{"id":48258,"date":"2012-12-07T10:01:18","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T08:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=48258"},"modified":"2012-12-07T10:02:37","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T08:02:37","slug":"online-gaming-specials-this-weekend-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/48258-online-gaming-specials-this-weekend-7","title":{"rendered":"Online gaming specials this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Aaaaaare youuuuuuu reaaaaaaady tooooo weeeeekeeeeeend?<\/em> I know I am, and it&#8217;s barely 9 o&#8217; clock in the morning. To be completely honest, I&#8217;ve been ready to weekend since first thing Monday morning. Zing!<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, on Steam you can save 50% on <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/219150\/?snr=1_4_4__40\" target=\"_blank\">Hotline Miami<\/a> and 40% on <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/212680?snr=1_4_4__40_1\" target=\"_blank\">FTL<\/a> from today until Monday &#8211; that&#8217;s just $4.99 (R45) and $5.99 (R52) respectively for all the crime-time violence and spaceship management you&#8217;ll ever need. Or at least until the sequels.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48260\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Hotline-Miami-title.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48260\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48260\" title=\"Hotline Miami title\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Hotline-Miami-title.jpg\" alt=\"Hotline Miami\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Hotline-Miami-title.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Hotline-Miami-title-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Hotline-Miami-title-250x152.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-48260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dial M for murder, HRRRREEEEEEE.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Other big Steam savings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/730\/?snr=1_4_4__106\" target=\"_blank\">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/a> &#8211; $7.49 (50% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/550\/?snr=1_4_4__106\" target=\"_blank\">Left 4 Dead 2<\/a> &#8211; $4.99 (75% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/620\/?snr=1_4_4__106\" target=\"_blank\">Portal 2<\/a> &#8211; $4.99 (75% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/49520\/?snr=1_4_4__106\" target=\"_blank\">Borderlands 2<\/a> &#8211; $44.99 (25% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/204360\/?snr=1_4_4__106\" target=\"_blank\">Castle Crashers<\/a> &#8211; $5.09 (66% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1520\/?snr=1_4_4__106\" target=\"_blank\">DEFCON<\/a> &#8211; $2.49 (75% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/209950\/?snr=1_4_4__106\" target=\"_blank\">Triple Town<\/a> &#8211; $7.99 (25% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/sub\/15407\/?snr=1_4_4__106_1\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Wake<\/a> &#8211; $10 (75% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/55150\/?snr=1_4_4__106_1\" target=\"_blank\">Warhammer 40,ooo: Space Marine<\/a> &#8211; $7.49 (75% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/41070\/?snr=1_4_4__106_1\" target=\"_blank\">Serious Sam: BFE<\/a> &#8211; $9.99 (75% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/201790\/?snr=1_4_4__106_1\" target=\"_blank\">Orcs Must Die 2<\/a> &#8211; $3.74 (75% off)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/35720\/?snr=1_4_4__106_1\" target=\"_blank\">Trine 2<\/a> &#8211; $3.75 (75% off)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over on GOG, you can get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gog.com\/gamecard\/the_book_of_unwritten_tales_critter_chronicles\" target=\"_blank\">Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gog.com\/gamecard\/eador_genesis\" target=\"_blank\">Eador: Genesis<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gog.com\/gamecard\/eador_genesis\" target=\"_blank\">Primordia<\/a> for cheap-cheap.<\/p>\n<p>If spending more money isn&#8217;t something you want to do or you&#8217;re saving all your cash for beer and chips, don&#8217;t forget that you can play <a title=\"Play 300 classic DOS games for free in your browser right now\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/48203-play-300-classic-dos-games-for-free-in-your-browser-right-now.html\" target=\"_blank\">over 300 vintage DOS games in your browser for free<\/a>. 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