I have to say that what I've seen regarding The Witcher 2 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/) looks pretty damn cool to me. I am, however, having a hard time understanding why someone would preorder 5 months in advance. Looks like the current deal would save 10%, but the digital premium bonuses seem to be regarding the version, and not that it is necessarily a preorder. Have any of you already placed an order and mind sharing why?

So the season of buying too many PC games begins, for me at least.

Semper Fi, the expansion pack for Hearts of Iron III, has been discounted to $8 (formerly $20) on Gamersgate. I'm going to give it a shot, I never really got into HOI3 due to performance issues and bugs but the opinion on the Paradox forums seems to be that Semper Fi makes it a good game and I have a new PC now.

I have never heard of nor played this. Any info you can share that would persuade me to give it a look? (hint: I don't usually need a lot of persuading if the game is decent, especially RTS games)

I have never heard of nor played this. Any info you can share that would persuade me to give it a look? (hint: I don't usually need a lot of persuading if the game is decent, especially RTS games)

It's a grand strategy game (so you control forces on a national level, you aren't commanding squads or anything like that) where you take control of any nation on Earth during the 1936-1948 time period. You control the country's military, diplomacy, research, production, etc. There are a number of start points to choose from: 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1944.

As for the game's quality I can't say too much. I thought it looked incredibly promising when I played the demo last year and bought it shortly after the release. But it was buggy and ran very slowly on my old laptop. In the last few months I built a new PC but never went back to the game for a few reasons:

The expansion was already out but I didn't want to spend $20 to enhance a $40 game I hadn't gotten much enjoyment out of and I knew it'd go on sale eventually.

Even after several patches the regular game was apparently still quite flawed without the expansion.

I had a bunch of other games to play anyway.

So sometime over the next few weeks I'll see what I've been missing. I always buy these Paradox Interactive games immediately, think they are great, then realize that while there are some great ideas some key aspects are just broken, and then come back to them a year or so later after tons of patches and an expansion pack or two. I did it for Europa Universalis III, this game, and Victoria II. I'd to think I'll have learned my lesson and will wait for a bit after Crusader Kings II comes out but we'll see.

It's a grand strategy game (so you control forces on a national level, you aren't commanding squads or anything like that) where you take control of any nation on Earth during the 1936-1948 time period. You control the country's military, diplomacy, research, production, etc. There are a number of start points to choose from: 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1944.

As for the game's quality I can't say too much. I thought it looked incredibly promising when I played the demo last year and bought it shortly after the release. But it was buggy and ran very slowly on my old laptop. In the last few months I built a new PC but never went back to the game for a few reasons:

The expansion was already out but I didn't want to spend $20 to enhance a $40 game I hadn't gotten much enjoyment out of and I knew it'd go on sale eventually.

Even after several patches the regular game was apparently still quite flawed without the expansion.

I had a bunch of other games to play anyway.

So sometime over the next few weeks I'll see what I've been missing. I always buy these Paradox Interactive games immediately, think they are great, then realize that while there are some great ideas some key aspects are just broken, and then come back to them a year or so later after tons of patches and an expansion pack or two. I did it for Europa Universalis III, this game, and Victoria II. I'd to think I'll have learned my lesson and will wait for a bit after Crusader Kings II comes out but we'll see.

Thanks for the info. Two things:


What were your specs on the laptop and the specs on the new computer?
I like Paradox games, but they are indeed buggy for quite a while after release. Warband is a good example of this. Great game with a lot of issues.

Thanks for the info. Two things:


What were your specs on the laptop and the specs on the new computer?
I like Paradox games, but they are indeed buggy for quite a while after release. Warband is a good example of this. Great game with a lot of issues.

Laptop (if I remember right):

Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
2 GB RAM
Geforce Go 7900 GS

PC:

AMD Phenom X6 2.8 GHz
4 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5850

Impulse has the Dragon Age Ultimate addition for $25

my son had been telling me that he wanted to buy Counterstrike Source with his allowance money and I kept pushing him back, telling him it would eventually go on sale from its usual $20 price point. He was VERY happy to see it on sale for $5 today. :)

FM

A few Steam deals (one mentioned above)

Counter Strike: Source $5.00
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition $2.49
The Deus Ex Collection $4.99
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse $10.50
Borderlands $9.99
R.U.S.E. $33.49

http://www.matrixgames.com/news/738/Matrix.Games.Announces.their.2010.Holiday.Sale! (http://www.matrixgames.com/news/738/Matrix.Games.Announces.their.2010.Holiday.Sale%21)

30% off many of their digital downloads for the next month-and-a-half

Tempted by the Deus Ex collection for $5, even though I won't be back on a PC until Saturday night.

Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition for $34.99 at Amazon. 2 hours, 34 minutes remaining; 15% claimed.

Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition for $34.99 at Amazon. 2 hours, 34 minutes remaining; 15% claimed.

isn;t the Impulse deal better?

48 Hour Madness Black Friday sales (http://www.gogamer.com/48-Hour-Madness_stcVVcatId553100VVviewcat.htm)

Save 92% on Indie Story Pack on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6790/)

I highly recommend getting this pack for $5 today. It's worth it for Puzzle Agent and Recettear alone, those are two of my favorite games to come out this year.

Deathspank is at 33% off, but I just feel like it's going to be cheaper soon enough that I'm tempted to wait. It screams $9.99 full price type of game. Shank is a other game I'm looking at as well, but it's not on sale on Steam.

Saw this earlier today on my phone:


50% off DDS: Pro Basketball 2, FaceOff 2010 and PureSim 3. Use code BLACKFRIDAY in our webstore http://tinyurl.com/2caab8e (http://tinyurl.com/2caab8e) #blackfriday (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23blackfriday)

Saw this earlier today on my phone:


50% off DDS: Pro Basketball 2, FaceOff 2010 and PureSim 3. Use code BLACKFRIDAY in our webstore http://tinyurl.com/2caab8e (http://tinyurl.com/2caab8e) #blackfriday (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23blackfriday)

Seen that somewhere before too....

Black Friday at Wolverine Studios - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=79908)


:)

http://www.matrixgames.com/news/738/Matrix.Games.Announces.their.2010.Holiday.Sale! (http://www.matrixgames.com/news/738/Matrix.Games.Announces.their.2010.Holiday.Sale%21)

30% off many of their digital downloads for the next month-and-a-half

AKA, "The now only slightly overpriced sale!"

Steam values, I believe it said about 10 hours left...

Indie Story Pack $4.99 (92% off)
AudioSurf $2.50
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days $5.00
EVE Online: Tyrannis $5.00
Defense Grid: The Awakening $2.50 (Tower Defense Game)
Batman: Arkham Assylum Game of the Year Edition $10.20
Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection $4.99

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is on sale on Amazon's lightning sale right now for 29.99

Save 92% on Indie Story Pack on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6790/)

I highly recommend getting this pack for $5 today. It's worth it for Puzzle Agent and Recettear alone, those are two of my favorite games to come out this year.

Nice.

Thanks much. I've been meaning to get Recettear so, everything else is just icing.

Ditto to mckerney

Todays deals on Steam...

Indie Clever Pack $4.99 (91% off)
Tropico 3: Gold Edition $7.50
Torchlight $5.00
Machinarium $5.00
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 Gold Edition $13.60
Blur $14.99
ARMA 2 $19.99
Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box $14.99
Empire: Total War $14.99

Nice.

Thanks much. I've been meaning to get Recettear so, everything else is just icing.

Yeah, I picked the pack up yesterday as well largely for Recettear, but also for Puzzle Agent and And Yet It Moves. I haven't touched anything but Recettear yet and already feel like I got my money's worth.

Finally picked up Torchlight (figured for 5 bucks what the heck); that is quite a fun game so far. Will definitely get my money's worth out of it and then some.

Finally picked up Torchlight (figured for 5 bucks what the heck); that is quite a fun game so far. Will definitely get my money's worth out of it and then some.

I know what you mean. I feel I got at least $5.68 worth out of it. It was a very wise investment as these things go.

Impulse has a number of deals right now:
Impulse Sales (http://www.impulsedriven.com/explore/onsale)

Dragon Age: Ultimate Editon, The STALKER Bundles, Space Ranger 2 and Tropico 3 are part of this sale at more than 50% off.

