Game Specials/Discounts

[mckerney]

Save 66% on Avernum: Escape From the Pit on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/208400/)

Avernum: Escape From the Pit - Spiderweb RPG on sale for $3.39 on a daily deal.


Save 75% on L.A. Noire on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/)

L.A. Noire - $4.99 until tomorrow


Plus the Steam Summer Sale is likely going to start tomorrow.

[rjolley]

Best Buy has a pre-order deal: when you pre-order from the list of games, you get $20 in reward certificates. The link for the deal is here (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Games-Promotions/Reward-Zone-Gamers-Club-Offer/pcmcat264800050003.c?id=pcmcat264800050003).

[Scoobz0202]

This will be running from 7/1-7/14 (so this Sunday) on Amazon. The only exception is the Paradox packs which will be from 7/1-7/7.

Cheap Ass Gamer - View Single Post - Amazon PCDD $10 Dragon Age Origins Ultimate + Dragon Age 2 Bundle, $5 DA:O or DAII (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9741800&postcount=4800)



1. Max Payne 3 - $29.99 (50% off) – This is the Steam version. 50% runs 7/1-7/4 (end of day 7/4) and will then be 33% off through 7/14
2. Spec Ops: The Line - $24.99 (50% off) – Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
3. Syndicate - $14.99 – Origin activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
4. Bioshock Dual Pack (Bioshock 1 + 2) – $7.49 Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
5. X-Com Complete Pack – $2.99 - Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
6. The Darkness II - $12.49 – Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
7. Rockstar Classics Pack - $14.99 – Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14
8. Crusader Kings II - $9.99 – Steam activate-able – this will run from 7/1-7/14

[b]9.Plethora of Paradox Games - $19.99 containing (all Steam activateable) runs 7/1-7/7 still building page:
a. Crusader Kings II [Download]
b. Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shields DLC Pack
c. Crusader Kings II: Mongols DLC Pack
d. Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer DLC
e. Crusader Kings II: Songs of Albion DLC
f. Crusader Kings II: Songs of Faith DLC
g. Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Holy Land DLC
h. Magicka Collection [Download]
i. Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC [Online Game Code]
j. Majesty Gold [Online Game Code]
k. Majesty 2 Collection
l. Victoria II [Online Game Code]
m.Warlock: Master of the Arcane [Download]

10. Plentiful Paradox Package - $12.49 (all are Steam activate-able) runs 7/1-7/7 contains:
a. Crusader Kings II [Download]
b. Magicka Collection [Download]
c. Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC [Online Game Code]
d. Sword of the Stars - Complete Collection
e. Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter [Download]
f. Victoria II [Online Game Code]

11.Pint Sized Paradox bundle $7.49 (all steam activate-able) runs 7/1-7/7:
a. Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shields DLC Pack
b. Crusader Kings II: Mongols DLC Pack
c. Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer DLC
d. Crusader Kings II: Songs of Albion DLC
e. Crusader Kings II: Songs of Faith DLC
f. Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Holy Land DLC
g. Majesty Gold [Online Game Code]
h. Warlock: Master of the Arcane [Download]
i. Majesty 2 Collection

12.Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition - $7.49 (Steam activate-able) runs 7/1-7/14

13.Duke Nukem Complete Pack $7.99 (Steam activate-able) runs 7/1-7/14:
a.The base game - Duke Nukem Forever
b.The DLC Pack - Duke Nukem Forever Hail to the Icons Parody Pack DLC
c.And the DLC Pack - The Doctor Who Cloned Me DLC Pack

14. 2K Strategy Pack - $19.99 – runs 7/1-7/14
a. Sid Meier's Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition
b.Sid Meiers Civilization IV: The Complete Edition
c.The Stronghold Collection [Download]

15.2K Shooter Pack - $19.99 – runs 7/1-7/14
a.BioShock 2 [Download]
b.BioShock [Download]
c.Borderlands Game of the Year Edition [Download]
d.Duke Nukem Forever Complete Pack [Download]

16.2K Mega Pack - $39.99 – runs 7/1-7/14
a.BioShock 2 [Download]
b.BioShock [Download]
c.Borderlands Game of the Year Edition [Download]
d.CivCity: Rome [Download]
e.Duke Nukem Forever Complete Pack [Download]
f.Mafia II [Download]
g.Sid Meier's Civilization V: Game of the Year Edition [Download]
h.Sid Meiers Civilization IV: The Complete Edition [Download]
i. The Stronghold Collection [Download]

17.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - $29.99 (50% off Steam activate-able) – runs 7/1-7/14

[Dutch]

Are the Stronghold games any fun?

[gstelmack]

Are the Stronghold games any fun?

Stronghold 1 was a lot of fun a very long time ago. I may have to pick up the new set to see how far it's come. It was a fun little castle-building game.

[DaddyTorgo]

Tried that, it wants me to also use a US credit card.

Just paypal one of us the money dude.

[Draft Dodger]

Stronghold 1 was a lot of fun a very long time ago. I may have to pick up the new set to see how far it's come. It was a fun little castle-building game.

they haven't come very far, unfortunately.

[mckerney]

This will be running from 7/1-7/14 (so this Sunday) on Amazon. The only exception is the Paradox packs which will be from 7/1-7/7.

Cheap Ass Gamer - View Single Post - Amazon PCDD $10 Dragon Age Origins Ultimate + Dragon Age 2 Bundle, $5 DA:O or DAII (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9741800&postcount=4800)

Spec Ops: The Line is 50% off less than a week after release, impressive. Picked it up due to reading some good reviews of it's storyline, which I really did not expect.

[Groundhog]

From what I've heard, the new Stronghold was pretty much a disaster?

