Best Video Game Deals

In today's Morning Jolt, you can get in the gaming spirit for the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo with a discounted Xbox console or Grand Theft Auto III app. Or, prepare for summer with a portable air conditioner, and more, with today's five Editors' Choice deals that we found overnight and early this morning.

Amazon offers its Prime members Assassin's Creed: Revelations for PlayStation 3 (pictured) 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 $20 under our April mention as the the lowest total price we've seen. (It's also a current price low for either platform by at least $17.)

Update: The PlayStation 3 version has an estimated ship date of 2 to 4 weeks.

Amazon Prime membership is $79 per year; however, Prime is free for college students for six months, and free for parents and caregivers for three months.

Amazon offers Prototype 2: Radnet Edition for PlayStation 3 (pictured) or Xbox 360 for $39.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find for either platform by $22. This edition unlocks over 55 in-game events, additional digital content, and more.

Amazon offers preorders of NCAA Football 13 for Xbox 360 for $44.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $15. It's due for release on July 10.

Microsoft officially announced its new contract-based Xbox promotion yesterday, which entails getting the 4GB console with Kinect for just $99 — if you sign up for a 2-year Xbox LIVE Gold membership in the process. But the prospect of being locked into a static LIVE membership plan, with unchanging rates, raises the question: Is this intriguing promotion actually a deal at all?

Ah, we remember the days when we'd play Atari, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Mario Brothers. Today's best video game deals might not cater to your nostalgia, but these discounted titles are sure to keep your thumbs busy and wallet full. Expand your collection with new and used games for Wii, PlayStation 3, XBox 360, and more.