New Daily Steam deals are up. I bought Supreme Commander 2 for $3.75 and the Indie Music pack.

Today's Steam daily deals...

Patrician IV: Steam Special Edition $10.00
BIT.TRIP BEAT $4.99
Street Fighter IV $10.20
The Orange Box $7.50
Mount and Blade Complete $10.00
World of Goo $2.50
The Ball $9.99
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction $20.09
Indie Puzzle Pack $4.99

How was Patrician IV?

Steam is on its last day for daily deals.
Dirt 2 - $5.00
Mafia 2 - $37.49
Metro 2033 - $10.00
Indie Air Pack - $4.99
and more....
Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/)

Civilization V - $29.99 @ Amazon (PC Only)

Slickdeals website (http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2431856)

Today's Steam daily deals...
The Orange Box $7.50

And I check one day too late. *sigh*

An e-mail I got today from Paradox:


Paradox Interactive presents Cyber Specials!

Christmas is coming early this year.

Below is a list of currently scheduled deals.
All the Europa Universalis specials are ongoing until the 13th of December!

All the best,
The Paradox Team

Paradox Cyber Specials on GamersGate (Digital Download):
The Europa Universalis offer ends on Monday the 13th of December.
The other offers on ends on Monday the 6th of December.

Europa Universalis III 70% off
Europa Universalis 3 - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PDXEU3/europa-universalis-3)

Europa Universalis III Napoleon's Ambition expansion 70% off
Europa Universalis 3: Napoleon's Ambition - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU3NAP/europa-universalis-3-napoleons-ambition)

Europa Universalis III In Nomine expansion 70% off'
Europa Universalis 3: In Nomine - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU3IN/europa-universalis-3-in-nomine)

Europa Universalis III Complete 70% off
Europa Universalis 3 Complete - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU3COM/europa-universalis-3-complete)

Europa Universalis III Heir to the Throne expansion 70% off
Europa Universalis 3: Heir to the Throne - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU3HTTT/europa-universalis-3-heir-to-the-th)...

Europa Universalis Rome 70% off
Europa Universalis: Rome - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ROME/europa-universalis-rome)

Europa Universalis Rome Vae Victis expansion 70% off
Europa Universalis Rome Vae Victis - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ROMEX/europa-universalis-rome-vae-victis)

Europa Universalis Rome Gold 70% off
Europa Universalis Rome Gold - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-ROMEX/europa-universalis-rome-gold)

For the Glory - A Europa Universalis Game 70% off
For the Glory - A Europa Universalis Game - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-FTG/for-the-glory-a-europa-universalis-game)

Europa Universalis II 70% off
Europa Universalis 2 - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PDXEU2/europa-universalis-2)

Europa Universalis II Asian Chapters expansion 70% off
Europa Universalis 2 - Asian Chapters - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU2A/europa-universalis-2-asian-chapters)

Europa Universalis I 70% off
Europa Universalis - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU1/europa-universalis)

Crown of the North 70% off
Crown of the North - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-COTN/crown-of-the-north)

King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame 70% off
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-KARPW/king-arthur-the-role-playing-wargame)

Knights of Honor 70% off
Knights of Honor - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PDX02/knights-of-honor)

Rush for Berlin 70% off
Rush for Berlin - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PDX12/rush-for-berlin)

UFO Extraterrestrials 70% off
UFO Extraterrestrials - GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-UFOET/ufo-extraterrestrials)

Paradox Cyber Specials on The Paradox Webshop (Retail boxes):
The Paradox webshop offer ends on Sunday the 5th of December.

Victoria II 50 % off
Victoria (http://www.gameplayoutlet.com/victoria-ii.html)

Lionheart: Kings' Crusade 50% off
Lionheart Kings crusade (http://www.gameplayoutlet.com/lionheart-kings-crusade.html)

Commander: Conquest of the Americas 50% off
Commander Conquest (http://www.gameplayoutlet.com/commander-conquest-of-the-americas.html)

Mount & Blade: Warband 50% off
Mount Blade Warband (http://www.gameplayoutlet.com/mount-blade-warband.html)

Ship Simulator Extremes 50% off
Ship Sim Extremes (http://www.gameplayoutlet.com/ship-simulator-extremes.html)

Sword of the Stars Complete Collection 50% off
Sword of the Stars Complete Collection (http://www.gameplayoutlet.com/sword-of-the-stars-complete-collection-14.html)

Elven Legacy Collection 50% off
Elven legacy (http://www.gameplayoutlet.com/elven-legacy-collection.html)

East India Company Collection 50% off
East India Company Collection (http://www.gameplayoutlet.com/east-india-company-collection.html)

Someday i will manage to get into EU3 :devil:

Bought the "complete" pack a while pack on CD for like 20$ but still haven´t done more than play around a bit with it and haven´t even re-installed it after changing to windows 7 ...

Is Heir To the Throne really adding to the gameplay experience ? Might just get it, just in case the urge to really start it hits me. I´ve been reading tons of historic novels lately as well ... Have 2 1/2 weeks off over christmas this year, so there´s a window of oportunity ;)

HttT is a major upgrade to the vanilla game IMO.

Gamestop has refurb'd DS Lites for 70 bucks. http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=61142

I know it's not the latest tech, but it still plays DS games.

Is the DS Lite the one that was on sale at WalMart for ~$90 on Black Friday?

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Original Post

Search for Kings Bounty The Legend on the Steam Store within the Steam app and you'll see that you already own the game! Add it to your library while you can

I haven't played this, but I played the original without any expansion packs and it's a GREAT game. Similar to Heroes of Might and Magic III but much more modern.

Link to game info: http://store.steampowered.com/app/25900/ (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=2439317&sdfpid=42806&sdop=1&sdfid=9&u2=http://store.steampowered.com/app/25900/)

Make sure you're logged into your Steam account on the website for it to show!

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Original Post

Search for Kings Bounty The Legend on the Steam Store within the Steam app and you'll see that you already own the game! Add it to your library while you can

I haven't played this, but I played the original without any expansion packs and it's a GREAT game. Similar to Heroes of Might and Magic III but much more modern.

Link to game info: http://store.steampowered.com/app/25900/ (http://slickdeals.net/?sdtid=2439317&sdfpid=42806&sdop=1&sdfid=9&u2=http://store.steampowered.com/app/25900/)

Make sure you're logged into your Steam account on the website for it to show!

That's not working for me. I am logged in, but it still shows a $14.99 price.

Ah - looks like the deal expired.

Quick question:

Which of the Europa Universalis games are the best? If I was going to buy one set of them, which would it be? I am mostly looking at UE3 Complete and UE Rome.

Deus Ex - Game of the Year edition - $1

Daily Deal bargain price ends December 3, 2010 at 8:30 AM (PST)


http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Deus-Ex--GotY/

Quick question:

Which of the Europa Universalis games are the best? If I was going to buy one set of them, which would it be? I am mostly looking at UE3 Complete and UE Rome.

EU3 Complete is much higher on my list than Rome, and I think you'll hear unanimity about that.

EU3 Complete is much higher on my list than Rome, and I think you'll hear unanimity about that.

What is better about the complete edition vs. the rome edition? I will be playing the complete thanks to you, but wondering why it is superior to the rome version. (I am a big fan of Roman history)

What is better about the complete edition vs. the rome edition? I will be playing the complete thanks to you, but wondering why it is superior to the rome version. (I am a big fan of Roman history)

The game is smoother, more replayable, more epic, more expansive, more detailed, more options, and EU Rome fails to be such.

The game is smoother, more replayable, more epic, more expansive, more detailed, more options, and EU Rome fails to be such.

Thanks for the summary, that is all I needed to know.

Another way to look at it is EU:Rome plays like a first gen game and EU3 plays like a polished, 3rd gen game.

I don't know if this is the thread to ask (since I didn't read any of it) but I am looking for some PC game recommendations. I have a new machine that can handle anything but now want to play some games to take advantage of it.

Unfortunately, my criteria for an action-adventure/rpg is somewhat narrow: no sci-fi or future stuff. I really want to play a Gothic-like game but don't think getting ArcaniaA will be worth it. Did Risen last year. What else is out there?

