This Weekend's PC Game Deals: Here are the best back to school offers

This Weekend"s PC Game Deals is a roundup of games - old, new, or soon to be released - that are available at a great price and can be activated on Steam, Origin, or Uplay - sometimes even good old games that are DRM-free.

AAA games with stunning visuals and physics may be all the rage these days, but there are lots of timeless classics that are still worth playing - and thanks to Origin Store’s “On the House” promotion, you can get some of them free of charge. Such is the case with Nox – an RPG from 2000 that is currently available as a free download for a limited time.

Speaking of “on the house” games, Ubisoft has a similar promotion of their own. Called ‘Ubi 30’, it celebrates the company’s 30th anniversary as a game publisher, and the way it works is that each month for the rest of 2016, Ubisoft will offer one free game for download, to help gamers “re-discover” legendary titles.

The only things you’ll need are a Uplay account and the Uplay client, and you’re set to get this month’s freebie, Rayman Origins. If 2D side scrollers are not your cup of tea, the good news is that Ubisoft will give away four other games this year - previous Ubi 30 giveaways were Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell.

There are several deals available this weekend, and we’ve made a selection of the very best out there. Some of them are flash sales, so act quickly if you don’t want to miss them. If you"re looking for console games, take a look at the list of Xbox Games with Gold for September, and there"s still time to download some of this month"s games as well.

