We’re offering you something a little bit different today at Joystiq Deals: the chance to pilot a plane using your smartphone. The SmartPlane is a small gadget aircraft that operates entirely on input from a user’s smartphone or tablet device. Normally priced at $70, it can be yours today for just $49.99 through Joystiq Deals.

Xbox Live Gold members can pick up a cheap copy of Ryse: Son of Rome this week as part of Microsoft’s ongoing Deals With Gold campaign. Other Gold-exclusive discounts this week include price drops for Diablo 3, Payday 2, Lego The Hobbit, and several Sega-published Games on Demand and Xbox Live Gold titles.

Steam also continues to offer steep price drops during its Summer Sale, with highlights for today including Child of Light, Batman Arkham Origins, and The Banner Saga.