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If you are interested in a better sleep experience, but find the Sleep Cycle app or an expensive mattress aren’t the answer, you may want to check out the Luna smart mattress cover. What was born out of an Indiegogo campaign is set to become a reality later this year. Instead of re-making an entire mattress, that would ultimately prove to be very costly, Luna is a mattress cover that fits many beds. It is covered in sensors, which helps track your movement, sleeping habits and interacts with your data to monitor your overall health.

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In today’s best game/app deals, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, prologue to the upcoming Phantom Pain release, is available for 50% off on Amazon today for PS3 owners: $9.99 Prime shipped (Reg. $20). This matches the lowest we see the game go for and ties the recent Best Buy price for non-GCU members.

Imagine classic Metal Gear gameplay but with no restrictions or boundaries. Players use intelligence and cerebral strategy to sneak their way through entire missions, or go in all guns blazing.

You’ll also find some deeply discounted gaming peripherals from Logitech in today’s Amazon Gold Box Deals including mice, keyboards and more.

Other notable gaming deals today include Ultra Street Fighter IV on PS3/Xbox 360 for $19.99 Prime shipped (Reg. $40) and the best price we have ever seen on the hardcover Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask 3D Collector’s Edition: Prima Official Game Guide at $20.99 Prime shipped (Reg. up to $35, #1 Best Selling game guide on Amazon).

Head below for the rest of today’s best iOS/Mac including BioShock 2: $5 (Reg. $20), CLZ Comics – Comic Database: $10 (Reg. $15), Tesla Wars: FREE (Reg. $1), Gramory: FREE (Reg. $3) and more:

Ongoing game deals/promotions:

• Far Cry 4 for $39.99 shipped (Reg. $60)
• Assassin’s Creed Unity $29.99 Prime shipped (Reg. $40+)
• Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition $19.99 Prime shipped (Reg. $30)
• PlayStation 4 Last of Us bundls via Cartwheel: $360 plus 5% off for REDcard holders
• Wii U 32GB  w/ Super Mario 3D World & Nintendo Land $260 (Reg. $300+, current lowest)
• GameStop 12-Month Xbox Live Gold Membership w/ digital delivery for $39.99 (Reg. $60) 
• iTunes Free App of the Week: Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game (Reg. $2)
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War is IGN’s free iOS game of the month ($4.99 value)

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Our last Gaming For Couples article looked at Nintendo’s Wii U as a complete package — it’s arguably the easiest console to recommend to casual gamers, lapsed players, and young families. But Microsoft’s Xbox One has started to surge as an alternative. For only $50 more than the Wii U, you get a much more powerful console, and unlike Nintendo, Microsoft has the support of a huge number of third-party developers.

There’s another big difference: even top-selling Xbox One games are discounted, which makes this console a great choice to play both Microsoft exclusives and cross-platform releases. In this week’s Gaming For Couples, we walk through the best Xbox One bundle options, as well as the top couple-friendly games, demos, and accessories out there.

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This week’s free app courtesy of the App Store is Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game. The puzzler is regularly listed at $1.99 and is now available to download for free on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Outside of a 3 day sale back in October of 2014, this is the only other time we have seen the game go free.

Head below for more details and gameplay footage:
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IK Multimedia, one of the leading iOS (and more recently Android) audio production device makers, has announced a series of new products at NAMM 2015. On top of a new power adapter that keeps your iDevice charging while your recording or performing on-the-go and a new Android interface/audio effects processing unit, the company has revealed its new digital mobile/desktop condenser mic…

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Following last week’s mega-sale on Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii U, Nintendo has just launched round two of its Throwback Sale for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. As before, you have one week to grab one steeply-discounted Wii U title from Nintendo’s eShop, plus smaller discounts on several Wii U and 3DS releases.

