Australia's Origin store is now running a holiday sale, halving the price of digitally distributed games, excluding the game you really want. Battlefield 3 is only 30% off making it $56. There are some good deals though, Dead Space 2 is only $20, compared to the $35 sale price on Steam. However if you buy Dead Space 2 on Steam using a US VPN you can pick it up for just $10.

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