Windows Store announces Ready, Set, Summer promotion with lots of deals on games, media and apps

Arif Bacchus

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The weather outside is warming up, and that means the summer season is almost here in the U.S. So, to help people get ready for the hottest season of the year, Microsoft is announcing the Ready, Set, Summer Collection, which offers up more than a hundred deals on the most popular games, music, TV Shows, movies, and apps.

The Ready, Set, Summer collection is packed full of travel app necessities such as 50% off Earth 3D, which lets you explore political and physical maps and weather for an upcoming destination.  Photo editing app KVADPhoto + Pro, which helps you retouch and enhance your photos with filters and text, is also included for 50% in this category of the collection.

Candy Crush
Candy Crush

A few great games are also included in this collection, including Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta (50% off!), Crayola Bubbles ($0.99), and King of Thieves (30% off) . Additionally, in-app purchases on hit games such as Candy Crush Saga, and Paradise Bay also see some discounts in the Ready Set, Summer collection.

Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War

While the Summer may be a good time to go outside, the Ready, Set, Summer Collection also includes pre-orders and rentals on the latest movies.  Titles such as Deadpool, and Finding Nemo, are available for rentals, and other titles such as Captain America: Civil War, and Dawn of Justice, are available for pre-order.

Summer Music
Summer Music

Lastly, the Ready, Set, Summer Collection brings you some good music to enjoy.  Albums from Ellie Goulding, LCD Soundsystem, M83, Halsey, Chvrches, and others are available for 30% off.  In addition, you can also download Media Player Gold ($5.99) and listen to Pandora to get the latest music.

Just like Summer, these deals don’t last forever. The deals in the Ready, Set, Summer collection are only valid from May 277, 2016 until June 6, 2016. So, if you are interested in any of these games, apps, music, or movies, be sure to act fast and act now!