The star attraction is Nintendo’s Wii U version of Punch-Out!!, a straight port of the 2009 Wii release offered for $9.99 (reg. $20 digital, discontinued but selling for $60 on disc). Punch-Out!! is a well-regarded sequel to the classic arcade, NES, and SNES franchise, where boxer Little Mac fights a huge collection of cartoony opponents. Also available for the next week at reduced prices are:

• NES Remix 2 for Wii U ($10.49, reg. $15, $30 on disc with NES Remix 1)
• The Legend of Zelda [NES] for 3DS ($3.50, reg. $5)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for 3DS ($30, reg. $40, $38 on cart)
• Kid Icarus – Of Myths and Monsters [Game Boy] for 3DS ($1.99, reg. $3.99)
• Kid Icarus: Uprising for 3DS ($24.49, reg. $35, $35+ on cart)

Next week, Metroid Prime Trilogy will become available for the Wii U, followed by Sin & Punishment 2 and other Wii games. Some of the Wii ports will no longer require special Wii controllers to play on the Wii U; others (including Super Mario Galaxy 2) unfortunately do. Check out our Wii U Buyers’ Guide for recommendations on the right Wii U bundles, accessories, and games to purchase, as well as our daily gaming deals for additional discounts. Pre-order deals for Kirby: The Rainbow Curse ($50) and Mario Party 10 ($50) are amongst many we’re currently tracking!

We have spotted a couple notable new releases on iOS today including the latest Dragon Quest port from Square Enix and a new LEGO experience for your phones and tablets from Warner Bros.

Head below for more details:
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Some may have been disappointed when Gearbox announced the latest entry to the Borderlands series was coming in the form of The Pre-Sequel and only for last gen consoles, but today the company has unveiled the start of its next gen plans.

While not the brand new Borderlands game you were hoping for, the folks at Gearbox have announced a next gen version of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The-Pre Sequel coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 with the new Handsome Collection. This edition will also pack in the massive list of add-on DLC content for both titles (full list below).

Along with some cool new enhancements like updated visuals and 4-way couch co-op, we are also getting the Claptrap-in-a-Box Edition which brings the series’ titular character to life like never before…

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The WWE and NetherRealm Studios, makers of the Mortal Kombat series, have teamed up for a new free-to-play mobile fighter known as WWE Immortals. Built off the same engine running the company’s mobile Injustice: Gods Among Us title, it reimagines popular WWE characters and features familiar gameplay mechanics with a host of alternate classes for each fighter.

Head below for more details and some gameplay footage:

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Update (1/24 9:00am): @ericmata75 is our winner, thank you to everyone for entering our giveaway!

The story goes, as told by co-founder Andrew Allen, that Paper by FiftyThree started out of a love for analog products. That four Microsoft colleagues turned friends with the resources of a Fortune 500 company found a greater passion in a pencil, scissors…and paper. Often Andew, Georg Petschnigg, Jonathan Harris and Julian Walker would sit down and discuss their ideas, talking about possibilities that bounced around in their heads. These brainstorming sessions would always be recorded on a scrap, or coffee filter, napkin or Moleskin, notably they weren’t writing in Word or the like – they were writing everything out.

The feeling of analog products, the feel of cutting paper or dragging a pencil across paper. How do they bring that feeling to a digital world? It was at that point, they bunkered down in a 5th floor New York apartment and set out to re-imagine digital design. They set out to make Paper.

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The free app of the week courtesy of Apple is Marvel Pinball. The Zen Studios developed pinball game is regularly listed at $1, and can now be downloaded for free on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This is the only time we have seen the game go free outside of a week sale this past summer. It has received a 3.5 star rating from over 850 users.

Head below for more details:

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Announced this morning during its Nintendo Direct video series, Nintendo has launched a new Throwback Sale in its eShop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. While most of Nintendo’s discounts aren’t particularly newsworthy, this one is a better deal than most, because each week includes a steeply-discounted Wii U title, plus smaller discounts on several Wii U and 3DS releases.

The biggest steal in the bunch is Super Mario Galaxy 2 at an all-time price low of $9.99 (reg. $20 digital, $36 on disc), which is today being offered for the first time as a digital download for the Wii U. As the flagship original Wii Super Mario game, Galaxy 2 features an interstellar theme with completely 3-D planets. Also available for the next week at reduced prices are:

• Super Mario 3D World ($45, reg. $60, $52 on disc)
• Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3 [Game Boy Advance Virtual Console] for Wii U ($6, reg. $8, cart here)
• Yoshi’s New Island for 3DS ($30, reg. $40, $37 on cart)
• Pushmo for Nintendo 3DS ($3.49, reg. $7)
• Pushmo World for Wii U ($7.49, reg. $10)

Next week, Punch-Out!! will become available for the Wii U, followed by Metroid Prime Trilogy one week later. Nintendo has indicated that some Wii games – unfortunately not Super Mario Galsy 2, we’ve learned – will no longer require special Wii controllers to play on the Wii U. Check out our Wii U Buyers’ Guide for recommendations on the right Wii U bundles, accessories, and games to purchase, as well as our daily Wii U deals for additional discounts.