[Scoobz0202]

Spec Ops: The Line is 50% off less than a week after release, impressive. Picked it up due to reading some good reviews of it's storyline, which I really did not expect.

Yea, I've been considering picking it up. Probably read the same things you have. Gameplay is fairly standard FPS, if not below average, but the story is supposed to be pretty forward thinking as far as FPS game go.

[mckerney]

From what I've heard, the new Stronghold was pretty much a disaster?

Yep.

[Scoobz0202]

Amazon is really bringing it.


Sega Deals:

July 4-14:

Binary Domain: $9.99
Shogun 2 Total War: Fall of the Samurai: $7.49
Virtua Tennis 4: $4.99 -
July 4-6:

Total War Bundle: $29.99 - Empire: Total War
Napolean: Total War Imperial Edition
Total War Shogun 2
Total War: Rome Gold Edition
Total War: Rome Alexander
Total War Shogun 2: Rise of the Samurai
Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai
Total War: Medieval 2 Gold
Sonic 4 Bundle $12.49:

Sonic 4 Episode 1
Sonic 4 Episode 2
Sonic CD
Dreamcast Collection - $4.99

Football Manager 2012+Virtua Tennis 4 Dual Pack $12.49

Sega Oldschool Pack - $12.49:

Renegade Ops
Renegade Ops Reinforcement Pack
Renegade Ops Cold Strike DLC
Sega Classics Pack 1
Sega Classics Pack 2
Sega Classics Pack 3
Sega Classics Pack 4
Sega Classics Pack 5 - still getting this live but it is the newest one of these packs with Phantasy Star in it.
Sonic CD
After 7/6 and through 7/14 individual games in the packs will revert to a 50% discount

EA Deals:

7/3 (or 7/4 depending on if we can get the bundle made) through 7/10:

The Storming, Burning, Reflecting, Flaming, Sabotaging Pack $14.99:
Bulletstorm
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Mirror's Edge
The Saboteur

7/6-7/8
Battlefield 3 + Battlefield Premium - $79.99
Mass Effect 3 - $35.99
Mass Effect 3 Digital Deluxe Version - $47.99
ME1 + ME2 DD + Mass Effect 3 DD - $59.99

7/8-14
Plants vs. Zombies - $4.99
FIFA Manager 12 - 9.99
FIFA Soccer 12 - 9.99
NHL 09 - 4.99
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - 4.99
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters - 9.99
Madden NFL 08 - 4.99
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box - 4.98
Need For Speed World Bronze Starter Pack - 7.49
Need For Speed World Gold Starter Pack - 14.99
Need For Speed World Silver Starter Pack - 11.24
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - 4.99
Alice: Madness Returns - $4.99
Bulletstorm - $4.99
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight - $4.99
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - $4.99
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising - $4.99
Dead Space - $4.99
Dead Space 2 - $4.99

7/12-14
Need for Speed: The Run - $9.99
THQ Bundle 7/8-7/14 $14.99:
1. Darksiders
2. Metro 2033
3. Red Faction Armageddon
4. Red Faction Armageddon Path to War DLC
5. Nexuiz
6. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

[jeff061]

Wish they'd release Mass Effect 3 on something other than Origin. I'd have purchased it already at a higher cost.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Not a bad deal if you're a NHL series fan. $45 preorder.

NHL 13 Game Pre-order (PS3 or Xbox 360) $45 + Free Shipping - Toys R Us Deals, Coupons and Promos (http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/76452/toys-r-us-nhl-13-game-preorder-ps3-or-xbox-360)

[mckerney]

25% Off All The Games « Green Man Gaming (http://blog.greenmangaming.com/2012/07/25-off-all-the-games/)

25% off everything including preorders on GMG until July 9th.

[mckerney]

Still no start date yet on the Steam Summer sale, but here (http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/w6gxt/steam_summer_sale_preview_indie_bundlesmore/) are some bundles that will be included.

Here's a list of the indie bundles that will be on sale during the event, prices pending...
Day 1: Anomaly Warzone Earth, The Baconing, Cave Story+, EDGE, Lone Survivor.
Day 2: Botanicula, E.Y.E, Oil Rush, Splice, Universe Sandbox,
Day 3: Bit Trip Beat, Braid, Bunch of Heroes, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Runespell Overture,
Day 4: A Valley Without Wind, Atom Zombie Smasher, Blocks that Matter, Sanctum, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP,
Day 5: Audio Surf, Gemini Rue, Greed Corp, Tiny Bang Story, Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Day 6: Awesome, Defcon, Space Chem, Ticket to Ride, Trauma
Day 7: Avadon, Dungeons of Dredmor, Qube, Vessel, Zombie Driver
Day 8: Demolition Inc, Hoard, Sol Exodus, Swords and Soldiers HD, Wings of Prey,
Day 9: Capsized, Jamestown, Revenge of the Titans, VVVVVV, Zeno Clash
Day 10: All Zombies Must Die, Beat Hazard, Bit trip Runner, Eufloria, Machinarium
Day 11: Hydrophobia, Orion: Dino Beatdown, Star Ruler, Waveform, World of Goo
Other confirmed bundles:
1C Collection Pack
Adam's Venture Complete Bundle Retail
Anno 2070 Pack
Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City and Batman Gotham City Imposters Bundle
Bethesda Collection (BRINK, Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim, Hunted)
Bioshock Franchise Pack
BIT.TRIP.BEAT Bundle
BIT.TRIP.RUNNER Bundle
Carpe Fulger Bundle (Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Chantelise, Fortune Summoners)
Civilization Collection
Command and Conquer Franchise
Dawn of War Franchise Pack
Dead Island Complete
Duke Nukem Bundle
Foreign Legion Bundle
Kalypso Collection (Tropico, Jagged Alliance, Airline Tycoon, etc)
Majesty Franchise
Paradox Collection (Magicka + dlcs, Mount and Blade, etc)
Pendulo Adventure Pack
Railworks 3 - Summer Sale Collection
Red Orchestra Franchise Pack (ROW)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle
Saints Row: The Third Franchise Pack
Sniper Elite Franchise Pack
Square Hit Collection (Hitman, Tomb Raider, Just Cause 2, Deus Ex, Deus Ex Human Revolution, Quantum Conundrum, Thief)
Stardock Collection Pack
Strategy First Complete Pack
Sword of the Stars Franchise
THQ Collection (Dawn of War, Warhammer, Stalker, Nexuiz, Darksiders, Metro 2033, etc)
Total War: Shogun 2 Pack
Victoria Franchise
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Pack
Wings of Prey

