PC Bargains

[sopabuena]

Do you guys think $45 for the Max Payne 3 pre-order plus the first two games (I played the first back in the day, but don't own them currently) + a bunch of DLC is a good deal?

edit: I was planning on getting Alan Wake beacuse I don't have time to wait for sales because when they come I probably won't have time to play the game (hope that made sense), so I was willing to pay full price for one game to enjoy over a couple of weeks. So it's either Max or Alan.

[trjp]

Not a massive bargain - but the newly released Legend of Grimrock is selling well on Steam DESPITE being rather expensive there (at least in GBP)

It's £10.67 (discounted from £11.99) on Steam

$13.49 on GoG (taxes included - that's about £8.70)

$13.49 from the developer who offers both DRM free (ala GoG) and a Steam Key!!!!

So do the last one then and save over £2 on the Steam price!!

[Znea]

Squid in a Box has posted a 20% discount coupon code for Waves. Code is "TWITTER".

Also possible to get the deal through this link: https://t.co/AF1EoITW

Waves is polished twin stick geometric shooter with a variety of game modes and what I've found to be a fine sense of humour.

[Corpekata]

Puppy Games (Revenge of the Titans) is doing a special today only. Get any one of their games for free from their website.

Details here: https://twitter.com/#!/puppygames/status/190428677241184259

Just tried it out and got Droid Assault. Worked flawlessly.

[Oshada]

Thanks for that, I've had my eye on Titan Attacks and got it for free! Although now I feel guilty and would definitely buy their next game. Devious bastards!

[Tikey]

Puppy Games (Revenge of the Titans) is doing a special today only. Get any one of their games for free from their website.

Details here: https://twitter.com/#!/puppygames/status/190428677241184259 (https://twitter.com/#%21/puppygames/status/190428677241184259)

Just tried it out and got Droid Assault. Worked flawlessly.

What game would you recommend?

[Corpekata]

What game would you recommend?


Revenge of the Titans if you don't have it. Otherwise I'd say take a look at the previews, they're on pretty different ends of the spectrum so hard to judge what you might like

Only considerations I'd say is Revenge and Titans Attack are both on Steam, which probably means massive sale discounts come summer sale time, while the other two games are not.

[Corpekata]

Ignore the Steam stuffs I said: It appears you can get a Steam key via this link: http://www.puppygames.net/steam/

[JohnG]

What game would you recommend?

Titan Attacks is very nice.

[JohnG]

Gamersgate has the Mount and Blade Games collection on Sale for 7.50 USD:

AFF: http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-MBMBW/mount-and-blade-collection-bundle?caff=3884871
Non-AFF:http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-MBMBW/mount-and-blade-collection-bundle

The individual titles are also on sale for 5.00 (Warband), 3.74 (base game) and 2.50 (Fire and Sword) if you already own some of the titles. They are listed as "Other DRM" so not sure if that means Steamworks or not.

The 1c collection also appears to NOT be a price mistake as it is still up. 20 bucks for like 80 games is pretty swell, even if some of them appear to be total stinkers.

Thanks for this.... grabbing Mount & Blade Collection +rep!

[Anthile]

Revenge of the Titans is a fun but tough tower defense game and you pretty much have to read the wiki to figure out the game mechanics.
I had a good time with it.

[alms]

Looks like their site is melting under load. I've got RotT in a bundle and I don't like it (it's RotTen hard, pardon the pun :P).

Thanks for the heads up

[JohnG]

Be Mine 2 Game + Music Bundle is live right now: http://groupees.com/bemine2.
$4 gets you Plain Sight, Beat Hazard, Sol Survivor, The Baconing and Madballs in Babo: Invasion, along with some albums from among others Urge Overkill. You Can also get Killing Floor, a graphic novel and an album from rapper Eligh for paying $10.

[Bobtree]

Wargame: European Escalation is on sale through this weekend on Steam, at $24 USD (40% off).

If you have any interest at all, I very highly recommend it.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/11/wargame-of-wargame-wargames-and-wargames/

Today's patch added lots of fixes, balance changes, and goodies like key-bindings, new maps, a flare command, and an attack/defense mode.

[Corpekata]

Gamersgate has Alan Wake on sale. 20.00 USD for the normal edition, 23 for the collector's. Game is Steamworks so needs to be registered over there.

AFF:http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ALANWAKE/alan-wake?caff=3884871
Non-AFF: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ALANWAKE/alan-wake

[Heliocentric]

How is Alan Wake, I hear it's linear (which can be fine) and short (also fine) but how is it to play?

[The JG Man]

I played it on the 360, so take of that what you will. I found the game play to be largely repetitive and with no real deviation in difficulty; you're introduced to increasingly difficult monsters as the game progresses, but you get increasingly powerful weapons too, along with copious amounts of ammo. There's minor exploration for 'secret' collectables, but it's so obvious where the path is that you'd have to make a conscious decision to not turn left to look for them when you reach that fork and the way you need to go is obviously right.

That said, if you enjoy the scenario and are interested in it, there are certainly worse games to play. I wouldn't ever really say it was bad, just a bit bland really.

[Corpekata]

It's fun. It's overall not very scary. I liken it more to reading a Stephen King book more than being in the company of other horror games. Gameplay wise it is indeed linear and a bit short, but overall fun I'd say. Mechanics are simple and do get a bit repetitive at times, but they are easy to get ahold of (there's a reason the spinoff is a weird Horde mode game). Main draw for me was the atmosphere (more weird and campy than scary). Worth a look.

Though I did play it on console toybox, so I can't say much of its' port, though I think the port got largely positive reactions.

[Corpekata]

Interplay sale over at GOG. Always a good selection of awesome titles like Fallouts, Freespace, Sacrifice, etc.

[Wolfenswan]

All mount&blade 75% off at Greenmangaming:
http://www.greenmangaming.co.uk/promo/mountandblade/?

[kataras]

How is Alan Wake, I hear it's linear (which can be fine) and short (also fine) but how is it to play?

It's linear and repetitive with a nice atmosphere... I found the combat particularly repetitive and even frustrating at moments but I did not regret buying it. However I could not bring myself to play the DLCs after finishing the main story.

[Heliocentric]

All mount and blade keys activate the demo, so you'd not be locked to their drm.

[Casimir Effect]

Interplay sale over at GOG. Always a good selection of awesome titles like Fallouts, Freespace, Sacrifice, etc.
Everyone, especially you at the back there playing pocket solitaire, needs to go to GOG and drop $3 on Sacrifice. It's worth it so many times over, and here's a Cynical Brit to show you why http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7jw6tord7Q

[Heliocentric]

+1 for sacrifice, I forget that so many people don't know about it.

[Phantoon]

Oh dang son, am I the first to mention GOG's Interplay sale? Freespace 1 and 2, Fallout 1 and 2, and Descent 1 and 2 are all on sale right now.

http://www.gog.com/

[Necroscope]

I bought the 1c pack on Gamersgate to own the recognisable [to me] games. King's Bounty, Men of War, UFO, Theatre of War, Death to Spies, Necrovision, Space Rangers, Star Wolves & Faces of War. I now own Pathologic twice on the same account. Was worth buying for these alone. The question is are there any hidden gems or other games worth playing in this pack that you know of? I'm checking footage on youtube of lesser known/overlooked games. Some appear to be the definition of bad. Very bad. AIM 2 looks like its worth a shot. Fantasy Wars? Off-Road Drive? Real Warfare? XIII century? Reign: Conflict of Nations? Half the fun is finding hidden-gems but thought it worth putting the question out there...

p.s. Men of War: Vietnam didn't require registering on Steam. Just an input on launch of serial code....

[Winged Nazgul]

The question is are there any hidden gems or other games worth playing in this pack that you know of?

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?4172-1C-complete-catalogue

[Tikey]

I bought the 1c pack on Gamersgate to own the recognisable [to me] games. King's Bounty, Men of War, UFO, Theatre of War, Death to Spies, Necrovision, Space Rangers, Star Wolves & Faces of War. I now own Pathologic twice on the same account. Was worth buying for these alone. The question is are there any hidden gems or other games worth playing in this pack that you know of? I'm checking footage on youtube of lesser known/overlooked games. Some appear to be the definition of bad. Very bad. AIM 2 looks like its worth a shot. Fantasy Wars? Off-Road Drive? Real Warfare? XIII century? Reign: Conflict of Nations? Half the fun is finding hidden-gems but thought it worth putting the question out there...

We're actually discussing that in a separate thread (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?4172-1C-complete-catalogue).

We'll see what comes out of that.

[Kodeen]

Steam will give you $25 to play Gothic. Seems fair, if they enforce that you play Forsaken Gods and Arcania.

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[Smashbox]

Damn, I actually tried to buy that to see what would happen... No dice.

[Kodeen]

Damn, I actually tried to buy that to see what would happen... No dice.

I was curious about that, what happens when you try?

[Smashbox]

Item not found or something.

They fixed it pretty quick... 75% off equals $12.49.

[vinraith]

+1 for sacrifice, I forget that so many people don't know about it.

It's a brilliant, wonderful gem of a game, but I've found it nigh impossible to get working on modern systems without game-breaking problems (even the GOG version, sadly).

[Tikey]

I've always wondered what happened when you try to buy in those instances. I assume it ends up in error during checkout.

