Game download specials this weekend

This week’s digital download specials include a bunch of indie delights (including some freebies), as well as discounted games on popular services Steam, GOG.com, PSN, and Xbox LIVE.

The Free Bundle

Wallets may be stretched thin following the silly season, but if you’re still itching for something new to play then you can check out The Free Bundle.

This new initiative aims to promote some fledgling indie developers and their games by giving away the title for free. Of course, you are encouraged to let your conscience guide you and donate directly to the developers if you enjoyed their game.

This month The Free Bundle includes: survival driving game, Nitronic Rush; side-scrolling psychological horror game, Ascension; Action-puzzle-platformer, Celestial Mechanica; Minecraft meets Slender in Imscared; and journey down retro lane with a gameplay mechanics mash-up in Abobo Big’s Adventure.

The Free Bundle Jan 2013

Indie Royale Replay Bundle

Over on Indie Royale is the Replay Bundle which includes some impressive titles such as the multiplayer FPS/RTS hybrid Nuclear Dawn, tower defense gem Defense Grid, sci-fi point-n-click adventure Gemini Rue, and dungeon crawlers Soulcaster and Soulcaster II.

Indie Royale uses a floating minimum payment price which increases as more bundles are purchased. It is currently sitting at just over US$5.

Xbox LIVE deal of the week

Over on the ZA Xbox LIVE Marketplace you can grab Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for R249. Gold members can also pick up the various DLCs for the game at a discount.

Also on special are a selection of 2K Games titles, including BioShock 1, BioShock 2, and Borderlands for R129 each

PlayStation Store January Sale

PlayStation Network has kicked off its January sales special – between 9 and 30 January various games are being discounted, including Saints Row: The Third, Borderlands, Mafia II, and Tansformers: Fall of Cybertron, to name a few. PS Plus subscribers get a further 10% discount.

More games will be added to the list as the month progresses. Check out the available content lineup here: PlayStation Store January Sale starts today – PlayStation.Blog.Europe

Retro City Rampage

Steam Specials

Ravaged is free-to-play this weekend, and is also going for a 66% discount at US$3.39. The game is a multiplayer FPS with heavy focus on vehicle combat.

Other notable specials include space strategy sim Faster Than Light (US$5), and 8-bit nostalgia dose Retro City Rampage (US$7.49).

GOG.com Specials

GOG continues to deliver classic games at discounted prices, with sales on the fantastic Commandos 1 and Commandos 2 strategy games, Romanesque RTS Praetorians, and relative newcomer King’s Bounty: Crossworld GOTY.

Other specials

For something off the beaten path with some interesting titles on offer, check out Desura.com specials. If you are keen on pre-ordering some of the big upcoming PC games, consider using Greenman Gaming, as they always have a 25% pre-order discount special coupon available, usable on top of any exisiting discounts.