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Get Games stabs prices for Halloween

VVVVVV, Civ5, Tropico 3 among wounded.

Superb indie game VVVVVV is only £3.20 over on Eurogamer's digital distribution sibling Get Games.

VVVVVV is one of dozens of games that have been slashed murderously for Halloween.

The grand Civilization V has been stabbed down to £27, and BioShock 2 has been sliced to £15.

Acclaimed island simulator Tropico 3 has been punctured to £10, as have the four games that make up the Stronghold Collection.

Other mutilated prices include Race Driver: GRID for £10, Kings Bounty: Crossworlds - Game of the Year Edition for £20 and Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter for £5.49.

Get Games is an uncomplicated digital distribution site with a small but strong selection of games, nice prices and no faffery. Just plug a few details into a registration form and then you can buy stuff.

Take a look - there might be other deals that catch your eye.

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