[Kodeen]

Interesting. It's worth pointing out that the same discount applies to the reduced Gothic Universe package. These are the games actually worth playing.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6375/

Remember to get the Community patch if you're going to play Gothic 3.

[Althea]

Oh, why do you tease me so, JoWooD/Piranha Bytes? Advertise the game with a female warrior when it's all dicks, dicks, dicks.

[Sketch]

I see the 'enhanced' edition of 3 is considered really bad?

[Winged Nazgul]

It's a brilliant, wonderful gem of a game, but I've found it nigh impossible to get working on modern systems without game-breaking problems (even the GOG version, sadly).

Have you tried the fix found in this thread?

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=20476673&postcount=8

[Kodeen]

I see the 'enhanced' edition of 3 is considered really bad?

Well, it's not an enhanced edition of G3, it's an enhanced edition of G3: Forsaken Gods, which was an expandalone. Basically, they took G3, removed 2/3 of the map, removed most of the NPC's, gave horrible writing and voice acting to the remaining NPC's (there are a few orcs who speak in two entirely different voices, depending on if it's a new line or recycled from G3), and made the balancing very un-Gothic.

G3 with the community patch is essentially the enhanced edition of that game.

[Althea]

Weekend deal is M&MH VI and M&M: CoH (not sure if it's been mentioned).

Gah. The one week where I had a bit of money :(

[renhoelder]

Another question, is said bundle worth the price or should one get only Gothic 4 (or the Gold Edition) or none of the above?

[Kodeen]

Get the Gothic Universe bundle, definitely worth the price of $5. I got about 250 hours out of those 3 games in their respective first playthroughs. Gothic 4 is a completely different game by a different developer, and is pretty worthless.

[Wolfenswan]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/

Wargame: European Escalation off 40% this weekend.

Great game, we have quite a few RPS chaps who play it semi-regularly and the newest update ("free DLC" as they call it) brought a multiplayer comp stomp amongst other things.

[Sketch]

Well, it's not an enhanced edition of G3, it's an enhanced edition of G3: Forsaken Gods, which was an expandalone. Basically, they took G3, removed 2/3 of the map, removed most of the NPC's, gave horrible writing and voice acting to the remaining NPC's (there are a few orcs who speak in two entirely different voices, depending on if it's a new line or recycled from G3), and made the balancing very un-Gothic.

G3 with the community patch is essentially the enhanced edition of that game.

Oh right, well...confusing.

Which game would you say to get/play? (I've played none of them.)

Or would it be better to just get Risen?
mend

[Kodeen]

Which game would you say to get/play? (I've played none of them.)

Or would it be better to just get Risen?

If you could only play one of them (including Risen), Gothic 2 would probably be your best bet.

[elephant god]

I'd buy that pack if risen was in it instead of G4, but I think i mght go for the gothic universe for a fiver. even in euros :S

[trjp]

I picked-up a Gothic Bundle last year and my experience was a bit 'meh'.

First-up - Arcania is shit and not worth anyone's money - ignore it completely.

Gothic 1 and 2 are a BITCH to get to work on Vista/W7 (esp 64bit) - people seem to have varying levels of success but I just found myself going in circles trying to make them work without crashing.

I reverted to an XP (32bit) PC and even then they were a bit shaky - I played enough of those 2 games to see their appeal but the prospect of crashes tends to deter you.

I then moved to Gothic 3 which is pretty poor out of the box, but the fan patches change it almost out of all recognition - I got a tonne of fun out of the fully fan-patched vanilla G3, I'd recommend it to anyone who likes that sort of RPG.

So the basic pack is a good buy - I'd skip the full pack tho because Arcania is a turd...

[Corpekata]

Keep in mind the original Gothic games can be a bit annoying to get working right. Well, the first game mostly. Did a bunch of tweaking to fix one issue then when I finally got playing I ran into a semi-common bug where my inventory was invisible, which kind of made playing the game a chore.

Probably still worth getting the original three for a few bucks though.

[Miker]

Throwing in a recommendation for Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes. It's a clever blend of puzzling and tactics that's a joy to play. The campaign is long and meaty, although it does have too much exposition for its own good. The sprite work is great if you don't mind a slightly anime-ish look. And it has hot seat action, which I rather enjoyed with Ms. Miker.

[Corpekata]

Note: There is a pretty good chance this is a pricing error and that it'll be fixed by the time you read this:

Gamersgate has the 1C complete pack for 20.00 USD, which is a rather insane deal even though 1c is kind of a iffy company. Notable franchises are King's Bounty, Men of War, and Space Rangers, with a few cult following types like Pathologic, and those games alone are probably worth the price.

AFF link: http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-1CBIGPACK/1c-complete-pack-bundle?caff=3884871
Non-aff: http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-1CBIGPACK/1c-complete-pack-bundle

If it is down, well, consider this a post for notification that GG has most of 1c's catalogue for like 70 percent off. Most of the Red Faction titles are on sale too it seems.


Quoting this because today is the final day of the 1C sale if anyone has been on the fence.

[Setroc]

Not exactly a "bargain" at £45, but it's the cheapest I've seen for an instant GW2 code in the UK

www.greenmangaming.co.uk/games/mmos/guild-wars-2-digital-edition/?gmgr=dehuzoli
www.greenmangaming.co.uk/games/mmos/guild-wars-2-digital-edition/ (http://www.greenmangaming.co.uk/promo/guildwars2/)

Apply code BRING-ALLUR-GUILD to get the £5 off RRP.

First link is a referral which will net £2 credit to both of us for anyone creating a new account before buying, second link is non-referral.

Also worth noting that play.com have it cheapest at £40, but I'm not confident that they'll be sending the codes out in time for the first beta which is next weekend I think, so cancelled that and went to GMG, who gave the code as soon as I ordered.

Cheaper again at finnish store http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/29830/dgftj/Guild-Wars-2 for 38e but that's probably not much use to people.

[alset85]

Cheaper again at finnish store http://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/product/29830/dgftj/Guild-Wars-2 for 38e but that's probably not much use to people.Wow that is a good price. Are there any finns around that could digitally smuggle the game to less fortunate parts of Europe?

[trjp]

Spotted this deal at GetGames for Oil Rush

http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/oil-rush

I’ve been sort-of-interested in this but it was a BIT too much to drop the cash on without a demo or other motivation – anyone care to speak-up for it now it’s <£6?? :)

[Corpekata]

R.U.S.E. is on sale over at Gamersgate today for 5.00 USD (75 percent off) as part the Ubisoft week. They've got most of their
catalogue on sale but at a rather paltry 30 percent off this week. Best to wait for dailies if another title interests you.

AFF: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-RUSE/ruse-the-art-of-deception?caff=3884871
Non-Aff: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-RUSE/ruse-the-art-of-deception (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-RUSE/ruse-the-art-of-deception?caff=3884871)

Game is steamworks so needs to be activated on Steam.

[Heliocentric]

Ruse £=$

Time for happy fun proxy time + blue coins.

[TechnoJellyfish]

R.U.S.E. is on sale over at Gamersgate today for 5.00 USD

I'm tempted ... Does anyone know when the daily offer ends? There seems to be no counter whatsoever.

Also, is it true that no Ubi-DRM of any kind has crippled this title (despite Steamworks, which I'm fine with)?


Time for happy fun proxy time + blue coins.

Is this option considered to be safe with gg? No region restrictions or any stuff like that?

[sacred_flame]

There is a counter under the 75% off sighn on the page. It will end at roughly 22 hours

[Althea]

Also, is it true that no Ubi-DRM of any kind has crippled this title (despite Steamworks, which I'm fine with)?
It's Steamworks with optional Uplay functionality (all within the game itself).

[TechnoJellyfish]

There is a counter under the 75% off sighn on the page. It will end at roughly 22 hours

Huh. Apparently, my Adblock filter decided it'd be smart to hide that one element. Thanks for pointing that out!


It's Steamworks with optional Uplay functionality (all within the game itself).

Sounds fair. Thanks!

[Phats]

Re: Guild Wars 2 Smuggling


Wow that is a good price. Are there any finns around that could digitally smuggle the game to less fortunate parts of Europe?

Be aware that the region locking restrictions are kind of fuzzy at this stage, as far as I can tell you will be able to choose any server to play on but you MUST purchase a copy from your region in order to access your account.

The best information on this I can find is this:
http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/arenanet-guild-wars-2-client-region-locked/

I'm waiting on an official line on this before I purchase as I wish to play with friends on a different continent.

[alset85]

Re: Guild Wars 2 Smuggling Be aware that the region locking restrictions are kind of fuzzy at this stage, as far as I can tell you will be able to choose any server to play on but you MUST purchase a copy from your region in order to access your account. The best information on this I can find is this:http://www.guildwarsinsider.com/arenanet-guild-wars-2-client-region-locked/I'm waiting on an official line on this before I purchase as I wish to play with friends on a different continent.I'm aware of all that but I find it unlikely the regions will be so discrete. They'll pretty much be Europe and Not-Europe. There was a tweet that acknowledged that someone from Australia would be able to play with a US copy. So from Finland to Romania would be fine.

