Best Video Game Deals

Xbox LIVE Marketplace cuts 50% off a selection of video game downloads for Xbox 360. With prices starting at 200 points, many titles are at the lowest price we could find. Available titles include Karateka, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad, Mad Tracks, Matt Hazard: BBB, and more. Deal ends May 27.

GameFly offers select used games for PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 for $9.99 or less, as listed below. With free shipping, the items below are at least $10 under the best we could find for a new copy. The games:

• Spec Ops: The Line for PS3 (pictured) for $9.99
• Assassin's Creed III for PS3 or Xbox 360 for $19.99
• Halo 4 for Xbox 360 for $19.99
• browse all used games at GameFly

Xbox LIVE Marketplace offers downloads of Doritos Crash Course for Xbox 360 for free. That's the first such offer we've seen for this platform game. (For further comparison, we saw Doritos Crash Course 2 for Xbox 360 for free in our mention two weeks ago).

On Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace, the Disney Classics Enchanted Broom is available for free. That's the best deal we've seen for this virtual prop. To download this content, you must login to your Xbox.com account or be connected to Xbox LIVE via your Xbox 360 console.

Walmart continues to offer an assortment of video game bundles, as listed below. That ties our mention from a week ago and puts many combinations at the lowest total price we could find. Shipping starts at $2.97. The bundles:

• Two Nintendo Wii games for $20 (Your Shape, Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Bakugan, Metroid, more)
• two PlayStation 3 games for $30 (Batman: Arkham Asylum and UFC Undisputed 3 pictured)
• two Xbox 360 games for $30 (Bad Company 2, Mortal Kombat vs. DC, BioShock 2, more)
• two Nintendo Wii games for $30 (LEGO Star Wars, Wipeout The Game, Sonic Colors, more)
• two Nintendo 3DS games for $30 (LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Pet Zombies, more)
• two Nintendo DS games for $30 (Super Scribblenauts, Cooking Mama, Sonic Rush, more)

At Best Buy, buy two used video games and get a third used video game (of equal or lesser value) for free. (The discount applies automatically in-cart when you add three eligible games.) Plus, many titles qualify for free shipping. That's the only buy-two-get-one discount we've seen for used games from Best Buy this year. (We last saw this particular offer last summer.) Choose from used games for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and more.

Groupon offers Bejeweled 3 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or Nintendo DS for $1.99 with $2.99 for shipping. That's a buck under our March mention and the lowest total price we could find for any of these platforms by at least $4. Deal ends May 24.

Amazon offers its Prime members Just Dance 4 for PlayStation 3 (pictured), Xbox 360, or Nintendo Wii for $19.99 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $25 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping costs $4.98.) That's tied with our March mention and the lowest total price we could find by at least $4.

Update: Note that the PlayStation 3 version ships in two to three weeks.

Gearbox Software offers SHiFT Codes that unlock Golden Keys for use on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, or Mac versions of Borderlands 2 for free. That's tied with mention of a similar offer from two days ago (still active) and among the best offers we've seen for these codes. Each Golden Key allows you to access in-game items. The codes:

• PlayStation 3: WBKJB-FCFTB-66CCT-S3KBB-BB95Z
• Xbox 360: KTCBB-C6R39-CKS3F-56TT3-TXTCF
• Windows / Mac: 53K33-3W9JC-3ZFJT-J33TJ-BWBBW
• click here to see a complete list of past codes (still active)

Amazon is taking preorders for Madden NFL 25 Anniversary Edition for PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 for $99.99 with free shipping. Although that's list price, it includes a code good for a 2013 regular season (17 weeks) trial of NFL Sunday Ticket on computer, tablet, and mobile devices via the options below. It's expected for release on or around August 27. The available options for the NFL Sunday Ticket code include:

• If you have DirecTV service and NFL Sunday Ticket Max you can access NFL Sunday Ticket on your computer and mobile devices using your current DirecTV username and password
• If you don't have DirecTV service, you can sign up for DirecTV and get $10 off per month for the first year of service and one year of NFL Sunday Ticket Max at no additional charge
• or, if you can't get DirecTV service, the code will allow access to the 2013 regular season (17 weeks) trial of NFL Sunday Ticket on computers, tablets, and mobile devices - including Red Zone

For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg offers preorders of the Disney Infinity Starter Pack for Playstation 3 for $74.99. Coupon code "EMCXRWP235" cuts it to $64.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $5. It includes the Infinity video game and base peripheral, three Infinity figures, three Infinity play sets, an Infinity power disc, and codes to unlock online content. The game is scheduled for release on August 18.

newegg also offers preorders of the Disney Infinity Starter Pack for Xbox 360 for $74.99. Coupon code "EMCXRWP234" cuts it to $64.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $6. Deals end May 22.

MyTechSolution via eBay offers the Microsoft Xbox 360 Data Transfer Cable, model no. T3F-00007, for $4.95 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $5.

Deals On Wheels via Amazon offers Prime members the Microsoft Xbox 360 Headset for $9.99 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $25 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping adds $4.98.) That's the lowest total price we could find by $10. It features an adjustable boom microphone, in-line volume controls, and more.

Note that it's currently backordered until May 17, but can still be ordered at this price for delivery when available.

Xbox Marketplace offers the Gears of War: Judgment Dreadnought DLC for Xbox 360 for free. That's the best deal we've seen for this add-on to the Gears of War: Judgment game, just released today.

goHastings via Amazon offers Nat Geo TV for Xbox 360 Kinect for $9.99 with $3.99 for shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen since Black Friday, when it was $4 less. (It's a current price low by $9.)

Walmart continues to offer several video game bundles, as listed below. That ties our mention from a week ago and puts many combinations at the lowest total price we could find. Shipping starts at $2.97, or opt for free Site-to-Store pickup. The bundles:

• Two Nintendo Wii games for $20 (Your Shape, Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Bakugan, Metroid, more)
• two PlayStation 3 games for $30 (Batman: Arkham Asylum and UFC Undisputed 3 pictured)
• two Xbox 360 games for $30 (Bad Company 2, Mortal Kombat vs. DC, BioShock 2, more)
• two Nintendo Wii games for $30 (LEGO Star Wars, Wipeout The Game, Sonic Colors, more)
• two Nintendo 3DS games for $30 (LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Pet Zombies, more)
• two Nintendo DS games for $30 (Super Scribblenauts, LEGO Batman, Sonic Rush, more)

Sears offers Skylanders Spyro's Adventure Starter Pack for PlayStation 3 (pictured), Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, or Nintendo 3DS for $29.99. Opt for free in-store pickup on each to dodge the shipping fees, which start at $6.50. That's $10 below our mention of this game for the Wii from a month ago (which also required pickup) and the lowest total price we could find for a shipped unit on any platform by at least $3 and as much as $23. The pack includes the game, Portal of Power, poster, trading cards, sticker sheet, and three figures: Spyro, Gill Grunt, and Trigger Happy.

Xbox LIVE Marketplace offers downloads of Doritos Crash Course 2 for Xbox 360 for free. That's the first such offer we've seen for this platform game.

Amazon offers its Prime members Dead or Alive 5 for PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 for $19.99 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $25 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping costs $4.98.) That's $28 under our mention from last summer and the lowest total price we could find for either platform by $3.

Update: Note that the Xbox 360 version is temporarily out of stock, but can still be ordered at this price for delivery when available.