PC Bargains

[Giaddon]

Should be, it's Steamworks.

[Tikey]

Is anyone else seeing the original list price for Shogun 2 as $90, marked down to $15? That seems a little, insane, for the starting point.

I've seen that too. There must be something wrong with the discount as in the frontpage it says that the discounts are up to 75% off.

[archonsod]

I'm not sure $15 is large for, what is it, 5 games? Granted, 5 older games, but he put Avadon up for $10. I don't know, this "cheap, disposable game" thing makes me uncomfortable on a fundamental level. Some games being that way is one thing, but it seems like the expectation, and increasingly the reality, is that they're all becoming that way.

He didn't charge that much more for Avadon on his own site, but as I seem to recall him saying at the time it's intentionally the shortest game he's ever done and intended to be his effort at a budget release. Could actually work out quite well for him, I could see people picking it up who wouldn't have before and it becoming a gateway to the rest of his catalogue.

As for Geneforge, given 5 is three years old at this point (and has already been in at least one Gamersgate sale) I don't really see a problem with it. Again, the game has probably sold as much as it's going to for his dedicated fans, dumping it in a budget collection on Steam is likely to get it out to people who would never have bought it otherwise. And again, that could be a really good thing for him since it will likely drive purchases of his other titles.

I don't think it's an expectation so much as a risk thing. There's only a limited number of people who would be willing to pay up the £30 for the full game without knowing they'd enjoy it, especially considering they rarely see mainstream coverage. In fact I think the demo kind of shoots itself in the foot on that score; because it's so generous you've changed the question of whether someone would enjoy it into whether what's left after the demo is worth the asking price.

[Kelron]

IL2 Cliffs of Dover is Cheap at both JustFlight and GetGamesGo:
http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/il-2-sturmovik-cliffs-of-dover

£8.75

Is it a playable game yet?

[GraveyardJimmy]

Is it a playable game yet?

I personally think so, its been improved a lot by patches and the developers have promised continued support.
I have 30 hours played so far, mainly in the quick missions, but some elements are still not working. I'd recommend it, but only if you are aware that it is not 100% finished, that the developers are still working on a number of issues.

[vinraith]

is Shogun 2 from GG redeemable on Steam?

Yes, in the "you have no choice but to register it on Steam, as it's locked to that service" sense.

[Juan Carlo]

IT's kind of a ludicrous deal, though. They seem to have marked Shogun 2 up to 89 dollars so that they can advertise it as 83% off.

It's basically Shogun 2 for 15 dollars. Which is an OK deal (probably the cheapest it's ever been), but it's still not technically 83% off the 50 dollars the game usually sells for (like you would assume).

It's kind of a shameless and obvious marketing ploy. Did they really think people would be so excited by seeing the 83% off that they wouldn't notice?

[JosephStewart]

Nice marketing idea. Thanks for the information. But I tell as you mention the basic idea behind this but many people will go for a discounted prices. Because they may not have an idea of the real prices and what they look is they are getting a 83% off.

[Althea]

IT's kind of a ludicrous deal, though. They seem to have marked Shogun 2 up to 89 dollars so that they can advertise it as 83% off.

It's basically Shogun 2 for 15 dollars. Which is an OK deal (probably the cheapest it's ever been), but it's still not technically 83% off the 50 dollars the game usually sells for (like you would assume).

It's kind of a shameless and obvious marketing ploy. Did they really think people would be so excited by seeing the 83% off that they wouldn't notice?
They? GamersGate don't decide the pricing. If Sega put it up for $89, then that's their choice.

For me, though, GamersGate UK is showing Shogun 2 as having a list price of £29.95, which is about right.

[MD!]

Heh, I checked GamersGate, saw '50% off' for Shogun 2 and thought that maybe they were listing a reasonable original price here. Nope! $89.95 reduced to $44.98. < /whinging Australian>

[Lewie Procter]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim & Physical Map, PC (http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/11/04/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-physical-map-pc-24-98/) – £24.98 delivered

[archonsod]

IT's kind of a ludicrous deal, though. They seem to have marked Shogun 2 up to 89 dollars so that they can advertise it as 83% off.

It's basically Shogun 2 for 15 dollars. Which is an OK deal (probably the cheapest it's ever been), but it's still not technically 83% off the 50 dollars the game usually sells for (like you would assume).

Given it's also £15, I'd assume the $89 is due to them using a £1=$1 conversion.

[Giaddon]

X3: Gold is $12.50 on Impulse (http://impulsedriven.com/products/ESD-IMP-W796). Probably doesn't work out of the US?

[Janek]

X3: Gold is $12.50 on Impulse (http://impulsedriven.com/products/ESD-IMP-W796). Probably doesn't work out of the US?
Actually works in the UK, shock horror. £7.85 for us.

[Wengart]

Green Man Gaming (http://www.greenmangaming.com/?gmgr=rinasawe) has a pre-order deal on Batman Arkham Asylum and Saints Row The Third which comes with Professor Genki's Hyper Ordinary Pre-Order Pack.

15% off with this voucher PERFE-CTPRE-ORDER

Referral link above. We all get 2$ once you spend 2$.

[SirKicksalot]

Bought Saints Row The Third for 34 dollars using the code posted above. It comes with Professor Genki's Hyper Ordinary Pre-Order Pack.

[winterwolves]

I'm having a sale of my sci-fi visual novel game Bionic Heart (http://www.tycoongames.eu/adventures/bionicheart.php) for 4.99 during the weekend. Maybe someone can be interested, probably is a game more aimed at males :)

[Hensler]

Does Origin do any Steam style sales? I want to get some more copies of Battlefield 3 for my brothers for X-Mas, but I'm holding out for an Origin sale or a good Black Friday offering on the boxed versions.

[SirKicksalot]

They do, but they're usually limited to the US. Two weeks age or so they had a 60% off sale of many titles in their catalogue. Games can be gifted through Origin, of course.

[Heliocentric]

Does Origin do any Steam style sales? I want to get some more copies of Battlefield 3 for my brothers for X-Mas, but I'm holding out for an Origin sale or a good Black Friday offering on the boxed versions.
Sales flow dictates you won't see a BF3 sale above 10% until March, pre order people would get reduced satisfaction if they got undercut.

Retail is a different story, especially in the UK.

[Hensler]

Sales flow dictates you won't see a BF3 sale above 10% until March, pre order people would get reduced satisfaction if they got undercut.

Retail is a different story, especially in the UK.

Guess I'll start watching the papers for a good retail sale then :)

[Lewie Procter]

It's £23.47 for the Limited Edition here (http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/11/03/battlefield-3-limited-edition-pc-23-47/), which is probably the best you'll see for a while.

[Althea]

GamersGate are putting up some titles for sale again, including The Settlers.

The Settlers 6 (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SETTLERS6/the-settlers-rise-of-an-empire) - £3 (No expansion available on GamersGate)
The Settlers 7 Gold Edition (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-S7DGE/settlers-7-deluxe-gold-edition) - £9 (UbiDRM)
The Settlers Complete Bundle (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DDB-SETTLERSCC/the-settlers-complete-collection-bundle) - £12 (Settlers 7 Gold, Settlers 5, Settlers 6. No expansions for the previous two on GG)

The Settlers 7 DLC is also on sale, but as I write this, DLC Pack 3 Complete currently isn't on offer, much to my annoyance (As it stands, it's more expensive than The Settlers 7 Gold).

Lego Batman and Batman: Arkham Asylum GotY are also still on sale there for just over £5 a piece, and getting one will net you 10% off a pre-order of Arkham City, whilst both will get you 20% off.

[marklar]

green man gaming (http://www.greenmangaming.com/?gmgr=qecuzoge) has extended their pre-order voucher, don't know for how long it will last. (referral link, we both get 2$ credit if you register and buy from it)

New 15% off voucher is PERFE-CTPRE-ORDR2
Works only on the games from this list:
www.greenmangaming.com/promo/preorders/?gmgr=qecuzoge (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/www.greenmangaming.com/promo/preorders/?gmgr=qecuzoge)

[lasikbear]

Amazon has the Men of War Collection (http://www.amazon.com/Men-Of-War-Collection-Download/dp/B005WZXF7S/ref=br_lf_m_1000716161_1_1_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1329037302&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0MCCACJJ8BQW6HH03VQB) for 87% off, as well as a few of the individual games for upwards of 75%.

[CrinnyCow]

ArmA II sale on steam... looks like a pretty good deal to me... Except I don't think I'll ever have the time to get invested in the multiplayer. How is the singleplayer? Worth 10 bucks for Operation Arrowhead?

[TailSwallower]

Steam has 75% off AI War (http://store.steampowered.com/app/40400). $5 for the core game or $7.49 for the game and expansions. I tried the demo and couldn't get past the clunky UI, I'm not a 4X gamer at all though - haven't even delved into SotS yet which I got when it was cheap - so maybe it isn't clunky at all if you're experienced with the genre.

I know there are some fans around here, hence the mention. A couple of weeks ago I probably would have bought it, but all the talk lately about not buying games just because they're cheap has convinced me to hold off on more buyings.

[vinraith]

From an interface standpoint, AI War is very much an RTS. It plays a lot like a 4X game on a macro level, but was designed to control in a way familiar to any RTS player (with some nice modifications to eliminate as much need for micro as possible).

[moth bones]

The Paradox e-mailout that has just landed in my inbox includes a code for a free copy of Sword Of The Stars, which is very kind of them.

[DrBee]

The Paradox e-mailout that has just landed in my inbox includes a code for a free copy of Sword Of The Stars, which is very kind of them.

Whoops, got the mail too and deleted it as spam. Thanks for the tip! Looks like a nice game.

[Wolfenswan]

ArmA II sale on steam... looks like a pretty good deal to me... Except I don't think I'll ever have the time to get invested in the multiplayer. How is the singleplayer? Worth 10 bucks for Operation Arrowhead?

I'd say no. The SP isn't bad but it isn't really good either. Multiplayer is where the game shines and you don't need to invest hours and hours of training either. We have a very active RPS ARMA 2 community that's very open to newcomers and doesn't expect any competence at all. See the ARMA 2 Thread in the Gaming Groups Subforum or check herosquad.org

[Heister]

Rage £20.09 on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/9200/).