Also, I am looking for a good FPS set in a historical period (i.e., before modern warfare). That rules out the new CoD, unfortunately. Any good, new WW2 shooters?

Unfortunately, my criteria for an action-adventure/rpg is somewhat narrow: no sci-fi or future stuff. I really want to play a Gothic-like game but don't think getting ArcaniaA will be worth it. Did Risen last year. What else is out there?

The Witcher (http://tw1.thewitcher.com/#news/item_5418730)

BioWare | Dragon Age: Origins | Game : Ultimate Edition (http://dragonage.bioware.com/dao/game/order-ultimate/)

Unfortunately, my criteria for an action-adventure/rpg is somewhat narrow: no sci-fi or future stuff. I really want to play a Gothic-like game but don't think getting ArcaniaA will be worth it. Did Risen last year. What else is out there?

Probably a dumb question but wth, I'll make sure anyway: you already played Oblivion, right?

I don't know if this is the thread to ask (since I didn't read any of it) but I am looking for some PC game recommendations. I have a new machine that can handle anything but now want to play some games to take advantage of it.

Unfortunately, my criteria for an action-adventure/rpg is somewhat narrow: no sci-fi or future stuff. I really want to play a Gothic-like game but don't think getting ArcaniaA will be worth it. Did Risen last year. What else is out there?

Also, I am looking for a good FPS set in a historical period (i.e., before modern warfare). That rules out the new CoD, unfortunately. Any good, new WW2 shooters?

As far as first person shooters go I'd recommend Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Great game.

For RPG types I'm not sure. Dragon Age is excellent. Witcher is a little older, but a sequel is also coming out so if you're interested then getting the story from the first would be a good idea. I don't know how much you know about either, but they both have an old school RPG feel to them (baldur's gate 2, Planescape: Torment). Dragon age is top down or 3rd person gameplay. Witcher is strictly 3rd person and gets a bit button mashy, but the story is outstanding.

Amnesia: the Dark Decent is a really good game as well. It's a first person action/adventure/puzzle type game. One of the very few truly scary games.

Two Worlds 2 is coming out in the US in January. Might want to keep an eye on that. Here's IGN's info on it:

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Probably a dumb question but wth, I'll make sure anyway: you already played Oblivion, right?

LOL. You must have missed my years-long rant here on how awful this game was. Easily in the bottom 10 of all time, for me.

The Witcher (http://tw1.thewitcher.com/#news/item_5418730)

BioWare | Dragon Age: Origins | Game : Ultimate Edition (http://dragonage.bioware.com/dao/game/order-ultimate/)

Thanks. I have read the wiki on these and am now watching the youtubes. So far, sounds intimidating since I'm not much of an RPG gamer.

I got to reading the Fallout: New Vegas thread and got curious about Fallout 3 since everyone was raving about it. Sounds like a good game but I'm narrow-minded unfortunately.

Atocep, I'm reading about Amnesia now. Thanks. The phrase " Amnesia is an exploration-based adventure game played from a first-person perspective" is right up my proverbial alley.

I don't know if this is the thread to ask (since I didn't read any of it) but I am looking for some PC game recommendations. I have a new machine that can handle anything but now want to play some games to take advantage of it.

Unfortunately, my criteria for an action-adventure/rpg is somewhat narrow: no sci-fi or future stuff. I really want to play a Gothic-like game but don't think getting ArcaniaA will be worth it. Did Risen last year. What else is out there?

Also, I am looking for a good FPS set in a historical period (i.e., before modern warfare). That rules out the new CoD, unfortunately. Any good, new WW2 shooters?

A lot of good suggestions above, I will add my own.

Deus Ex is a good game with both FPS and RPG elements. Quake 4 was a lot of fun, and Far Cry was a good time as well, in case you haven't tried any of those.

I recommend you watch out for DRM on some of the games you buy though. Some of it can be very nasty.

Speaking of DRM, would any of you recommend Assassin's Creed 2?

LOL. You must have missed my years-long rant here on how awful this game was. Easily in the bottom 10 of all time, for me.

Yikes. Never take a game recommendation from me. It was in my top ten all time.

Yikes. Never take a game recommendation from me. It was in my top ten all time.

I would have to agree, loved it.

I enjoyed Oblivion, but wouldn't have put it in my top ten. Too many little things that bothered me.

I'd replay it cheerfully, though, which is more than I could've ever said for Morrowind.

A few Steam deals (one mentioned above)

Counter Strike: Source $5.00
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition $2.49
The Deus Ex Collection $4.99
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse $10.50
Borderlands $9.99
R.U.S.E. $33.49


Added the Deus Ex Collection from this. That puts my Steam list at the following:
KOTOR for $5
X-Com collection for $5
Freedom Force collection for $2
Deux Ex Collection for $5
Orange Box for $10

That is just hard to beat. When they have sales, they are just so hard to pass up :)

SI

LOL. You must have missed my years-long rant here on how awful this game was. Easily in the bottom 10 of all time, for me.

Probably not so much "missed" as "insufficient memory" on my part.

First thing that goes is your memory, the next thing to go is, umm, uhh, wait wait don't tell me ...

Probably not so much "missed" as "insufficient memory" on my part.

First thing that goes is your memory, the next thing to go is, umm, uhh, wait wait don't tell me ...


Really, well Bucc is so old he doesn't even remember posting in this thread.:D

Really, well Bucc is so old he doesn't even remember posting in this thread.:D

What thread? :lol:

Westward IV is 7 on sites like BigFish Games instead of 10 on Steam. I put 25 hours into the game already.

Westward IV: All Aboard Game Download for PC | Big Fish Games (http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/6836/westward-iv-all-aboard/index.html)

Pretty good deals on Madden 10 and Saboteur. $7 each.

Slickdeals goHastings Deals, Coupons and Promos: Video Games: Madden NFL 10 (360/PS3), The Saboteur (360/PS3) (12/06/10 12:00am) (http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/43072/gohastings-video-games-madden-nfl-10-360ps3-the-saboteur-360ps3)

Saw this deal posted on Slickdeals. Microsoft is offering Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl for 99 cents.

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/dailydeal/day5/

Another Microsoft deal from Slickdeals. Microsoft is selling Max Payne 2 for 99 cents.

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Max-Payne-2/

FM 2011 download on Amazon for $19.99.

Bought it, started downloading it, have Fios at top speed, have 40% download after 2 hours. The first 38% of the download took maybe 5 minutes. Starting to feel a bit like the old dial-up days.

Wonder how much of that is due to traffic from the WikiLeaks protestors.

If anyone looking to give MAG a shot it's only $15 (new) at Gamestop this weekend.

Thanks HiFi. I went with the hard copy. Should have it next week.

I can't wait for the Steam Christmas deals this year. I still haven't played half the games I got last year:)

I can't wait for the Steam Christmas deals this year. I still haven't played half the games I got last year:)

You and me both Vex.

MTG: Duels of the Planeswalkers is $5 on Steam today. Any thoughts on it? How limited are you in cards you can use and how's the interface?

SI

MTG: Duels of the Planeswalkers is $5 on Steam today. Any thoughts on it? How limited are you in cards you can use and how's the interface?

SI

Interface is fine, not great. I remember it feeling like it was made for console and not properly optimized for PC. I think there's a demo on Steam that you can check out to see how you like it though. If you're looking for deck customization, it's not for you. There are preset decks that you can use and if I remember correctly you can unlock more cards you can add to the deck but you are unable to remove cards in the base deck. It can be fun if you like MTG, and i really liked the challenges where you have to figure out how to win on your current turn (even though some of them seem bugged :( ), but if you're looking for something like the MTG game from 1997 you'll probably be disappointed.

Interface is fine, not great. I remember it feeling like it was made for console and not properly optimized for PC. I think there's a demo on Steam that you can check out to see how you like it though. If you're looking for deck customization, it's not for you. There are preset decks that you can use and if I remember correctly you can unlock more cards you can add to the deck but you are unable to remove cards in the base deck. It can be fun if you like MTG, and i really liked the challenges where you have to figure out how to win on your current turn (even though some of them seem bugged :( ), but if you're looking for something like the MTG game from 1997 you'll probably be disappointed.