[Winged Nazgul]

Gamefly: Rage 83% off $10.19 Steamworks

http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Rage/158385/?cid=rage041712

[ColOfNature]

Gamefly: Rage 83% off $10.19 Steamworks

http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Rage/158385/?cid=rage041712

Or £5.09 in the Queen's currency (http://www.gamefly.co.uk/Download-Rage-UK/5002025/). I'll have me some of that. It's a 20GB download! I think I heard my router crying.

<edit> And don't believe them when they say you need to install their client to get your Steam key: on your My Account page, click on Purchase History and then the Order Number and it's in the Order Details.

[eRa]

Gamefly: Rage 83% off $10.19 Steamworks

http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Rage/158385/?cid=rage041712

That's probably the lowest price yet. And the first time GameFly has a good deal since butchering Direct2Drive. Have they fixed Rage? I recall some texture streaming issues or some such after launch.

[Winged Nazgul]

Hmmm, it seems my purchase also came with 2 DLC packs, Authority Pack and Sewers. Were these free DLC?

Googling shows these were free with the Anarchy Edition (pre-order bonus)

[Sketch]

That's probably the lowest price yet. And the first time GameFly has a good deal since butchering Direct2Drive. Have they fixed Rage? I recall some texture streaming issues or some such after launch.

The textures are still quite low up close, but they've fixed all of the launch issues really. If you're on the fence, I'd say get it, at the core of RAGE is some incredibly fun shooting, it's very satisfying, just a little inflated with slightly unneeded gamey bits.

Oh and the Sewers are OK the first time, it's when the ask you to clear them ALL again straight afterwards it's a bit of a pain.

[ColOfNature]

Hmmm, it seems my purchase also came with 2 DLC packs, Authority Pack and Sewers.

Where does it say that? I hope the UK version includes them or I'll be most put out.

[Winged Nazgul]

Where does it say that? I hope the UK version includes them or I'll be most put out.

I first noticed it when I entered the Steam key. Checking the game properties/DLC confirmed it.

[ColOfNature]

Oh good, the UK version has them too. Lovely jubbly.

[Memph]

Gamefly: Rage 83% off $10.19 Steamworks
http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Rage/158385/?cid=rage041712

couldn't say no to this. good heads up, thanks.
UK here also - key worked fine on steam

[alms]

Faerie Solitarie for Linux is PWYW (1$ min) on Gameolith (http://www.gameolith.com/game/faerie-solitaire/).

[icupnimpn2]

Faerie Solitarie for Linux is PWYW (1$ min) on Gameolith (http://www.gameolith.com/game/faerie-solitaire/).

Sorry to burst your bargain bubble, but you can download Faerie Solitaire for free on Linux, Mac, or Windows at the bottom of the developer's Infinity Bundle (http://www.infinitybundle.com/) page. I played an embarrassing amount of it a few nights ago when I should have been playing something more hardcore. Has kind of a mahjong tile matching feel to it. It gets a little repetitive but is still compulsive. Dunno why it has some of the same sound effects as Plants vs Zombies. Nice little game.

I'd consider buying something of theirs in the future, but don't think I'm going to lay down $27 for all of their future games (http://www.infinitybundle.com/).

[Winged Nazgul]

That's probably the lowest price yet. And the first time GameFly has a good deal since butchering Direct2Drive. Have they fixed Rage? I recall some texture streaming issues or some such after launch.

Nothing like an official patch but I guess Id figures (correctly) that PC gamers aren't averse to DIY config editing. There's some fixes to be found as stickies on the Steam Rage forums and more at http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/RAGE

[TechnoJellyfish]

It's Steamworks with optional Uplay functionality (all within the game itself).

Just for the record, Uplay seems to be mandatory in R.U.S.E. One has to create or use an existing ubi.com/Uplay account to even see the main menu. However, is does work completely offline once set up.

[Althea]

Just for the record, Uplay seems to be mandatory in R.U.S.E. One has to create or use an existing ubi.com/Uplay account to even see the main menu. However, is does work completely offline once set up.
Really? I don't remember ever having to do that.

[Winged Nazgul]

Really? I don't remember ever having to do that.

I can confirm that is exactly what I had to do to even see the main menu after I bought it at the recent sale. Of course, I didn't remember my ubisoft account details and had a mini-fit that I couldn't skip past that part.

[Althea]

Oh. Well, it's been like two years or something since I got R.U.S.E. so my memory is a bit rusty.

[trjp]

Has kind of a mahjong tile matching feel to it.

It's a nicely re-rigged version of Tri-Peaks/Hi Lo/Golf/Spit Solitaire - empty the stacks by taking cards 1 above or below the waste card (suit irrelevant) - they've added a scoring system and some detritus to collect which unlocks pets etc.

I've had it a while and I like it BUT I think their obsession with Faeries etc. is a bit 90s and a bit girly for most gamers (pirates, monkeys or zombies is more like it but each to their own perhaps)??

[Trelow]

I've had it a while and I like it BUT I think their obsession with Faeries etc. is a bit 90s and a bit girly for most gamers (pirates, monkeys or zombies is more like it but each to their own perhaps)??

There is a Fairway Solitaire as well. Same thing really, only in golf flavor.

[NathanH]

Golf is worse than fairies.

[Althea]

I've had it a while and I like it BUT I think their obsession with Faeries etc. is a bit 90s and a bit girly for most gamers (pirates, monkeys or zombies is more like it but each to their own perhaps)??
It's incredibly gender-neutral.

[renhoelder]

Alan Wake ~ 15€(Steam), Collector's Bundle ~18€ (http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Games-40959Alan-Wake1-Download/dp/B007BGCNPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334857100&sr=8-1)

[Heliocentric]

A GamersGate newsletter:
The 24 hours only deals for this week
includes:
From Dust - Save 70% on Thursday
Assassins Creed Revelation - Save 50%
on Friday -note, the Ass Rev base price on GamersGate is a nonsensical £48 and change. Will the 50% be off the games effective price of £30 or the nonsense rrp.
Might & Magic Heroes VI - Save 60% on
Saturday
Silent Hunter 5 Battle of the Atlantic -
Save 75% on Sunday

[Blackcompany]

Mount and Blade - the entire package on Steam for less than $10 US. http://store.steampowered.com/sub/14259/.

Just an fyi.

[Corpekata]

New Humble Bundle is up. Machinarium dev guys' catalogue. Includes the brand new Botanicula http://www.humblebundle.com/


If you care about Steam keys the minimum has been raised to 5 dollars.

[Smashbox]

To the Ubisoft execs reading this thread: I was going to buy From Dust for $20 when it came out, but due to the DRM and the confusion, I didn't. I'm considering buying it now that its $4.50.

[renhoelder]

To the Ubisoft execs reading this thread: I was going to buy From Dust for $20 when it came out, but due to the DRM and the confusion, I didn't. I'm considering buying it now that its $4.50.

How is the DRM situation on From Dust, better than at launch I hope?

[SirKicksalot]

How is the DRM situation on From Dust, better than at launch I hope?

No longer requires an Internet connection.

Chernobyl Terrorist Attack (http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/ro/en/pc/games/shooter/chernobyl-terrorist-attack/) is on sale at GMG! I sort of want to play it. Can't be worse than The Stalin Subway!

[alms]

If you care about Steam keys the minimum has been raised to 5 dollars.

Eh 90+% windows buyers probably care about those. I was totally supporting them when the minimum was introduced in HIB4 to stop the xmas lottery 'scam', but at this rate I'm beginning to wonder how long before they ditch the PWYW model altogether.

[somini]

I've had it a while and I like it BUT I think their obsession with Faeries etc. is a bit 90s and a bit girly for most gamers (pirates, monkeys or zombies is more like it but each to their own perhaps)??
I think it only helps them, the biggest running joke on Steam forums is the shame of having that game on their profile, and it's used as a rickroll there.
From Dust is a great game, but make sure you buy Populous:The Beginning on GOG. Just added yesterday, intabuy for me. How could I miss this? One of my favourite games ever.

[TillEulenspiegel]

PWYW has always been something of a strange model relying almost entirely on goodwill. HIB keeps that going with their charity thing, but other bundles might do better to move to a more explicit Kickstartery pricing structure, where $5 is the minimum, $10 gets you extras, etc.

[Anthile]

I don't really mind the minimum price. It's still a very good deal and if you're willing to pay less than that, you are most likely a terrible human being anyway.

[icupnimpn2]

PWYW has always been something of a strange model relying almost entirely on goodwill. HIB keeps that going with their charity thing, but other bundles might do better to move to a more explicit Kickstartery pricing structure, where $5 is the minimum, $10 gets you extras, etc.

That's pretty much what Indie Gala has done these last couple of rounds, and I'm not a huge fan of it. Now, I'd love a flexible bundle. Give me a selection. Here are 8 games in the bundle. Get any 5 for $5 or all eight for $7.50. Something like that would be fantastic.

[alms]

FTR the HIB guys have confirmed the minimum price has been increased because the game is new.

[Corpekata]

Gamersgate is having a rather massive Square Enix sale putting the Ubisoft sale to shame. Pretty much all their stuff is 75 percent off, including DLC. All the usual suspects like Deus Ex, Lara Croft, Hitman, Just Cause, etc. Several games are Steamworks. Appears to be a weekend deal.