[Serenegoose]

Rage £20.09 on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/9200/).

Yeah quite tempted. Unsure, however. I mean I do want a good shooter game, but I'm concerned that with a bit of an aging computer the popup is just going to be too brutal for me to endure. It's not a bad computer by any stretch, but it is a bit past its best. Anybody who has rage and has a comp that roughly match the specs of 4gb RAM, a GTX 260, and an intel E8400 (dual core 3ghz each) to offer some advice?

[CrinnyCow]

Yeah quite tempted. Unsure, however. I mean I do want a good shooter game, but I'm concerned that with a bit of an aging computer the popup is just going to be too brutal for me to endure. It's not a bad computer by any stretch, but it is a bit past its best. Anybody who has rage and has a comp that roughly match the specs of 4gb RAM, a GTX 260, and an intel E8400 (dual core 3ghz each) to offer some advice?

I have a friend with a very similar rig to yours (He has some quad core instead... I'm unsure of the clock speed). If I use the performance he got as a judgement, it would be a definite pass. The game looked awful even after you let the textures pop in. He also told me he had to tweak it heavily to even get it to run the way it did. Really unfortunate... That rig should have no problem running that game...

[Serenegoose]

I have a friend with a very similar rig to yours (He has some quad core instead... I'm unsure of the clock speed). If I use the performance he got as a judgement, it would be a definite pass. The game looked awful even after you let the textures pop in. He also told me he had to tweak it heavily to even get it to run the way it did. Really unfortunate... That rig should have no problem running that game...


Ah, that's a shame, but I'm glad I know before I bought it. Thank you. :)

[Smashbox]

What a great 'Midweek Madness' offer. Great to see brand-new-ish games on sale. Too bad Skyrim's out this week, or I'd have picked it up.

[SirKicksalot]

I guess Rage was a huge bomba :/

[Mac]

Rage £20.09 on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/9200/).

£17.99 @ Amazon

[vinraith]

Great to see brand-new-ish games on sale.

Right, because too much of that definitely wouldn't be an indication of an incipient industry crash. No sir.

Edit: To be clear, a game that came out and was received poorly doing this is obviously not a problem, I just take issue with the notion that this is something we want to see with regularity.

[TillEulenspiegel]

A brand-new-ish game that was received somewhat poorly, mind. I'm sure they didn't sell as many copies as they'd hoped. That's been the pattern a few times lately - hyped game disappoints, goes on sale early. The highly-rated ones stay at 90-100% of the base price.

Stop making disappointing games, say I.

[acidtestportfolio]

I guess Rage was a huge bomba :/

the game itself is all right, it just fails to be compelling in any way

id has a track record of making games that look great but are total clunkers

i was angry about it because they had killed an entire game they had almost finished because it 'looked a lot like doom 3' and i thought "oh, maybe they've changed their ways."

and then it turns out that they can't quite break out of their habit of boring gameplay

it looks nice though! except for the parts that don't work.

[Smashbox]

Right, because too much of that definitely wouldn't be an indication of an incipient industry crash. No sir.

Edit: To be clear, a game that came out and was received poorly doing this is obviously not a problem, I just take issue with the notion that this is something we want to see with regularity.

Well, new book and video releases are commonly (dare I say routinely?) put on sale. I don't see those industries crashing.

[Wengart]

Green Man Gaming (http://www.greenmangaming.com/?gmgr=rinasawe) has Skyrim at 10% off.

Referral link.

[Smashbox]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOiwaitedforthatdealfor weeksthenboughtitlastnighttopreloadbecauseithought itwasnevergoingtogoonsale!

[Kelron]

£35 does not seem like an amazing deal.

[Drake Sigar]

Skyrim is available on the sites I frequent (Amazon and Gameplay UK) for £30. If a PC game costs more than that, you're being had.

Edit: Looks like they've got Saint's Row 3 for £25. Tempting...

[TailSwallower]

That's been the pattern a few times lately - hyped game disappoints, goes on sale early.

Even then, that only makes sense with retail where they are probably stuck with more copies than they wanted due to poor sales. It's not like Steam has a warehouse full of Rage bytes that they need to shove out the door.

[Corpekata]

Just a general reminder, the 2nd Indie Royale Bundle goes on sale in roughly 7 hours. http://www.indieroyale.com/

[squirrelfanatic]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOiwaitedforthatdealfor weeksthenboughtitlastnighttopreloadbecauseithought itwasnevergoingtogoonsale!Where you talking about Skyrim? Because Savygamer had it listed for 24,98GBP for some time now.

[AJH]

The Tesco voucher at savy gamer has run out :( otherwise I'd have jumped on it. Saw it too late I guess. Is it still available anywhere for £25?

[squirrelfanatic]

The Tesco voucher at savy gamer has run out :( otherwise I'd have jumped on it. Saw it too late I guess. Is it still available anywhere for £25?Oh, really? Damn, that means I'll be waiting with my purchase until it drops in price again.

[Heliocentric]

Indie royale
1. NightSky available on: windows,
desura, steam
2. Fate of the World available on:
windows, mac, desura, steam
3. Scoregasm available on:
windows, mac, linux, desura,
steam (windows only)
4. Ben There, Dan That! and Time
Gentlemen, Please! available on:
windows, desura, steam

Probably get it for FotW just to teach my son how effed up world politics are.

[Heliocentric]

The regular editions of ass creed 1 2 and bro for £2.49, £3.38, £8.48 special editions and mac versions also available.

http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ASSCRE/assassins-creed
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-AC2/assassins-creed-2
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ACBH/assassins-creed-brotherhood

or if you are stupid you can pay £19.98 on ass creed complete... no I wont link it.

You might skip ass creed 1 unless you are hardcore and stubborn, but 2 and bro are glorious, maybe return to 1 after finishing the others? Its like archaeology!

[Heister]

Day of Defeat £0.75/Day of Defeat: Source £1.50 http://store.steampowered.com/sale/dod_daily_deal

There must be someone that doesn't have those games. Is it me or are Valve saying something by putting those games on sale today?

[TailSwallower]

GOG.com has 60% off Anuman games (http://www.gog.com/en/promo/anuman_games_3). Haven't played any of them, so I don't know which are worthwhile, but the good news is it's a flat 60% off, not an accumulative discount like they've been fond of lately, so you can pick as many or as few as you want.

[Hensler]

I see EYE: Divine Cybermancy is half off on Steam. I know there were a lot of technical issues with that at launch - has it received any updates or support since then?

[vinraith]

I see EYE: Divine Cybermancy is half off on Steam. I know there were a lot of technical issues with that at launch - has it received any updates or support since then?

I'd be interested in knowing this too. It looked intriguing in principle but shakey in practice.

[TailSwallower]

I'd be interested in knowing this too. It looked intriguing in principle but shakey in practice.

Thirded. Wait... I'm not buying games just because they're on special (apparently that doesn't count as far as bundles go... Stupid cheap bundles).

[squareking]

Steam insists EYE is still $19.99. What am I missing?

[vinraith]

Thirded. Wait... I'm not buying games just because they're on special (apparently that doesn't count as far as bundles go... Stupid cheap bundles).

Which doesn't change the fact that it'd be useful to know whether the game's been improved or not. Nobody said we had to buy it right now, I'd just like to know if it should be on my "stuff to play co-op at some point" list to be bought at the point that my friends and I wish to play it.

[Kelron]

GOG.com has 60% off Anuman games (http://www.gog.com/en/promo/anuman_games_3). Haven't played any of them, so I don't know which are worthwhile, but the good news is it's a flat 60% off, not an accumulative discount like they've been fond of lately, so you can pick as many or as few as you want.

Motoracer used to be one of my favourite games, not sure how well it stands up now.

I've heard a lot of good things about Syberia and it's sequel but I haven't played them, I don't usually enjoy adventure games.

[sockeatsock]

EYE is still a bit of a way from being fun. It's seriously ambitious with such a variety of skills to choose from that it is overwhelming. Unfortunately, most choices are so badly compromised by bugs that the game is unplayable. Stealth is rubbish - a single shot draws all enemies within a kilometer and enemies can spot you from miles regardless of the direction they're facing or your vertical advantage. Weapons are moderately bland and enemy AI is worse.

EYE is one of those games that could be great, if in a years time they patch it so mightily that the mechanics play out as intended.

[Corpekata]

Steam insists EYE is still $19.99. What am I missing?
Steam's news feed incorrectly shows future daily deals ahead of time a lot. Sometimes it's a day off, other times a week. Either way, since it reported 3 daily deals today, within the week we can expcet EYE and Alien Breed sales.

[squareking]

Steam's news feed incorrectly shows future daily deals ahead of time a lot. Sometimes it's a day off, other times a week. Either way, since it reported 3 daily deals today, within the week we can expcet EYE and Alien Breed sales.

Well that is nifty!

[Althea]

Steam insists EYE is still $19.99. What am I missing?
As someone mentioned, sometimes Steam mentions the wrong daily deal. Once, not long ago, it said Hydrophobia in the news page but it was something else.

Also, sometimes I think they're region-restricted, so whilst one region may get it another might not. That's very rare, though.

[Heliocentric]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 £3.75 or $5 on the USA site.
http://www.direct2drive.co.uk/9313/product/Buy-Battlefield:-Bad-Company-2-Download
http://www.direct2drive.com/9268/product/Buy-Battlefield:-Bad-Company-2-Download

[Juan Carlo]

Atari is releasing a D&D anthology for 20 dollars on Nov 15th which includes:

Baldurs Gate 1, 2 (plus expansions)
Icewind Dale 1, 2
Temple of Elemental Evil
Planescape Torment

http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Classic-Anthology-Pc/dp/B005JQ064A?tag=vglnk-c1561-20


That's a pretty good deal considering that if you got all these on GOG it'd cost you like 60 dollars or so.