I played the 360 version briefly. It seemed decent, but never really got into it beyond the deck I was given. I really never understood why more CCG games didn't take off more with online versions. I think L5RO(Legend of the 5 Rings Online) would be awesome if done properly. I also think a more American version of Phantom Dust is just sitting there waiting to be done for somebody. I think it's the best card game based fighting game I've seen. Having teams and guilds just seems like it has such potential.

Direct2Drive special thru Monday at 10am - 20% all games (use HOHOHO code at checkout).

rather minor thing, 5 indie games in a bundle on a "pay what you want" basis : The Humble Indie Bundle #2 (pay what you want for five awesome indie games) (http://www.humblebundle.com/)

you can also choose where the money goes that you pay for the games (developers or charity) and can also test first and then pay some money.

Includes the highly acclaimed platform/puzzle game Braid (90/100 on metacritic, 8.9 user score) which is just pure awesome imo and a must for anyone that has a thing for theese sort of games.

Others that got great reviews :

Machinarium (85 score, 9.4 user rating)
Osmos (80 score, 8.6 user rating)

no reviews :
Cortex command
Revenge of the titans (which aparently has nothing to do with either of the films ;) )

FM2011 on sale at Steam for 30% off.

FM2011 on sale at Steam for 30% off.

Hrmm...

Hrmm...

This may not help either. I just checked and FM '11 is 19.99 at Amazon if you can wait for a disc.

Edit: Looks like the digital download is 19.99 too.

FYI- There have been some problems with the download from Amazon. I just got he DVD I ordered last week!

Just Cause 2 on Steam for 75% off.

FM2011 on sale at Steam for 30% off.

And bought.

1C (http://1c.yuplay.com/)

Kings Bounty series, World War I, Theatre of War 2 series.

GOG has most of their catalog up to 50% off for their holiday sale. 290 games total. Wow.

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/en/page/xmas10/?source=newsletter)

MoM?! Yes please!

BTW, is GOG like Stream?

GOG has most of their catalog up to 50% off for their holiday sale. 290 games total. Wow.

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/en/page/xmas10/?source=newsletter)

I thought they closed down their site or something a while back. :confused:

I thought they closed down their site or something a while back. :confused:

They did. They're just clearing out the rest of their unsold inventory.

MoM?! Yes please!

BTW, is GOG like Stream?

No. There is an external downloader you can use, but everything else is done off the website and you download an .exe installer of a DRM free copy of the game.

GOG actually relaunched recently. The site was down for a while but I think they are back in business full time now.

GOG has most of their catalog up to 50% off for their holiday sale. 290 games total. Wow.

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/en/page/xmas10/?source=newsletter)

Kickass. Never heard of GOG before, but I just bought all three Gabriel Knight games from them.

GOG actually relaunched recently. The site was down for a while but I think they are back in business full time now.

No, actually it never went down, it was a weird marketing stunt. Not a great idea and it has confused many people.


First of all we would like to apologize everyone who felt deceived or harmed in any way by us closing down GOG.com without any warning and without giving access to your games. We apologize for that from the bottom of our hearts!

Now it’s time we put an end to all the speculations once and for all. It’s true that we decided that we couldn’t keep GOG.com the way it was… so we won’t. As you probably know by now, GOG.com is entering its new era with an end of the two-years beta stage and we’re launching a brand new GOG.com with new, huge releases.

The new GOG.com will launch at 8.00 a.m. EDT (2 p.m. CET). Later today we’ll provide you here with 4 videos where you’ll find all needed information about the current events, as well as news on the new GOG.com, the upcoming big releases and the summary of the last two years.


Read more: GOG.com Set To Return, Marketing Stunt Confused Everyone | General News | Lazygamer .:: Console and PC Gaming News ::. (http://www.lazygamer.net/gog-com-set-to-return-marketing-]stunt-confused-everyone/#ixzz18LtV325x)

I just got an email from New Star Games (http://www.newstargames.com/) and they are having a 50% off holiday sale

Purchase any New Star Games product and
save 50% with this coupon: NEWSTAR50

And if you purchase more than one game
you can save even more money with a bundle deal!

It's been awhile since I've checked them out and see that they offer games for the mac now

MoM?! Yes please!

BTW, is GOG like Stream?

Think Gamersgate.

Every once in a while I'll dust off NSS3, then remember that I can never advance to the second season. Very annoy.

Dammit to hell! I've fallen for it again. I am a gameaholic. I keep buying games and then switching between them instead of finishing the one I am currently playing. I had just gotten back into Dragon Age. Then I saw the deal for FM2011. Oh yeah, I restarted The Witcher in anticipation of The Witcher 2. I'm still very early into Red Dead Redemption. Ugh... the deals are tormenting me. It burnssssssssss........

Hi. I'm tyketime. And I'm a gameaholic.

Dammit to hell! I've fallen for it again. I am a gameaholic. I keep buying games and then switching between them instead of finishing the one I am currently playing. I had just gotten back into Dragon Age. Then I saw the deal for FM2011. Oh yeah, I restarted The Witcher in anticipation of The Witcher 2. I'm still very early into Red Dead Redemption. Ugh... the deals are tormenting me. It burnssssssssss........

Hi. I'm tyketime. And I'm a gameaholic.

Boy can I ever relate to that. I always have such big plans when new games come out and never come anywhere close to accomplishing those plans. I am mostly a sports gamer and usually buy NCAA, Madden (not this year though), NBA2K and The Show. Throw in OOTP, DDSPB, FBCB, and a few other things here and there and I am all over the map. Thank God I'm not addicted to FM or FIFA.

Dammit to hell! I've fallen for it again. I am a gameaholic. I keep buying games and then switching between them instead of finishing the one I am currently playing. I had just gotten back into Dragon Age. Then I saw the deal for FM2011. Oh yeah, I restarted The Witcher in anticipation of The Witcher 2. I'm still very early into Red Dead Redemption. Ugh... the deals are tormenting me. It burnssssssssss........

Hi. I'm tyketime. And I'm a gameaholic.

And I am just dusting off some of the games I bought last Christmas. When I already have City of Heroes and Titian's Quest as my current forms of crack it's tough to move on and add other stuff. Far too tempted to just binge on GoG's deals to finish off any classic game I have wanted, but never got just so I could have them to play at some point. Unfortunately, that's a lot of games to go out and get and I'm sure I could go past the $50 mark and I would rather not.

The deals on GOG are looking very, very tempting. Must............resist.........

Every once in a while I'll dust off NSS3, then remember that I can never advance to the second season. Very annoy.

Anyone try the newest version? I was always interested in this game, but never pulled the trigger on it.

Boy can I ever relate to that. I always have such big plans when new games come out and never come anywhere close to accomplishing those plans. I am mostly a sports gamer and usually buy NCAA, Madden (not this year though), NBA2K and The Show. Throw in OOTP, DDSPB, FBCB, and a few other things here and there and I am all over the map. Thank God I'm not addicted to FM or FIFA.

I've decieded to stop buying games for now..

Still need to finish BC2 and start Fallout, but ootp has been really addicting lately.. as well as Civ V and then there is FM 2011 I haven't even installed yet.

Civ V 25% off today on Steam, making it $37.50

I have several Steam games that I've had for nearly a year that I haven't even played yet. It's pathetic. But the deals keep coming and I keep buying!

My current goal is finish off normal difficulty setting on my clean redo of Titian's Quest(no importing, or using multiple guys to horde loot, straight shot through all diff settings). Knock out Braid and Plants Vs. Zombies since they are quick games and I'm close on the storyline part for PvZ. Maybe Portal and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition since they fall in the quick to complete category and then go the next diff on TI. Bioshock, KotOR, ME1 and ME2 need to be done in there somewhere as well. *sigh* Even doing the basics of the classics, I can't keep up.

My current goal is finish off normal difficulty setting on my clean redo of Titian's Quest(no importing, or using multiple guys to horde loot, straight shot through all diff settings). Knock out Braid and Plants Vs. Zombies since they are quick games and I'm close on the storyline part for PvZ. Maybe Portal and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition since they fall in the quick to complete category and then go the next diff on TI. Bioshock, KotOR, ME1 and ME2 need to be done in there somewhere as well. *sigh* Even doing the basics of the classics, I can't keep up.