[Scoobz0202]

I'm reading a lot of people thinking it will be the 12th, but that's mostly nerd projections.

[Scoobz0202]

Legend of Grimrock for $7.49 on GOG.com for those interested.

Legend of Grimrock - GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/legend_of_grimrock)

[Scoobz0202]

The Steam Midweek Special ends at 1PM EST Thursday. That's not the usual time, right? That all but confirms that we should get our Paypal, Credit Cards, Steam Wallets ready to explode, amirite?


edit: Apparently they normally end at 4PM PST. The Summer Sales last year switch every day at 1PM EST. I'm going to guess this Thursday is the day.

I don't know why this makes me really excited, but it does.

[spleen1015]

Thanks, Scoobz. I don't have enough time to play the game I already own!

[jeff061]

Have some games I'm waiting for a sale to spring on, hope they make it. The already named bundles didn't excite me much though.

[Mota]

I'm prepped up with about 30 games on my wishlist (includes a lot of DLC). Never know what's gonna be for sale!

[FrogMan]

I don't have much more time than I used to have but my son and I both just bought ourselves each a new XPS laptop with an i7 and a decent enough videocard. Might be interesting to jump into some of the newer games for once. He's already given me a wishlist of his own...

FM

[Scoobz0202]

Saw this over at Neogaf.



1C Collection - $39.99 - Cryostasis, Men of War series, NecroVisioN, Kings Bounty series, Theatre of War series, Rig 'n' Roll, Space Rangers 2 Reboot,

2K Games & Rockstar "Public Released" Pack (may not be a pack but recently updated) - no price yet - Bioshock, Bioshock 2, Borderlands & DLC, Bully, Civilization IV Complete, Civilization V & DLC, Civ V Gods and Kings, CivCity: Rome, Darkness II, Duke Nukem Forever & DLC, Freedom Force Pack, Grand Theft Auto series, LA Noire, Mafia II & DLC, Max Payne 1 and 2 (not 3 though), Manhunt, Midnight Club 2, MLB series, NBA series, Railroad Tycoon 2, Railroad Tycoon 3, Shattered Union, Sid Meier's Pirates!, Sid Meier's Railroads!, SpecOps: The Line, Stronghold Pack, X-ComCollection

2K Pack 2 (think this has been replaced with the '2K Collection' below) - no price yet - Bionshock 2, Darkness II Limited Edition, Duke Nukem Forever, Mafia II, SpecOps: The Line

2K Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Bionshock 2, Borderlands, Civilization V & DLC (not Gods & Kings), Darkness II Limited Edition, Duke Nukem Forever, Mafia II, SpecOps: The Line

Activision Hits Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Blur, Call of Duty, Call of Duty: United Offensive, Call of Duty 2, Gun, Prototype, Singularity, Timeshift, Transformers: War For Cybertron, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Alan Wake Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Alan Wake, Collectors Edition upgrade, Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Anno 2070 Pack - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Anno 2070, The Keeper Package, The Development Package, The Eden Series Package, The Central Statistical Package, The Crisis Response Package, The Distrust Series Package, The Silent Running Package, The Nordamark Line Package, The E.V.E. Package

Batman / Gotham City Imposters Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City & DLC, Gotham City Imposters

Bethesda Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Brink & DLC, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, Fallout: New Vegas & DLC, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Binding of Isaac Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Binding of Isaac, Wrath of the Lamb, Soundtrack

BioShock Franchise Pack - $99.99 (placeholder price) - BioShock, BioShock 2

Bit Trip Beat Pack - $9.99 - Bit Trip Beat plus soundtrack
Bit Trip Runner Pack - $9.99 - Bit Trip Runner plus soundtrack

Blendo Games Pack - no price yet - Airforte, Atom Zombie Smasher, Flotilla

Call of Duty: Black Ops Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Call of Duty: Black Ops, First Strike DLC, Escalation DLC, Rezurrection DLC, Annihilation DLC, mod tools

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (no DLC included)

Carpe Fulgur Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Chantelise, Recettear, Fortune Summoners

Civilization Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price - Civilization III Complete, Civilization IV Complete, Civilization V plus DLC (but not Gods & Kings)

Command & Conquer Franchise Pack - [i]$99.99 (placeholder price) - Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3, Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising, Command & Conquer 4

Cyan Complete Pack 2012 - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Real Myst, Myst Masterpiece Edition, Myst V, Riven, Uru, Spelunx, Manhole, Cosmic Osmo

Cyanide Studios Compilation - no price yet - A Game of Thrones, Blood Bowl: Dark Elves Edition, Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition, Loki, Pro Cycling Manager 2008, Pro Cycling Manager 2012

Dawn of War Franchise Pack - $29.99 - Dawn of War I series and Dawn of War II series plus DLC