[Creeping Death]

Atari is releasing a D&D anthology for 20 dollars on Nov 15th

Bah! Seems to be US only. I wonder if they are optimized for modern machines too

[The JG Man]

I don't know how many people care about it, but Red Faction: Armageddon is £7 at Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Faction-Armageddon-Commando-Limited/dp/B004VQFH5C/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I31JZQXWDK0M5H&colid=GFFIOUD5I72P) and Play (http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/15525226/Red-Faction-Armageddon-Commando-Recon-Edition/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&searchstring=red+faction+armageddon&urlrefer=search). It's a Steamworks title.

Although general disappointment at it losing its sandbox world, the game did review decently and general reception was positive. A good price and not likely to be beaten by a Steam sale (its current price is £30).

[Hensler]

Armageddon is a good 3rd person shooter, that I think a lot of people really missed out on because it wasn't an open world. I've played it a lot and would definitely recommend it at that price.

[Heliocentric]

It's android not pc, and you need to provide "mathematically valid" credit card details. But shift is free today on the amazon android app store today.

[Phats]

For anyone who missed it in the bargain bucket comments...

Rage £13.99 http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/pc/rage-anarchy-edition/_/RM10542/productpage.html

Also I notice that settlers 7 deluxe gold is still £8.99 on gamersgate (including all the dlc), apart from peoples stances on the whole ubisoft/drm situation is this something worth picking up at that price point?

[Heliocentric]

For anyone who missed it in the bargain bucket comments...

Rage £13.99 http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/pc/rage-anarchy-edition/_/RM10542/productpage.html

Also I notice that settlers 7 deluxe gold is still £8.99 on gamersgate (including all the dlc), apart from peoples stances on the whole ubisoft/drm situation is this something worth picking up at that price point?

Play the demo, it's a neat little board game strategy hybrid. The but I played the drm'd demo, the servers went down and the game kicked me out, I don't know what else to say to warn you as I own 0 ubi always online games.

[Phats]

Play the demo, it's a neat little board game strategy hybrid. The but I played the drm'd demo, the servers went down and the game kicked me out, I don't know what else to say to warn you as I own 0 ubi always online games.

I was a little worried about that, I can get over the principle of the drm at that price point as long as the game isn't fubar because of it or other technical issues

[Althea]

I was a little worried about that, I can get over the principle of the drm at that price point as long as the game isn't fubar because of it or other technical issues
It's bloated and any nVidia driver above 270.66 - at the moment, I believe - is likely to cause issues. The next set of drivers is said to fix a number of issues with The Settlers 7, but the game itself is still a bit bloated.

It's certainly not bad for £9, though. The servers very rarely, if ever, go down these days. I've put a number of hours into the game and I've only ever had two instances of connection problems. It doesn't boot you out, though, but simply pauses the game until the connection comes back. It allows you to save, too.

[The JG Man]

Via SavvyGamer (http://savygamer.co.uk/) (which you should all have as a bookmark): Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (http://savygamer.co.uk/2011/11/13/burnout-paradise-the-ultimate-box-pc-free/) is free if you get it through the Origin client. Seems to be UK only, but if you enter the code "PARADISE" along with your address (or a VPN as someone has commented) when you get to the checkout, it goes from the low £5 to free. Which is lower.

Burnout Paradise is a fantastic open world racing game that controls superbly and is incredibly fun to play. Lots of things to do. Indirect predecessor to Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit being made by Criterion, who obviously used Paradise as a foundation for HP. Highly recommended. And hey, it's free.

[sabrage]

I was able to get that Burnout Paradise deal here in the US using Expat Shield, as someone on Savygamer suggested.. I just put an address/phone number (both required) I found off Google Maps.

[Oak]

Hey! Just noticed that The Ball is today's daily Steam deal. You should buy that, you know?

[Althea]

Hey! Just noticed that The Ball is today's daily Steam deal. You should buy that, you know?
It's cheaper on GamersGate, £3.75 vs Steam's £5.10 - And I believe the deal will last longer.

GamersGate have just put on a fairly big indie sale. Frozen Synapse is down to £5 (£7.40ish for the soundtrack bundle), Fate of the World DLC is at varying prices, the A. Typical RPG is just about 60p and everyone's favourite, Bastion, is £5.75.

Here is their offers page (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/offers) - Some very cheap games there.

[Mac]

For anyone who missed it in the bargain bucket comments...

Rage £13.99 http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/pc/rage-anarchy-edition/_/RM10542/productpage.html

Also I notice that settlers 7 deluxe gold is still £8.99 on gamersgate (including all the dlc), apart from peoples stances on the whole ubisoft/drm situation is this something worth picking up at that price point?

I made that quote on RPS Bargain Bucket :p

[Colonel J]

Here is their offers page (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/offers) - Some very cheap games there.

Worth a mention that Din's Curse is 50% off and isn't on discount very often. Great game, I've enjoyed this more than any Diablo-esque RPG since, well Diablo. Demon War expansion is not essential but if you find you like the base game you'll want to buy it anyway, however it's only $9.99 full price from Soldak's site, Gamersgate's £ pricing is off on that one.

[Heliocentric]

Empire: Total War £3.35
http://www.direct2drive.co.uk/7542/product/Buy-Empire:-Total-War-Download
Mandatory steam activation.

[Heliocentric]

Has anyone else seen this?
GamersGate Indie Games Compliation Vol 1
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DDB-GGIGCV1/gamersgate-indie-games-compliation-vol-1-bundle
£9.99


The Ball
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Trine
Trine (Mac)
VVVVVV (PC)
VVVVVV (Mac)
World of Goo PC
World of Goo Mac
Zeno Clash

Not bad, not awesome.

[Janek]

It's a quality bundle, although as always seems to be the case I own most of it already. Intrigued by the fact that it's volume one, though.

[Kelron]

Gamersgate should allow you to gift copies of games in the pack individually, but you might want to double check that.

[vinraith]

Gamersgate should allow you to gift copies of games in the pack individually, but you might want to double check that.

If they didn't, it would be a first. Hell, usually they'll even let you separately gift Mac and PC versions of the same game.

[marklar]

Lara croft and the guardian of light is on sale for 3.6$ at green man gaming today
www.greenmangaming.com/games/action/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light/?gmgr=qecuzoge
It activates on steam
A fun game that you can play coop with your buddy, local or online.

[Mana_Garmr]

Steam's Midweek madness (http://store.steampowered.com/app/22330/?snr=1_4_4__40) is Oblivion Goatee edition for €5 or the deluxe goatee edition for €6.24 (Insert own currency values as needed). Now that Skyrim's out it may finally be time for me to get around to buying this.

[ComradePenguin]

How worth it is the deluxe edition? And what mods should I be looking at?

[Kelron]

I don't like Oblivion. Maybe if we didn't have Morrowind and now Skyrim to compare it to, it would be more interesting. But it really is the weak link in the series, mods help but I don't think it's worth the effort when you can play one of the others instead.

[agentorange]

I would say buy the non-goty edition, get Nehrim, and completely ignore the base game.

[Heliocentric]

I quite enjoyed Shivering Isles.

Amazon Android App alliteration of the day is Bejewelled 2.

[Althea]

How worth it is the deluxe edition? And what mods should I be looking at?
If you're actually interested in getting it, get the deluxe. It's not much more but you get all the DLC for it, which is easily worth the price difference.

[squirrelfanatic]

As mentioned on Savygamer (http://savygamer.co.uk/), Zavvi have a 10% off of some of their products, including (at least some) PC games. You need to enter the code 'WEDSTEN' in the coupon field during checkout. Skyrim is 26,96GBP with this, which at the moment seems to be a reasonable price.

Be aware though that Zavvi apparently have a rather bad record as a retailer. Personally, I didn't have any troubles with them during my one-time purchase some time ago (they shipped internationally, it took a while for the package to be delivered though).

[Heliocentric]

Total War: SHOGUN 2
$14.95
http://www.direct2drive.com/10306/product/Buy-Total-War:-SHOGUN-2-Download
This product is available for purchase worldwide excluding New Zealand and Australia. This title installs and requires a 3rd party download to play.Sorry Austrailia

[ssj_jessy]

So about black friday? What did you guys buy last year? And from where? Steam, New egg, Amazon?

[MD!]

Pretty tempting offer on GamersGate: http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-DBAMC/dungeons-and-dragons-anthology-the-master-collection

$20 for Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 + Expansions, Icewind Dale 1 & 2 + Expansions, Planescape: Torment, and The Temple of Elemental Evil.

[Juan Carlo]

Pretty tempting offer on GamersGate: http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-DBAMC/dungeons-and-dragons-anthology-the-master-collection

$20 for Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 + Expansions, Icewind Dale 1 & 2 + Expansions, Planescape: Torment, and The Temple of Elemental Evil.

I was hoping those would come to a digital service. Think there's any chance they'll come to steam?

[MD!]

I'll leave that question open for someone more knowledgeable than me. All I know is, my gut says 'maybe' -- those games were already on GoG (at $10 each with the exception of ToEE), but it's hard to know whether this is a sign that they're about to start turning up everywhere. It could be, but it could just be a a unique deal with GamersGate.

[rsherhod]

Just got an email from Stardock saying "Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity Now Available on Steam".
To celebrate they're flogging the Trinity (original plus two expansions?) for £9.74.

[Althea]

It's Just Cause Weekend (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/games?prio=relevance&q=justcauseweekend) on GamersGate. JC1 is £2.50, JC2 is £3.50 and JC2 Complete (JC2 + All DLC) is £6.80.

Still on GamersGate, Dead Space 2 (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-DS2UK/dead-space-2) is on sale for £7.50, as are some NFS titles.

[rsherhod]

What are people's opinions of the PC versions of these? I tried the demo for JC1 on the PC, which I thought was good until it frustrated me with its timed mission. Also tried the demo of JC2 on the xBox, which was a laugh but gave me no sense of purpose. I just blew up some stuff and got the enemy very angry.

[Althea]

I tried the PC demo of JC2 and I spent that hour pissing myself with laughter. I think I actually cried a little. I'm not too sure if the full game is worth it, but I think they've got to be worth a shot at those prices.

It's worth mentioning that they are for Vista or 7 only.

[vinraith]

Speaking as someone who adored Mercenaries, I found Just Cause 2 very pretty, but unbelievably dull and repetitive. I think it must depend on your temperament, as quite a few people seem to love it. Try the demo, the entire game is pretty much just that in different environments, don't buy it expecting anything more.

