As April turns to May, gamers can finally look ahead and smile: the gaming drought that dominates the spring months is almost over. Finally, new releases will finally start trickling in to put those new consoles to the test...until the summer dry months kick in, that is.
Then again, there are still a few weeks before any of the big titles hit store shelves...which means that, for the time being, gamers don't have much to look forward to when it comes to new releases.
Older releases, on the other hand, are seeing some absolutely massive discounts - and with May the 4th right around the corner, Star Wars fans have more than enough games to choose from.
That's not to say that there's nothing new on sale - as always, there are some great discounts on new current-gen consoles, starting with one of the best Xbox One bundles to ever hit the Internet:
Xbox One (+Xbox Live Gold membership and NBA 2k15)
Price: $350
Available on: Amazon
The Xbox One is available at the old holiday season price, and you get a membership to Xbox Live Gold, NBA 2k15, Assassin's Creed Unity and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag as part of the package.
Wii U (+ Super Mario 3D World and Nintendoland)
Price: $260
Available on: eBay
$260 is the cheapest that the Wii U has ever been, and it comes with Nintendoland and Super Mario 3D World along with the console - meaning you save almost $100.
PlayStation Vita (+ Borderlands 2)
Price: $170
Available on: Amazon
The PlayStation Vita's premiere bundle is back on sale: you get the fantastic Borderlands 2 and an 8 GB memory card - for $30 cheaper than normal.
DualShock 4 Wireless Controller
Price: $46
Available on: Amazon
It's rare that controllers ever go on sale - if you've been waiting to get a second controller for your PlayStation 4, now's the time to do it.
Far Cry 4
Price: $30
Available on: Amazon
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Price: $50
Available on: Amazon
Dying Light
Price: $47
Available on: Amazon
Destiny
Price: $30
Available on: Amazon
Assassin's Creed Unity
Price: $20
Available on: Amazon
Saint's Row IV: Re-elected Edition
Price: $30
Available on: Best Buy
Sunset Overdrive
Price: $25
Available on: Amazon
Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition
Price: $25
Available on: Amazon
Just Cause 3 (Pre-order)
Price: $43 (Use code: SAVE20-APRILM-AYDEAL)
Available on: Green Man Gaming
Kerbal Space Program
Price: $24 (Use code: SAVE20-APRILM-AYDEAL)
Available on: Green Man Gaming
The real highlight of the week are the numerous Star Wars sales: with May the 4th right around the corner, publishers are celebrating by discounting most of their respective Star Wars libraries. We've already gone over the Steam and GoG.com sales, but that only covers half of the specials: Xbox Live is currently hosting a 'May the 4th Be With You' sale on its Star Wars games (most of which are on the Xbox 360), and Sony is hosting a very similar set of deals over on the PlayStation Store.
Granted, it's not like Star Wars is the only franchise on sale this week: Microsoft is hosting a Capcom Publisher Sale over on Xbox Live, while Steam's Midweek Madness is dedicated to Ubisoft's arcade lineup alongside the usual Weeklong Deals. Finally, the PlayStation Store's weekly sale is dedicated to Japan's Golden Week: if you're looking for a game that was published in Japan, and you want to get it cheap - it's probably on sale.
If you're looking to play something from a galaxy far, far away - you're in luck. Of course, the Star Wars deals aren't the only ones, and there are some huge deals on current-gen consoles (and the games to go with them). Just make sure to grab anything you want quickly - as always, these deals won't last forever!
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