Deep Silver Compilation - no price yet - Dead Island & DLC, Emergency 2012, Iron Front, Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters, Lost Horizon, Nail'd, Risen, Risen 2, Rush for Berlin, Sacred 2, Secret Files, Secret Files 2, The Dark Eye, The Whispered World

Duke Nukem Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Duke Nukem Forever plus DLC

Europa Universalis 3 Chronicles - no price yet - Europa Universalis 3 Complete, EU3 Divine Wind, EU3 Heir to the Throne

Foreign Legion Bundle - $59.99 (placeholder price) - Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood, Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre

Gratuitous Battle Pack - $39.99 (placeholder price) - Gratuitous Space Battles, Gratuitous Tank Battles

GTA IV Complete Pack - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

Indie Bundle Day 1 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - The Baconing, EDGE, Anomaly Warzone Earth, Cave Story +, Lone Survivor

Indie Bundle Day 2 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - Universe Sandbox, E.Y.E, Oil Rush, Botanicula, Splice

Indie Bundle Day 3 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - Braid, Bit Trip Bat, Runespell Overture, Bunch of Heroes, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Indie Bundle Day 4 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - Atom Zombie Smasher, Sanctum, Blocks That Matter, Sword and Sowrcery (& soundtrack), A Valley Without Wind

Indie Bundle Day 5 - $39.99 (placeholder price)t - Audiosurf, Greed Corp, Gemini Rue, The Tiny Bang Story, Ys: The Oath in Felghana

Indie Bundle Day 6 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - DEFCON, Awesome (AAAaaAAaaaaAAAa for the Awesome?), SpaceChem, TRAUMA, Ticket to Ride

Indie Bundle Day 7 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - Zombie Driver, Dungeons of Dredmor, Vessel, Avadon: The Black Fortress, QUBE

Indie Bundle Day 8 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - Wings of Prey, Hoard, Swords and Soldiers, Demolition Inc, Sol Exodus

Indie Bundle Day 9 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - Zeno Clash, VVVVVV, Revenge of the Titans, Jamestown, Capsized

Indie Bundle Day 10 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - Machinarium, Eufloria, Beat Hazard, Bit Trip Runner, All Zombies Must Die

Indie Bundle Day 11 - $39.99 (placeholder price) - World of Goo, Star Ruler, Hydrophobia, Orion, Waveform

Indie Fright Pack - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Burn Zombie Burn, The Path, The Scourge Project, The Void, Zombie Driver

Kalypso Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Tropico 3, Tropico 4, Dungeons, Dungeons: The Dark Lord, Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, SkyDrift, Airline Tycoon 2, Port Royale 3, Bang Bang Racing

Killing Floor Bundle - $19.99 - Killing Floor, Outbreak Character Pack, Nightfall Character Pack, Post Mortem Character Pack, London's Finest Character Pack, Defence Alliance 2, Steampunk Mr. Froster DLC,Christmas Character Pack, Urban Nightmare Character Pack, Harold Lott Character Pack

Majesty Franchise Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Majesty Gold, Majesty HD, Majesty 2, Defenders of Ardania & DLC, Warlock: Master of the Arcane & DLC

Microsoft Flight Summer Sale Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Microsoft Flight Hawaiian Adventure DLC, Maule M-7-260C, North American P-51 Mustang, Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero, Microsoft Flight: Alaskan Wilderness, Curtiss P-40, F4U Corsair

Nordic Games Compilation - no price yet - Agatha Christie games, Aquanox, Aquanox 2, Gothic, Gothic II, Gothic III, Gothic 4 Arcania & expansion, Aura, Aura 2, Chaser, Europa 1400, Painkiller games, Safecracker, Safecracker 2, Spellforce Platinum, Spellforce 2 Gold, The Guild II, Guild II Renaissance, Guild II Pirates of the European Seas

Paradox Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Crusader Kings II, Defenders of Ardania, Europa Universalis III Complete plus Divine Wind, Gettysburg: Armored Warfare, Magicka Collection, Mount & Blade Series, Naval War Arctic Circle, Sword of the Stars II, Warlock - Masters of the Arcane

Pendulo Adventure Pack - $29.99 - Runaway: A Road Adventure, Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle, Runaway: A Twist of Fate, The Next BIG Thing, Yesterday

Perfect World Collection - no price yet - Forsaken World, Rusty Hearts, Blacklight Retribution & Starter Pack

Railworks 3 - Summer Sale Collection - $39.99 - Railworks 3 plus 27 DLCs

Red Orchestra Franchise Pack - $39.99 - Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, Mare Nostrum, Darkest Hour, Red Orchestra 2 plus Digital Deluxe DLC

Saints Row The Third Franchise Pack - $14.99 - Saints Row The Third plus all (I think) DLC - 17 DLCs in total

SEGA "Public Compilation" Pack (recently updated but may not be a pack in the sale) - no price yet - MegaDrive / Genesis Classics Collection, Aliens vs Predator, Alpha Protocol, Dreamcast Collection, Football Manager series, London 2012, Total War series, Sega Rally, The Club, The Incredible Hulk, The Golden Compass, Universe at War, Vancouver 2010, Virtua Tennis 2009

Square Hit Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Deus Ex, Deus Ex: Invisible War, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition plus DLC, Hitman, Hitman 2, Hitman Blood Money, Just Cause 2 plus DLC, Lara Croft & the Guardian of Light plus DLC, Quantum Conundrum & soundtrack, Thief Gold, Thief II, Thief Deadly Shadows, Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary, Tomb Raider Underworld,

Sniper Elite Franchise Pack - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Sniper Elite, Sniper Elite V2 & Pre-order rifles

Space Marine Pack - $39.99 - Space Marine plus all DLC

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle - $39.99 (placeholder price) - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, S.T.A.L.K.E.R Call of Pripyat