Random AFF link: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DEHR/deus-ex-human-revolution-?caff=3884871
Random non AFF link: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-JC2/just-cause-2

To find the rest just head to the front page and hit offers. There's also a Square Enix sale ad but it is currently broken and leads nowhere.


]Steamworks games are:
Deus Ex Human Revolution (and DLC)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (and DLC)
Kane and Lynch 2 (and DLC)
Just Cause 2 (and DLC)
Dungeon Siege 3 (and DLC)
Order of War

[applecup]

Gamersgate is having a rather massive Square Enix sale putting the Ubisoft sale to shame. Pretty much all their stuff is 75 percent off, including DLC. All the usual suspects like Deus Ex, Lara Croft, Hitman, Just Cause, etc. Several games are Steamworks. Appears to be a weekend deal.

Random AFF link: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DEHR/deus-ex-human-revolution-?caff=3884871
Random non AFF link: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-JC2/just-cause-2

To find the rest just head to the front page and hit offers. There's also a Square Enix sale ad but it is currently broken and leads nowhere.


]Steamworks games are:
Deus Ex Human Revolution (and DLC)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (and DLC)
Kane and Lynch 2 (and DLC)
Just Cause 2 (and DLC)
Dungeon Siege 3 (and DLC)
Order of War


DX:HR is cheaper on Shopto downloads, and has been for a while. It's something like £6.85 for the standard edition and £9.85 for the augmented edition
eta: http://www.shopto.net/DOWNLOAD/VIDEO GAMES/DWNLD26867-Deus Ex Human Revolution.html (http://www.shopto.net/DOWNLOAD/VIDEO%20GAMES/DWNLD26867-Deus%20Ex%20Human%20Revolution.html) (non-AFF link)
DLC is normal price though

[Casimir Effect]

Looks like we've got 50% off various Nordic (so old JoWood) games happening on GOG this weekend, along with The Witcher EE still at 50% off due to the sequels EE launch.

[trjp]

I don't really mind the minimum price. It's still a very good deal and if you're willing to pay less than that, you are most likely a terrible human being anyway.

How long will it be before people grow-up and realise the value of something - and even the value of money - varies from one person to the next.

To some people, £20 is pocket-change - to others it's a LOT of their spare cash, judging them by your own personal circumstances makes you an ass...

[trjp]

wrong thread - sorry, ignore me!

[Danny252]

Mount & Blade Collection is heavily discounted this weekend on Steam - Mount & Blade/Warband/With Fire & Sword £2.49/£3.74/£1.99 or together for £6.25.

Edit: Seems this "weekend deal" has been up since the 19th... Bah.

[Corpekata]

A Valley Without Wind is releasing in a few days, and it is going up in price from 10 USD to 15. I'd suggest snagging it if it interests you, save a few bucks. Devs have said they will give Steam keys to those that want them provided Valve allows them too, which they expect (I imagine given Arcen's participation in Valve's promotions that they are on good enough terms that this will happen), though they can't 100 percent promise it. Game is on sale all over the place atm, Gamersgate, Impulse, their own website, etc.

[renhoelder]

Selected games from 1C for $5 a piece on amazon.com, plus you get one for free:

1C sale (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_362756862_3?ie=UTF8&docId=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=0EH4RJJDFBPR5V0PFZ4Z&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1363305302&pf_rd_i=979455011)

[Oshada]

Wow, King's Bounty Platinum Edition for $5 is insane value.

[vinraith]

Putting 1C games on sale a week after Gamersgate's "$20 for everything 1C ever published" sale just seems silly.

[Oshada]

However, if you can't be bothered with the vast majority of that pack, you could get 8 1C games for $20 on Amazon, which is better IMO. If I had more time these days I would jump on that KB pack myself.

[Althea]

However, if you can't be bothered with the vast majority of that pack, you could get 8 1C games for $20 on Amazon, which is better IMO. If I had more time these days I would jump on that KB pack myself.
Jump on it regardless. You will not get it that good elsewhere.

[icupnimpn2]

Putting 1C games on sale a week after Gamersgate's "$20 for everything 1C ever published" sale just seems silly.

The 1C Complete pack on GamersGate wasn't entirely complete. If someone is a true completionist, they may like to fill out the rest of their roster from Amazon with:

Konung 2
GM Rally
Theatre of War
Red Shark
Dawn of Magic 2
4X4 Hummer
Maybe others?

[Corpekata]

Konung 2 was in the complete pack.

[The JG Man]

Today's Steam daily is Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, 60% off. Whilst the single player is slightly derivative, it's satisfying and fun enough to play through. Do so on the harder difficulty, I recommend, because it's a bit more strategic and requires a bit more thinking. That being said, if you want to go ballistic and chopz doze orkz, then by all means go on a lower level. The multiplayer also consists of two competitive modes, 4vs4, with a TDM and capture and hold (think Conquest from Battlefield). There is also a horde mode for up to 4 players up against bots. Fair warning; whilst the MP is pretty well balanced and has some cool things, such as being able to mimic the person who just killed set-up on revive, it uses peer to peer and it, unfortunately, shows.

It's a very good package at the price it is. DLC is not included, however.

[Anthile]

Noitu Love 2 finally arrived on Steam and is 20% off. You probably don't know it yet but you really want this game. It's made by Konjak. You can get the free predecessor here (http://www.konjak.org/index.php?folder=4&file=7).

[Setroc]

it's worth noting that at least here in the UK, Space Marine is cheaper at retail, and in fact was down to around £8 just a few months after release. Also it's steamworks, right?

[The JG Man]

It is indeed. Well, there you go then - cheaper at retail!

[Althea]

it's worth noting that at least here in the UK, Space Marine is cheaper at retail, and in fact was down to around £8 just a few months after release. Also it's steamworks, right?
Indeed.

On top of that, if you have a slightly poor net connection, retail is good. It's 2 DVDs, and a few GB of patching on top of that.

[AlonePlusEasyTarget]

Lord of the Rings: War in the North (http://impulsedriven.com/lotrwin) is currently at $10 at Impulse. I don't know if there is region restriction or not but it works fine for me.

So I heard it's quite a good game for some co-op? By the look of it you can play as a Dwarf? Sold.

[jnx]

Lord of the Rings: War in the North (http://impulsedriven.com/lotrwin) is currently at $10 at Impulse. I don't know if there is region restriction or not but it works fine for me.

So I heard it's quite a good game for some co-op? By the look of it you can play as a Dwarf? Sold.

Doesn't seem to be available here in Europe. Frontpage says "bunch of games -many%" but none of those games are actually discounted here -___-

This is why I don't like Impulse all that much. Like 75 % of their deals aren't available for real outside NA. Steam never has this bullshit.

[Oshada]

Mass Effect 3 for $30 on Amazon, cheapest I've seen it yet. It's a Gold Box deal, so it might be gone soon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/ref=pe_36550_23626400_pe_00_head

[Fiwer]

Dead Space 1 and 2 are on sale again on Steam for $5 a piece, are they worth playing on PC? I already have the first one on 360 but I never finished it, I'd prefer to play it on PC if it isn't a shoddy port and if it plays well with mouse+keyboard.

[LowKey]

I played it through on the PC, found the controls fairly solid and I can imagine the precision shooting is a good bit better with the mouse, overall I though it was a decent game, haven't played the second one however

[Miker]

The ports are rather excellent bar the weird v-sync glitch (turn off vsync in-game, force through drivers or d3doverrider). They run smooth as butter, have ridiculously short load times, and are all around solid, if sometimes painfully lacking a (working) anti-aliasing solution. I found DS1 pretty repetitive and gave up halfway through, though I hear DS2 is better and has more setpieces to keep things varied.

[The JG Man]

I'd say they're about the same in quality content, but have different flaws that make neither superior on the whole. That being said, 2 has a lot more polish and plays a little better at any rate. I played DS1 on 360 then DS2 on PC and enjoyed them both. The PC version has instantaneous switch, if I remember correctly, between 360 pad and KB+M if you want to play with a pad. The higher resolution and general clarity means the interface is a lot better on the PC, although that's something of a given.

Worth the prices of admission for both titles.

[Miker]

I will also add that Resident Evil 4 on PC with the massive community patches (no clue if they're still hosted anywhere) is one of the best games of all time, and that playing Dead Space after RE4 just makes the latter feel bland. This is all my opinion, natch.

[Revisor]

Can RE4 be played with a mouse yet? Because the last time I tried it it required some obscure EXE and than still handled like a bulldozer (I've never driven bulldozer but I think it's similar).

[renhoelder]

Dead Space 1 and 2 are on sale again on Steam for $5 a piece, are they worth playing on PC? I already have the first one on 360 but I never finished it, I'd prefer to play it on PC if it isn't a shoddy port and if it plays well with mouse+keyboard.

For me the price is DS 2 - 7.50€ and DS 1 - 2.49€, anyone who doesn't mind Origin can have them for $5 a pop (outside the US too)

Dead Space - $4.99 (http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-40469Dead-Space-Download/dp/B0047O2L70/ref=pd_sim_vg_3)


Dead Space 2 - $4.99 (http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Space-2-Pc/dp/B002I0HJ68/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335297308&sr=8-1)

[Heliocentric]

Can RE4 be played with a mouse yet? Because the last time I tried it it required some obscure EXE and than still handled like a bulldozer (I've never driven bulldozer but I think it's similar).

