{"id":56397,"date":"2013-07-18T03:23:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T01:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=56397"},"modified":"2013-07-18T03:27:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T01:27:00","slug":"weekly-digital-specials-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/56397-weekly-digital-specials-announced","title":{"rendered":"Weekly digital specials announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Digital distribution platforms have announced a number of new specials and deals for the week. They are as follows:<\/p>\n

Steam Specials<\/h3>\n

Steam is continuing its Summer Getaway Sale, and with every day comes new deals, flash sales, and other specials.<\/p>\n

The Getaway Sale lasts until 22 July, and new gaming specials are emerging as the sale goes on.<\/p>\n

GOG.com<\/h3>\n

GOG has 3 games on sale this week, including the action RPG Evoland ($3.99), the sci-fi arcade shooter Humans Must Answer ($3.99) and a pre-order special for the dragon-flying RTS hybrid Divinity: Dragon Commander ($39.99).<\/p>\n

\"Humans<\/a>

Humans Must Answer<\/p><\/div>\n

Bundle Stars<\/h3>\n

The Pure Indie bundle is on special from Bundle Stars for R39.<\/p>\n

The bundle features Shattered Haven,\u00a0Lunar Pack (Wake & Lunnye Devitsy),\u00a0Power of Defense,\u00a0Data Jammers: FastForward,Brainpipe: A Plunge to Inhumanity,\u00a0Gumboy Crazy Adventures,\u00a0Tidalis,\u00a0Iron Grip: Marauders (In-Game Credit),Gravi,\u00a0and Vitrum<\/p>\n

There are some other bundles on offer priced at R10 each.<\/p>\n

\"Shattered<\/a>

Shattered Haven<\/p><\/div>\n

GamersGate<\/h3>\n

GamersGate is continuing its\u00a0 Summer Sale specials.<\/p>\n

On special is Two Worlds II (R59), Sacred Citadel (R73), Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition (R66) and even Farming Simulator (R147).<\/p>\n

Also on special is the Batman Arkham Collection, which includes the Game of the Year editions for Arkham City and Arkham Asylum, along with the Arkham City signature series guide, all for R150.<\/p>\n

\"Batman<\/a>

Batman Arkham City<\/p><\/div>\n

Amazon<\/h3>\n

Amazon\u2019s big sale has ended, but there is a good deal still alive on the online retailer.<\/p>\n

The Game of the Year edition of Tribes: Ascend has been discounted from $20.00 down to $9.99, which allows players to unlock all perks, weapons, classes and equipment in Hi-Rez Studios\u2019 free-to-play shooter.<\/p>\n

\"Tribes<\/a>

Tribes Ascend<\/p><\/div>\n

PS Plus<\/h3>\n

PS Plus members can get a discount on some PS2 games which are on sale through the PS Store.<\/p>\n

Tom Clancy\u2019s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, God Hand, Okami HD, Metal Gear Solid 2 HD \u2013 Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3 HD \u2013 Snake Eater are some of the games on special, among others.<\/p>\n

There are also some great games for PS Plus members coming up in August, such as Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Spec Ops: The Line and Mafia 2.<\/p>\n

\"Metal<\/a>

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty<\/p><\/div>\n

Xbox Live<\/h3>\n

Xbox Live Gold members may have been disappointed with the previous Games with Gold offering, but this month, players get what they have been asking for \u2013 Assassin\u2019s Creed II.<\/p>\n

\"Assassins<\/a>

Assassins Creed 2<\/p><\/div>\n

On-going deals:<\/h3>\n

Indie Royale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indie Royale has the Debut 3 bundle on offer, which includes 5 up-and-coming indie games for you to check out.<\/p>\n

The bundle features Stained, Tropical Heat Jet Ski Racing, LogiGun, Tales of Maj\u2019Eyal and Crayon Chronicles.<\/p>\n

The whole bundle\u2019s current minimum price is $5.10 (at the time of writing).<\/p>\n

More gaming features:<\/h3>\n

Video game movie casting call<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Games you can play this week<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Top 5 sidekicks in gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Aspiring SA game devs must \u201cget their hands dirty\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Games of July 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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