How do all of you guys have time for anything else in life, including posting in this forum? I was just playing WoW for a couple of years and never had time for anything else.

Need favor from an USA steam account user with a paypal account.

I want to buy BFBC2 and the Vietnam expansion, but i see in the Euro store, BBFC2 is over $50 while it costs $20 in the USA store, there is also some difference in the Vietnam expansion price and i feel so stupid to pay like 3 times more for the same DIGITAL DOWNLOAD game just because i live in another country.

So i wanted to ask to any of you with an USA Steam account to buy it for me as gift and i pay you through paypal. Some of you have done it for me in the past for other games as i did for FM for others, (Sirfozzie mainly, thanks mate) but i can't catch him online today.

If you can do that favor to me, please send me a PM and we can do it.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks for all the PM's guys, this is the great thing of this community we have here.

Pilotman took care of it but again thanks to all you who also messaged me.

How do all of you guys have time for anything else in life, including posting in this forum? I was just playing WoW for a couple of years and never had time for anything else.

Recently I hadn't logged into Titian's Quest in a month. I can't recall the last time I logged into City of Heroes. I know it was before the latest issue was live, so it has to be maybe two months. I think I just try to target certain amounts of time to play, or just doing certain tasks in a game and then logging out. I do this with books and web development as well. It doesn't seem like a lot, but over a couple of weeks and you suddenly see progress.

Now, back when I started playing CoH for maybe the first 2 to 3 years, yeah, I played that game A LOT. I can't imagine playing the game like I did back then. If I play a game for 2-3 hours I start to get restless even on days off. I wouldn't doubt I put more time into CoH then I did work when I started out.

I'll post the obvious, no family, or girlfriend to deal with either. Not that I haven't spent time trying to fix that, or don't have people trying to hook me up.

Now I'm off to go read, clean, church, and hang out with friends with food in there somewhere. :lol:

Recently I hadn't logged into Titian's Quest in a month. I can't recall the last time I logged into City of Heroes. I know it was before the latest issue was live, so it has to be maybe two months. I think I just try to target certain amounts of time to play, or just doing certain tasks in a game and then logging out. I do this with books and web development as well. It doesn't seem like a lot, but over a couple of weeks and you suddenly see progress.

Now, back when I started playing CoH for maybe the first 2 to 3 years, yeah, I played that game A LOT. I can't imagine playing the game like I did back then. If I play a game for 2-3 hours I start to get restless even on days off. I wouldn't doubt I put more time into CoH then I did work when I started out.

I'll post the obvious, no family, or girlfriend to deal with either. Not that I haven't spent time trying to fix that, or don't have people trying to hook me up.

Now I'm off to go read, clean, church, and hang out with friends with food in there somewhere. :lol:

Cool, thanks for the info. I sometimes get grief from the wife when I want to play a video game, but such is life. Having four kids takes up a lot of time as well, and sometime in the near future I will be working again (I hope). As for now, my school semester is done and I have a month off. Time for some gaming......:D

Steam just unloaded an unholy torrent of game deals. I don't even know where to begin.

Start with Super Meat Boy for $3.75. Good grief easiest insta-buy ever.

Start with Super Meat Boy for $3.75. Good grief easiest insta-buy ever.

agreed - 1st one to catch my eye as well!

Damn it Steam!

Looks like the post Christmas sale is starting early and running for two weeks.

Pulled the trigger on 3 more:
7.49 Half Life Pack (finally got this to go along with Orange Box)
2.99 Myst
2.49 Sid Meier's Pirates

That should be it for me on Steam unless FM goes really dirt cheap or they add some more publishing houses to their stable

SI

Start with Super Meat Boy for $3.75. Good grief easiest insta-buy ever.

Never heard of this game. Watched the Quick Look on GiantBomb. How have I never seen this before.

I will be buying Vicky II for 20 bucks.

Damn Steam. The amount of quality games I've gotten for under $10 a pop since Thanksgiving is staggering. Thank you Steam.

Just bought Bad Company. Almost pulled the trigger on the Rockstar bundle, but changed my mind.

I will be buying Vicky II for 20 bucks.

I'm considering Victoria II, but going to wait to the last day of the sale if I do. Always a chance there could be a better price on a one day deal for it.

Start with Super Meat Boy for $3.75. Good grief easiest insta-buy ever.

In today's sale Super Meat Boy and Bad Company 2 are two of the top ten games to come out this year, definitely great deals at $3.75 and $6.79.

What is Super Meat Boy? Never heard of it.

What is Super Meat Boy? Never heard of it.

A side scroller with very difficult levels where you play as a slab of meat. Here is the original Meat Boy flash game (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/463241), and below is gameplay footage.

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Oh wow, I don't know where to start buying.

I'm definitely getting Super Meat Boy, I'm not sure what else though. Some of those Indie Packs look pretty good. Maybe Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as well.

What is Super Meat Boy? Never heard of it.

This is what I watched earlier that made me buy it.

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Hmm.. Shattered Union for .49, ya.. I'll bite. Gets ok reviews, but I don't mind a turn based game.

Hmm.. Shattered Union for .49, ya.. I'll bite. Gets ok reviews, but I don't mind a turn based game.

played quite a bit with it back during Summer time. Paid $4.99 for it at Gamersgate and felt like I got my money's worth. For $0.49, it's quite a steal. It's not super deep, but for a turn based kind of game, I thought it was fun...

FM

Well, day one of the Holiday Steam Sale has been a success.

1. I bought the "Fallout 3" game of the year edition for $20. I already own Fallout 3, but I wanted to get the expansions. So, I essentialy bought all 5 for $20, which is a fair price.

2. I bought the "Jagged Alliance 2" and "Disciplies 2" "gold pack" for $8.99.

3. I got the total Civ IV package, with all the expansions, for $6.50 or so. I own Civ IV on CD and had it installed, but I recently had to nuke and pave my laptop, so I spent $6.50 to avoid having to install all the CDs and update it with all the various patches.

4. Shatered Union for $0.49.

was Shattered Union part of yesterday's deals or today's? Can't access Steam from work, just wondering when it refreshes and I didn't see SU when I looked at the list yesterday

FM

Um, I really can't pass up a 49 cent game. I'm pretty sure I'll get my money's worth out of it.

was Shattered Union part of yesterday's deals or today's? Can't access Steam from work, just wondering when it refreshes and I didn't see SU when I looked at the list yesterday

FM

About an hour left to get it.

was Shattered Union part of yesterday's deals or today's? Can't access Steam from work, just wondering when it refreshes and I didn't see SU when I looked at the list yesterday

FM

It's part of the deal that lasts until January 2nd.

was Shattered Union part of yesterday's deals or today's? Can't access Steam from work, just wondering when it refreshes and I didn't see SU when I looked at the list yesterday

FM

If you want it, I'll buy it and gift you since you don't have access at work.

If you want it, I'll buy it and gift you since you don't have access at work.

no I'm all good, If you read above, I already have that game, have had it since midsummer. Thanks though. :)

As I said, I was wondering when it refreshed. I guess it's at about 1pm eastern.

FM

OMG - The Witcher for $5 at Steam. I already have it, but would certainly recommend to others if this type of game suits your fancy.

The other deals are great. Logging... in... now...

OMG - The Witcher for $5 at Steam. I already have it, but would certainly recommend to others if this type of game suits your fancy.

Just about to pick this up.

I too bought Fallout 3 for $20. and my credit card is ready for more

Disciples 3 for $7.50? May have to take the plunge.

Bought Witcher and Disciples 3. Grabbed Shattered Union for 49 cents from yesterday.

hmm, let's see what I'll buy today

The Witcher for $5 seems tough to pass up.
Lara Croft for $3.60
and Defense Grid for $2

Disciples 3 for $7.50? May have to take the plunge.

I'm interested in that game, but the Metascore of 56 is making me think twice. Guess you can't beat the price, but is the game good enough?

I haven't bought any of the Disciples games, so I figured why not?

I picked up Deus Ex, but can't get the main game to run on my computer. I can get the expansion to run, but not the main game.

I also got the add on for AI War, and Shattered Union.

Super Meat Boy is awesome.

and hard as fuck

<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/40930/">The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom</a> is another game well worth it's 49¢ price tag.


and hard as fuck

It really is the hardest and most punishing game I've played in quite some time.

