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Amazon throws some pre-order bait with bonus credit offers on big titles coming out in the next couple of months. Meantime, GreenMan Gaming’s own 25 percent off coupon is still going, along with Microsoft Store’s offer of $20 worth of Microsoft Points on 11 titles there. Those deals highlight more than 100 in all in this week’s edition of The Moneysaver.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Editor’s Note: Today marks the final week Deals4Downloads will be providing its list of digital distribution bargains. The site is closing down at the end of this month. We thank Deals4Downloads and its management team, Sebastian Lindig and Michael Krenz, for all they provided to The Moneysaver over the past three years (going back to when it was known as Weekend Coupons) and wish them the best. Software Amazon added $10-$20 bonus credits to pre-orders of five AAA titles. • Feb. 5 release Dead Space 3 Limited Edition (360, PS3) with $20 Amazon Credit is $59.99, free shipping (list $60) • Mar. 5 release Sim City: Limited Edition (PC DVD) with $20 Amazon Credit is $59.99, free shipping (list $60) • Mar. 12 release God of War: Ascension (PS3) with $10 Amazon Credit is $59.99, free shipping (next best $60) • Mar. 19 release Crysis 3 Hunter Edition (PS3, 360) with $20 Amazon Credit is $59.99, free shipping (next best $60) • Mar. 26 release Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel Overkill Edition (360, PS3) with $20 Amazon Credit is $59.99, free shipping (list $60) Green Man Gaming‘s 25% off pre-order coupon is still working and stacks with credit/cash-back bonuses. • Jan. 29 release Dungeonland (PC download) is $7.50 (list $10) • Feb. 5 release Omerta: City of Gangsters (PC download) with $2 Credit or $1 Cash Back is $25.50 (list $40) • Mar. 5 release South Park: The Stick of Truth (PC download) with $3 Credit or $2 Cash Back is $45 (next best $49) • Mar. 31 release Metro: Last Light (PC download) with $2 Credit or $1 Cash Back is $45 (next best $60) • Apr. 2 release Defiance (PC download) with $2 Credit or $1 Cash Back is $45 (list $60) • Apr. 23 release Dead Island Riptide (PC download) with $2 Credit or $1 Cash Back is $30 (list $40) GameStop PC download deals. • LEGO Lord of the Rings is $9.99 (next best $30) • Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition is $7.49 (next best $10) Amazon has a few digital bundles deals worth considering this weekend. While we’ve seen these prices before, it’s a rare opportunity to pick up multiple games for cheap. • THQ Mega Pack (19 PC downloads) is $24.99 (separately $366) • 2K Mega Pack (9 PC downloads) is $24.99 (separately $232) • 2K Shooter Pack (4 PC downloads) is $9.99 (separately $102) • Desert to Sea Bundle – BioShock, BioShock 2 & Spec Ops: The Line (3 PC downloads) is $9.99 (separately $47) • The Crazy Action Pack (3 PC download) is $9.99 (separately $48) Amazon has more PC download and console game deals for the weekend. • NBA 2K13 (PC download) is $14.99 (next best $30) • The Sims 3: Supernatural (PC download) is $13.59 (next best $40) • Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii) is $10.99 (next best $20) • Microsoft Store offers 1600 Xbox LIVE points with select 360 game pre-orders. As of Friday there were 11 eligible titles. • Last Tuesday’s release Ni no Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch (PS3) is $57.99, free shipping from J&R and $60 elsewhere. GameFly has a few good weekend PC download offers, plus they launched a coupon code for extra 10% savings. The coupon is only usable once per account. • Dishonored is $26.99 (next best $55) • Borderlands 2 is $26.99 (normally $50) • Mass Effect 3 is $13.49 (normally $30) • The Walking Dead Game is $11.24 (next best $25) • SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition is $8.99 (next Yono All APP best $12) • Crysis Maximum Edition is $6.74 (next best $25) • Psychonauts is $4.49 (list $10) Green Man Gaming has a 20% off coupon that works on several new releases and stacks with instant savings. • Batman Arkham