The most popular mouse mod just fell off the face of the earth, I think it fired off too many virus scanners and got dropped from its hosting as malware or something. I keep meaning to get it on Wii, the Wii Splinter Cell game was fine to me (as a splinter cell fan) and that got heavily slagged off in reviews, so the glowing reviews Resident evil 4 gets must mean its excellent right?

[Sketch]

Crysis 1 + Warhead as well as Crysis 2 are half off at Gamersgate. They've been cheaper I think but 7 quid for either the original and it's expansion or for Crysis 2 is still well worth it IMHO.

http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/offers

[Freud]

King Arthur II is on sale for $13 at Impulse. http://www.impulsedriven.com/karthur2

[Kodeen]

Serious Sam 3 is 66% off on Steam, but it's not listed as the daily deal or midweek madness.

[frightlever]

Indie Gala IV is out

http://www.indiegala.com/

Seem to be coming out about once a month, but I didn't think much of IGIII and I don't really rate this one either. Unless you haven't already played Disciples II - which is a decent fantasy TBS similar to Heroes of Might and Magic.

[alms]

Indie Gala IV is out

Yeah and if I'm correct about the promo video, it might get more interesting next week. Join us bundle hunters in the thread linked in my sig, if you want.

[somini]

Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentleman, Please are 80% off on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/37400/).
0,80€ here, equivalent everywhere.
http://www.sizefivegames.com/2012/04/25/size-five-fund-drive/
Dan Marshal said this is like a kickstart for The Swindle, since he can't use Kickstarter because he's not American, nor he wants it because he is afraid of taking people's money being a solo developer. I bet most of us already have it, but that post was interesting.

[baby snot]

Just a heads up for anyone curious about Dead Space. If you find yourself getting queasy at all go to Visuals > Advanced Render Settings and turn off Motion Blur and Blur. I thought at first this was a FOV issue but I'm finding it easier going after switching those off (and apparently FOV scales to your resolution).

[Winged Nazgul]

Probably only for US, but Crusader Kings II 50% off on Amazon Digital Services (Steamworks game):

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ULENFG/ref=pe_160110_23682400_pe_vfe_dt1

[Heliocentric]

Gamersgate has the latest bloodbowl, and the older redundant one on sale.

http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-BBLE/blood-bowl-legendary-edition

Thats the newer one you need to join the RPS leagues.

[Althea]

Gamersgate has the latest bloodbowl, and the older redundant one on sale.

http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-BBLE/blood-bowl-legendary-edition

Thats the newer one you need to join the RPS leagues.
Legendary Edition has been on much better sales, though, so those on the fence might want to hold off if money's tight.

[squirrelfanatic]

Legendary Edition has been on much better sales, though, so those on the fence might want to hold off if money's tight.True, but why hold out until the next sale which will happen Nuffle-knows-when when you could as well jump into the fun (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?54-RPS-Blood-Bowl-League-The-many-many-Divisions-of-Death%21) right now?

[Duckee]

Just found a digital download for Guildwars 2, quite cheap. I am not sure if it works for foreigners though. You just get a key which you put into Arena Net. Beta starts tomorrow.

costs: 350 NOK, roughly £37

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=spaceworld.no

[The JG Man]

Torchlight 2 is available to pre-order on Steam. Whilst this in itself is not a 'bargain', pre-orders come with a copy of Torchlight 1, giftable if already owned (I hope you can gift it anyhow considering I have it, just not on Steam) and you can buy a 4-pack that is the cost of 3. It currently costs £15/$20.

[ColOfNature]

I might be persuaded to buy a 4-pack of Torchlight 2 assuming I can find 3 people who want to chip in. Although it might be better of we could get a USAian to buy it as the exchange rate is favourable.

[The JG Man]

I was thinking the same thing. I'd definitely be interested in being part of a 4-pack, but it does seem like US purchase would be slightly cheaper.

[qizarate]

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on gog.com (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/legacy_of_kain_soul_reaver) now for $5.99! That is all.

[sacred_flame]

I might be persuaded to buy a 4-pack of Torchlight 2 assuming I can find 3 people who want to chip in. Although it might be better of we could get a USAian to buy it as the exchange rate is favourable.
I would also be interested in this.

[Casimir Effect]

GOG has an "EA Guns and Spells" weekend, which translates to "Syndicate for $2.99" for me at least. There's also:
Nox
Magic Carpet
Lands of Lore I & II
Crusader: No Regret
Crusader: No Remorse
all at $2.99 each

[NathanH]

Nox looks quite good, anyone got an opinion on it?

[sacred_flame]

I have played a small bit of it and it plays like a linear diablo type game, which is quite fun. It is worth a try for that price

[Corpekata]

It's fun but I had issues with it that I couldn't fix. Every time my character does an action his audio skips so he's constantly going "Ye-ye-yes!" "Fire-fire-fireball!" and types of things like that. Tried a handful of different suggestions and couldn't get it fixed. Was just too annoying to play through. Getting a new computer shortly and hopefully that sorts the issue out.

[Trelow]

Roleplay him with a stutter. Problem solved.

[TechnoJellyfish]

BRINK is on sale on gamefly.com (http://www.gamefly.com/download-games/) for $4.99 (http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Brink/151545/)/£3.74 (http://www.gamefly.co.uk/Download-BRINK-UK/5002529/)

Personally, I've no experience with gamefly.com, but it's a steamworks title IIRC and should register on steam.

So, what's the current situation with BRINK? Still a decent amount of servers available? Any severe mechanical issues? Do the DLC's add something of value to the game?

[TailSwallower]

Thats the newer one you need to join the RPS leagues.

Anyone from the league play on a netbook? Does it go? I'm guessing not, but I'm interested in getting Blood Bowl for the league factor.

Also, total noob-question (but I wasn't gaming on PC when dual-cores hit the market): If a game requires 2.4Ghz single core, would a 1.5Ghz dual core do the job, or are they not really a straight equivalent like that?

[Wolfenswan]

If a game requires 2.4Ghz single core, would a 1.5Ghz dual core do the job, or are they not really a straight equivalent like that?


If a game does distribute the load to all cores equally then yes, your 1.5 dual would have a slight advantage. Though a lot of games (not only older ones, Shogun 2 comes to mind) tend to use all of the first core and only a fraction of the second (third/fourth). So a 1.5 dual core would then handle way worse than a 2.4 Single Core.

[Kodeen]

PC remake of Armalyte (side scroller schmup) free for a day

http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2012/04/happy-birthday-rgcd.html

[Heliocentric]

PC remake of Armalyte (side scroller schmup) free for a day

http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2012/04/happy-birthday-rgcd.html

(Download expired!)

Great... :'(

[hariseldon]

The problem with netbooks is not the processor, but rather the graphics. Intel graphics and gaming do not go together, especially the shit they put in netbooks.

[rsherhod]

A shame considering the graphics quality you can get from a tablet or phone these days.

[AlexClockwork]

So... Sniper Elite is 1,74€ in Steam. http://store.steampowered.com/app/3700/

I've never played it, so I'd like to know... Is it worth it?

[The JG Man]

For those interested in the Torchlight 2 4-pack, we're arranging groups in this thread (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?4457-Torchlight-2-preorder-on-Steam-Anyone-up-for-a-shared-4-pack).

[TailSwallower]

A further related question after those two helpful responses:
Would increasing the system RAM make much difference then? The integrated graphics share the system memory, so I'm wondering if doubling that would actually effect performance in 3D games.

I'm not expecting miracles, I'm just wondering if it's worth the money.

[hariseldon]

RAM will help with things like Football Manager (though the resolution makes it pretty much unplayable anyway) but not much else. I bumped my netbook from 1gb to 2gb but really it had no impact on gaming. RAM will just let you have more tabs in firefox etc. The general rule with netbooks (unless they're one of the fancy ones with nvidia graphics) is forget anything 3d, stick to popcap, old games, etc. Hell even snes/megadrive emulators can be a bit of a struggle on the bloody things. Really rather glad I ditched mine and spent a fairly tiny £700 on a laptop (nice core i7 8GB RAM NVIDIA 550M [2GB]), not a huge amount for some proper gaming goodness, runs skyrim on maximum settings quite comfortably. If you've got the cash, upgrade from the netbook.

[trjp]

The problem with netbooks is not the processor, but rather the graphics. Intel graphics and gaming do not go together, especially the shit they put in netbooks.

Depends on the Netbook - early models with 1.6ghz single core processor and GMA950 chips are useless - but later models with dual-cores and better chipsets will play most 'non AAA' stuff just fine.

[TailSwallower]

If you've got the cash, upgrade from the netbook.

Thanks for the tips. I've got a pretty decent gaming laptop at home... Only problem is home is 16,000kms away. I'll be home in 5 months, until then I have to make do.

[Wengart]

Tropico 4: 26.36$, Dungeon Siege 3: 34.27$, Disciples 3 Resurrection: 19.95$, Two Worlds 2: 30$, The First Templar: 21$
at Green Man Gaming (http://www.greenmangaming.com/?gmgr=rinasawe).