Following a successful launch in Japan and Australia last year, Nintendo today officially announced the New Nintendo 3DS XL for a North American release on February 13, 2015. The New 3DS XL has a faster processor than the original 3DS XL, integrated NFC support for Amiibo figurines, a second analog joystick with extra shoulder buttons, and fixes the original models’ 3-D display problems by using a new face-tracking camera.

Pre-orders for the portable will likely begin today, with four color options:

• “New Black” – a metallic black version without a game, sold for $200 (preorder from GameStop here, Best Buy here, Target here).
• “New Red” – a metallic red version without a game, sold for $200 (preorder from GameStop here, Best Buy here, Target here).
• “Majora’s Mask Edition” – an antique gold version with artwork inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, sold for $200 but not bundled with the game. (Very limited quantities; try to preorder from GameStop here, Target here.)
• “Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate” – a GameStop-exclusive silver and blue version with artwork inspired by the included game Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, sold for $230 (preorder from GameStop here).

Nintendo notably declined to announce the smaller New Nintendo 3DS, which was released in Japan and Australia alongside the New 3DS XL last year. Expect to see many closeout deals on the older models on 9to5Toys starting today. We’ll update this post with additional preorder links as they become available.

Also announced today were two new collections of Amiibo figurines (see our Guide, here):

• Super Mario Series: Due March 20, this lineup will include new versions of Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi and Bowser, plus an all-new Toad figure that will work with the Captain Toad Treasure Tracker game. All of these characters, as well as Rosalina, Donkey Kong and Wario, will work with Mario Party 10 for Wii U, which will be released on the same day.
• Wave 4 Amiibos: Compatible with Super Smash Bros., new Charizard, Robin, Lucina, Pac-Man, Wario, and Ness figurines will be released later in spring.

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Nintendo’s Wii U will likely be remembered as the most misunderstood major game console ever released. As the sequel to Wii – which sold over 100 million consoles – the Wii U is a true 1080p HD console, plays all of the Wii’s games, and even includes a screen on its packed-in controller. It’s also the best current-generation console for couples and families, hands-down. But it had a slow start due to weak early software support, only getting mega-hit games in mid-2014, and many people didn’t realize that it was actually an all-new console.

Today, a bunch of great Nintendo exclusives are available, and more are on the way – it’s finally a great time to buy a Wii U. That’s what we just did, so for this week’s edition of Gaming For Couples, we’re going to walk you through the best titles, accessories, and deals we’ve found, helping you to do the same.

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In celebration of CES 2015, gaming peripheral company Razer has announced a special sale starting this evening at 9pm EST. It will be handing out one-time use promo codes that will net customers 50% off peripherals or 30% off Razer systems on the RazerStore. All of the company’s highly rated gadgets and systems are eligible including headsets, controllers, keyboards and the Blade gaming systems.

Although fairly straight forward, there are a few steps to run through in order to receive the promo code:

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IGN has just announced that Valiant Hearts: The Great War for iOS is its free iOS game for the month of January. Typically priced at $4.99, Ubisoft’s interactive comic book iPad/iPhone game is “a mix of exploration, action and puzzles.” Its deep story was inspired by letters from World War 1. Thousands of App Store users rate it 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Note: you must go through IGN’s special promo page to unlock your free download. If you go directly to the App Store you’ll see the retail price of $5.

Full game info/trailer/screenshots follow…
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Apple is now offering MUJO as its Free App of the Week. The Oink Games developed puzzler is regularly listed at $1.99 and is now available to download for free on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.  Rated 4 stars from 37 ratings, this is the first the time the game has gone free since release.

