{"id":43572,"date":"2012-08-23T22:55:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T20:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=43572"},"modified":"2012-08-23T22:55:34","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T20:55:34","slug":"gaming-specials-this-weekend-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/43572-gaming-specials-this-weekend-4","title":{"rendered":"Gaming specials this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the weather begins to heat up in South Africa, so do retail prices, and there are some gaming deals that can\u2019t be ignored.<\/p>\n

Makro\u2019s on-going birthday sale continues as the retail chain offers some pretty solid deals on consoles, peripherals, and games that\u2019ll make you wish its birthday ran all year long.<\/p>\n

Game is having a special on consoles, but it\u2019s the price on a few particular games that are worth noting.<\/p>\n

Xbox 360, games and hardware bundle (Makro) – R3,999.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Makro\u2019s Xbox 360 bundle comes with all the bells and whistles you\u2019ll expect from a massive gaming pack.<\/p>\n

The deal includes a 4GB Xbox 360 console, a 320GB hard drive, 2 wireless controllers and a wireless steering wheel.<\/p>\n

Games included are Mass Effect 3, FIFA Street, Fable 2, Forza 3, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Gears of War and Lego Star Wars III (download token) \u2013 all quality games.<\/p>\n

The special is valid from 19 \u2013 27 August 2012.<\/p>\n

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Xbox 360, games and hardware bundle (Makro) R3999.00<\/p><\/div>\n

Playstation 3, games, Blu-rays and hardware bundle (Makro) – R3,999.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re leaning towards Sony, a PS3 bundle pack also offers a noteworthy gaming deal.<\/p>\n

A 320GB Silver Playstation 3, two DualShock \u00a03 controllers and a remote control make up the hardware.<\/p>\n

MX vs. ATV: Untamed, Medal of Honor and Iron Man 2 are the bundled games, while you also get Crank: High Voltage and The Fighter on Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

The R3999.00 special is valid from 19 \u2013 27 August 2012.<\/p>\n

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Playstation 3, games, Blu-rays and hardware bundle (Makro) R3999.00<\/p><\/div>\n

PS3 controller and Uncharted 3 (Makro) R799.00<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a second controller and a quality game to go with it, Makro\u2019s DualShock and game combo is a consideration.<\/p>\n

The PS3 controller is bundled with Uncharted 3: Drake\u2019s Deception (which also features split-screen multiplayer) for R799.00<\/p>\n

The special is valid from 19 \u2013 27 August 2012.<\/p>\n

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Games specials (Game) R179.99 each<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While not the newest releases, the following games are great titles in their own right and Game is promoting them with a special price-tag.<\/p>\n

Rockstar\u2019s Wild-West classic Red Dead Redemption, and their open-world crime blockbuster Grand Theft Auto IV are going for R179.99 each.<\/p>\n

Call of Duty: World at War is also getting the same special treatment, if you\u2019re looking to head back to WWII of course.<\/p>\n

The game special is valid from 23 \u2013 26 August 2012.<\/p>\n

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Games specials (Game) R179.99 each<\/p><\/div>\n

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What will be causing a hole in your pocket this weekend? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":43597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1826,5947,6393,5892,21,1827,6396,6394,6395],"class_list":["post-43572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-game","tag-game-specials","tag-gaming-deals","tag-gaming-specials","tag-headline","tag-makro","tag-ps3-special","tag-video-game-deals","tag-xbox-360-special"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43624,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43572\/revisions\/43624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}