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Xbox Live’s Weekly Deal: Zombie Apocalypse For $5


Erik Johnson

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Continuing on the undead front, Microsoft has slashed 50% off of Konami’s downloadable shoot ‘em up Zombie Apocalypse as part of Xbox Live’s Deal of the Week promotion.

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Section 8 $20 Off on D2D


Erik Johnson

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Direct2Drive is offering TimeGate’s shooter Section 8 for $20 off the standard price tag as part of the distributor’s weekend sale promotion.

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Medieval 2 Total War Gold Edition 50% Off on GamersGate


Erik Johnson

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Gamersgate has slashed 50% off of Creative Assembly’s strategy pack Medieval 2 Total War Gold Edition as part of its Game of the Week deal.

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Zombie Driver 75% Off on Steam


Erik Johnson

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I’ll make this short and sweet as I’m merely wasting the precious seconds you have to go take advantage of the offer mentioned in the title. EXOR Studio’s action racing game Zombie Driver is only $2.50 through the very small window of now until tomorrow morning (12/28) at 9 AM PT on Steam.

Just so we’re clear, that’s 100% vehicular zombie homicide for only 25% the price. If you’re looking for more, Valve’s digital distribution monster has been offering up a huge sale on a large amount of their catalog over the past several days, with titles big and small at a small fraction of their typical price.

Steam Black Friday Sale Underway


Erik Johnson

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Steam’s celebrating this Thanksgiving weekend with a different set of games on sale everyday. Today, on the blackest of Fridays, games both big and small are getting the cost reduction treatment.

Sales include a solid discount to recently released Left 4 Dead 2, along with big discounts (75% off or more) on titles Majesty 2, Madballs in Babo: Invasion and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

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Plants vs. Zombies $5 on Steam Through Thanksgiving


Erik Johnson

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Valve has unveiled this week’s Steam Mid-Week Madness sale, taking 50% off PopCap’s excellent tower defense title Plants vs. Zombies, which now runs only $5 through Turkey Thursday, November 26.

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Team Fortress 2 80% Off Now, Sale Ends in One Hour


Erik Johnson

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Valve has lost its marbles, offering up an absurd deal for their excellent class-driven FPS Team Fortress 2 by discounting the popular game over 80% on Steam through 2 PM PT Today. That only gives you an hour, hurry!!!

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PCs Rule, Consoles Pay: Left 4 Dead Crash Course and Steam Sale


Erik Johnson

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Today marked the arrival of the Crash Course campaign, the latest DLC for zombie shooter Left 4 Dead, and some light fact checking led me to conclude that Valve has just created an Xbox 360 version of the game so that it could kick something in the nuts.

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Braid $5 on Steam


Erik Johnson

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Steam has slashed Number None’s critically acclaimed time-controlling puzzle platformer Braid down 66%, offering up the game for a mere $5 through the weekend.

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Trackmania United Forever 50% Off on Steam


Erik Johnson

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Steam has offered up Nadeo’s well received racing title Trackmania United Forever at a big discount, taking a cool 50% off the title.

The game that calls itself the “most entertaining car racer ever,” has worked a favorable 84 with the MetaCritic crowd, with an even higher rated user score. The title includes four single player modes (Race, Platform, Stunt and Puzzle) and multiplayer play that includes solo and team based races and events.

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