Head below for a closer look and more gameplay details:

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Our prior Gaming For Couples articles have focused on “slam dunk” titles – games that are highly likely to appeal to both people in a couple for various reasons. But for this week’s column, I decided to try something different: picking a niche, relatively unknown game that seemed on the surface to be a really good fit for my murder mystery-loving spouse, but didn’t wind up working out. I’m sharing the story because it was a valuable learning experience, and how we handled it might help you get out of a similar jam.

We wound up buying a classic board game she liked, instead. And in retrospect, just doing that in the first place would have been a lot easier. Read on for the story.

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Update (1/8 11:25am): We’ve updated this post with the above video from CES 2015

While we previously got a very quick glimpse of the Mortal Kombat X gamepads for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, we’ve now seen them being shown off on the show floor today at CES 2015. As expected, the custom controllers feature special button layouts and decals based on the upcoming NeatherRealm fighter, although somewhat different than the “pending approval” models we saw in September…

More details and images below:

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StackSocial has a new mac bundle that just launched on 9to5Specials – the 10-For-$10 Mac App Bundle. For $10 (down from $46), you’ll get 10 utility apps from FIPLAB like Disk Map And NotesTab Pro, and more. This is the first time these apps have EVER been offered outside of the Mac App Store. The full list of apps is below:

• Disk Map ($4.99) – Visual roadmap of all your apps and files
• MenuTab Pro ($1.99) – Access your Facebook w/out opening a browser
• NotesTab Pro ($4.99) – Safely store & access your notes
• CopyClip 2 ($4.99) – Clipboard made for easy management & use
• Privacy Protector ($4.99) – Protect your data
• Share Bucket ($4.99) – Simple file sharing + screenshots & annotation
• StatsBar ($3.99) – Monitor your Mac’s performance efficiency
• StockTab ($4.99) – Easily monitor your investments
• Alerts for Gmail ($4.99) – Real-time email alerts on your menu bar
• InstaReel for Instagram ($4.99) – Browse Instagram w/out opening a browser

Interested? Get the bundle here.

Update (1/11 10:00am): Sling TV is now accepting requests to try its service, it is currently invite-only so you’ll have to submit your information and hope for the opportunity to get in early!

DISH is looking to revolutionize home entertainment by offering a smaller package of popular channels, without contract, for just $20 per month. Focusing on a handful of popular channels has allowed for DISH to put together a competitive product, dubbed Sling TV, that falls between the Netflix/Hulu and full cable TV price points. With ESPN, TNT and TBS, Sling TV is making a strong case for your living room.

There are however a few key differences from other offerings that make this an interesting proposition, including a special offer for Xbox One users.

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The Internet Archive keeps raising its game, or at least adding more. After bringing back 900 classic arcade games last year, they’ve doubled down this week by offering close to 2,400 MS-DOS titles for free. These games are available to play right in your browser without any installation required…

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The home automation sector of consumer technology continues to grow and generally improve, as more devices gain “smart” functionality. We’ve seen a number of products enter the fray during Q4 of 2014, but it’s yet to be seen whether any one company is ready to bring it all together in a truly mainstream way. While we continue to wait on Apple HomeKit-compatible devices, we had the opportunity to spend some time with products from SmartThings, a Washington, DC-based company that promises an “easy, open and limitless” smart home experience.

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As many of you already know/experienced first hand, the PlayStation Network suffered outages over the holidays due to a denial-of-service attack courtesy of a malicious hacker group. The company’s VP of Sony Entertainment Network, Eric Lempel, announced that those affected by the downtime will be receiving a free extension to their PS Plus memberships. Anyone who had an active PlayStation Plus subscription (or free trial) on December 25th, 2014, will be receiving a free 5 day extension to their accounts.

The extension will automatically be applied at a later date, according to Lempel. Those with a trial or subscription that ends before the extension goes live will receive the bonus 5 days anyway.

On top of that, Sony is also handing out 10% discount codes “as a thank you to all PSN members.” The code will come available “sometime” this month and will be good for a one-time discount off a total cart purchase on everything from games and add-ons to TV shows, movies and more.

We will keep you posted on when the extension and discount codes go live, in the mean time you can check out our daily game roundups for all the best deals across all platforms.