City Game of the Year Edition (PC download) is $6 (next best $15) • Last Tuesday’s release Max Payne 3: Deathmatch Made in Heaven Pack (PC DLC) is $8 (list $10) • Last Tuesday’s release Rush Bros. is $11.96 (next best $15) • Last Wednesday’s release The Cave is $12 (next best $15) • Last Wednesday’s release Strike Suit Zero is $16 (list $20) • Today’s release DMC: Devil May Cry is $40 (next best $50) • Feb. 13 release Chernobyl Commando is $12 (list $15) • Alpha Protocol is $12 (list $15) • International Snooker is $10.40 (list $13) • Spellforce: Complete Collection is $8 (list $40) • Kairo is $6.40 (list $8) • Alan Wake is $5.99 (next best $30) • The Whispered World is $4 (list $10) • The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is $4 (next best $20) • Laxius Force is $2 (next best $7) • Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection is $2 (next best $10) • Starvoid is $2 (list $10) NewEgg • Halo 4 (360) is $39.99, free shipping (next best $54) • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Collector’s Edition (PC) is $39.99, free shipping (next best $65) • Hitman: Absolution (360, PS3) is $27.99, free shipping (next best $40) • SSX (360) is $14.99, free shipping (next best $20) • Tomb Raider Trilogy (PS3) is $14.99, free shipping (next best $25) Best Buy • Diablo 3 (PC/Mac) is $29.99, free shipping (next best $56) • Resident Evil 6 (360, PS3) is $29.99, free shipping (next best $40) • Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends (360) is $20.99, free shipping (next best $27) • Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS) is $19.99, free shipping (next best $40) • Crosswords Plus (3DS) is $19.99, free shipping (next best $29) • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (PS3) is $18.99, free shipping (next best $30) • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, PC) is $18.99, free shipping (next best $38) • Wonderbook: Book of Spells (PS3) is $17.99, free shipping (next best $32) Origin PC download deals. • Game of Thrones is $10 (next best $40) • The Sims 3: Diesel Stuff Expansion Pack is $10 (next best $20) • Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition is $10 (next best $30) • Battlefield Bad Company 2 is $6.99 (next best $20) • Alice: Madness Returns is $5 (next best $10) GamersGate • The Guild Complete Collection is $7.50 (next best $25) • King Arthur Collection is $4.99 (list $20) • Agricultural Simulator 2013 (PC download) is $9.98 (list $20) • Last day for the Toys ‘R’ Us “Save $20 off 2 Wii U games” sale for titles priced $49.99 or more. [Dealzon] Hardware • Xbox 360 Live 12-Month Gold Membership Card for $34.99, free shipping from NewEgg on eBay deals started Friday. If that sells out, it will be that price again from Best Buy starting Sunday. Next best is $40 at Amazon. [Dealzon] • Nintendo 3DS XL (Blue/Black) is $179.99, free shipping from Best Buy. Next best is $200. [Dealzon] • Xbox 360 4GB Slim Console is $179.99, free shipping and comes with a $20 gift card from Best Buy. Next best is $200. [Dealzon] • PlayStation Move Deadmund’s Quest/Sports Champions Bundle is $69.99 with $5.94 shipping from Best Buy. Next best is $87. [Dealzon] • Wonderbook: Book of Spells PlayStation Move Bundle l86 is $44.99, free shipping from Best Buy. Next best is $60. [Dealzon] • Turtle Beach Ear Force N11 Amplified Gaming Headset for Wii U and 3DS is $34.99, free shipping from Best Buy. List price is $50. [Dealzon] • Wii U Stereo Headset is $9.99, free shipping from Best Buy. List price is $20. [Dealzon] • Alienware M17x with Radeon HD 7970M 2GB GPU is $1,599 after coupon from Dell Home. Rare value config spotted on Dell’s site, just the base config with only the 7970M upgrade, which isn’t available if you customize the base config on Dell’s main Alienware offers page. Cheapest config with this GPU Dell advertises is usually $2,000+ because of other upgrades they build in to raise the price. • Dell Inspiron 17R laptop with Ivy Bridge Core i7-3632QM, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, GeForce GT 630M is $749.99, free shipping