[qizarate]

Deus Ex: HR is on sale for the umpteenth time on amazon.com, shame on you if you still haven't picked it up. The augmented edition is only $6.99, which may be the cheapest i've seen it so far. Dungeon Siege III is also on sale for $4.99. I personally have no interest in it, but there you go.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_362855022_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=1XA0Y1T9PFFVWF23JGS3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1365126802&pf_rd_i=979455011

[goatmonkey]

Boy Amazon really is doing these sales properly shame they are "not available" properly in the UK yet, Dungeon Siege 3 might be of more interest if Torchlight 2 wasn't just around the corner

[Kodeen]

Deus Ex: HR is on sale for the umpteenth time on amazon.com, shame on you if you still haven't picked it up. The augmented edition is only $6.99, which may be the cheapest i've seen it so far. Dungeon Siege III is also on sale for $4.99. I personally have no interest in it, but there you go.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_362855022_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=1XA0Y1T9PFFVWF23JGS3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1365126802&pf_rd_i=979455011

Just got the augmented edition off this, thanks. FYI, it includes the tactical enhancement DLC, not sure if that's standard with the augmented edition or not, but there you go.

[trjp]

Boy Amazon really is doing these sales properly shame they are "not available" properly in the UK yet, Dungeon Siege 3 might be of more interest if Torchlight 2 wasn't just around the corner

Not really the same sort of game - and the cost of DS3 means it's churlish to complain surely??

UFO:Afterlight is the Steam DotD - any good??

[Corpekata]

Gamersgate appears to be having a Sega week, though like usual, they have a mishmash of stuff up on Sunday while they take things down and put the new stuff up. Few things not on sale at all yet that I expect will be added in a bit.

Highlights:
Football Manager 2012: 9.00 USD
Total War Shogun 2 DLC in a variety of discounts
Sonic Generations 15.00 USD
Condemned Criminal Origins 8.00 USD (mentioned mainly because it doesn't go on sale much)
Most of the Total War base games on sale for the usual prices
Sonic CD 2.50 USD

Random AFF link http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-FM2012/football-manager-2012?caff=3884871

Randon NON AFF: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-M2TW/medieval-2-total-war-gold-edition

A lot of Sega's stuff from the past few years is Steamworks so registers on there (Shogun 2, Sonic Generations, Renegade Ops, Football Manager).

There's also another sale on Magicka and it's dozen DLC going on right now.

[Heliocentric]

Condemned Criminal Origins is so good, such a shame we didn't get the sequel on pc, far superior to fear.

[mrki]

Football Manager 2012: 9.00 USD


Seriously? It's showing 15 euros for me :(

I've been thinking of getting it for a while now because I loved the old manager (http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/656/Manager,+The.html) game. But the nice thing about the old game was that you only ever had to watch a few stats, and the new ones seem more like spreadsheet manager (coming from a former EVE trader and manufacturer :) ). Can I get by with just paying attention to a few important numbers and hope for the best or I do really have to control every aspect of every player?

[CrinnyCow]

Deus Ex: HR is on sale for the umpteenth time on amazon.com, shame on you if you still haven't picked it up. The augmented edition is only $6.99, which may be the cheapest i've seen it so far. Dungeon Siege III is also on sale for $4.99. I personally have no interest in it, but there you go.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_362855022_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=1XA0Y1T9PFFVWF23JGS3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1365126802&pf_rd_i=979455011

Does anyone know if this will activate on Steam?

[Winged Nazgul]

It should. I believe it's a Steamworks game.

[Kodeen]

Does anyone know if this will activate on Steam?

Yes, it did.

[The JG Man]

Gamersgate (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SONICCD/sonic-cd) has Sonic CD for £2, 50% off. It registers on Steam.

Sonic CD is a 'classic' 2D Sonic title, but with more emphasis on exploration in the levels than speed running, although that's certainly possible. This latest remake really sets the bar on how to do remakes properly, with a variety of features that enhance the game from its original creation 20 years ago. For a lot of Sonic fans, it's their favourite 2D Sonic, for fewer it's not as good as the traditional trilogy and disinteresting, but not necessarily bad. It also has 360 controller support off-the-bat. Feel free to share any thoughts/ask for further impressions in the RPS Sonic thread (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?2731-Rock-Paper-Sonic)!

[hariseldon]

I have a dual-core netbook and can assure you it's quite terrible for gaming.

[Smashbox]

Dungeon Siege III: What say you, gang?

[SirKicksalot]

Dungeon Siege III: What say you, gang?

More like Jade Empire than Diablo. Go for it.

[goatmonkey]

More like Jade Empire than Diablo. Go for it.

I seem to have a pretty big misconception about what Dungeon Siege 3 is, still I have so many half played games right now I really can afford to add anything else to my backlog

[Casimir Effect]

More like Jade Empire than Diablo. Go for it.
Now I want to play Jade Empire again damn you!

[Heliocentric]

Gamersgate (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SONICCD/sonic-cd) has Sonic CD for £2, 50% off. It registers on Steam.

Its a game I always wanted to try, so i guess i cant argue with paying £1.70 (hello ign discount), for the same price is the MegaDrive/Genesis Coop Roguelike Toejam & Earl http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-TJE/toejam-and-earl

That's right, its a Roguelike with cooperative play. Optionally procedurally generated worlds(a default exists too), with items with hidden consequences until tried for the first time and cooperative play which is not just "support fire", you can help your team mate in combat, share items and health with them (using a high five) and draw enemy attention.

The game also has dynamic split screen which would merge your screens while you are close together.
Literally ahead of its time.

edit: the music is also awesome.

[trjp]

I have a dual-core netbook and can assure you it's quite terrible for gaming.

Which one and which games are we talking about here??

Given that it's a Netbook - I was generally impressed with what would work on a newish Samsung Netbook (dual core integrated graphics wotsit). Certainly it ironed out the black-hole that was the single-core/GMA950 'will barely run retro titles' models.

We're talking Torchlight and other indies titles tho - not Batman AA/AC or MW3...

[Giaddon]

Dungeon Siege III: What say you, gang?

One of the few action RPGs that won't be made obsolete when Diablo 3 hits. Get it. And use a gamepad.

I assume you're looking at the Amazon $5 deal?

[allanschnorr]

One of the few action RPGs that won't be made obsolete when Diablo 3 hits. Get it. And use a gamepad.


I agree with what he said. So don't waste your time and go play Dungeon Siege III already.

[vinraith]

One of the few action RPGs that won't be made obsolete when Diablo 3 hits.

I'm sorry, what is Diablo 3 going to render "obsolete" exactly?

[alms]

I'm sorry, what is Diablo 3 going to render "obsolete" exactly?

All titles not featuring state-of-the-art, future-proof, always-on DRM ?

[vinraith]

All titles not featuring state-of-the-art, future-proof, always-on DRM ?

I was thinking "all titles not designed around a real money auction house" but yours works too. It just struck me as a profoundly silly thing to say, I've seen nothing about Diablo 3 that looks revolutionary in a good way.

[alms]

ouch, I had forgotten about that. You win!

[Heliocentric]

Alpha Protocol is beautiful, charming and slightly broken(people with less than perfect vision are going to struggle with hacking, people with perfect vision will still struggle at first).

It's £3 on GamersGate [So unaffiliated it hurts] www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ALP/alpha-protocol
And it's one of my all time favourites, in a bunch of ways it is the ultimate guns and conversation game despite its slight shonkiness.

[Sketch]

Sniper Elite 2 for 15 squids:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=694080&affiliate=td&lpgrp=network&tduid=ce8fb870417cadf066370c0e716e23a5

[Casimir Effect]

Alpha Protocol is beautiful, charming and slightly broken(people with less than perfect vision are going to struggle with hacking, people with perfect vision will still struggle at first).

It's £3 on GamersGate [So unaffiliated it hurts] www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ALP/alpha-protocol (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ALP/alpha-protocol)
And it's one of my all time favourites, in a bunch of ways it is the ultimate guns and conversation game despite its slight shonkiness.
Playing it again right now and honestly I could happily restart it as soon as I'm finished. It's just so fascinating to see what events your choices set off, what little differences there are between each playthrough. There are elements which could have done with tweaking but like you it's become one of my favourites.

Also I have the hacking down, even with the mouse trying its hardest to move at the last second.

[Heliocentric]

Yeah, by the end of my first run I was hacking with ease, but I don't fault anyone who found it impossible.

My only issue with alpha protocol was being forwarded forced to kill a certain sniper rifle user near the end after literally killing no-one the whole game. It wasn't as annoying as DXHR because my pistol and stealth powers still "worked" but in narrative terms making me kill someone I liked was a massive betrayal.

[alms]

Milkstone Studios mini bundle, 1$ @ Indievania (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?3511-The-onward-march-of-the-bundles-of-March&p=124077&viewfull=1#post124077).

[Sternhammer]

Thanks for the heads up on this one.

[Labbes]

My only issue with alpha protocol was being forwarded forced to kill a certain sniper rifle user near the end after literally killing no-one the whole game. It wasn't as annoying as DXHR because my pistol and stealth powers still "worked" but in narrative terms making me kill someone I liked was a massive betrayal.

I didn't have to, not exactly sure why. You can manage to kill absolutely nobody in that scene.

[vinraith]

Alpha Protocol is beautiful, charming and slightly broken(people with less than perfect vision are going to struggle with hacking, people with perfect vision will still struggle at first).