Update (1/2 3:20pm): We have updated the post with some additional info and a screenshot to hopefully help anyone who is still confused on how to redeem the freebie. You’ll find step-by-step instructions below.

Waterlogue was recently highlighted in Apple’s new “Start Something New.” page, which celebrates fantastic works of art done with iOS and Mac. Today, you can pickup the unique, auto water color paint app at its lowest price ever.

Regularly listed at $2.99 (sometimes as high as $3.99), you can download Waterlogue for free inside the Apple Store app right now. Download and install the free Apple Store app, scroll down to the featured “Stores” tab once inside, and you’ll see the free download available. As per usual, this freebie is only available to those in the US and via the free Apple Store iPhone app. Some users outside the US have reported that by disabling location data, the freebie comes available.

Your portable watercolor camera. With a variety of presets and a few key settings, you have the power to quickly and easily capture the spirit of your subject.

Head below for more details and to see what Waterlogue can do:

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Welcome to our second edition of Gaming For Couples! There are many couples with a gaming imbalance — one person loves games, but the other (often a girlfriend or wife) doesn’t. So we’ve created this column to focus on games that two people can enjoy together, fostering a shared sense of interaction and fun. Gaming For Couples picks need to be reasonably priced, made for both girls and guys, and widely available.

Today, we’re looking at three games from the same series: Fireproof Games’ The Room, The Room Pocket, and The Room Two, recipients of numerous best of the year awards. The first two games are actually the same title, formatted for the iPad and iPhone respectively, while The Room Two is a true sequel. It’s a perfect time to play through these games, as they’re currently being discounted below their original $5 asking prices, and The Room Three is expected to be released in Spring 2015.

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In case you missed it during the holiday, Apple’s free app of the week is now Icycle: On Thin Ice. Released back in late 2013, the game has sold for between $1 and $3, with this being the first time it has ever been available for free on the App Store.

Head below to take a quick look at some gameplay footage and more info on this wacky adventure platformer:

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If you haven’t yet put a streaming dongle on all of your HDTVs, $30 buys you a lot of great options currently out there.

Amazon and Best Buy continue to offer the Chromecast Dongle for $29.99 with free shipping. What makes this deal special is what Google adds on afterwards (ending January 31st): After setting up your Chromecast and visiting this page, you’ll receive $20 Google Play credit, X-Men original movie, 3 months of Drama Fever, 2 months of Hulu Plus and 90 days free Google Play music.

• Stream online video, music, photos and more to your TV using your smartphone, tablet, or laptop
• Supports a growing number of apps including Netflix, YouTube, HBO Go, Hulu Plus, Pandora, ESPN, MLB.TV, Google Play Movies and Music, Plex, MLS, crackle, Vevo, Rdio. Allows to cast a Chrome browser tab.
• Box includes Chromecast, HDMI extender, USB power cable, and power adapter. No remote needed.
• Easy setup: Plug into any HDTV and connect to your home WiFi network
• Works with Android phones and tablets, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks

Next, Groupon offers either the Roku LT HD Streaming Player or Roku Streaming Stick with 2 Months of Free Rdio and 3 Months Free of Hulu Plus for $29.99 shipped. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen for these popular streaming options that come with Remote and the most streaming options available which can be operated without a smartphone, tablet or computer.

We have seen a massive selection of iOS apps and games go on sale over the past week or so. Now that Apple has locked price changes on the App Store until December 29th, we thought we would put together a master list of only the best apps on sale for the holidays.

You can grab iTunes gift cards for 15% off right now to get even deeper discounts on iOS apps, music and movies. Head below for the best iOS price drops of the season:

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Update (12/23 12:00pm): 

• 15% off iTunes gift cards w/ email delivery from PayPal
• Amazon has Halo: Master Chief Collection for $44.99 shipped (Reg. $60) again. You’ll also grab yourself free access to the current Halo 5 beta with the purchase.

In today’s best game/apps deals, 2K has put a number of its popular iOS games on sale through the holidays including the lowest price ever on BioShock for $5 (Reg. $11), XCOM: Enemy Within for $7 (Reg. $12), Civilization Revolution 2 for $8 (Reg. $15) and more.