Stardock Collection - $39.99 - Demigod, Galactic Civilizations II Ultimate Edition, Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion

Strategy First Complete Pack - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Dangerous Waters, Space Empires IV Deluxe, Disciples II, Iron Warriors, Space Empires V, 688I Hunter-Killer, Fleet Command, Sub Command, Birth of America, Flatout, Flatout 2, Flatout Ultimate Carnage, Flatout 3, Ghost Master, Vegas: Make it Big, Making History, Making History 2, Ducati World Championship, Culpa Innata, Sacred Gold, Darkstar One, Jack Keane, Jagged Alliance 2 Gold, Exodus From the Earth, Perimeter 2, Ankh: Heart of Osiris, Ankh: Battle of the Gods, BC Kings, Port Royale 2, 9th Company - Roots of Terror, Puzzle Kingdoms, Patrician III, The Great Art Race, Bad Rats, Razor 2, Chocolatier: Decadence by Design, Cooking Dash, Diaper Dash, Diner Dash, Dream Chronicles, Emerald City Confidential, Wandering Willows, Wedding Dash 2, Zenerchi, DinerTown Tycoon, DinerTown Detective Agency, Nightshift Code, Nightshift Legacy, Fitness Dash, Parking Dash, Mahjong Roadshow, Trijinx, Valerie Porter, Gemini Lost, Ironclads Collection, Dimensity, Hazen, World Basketball Manager 2010, Dark Fall: Lost Souls, Zombie Pirates, Hotel Dash, Deep Black, Fireburst

Sword of the Stars Franchise Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Sword of the Stars Complete, Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter, Immersion Pack DLCs

Tale of Tales Complete Pack - no price yet - The Graveyard, The Path, Fatale

Team Fortress 2 - Summer Community Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Team Fortress 2, Summer 2012 Community Bundle DLC, Premium DLC

Team Fortress 2 - Summer Sale Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Team Fortress 2, Summer 2012 Sale Bundle DLC, Premium DLC

TellTale Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Puzzle Agent, Puzzle Agent 2, Tales of Monkey Island, The Walking Dead

THQ Collection - $99.99 (placeholder price) - S.T.A.L.K.E.R, Darksiders, Dawn of War II series, Space Marine, Nexuiz, Homefront, Saints Row: The Third, Metro 2033, Company of Heroes Series, Titan Quest

Total War: Shogun 2 Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Total War: Shogun 2, Rise of the Samurai DLC, Fall of the Samurai expansion pack, Dragon War Battle Pack

Trine Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Trine, Trine 2

Ubisoft Public (probably not a pack, but updated in the last couple of days so who knows) - no price yet - Everything on Steam (6 pages of it, too much to list)

Victoria Franchise Bundle - $99.99 (placeholder price) - Victoria, Victoria II & DLC, Victoria II: A House Divided expansion pack

I'm fairly certain there are more packs still to be added before the sale starts, we're still missing Valve, PopCap, MumboJumbo, Epic, id, Lucasarts, Konami, Rockstar, Sega, WB, Ubisoft and possibly EA.

[stevew]

If you play a little bit of Xbox live, let your account go Silver. Chances are if you don't use the XBox for a few days that when you get back there will be a 1 Month for $1 offer or a 2 Months for $2. Purchase that, but turn off auto renewal in a few days. Repeat process again. Now at 7 Months for $7 sO far this year.

[Antmeister]

And let the summer sale begin:
Welcome to Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/)

[PilotMan]

Gamestop DL (Impluse) has the Victoria collection for $9.99

That includes the entire first game and the entire second game with DLC and the newest "house divided" expansion. Or you can just by the expansion for $11.99 on it's own (and that's marked down from $19.99.) Your choice.

[dubb93]

Anyone else subscribe to Best Buy's @gamer magazine?

The magazine itself isn't anything special, but your $16 yearly subscription gets you access to tons of coupons.

Last month would have netted you SSX for $9.99($30 off coupon + $20 off sale price, yes these DO stack with sale prices), Deadliest Warrior for $9.99, and Dragon Age 2 for $9.99.

This month nets you a $25 off coupon for Tiger Woods 13 and $30 off Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning(making it $9.99).

So far in my experience they seem to discount a fairly new game to $9.99 each month, and give you a big discount on other newish games.

They also toss in a couple of pre-owned coupons in as well. This month you save on Fable 3 and The Show. As well as a catch all coupon covering any pre-owned games $9.99 to $19.99.

They also tend to toss in a coupon for an accessory. This month it is $50 off the turtle beach PX3 headset.

The coupons are always good for about a month so you can watch for sales to save the most money.

The coupons are in store only.

I don't tend to use the pre-owned coupons, but the big $30 off new you get each month are awesome.

[mckerney]

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/en/promo/the_witcher_series__gem__promo)

The Witcher 1 & 2 for $16.98.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Over 140 games for sale at Best Buy. Looks like in-store pickup is the only option for quite a few of them at this point.

Video Games: Metroid Other M (Wii) $5, Steel Diver (3DS) $5, Pilotwings Resort (3DS) $5, Socom 4 (PS3) $10, Infamous2 (PS3) $10, Madden NFL12 (360) $10, Just Dance 3 $10, Gears of War 3 $15, Final Fantasy XIII-2 $15 & much more + Free Shipping - Best Buy Deals, Coupons and Promos (http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/77364/best-buy-video-games-metroid-other-m-wii-5-steel-diver-3ds-5-pilotwings-resort-3ds-5-socom-4-ps3-10-infamous2-ps3-10-madden-nfl12-360-10-just-dance-3-10-gears-of-war-3-15-final-fantasy-xiii2-15)

[IlliniCub]

Picked up Deus Ex Human Revolution in the Best Buy sale, thanks for the tip. What a game so far

[mckerney]

Borderlands 2 preorder available for $40 on Green Man Gaming if you use the coupon code COSYO-UDIDN-TGET1.