Game Price (USD) Price (EUR) Price (GBP) Store
ArcheAge Gold Starter Pack $38.95 €34.67 £29.60 Funstock DIgital
Assassin"s Creed 2: Collector"s Edition $5.58 € 4.91 £4.24 Games Planet
Assassin"s Creed Brotherhood $5.89 € 5.24 £4.48 Games Planet
Assassin"s Creed III $9.99 € 9.99 £7.59 GamersGate
Assassin"s Creed IV Black Flag Deluxe Edition $10.51 € 9.35 £7.99 Games Planet
Assassin"s Creed Revelations $5.25 € 4.67 £3.99 Games Planet
Assassin"s Creed Rogue $11.83 €10.53 £8.99 Games Planet
Assassin"s Creed: Director"s Cut Edition $5.88 € 5.17 £4.47 Games Planet
Batman Arkham City Game of the Year Edition $4.99 € 4.44 £3.79 IndieGala
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition $4.99 € 4.44 £3.79 IndieGala
Batman: Arkham Knight $15.77 €14.04 £11.99 Games Planet
Battlefield 1 (pre-order) $49.98 €44.48 £37.98 Green Man Gaming
Battlefield 3 $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Battlefield 4 $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Deluxe (includes the Vietnam DLC) $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Battlefield Hardline $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Bioshock $3.99 € 3.55 £3.03 WinGameStore
Bioshock 2 $3.99 € 3.51 £3.03 WinGameStore
Bioshock Infinite $7.49 € 6.59 £5.69 WinGameStore
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition $8.79 € 7.82 £6.68 WinGameStore
Borderlands Game of the Year Edition $7.88 € 7.01 £5.99 Games Planet
Borderlands The Pre-Sequel $9.99 € 8.79 £7.59 WinGameStore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 $12.99 €11.56 £9.87 Green Man Gaming
Call of Duty: Black Ops III $32.88 €29.26 £24.99 Green Man Gaming
Call of Duty: Ghosts $12.99 €11.56 £9.87 Green Man Gaming
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (pre-order) $49.95 €44.46 £37.96 Green Man Gaming
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 $9.99 € 8.89 £7.59 Green Man Gaming
Command and Conquer Ultimate Collection $10.51 € 9.35 £7.99 Games Planet
Crysis $9.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Crysis 3 $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Crysis Trilogy $19.99 €19.99 £19.99 Origin
Crysis Warhead $9.99 € 3.99 £3.99 Origin
Dark Souls III $35.99 €32.03 £27.35 DLGamer
Dead Space $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Dead Space 2 $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Dead Space 3 $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided $42.99 €38.26 £32.67 DLGamer
Dishonored 2 (pre-order) $46.04 €40.98 £34.99 Games Planet
DOOM $39.99 €35.59 £30.39 WinGameStore
Dragon Age 2 $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Dragon Age Origins $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Europa Universalis IV Digital Extreme Edition $11.24 €10.00 £8.54 WinGameStore
F.E.A.R. Bundle $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Bundle Stars
F1 2016 (pre-order) $42.09 €37.46 £31.99 Games Planet
Fallout 3 Game Of The Year Edition $10.52 € 9.36 £8.00 Games Planet
Fallout 4 $26.99 €24.02 £20.51 DLGamer
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition $7.88 € 7.01 £5.99 Games Planet
Far Cry 3 $5.84 € 5.20 £4.44 Games Planet
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon $7.48 € 6.66 £5.68 GamersGate
Far Cry 4 $15.78 €14.04 £11.99 Games Planet
Far Cry Primal $38.99 €34.70 £29.63 GamersGate
FIFA 16 $19.99 €19.99 £19.99 Origin
Football Manager 2016 $24.95 €22.21 £18.96 WinGameStore
Hitman The Full Experience $44.07 €39.22 £33.49 Games Planet
Homefront: The Revolution $31.49 €28.03 £23.93 Games Planet
Homeworld Remastered Collection $12.24 €10.89 £9.30 WinGameStore
Just Cause 3 $27.65 €24.61 £21.01 Games Planet
MAFIA III (pre-order) $36.82 €32.77 £27.98 Games Planet
Mass Effect $3.99 € 3.99 £3.99 Origin
Mass Effect 2 $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Mass Effect 3 $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Mass Effect Trilogy $19.99 €19.99 £19.99 Origin
Medal of Honor $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes $7.81 € 6.95 £5.94 Games Planet
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY $10.51 € 9.35 £7.99 Games Planet
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series $9.99 € 8.89 £7.59 WinGameStore
Mirror"s Edge $2.49 € 2.49 £2.49 Origin
Mirror"s Edge Catalyst $48.67 €43.32 £36.99 Games Planet
NBA 2K17 (pre-order) $42.09 €37.46 £31.99 Games Planet
Need for Speed $44.07 €39.22 £33.49 Games Planet
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit $7.49 € 7.49 £7.49 Origin
Need for Speed Most Wanted $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Need for Speed Shift $2.49 € 2.49 £2.49 Origin
Need for Speed Undercover $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Omerta: City of Gangsters Gold Edition $7.49 € 6.67 £5.69 GOG
Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare $14.99 €14.99 £14.99 Origin
Project CARS GOTY Edition $24.99 €22.24 £18.99 DLGamer
Rise of the Tomb Raider $38.99 €34.70 £29.63 DLGamer
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: The Complete Edition $9.99 € 8.89 £7.59 WinGameStore
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (pre-order) $51.59 €45.92 £39.21 DLGamer
Sid Meier"s Civilization: Beyond Earth $9.99 € 8.89 £7.59 WinGameStore
SimCity: Complete Edition $14.99 €14.99 £14.99 Origin
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 (pre-order) $41.99 €37.37 £31.91 Games Planet
Spore $4.99 € 4.99 £4.99 Origin
Star Wars Battlefront $19.99 €19.99 £19.99 Origin
Stellaris $31.99 €28.47 £24.31 WinGameStore
Syndicate $2.49 €2.49 £2.49 Origin
Tales from the Borderlands $6.24 €5.55 £4.74 WinGameStore
The Walking Dead $6.24 €5.55 £4.74 WinGameStore
The Walking Dead: Season 2 $6.24 €5.55 £4.74 WinGameStore
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt $22.99 €20.46 £17.47 Green Man Gaming
The Wolf Among Us $6.24 €5.55 £4.74 WinGameStore
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands (pre-order) $42.09 €37.46 £31.99 Games Planet
Total War: WARHAMMER $43.39 €38.62 £32.98 Games Planet
Tropico 3: Gold Edition $3.49 €3.11 £2.65 GOG
Tropico 4 $3.39 €3.02 £2.58 GOG
Watch_Dogs $13.77 €12.26 £10.47 Games Planet
Watch_Dogs 2 - Deluxe Edition (pre-order) $41.99 €37.37 £31.91 Games Planet
XCOM 2 $34.52 €30.72 £26.24 Games Planet
XCOM: Enemy Unknown - The Complete Edition $7.88 €7.01 £5.99 Games Planet

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