It's £3 on GamersGate [So unaffiliated it hurts] www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ALP/alpha-protocol (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ALP/alpha-protocol)
And it's one of my all time favourites, in a bunch of ways it is the ultimate guns and conversation game despite its slight shonkiness.

Out of curiosity, did you play it with KB/mouse or a gamepad? It seemed like an interesting little game, but I could never find a way to control it that I was happy with, so I never made it past Saudi Arabia.

[Casimir Effect]

Yeah, by the end of my first run I was hacking with ease, but I don't fault anyone who found it impossible.

My only issue with alpha protocol was being forwarded forced to kill a certain sniper rifle user near the end after literally killing no-one the whole game. It wasn't as annoying as DXHR because my pistol and stealth powers still "worked" but in narrative terms making me kill someone I liked was a massive betrayal.
I have a feeling there will be a way to not kill Sniper Person, tranquilizer rounds maybe? And the fact there wasn't a section where all my powers were taken away was nice. Fuck that game mechanic. And doing it for a boss fight? Oh Human Revolutions why are you so bipolar at times.

I think the thing with AP for me is that I can't think of a part of the game I dread playing - even the boss fights are short enough or simple enough or have a cheese-method that they become trivial. But so many other games, games I love, have a thing or two that I loathe having to do. Planet scanning in Mass Effect; Spellhold, beholders & illithids in BG2; every swamp area in The Witcher 1, that sort of thing. I've replayed several AP levels on this playthrough (accidently shot US marines, SIEs people etc) and keep on enjoying it.

[Heliocentric]

I didn't have to, not exactly sure why. You can manage to kill absolutely nobody in that scene.

You did.

Link to name of guy you must kill. (http://alphaprotocol.wikia.com/wiki/Sean_Darcy)

I quote:

In the final level of the game Mike will fight [...], this event is inevitable, doesn't matter how high or how low your reputation [...] is.


Out of curiosity, did you play it with KB/mouse or a gamepad? It seemed like an interesting little game, but I could never find a way to control it that I was happy with, so I never made it past Saudi Arabia.

Yeah, M&KB, tried the pad during the tutorial but years of playing PC FPS meant I was actually more capable with M&KB despite the pad being more "logical".



I have a feeling there will be a way to not kill Sniper Person, tranquilizer rounds maybe? And the fact there wasn't a section where all my powers were taken away was nice. Fuck that game mechanic. And doing it for a boss fight? Oh Human Revolutions why are you so bipolar at times.
I tranqed the person 20 times in the face, the game implies they die, much like I dropped 20 AP rounds in some of the other bosses heads only to them "spare" them seconds later. Go figure.

[Casimir Effect]

I tranqed the person 20 times in the face, the game implies they die, much like I dropped 20 AP rounds in some of the other bosses heads only to them "spare" them seconds later. Go figure.
Oh well, I guess it's an unfinished Obsidian moment (I feel like this should be accompanied by music and an exagerrated shoulder shrug).


Out of curiosity, did you play it with KB/mouse or a gamepad? It seemed like an interesting little game, but I could never find a way to control it that I was happy with, so I never made it past Saudi Arabia.
Used M+KB all the way with the only difficulty being 1/2 the hacking minigame, and with practice that is no longer a problem. As is usual for Unreal engine stuff it may be worth checking ini files for Mouse Smoothing/Acceleration rubbish going on, in case you suspect that's being an issue.

[Anthile]

Yeah, you can't kill bosses yourself outside of dialogue options so go mad with all the grenades and pump them full with bullets, they'll be fine.

[vinraith]

Used M+KB all the way with the only difficulty being 1/2 the hacking minigame, and with practice that is no longer a problem. As is usual for Unreal engine stuff it may be worth checking ini files for Mouse Smoothing/Acceleration rubbish going on, in case you suspect that's being an issue.

I tried it with both. I can't shoot straight with thumbsticks, though, so that was a no-go. The M&KB controls were better, but it still felt like I was fighting them the entire time. Perhaps there's a setting somewhere I didn't track down, I don't know, but it was frustrating enough to put me off the game despite being fascinated with espionage RPG's (used to P&P Top Secret SI and Millenium's End) so clearly it wasn't a minor issue for me.

[Labbes]

You did.

Oh. I thought you were talking about the other person with a sniper rifle.
That boss fight was horrible though, he totally had it coming!

[Kodeen]

Arkham City is 40% off on Gamersgate, but is not listed on their offers page.

[Heliocentric]

That boss fight was horrible though!
Pfft

Shadow Operative, Brilliance, Shadow Operative, Brilliance... In position for headshot? Equip pistol and AP rounds

Chain shot, Brilliance, Chain shot Boss down.

Shadow Operative change to Tranq rounds, Brilliance, Chainshot all guards down.

So overpowered.

he totally had it coming!
I quite liked him, he was a pratt, but did that really mean he had to die?

[Labbes]

So overpowered.

I'm not sure why I didn't do the boss fight that way, could be I was never in position for a headshot? Don't remember.


I quite liked him, he was a pratt, but did that really mean he had to die?

I still don't see why he had to die in story terms (liked the guy as well), being part of "the system" is no justification for murder.

[Casimir Effect]

I tried it with both. I can't shoot straight with thumbsticks, though, so that was a no-go. The M&KB controls were better, but it still felt like I was fighting them the entire time. Perhaps there's a setting somewhere I didn't track down, I don't know, but it was frustrating enough to put me off the game despite being fascinated with espionage RPG's (used to P&P Top Secret SI and Millenium's End) so clearly it wasn't a minor issue for me.
That's a pity. I'd really urge you keep going until you're out of the Middle East as that's when things really open up. And maybe by then the controls will feel more natural. Incidentally, how do you find Mass Effect?


I'm not sure why I didn't do the boss fight that way, could be I was never in position for a headshot? Don't remember.
It does assume you went Pistols + Stealth + Technical Aptitude for your main skills, or at least put a load of points into each one. My first game was with Pistols + Stealth + Martial Arts, so it just took longer. Current Mike is going with Assault Rifles + Sabotage + Tech. Apt. with some Toughness thrown in, so it'll be interesting to see how that works out.

[renhoelder]

EA Indie Bundle on Steam -17,98€ or 4.99€ per game (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/14499/)


- Shank
- Shank 2
- DeathSpank
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue
- Warp
- Gatling Gears

Shank 2 seems pretty good value to me, the whole bundle not so much.

[qizarate]

"EA Indie Bundle" is quite an amusing oxymoron.

[Tikey]

DeathSpank is a quite funny hack & slash. I had lots of fun with it.

[Heliocentric]

Hows Warp? I only own shank but really, if I want more shank I'll replay I've far from mastered it. DeathSpank is the gaming form of caffine, end up staying up all night and really lacks any really nourishment.

[sabrage]

Hows Warp? I only own shank but really, if I want more shank I'll replay I've far from mastered it.
The hard mode in Shank frustrated me to no end. I beat it in single-player and again in co-op but "mastering" the game involves beating every level with the checkpoints cut out and the enemies all doubly resilient. Thankfully, the boss fights are considered separate levels, so it's not exactly Ninja Gaiden.

[eRa]

GMG (http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/de/en/pc/promo/paradoxdeals/?page=1) has a big Paradox sale going on until next Thursday. Most stuff 50% off + Daily Deals.

[Corpekata]

Rather good deal on Renegade Ops over at Gamersgate right now: 5 bucks for the game, or 10.00 USD for the 4 pack.




4-pack (AFF) http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-ROPS4P/renegade-ops-four-pack-bundle?caff=3884871
Single (non AFF): http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ROPS/renegade-ops


Steamworks, so registers on Steam. DLC is also on sale

[Althea]

The DLC is on offer regardless of the daily, by the way.

[duff]

GMG (http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/de/en/pc/promo/paradoxdeals/?page=1) has a big Paradox sale going on until next Thursday. Most stuff 50% off + Daily Deals.

Never used them before. Any opinions on the reliability / quality of their service?

[Heliocentric]

Never used them before. Any opinions on the reliability / quality of their service?

I have found them as a great way to acquire steam keys.

[Corpekata]

Never used them before. Any opinions on the reliability / quality of their service?

I've heard lots of nightmare stories involving paypal use on GMG, so if that's your main online spending source, I'd be a bit wary. Personally have used them a couple times and they've worked fine.

[squareking]

Never used them before. Any opinions on the reliability / quality of their service?

I bought something from them before -- Civ V or some other Steam reedeemable (resteemable, natch). No problems and I probably paypalled.

[Wolfenswan]

Never used anything else than paypal with greenmangaming (6+ purchases), never had any issues.

[eRa]

Never used them before. Any opinions on the reliability / quality of their service?

Use the site for Steam or Origin keys, their download client (Capsule) is rather horrendous. Most of the Paradox stuff is on Steam so that shouldn't be an issue. Asides from that I never had any problems with GMG.

[Boris]

Indie Royale is selling Dungeon Defenders and some other games on the cheap. I've bought it.

[SirKicksalot]

Max Payne 3 from Zavvi comes with the Elite Squad movies on Blu-Ray (http://www.thehut.com/games/platforms/pc/max-payne-3-bundle-includes-the-elite-squad-and-elite-squad-the-enemy-within-on-blu-ray/10606944.html)

They're fucking amazing - very intelligent writing, great action, great characters.