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/rpgs/borderlands-2-na/.

Coupon is good on any other purchase, but $20 off the regular price for Borderland 2 is probably the best deal you can get there right now.

[CleBrownsfan]

Borderlands 2 preorder available for $40 on Green Man Gaming if you use the coupon code COSYO-UDIDN-TGET1.

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/rpgs/borderlands-2-na/.

Coupon is good on any other purchase, but $20 off the regular price for Borderland 2 is probably the best deal you can get there right now.

Nice- thanks for the heads up. I'm so torn on what to get BL2 on. I have an awesome rig to run BL2 on but a few of my friends are getting for the XBox360.

[mckerney]

Nice- thanks for the heads up. I'm so torn on what to get BL2 on. I have an awesome rig to run BL2 on but a few of my friends are getting for the XBox360.

I'd say for a game like Borderlands you should probably go with the ability to play with your friends. Plus if you like it enough and end up wanting it on PC later on it will probably be available for $5 to $10 within a year and a half. Only decent deal I've seen for Borderland 2 on console is the $10 credit from Amazon, though there's still time for someone to do some sort of discount.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

SSX, Darkness II, Twisted Metal, and Resident Evil for a good price......

GameFly Used Game Sale: SSX (PS3 or Xbox 360) $15, Darkness II (Xbox 360) $10, Twisted Metal (PS3) $20 & More + Free Shipping - GameFly.com Deals, Coupons and Promos (http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/77930/gamefly.com-gamefly-used-game-sale-ssx-ps3-or-xbox-360-15-darkness-ii-xbox-360-10-twisted-metal-ps3)

[PilotMan]

Gamersgate has started their summer sale.

Week 1 is RPG games.

http://www.gamersgate.com/summersale

[DataKing]

For those of you who play Dungeon Defenders, the new Jester hero class is free on Steam through August 22nd.

[PilotMan]

Gamersgate has CKII for less than $15

Crusader Kings II - Buy and download on GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-CK2/crusader-kings-ii)

[britrock88]

About to play the demo to get a feel for it. If I decide to jump on this, is it better to stick with spending $14 on the basegame, or are there crucial DLC to pick up, too?

[Dutch]

The Dynasty DLC in order to build your own starting point is a nice one to have.

[Dutch]

So I bust this CKII game out after trying to play it a few times and not "getting it". Well I got it this go around.

Here's the Chris Berman 2-minute of my entire dynasty...

I took a southern Ireland Count and slowly built up a duchy that covered all of southern Ireland. I sent my daughter off to England to shack up with the Prince of England. My brother, who has claim to one county disses me and picks a fight...so while I'm fighting him...my long-lost daughter shows back up to back up my brother(!) in this civil war with an army from her husband...who is now King of England...perfect...She wipes me out and relagates me to one county...but my dickhead brother...being a dickhead attacks my daughter, the Queen of Fucking England...so I figure I can get some of that action and attack my daughter too...who promptly surrenders to me and gives me all my land back. So I of course attack my brother and kick his ass. Meanwhile my wife is banging some asshole from Sweden and my lineage gets all fucked up. If I want the game to continue I have to go on a serious killing spree. So I assassinate my wife so I can marry this young dame from Germany to have lots of kids...but the Swedes are having kids too and I have three bastard sons and a grandson I have to kill in order to get claim to my duchy back...I kill the oldest son on a stroke of luck...I plot to have the grandson killed and that succeeds...another son mysteriously dies on his own...and the last son catches my assassins and sends his own assassins over and kills me....game over.

Holy shit...great game!

[PilotMan]

So I bust this CKII game out after trying to play it a few times and not "getting it". Well I got it this go around.

Here's the Chris Berman 2-minute of my entire dynasty...

I took a southern Ireland Count and slowly built up a duchy that covered all of southern Ireland. I sent my daughter off to England to shack up with the Prince of England. My brother, who has claim to one county disses me and picks a fight...so while I'm fighting him...my long-lost daughter shows back up to back up my brother(!) in this civil war with an army from her husband...who is now King of England...perfect...She wipes me out and relagates me to one county...but my dickhead brother...being a dickhead attacks my daughter, the Queen of Fucking England...so I figure I can get some of that action and attack my daughter too...who promptly surrenders to me and gives me all my land back. So I of course attack my brother and kick his ass. Meanwhile my wife is banging some asshole from Sweden and my lineage gets all fucked up. If I want the game to continue I have to go on a serious killing spree. So I assassinate my wife so I can marry this young dame from Germany to have lots of kids...but the Swedes are having kids too and I have three bastard sons and a grandson I have to kill in order to get claim to my duchy back...I kill the oldest son on a stroke of luck...I plot to have the grandson killed and that succeeds...another son mysteriously dies on his own...and the last son catches my assassins and sends his own assassins over and kills me....game over.

Holy shit...great game!

Next time on Springer....:popcorn:

[MizzouRah]

Green Man Gaming 20% off coupon.. not sure how long it lasts, but it just worked for me.

DERHE-RRDER-RINGE

[Atocep]

Green Man Gaming 20% off coupon.. not sure how long it lasts, but it just worked for me.

DERHE-RRDER-RINGE

I wasn't charged tax either. So I got Dark Souls PC preordered for $32 even. Not bad.

[MizzouRah]

I wasn't charged tax either. So I got Dark Souls PC preordered for $32 even. Not bad.