For those that fire up shattered union, seems to be issues with Vista/Win7. I found this on the Steam forums which fixed it for me



Type "msconfig" into the "Search programs and files" bar in your start menu and hit enter.

Select the boot tab, make sure Windows 7 is highlighted and hit the "Advanced Options" button.

Put a check in the "Maximum Memory" box and type 2048 below.

Exit msconfig and it will prompt you to restart, once you do you should be able to start Shattered Union.

To undo, remove the check in Max Memory box.

Is Civ4 worth the $6 it costs? Not so much for the monetary costs, but is it one of the good Civs or one of the lesser Civs? It's more about "Is this worth the time (not necessarily the monetary cost)"?

SI

its a greeaaat value!

Is Civ4 worth the $6 it costs? Not so much for the monetary costs, but is it one of the good Civs or one of the lesser Civs? It's more about "Is this worth the time (not necessarily the monetary cost)"?

SI

Easy insta-buy. Civ 4 is amazing.

Easy insta-buy. Civ 4 is amazing.

I bought Civ4 last fall and have not opened it yet. Perhaps I should give it a quick glance, since it is getting glowing reviews here.

Easy insta-buy. Civ 4 is amazing.


what he said, I spent countless hours with that game...

FM

Nothing earth-shattering on Steam today that I saw for my own personal interests. Maybe the complete Spore pack for $20.

Is Civ4 worth the $6 it costs? Not so much for the monetary costs, but is it one of the good Civs or one of the lesser Civs? It's more about "Is this worth the time (not necessarily the monetary cost)"?

SI

Civ IV was pretty much the only computer game I played for about 3-4 years.

It's considered one of, if not, the best Civ game out there, especially when you include all of the expansions, which this deal does.

It's a no-brainer.

I still play Civ IV all the time.

Nothing earth-shattering on Steam today that I saw for my own personal interests. Maybe the complete Spore pack for $20.

yeah, I actually was kind of glad nothing jumped out at me today. Looks like I get a day off of spending.

although Assassin's Creed II is kind of tempting...

Yeah, was looking at Assassin's Creed and Spore, but decided against it. I have enough games as is thanks to these sales.

I am thinking I may pick up "Just Cause 2" and "Bully".

Looks like I'll be buying Square Logic for my wife. Exactly her kind of game. If you like Sudoku or Zengaku check it out. She will obsess over this for days until she finishes every puzzle.

I just picked up FM 11 in the box, new at GameStop for $19.99.

So what would be best here? My wife has her own laptop but it is older. Should I buy her this game on my account, and I can just log onto Steam from her machine and download/install it, or should I create her own Steam account for her and log onto it from her laptop for her to play it? I have a Steam account but she doesn't, yet. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing and knows how one way is better/not allowed/whatever?

So what would be best here? My wife has her own laptop but it is older. Should I buy her this game on my account, and I can just log onto Steam from her machine and download/install it, or should I create her own Steam account for her and log onto it from her laptop for her to play it? I have a Steam account but she doesn't, yet. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing and knows how one way is better/not allowed/whatever?

My son and I are set up about the same way. It started with me logging into my account on his PC for World of Goo, then he wanted to buy COD:MW2 with his allowance money but his PC wouldn't run it. We created an account for him and I bought the game for him with my account, then gifted it to him so he could install it on my PC. We're logging in and out of Steam on my PC now, works well. His Steam account tracks his playing time and achievements with his game.

I can see most of my games in his games library when he's logged into Steam on my PC though. Not sure if he can play them as if nothing, or if I can play COD from my account though. Might have to try it...

Hope that helps.

FM

If you create another account, then you can't "share" games. I have loaded Steam on my laptop as well as my PC. I can download a game onto laptop, then set it up to play in Offline mode. This would allow me to play on the PC while my son plays on the laptop. But if you wanted to play a game online together, then you would need two accounts. Not saying this way is better, it works for us.

OK, this isn't an online multiplayer game. It is just a solo puzzle game. I will just buy it on my account and let her use my account on her laptop.

I see RailWorks 2 is only $6 on Steam - anyone have/played it? Is it what it seems - a train sim?

I tried it out a while back but it never really grabbed me

I see RailWorks 2 is only $6 on Steam - anyone have/played it? Is it what it seems - a train sim?

Is that from Sid Meier?

No, it's a train sim. IE, you control a train running on a track.

Dola: Here's the game it's based off of:

Rail Simulator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_Simulator)

Oh, and this game is infamously the king of "DLC". You'd need to spend about $900 to download all the DLC (different types of train, etcetera) for this.

Is that from Sid Meier?

No, it's a train sim. IE, you control a train running on a track.

This is the one I was thinking of:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Railroads! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Railroads%21)

I don't get TQ Gold Edition being 50% off for $9.99 when I can buy it at work for that.

Tough to complain about The Orange Box being 50% off when I have seen it go for 75% off, but it's one of the one games left on "The List."

Is Spore worth $20?

Steam has Civ4 for $8.

I just picked up Mafia 2 and GTA Trilogy at Best Buy online for $50.

Must have gone up. It was 6.47 earlier today for the complete Civ IV collection and I pulled the trigger :D

SI

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (http://store.steampowered.com/app/40930/) is another game well worth it's 49¢ price tag.

Added this with Civ4 Complete and The Orange Box. I think Dragon Age is the last thing I was really looking at. I could play off of what I have for years at this point. :lol: I'll likely do the same thing with the Ultimate Edition for Dragon Age that I did for Civ4 and The Orange Box. I have the time. :D

Must have gone up. It was 6.47 earlier today for the complete Civ IV collection and I pulled the trigger :D

SI

It's what I just paid for it. Buccaneer may have been looking at the "you save" amount instead.

My Total Steam Tally
5.00 KOTOR
5.00 X-Com collection
2.00 Freedom Force collection
5.00 Deux Ex Collection
9.99 Orange Box (in store, added to Steam)
7.49 Half Life Pack
2.99 Myst
2.49 Sid Meier's Pirates
6.47 Civ IV Complete Pack

Under $50 for like 500 hours worth of classic play with many games that are some of the best ever made once I get around to all of it :)

I think that's it for me for now. I've run out of games that I'm really interested in on there.

SI

It's what I just paid for it. Buccaneer may have been looking at the "you save" amount instead.

That's what I get for passing this along second-hand.

Bah. Shank is only 33% off. I'm too cheap to drop just over $10 for it. If it hits 50% off though, it will be worth looking at.

Save 33% on Shank on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/6120/)

Man...I haven't dug into the steam sales at all yet...

Very cool. I just bought the Civ IV complete for 6.24 and both the Mac and PC versions showed up. I found it a bit curious that Civ IV: Colonization only showed up for Mac though and not PC.

Is Bully any good?

sharing this in case anyone was wondering, like I was:
How can I deliver the gift at a later date?

If you are interested in purchasing a subscription for someone as a gift but do not want it delivered until a later date, please purchase the game as a gift sent to your own email address. As long as you do not redeem it, you will have a guest pass for this subscription on your account that can be resent at anytime.


I was wondering about that in case I found something my son might in the next couple of days like but I wanted to give it to him for Christmas. There's my answer...

FM

Is Bully any good?

I think the game makes better use of the GTA engine and is hella fun

If you don't find something you like on Steam, Gamersgate has 533 games on sale for Christmas. A good variety, some things aren't as cheap, but you are sure to run across something that Steam doesn't have.

http://www.gamersgate.com/offers

Picked up Pirates!, both Freedom Force games, and the Winterbottom game for $5.74. Think that was pretty good.

If you don't find something you like on Steam, Gamersgate has 533 games on sale for Christmas. A good variety, some things aren't as cheap, but you are sure to run across something that Steam doesn't have.

GamersGate - Buy and download games for PC and Mac now (http://www.gamersgate.com/offers)

Was looking on there earlier today for a friend of mine, and found Sid Meier's trains for $2.49.

Square Logic for $1.50 is pretty great if you like Sudoku. This is similar but with lots of twists. Apparently there are tons of puzzles in it. Shortly after starting to work through the game I did something that opened up "787 new puzzles."