[Wengart]

Green Man Gaming (http://www.greenmangaming.com/?gmgr=rinasawe) has a 75% off Paradox sale. They also have 30% off a fair number of other games including Tropico 4, Dungeon Siege 3, Men of War Assault Squad, Disciples 3: Resurrection, and Tome Raider Anniversary.

UFO Afterlight is also 20% off.


Using the link above will get you some store-credit when you make your first purchase.

[Janek]

Apparently it's going to be 75% off Shogun 2 on Gamersgate on Friday. £7.50 by my reckoning, cheapest it's been so far? A jolly good deal regardless, particularly if you have the IGN discount too.

Renegade Ops is £3.40 today (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ROPS/renegade-ops), which is a nice impulse buy price.

[vinraith]

Apparently it's going to be 75% off Shogun 2 on Gamersgate on Friday. £7.50 by my reckoning, cheapest it's been so far? A jolly good deal regardless, particularly if you have the IGN discount too.

Renegade Ops is £3.40 today (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ROPS/renegade-ops), which is a nice impulse buy price.

It was 75% off on Gamersgate for xmas as well, which is when I picked it up (though I haven't actually played it in any substantial way). I don't think I've ever seen it lower, though.

How does Renegade Ops online co-op work? The description makes some vague statement about "competitive co-op" but doesn't clarify. Also, does it scale? I'd likely be playing it with only one other person.

[The JG Man]

You join a p2p lobby and then try and get the highest score. The more players there are, the more health (and damage?) the enemies have, but I don't think there are more of them.

[KauhuK]

Batman Arkham City is 50% off for the weekend: http://store.steampowered.com/app/57400/

[Scumbag]

...and its also a free weekend / 75% off Sanctum.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/91600/

Play it and see. It is rather awsome.

[Faldrath]

Batman Arkham City is 50% off for the weekend: http://store.steampowered.com/app/57400/

Funny thing is that the latest patch, which supposedly fixed DX11, made the game unplayable for me - I can't get it running over 20FPS, no matter how much I fiddle with the options (this on an i5-2500k, Geforce 560ti). Lots of people reported improvement, though.

[SirKicksalot]

There's no difference between DX11 and 9 in Arkham City.
Drop it to DX9, turn PhysX and 3D on and enjoy the ride.

[Casimir Effect]

Crusader Kings Complete for £1.99 seems like a pretty good deal from that GMG sale. Anyone know if it's a Steamworks game or unlocks anywhere else?

[Faldrath]

There's no difference between DX11 and 9 in Arkham City.
Drop it to DX9, turn PhysX and 3D on and enjoy the ride.

That's the thing, I did all of that. Turned all settings to low, turned PhysX on and off, DX9, DX11, nothing works - framerate always hovering around 20FPS.

[vinraith]

Crusader Kings Complete for £1.99 seems like a pretty good deal from that GMG sale. Anyone know if it's a Steamworks game or unlocks anywhere else?

I believe all non-Gamersgate CK2 copies are Steamworks (which is becoming something of a worrying trend with Paradox, lately).

Edit: Oops, misread that, disregard. To my knowledge no copies of CK Complete are attached to Steam.

[ColOfNature]

Surprised no-one's mentioned this yet: Bastion at 60% off (http://store.steampowered.com/app/107100), but get in quick because it's only for 3 more hours. If you haven't got it yet you owe it to yourself to play the most charming game of last year.

[Althea]

I believe all non-Gamersgate CK2 copies are Steamworks (which is becoming something of a worrying trend with Paradox, lately).
That's CK2, Casimir is asking about CK1 Complete.

[vinraith]

That's CK2, Casimir is asking about CK1 Complete.

Oops, I think I need some more coffee. Thanks for catching that, editing now.

[Tritagonist]

Batman: Arkham City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_City) and all DLC are 50% off this weekend on Steam, making it €14 for the base game. It looks like Batman: Arkham Asylum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Asylum) is also on sale, 66% off, for €6,80.


Sanctum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctum_%282011_video_game%29), the FPS/Tower Defense in a Sci-Fi setting, is free to play this weekend, and the game and all DLC are 75% off, making it €2,50.

[vinraith]

Sanctum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctum_%282011_video_game%29), the FPS/Tower Defense in a Sci-Fi setting, is free to play this weekend, and the game and all DLC are 75% off, making it €2,50.

Sanctum is by far my favorite action/tower defense hybrid, to the degree that I find it hard to play any of the other ones now. It's truly outstanding, with some genuinely deep strategic/geometric optimization that needs to be done (along with some solid, frantic shooting) to beat the higher difficulties. Definitely worth a try if you're into that kind of thing.

[Heliocentric]

Orcs must Die pips sanctum for me because if the creative freedom the levels offer. Sanctum is very clearly great, I just tire of having to snipe a jiggling enemy from the start of the round to the end to achieve optimisation. Where in OMD optimisation is more about generating farcically complicated deaths.

[Tritagonist]

Sanctum is by far my favorite action/tower defense hybrid (...) Definitely worth a try if you're into that kind of thing.
I had good fun with Orcs Must Die! earlier this year, so I picked up the game+DLC collection for €5,-. Can't be too bad, and the setting looks fun.

Batman: Arkham City seems like a good deal too, as it is constantly named in Top 10 games of 2011 lists and so on. However, after watching a few YouTube videos of actual gameplay I'm not sure if it's something I'd like. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of choice in how you approach the levels and fights, and there's a seemingly constant prompt to do things like "Press F to take down enemy behind curtain".

[trjp]

Batman: Arkham City seems like a good deal too, as it is constantly named in Top 10 games of 2011 lists and so on. However, after watching a few YouTube videos of actual gameplay I'm not sure if it's something I'd like. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of choice in how you approach the levels and fights, and there's a seemingly constant prompt to do things like "Press F to take down enemy behind curtain".

Firstly, if you've not played Batman: Arkham Asylum - GET THAT FIRST. It's an absolute rock-solid near-perfect Batman experience and a bloody great game.

Batman: Arkham City is the same game given the sandbox treatment (tho AA isn't 100% linear as there's other stuff to do besides the story) and (IMO) dumbed down a touch made a bit less special in the process. If you like AA, you'll still like AC but it's by no means essential if you felt AA gave you as much Batman as you could cope with.

Also, AC relies on GFWL and many people have had nightmarish experiences with GFWL deleting their saves - certainly I'll be giving the PC release a total miss on that basis alone - that and the fact I find AC just a diluted and stretched-thin version of AA anyway - sandbox for the sake of it and nothing really new added outside of that.

[Corpekata]

For those that don't mind the hassle of getting around the US only Amazon restriction (which is rather easy) great deal coming starting Sunday. Psychonauts will be 2 bucks Sunday only, 4 bucks for the rest of the week, Costume Quest is 2.99 USD, and Stacking is 7.50 USD. There's also a collection pack for 9.99. All games are the Steam versions.

Deal starts on the 6th.

[qizarate]

Thanks for the heads up, i'll almost certainly be picking up psychonauts for $2, whilst simultaneously feeling guilty for picking up such a great game for so little money. I'm not sure when i began to feel this kind of inverse buyer's remorse, it's something that's usually quite alien to me.

[Tritagonist]

Firstly, if you've not played Batman: Arkham Asylum - GET THAT FIRST. It's an absolute rock-solid near-perfect Batman experience and a bloody great game. (...) I find AC just a diluted and stretched-thin version of AA anyway - sandbox for the sake of it and nothing really new added outside of that.

Thanks for the suggestion. I think I'll pick that up instead. I've never had much interest in the Batman scene, but the seemingly endless amounts of positive reviews and user feedback about these games have made me curious.

[Winged Nazgul]

Anyone know if Stacking and Costume Quest are Steamworks or not?

[Althea]

Anyone know if Stacking and Costume Quest are Steamworks or not?
That is what the above post says.

[Winged Nazgul]

That'll teach me to read threads before my morning coffee. ;)

[qizarate]

Rebellion games are 50% off this weekend over at gog.com. That includes:
-All the empire earths.
-evil genius
-both ground controls (i think i'll be picking up the sequel, have been meaning to for a while)
-Lords of Magic
-Lords of the Realm
-Sniper Elite
I've handily omitted the crap ones...or perhaps you would disagree. The promo page can be found here, anyhow: http://www.gog.com/promo/rebellion_bullseye

[Doodier]

Sniper Elite was for roughly 2€ on Steam few days back..

[RobC]

Just got this Tweet. Free is a bargain right?
GamersGate ‏ @GamersGate (https://twitter.com/#!/GamersGate)
It couldn't have something to do with our upcoming project could it? No, no... who would not want free games?

[Althea]

Might be worth linking the tweet that comes beforehand to give it context.

Here (https://twitter.com/#!/GamersGate/status/198426482807291904).

[Janek]

Presumably FreeGames (or VOID or whatever they're calling it now) is coming out of beta, or they're adding a bunch of games to it or something.

[Kodeen]

Twitter is blocked where I'm at. What's the situation?

[Janek]

"Just found this note, slid under our office door! Looks like someone is very upset."

Then a picture of a ransom-type note saying "Gamersgate. This is a warning. Stop what you're doing or else..."

Not all that exciting really, though it's nice to see alternate distribution models (particularly for games without a demo)