Weekend console download deals: October PlayStation Plus freebies now available

This is the first October weekend that sees the PlayStation Plus freebies rotated out, so now is the time to pick up Super Meat Boy, Broken Age, and others. There isn't a whole lot else going on this weekend, in terms of notable digital deals, so maybe check out Sniper Elite 3: Ultimate Edition on Xbox One and check out the "Friends of Runbow" sale currently going across both Wii U and 3DS. Maybe things will pick up next week?

Here's our selection of this weekend's console deals:

Xbox One

The following games are a part of Xbox One Games with Gold/Deals with Gold. An Xbox Live Gold Subscription is required to receive these discounts.

• Tomb Raider Definitive Edition - FREE!
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War - FREE!
• Forza Horizon 2 Ultimate Edition - $58.49 (34% off)
• Forza Motorsport 5 Season Pass - $10.00 (75% off)
• Sniper Elite 3: Ultimate Edition - $20.00 (50% off)
• WWE 2K15 Deluxe Edition - $20.00 (75% off)
• WWE 2K15 - $15.00 (75% off)
• Happy Wars: 110 Happy Tickets - $5.00 (50% off)
• Happy Wars: 240 Happy Tickets - $10.00 (50% off)
• Happy Wars: 500 Happy Tickets - $20.00 (50% off)

PlayStation 4

The following deals are available only to PlayStation Plus members.

• Super Meat Boy - FREE! for PlayStation Plus
• Broken Age - FREE! for PlayStation Plus
• Unmechanical: Extended - FREE! for PlayStation Plus

Nintendo Wii U

Nintendo loves itself some Runbow! For anyone that picks up Runbow or already owns the game, the following games are on sale:

• Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - $10.49 (30% off)
• Chariot - $10.49 (30% off)
• Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - $10.49 (30% off)
• Mutant Mudds Deluxe - $6.99 (30% off)
• Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails - $6.99 (30% off)
• Sportsball - $6.99 (30% off)
• Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones - $6.99 (30% off)
• SteamWorld Dig - $6.99 (30% off)
• Teslagrad - $10.49 (30% off)
• Xeodrifter - $6.99 (30% off)

Xbox 360

The following games are a part of Xbox 360 Games with Gold/Deals with Gold. An Xbox Live Gold Subscription is required to receive these discounts.

• Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - FREE!
• WWE 2K15 - $15.99 (75% off)
• Thief - $12.00 (60% off)
• The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct - $10.00 (75% off)
• Escape Dead Island - $5.00 (75% off)
• Sniper Elite 3 - $19.99 (50% off)
• Sniper Elite V2 - $10.19 (60% off) (DLC also on sale)

PlayStation 3

The following deals are available only to PlayStation Plus members.

• KickBeat - FREE! for PlayStation Plus
• Kung Fu Rabbit - FREE! for PlayStation Plus
• Unmechanical: Extended - FREE! for PlayStation Plus
• Chariot - FREE! for PlayStation Plus

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo loves itself some Runbow! For anyone that picks up Runbow or already owns the game, the following games are on sale:

• Azure Striker Gunvolt - $10.49 (30% off)
• Mutant Mudds - $7.29 (30% off)
• Xeodrifter - $6.99 (30% off)

PlayStation Vita

The following deals are available only to PlayStation Plus members.

• Super Meat Boy - FREE! for PlayStation Plus
• Broken Age - FREE! for PlayStation Plus
• KickBeat - FREE! for PlayStation Plus
• Kung Fu Rabbit - FREE! for PlayStation Plus

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?