What Are The Best Game Deals This Cyber Monday? 2014 Edition
After Black Friday comes Black Friday 2: Cyber Monday. The deal hunting continues.
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The deals will never end, my friends. Black Friday shuffles on by and becomes nothing but a lucrative memory as we move on to Cyber Monday, another retail holiday created to sell us things. You'll still find some great discounts today, even if they aren't as low as the Black Friday madness.
Here's a rundown of today's best deals, pulled from the ads of every major retailer. Unlike our Black Friday page, I'll be breaking all these deals out by retailer. I'm also skipping certain games deals at each retailer if those games can be found cheaper at another retailer. Good deal hunting, folks!
Amazon
If you've been waiting to pick up Bioware's amazing Dragon Age: Inquisition, wait no more! It's Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day for $45 on every platform. Still on the fence? Check out our review of the game.
Amazon also has some other assorted deals. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is only $9.99. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm are both 50 percent off ($9.99), just in time for the last expansion, Legacy of the Void. Lego Marvel Super Heroes for PS4 and Xbox One is only $17.99 and the PC digital download is only $9.99. You can also grab Freedom Wars for $14.99 (Here's our suprising thoughts on the game!), Alien Isolation for $39.99, Sniper Elite III for $29.99, Lords of the Fallen for $39.99, and The Walking Dead: Complete First Season (PS4/XB1) for $19.99.
There's also 25-30 percent off sales on a bunch of Atlus, NIS, and XSEED games, including Danganronpa 2, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Disgaea 4 Vita, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Blazblue: Chrono Phantasma, Muramasa Rebirth, and Arcana Heart 3: Love Max.
Did you pick up an Xbox One during Black Friday? Controllers for the system are $20 off, coming in at $39.99. The Turtle Beach Ear Force Z300 Wireless Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound PC gaming headset is 40 percent off, meaning you can buy it at only $119.99.
Best Buy
Best Buy's Cyber Monday deals are nowhere near as good as its Black Friday deals, but there's a few highlights. You can get the Xbox One Assassin's Creed bundle for $329.99 (this deal is mirrored on the Microsoft Store and Target), but you'll also get Call of Duty: Ghosts for free. Buy an Xbox One to get $20 off an Xbox Live 12-month subscription and $10 off an Xbox One controller.
Nintendo Wii U fans can Buy One, Get One 40 Percent Off on a few titles, including Wii Fit U, Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Super Mario 3D World, Pikmin 3, New Super Mario Bros U, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros, Hyrule Warriors, and Bayonetta 2. So basically, all the worthwhile Wii U games at retail.
Have young kids in your life? Disney Infinity 2.0 Marvel Super Heroes and Skylanders Trap Team Starter Packs are only $59.99.
Finally, random discounts on games include Rocksmith 2014 for $39.99, NHL 15 for $44.99, NBA Live 15 for $29.99, Freedom Wars for $14.99, Walking Dead Season One Vita for $9.99, Murdered Soul Suspect for $14.99, Lords of the Fallen for $39.99, Thief for $19.99, and Starcraft II's two campaigns for $9.99 each.
Microsoft Store
You can buy the Xbox One Assassin's Creed bundle straight from Microsoft for $329, but unlike elsewhere, you can choose which free game you get. The list of available titles is not too shabby, including Dragon Age Inquisition, Assassin's Creed Unity, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, FIFA 15, Far Cry 4, Rabbids Invasion, Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare, The Wolf Among Us, and Kinect Sports Rivals. The latter seems to be an odd choice, as this bundle doesn't have a Kinect, but I'm not going to judge.
Otherwise, there's a host of Xbox One games available for cheap. Thief and Tomb Raider Definitive Edition for $19.99; Metro Redux, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Shadow of Mordor for $24.99; Alien Isolation and FIFA 15 for $29.99; Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Diablo III: Ultimate Edition for $39.99. And if you're stuck in last-gen, there's a few Xbox 360 deals as well.
Ebay
Another store, another Xbox One bundle. Ebay is offering the Xbox One Assassin's Creed bundle with 12-months of Xbox Live and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for $379.99. That's slightly higher than Best Buy's deal after buying a Xbox Live card, but you get Advanced Warfare instead of the older Ghosts.
Walmart
Walmart's Cyber Monday deals are slight, but there's a highlight. If you want a Wii U, this is the place to buy it. For $299, you can grab the Wii U Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set with a $50 Walmart Gift Card.
Yeah, that's pretty much it.
GameStop
GameStop's Cyber Monday deals are led by a pair of Nintendo hardware deals. The Super Mario 3D World Wii U Deluxe Bundle is $299, minus the excellent gift card you get in the Walmart deal above. There's also the Mario Party Island Tour 3DS XL bundle for $179, but realize there's a new 3DS on the horizon, so this may not be worth it.
GameStop also has the Assassin's Creed Xbox One bundle for $329 and the Last of Us/Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 4 bundle for $399.
There's some basic game deals, including Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition and Shadow of Mordor for $29.99, but nothing earth-shattering.
Toys R Us
The toy-selling giant is mostly focused on the toys-to-life category meaning there's some decent deals on Skylanders, Disney Infinity, and Nintendo Amiibo (Here's our photo gallery of the Amiibo figures). Buy any Skylanders, Disney Infinity, or Amiibo figures for $35 or more and you'll save $10. You'll also get a free corresponding figure when you buy a Skylanders Starter Pack, Disney Infinity Starter Pack, or Super Smash Bros for Wii U. That means if you haven't picked up Smash, now if the time to do it! Finally, if you buy any Xbox One system and you'll get a Skylanders Trap Team Starter Pack for free.
In the general video gaming space, they have a few deals. Online, you'll find the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of The Evil Within, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, and Wolfenstein: The New Order for $29.99. There's also Metro Redux, The Evil Within (PS3/360), and last year's EA Sports lineup for $24.99.
If you're a big Toys R Us shopper, you may also be interested in the free $30 gift card when you buy any two of the following: Diablo III Ultimate, Shadow of Mordor, Just Dance 2015, Hyrule Warriors, Mario Kart 8, WWF 2K15, Destiny, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, NBA 2K15, and Assassin's Creed Rogue. There's a free $25 gift card if you buy two 3DS games, including Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Pokemon Omega Ruby, Super Smash Bros, Lego Batman 3, Legend of Korra, Tomodatchi Life, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Target
Target is going beyond Cyber Monday to Cyber Week; soon the entire year will be nothing but deals. The retailer is offering the Xbox One Assassin's Creed bundle for $329.99, but you lack the free extra game you'll find at Best Buy or the Microsoft Store, so skip it. Their game deals are equally flat, with only $10 off an assortment of titles.