Nicely done!

[mckerney]

Green Man Gaming 20% off coupon.. not sure how long it lasts, but it just worked for me.

DERHE-RRDER-RINGE

I think this one lasts until the end of the month, though it seems they almost always have a 20% off coupon going around.

I may have to use this for Dark Souls also, just finished Sleeping Dogs which I'd picked up using one of their previous coupons. GMG has been a great place to preorder games with at least 20% off along with other discounts for preorders (I'd picked up Sleeping Dogs for about $30 and Borderland for $40) with a lot of the big titles activating on Steam.

They did have a slight screw up on the Sleeping Dogs preorder keys and I didn't get one for about 18 hours after release so you might not be able to play right away, but saving $20 was well worth it.

EDIT: Also, you can use the coupon more than once, but only once per order.

[MizzouRah]

Thanks Mckerney, for games that require a Steam account, which I have, do you download from GMG or Steam?

[Atocep]

Thanks Mckerney, for games that require a Steam account, which I have, do you download from GMG or Steam?

You should get an activation key in your order confirmation that you use on Steam by going to the Games tab at the top of Steam and then selecting Activate a Game on Steam.

If it's a preorder you probably won't get the activation code until the game unlocks on Steam in your region.

[MizzouRah]

You should get an activation key in your order confirmation that you use on Steam by going to the Games tab at the top of Steam and then selecting Activate a Game on Steam.

If it's a preorder you probably won't get the activation code until the game unlocks on Steam in your region.

So it downloads with GMG's downloader and then you use Steam to activate it?

Do the patches come from Steam then? OR do you just pay for the key and then once you input that into Steam, it downloads from Steam.


Thank you.

[mckerney]

For products that activate on Steam they just buy a bunch of keys from the publisher. You'll get a key and need to activate it on Steam, you won't use their Capsule program at all.

[MizzouRah]

For products that activate on Steam they just buy a bunch of keys from the publisher. You'll get a key and need to activate it on Steam, you won't use their Capsule program at all.

Even better, thanks again!

[mckerney]

I wasn't charged tax either. So I got Dark Souls PC preordered for $32 even. Not bad.

For you and anyone else playing Dark Souls, there's someone working on a resolution fix for the game (it's only designed to render at 1024x720, then it upscales to whatever resolution you use). It's still a work in progress as the message text doesn't display with it currently, so you should play through the early parts where it tells you the controls before using it.

Dark Souls internal rendering resolution fix | metaclassofnilblog (http://blog.metaclassofnil.com/?p=92)

[PilotMan]

Humble Indie Bundle #6 is out!

The Humble Indie Bundle 6 (pay what you want and help charity) (http://www.humblebundle.com/#contribute)

The Humble Indie
Bundle 6
Six mind-blowing games. Humble Indie Bundle 6 features six fantastic titles and five breathtaking soundtracks. Name your price and dive into the critically acclaimed action-RPG Torchlight; the rugged sci-fi action platformer Rochard; physics-based brick breaker Shatter; top down space combat sim Space Pirates and Zombies; and steampunk puzzle platformer Vessel. Customers who beat the average price will also get the incredible frantic acrobatic platformer, Dustforce!

[mckerney]

I love Dustforce and Torchlight, plus SPAZ and Shatter are pretty good too.

[PilotMan]

I now have 34 games just from the Humble Indie Bundles.

[mckerney]

<s>Amazon.com: Batman Arkham Action Pack [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Arkham-Action-Pack-Download/dp/B009L4KQVE/ref=pd_ts_zgc_vg_229575_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1367757922&pf_rd_s=right-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=507846&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=078A7TVR42F6FEG2XDJ7)

Arkham City and Arkham Asylum for $10.</s>

Deal is now dead.

[WSR]

Steam has Wargame European escalation this weekend for $9.99. Is it worth the purchase?

[DaddyTorgo]

Steam has Wargame European escalation this weekend for $9.99. Is it worth the purchase?

I think the reviews I read suggeset it's not. Any dissenting opinion would be great though.

[SlyBelle1]

Steam has Wargame European escalation this weekend for $9.99. Is it worth the purchase?

I think it is worth $10. I am not a big fan of rts games, but this one has pretty cool gameplay and a neat way to view the map and such with slick controls. It is not an easy game by any means but if your looking for something in the cold war, I think you might get some enjoyment out of it, especially for only $10.

[DaddyTorgo]

I think it is worth $10. I am not a big fan of rts games, but this one has pretty cool gameplay and a neat way to view the map and such with slick controls. It is not an easy game by any means but if your looking for something in the cold war, I think you might get some enjoyment out of it, especially for only $10.

Good to hear! I was really bummed when it didn't get great reviews to justify buying it at full price, but $10 of enjoyment isn't exactly a high-hurdle...

[mckerney]

Amazon.com: Absolutely Great Square Pack [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009PNLAAW/)

$9.99 for:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link DLC
Hitman: Blood Money
Just Cause 2
Just Cause
Supreme Commander 2
The Last Remnant
Quantum Conundrum

[SlyBelle1]

Good to hear! I was really bummed when it didn't get great reviews to justify buying it at full price, but $10 of enjoyment isn't exactly a high-hurdle...

Yep, I would agree.....for $10, you could do a lot worse. Just have to take the game for what it is an RTS that will have increased difficulty as the game progresses. I still stand by worth $10, I believe I purchased when it was $25 or so and I still think that was a good deal.

[DaddyTorgo]

Amazon.com: Absolutely Great Square Pack [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009PNLAAW/)

$9.99 for:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link DLC
Hitman: Blood Money
Just Cause 2
Just Cause
Supreme Commander 2
The Last Remnant
Quantum Conundrum

Awesome - I remember strongly considering Just Cause 2 at full price...that alone makes it a great pack. You didn't miss a digit in that price?

