The 10 Best Gaming Deals This Weekend

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I Am Alive (50% Off)

Retailer: Gamestop

Price: $7.49 (50% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/OYEOIu 

If The Last of Us has got you as excited as we are, then you're probably itching for an opportunity to play out a realistic survival horror scenario right now. While being a significantly less-polished sort of game, I Am Alive has a lot of elements that are seemingly directly borrowed by The Last of Us for gameplay. 

Dear Esther (80% Off)

Retailer: GreenmanGaming

Price: $1.38 (80% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/12yPumc 

We already named it one of the best indie games of last year and now it can be yours for under $2. Dear Esther isn't quite like other indie games because it lacks a great deal of multiplayer and trades it in for beautiful graphics, an emergent and mysterious storyline, and a heck of a lot of ambience. If walking through a beautiful, haunted, storied medow sounds like your idea of a good time, it's worth a look.

Dungeon Siege Bundle (87% Off)

Retailer: Amazon

Price: $11.99 (87% Off)

Link: http://amzn.to/W7kYuA 

As someone interested in game design, Dungeon Siege has always stood out as a curiosity to me. The game's core premise revolves around the idea of leveling up your skills through use rather than at meaningless level intervals, giving the player's actions a more direct connection to their character's progression than in other RPGs. All three of the series' games are on sale at Amazon and if you don't want the bundle listed above, you can grab them all individually below.

Dungeon Siege: $4.99 (83% Off) - http://amzn.to/XuwYnv 

Dungeon Siege 2: $4.99 (83% Off) - http://amzn.to/VMz1sN 

Dungeon Siege 3: $7.49 (63% Off) - http://amzn.to/11wS5Og 

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (50% Off)

Retailer: Steam

Price: $7.49 (50% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/Pn88Uc 

When it comes to multiplayer shooters, pretty much every modern game owes a debt of gratitude to Counter-Strike. While the original and its sccessors are on sale for the low-low price of $14.99 (50% Off) at http://bit.ly/O8jxrx, I recommend at least grabbing the latest in the series, Global Offensive just to see what everyone's been talking about.

The Sims 3 (75% Off)

Retailer: Amazon

Price: $7.49 (75% Off)

PC Link: http://amzn.to/14JynN7 

MAC Link: http://amzn.to/TYkzMs

One of the best games you could ever hand a non-gamer, The Sims 3 allows players to create the virtual life for themselves they never had in the real world. Complete with all the mind-numbing boredom of having to find a job, eat food, and take baths, the game is a mirror of life... Well, except in real-life ladders don't disappear in your pool.

The Sims 3 Expansions (50% Off)

Retailer: Origin

Price: $9.99 - $19.99 (50% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/Tz0CWK 

If you've grabbed yourself a copy of The Sims 3, Origin's having a sale on pretty much every expansion pack for the game. Whether you're looking to make a zombie-proof fortress or recreate the good ole days of slavery-era America, then you're going to want as many expansions as possible to set it up pretty.

F.E.A.R. 3 (75% Off)

Retailer: Get Games Go

Price: $9.99 (75% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/kj2eyS 

F.E.A.R. 3 may have had a pretty lack-luster campaign, but it's "Fu**ing Run!" multiplayer mode was about as innovative as you can get. With a giant wall of death descending upon you and your friends, it's a sprint for safety against unhelpful odds. For $10, it's definitely worth a try.

Dragon Age II (75% Off)

Retailer: Gamefly

Price: $4.99 (75% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/A1wKbF 

Dragon Age 3: Inquisition is well under way in production and should be making a big debut later this year around E3, but if you want the full experience you're going to want to have finished both Dragon Age II and Dragon Age: Origins before you get your hands on it. Gamefly's got Dragon Age II on sale for under $5 and if you want the original plus its expansion, you can grab it for $7.49 (75% off) right here: http://bit.ly/ypcvIT 

Batman: Arkham City GOTY Edition (75% Off)

Retailer: Get Games Go

Price: $7.49 (75% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/WANHtp 

While we all wait for news on Arkham Universe, Arkham Legends, and/or Arkham Arises, we can't help wanting to kill time playing with all those wonderful toys in Arkham City and Arkham Asylum. If you haven't played the latest, you can grab the GOTY edition above, but Get Games Go also has the new Harley Quinn's Revenge for $2.49 (75% Off) at http://bit.ly/VLh7RY or the original Arkham Asylum for $4.99 (75% Off) at http://bit.ly/11wRs7c 

Borderlands 2 (50% Off)

Retailer: Steam

Price: $29.99 (50% Off)

Link: http://bit.ly/N5EoZo 

The console versions may be recieving a bundle disc full of Borderlands 2 add-on content later this month, but the PC version is seeing a boatload of sales on the game itself. If you're dead-set on playing the original before grabbing the sequel, it's also discounted on Steam this weekend for only $7.49 (75% Off) at http://bit.ly/PpmtOL