[Juan Carlo]

Same here. JC2 is a game that's incredibly fun for the first 4 or 5 hours. But then less and less fun the more you play and discover how very "same-ish" the world and missions all are.

Lots of people seem to love it, though, so maybe I'm in the minority.

[The JG Man]

If anyone does get JC2, and I recommend that they do, don't ignore the main missions. They range from above-average to utterly bat-shit insane and are all the better for it. The last set of missions in particular are lovingly absurd. The rest of the game is very fun for mucking about, so if you're the kind of person who can do that, definitely go for it.

[CrinnyCow]

Dungeons and Dragons collection on GamersGate looks promising: http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-DBAMC/dungeons-and-dragons-anthology-the-master-collection

Although it doesn't saw what games it contains... From the screenshots it looks like Baldur's Gate I and II along with Planescape Torment and Icewind Dale but I'm not sure... I'm considering picking it up. I already own Baldur's Gate II though and I'm only about 3 hours in.

[sabrage]

Any thoughts on the JC2 DLC? Is it balance-breaking?

Also, not sure if this is available in Europe, but that Dungeons and Dragons anthology is the same price in physical form on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Classic-Anthology-Pc/dp/B005JQ064A)(free shipping with Prime)

[Althea]

Dungeons and Dragons collection on GamersGate looks promising: http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-DBAMC/dungeons-and-dragons-anthology-the-master-collection

Although it doesn't saw what games it contains... From the screenshots it looks like Baldur's Gate I and II along with Planescape Torment and Icewind Dale but I'm not sure... I'm considering picking it up. I already own Baldur's Gate II though and I'm only about 3 hours in.
It does say what it contains. Hit the "More" arrow in the product description.

And sabrage; Sadly, there is no retail edition in the UK.

[The JG Man]

Any thoughts on the JC2 DLC? Is it balance-breaking?

Unnecessary, but not not-worth-it. That being said, you never, ever, need to worry about anything being balance breaking. It's not that sort of game.

[TailSwallower]

A few good deals on Steam right now:
Super Meat Boy Anniversary Bundle: Aquaria, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, BIT.TRIP BEAT, Braid, Gish, Half-Life 2, Machinarium, Super Meat Boy, VVVVVVV, World of Goo - 75% off (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/12315?snr=1_4_4__40) ($25USD) or 50% off any individual title, apart from HL2.
Sim City 4 - 75% off (http://store.steampowered.com/app/24780/?snr=1_4_4__43) ($5USD)
Magicka - Free weekend + 75% off (http://store.steampowered.com/app/42910/?snr=1_4_4__40_2) ($2.50USD or $6.24USD with DLCs)

I'll be checking out Magicka for free, 'cause I've heard mixed things. If it lives up to the good things I could very well buy it (because it's something I'm interested in that's cheap, not just 'cause it's cheap).

[Corpekata]

Direct 2 Drive has Avadon the Black Fortress for 2.50 right now Very good deal, and a sort of pigs flying in hell sort of price for a Spiderweb Software game:

http://www.direct2drive.com/10858/product/Buy-Avadon:-The-Black-Fortress-Download

[The JG Man]

With regards to the Anniversary bundle and games I have played...

-Aquaria seems to be well loved, but I found it utterly boring and gave up after a clueless hour and a bit. It looks pretty, I guess.
-BIT.TRIP RUNNER is a weird platformer game in that it's not. It's actually a rhythm game, one that looks good and is pretty darn hard, but satisfying in completion. I'd find it hard to recommend, but if you like rhythm games, do look into it.
-Gish's controls I found unwieldy and promptly abandoned it after fluking my way past the first level.
-Half-Life 2 is Half-Life 2, to the degree that it is really two halves put together, making the name incorrect as it should simply be Whole or Full Life.
-Super Meat Boy was my GOTY last year. Absolutely fantastic platforming, where the challenges may be hard, but as hard as they get they are as satisfying to complete. A whole crap load of content that should keep an eager platformer enthusiast going for well over 10 hours. Complete with incredibly well fitting and entirely great soundtrack, I cannot recommend this enough for those brave enough to sustain long lengths of obscenity hurling.
-VVVVVV is a fun short, but highly replayable, platformer. Not as hard as SMB, but definitely challenging at times. It has a lot of character and love along with a great soundtrack too. My only fault would be with slightly loose controls, which another person may write as a bonus, although I prefer the consistency offered in SMB.
-World of Goo is a really cool puzzle game that has a fun aura to it. Decent length, good difficulty curve. Recommendable to all.

So, recommended in order: SMB, VVVVVV, World of Goo > BIT.TRIP Runner, Aquaria, Gish. You already own HL2.

[Heliocentric]

60% of 1C games, no bullshit sliding scale.
http://www.gog.com/en/promo/1c_catalogue?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=game_subject&utm_campaign=1c_promo_2

Highlights:
KING'S BOUNTY: THE LEGEND
SPACE RANGERS 2: DOMINATORS

[squirrelfanatic]

No awesome bargains to report here, more like the opposite: An enquiry about a deal.

The weekend is looming on the horizon and I am about to cave in and buy Skyrim, preferably as a download (no waiting for delivery of the game, possibly from another country). Now I had a look around for the best price and came to the - preliminary - result that greenmangaming currently is the place with the cheapest price. They ask 31GBP for orders from the UK and 39,97EUR (34,24GBP) from Germany (where I live). In theory, I could get someone to data-smuggle me the code for the UK-price but calculating in the paypal fees I end up nearly at the same price that I would pay if I'd ordered from Germany.

I don't want anybody to do my work and go out and search for better deals but in case anybody stumbled across a better price (from a trustworthy source) I would really appreciate it if he or she would post a hint or link in here.

[Phats]

No awesome bargains to report here, more like the opposite: An enquiry about a deal.

The weekend is looming on the horizon and I am about to cave in and buy Skyrim, preferably as a download (no waiting for delivery of the game, possibly from another country). Now I had a look around for the best price and came to the - preliminary - result that greenmangaming currently is the place with the cheapest price. They ask 31GBP for orders from the UK and 39,97EUR (34,24GBP) from Germany (where I live). In theory, I could get someone to data-smuggle me the code for the UK-price but calculating in the paypal fees I end up nearly at the same price that I would pay if I'd ordered from Germany.

I don't want anybody to do my work and go out and search for better deals but in case anybody stumbled across a better price (from a trustworthy source) I would really appreciate it if he or she would post a hint or link in here.

I've been eyeing up Skyrim @ Gamesplanet.com £28.99 (http://uk.gamesplanet.com/buy-download-pc-games/The-Elder-Scrolls-V:-Skyrim-2799-25.html), I believe you can enter the code from this straight to steam if that is your preferred download source.

I'd be interested if any one knows of a better deal since I am close to caving in and picking this up also.

[squirrelfanatic]

@Phats: Thanks, that's exactly what I had in mind. I have not used gamesplanet previously, does anybody know if they're reliable?

[SirKicksalot]

They're reliable but they manually review the purchase and send the code through e-mail. Since it's Friday, you risk getting it next week. I'm not sure what their working hours are - they sent my MW3 code an hour after the purchase when it was already 8 p.m. in the UK. Other people got it next morning.

Feel free to risk a boring weekend, but for 2 pounds I don't think it's worth it.

[squirrelfanatic]

That's important information! Thank you SirKicksalot, I'll see if I can find anything about that on their page.

[taalas]

That's important information! Thank you SirKicksalot, I'll see if I can find anything about that on their page.

If you find anything please let me know as I have exactly the same problem to cope with this weekend ;)

[squirrelfanatic]

Actually, I read a few posts from people complaining about how the '7 days a week'-service promoted in their FAQ was of no big help with getting their orders processed quickly. I think I'll take SirKicksalot comment as an advice and pay 2GBP/4EUR more and be safe with my order (if GMG is more reliable).

[taalas]

Yeah, that makes sense...no use getting the game cheaper, but too late too play it (side note: I need more free time -.-)

I think I will look into that GMG offer as well, really looking forward to seeing if Skyrim is what I hope it is...

[hariseldon]

I bought Skyrim from GMG and it was absolutely fine, just whacked the serial into steam and I was able to download immediately. No problems far as I can tell.

[squirrelfanatic]

Ok, I found another way to get my hands on Skyrim: Steam Trade with TF2 items. It never came to my mind but there actually is a market for promotional/pre-order items and hats that is involving money trades and gifted games. Fascinating.

[Megagun]

SPACE RANGERS 2: DOMINATORS
AWESOME GAME DETECTED!

Unfortunately, it would seem that you don't get the 'Reboot' expansion, but having played both standard and Reboot I wouldn't really be certain that the higher price point (from Steam: 10 euros) is worth the extra content that you'll get, especially as Space Rangers 2 can be quite a "hit or miss" game for many people due to the awful translations.

[Heliocentric]

Weighing in at 64 metacritii Hydrophobia: Prophecy is only £1.50 on steam.

Hot or not?

[Heliocentric]

Medal of Hono(u)r $4.95
http://www.direct2drive.com/9477/product/Buy-Medal-of-Honor-Download
or £3.75
http://www.direct2drive.co.uk/9494/product/Buy-Medal-of-Honor-Download
Today only, whats the word guys?

Dead space 2 for £3.74
http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-DS2UK/dead-space-2

Again what's the word on the street?

I've not finished dead space 1 yet.


AWESOME GAME DETECTED!

Unfortunately, it would seem that you don't get the 'Reboot' expansion, but having played both standard and Reboot I wouldn't really be certain that the higher price point (from Steam: 10 euros) is worth the extra content that you'll get, especially as Space Rangers 2 can be quite a "hit or miss" game for many people due to the awful translations.
The expansion is just a love letter to the original game anyway, you will get plenty of random awesome from just the base game.

A game where you can have a wing of mercenaries who actually act like mercenaries rather than stupid drones, they'll retreat, demand more money or just rob you if it suits them.

[sabrage]

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047T7UFI?tag=deals4dowcom-20)has Dawn of War 2 + Chaos Rising for $5.