Welp, that should keep us busy for awhile.
It's a pretty tight little game, especially for that price. There is a free demo to see if you like it, too.

Square Logic for $1.50 is pretty great if you like Sudoku. This is similar but with lots of twists. Apparently there are tons of puzzles in it. Shortly after starting to work through the game I did something that opened up "787 new puzzles."

Welp, that should keep us busy for awhile.
It's a pretty tight little game, especially for that price. There is a free demo to see if you like it, too.

There are thousands. I bought that game during my return visit to California in May. I still haven't even finished the 'core' game, let alone the hundreds of puzzles you unlock each time you finish an area.

Awesome, thanks.

Has anyone played Knights of Honor (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PDX02/knights-of-honor)? 5 bucks, has good reviews, seems like a worthwhile purchase, right?

Has anyone played Knights of Honor (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PDX02/knights-of-honor)? 5 bucks, has good reviews, seems like a worthwhile purchase, right?

I saw that one on Amazon and almost bought it.....I just hesitate to buy games I don't know much about.

Knights is fun if repetitive.

And my annual Steam spending spree has started, I bought Bully this morning...

Not too sure I'll be buying a lot this year though as there are some games from last year I want to go back to, namely Titan Quest. Still kinda mad at myself for not getting Battlefield Bad Company 2 for my son when it dropped to 6 bucks or so. Maybe it'll be back on the last day as a repeat sale...

FM

Square Logic for $1.50 is pretty great if you like Sudoku. This is similar but with lots of twists. Apparently there are tons of puzzles in it. Shortly after starting to work through the game I did something that opened up "787 new puzzles."

Welp, that should keep us busy for awhile.
It's a pretty tight little game, especially for that price. There is a free demo to see if you like it, too.

Bought Square Logic a couple of days ago, but hadn't tried it until this morning and planned to play a couple of games.

30 minutes later, I'm still playing and wouldn't have stopped if I hadn't gotten a page from work.

Very easy to pick up and play. I'm looking forward to see what rules the other levels add to the mix.

Has anyone played Knights of Honor (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-PDX02/knights-of-honor)? 5 bucks, has good reviews, seems like a worthwhile purchase, right?

For $5 there's very little that isn't a worthwhile purchase...when you figure you pay $10 to sit in a movie for two hours...if you get an hour of entertainment out of it it's worth it.

I'd looked at it before, for $5 I just might take a flier.

Damn some of the packs are so tempting, but i think if i buy them woul dbe mainly for nostalgia or to own some of the greatest games ever released, but that at the end won't play many of them as probably will look outdated (and because days have only 24 hours, and you sleep like 7 of those, plus there are kids, wives, jobs etc).

Betsheda pack: with all their amazing RPGs including latest fallout.
Save 55% on Bethesda Pack on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6942/)

Rockstar collection with all the GTA's:
Save 71% on Rockstar Collection on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4247/)

And the glorious 2k Pack, with such many great games from the past and present:
Save 81% on 2K Mega Pack on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6937/)

Holly shit at the full paradox catalog pack!!!!
Save 86% on Paradox Complete Pack on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6941/)

Please guys tell me the price in $ of the paradox complete pack in Steam, it's 55€ in the Euro store, if the price in $ is lower as probably it is, i'll ask again for somebody from USA to buy it for me, can't resist :(

Please guys tell me the price in $ of the paradox complete pack in Steam, it's 55€ in the Euro store, if the price in $ is lower as probably it is, i'll ask again for somebody from USA to buy it for me, can't resist :(

Paradox complete pack is a whopping 86% discount on sale for $74.99.

I think the game makes better use of the GTA engine and is hella fun

Thanks for the rec there. I read a lot of your game posts and tend to match up with what you like, so I bought it.

Please guys tell me the price in $ of the paradox complete pack in Steam, it's 55€ in the Euro store, if the price in $ is lower as probably it is, i'll ask again for somebody from USA to buy it for me, can't resist :(

Just let us know!

Thanks for the rec there. I read a lot of your game posts and tend to match up with what you like, so I bought it.

gotta add that his "hella fun" comment is what prompted me to take a chance on it... :)

FM

Quick question: How difficult is it to download these games and then later switch computers? Do you have to re-download them, does the serial key expire, or can you copy the .exe onto a flash drive or something?

Quick question: How difficult is it to download these games and then later switch computers? Do you have to re-download them, does the serial key expire, or can you copy the .exe onto a flash drive or something?

You talking Steam?

Steam is easy...you just re-DL the program and login...then you have to re-DL the game files of course (but it manages that for you), and bam...you play.

For other services idk

Quick question: How difficult is it to download these games and then later switch computers? Do you have to re-download them, does the serial key expire, or can you copy the .exe onto a flash drive or something?

There may be games offered by Steam that have their own DRM that limits the number of installs, but yeah, as DT said, you simply have to redownload the game and reinstall. It's even in their FAQ regarding what would happen if your hard drive ever crash and you had to reformat. IIRC, their answer was simply to redownload/reinstall Steam after you reformat, then redownload/reinstall the games you want.

As others have stated, you can install your games on multiple computers and set some of them to play offline and you then have multiple copies of the game. You simply cannot play them against one another...

FM

dola, just saw the "copy the .exe to a flash drive" part. It's not as simple as that. What you download from Steam is the install file that gets extracted then installed to your PC. During installation, the registry gets modified so it would be hard to simply copy the .exe and such...

FM

Thanks guys, I don't use Steam though. I was mostly referring to other places, like Gamersgate and such.

Thanks guys, I don't use Steam though. I was mostly referring to other places, like Gamersgate and such.

IIRC, when I bought from Gamersgate, the initial download is a tiny file that initiates the download manager and once it has installed the game, it asks you if you want to keep the installation file or delete them. It would only be a matter of finding that installation file and copying it to a flash drive. Just a guess...

FM

Puzzle Quest for under 2 bucks yesterday, Recettear for 7 today. And the next batch comes up in 40 minutes. Steam, you bitch.

You talking Steam?

Steam is easy...you just re-DL the program and login...then you have to re-DL the game files of course (but it manages that for you), and bam...you play.

For other services idk

You can back up the game files and burn them to DVD, so you don't need to redownload gigabytes of data. Go to the Steam menu, then select the backup option. Steam automatically splits the files to make sure they fit on a regular dvd.

the $2 I spent on Defender Awakenings yesterday was definitely money well spent.

did have an interesting issue with Fallout 3 last night.

I got the kids to bed and finished my other stuff and finally sat down to play it. I get to the first screen and I have to input my Windows Live ID. Okay, I think I've got one somewhere, but I can't remember my password. So I jump over to a browser to start that nonsense. I can't close the game while I'm doing it, because I can't get to a point where there's a menu, so I have to listen to the music blasting, but that's okay.

I change my password, jump over, log in...and get a message that my password is incorrect. after a few attempts, I close the game (with task manager) and restart it. still no go. I change my password again...still nothing. Nothing I do can get me past the initial request to enter a live ID.

so, after 30 minutes I download the patch to remove the windows live ridiculousness and move on with my life. but I would like my 30 minutes back.

anyway, a question: when do I "install" the extra content - I see the option to check them or not check them at startup, but I don't know when I should do it.

Mass Effect 2 for $10 today, $20 for the deluxe edition.

curses.

Bought Patrician 4 for 7.50. Seems like it's worth a shot in the dark.

Bought some game called Mosby's confederacy (HIMYM reference) and it has so much potential but falls so short. Too bad really

Hmmm, RCT3 Platinum is down to $15. If it goes lower over the next couple of weeks, is there a price match?

Please guys tell me the price in $ of the paradox complete pack in Steam, it's 55€ in the Euro store, if the price in $ is lower as probably it is, i'll ask again for somebody from USA to buy it for me, can't resist :(

It is £29.99 in the UK store, which would be just over €35.

Mass Effect 2 for $10 today, $20 for the deluxe edition.

curses.


ME 2 is on Gamersgate for $8, or the deluxe package for $16.

today is my last day of work before going on vacation break for two full weeks. Can't wait to be home and wait for the refreshes of the new deal every day around 1pm. :)

FM

Summary of the past two days....

