{"id":57797,"date":"2013-08-29T02:26:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T00:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=57797"},"modified":"2013-08-29T02:29:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T00:29:41","slug":"online-gaming-specials-this-weekend-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/57797-online-gaming-specials-this-weekend-9","title":{"rendered":"Online retailers launch digital download deals"},"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<\/h3>\n<p>To celebrate the launch of BT Games\u2019 digital store, the retailer has some specials that end on 29 August, so you better get cracking.<\/p>\n<p>Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition is going for only R129, while the Ultimate Edition of Dragon Age: Origins is priced at R99.<\/p>\n<p>Mass Effect 3 is also only R199.90, while Need for Speed: Pro Street has been slashed down to R39.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Greenman Gaming<\/h3>\n<p>Greenman Gaming has Bioshock Infinite on special for 50% off, pricing it at $29.99, while the crazy platforming racing game Rush Bros. is going for only $3.39.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_56563\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56563\" class=\" wp-image-56563\" title=\"Bioshock Infinite\" alt=\"Bioshock Infinite\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bioshock-Infinite1-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bioshock Infinite<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Steam Specials<\/h3>\n<p>As always,\u00a0<a title=\"Steam Store\" href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a>\u00a0is giving your bank account those seductive doe-eyes. Among the big-hitters this week, you can get Brutal Legend for $4.99, Supreme Commander: Forced Alliance for $3.74 and the frightening Outlast for $15.99 on pre-order.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">GOG.com Specials<\/h3>\n<p>Over on\u00a0GOG, there are a bunch of specials worth taking note of.<\/p>\n<p>Sid Meier\u2019s Alpha Centauri is priced at $5.99, the Witcher 2 is going for $19.99 and the cult classic Fallout 2 is cut down to $9.99.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36165\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36165\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36165\" alt=\"The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-625x351.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/The-Witcher-2-Enhanced-Edition-screenshot-15-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">PS Plus<\/h3>\n<p>Playstation Plus members have a number of &#8220;free&#8221; games coming their way.<\/p>\n<p>Entering PS Plus this month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>28th August: Assassin\u2019s Creed 3<\/li>\n<li>28th August: The Jak and Daxter Trilogy<\/li>\n<li>28th August: Stealth Inc: A Clone In The Dark<\/li>\n<li>28th August: Urban Trial Freestyle<\/li>\n<li>28th August: New Little King\u2019s Story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J8MAWTTrctE\" height=\"339\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">GamersGate<\/h3>\n<p>GamersGate this week sees WRC 3 on special for R142, the crazy RPG 3079 (R39), and many of the Lego games, including Batman, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter on special.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week<\/h3>\n<p>Over on the\u00a0<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 super-hero crossover Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is on special for R249.00 and R124.50 for Gold Members.<\/p>\n<p>All of the game\u2019s character and add-on packs are also on sale.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Bundle Stars<\/h3>\n<p>Bundle Stars has complied another great game pack for eager gamers looking for a good deal.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cHeroes in Conflict\u201d bundle features Sniper: Ghost Warrior, Men of War: Condemned Heroes, Air Buccaneers, Numen: Contest of Heroes, Tower Wars, Dogfight 1942, Chaser, Really Big Sky, Genesis Rising, and Pid.<\/p>\n<p>The entire bundle is priced at R52.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news:<\/h3>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/57795-borderlands-2-game-of-the-year-edition-announced.html\">Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition announced<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/57787-angry-birds-kart-racing-in-development.html\">Angry Birds kart-racing in development<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/57785-imax-re-launching-in-sa.html\">Imax re-launching in SA<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/57782-ea-doesnt-make-offline-only-games.html\">EA doesn\u2019t make offline-only games<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Triple-A titles to indies going cheap this weekend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":57798,"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":[2],"tags":[2480,2754,559,21,7415,131,85,89],"class_list":["post-57797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-bt-games","tag-desura","tag-gog-com","tag-headline","tag-online-gaming-specials","tag-psn","tag-steam","tag-xbox-live"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57797","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=57797"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57822,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57797\/revisions\/57822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}