{"id":49570,"date":"2013-01-18T14:40:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T12:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=49570"},"modified":"2013-01-18T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T12:42:20","slug":"online-game-deals-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/49570-online-game-deals-this-weekend","title":{"rendered":"Online game deals this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s digital download specials range from great indie titles to discounts on the latest AAA offerings. Popular digital distribution services Steam, GOG.com, PSN, and Xbox LIVE are all running specials.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">BT games\u00a0 &#8211; PlayStation Plus subscription special<\/h3>\n<p>BT Games is running a pretty good deal on PlayStation plus subscriptions, essentially costing R1 a day for the subscription. You can get <a title=\"BT Games\" href=\"http:\/\/www.btgames.co.za\/bt\/infopage.asp?C13701\" target=\"_blank\">90 days for R90<\/a>, or <a title=\"BT Games\" href=\"http:\/\/www.btgames.co.za\/bt\/infopage.asp?C13702\" target=\"_blank\">365 days for R365<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PlayStation Plus offers benefits to PS3 and PS Vita owners, such as plenty of free games, discounts on purchases, cloud saves, and background downloads.<\/p>\n<p>The special is valid until 31 January while stocks last.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Indie Royale Snow Storm bundle<\/h3>\n<p>The latest <a title=\"Inide Royale\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indieroyale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indie Royale bundle<\/a> is now live, promoting a range of great titles from various genres that could be lost in the deluge of mainstream game offerings.<\/p>\n<p>The Snow Storm Bundle includes: adventure game Resonance; procedurally generated fantasy RPG\/strategy hybrid Hinterland; third person action-puzzler RoboBlitz; arcade gameplay mash-up StarDrone; RTS Project Aftermath; and side-scrolling action game RobotRiot.<\/p>\n<p>Indie Royale uses a floating minimum payment price, which increases as more bundles are purchased. It is currently sitting at just over US$5.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6JUKXunQEwc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week<\/h3>\n<p>Over on the <a title=\"Deal of the Week\" href=\"http:\/\/marketplace.xbox.com\/en-ZA\/Promotion\/dealoftheweek\" target=\"_blank\">ZA Xbox LIVE Marketplace Deal of the Week<\/a>, the fantastic kung-fu cop brawler Sleeping Dogs is going cheap at R349, or R199 for Gold Members. Sleeping Dogs DLC is also on special.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PlayStation Store Sale<\/h3>\n<p>PlayStation Network&#8217;s January sale is in full swing, with a number of new deals on offer this week. The stand-out offer this week is Borderlands 2 and its DLC season pass. PS Plus subscribers get a further 10% discount on all sale items.<\/p>\n<p>More games will be added to the list as the month progresses. Check out the available content lineup here: <a title=\"PlayStation Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.eu.playstation.com\/2013\/01\/16\/playstation-store-january-sale-starts-today-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation Store January Sale starts today (update) \u2013 PlayStation.Blog.Europe<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Steam Specials<\/h3>\n<p>As always, <a title=\"Steam Store\" href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a> is giving your bank account those seductive doe-eyes. Among the big-hitters this week, you can get Anno 2070 for US$19.99, and the entire Magicka collection for US$8.74.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">GOG.com Specials<\/h3>\n<p>Over on <a title=\"gog.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gog.com\/promo\/blue_moon_red_owl_weekend_promo_180113\" target=\"_blank\">GOG.com is the mid-winter variety promo<\/a>, running for this weekend. The special includes the Guilty Gear series, action-RPG Soulbringer, and classic adventure game Normality.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Other specials<\/h3>\n<p>For something off the beaten path,\u00a0<a title=\"Desura\" href=\"http:\/\/www.desura.com\/games#sale\" target=\"_blank\">Desura.com&#8217;s specials<\/a>\u00a0could tickle your interest. 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