Yesterday:
Orange Box 14.99
Winterbottom $.49
Civ4: Complete $6.24

Today:
Sid Meier's Pirates $2.49
Deathspank $7.49
Shank $10.04

I caved on Deathspank and Shank, but Pirates was just too tempting at that price so i figured while I was there.... :lol: I need to try a demo of Mini Ninjas because I loved the trialers for the game, but couldn't run it on my old PC. If I like it and it gets cheap enough, that's the only random game I can think of to get. Dragon Age is still, "Yeah, eventually." Orange Box and Civ4 is years worth of gaming alone.

I have EU3:Complete on disc but want to buy Heir to the Throne from Steam. Can I mix like disc/digital like that or do I need to buy everything from Steam to get it to work?

I have EU3:Complete on disc but want to buy Heir to the Throne from Steam. Can I mix like disc/digital like that or do I need to buy everything from Steam to get it to work?

If you buy Heir to the Throne on Steam you need the Steam version of EU3 to play it. I believe that GamersGate and Direct2Drive will be usable with a retail copy. GamersGate currently has HttT from $9.99 (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU3HTTT/europa-universalis-3-heir-to-the-throne) and Direct2Drive matches Steam's price at $4.99 (http://www.direct2drive.com/8827/product/Buy-Europa-Universalis-3:-Heir-to-the-Throne-Download).

Deathspank $7.49

Playing this since it was suppose to be a mixture of hack 'n' slash with Monkey Island humor. It's more The Tick mixed with with some Torchlight maybe. The guy who does the voice for Deathspank is very much channeling The Tick in this. Sometimes the humor works, sometimes not so much. Some of my gear(and it's early) is Helmet of Pointyness, Chestpiece of Terrible Intent, Chicken Cannon, Heck from Heaven, Scaled Shoulders of Scales, Trinket of Improvement. Some of the descriptions for the items are humorous as well. Hatchet, "It's time to bury the hatchet, inside of your enemies." Chicken Cannon, "The Mighty chicken goddess blesses you with a vicious flock of followers." I did find out recently that learning to block is pretty much mandatory. :lol:

So I bought Sid Meier's Pirates! for $2.50. It doesn't make it past the splash screen before crashing. Checked the manual and it says the requiremets are "Win XP/2000" but doesn't say "or better." I wonder if it's just not compatible with Windows 7.

If so, is it possible to gift it to someone else? Can I ask for a refund? What do you guys think?

If you buy Heir to the Throne on Steam you need the Steam version of EU3 to play it. I believe that GamersGate and Direct2Drive will be usable with a retail copy. GamersGate currently has HttT from $9.99 (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU3HTTT/europa-universalis-3-heir-to-the-throne) and Direct2Drive matches Steam's price at $4.99 (http://www.direct2drive.com/8827/product/Buy-Europa-Universalis-3:-Heir-to-the-Throne-Download).



Thanks!

So I bought Sid Meier's Pirates! for $2.50. It doesn't make it past the splash screen before crashing. Checked the manual and it says the requiremets are "Win XP/2000" but doesn't say "or better." I wonder if it's just not compatible with Windows 7.

If so, is it possible to gift it to someone else? Can I ask for a refund? What do you guys think?

Seems to be working on my Win7 64 bit PC.

Can anyone give me an opinion about Monkey Island and which one I should buy if I decide to try it out? There is the "Complete Pack" that looks like it is 3D graphics maybe and then there is the "Secrets of Monkey Island 1&2" that look totally different and like a remake of the old 2D game that I have never played.

I really like the old King's Quest games when I was a kid and would like to try out some sort of new adventure game since I haven't done one in years... Monkey Island seems like a reasonable place to start but what do you guys think.

Blood Bowl: LE was available for $19, I pulled the trigger for the updates and the new teams (11 of them).

I will be writing a Dynasty on one of them this week.

Can anyone give me an opinion about Monkey Island and which one I should buy if I decide to try it out? There is the "Complete Pack" that looks like it is 3D graphics maybe and then there is the "Secrets of Monkey Island 1&2" that look totally different and like a remake of the old 2D game that I have never played.

I really like the old King's Quest games when I was a kid and would like to try out some sort of new adventure game since I haven't done one in years... Monkey Island seems like a reasonable place to start but what do you guys think.

I can wholeheartedly recommend them both.

The 1&2 are, in fact, remakes of the old 2D games in the newer art style, but they also include the old 2D sprites as well, if that's how you prefer to play the games.

The Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack is the new episodic game that Telltale did, and it was one of my favorite games of 2010. Well worth the money, IMO.

I was enjoying it but I got stuck early in ep 1 and I can't seem to figure out what to do.

King Arthur's Complete Pack for $5.39 looks like the only interesting deal of the day for me at least.

Any of you guys able to play Battlefield 2 on Win 7 64 bit? I'm tempted to buy the complete collection for $5 if I can easily d/l it and play it. I haven't been able to get my DVD version to work on my new computer.

Blood Bowl: LE was available for $19, I pulled the trigger for the updates and the new teams (11 of them).

I will be writing a Dynasty on one of them this week.

Alright...Much better than the last version...The new teams are awesome.

Here is the damage so far this year:

Steam:

AI War Expansion: Children of Neinzul
Alpha Protocol
Bully
Deathspank
Deus Ex: GOTY and Invisible War
King Arthur RPG Complete
Shattered Union

GamersGate
Knights of Honor
Majesty + Expansion

Impluse
Pole Position 2010

Good Ol Games
Arcanum

I can wholeheartedly recommend them both.

The 1&2 are, in fact, remakes of the old 2D games in the newer art style, but they also include the old 2D sprites as well, if that's how you prefer to play the games.

The Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack is the new episodic game that Telltale did, and it was one of my favorite games of 2010. Well worth the money, IMO.


Agreed

The re-released games are fantastic. The new art captures the feel of the original games perfectly and it's fun to swap back to the old 2d graphics every now and then to get a reminder of how things looked.

The new game is faithful to the original games and a big surprise for me. I was honestly expecting a terrible game and it ended up being quite a bit of fun.

Arcanum

One of the most underrated RPGs ever. Also happens to be from the lead dev of the original Fallout.

Hunkering down for a night of Civ IV and Blood Bowl LE..

Just an FYI...I have never played a version of Civ until today.

Beware of the phenomenon of "Just One More Turn" :D

SI

Hunkering down for a night of Civ IV and Blood Bowl LE..

Just an FYI...I have never played a version of Civ until today.

See ya in a month or so :)

One of the most underrated RPGs ever. Also happens to be from the lead dev of the original Fallout.

IIRC, the downside of it really was bugs, but the game itself was rather awesome.

I loved Arcanum. The bugs were really horrible, I spent 50+ hours on a game only to be dead ended by a bug. Just turned me off, but I was really enjoying it.

The only RPG every remotely close to Fallout. If it was bug free and slightly more balanced you could make the argument it surpassed them.

Loved Arcanum.

I liked "Dog." :)

Arcanum rocked. I lost my disc for it though.

Tempted to get the KA Complete Pack just for the Saxons expansion alone, which may or may not be the only one I don't have.

Tempted to get the KA Complete Pack just for the Saxons expansion alone, which may or may not be the only one I don't have.

I did that after checking that I didn't have it. The Saxons pack is still $9.99 while they complete pack was only about $5.50.

Shit, I got it but it said something about not getting extra copies of what I already had?

Shit, I got it but it said something about not getting extra copies of what I already had?

Yeah, only a few Valve games give you gift copies when you buy a package that contains a game you already have. Still, it was at least a discount on the DLC for me.

Yeah, only a few Valve games give you gift copies when you buy a package that contains a game you already have. Still, it was at least a discount on the DLC for me.


Yeah I'm pretty sure it was for me too. At least I don't remember seeing the Saxons last time I bought it.

Yeah I'm pretty sure it was for me too. At least I don't remember seeing the Saxons last time I bought it.

If you owned all the DLC it would've had allowed you to purchase the game. In the future if you want to check what you have you can right click on a game in Steam and there's an option to view DLC you own.

If you owned all the DLC it would've had allowed you to purchase the game. In the future if you want to check what you have you can right click on a game in Steam and there's an option to view DLC you own.

Ah so it doesn't allow you to purchase the DLC if you have it all? Great to know, thanks. :) And thanks for the other tip too.