Head below for the rest of today’s discounted iOS apps including Tengami for $2 (Reg. $4), BADLAND for $1 (Reg. $2), Fieldrunners 2 for $1 (Reg. $3) and many more. You’ll also find a massive list of previously price dropped iOS apps that are currently still live for the holidays:

Ongoing game deals/features:

• Best Buy Gamers Club Unlocked Membership: get 20% off all video games for 2-years: $30 shipped (70% off)
• PlayStation 4 hits all-time price low of $329 in Walmart last-minute gift sale
• iTunes year-end blowout: discounted HD movies/bundles, music, more
• Colecovision Flashback Classic Game Console w/ 62 games $20 (orig. $40)
• Infinity Blade III now available for just $1 (Reg. $7)
• R.B.I. Baseball 14 for iOS hits its all-time low ahead of Christmas: $1 (Reg. $5)
• App Santa Sale: Tweetbot, Day One, Clear, Printer Pro, many more

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The Dollar Store now has the Colecovision Flashback Classic Game Console back in stock for only $20 + $4.95 shipping. That’s half off the regular price and the lowest we’ve ever seen.

The game console includes 62 built in games and has everything you need to hook it up to your TV and start gaming like the good old days.

Want to avoid shipping? Buy 2 and get them both shipped for free. Also, you can still order by 8pm ET tonight and choose second day shipping for $20.47, or by 8 pm ET on December 23 and choose overnight for $22.80 to get by Christmas. 
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ChAIR Entertainment has dropped the latest entry in its popular sword-fighting action game, Infinity Blade III, down to just $1 for the holidays. Typically listed at $6.99, this is the lowest we have seen the game go for by $2. At $10 for the entire Trilogy, today’s deal is still a better value than the previous Black Friday bundle by more than $2.

Widely regarded as some of the best mobile games out there, the Infinity Blade series brings together “adrenaline-fueled” action with some of the best visuals on the platform. As the epic conclusion for the three part series, IB3 introduces a new playable character as well as a more fine tuned experience overall within a much larger, dynamic 3D world. Along with voice work from famous actor Troy Baker (BioShock, The Last of Us, Far Cry 4, COD: Advanced Warfare, Batman Arkham, many more), it has the “most detailed story scenes ever shown” on mobile platforms:

Siris and Isa have joined with the God-King Raidriar in a desperate attempt to destroy the Worker of Secrets and his army of Deathless titans. Uncover new mysteries to wield the power of the Infinity Blade in this timeless adventure of champions and villains.

More features and gameplay footage below:

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Best Buy offers its 2-year Gamers Club Unlocked (GCU) Membership for $30 with free shipping. As a pricing comparison, it carries a list price of $99.99 and this is the best dollar off discount we’ve ever seen. Usually Best Buy will only discount the GCU as part of a bundle. It’s a perfect gift for the gamer who has everything now, but is going to want more games in the near future.

GCU membership gives you 20% off all video games for two years, so it will more than pay for itself after buying three new releases at the typical retail price of $60. It’s great for avid gamers who want day 1 games at day 30 or day 60 prices, guaranteeing that you’ll never pay full retail for any game for two years. GCU also accrues points that lead to further discounts over time.

Full benefits include:

• Get 20% off new video game software (physical software purchases)
• 10% bonus trade-in credit on video game software trade-ins
• 10% off pre-owned video games
• Get 2x points on new video game software, digital content, and game accessories
• Get 2 points for every dollar when you trade in games

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Along with a host of other price drops on its Final Fantasy games for iOS, Square Enix is currently offering the entire Tomb Raider series of iOS series as a discounted holiday bundle on the App Store. Previously, Tomb Raider 1 and 2, plus Guardian of Light would cost $11 combined, however this new bundle drops the price down to $5 for all three games.

For more information on app bundles and getting the most for your money, check out our iOS bundle guide. As always, we’ve got the latest app and game deals each day for you.

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This week’s free app from Apple is Brushstroke. Designed to transform your photos into “paintings in one touch,” you can download the app for free on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Releasing back in March of this year for $2.99, the lowest we had seen the app go previously was $1 for about a week in April.

Head below for more details on what Brushstroke can do:

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