is $34.97, save 42 percent.
GOG
• Still Life 2 is $4.99, save 50 percent.
• Iron Storm is $4.99, save 50 percent.
• Megarace 3 is $2.99, save 50 percent.
GameStop / Impulse
• Darksiders is $4.99, save 75 percent.
• Far Cry Bundle is $4.99, save 75 percent.
• Assassin's Creed Complete Pack is $51.98, save 60 percent.
iTunes Store
• Peggle HD (iPad) is $0.99, save 67 percent.
• The Sims 3 (iPhone) is $2.99, save 57 percent.
Mac App Store
• Secret of the Lost Cavern (Mac) is $7.99, save 47 percent.
Microsoft Xbox Live
• Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City is $14.99, save 50 percent.
Sony PSN
• Smash Cars (PS3) is $7.49, save 50 percent.
• Wakeboarding (PS3) is $4.99, save 50 percent.
Steam
• Paradox Weekend save 50 percent on all Paradox games.
• Magicka Gamer Bundle is $0.49, save 75 percent.
• Dungeons of Dredmor is $1.50, save 70 percent.
• Crusader Kings II is $19.99, save 50 percent.
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