They're also running (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=br_lf_m_1000748441_grlink_5?ie=UTF8&plgroup=5&docId=1000748441) a buy one, get one 50% off on Skyrim and Rage, making the total for both ~$84. That deal ends today.

Finally, Impulse ("Gamestop") is running this Focus Home RPG bundle (http://www.impulsedriven.com/products/ESD-IMP-W967?affID=spawnix) for $7.50. I can't speak to the quality of any of the games, but I can speak to their cheapness!

[Janek]

Didn't get on well with the original, but I enjoyed Deadspace 2 - it's a really slick shooter, looks good, some fun setpieces. Definitely worth £3.74.

[The Mechanical Aggressor]

If you're in the UK, Saints Row: The Third is £22.85 on Shopto.net's download service. I believe it's a Steamworks game, so you don't need to download it from Shopto.

[Althea]

Finally, Impulse ("Gamestop") is running this Focus Home RPG bundle (http://www.impulsedriven.com/products/ESD-IMP-W967?affID=spawnix) for $7.50. I can't speak to the quality of any of the games, but I can speak to their cheapness!
Silverfall is... uh... yeah. Definitely a good-for-£5 game, but I don't think it had any of the 'catch' of some other European games. I think you can turn off the horrible comic-y outlines, which is great because it looks vile with them on. There's some customisation for your character, but not too much.

As for Loki? I got bored very quickly, and if my memory serves me correctly it had one of the horrible DRM packages, but I could be wrong.

[Hensler]

Weighing in at 64 metacritii Hydrophobia: Prophecy is only £1.50 on steam.

Hot or not?

Luke warm. I got it free on PS3 for having Playstation Plus. Some great graphics work and interesting moments.

[Althea]

Weighing in at 64 metacritii Hydrophobia: Prophecy is only £1.50 on steam.

Hot or not?
It's easily worth £1.50 - Some fairly good graphics and average-to-moderate gameplay. It's not perfect, far from it, and it's got a scarily high footprint for what it is (5.5GB almost, I believe), but for £1.50 I say go for it.

[Creeping Death]

g2play.net has Saints Row 3 for £21.44. I've never used them, hell I'm not even sure if it's legal... but savygamer links to them now and then. Has anyone used them?

[drawlien]

Not sure if this is a bargain as such but PC Gamer UK are giving away King Arthur: the Role-playing wargame for free with their Christmas issue. I've heard O.K. things about it and will probably download it to give the game a go at some point.

[Username]

King Arthur: The Role-Playing Wargame is very fun, a more RPG-ish take on the Total War formula. It isn't perfectly optimized, and the campaign isn't always fair, though. I recommend it to anyone considering it - I had great fun with it.

[Juan Carlo]

I really liked King Arthur. It's like Total War with magic, although the mechanics aren't quite as refined as Total War. Plus it's very off balance at times. I played on "very hard," for example, and it was absurdly easy once I realized that there were times in between missions when the enemy would stop attacking you until you triggered the next mission. Since there are experience rewarding locations on the map, I just stuck all my heroes in there and skipped ahead 30 turns untill they were all uber-powerful. It kind of broke the game for me as I was able to build up 3 massively powerful armies in no time and crush all opposition for the rest of the game.

Plus, some people complain about the over-powered archers, although I actually liked them.

[Heliocentric]

I just played the Anomaly demo on steam last night, oh my god why don't I own this game! Buying it in a minute, but before let me tell you why, If I ignore Tower Defences existence the description gets harder but more meaningful.

Anomaly is a Strategy game where your units don't stop, you can only direct them by way of junctions, you can pause the game at any time, but real time positioning is still fundamental, its very much a real time game with pausing, the pausing is easily accessed and attached to nearly every action you do (bar moving), this lends it as much sense of rush as you want it.

edit: oh, 'nd its on sale for £3 and pennies

[Althea]

Semi-bargain on GamersGate now. A new D&D collection, Neverwinter Nights Complete (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-DDNWNC/dungeons-and-dragons-neverwinter-nights-complete), just went up. It's £15 on sale (57% off), and is probably only just a bargain at that price.

NWN + 2 Exps + Kingmaker
NWN2 + 2 Exps + Mysteries of Westgate

Kingmaker contains three extra premium modules, but many are still unavailable.
Mysteries of Westgate is a slightly bigger premium module, developed by... uh... some studio I've never heard of.

I don't think it's that good a deal, though. NWN Complete (minus Kingmaker) is easily available for a pittance on Amazon.

[Heliocentric]

I don't think it's that good a deal, though. NWN Complete (minus Kingmaker) is easily available for a pittance on Amazon.
or gog http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/neverwinter_nights_diamond_edition

[Juan Carlo]

Amazon is having a massive black friday sale all week with most stuff 50% off or more:

http://tiny.cc/fw6zl

I'm pretty tempted by "Grey Matter" for 12 dollars. Still haven't played it, which is pretty bad given how much I love the Gabriel Knight games.

[Heliocentric]

Ice Pick Lodges newest and seemingly least distressing game Cargo is £3.74. http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-CARGO/cargo-the-quest-for-gravity I won't be buying it until I actually play the void or pathologic.

[ComradePenguin]

PC World's download service have a load of stuff at half price (http://www.pcworlddownloads.co.uk/campaign/1314/) including Bastion (http://www.pcworlddownloads.co.uk/product/lp27694/bastion/) and Renegade Ops (http://www.pcworlddownloads.co.uk/product/lp27348/renegade-ops/) each for a fiver. The latter registers on steam. Anyone know what the service is like generally?

[archonsod]

http://www.direct2drive.co.uk/10740/product/Buy-Rage-Download £14.95 for Rage on D2D. Daily deal.

[Moraven]

Amazon is having a massive black friday sale all week with most stuff 50% off or more:

http://tiny.cc/fw6zl

I'm pretty tempted by "Grey Matter" for 12 dollars. Still haven't played it, which is pretty bad given how much I love the Gabriel Knight games.

Yah, a ton of deals from Amazon.

Heroes 6 50% off
Witcher 2 for $16
Amnesia $5
Mount & Blade: Fire and Sword $6
UFO Trilogy $10
Majesty 2 Collection $8
SotS 1 Collection $12
Kings Bounty Collection $18
Tropico 4 $16

Lots of 1C, Kalypso Media, Paradox.

Just wanted to list a few notables.

[agentorange]

Ice Pick Lodges newest and seemingly least distressing game Cargo is £3.74. http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-CARGO/cargo-the-quest-for-gravity I won't be buying it until I actually play the void or pathologic.

The games are completely unconnected, if that's what you are worried about. Unless you want to be in on the somewhat joke that is Cargo.

[Althea]

Cargo is creepy. It's got short naked things running around.

[Juan Carlo]

Seems the Indieroyale people have ditched the count down which lead to their site crashing and are now offering "pre-orders" for 3.99 of the upcoming bundles.

http://www.indieroyale.com/

Of course you are pre-ordering without knowing what is going to be in the bundle, so asking people to pay 4 dollars without knowing what they are buying seems like kind of a strange marketing concept to me. Who would do that?

They are also upping the minimum payment from 2 dollars to 3 and announced that they aren't going to have one every two weeks like they originally planned.

I wonder if they have been less successful than they had hoped? They certainly never seem to do humblebundle numbers, anyway.

[agentorange]

Of course you are pre-ordering without knowing what is going to be in the bundle, so asking people to pay 4 dollars without knowing what they are buying seems like kind of a strange marketing concept to me. Who would do that?


Well it's not like they're going to stick you with 4 copies of Daikatana (I'm using Daikatana as an example of a game widely considered to be shit, I don't need to hear why one you thinks it's a masterpiece and how wrong I am about it). It's probably a pretty safe bet, unless you already own a whole lot of indie games, because you might end up with $4 worth of doubles.

[ComradePenguin]

I wonder if they have been less successful than they had hoped? They certainly never seem to do humblebundle numbers, anyway.

Given there is no charity element, minimum price and the regularity I doubt they were expecting to shift those kind of numbers. This seems more like tweaking of the formula than anything more grand. The ditching of a countdown means they can't really have a regular schedule and fortnightly was ambitious from the start. Once they've chipped away at older stuff it assumed 2 games a week being released that were good enough and wanted to be included. The whole pre order thing is a bit odd but I suspect many people will see it as a lucky dip at that price.

[sabrage]

Amazon has Space Marine (http://www.amazon.com/Warhammer-40k-Space-Marine-Pc/dp/B003TIVSM4/ref=br_lf_m_409566_1_24_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332662042&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=409566&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1A5G4836RZF0T6JVWHZD) for $25. I think if you need to add an item for a penny to get free shipping.

[Gnoupi]

Yah, a ton of deals from Amazon.

Heroes 6 50% off
Witcher 2 for $16
Amnesia $5
Mount & Blade: Fire and Sword $6
UFO Trilogy $10
Majesty 2 Collection $8
SotS 1 Collection $12
Kings Bounty Collection $18
Tropico 4 $16

Lots of 1C, Kalypso Media, Paradox.

Just wanted to list a few notables.

Notable also, Dungeon Defenders, -50%, 7.5$ : http://amzn.com/B005VFHOOE
RPS Coverage: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/24/dungeon-defenders-review-pc/

Won't register on Steam, though.


Seems the Indieroyale people have ditched the count down which lead to their site crashing and are now offering "pre-orders" for 3.99 of the upcoming bundles.

http://www.indieroyale.com/

Of course you are pre-ordering without knowing what is going to be in the bundle, so asking people to pay 4 dollars without knowing what they are buying seems like kind of a strange marketing concept to me. Who would do that?

They are also upping the minimum payment from 2 dollars to 3 and announced that they aren't going to have one every two weeks like they originally planned.

I wonder if they have been less successful than they had hoped? They certainly never seem to do humblebundle numbers, anyway.

It will most likely include Really Big Sky, according to their open letter, in my opinion: http://www.indieroyale.com/newsletter/80. And games around the "space" theme, I believe.

Besides, like they describe, the point for them is that a lot of people are rushing to buy it, as soon as it's available. They suffered heavy server overloads during the last one. So the idea is to start already the treatment for people who would buy it anyway (like me), not particularly to make a marketing operation around it, I think.

