It's 33% off at Amazon right now as a digital download. Not sure how picky they are about your region, but it's worth looking into.

If that price is still too high or doesn't work in Canada, you may be better off waiting a couple of weeks. It's been on sale off and on all over the place from time to time, but everyone seems to be set back at full price now.

Good luck!

BF3 seems to do okay and BF3: With expansions did a little better too.

I really hope someone doesn't respond with "nice try EA"....

Link for the lazy.

Hitman: Absolution is only $4.99 on Amazon right now.
GTA 4 is $9.99.
BF3 is $18.61. I like that game. Obviously awesome multiplayer but a surprisingly good campaign as well.
L.A. Noire is $14.99
Also Max Payne 3, Mass Effect 3, Kingdoms of Amalur, Just Cause 2, Dead Island GOTY, Borderlands GOTY, The Walking Dead, Alice: Madness Returns, Deus Ex: HR, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Amnesia. There are a ton of great games at or under $25...you just have to look.

Have you tried ordering it from the US page? I'm an american living in the uk and this is how I purchased it.

The vanilla game With classics like Operation metro

Battlefield Premium Only a upgrade for the basegame, DON"T get it if you don't own BF3 vanilla

Premium edition If you don't have the basegame