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Friday PC game sales are all over the place

by John Callaham Apr 29th 2011 @ 2:00PM

No time to waste; there's a lot of PC game sales to report on today:

Amazon.com's free casual game today is Burger Shop; you can get the game, normally priced at $6.99, absolutely free today only.
Direct2Drive has Rift on sale for today only for $29.95. Also Direct2Drive also has a number of Activision-published games on sale for the weekend for 50 percent off.
Impulse has a number of games on sale this weekend including Spore for just $9.97. Also Impulse has Frontline Fields of Thunder on sale for today only for just $1.99.
GamersGate has a large number of games on sale this weekend including Tropico 3 for $5.08
Steam has Sol Survivor on sale for the next week for just $4.99.
Electronic Arts' online store has a one day sale today with 40 percent off a large selection of games.
The OnLive streaming game service has Kane and Lynch 2 on sale for $5 for today only.

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Thursday PC game sales include free game

by John Callaham Apr 28th 2011 @ 4:00PM

Getting something for nothing is always a good thing and we have that in today's PC game sales deals.

Amazon.com's next free casual game is Cake Mania. You can download the game, nomally priced at $9.99, free of charge for today only.
Steam has Mount and Blade and Mount and Blade Warband on sale this weekend for 80 percent off each.
Direct2Drive has Napoleon Total War on sale for today only for $12.49.
Games For Windows Marketplace has Flatout Ultimate Carnage on sale this next week for $4.99.
Impulse has Cryostasis on sale for today only for just $3.49.

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Wednesday's PC game sales are nice and neat

by John Callaham Apr 27th 2011 @ 2:00PM

There's always some new PC game sales to report every day and hump day is no exception.

GoG.com has a sale starting today and running until the end of the day on May 3 on all of the games in its library from financially troubled publisher JoWood. You can get each individual game for 60 percent off its normal GoG.com price or get all 13 games for 75 percent off.
Impulse has Reign: Conflict of Nations on sale for today only for just $5.99.
From now until Friday the OnLive streaming PC game service has Luxor 2 on sale for 50 percent off.
Direct2Drive has Test Drive Unlimited 2 on sale for today only for $19.99.

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Tuesday's PC game sales make up the difference

by John Callaham Apr 26th 2011 @ 4:00PM

Lots of folks are returning to work after the Easter holiday period. If you feel a bit on the slow side as a result perhaps these sales will perk you up.

Steam has put ArmA II on sale from now until Thursday for just $7.99. Also all of the game's expansion packs are on sale for 40 percent off.
Direct2Drive has DC Universe Online on sale for today only for $24.95. Also three casual games (Zombie Shooter, Mall-a-Palooza and Cradle of Rome) are on sale today only for $1.99 each.
Impulse has The Twomorrow War on sale for today only for just $4.99.
Amazon.com has Crysis 2 on sale for today only for $39.95.

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Monday's PC game sales could get rid of the case of the Mondays

by John Callaham Apr 25th 2011 @ 4:00PM

If you want to get over working past a (sort of) holiday weekend there's no better way to do it than checking out some low prices on PC games:

Direct2Drive has both the PC and Mac ports of Amnesia: The Dark Descent on sale for today only for just $4.99.
Direct2Drive also has the Mac port of Borderlands on sale for today only for 30 percent off its normal price.
Impulse has Perimeter: Emperor's Testament on sale for today only for a mere $1.99.
Atari's official web site has a large section of its games on sale from now until April 27 for 25 percent off their normal prices.

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Easter Sunday PC game sales show up

by John Callaham Apr 24th 2011 @ 3:00PM

Easter Sunday is a time of reflection for some, prayer for others and getting candy from a huge bunny for the rest of us. And for a few there are some PC game sales to find today:

Direct2Drive has the recent first person shooter Bulletstorm on sale for today only for $29.98.
Impulse has the space strategy game Light of Altair on sale for today only for just $3.73.
The recently released eco-strategy game Fate of the World is on sale from now until April 29 for $6.69.
OnLive is giving out codes for 75 percent off games from its streaming game service this Sunday via its Twitter page.

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Saturday PC game sales include free games

by John Callaham Apr 23rd 2011 @ 5:30PM

It's the day before Easter and some download sites are offering some Easter-spring oriented sales events:

Impulse has Med of War: Red Tide on sale for today only for just $4.99.
Direct2Drive has the expansion pack Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam on sale for today only for $7.49.
Telltale Games is holding its OMG Spring Sale. From now until May 2 nearly all of the stuff on Telltale's online store are on sale for 50 percent off. The sale exclude Back To The Future, Jurassic Park and Hector: Badge of Carnage.
Ubisoft's online store is offering a free game when you purchase any game from its web site and put in the promo code "rabbidsday" at check out from now until April 26. The free game can picked from the following list: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence, Far Cry 2: Fortunes Edition, James Cameron's Avatar: The Game, Prince of Persia Warrior Within, Rayman Raving Rabbids, or Voodoo Dice.

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Friday PC game sales are good

by John Callaham Apr 22nd 2011 @ 2:30PM

Good Friday is here and it's also time for some good PC game sales, most of which are just for today, although there is one sale that lasts through the weekend.

GoG.com has a sale of various Ubisoft games this weekend including Far Cry. Each game is on sale for 30 percent off or you can get all six Ubisoft games this weekend for 50 percent off their normal price.
Impulse has Gratuitous Space Battles on sale for today only for just $4.99.
Direct2Drive has Civilization V on sale for today only for $29.97. It also has Crysis 2 on sale this weekend only for $55.93 which can be reduced to just $41.95 if you put in the promo code "Bunny" at check out.
The OnLive streaming game service has Mafia II on sale for today only for just $5.

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Thursday's PC game sales get ready for a long weekend (for some)

by John Callaham Apr 21st 2011 @ 3:00PM

Today is the last day of the work week for some as Good Friday is celebrated tomorrow. Why not save some money while you take some time off?

Steam has Metro 2033 on sale this weekend for just $9.99.
Impulse has a number of games on sale this weekend including 50 percent off all Company of Heroes games.
Impulse also has Defense Grid Gold on sale for today only for just $3.49.
Direct2Drive has Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic on sale for today only for $7.49.
Direct2Drive is also taking 25 percent off all orders $19.95 and over this weekend with the promo code "Bunny" entered at checkout.
Games For Windows Marketplace has Resident Evil 5 on sale for the next week for $14.99.