[Kodeen]

Fatigue

http://www.humblebundle.com/

[Heliocentric]

Fatigue

http://www.humblebundle.com/

Hands up if you own all of them.

[Rauten]

Hands up if you own all of them.

*Hands up*

It's probably better if you ask only those who don't to raise their hands; Much easier to count.

[Kodeen]

Hands up if you own all of them.

I did up until this point. Starting to reconsider that, however. Humble bundles used to be cool because there was one every few months, and it was a welcome surprise when it came around. Now it's rote, predictable, more games than I could ever need.

I haven't bought any of the Indie Royale bundles for that reason, but at least they're up front with their schedule.

[Tikey]

yes! more people playing defcon.

[hamster]

I don't have any of them. Any good?

[sabrage]

At least Humble Bundle consistently includes games that I'm interested in (Uplink is that game that's just like Hackers, right?) Indie Royale doesn't really have the same allure. And since there seems to be an unspoken spirit of competition between the two, I doubt I'll be able to justify buying a new bundle on an almost weekly basis.

[Heliocentric]

I don't have any of them. Any good?

All of the games are worth a while, aquaria and darwinia are worth playing for a long while, but multiwinia is dreadful and should die in a fire.

Okay, I just hate Mario party mechanics, in a strategy game its near unthinkable,

[Tikey]

Defcon is awesome. Mind you it's only for multi as single player skirmishes against the ai lack... spirit. It's a great way to lose friends.

[The JG Man]

To be honest, at the end of any game of Defcon, I think there's gonna be a lot of people without spirit...

...yeah.

[Spinoza]

http://matrixgames.com/news/854/Christmas.comes.early.for.strategy.gamers!

I have to go and rob the bank tonight.There is no other way.

[field_studies]

Is it odd that there are no mid-week specials on Steam this week? Does this presage a Thanksgiving Day sale?

(Do any of us need more games to play at the moment?)
((Will that stop us from buying more anyhow?))

[The JG Man]

According to NeoGAF (some post somewhere) there's going to be a Black Friday/Thanksgiving sale. So, you know, buckle up.

[TailSwallower]

I hadn't bought any Introversion games yet, but had been keen to check out Uplink, Defcon and Darwinia, so this is perfect for me. BOUGHT'D.

I also pre-ordered the Indie Royale bundle because I haven't yet managed to destroy that compulsive part of my brain with alcohol.

[Bobtree]

Starcraft 2 download is $30 through monday on the Blizzard store (maybe USA only): http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100001122

[vinraith]

http://matrixgames.com/news/854/Christmas.comes.early.for.strategy.gamers!

I have to go and rob the bank tonight.There is no other way.


Oh. Hell.

Well, at a minimum I'll finish off my collection of Close Combat remakes out of that, and if Panzer Corps doesn't turn up on Xmas I'll pick that up too.

[zookeeper]

http://matrixgames.com/news/854/Christmas.comes.early.for.strategy.gamers!

I have to go and rob the bank tonight.There is no other way.

This is probably my best chance to get some Close Combat on the cheap. Any recommendations on which to go for if I was to choose one?

[vinraith]

This is probably my best chance to get some Close Combat on the cheap. Any recommendations on which to go for if I was to choose one?

Last Stand Arnhem. It's the most recent and most advanced of the bunch.

[agentorange]

Anyone tried some of those space 4x games in the Matrix sale? Looking at Armada 2526 and Distant Worlds, but with the $30 price tag and no demo, I'm a bit hesitant to jump for it. Opinions from some veteran space 4x-ers who have played them would be helpful.

Edit: This ShowMeTheSales (http://www.showmethegames.com/sales.php) event has a couple of the Matrixgames titles for lower prices. Solium Infernum is also on there.

[Gentleman Jim Stacey]

Someone find me something cool to buy for $7 or less.

[acidtestportfolio]

Someone find me something cool to buy for $7 or less.

mexican jumping beans

[Giaddon]

Someone find me something cool to buy for $7 or less.

Sure!

Metro 2033 (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-M2033/metro-2033) - $6.78
STALKER: SOC (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-STALKER/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl) - $4.99
Cargo: Quest for Gravity (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-CARGO/cargo-the-quest-for-gravity) - $4.99
Syberia 1 (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SYB/syberia) - $5.00
Saints' Row 2 (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SAINTS2/saints-row-2) - $5.08
Amnesia (http://www.amazon.com/ValuSoft-40563Amnesia1-Amnesia-Download/dp/B004K1F334/ref=br_lf_m_1000746611_4_47_img?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332727462&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000746611&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1SZKF1W4VEZ55H5BA9BK) - $4.99
Grand Ages: Rome (http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Media-40546d-Ages-Rome7/dp/B004HW7KK0/ref=br_lf_m_1000746611_6_66_img?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332727462&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000746611&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=10Q3M5K58PPVJHY1CJPV) - $4.99
Elven Legacy Collection (http://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Interactive-40375acy-Collection-Download/dp/B003V8BT9Y/ref=br_lf_m_1000746611_8_91_img?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332727462&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000746611&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0N4V7VWF5N57HWDZXMVT) - $5.99
Penumbra Collection (http://www.amazon.com/1C-40294Penumbra-Colle-Penumbra-Collection/dp/B003HKS14W/ref=br_lf_m_1000746611_12_133_img?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332727462&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000746611&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0A3JZTH0F27AR99GWYGH) - $3.99

Many many games on GOG, but here's a starter mix:

Fallout 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/fallout_2) - $5.99
Independence War 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/independence_war_2) - $5.99
Alpha Centauri (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri) - $5.99

[vinraith]

Anyone tried some of those space 4x games in the Matrix sale? Looking at Armada 2526 and Distant Worlds, but with the $30 price tag and no demo, I'm a bit hesitant to jump for it. Opinions from some veteran space 4x-ers who have played them would be helpful.

Edit: This ShowMeTheSales (http://www.showmethegames.com/sales.php) event has a couple of the Matrixgames titles for lower prices. Solium Infernum is also on there.

Distant Worlds is something of a Europa Universalis game in space. It's slow, real time, and incredibly huge. It also has a ton of automated systems to simulate private industry and other aspects of your empire that you do not directly control. In general it's a hell of a game, and the expansion adds a ton of good stuff. It's getting another expansion this fall, btw, which is going to significantly enhance and expand the game and add a substantial character system as well.

I've not played a lot of Armada 2526, but it looks and sound intriguing. It's designed by the lead designer of some of the older TW games and seems to share a lot of their design philosophy. Turn based empire building, real time combat resolution, with a lot of novel ideas (psionic weapons, for one) thrown in that frequently don't crop up in 4X games. The expansion adds multiplayer (something Distant Worlds still lacks) and a pile of interesting additional features and systems.

[The JG Man]

Before you go off buying Serious Sam 3 on Steam for £30, it appears to be a steamworks title. Regardless, Amazon has it for retail at £21.50. It also includes Serious Sam: Double D.

[Wizardry]

Someone find me something cool to buy for $7 or less.
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ultima_4_5_6

[Gnoupi]

Zuma for free, in exchange for a newsletter subscription: http://www.popcap.com/promos/2011/zuma/free/

[Heliocentric]

Zuma for free, in exchange for a newsletter subscription: http://www.popcap.com/promos/2011/zuma/free/haha, the Fools, I already subscribe since they sent out free peggle nights.

[Heliocentric]

Someone find me something cool to buy for $7 or less.
Cthuluhu saves the word for pence
http://store.steampowered.com/app/107310/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_1
Delve Deeper 99p
http://store.steampowered.com/app/63800/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_3
Jolly Rover £1
http://store.steampowered.com/app/58200/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_4
Velvet Assassin £1.24
http://store.steampowered.com/app/16720/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_4
Capsized £1.50
http://store.steampowered.com/app/95300/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_7
Blocks That Matter £1.60
http://store.steampowered.com/app/111800/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_8

[Gentleman Jim Stacey]

Sure!

Metro 2033 (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-M2033/metro-2033) - $6.78
STALKER: SOC (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-STALKER/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl) - $4.99
Cargo: Quest for Gravity (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-CARGO/cargo-the-quest-for-gravity) - $4.99
Syberia 1 (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SYB/syberia) - $5.00
Saints' Row 2 (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SAINTS2/saints-row-2) - $5.08
Amnesia (http://www.amazon.com/ValuSoft-40563Amnesia1-Amnesia-Download/dp/B004K1F334/ref=br_lf_m_1000746611_4_47_img?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332727462&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000746611&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1SZKF1W4VEZ55H5BA9BK) - $4.99
Grand Ages: Rome (http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Media-40546d-Ages-Rome7/dp/B004HW7KK0/ref=br_lf_m_1000746611_6_66_img?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332727462&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000746611&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=10Q3M5K58PPVJHY1CJPV) - $4.99
Elven Legacy Collection (http://www.amazon.com/Paradox-Interactive-40375acy-Collection-Download/dp/B003V8BT9Y/ref=br_lf_m_1000746611_8_91_img?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332727462&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000746611&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0N4V7VWF5N57HWDZXMVT) - $5.99
Penumbra Collection (http://www.amazon.com/1C-40294Penumbra-Colle-Penumbra-Collection/dp/B003HKS14W/ref=br_lf_m_1000746611_12_133_img?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1332727462&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000746611&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0A3JZTH0F27AR99GWYGH) - $3.99

Many many games on GOG, but here's a starter mix:

Fallout 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/fallout_2) - $5.99
Independence War 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/independence_war_2) - $5.99
Alpha Centauri (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri) - $5.99

I was this close to getting Metro 2033, then I thought I should wait 30 minutes for the day's Steam sale. Good thing I did!

I ended up getting Terraria which I've been putting off too long.

Thanks though.

[Juan Carlo]

The spiderweb games are 50% off on steam, which means you can get Geneforge 1-5 for 10 dollars right now. I'm currently playing through Geneforge 1 and it's the most RPG fun I've had in ages, so I thought I'd give them a plug.

