Battlefield 3, NFS: The Run for $30; many others discounted in Origin Cyber Monday sale

by Ben Gilbert on Nov 28th 2011 1:27PM

Origin may be the new kid on the block, but that doesn't mean it was born yesterday. EA clearly realizes that its digital-only game service needs to compete with the other digital retailers, as evidenced by its overtly aggressive pricing on today's Cyber Monday sales: Battlefield 3 for $30, as well as Need for Speed: The Run, not to mention package savings that rival Steam's.

Beyond the games available for PC, a variety of the publisher's iOS slash mobile titles are also getting deep cuts, all of which end around midnight tonight. If you were waiting patiently for a heavily discounted copy of Risk for your iPad, now is the time!

Source: Origin

Tags: android, battlefield-3, cyber-monday, cyber-monday-2011, ea, ea-mobile, ea-origin, electronic-arts, ios, ipad, iphone, mac, mobile, need-for-speed-the-run, origin, pc

Reader Comments (11)

Sweet, I'm going to fill my shopping cart with... Oh, wait, it's Origin, never mind.

@copa You need to access Origin to play it anyway. So are you against purchasing the game at any price through any vendor?

@Uncommon
Actually, Batman uses Windows Live but Battlefield (obviously) does not. I figured since I was buying Battlefield I might as well get Batman. Luckily, I found a way to launch Batman without Origin. Still, wish Steam had Batman at $25- it was simply too tempting.

They had some pretty good deals on their disc releases over the weekend, except for their $7 shipping charge.

The Run for $30? hum... still pricey... how about $10?

Its free shipping and I want battlefield but idk if I want it for Xbox or ps3

I'm getting addicted to Battlefield 3. I'm pretty good at getting kills and taking flags in Conquest (I'm a 45+5 rank), but I'm starting to have a lot of fun in more of a support roll. I like to be a passenger in a heli with a really good pilot and keep repairing him in mid air and we become nearly invincible (I still get points and XP with each of his kills). It's also cool to stay behind a group of 4 or 5 teammates as they rain fire on the enemy and bring them back to life when they die with the defibrillator. It's a easy way to score a lot of points (and make friends).