from Dell Home. New low by $50. List price is $1,119. • Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 95412SU gaming laptop Ivy Bridge Core i7-3632QM, 8GB RAM, GeForce GT650M, Windows 8 is $799, free shipping from Lenovo. List price is $1,149. • Samsung NP365E5C-S05US budget laptop with AMD A6-4400M, Radeon HD 7520G, Windows 8 is $299.99, free shipping from Best Buy. List price is $370. Not a gaming powerhouse, but the Radeon HD 7520G integrated GPU can actually handle games like Diablo 3, FIFA 13, CS:GO, etc. If you play older titles and you just need something, this $300 laptop might do the trick. • Alienware M14x revision 2 gaming laptop with Ivy Bridge Core i5-3210M 3rd Gen, 8GB RAM, 2GB GeForce GT 650M is $1,117.55, free shipping from Dell Home. New low by $50. List price is $1,229. • Lenovo IdeaPad Y400 95232HU gaming laptop with Ivy Bridge Core i7-3630QM, 8GB RAM, GeForce GT 650M is $743.20, free shipping from Lenovo. List price is $929. • MacBook Air 13 MD231LL/A with Ivy Bridge Core i5-3427U 1.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD (newest model, 2012) is $999.99, free shipping from Best Buy and Amazon. Next best is $1,100 and it’s $1199 from Apple Store. It’s not a gaming laptop, but the price is so good for a MBA that it’s a good consideration for those with low GPU requirements or casual gaming. For example, the Intel HD 4000 can still power League of Legends, which will have an upcoming Mac client soon. • Dell XPS 8500 with coupon is still available, comes with Quad Core i7-3770 (3rd Gen), Radeon HD 7770 2GB, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD + 32GB SSD, Blu-ray is $999.99, free shipping from Dell Home. List price is $1,400. Digital Distribution The following listing of digital download bargains are grouped by distributor. Amazon • 2K Shooter Pack is $9.99, save 91 percent. • The WTF Pack is $9.99, save 90 percent. • 2K Mega Pack is $24.99, save 90 percent. • Desert to Sea Bundle is $9.99, save 89 percent. • 2K Strategy Super Pack is $19.99, save 85 percent. • Spec Ops: The Line is $7.49, save 75 percent. Desura • Stardrone is $1.49, save 50 percent. • Zafehouse: Diaries is $7.48, save 50 percent. DotEmu • Hardwar is $2.40, save 60 percent. • Slipstream 5000 is $2.40, save 60 percent. GameFly • The Sims 3 is $7.49, save 75 percent. • Darksiders Franchise Pack is $19.99, save 50 percent. GamersGate • Dead Space Complete Pack is $7.99, save 80 percent. • King Arthur Complete Collection is $7.50, save 75 percent. • Tales of Monkey Island Complete Season is $8.74, save 75 percent. • The Guild Complete Collection is $7.50, save 75 percent. Get Games • Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Deluxe Edition is $7.49, save 75 percent. • Assassin’s Creed Revelations is $10.19, save 66 percent. GMG • Tomb Raider: Anniversary is $1.99, save 87 percent. • The Oil Blue is $2.39, save 80 percent. GOG • Pinball Gold Pack is $3.99, save 60 percent. • l86.com สล็อต Lords Of The Realm – Royal Edition is $2.39, save 60 percent. • Lords of Magic: Special Edition is $2.39, save 60 percent. GameStop • D&D Ultimate Pack is $11.24, save 75 percent. • D&D Anthology: The Master Collection is $4.99, save 75 percent. • Alan Wake Collector’s Edition is $8.74, save 75 percent. iTunes Store • Gamebook Adventures 4: Revenant Rising (iPhone) is $0.99, save 83 percent. • NBA JAM (iPad) is $0.99, save 80 percent. Mac App Store • European War 3 (Mac) is $0.99, save 67 percent. • Colin McRae: DiRT 2 (Mac) is $14.99, save 50 percent. Sony PSN • Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Complete Collection (PS3) is $12.49, save 50 percent. • Jet Set Radio (PS3) is $4.99, save 50 percent. Steam • Chivalry is $12.49, save 50 percent + Free Weekend. • Tomb Raider Collection is $14.99, save 75 percent. • Hotline Miami is $4.99, save 50 percent. Kotaku thanks our coupon partners for providing these and other great deals. As always, smart gamers can find values any day of the week, so if you’ve run across a deal, share it with us in the comments. For more savings, follow Dealzon on Twitter.