Otherwise the only games I want from this sale are "Saints Row 2" and "Kings Bounty" and both are only 50% off right now. Hopefully they will be on a daily deal as I won't buy them unless they hit 75% off (steam sales have made me so cheap).

[agentorange]

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is only $2.50 on steam!

[sabrage]

I was this close to getting Metro 2033, then I thought I should wait 30 minutes for the day's Steam sale. Good thing I did!

I ended up getting Terraria which I've been putting off too long.

Thanks though.

If you haven't played STALKER yet, I would really recommend it over Metro 2033. Metro really made me mad when they introduced the most badass throwing knives ever right before they revealed that once you get caught, the enemies are always alert to your presence. I was really hoping to stealth my way through the game but it just got too frustrating.

Metro just feels like a very pretty corridor shooter, whereas STALKER makes me feel like a lone survivor in a terrifying wasteland.

[Gentleman Jim Stacey]

If you haven't played STALKER yet, I would really recommend it over Metro 2033. Metro really made me mad when they introduced the most badass throwing knives ever right before they revealed that once you get caught, the enemies are always alert to your presence. I was really hoping to stealth my way through the game but it just got too frustrating.

Metro just feels like a very pretty corridor shooter, whereas STALKER makes me feel like a lone survivor in a terrifying wasteland.

I beat STALKER several times.

[LTK]

Looks like putting Savygamer in my RSS feed is about to pay off. They claim that Direct2drive will give you 20% off your entire order on friday. I thought this might be a good time to order the new Serious Sam game, Skyrim is still a bit on the expensive side. For Serious Sam they've really buckled down on the regional pricing; on the US site it says "Available in {nearly every country in NA, SA and SEA}" and on the UK site "Available worldwide except for {nearly every country in NA, SA and SEA}" Unfortunate, but a 20% discount on the UK price is still a very good deal for me indeed.

[Temple]

For anyone interested in trying it out City of Heroes is charging $0.99 for a months VIP access starting on sale Friday 25th-28th
You must be a free player, ie no re-subbing with this deal.
If you then let the subscription lapse you will be a 'premium' player which means you can join supergroups, send messages but will only have two character slots as opposed to... about 120 when VIP
http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/featured_items_at_the_paragon_market_-_112211.php

Oh something something something about Guild Wars One, but did not seem that good a deal.

If it is giftable I'll probably pop on and offer some. See if giving friend codes also gets us/you 500 points to spend on goodies.

[Tikey]

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is only $2.50 on steam!

Oh my oh my!
Thanks for the heads up.

[agentorange]

Distant Worlds is something of a Europa Universalis game in space. It's slow, real time, and incredibly huge. It also has a ton of automated systems to simulate private industry and other aspects of your empire that you do not directly control. In general it's a hell of a game, and the expansion adds a ton of good stuff. It's getting another expansion this fall, btw, which is going to significantly enhance and expand the game and add a substantial character system as well.

I've not played a lot of Armada 2526, but it looks and sound intriguing. It's designed by the lead designer of some of the older TW games and seems to share a lot of their design philosophy. Turn based empire building, real time combat resolution, with a lot of novel ideas (psionic weapons, for one) thrown in that frequently don't crop up in 4X games. The expansion adds multiplayer (something Distant Worlds still lacks) and a pile of interesting additional features and systems.

Thanks for the info. Distant Worlds sounds like my kind of game, as I am more a fan of the empire management aspect of 4x games than the combat (Love GalCiv 2, but not so much SotS), and this game sounds like it just loads that stuff on. I think I'll buy the base game, then see if I like it enough to go for the expansions.

[Kelron]

Distant Worlds sounds great, but the pricing is hard to swallow. I know they're selling niche strategy games and I don't expect Steam sale prices, but they want £53 for the full package (I don't like missing out on expansions). I'm not sure I'd be prepared to pay that even if there was a demo.

[vinraith]

Distant Worlds sounds great, but the pricing is hard to swallow. I know they're selling niche strategy games and I don't expect Steam sale prices, but they want £53 for the full package (I don't like missing out on expansions). I'm not sure I'd be prepared to pay that even if there was a demo.

A gold edition would definitely be a good idea, now that there are two sequentially dependent expansions in the mix. A demo would be helpful too, but I'm not sure how one makes a demo for a game like that. I guess you could time-limit it, but then you'd never see the more interesting parts of the tech trees and such. Maybe something limited to a single faction/map size/etc.

Code Force is a tiny development house, I'm sure part of it is a simple lack of resources too.


Thanks for the info. Distant Worlds sounds like my kind of game, as I am more a fan of the empire management aspect of 4x games than the combat (Love GalCiv 2, but not so much SotS), and this game sounds like it just loads that stuff on. I think I'll buy the base game, then see if I like it enough to go for the expansions.

That's what I did. It's definitely more of an empire management game than anything else, pretty much the polar opposite of SotS (which I also happen to love).

[Arona Daal]

If you haven't played STALKER yet, I would really recommend it over Metro 2033.

Stalker SOC is 1,74 Euro on gamersgate.

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-STALKER/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl

[sabrage]

Stalker SOC is 1,74 Euro on gamersgate.

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-STALKER/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl

Or $5 in the states... Could get it for half that via the smuggling club.

STALKER is one of the few games I actually do own. With unlimited installs and no disk-check.

[Gnoupi]

The spiderweb games are 50% off on steam, which means you can get Geneforge 1-5 for 10 dollars right now. I'm currently playing through Geneforge 1 and it's the most RPG fun I've had in ages, so I thought I'd give them a plug.

Otherwise the only games I want from this sale are "Saints Row 2" and "Kings Bounty" and both are only 50% off right now. Hopefully they will be on a daily deal as I won't buy them unless they hit 75% off (steam sales have made me so cheap).

About SR2, I would recommend considering SR3 on ShopTo.net for 23gbp: http://www.shopto.net/DOWNLOAD/VIDEO%20GAMES/DWNLD28020-Saints%20Row%20the%20Third.html
Will probably run better than SR2 on PC, even. And it's really fun.

[ComradePenguin]

Otherwise the only games I want from this sale are "Saints Row 2" and "Kings Bounty" and both are only 50% off right now. Hopefully they will be on a daily deal as I won't buy them unless they hit 75% off (steam sales have made me so cheap).

King's Bounty is £2 (and seemingly always is) over at getgamesgo (http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/kings-bounty-the-legend) so that's the best option price wise.

[vinraith]

Under consideration from various current sales:

Close Combat: Cross of Iron from the Matrix sale, which would finish off my collection.
Two Worlds 2 GotY from Gamersgate, because I've been wanting it for some time.
Panzer Corps from the Matrix sale, because it's something I'd planned on getting myself for Christmas, but it's half off at the moment.

Already bought Distant Worlds: Legends, but then I'd have bought that with or without the sale.

On a separate note, Starflight 1 & 2 just went up on GOG. Starflight is a lesser-known classic, and the space game of my childhood. Great plot, great mechanics, this is one of the titles that really got me into serious gaming.

[Heliocentric]

New Vegas for £3+ Pence eh? Now I feel bad I never finished fallout 3 and would feel daft buying a sequel.

[Tikey]

I'll wait for a goty version of new vegas. I'm cheap. It'll surely be 10 dollars during the xmas sale

[Colonel J]

If you missed Orcs Must Die! & DLC on the Steam Daily deal yesterday, it's the same price on UK Gamersgate (well OK £0.01 more at £3). The DLC is a good way to use up those bits of Blue Coins too. Registers on Steam.

[Heliocentric]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/4780/ medieval: totalitarian warranty 2: golden editorial

It's the last total war without encrypted files, just a note.

£2. 49

[Althea]

I'll wait for a goty version of new vegas. I'm cheap. It'll surely be 10 dollars during the xmas sale
New Vegas: Ultimate Edition is out next year. You'll be waiting a whole year just to save, well, bugger all.

[taalas]

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is only $2.50 on steam!

I am in the market for a space game like that...only a little afraid that it is too realtimey for me...what's it like?

[Gnoupi]

I am in the market for a space game like that...only a little afraid that it is too realtimey for me...what's it like?

It's mostly a tactical game, in which you control 1-5 ships. You can pause anytime with the space bar, and the controls are still active, to give orders.
You can find the manual here, if curious: http://cdn.steampowered.com/Manuals/6420/manual_en.pdf?t=1315373305

[Tikey]

New Vegas: Ultimate Edition is out next year. You'll be waiting a whole year just to save, well, bugger all.

Thanks, that's good to know. I think I'll still wait. I've still have things to play. NV interests me but I'm in no hurry.

[agentorange]

New Vegas for £3+ Pence eh? Now I feel bad I never finished fallout 3 and would feel daft buying a sequel.

There's no need to be worried about that; New Vegas is a sequel to Fallout 2, not Fallout 3.

[CaptainCasey]

20% Off ENTIRE Order at Direct2Drive website with PROMO code for next 24 hours

[snortmort]

Anyone tried some of those space 4x games in the Matrix sale? Looking at Armada 2526 and Distant Worlds, but with the $30 price tag and no demo, I'm a bit hesitant to jump for it. Opinions from some veteran space 4x-ers who have played them would be helpful.

Edit: This ShowMeTheSales (http://www.showmethegames.com/sales.php) event has a couple of the Matrixgames titles for lower prices. Solium Infernum is also on there.

Distant worlds still way too high for me. But if you're interested in Armada 2526 it is £9.99 here: http://www.iceberg-shop.com/armada-2526.html?currency=GBP

Cheapest I've found it

[snortmort]

Thought I'd give Star Ruler a mention; its £2.59 currently on Steam at the moment http://store.steampowered.com/app/70900/

I tried this recently when looking for a new 4x game to play. It had a rocky start but has turned out to be really rather good, was very impressed.
Has an in game IRC chat in which I chatted for quite some time with the developer whilst playing the demo, which impressed me a great deal (the ability to chat to a dev, and the game itself!).

[Kadayi]

http://store.origin.com/

Origin have a promo sale going on atm. I just bought Batman Arkham City for £25 through it.

[Heliocentric]

http://store.origin.com/

Origin have a promo sale going on atm. I just bought Batman Arkham City for £25 through it.

They chose the worst possible time to challenge steam. That quote is epic indeed.

