Amazon's top-selling physical and downloadable games of 2011

by Alexander Sliwinski on Jan 13th 2012 4:00PM

Amazon certainly leveled up its business strategy in the video game space in 2011, dropping competitive deals throughout the year in both the physical and digital distribution categories.

We got in touch with the online retailer to find out about its top-selling titles for the year. The company informed us that, naturally, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was its top game in physical sales. This was followed by Just Dance 3, the latest from the runaway hit franchise, and Skyrim.

There was a semi-surprise in Amazon's digital distribution space for PC, with Deus Ex: Human Revolution taking the virtual goods crown. Square Enix's stealth action title was followed, in order, by three of EA's games: Battlefield 3, The Sims 3 and Battlefield Bad Company 2.

Check out the physical and digital top 10 after the break.

Physical (platforms are combined, but collector's editions are not included)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Just Dance 3Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBattlefield 3Batman: Arkham CityMadden NFL 12Portal 2Just Dance 2Gears of War 3FIFA Soccer 12
Digital
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionBattlefield 3The Sims 3Battlefield Bad Company 2Sid Meir's Civilization VDead IslandTotal War: Shogun 2Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3Crysis 2Dragon Age 2

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Amazon's Cyber Monday sale starts Sunday, includes 360 bundle of joy

by Jessica Conditt on Nov 26th 2011 11:30AM

Amazon wants to keep the digital pepper sprayings and stampedes to a minimum this Cyber Monday, and has released a teaser list of its deals that will begin on Sunday, Nov. 27, and last throughout the week. So far Amazon has a few nuggets of gaming gold advertised, including an Xbox 360 250GB bundle that includes Halo: Reach and Fable 3 for $200. Check the press release for the full teaser, and make sure to read it all the way to the last sale item. We're pretty sure that's the one you've been looking for all along.

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Non-spooky savings: Amazon's buy 2, get 1 free sale

by Jordan Mallory on Oct 30th 2011 11:30AM

Look, just because it's Halloween season doesn't mean everything has to be Halloween oriented, okay? We love costumes and candy as much as the next website, but if we see the word "spooktacular" one more time we're going to straight-up gouge our own brains out.

Amazon, at least, has the common courtesy to run a non-festive, yet entirely excellent buy 2, get 1 free sale in lieu of the expected, ghoulish sales promotions extended by other corporations. The sale applies to a boat-load of fresh hotness like Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls and The ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection, so check it out if you'd rather spend $120 on new games rather than new cavities.

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Spooky Savings: Amazon's 'Un-BOO-lievable' Halloween sale

by Jordan Mallory on Oct 23rd 2011 11:30AM

Autumnal consumerism is usually linked with holidays based around turkeys and/or trees, but that hasn't stopped Amazon from conjuring up some scary-good deals to celebrate All Hallow's Eve.

The available gambit of creepy-eepy savings is fairly all-inclusive, ranging from Halloweenish gore-fests like Dead Island, Rise of Nightmares and Left 4 Dead, to the more subtle, yet still emotionally horrifying Catherine. There are a few odd-balls in there like Dead or Alive Dimensions and Duke Nukem Forever, although we suppose Duke is terrifying in a more abstract sense of the word.

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Epic Mickey for $30 and other legendary deals in Amazon's Gold Box

by JC Fletcher on Jan 18th 2011 11:00AM

Today, Amazon's Gold Box is filled with games, offering discounts on a single game or accessory every couple of hours. In addition to that, the Deal of the Day is also a game -- Disney Epic Mickey for $29.99. That makes it quite a bit less risky for those that are interested in the well-reviewed game but scared of, say, the camera.

The current Lightning Deal is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 on multiple platforms ($39.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360, $34.99 on Wii, and $19.99 on DS). To see what's coming next, head past the break. Spoiler warning: the Ear Force is strong with this one.
8AM PST: Ear Force X11 Amplified Stereo Headset with Chat9AM PST: Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare11AM PST: Ear Force Gaming Headset for PS312PM PST: Madden NFL 11 for Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii2PM PST: Ear Force DPX21 for PS34PM PST: Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 for PS3 and Xbox 3605PM PST: Ear Force X31 Digital RF Wireless Game Audio + Xbox Live Chat for Xbox 3606PM PST: Grand Theft Auto Complete -- $25.997PM PST: Ear Force DSS 7.1 Channel Dolby Surround Sound Processor8PM PST: Haunted House9PM PST: Ear Force X41 for Xbox 360

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