Games/Apps: Mac Back-to-School sale up to 80% off – Rayman Origins $7.50, BOGO 70% off Skylanders, Uncanny X-Men $1, more

Update (8/20 11:00am):

• Antonline via eBay Daily Deals has the Nintendo Wii U 32GB Deluxe Set w/ Super Mario 3D World and Nintendo Land Bundle for $249.99 shipped (Reg $300, very rarely does this drop below $260).
•  iTunes Gift Cards 20% off: $50 for $40, $100 for $80, more

In today’s best game/app deals, Mac Game Store has kicked of its Back-to-School sale offering up to 80% off a massive selection of Mac titles. You’ll find great deals on Borderlands, BioShock, Assassin;s Creed, Torchlight and much more, including Rayman Origins for $7.49. While we have seen the game a couple bucks cheaper, this is 50% off the next best prices we can find at the moment.

In case you missed it this morning, Hitman: Sniper for iOS saw its very first price drop and Hitman Absolution dipped to just $10.

The Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Collector’s Edition is currently in-stock at GameStop for $99.99 shipped (grab it while you can, it won’t last long), and Best Buy is offering Buy One, Get One 70% Off All Skylanders Trap Team Single Core Characters along with Buy One, Get One 70% Off All Skylanders Trap Team Trap Master Characters.

Down below you’ll find the rest of today’s best iOS deals including Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past, Notes Plus, MagicalPad and many more:

Ongoing game deals/promotions:

• Tomb Raider has dropped to $14.99 on the Mac App Store (Reg. $30)
• Apple’s Handpicked app sale from 50% off: Day One, Terraria, Bloons, djay 2, Sky Guide, Notability, many more
• Review: The Turtle Beach 800X Elite headset brings Xbox One games to life but lacks in one key area
• LAST CHANCE! App Store Free App of the Week: Time Surfer – Endless Arcade Magic ($1 value)
• Goat Simulator for iOS goes free for the first time as IGN’s Game of the Month ($5 value)
• RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 hits iOS a decade after its initial release
• Yoshi’s New Island Download Code for Nintendo 3DS for $15.99 (Reg. $50+ for the physical box).
• Forza Motorsport 6 for Xbox One pre-order (Prime Only) $52.99 shipped (Reg. $60)

***iTunes Gift Cards 20% off: $50 for $40, $100 for $80, more

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Today’s Top iOS/Mac sales:

iOS Universal: Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past: $1 (Reg. $5)

iPad: Notes Plus: $5 (Reg. $10)

iPad: MagicalPad: Notes, Mind Maps, Outlines and Tasks – All in one: $4 (Reg. $10)

iOS Universal: Orderly – Reminders, Tasks & To Do Lists: FREE (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: Brave Guardians TD: FREE (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: Beat the Beast: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: My Measures PRO: FREE (Reg. $6)
iOS Universal: He Likes The Darkness: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Musify Pro – Free Music Streamer and Mp3 Player for Jamendo®.: $1 (Reg. $4)
iOS Universal: Polymer: $1 (Reg. $2)
iOS Universal: Pivvot: $1 (Reg. $3)
iOS Universal: Reiner Knizia’s Money: $1 (Reg. $2)

iPhone: Collect – Photo Journal: FREE (Reg. $2)

iPhone: Just 6 Weeks: FREE (Reg. $3)

iPad: Ions: FREE (Reg. $1)
iPad: Beat the Beast HD: FREE (Reg. $1)

iPad: Discworld: The Ankh-Morpork Map: $4 (Reg. $13)
iPad: Chordion : Musical Instrument, Arpeggiator, Drum Machine, and MIDI Controller: $2 (Reg. $4)

Mac: SnapNDrag Pro: $8 (Reg. $10)

More Deals Still Alive:

Apple’s Handpicked iOS app sale from 50% off: Day One, Terraria, Bloons, djay 2, Sky Guide, Notability, many more

LAST CHANCE! App Store Free App of the Week: Time Surfer – Endless Arcade Magic ($1 value)

Goat Simulator for iOS goes free for the first time as IGN’s Game of the Month ($5 value)

GameStop began taking in-store preorders for Wave 6 retro 3-pack amiibo this past weekend. Pre-orders are first come, first served, one pack per customer, and quantities are expected to be limited. This announcement comes on the heels of the release of Amazon-exclusive Palutena on July 27 and Best Buy-exclusive Dark Pit on July 31. The rest of Wave 6—Zero Suit Samus, Ganondorf, Dr. Mario, Bowser Jr., and more —are expected to hit shelves in September. According to Nintendo, two versions of the 30th Anniversary Mario edition amiibos (classic andmodern) will also make an appearance.

Amazon is now treating its Prime members to extra savings on new and upcoming video games

• Halo 5: Guardians pre-order for $53 shipped (Reg. $60)
• Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition expansion for $49.99 shipped (Reg. $60)
• Super Mario Maker for Wii U pre-order $49.99 shipped (Reg. $60)
• Fallout 4 for $52.99 shipped right now (Reg. $60).
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for $49.99 shipped right now (Reg. $60). Includes early Multiplayer Beta access: “8/19/2015 on PlayStation 4; 8/26/2015 on Xbox One & PC.”
• The Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Collector’s Edition is now in-stock at Best Buy for both PS4 and Xbox One at $99.99 shipped. Get it an additional 20% off with Best Buy’s GCU program.
• Pre-orders are now live for the Destiny: The Taken King Limited Edition Sony PS4.
• GameStop is now offering pre-orders on the Nintendo 3DS NFC amiibo Reader for $19.99 plus about $4 shipping. Previous to now 3DS users would have needed to scoop the Japanese version (at a much higher price) to use amiibo without the New 3DS. “Release Date 9/25/2015“

Official game guide for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain $24.91 Prime shipped (Reg. $50)

The Art of Fallout 4 hardcover book (pre-order) $28.95 Prime shipped (Reg. $35)

The Fallout 4 Vault Dweller’s Survival Guide (pre-order) for $25.11 Prime shipped (Reg. $40)

Free Xbox Live Gold Games for August: Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes, Metro 2033/Last Light, more

Free PS Plus Games for August: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Limbo, God of War Ascension, more