[Colonel J]

http://store.origin.com/

Origin have a promo sale going on atm

Also Bulletstorm for £7.50 which I guess is as cheap as it's likely to go on Steam in this sale as well (£7.50 would be 75% off if it hits Steam Daily). I paid £10 in the last Gamersgate sale. If you think you might like it but are on the fence then I recommend just going for it, it's well worth it at that price. It's GFWL so doesn't really matter where you buy it.

[The JG Man]

Advantage of getting Bulletstorm on Steam is that, and this is an I think moment, you would get the CD key and also be able to apply it to Origin, meaning you'd get two copies of it which is always good. Do check that though.

[Estel]

Tbh some of those Origin deals aren't bad at all. I love Bulletstorm a huge amount <3


Advantage of getting Bulletstorm on Steam is that, and this is an I think moment, you would get the CD key and also be able to apply it to Origin, meaning you'd get two copies of it which is always good. Do check that though.

I'm not able to redeem my Bulletstorm CD key in Origin.

[Lewie Procter]

Careful with origin, it seems sometimes the client and the website have different prices. Check both before buying (Dead Space 2 is £7.49 on the site, £5 on the client).

[ComradePenguin]

Slightly off topic this but the Indie Music Bundle (http://www.gamemusicbundle.com) is offering 10 indie game soundtracks on a PWYW basis including the impossibly good PPPPPP from VVVVVV.

[Casimir Effect]

PPPPPP is horrible! Because once you listen to it you get hooked and there is nothing else like it (ie. actually it is a great album, just to clarify). Too much chiptune is just simplistic, retro crap but PPPPPP is a unique revelation. Unless someone can provide me with more great chiptune music that doesn't merely sound like a bad Final Fantasy midi soundtrack...

[Kadayi]

They chose the worst possible time to challenge steam. That quote is epic indeed.

They're not really challenging, just doing their own sale. Do note though that Arkham City has only just been released though, so £10 cheaper than Steam is not to be sniffed at.

[Temple]

Last pimping for this but a month sub to City of Heroes is less than a dollar/euro/pound for the rest of the weekend.
Don't subscribe again and play free afterwards and it stills gives you mild benefits over being just a free player. You can also buy things to enhance the game if you know you just need the odd thing or two without subscribing

This is UK version with US link
https://secure.ncsoft.com/cgi-bin/Store.pl?dnv=3138451152&action=toggleCategory&category=2

[Heliocentric]

A word on Conviction which is part of the steam daily sale. The £3 .24 regular edition is missing nothing, yes you need 40 uplay points to unlock infiltration but they are easily gathered by (gods forbid) playing the game.

The dlc is £1. 24 and adds among other thing some good coop content.

So, I guess "don't buy the deluxe" is my message.

[Nova]

Talking about Conviction. Is it worth the money?

[Heliocentric]

Talking about Conviction. Is it worth the money?

I adore it, the dlc is a nice slab of extra content too. Don't buy the deluxe though it's pointless you get all of the extras by playing the base game.

It's "not your fathers splinter cell" and the main campaign is kinda rubbish at times, but the Deniable ops (skirmish mode thing) and coop are worth the price admission a few times over.

[Hensler]

Anybody ever heard of or used a site called http://www.direct2play.com/? Great reviews online, but any site that only sells CD keys makes me nervous.

[Althea]

GamersGate has loads of stuff on sale. It's been going on all weekend, but there's still 21 hours left.

ArmA 2 for £5 (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ARMA2/arma-2)
ArmA 2: OA for £5 (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-ARMA2OA/arma-2-operation-arrowhead)
Sam & Max Season 2 for £5 (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DDB-SMCS2/sam-and-max-beyond-time-and-space-bundle)
Gray Matter for £7.50 (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-GREY/gray-matter)

And many, many more. Infinity Engine games, NWN2 + Expansions - loads of stuff.

[Althea]

Apologies for the double post.

Found an e-mail from Zavvi in my inbox today, and there's quite a few bargains (or near-bargains) there.
Anno 2070 (http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/anno-2070/10503598.html) - £20
Tropico 4 Special Edition (http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/tropico-4-special-edition/10534181.html) - £13
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine (http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/warhammer-40-000-space-marine/10456922.html) - £13
Brink (http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/brink/10072700.html) - £6 (if you're interested in that upcoming update)
Driver: San Francisco (http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/driver-san-francisco/10215255.html) - £10
Might & Magic: Heroes VI (http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/might-magic-heroes-vi-6/10293181.html) - £20

[Bobtree]

Batman Arkham City is $25 US on Origin today.

[Creeping Death]

Batman Arkham City is $25 US on Origin today.


Sigh, seems to be US only. £25 here in the UK. I'm guessing Origin doesn't allow gifting?

[Hensler]

Despite Origin saying Battlefield 3 would be 29.99 on Black Friday only, it's on sale again today for the same price for Cyber Monday. Or you can pre-order The Old Republic Deluxe for 79.99, which is also listed as a "deal."

[Althea]

Turns out Play.com is actually cheaper for MMH6 - it's £18 there (http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/16427446/Might-Magic-Heroes-6/Product.html).

[Heliocentric]

No idea if it's any good, but
Auto share thingy:
Get Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack! from the Amazon Appstore...I did. Check it out - http://amzn.to/r9Dq3H

It doesn't mention it in that blurb, but it's for android.

[JamesG]

The new Indie Royale bundle has launched:
http://www.indieroyale.com/

Really Big Sky
available on: windows, desura, steam
Only way to get Really Big Sky on Steam!
Runespell: Overture
available on: windows, mac, desura, steam
Cthulhu Saves the World
available on: windows, desura, steam
Eufloria
available on: windows, desura, steam
BONUS: Breath of Death VII

Currently at £1.91 minimum

[Hocevar]

Brink (http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/pc/brink/10072700.html) - £6 (if you're interested in that upcoming update)

Wait, what upcoming update ?

I stopped following BRINK about 2 weeks after I bought it.

[Juan Carlo]

The new Indie Royale bundle has launched:


Cthulu is awesome if people don't already have it (it's been a dollar on steam before, though, so who doesn't have it at this point if they wanted it?). The other games look a bit underwhelming, though, so I think I'll pass this time.

[Nova]

I think they overdo it a little bit with the indie bundles. Apart from that the content isn't really great.

[Matzerath]

The Humble Indie Bundle added 'Dungeons of Dredmor', which is an awesome game.

[Kodeen]

The Humble Indie Bundle added 'Dungeons of Dredmor', which is an awesome game.

Yeah, I had already purchased this bundle, then got Dredmor in the Steam sale. That'll teach me to buy any indie games, um, independently.

Vinraith is making more and more sense.

[Althea]

Wait, what upcoming update ?

I stopped following BRINK about 2 weeks after I bought it.
This one (http://www.splashdamage.com/content/sneak-peek-clans-and-tournaments-update-brink) - It should be out in the very near future.

[Juan Carlo]

I think they overdo it a little bit with the indie bundles. Apart from that the content isn't really great.

Well I think they also can highlight the fact that there really are tons of painfully mediocre indie games that have come from this recent boom in indie gaming. Yes, the are lots of good ones, but I also think there's a basic formula for an indie game now--to the point that it's becoming a bit stale.

The formula:

1. Identify some retro gameplay style (platformer is the most common, but others work too--8 bit RPGs, Zelda randomization, shmup, etc, etc)

2. Come up with a gimmick--or a "hook" which will give your game just enough of a twist to stand out (so, for example, Limbo's gimmick is its black and white aesthetics. Braid has a different gimmick each level. VVVVVVV's gimmick is its commadore 64 graphics and astounding difficulty, Cthulu's gimmick is that it's specifically designed to ape NES RPGs, "And yet it moves" had the rotating map, etc, etc)

3. If at all possible, add physics (not sure why, but almost every single indie game ever MUST have some sort of physics system to it--also usually physics based puzzles--if it is at all possible to implement physics in the game)

4. ......

5. Profit!

Of course I don't mean to shit on this formula as it has led to some great games (and alot of great games that break the formula). But it's also led to a shit ton of mediocrity as well (especially when it comes to indie shmups and indie physics, puzzle, platformers--which seem to be the most common and over done genres in the field. Although, Tower Defence is now on its way to becoming seriously over exposed as a genre as well).

[Heliocentric]

Juan, 90% of everything is crap, the key is to not buy that crap... Unless its bundled with some of the other 10%... No I'm sure i had a point.

[Nova]

Plus the threshold for what is crap moves dynamically, but enough off-topic.

[winterwolves]

Juan, not all indies are making those kind of games. Luckily, since I don't like them at all! :D

[Mana_Garmr]

GamersGate are having weekly sales for the month before Christmas. US (http://www.gamersgate.com/giftguide) and UK (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/giftguide) versions.

[vinraith]

GamersGate are having weekly sales for the month before Christmas. US (http://www.gamersgate.com/giftguide) and UK (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/giftguide) versions.

Starting tomorrow they'll have dailies as well, for their "Advent Calendar."

[Creeping Death]

Starting tomorrow they'll have dailies as well, for their "Advent Calendar."


Strangely enough it seems they have 2 seperate advent calendars. A regular daily one and an EA specific one...

Not complaining, mind. 2 cheap games a day? Sure! Be curious to see what they have on offer

[The Pink Ninja]

Civ 5 for £5?

*Is tempted*

[Heliocentric]

Civ 5 for £5?

*Is tempted*
Its merely a Jezebel, its AI is junk.

[The Pink Ninja]

Well that killed my enthusiasm...

[Althea]

Well that killed my enthusiasm...
Don't listen to him, it's not actually that bad. You'll easily get £5 worth of fun out of it.

[agentorange]

Don't listen to him, it's not actually that bad. You'll easily get £5 worth of fun out of it.

But he could easily spend that £5 on something that will give him more fun.

[Ravelle]

Its merely a Jezebel, its AI is junk.

Play it with friends/family, it's what I do.

[Heliocentric]

Play it with friends/family, it's what I do.

That's a legitimate idea, my only issues with it are crap diplomacy and crap tactical AI. But the game itself seems great.

Independent states being a key feature.