Games/Apps: GTA V from $24, Two EA Sports titles for $70, Dual Xbox One controller charger $30, freebies, more

In today’s best game/app deals, as Rockstar began to tease what is likely the next entry in the Red Dead franchise (whoo!) over the weekend, Best Buy is now offering GTA V for $29.99. It is currently over $50 on Amazon and GCU members can bring the price down to $23.99.

Over at Toys R Us, you can grab any two eligible EA Sports titles for just $70 shipped. At $35 each, some top picks including Madden NFL 17, FIFA 17, NHL 17 and more. We are yet to see the recently released titles drop below $40 each at Amazon and other retailers.

Other notable game deals include Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 for $29.99 Prime shipped (Reg. $40+), LEGO Marvel Super Heroes for around $14 Prime shipped at Amazon or Walmart and Minecraft: Story Mode Season Disc for under $19.50 shipped for Prime only (Reg. up to $26).

While we still have a host of PS4 Slim and Xbox One S console bundle deals below the fold, Amazon is once again offering the Energizer 2X Smart Charger for Xbox One for $29.99 Prime shipped (Reg. up to $40). Rated 4+ stars from over 180 Amazon customers. It works on standard Xbox controllers as well as the Elite and Xbox One S models. 

Here is the latest Free App of the Week, Apple has now launched a 50% off sale on a number very popular titles, and both Hitman & Lara Croft Go on iOS are still down at $1 ($10 value). You’ll also want to check out our feature on the Best Console Game Releases for October: Mafia 3, Gears of War 4, Battlefield 1, Dark Souls 3 DLC and more. As always, you’ll find today’s most notable iOS deals down below.

Ongoing game deals/promotions:

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens $19.99 Prime shipped (matched at Best Buy)
• Mirror’s Edge Catalyst at $24.99 (Reg. $30+)
• Shadow of Mordor GOTY for $11.99 (or less for PS Plus members)
• MLB The Show 16 for $17.99 Prime shipped (matched at Best Buy or less for GCU)
• 8Bitdo Retro Receiver for NES for $18.99 with free shipping
• Amazon Prime Pre-order deals 20% off

Today’s Top iOS/Mac sales:

iOS Universal: IDM High Speed Loader Pro: FREE (Reg. $2)

iOS Universal: The Greedy Cave: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Meteor Notes: FREE (Reg. $3)

iOS Universal: Tiny Plane – Infinite Puppy Airplane Racing!: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Briefcase Pro – File manager, cloud drive, document & pdf reader and file sharing App: FREE (Reg. $1)

iOS Universal: Spanish English Dictionary, Translator & Phrase: $3 (Reg. $4)

iOS Universal: Real Pool 3D: $1 (Reg. $2)

iPhone: Hidden in Time: Mirror Mirror: $1 (Reg. $2)

iPhone: Tesla Wars: FREE (Reg. $1)

iPhone: Alarmy (Sleep If U Can): FREE (Reg. $2)

iPhone: Net Master – IT Tools & LAN Scanner: FREE (Reg. $5)

iPhone: ROBO Charger: FREE (Reg. $2)

iPad: The Magician’s Handbook: Cursed Valley HD (Full): FREE (Reg. $5)

More Game Deals:

Console Bundles:

• PS4 Slim Uncharted 4 500GB Bundle w/ Grand Theft Auto 5 for $299.99 shipped ($340+ value)
• Xbox One S 500GB Minecraft Bundle w/ Mafia 3 for $329.99 shipped ($360 value)
• Microsoft Xbox One S 1TB Console Gears of War 4 Bundle w/ Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Unity and Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain for $349.99 shipped ($400 or so value).

App Store Free App of the Week: Shadow Bug and its ninja action go free for the first time (Reg. $4)

Apple offers 50% off top tier games on the App Store: BADLANDS 2, Monument Valley, Sword & Sworcery & many more

Amazon Prime members can now pre-order Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS for $31.99 shipped (Reg. $40, releases Dec 2nd).

Deus Ex Go gets its very first drop on iOS/Android: $2 (Reg. $5)

With the highly anticipated release of The Last Guardian just months away now (we have been waiting almost 10 years for this one!), Amazon pre-order options are now up: $50 shipped for everyone or $47.99 shipped for Prime members.

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