[Pumpy Tudors]

Awesome - I remember strongly considering Just Cause 2 at full price...that alone makes it a great pack. You didn't miss a digit in that price?
I just bought it. It is indeed $9.99. I had a couple of games in the pack already, but I couldn't pass that up.

[Thomkal]

Where were you frequent discount shoppers when we needed you? :)

EA gives away thousands of games by accident | News | PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/15/ea-gives-away-thousands-of-games-by-accident/)

[QuikSand]

EA gives away games by accident

I AM NOT FALLING FOR THIS AGAIN FUCK YOU BARRY STOP CALLING MY HOUSE

[Izulde]

Crusader Kings II 75% off on Steam, plus the older CK2 DLC is 75% off on Steam, as a celebration of the newest expansion, Legacy of Rome, releasing.

Means CK2 is $10 for as long as the sale runs, which I don't know how long that is.

Gonna pick up Sword of Islam and Legacy of Rome, though.

Edit: Sword of Islam is $2.50 with the 75% off, Legacy of Rome is $4.99 release price.

There's also the African portraits DLC for $2, plus some other cosmetic DLC like unit sprites and music for SoI/LoR for those interested.

[mckerney]

Crusader Kings II 75% off on Steam, plus the older CK2 DLC is 75% off on Steam, as a celebration of the newest expansion, Legacy of Rome, releasing.

Means CK2 is $10 for as long as the sale runs, which I don't know how long that is.

Gonna pick up Sword of Islam and Legacy of Rome, though.

Edit: Sword of Islam is $2.50 with the 75% off, Legacy of Rome is $4.99 release price.

There's also the African portraits DLC for $2, plus some other cosmetic DLC like unit sprites and music for SoI/LoR for those interested.

CK2 is only a daily deal, so it's on sale for about another 11 hours until 1 pm Eastern time on October 17th.

[Izulde]

Yeah I already have the base game, so I picked up SoI at the discounted price, then went ahead and also got LoR, the African portraits pack, the Dynasty Shields II, and the Ruler Designer.

Came out to $16.45, so for $1.45 more than full-price for Sword of Islam and Legacy of Rome, which I planned to get anyway, I got the African portraits pack, the Ruler Designer, and the second collection of dynasty shields. Good deal AFAIC.

[mckerney]

Save 50% on The Political Machine 2012 on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/211120/)

Political Machine 2012 is $4.97 today.

[stevew]

Is the political machine as good as the doonesbury game or Power Politics(not that anyone probably remembers that)

[Draft Dodger]

review I read said it was pretty meh

[DaddyTorgo]

Knew I should have picked them up last night...missed the end of the sale today due to work. Grrr.

[mckerney]

Is the political machine as good as the doonesbury game or Power Politics(not that anyone probably remembers that)

Not sure how it compares to the other two, but it's a pretty simple strategy game without a whole lot of depth. Only area it really gets by is theme and figured there'd be some interest this time of year.

[mckerney]

Save 25% on Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/218090/)

Unity of Command, a WWII war sim focusing on the finally made it to Steam and it 25% off for the first week. Haven't tried it yet but have been interested since reading the RPS review on it (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/25/wot-i-think-unity-of-command-stalingrad-campaign/).

[mckerney]

Save 50% on Sleeping Dogs on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/202170/)

Sleeping Dogs $24.99 on Steam this weekend. It's one of my favorite games to come out this year, a GTA style openworld game with a fun Honk Kong gangster story.

[Groundhog]

Yep, x2 the Sleeping Dogs recommendation. Fantastic game.

[lighthousekeeper]

According to slickdeals, amazon pricematched and is cheaper with coupon code:

Amazon PC Digital Download: Sleeping Dogs $18.74 - Slickdeals.net (http://slickdeals.net/f/5356260-Amazon-PC-Digital-Download-Sleeping-Dogs-18-74)

[mckerney]

FM13 on sale for $29.99 on Green Man Gaming. (http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/sports/football-manager-2013/)

[Draft Dodger]

this is how bad I am at hoarding. saw that Just Cause 2 was $3.74 on Steam today so I went to snatch it up. Turns out, I already own it. It's on the long list of games I've bought but haven't downloaded yet.

[frnk55]

this is how bad I am at hoarding. saw that Just Cause 2 was $3.74 on Steam today so I went to snatch it up. Turns out, I already own it. It's on the long list of games I've bought but haven't downloaded yet.
:lol: That's funny. Way to support the game! But I've almost done it. :)

[frnk55]

Tempted to buy The longest journey from GOG's. It's 5.99. I played it years ago and enjoyed it but damn I have to many games to play.
Ya know I wish GOG's would pick up Links LS golf. God I miss that one.

[A-Husker-4-Life]

this is how bad I am at hoarding. saw that Just Cause 2 was $3.74 on Steam today so I went to snatch it up. Turns out, I already own it. It's on the long list of games I've bought but haven't downloaded yet.

This is Classic Game Hoarding Tendencies, I've did the same damn thing.. Haha..

[DaddyTorgo]

this is how bad I am at hoarding. saw that Just Cause 2 was $3.74 on Steam today so I went to snatch it up. Turns out, I already own it. It's on the long list of games I've bought but haven't downloaded yet.

It shows up in the search dropdown as 3.74, but not in my cart. WTF?

[mckerney]

It shows up in the search dropdown as 3.74, but not in my cart. WTF?

It was a daily deal that ended at 1 pm eastern today, though sometimes the price glitches and still shows on the specials list even though the deal is over.

[DaddyTorgo]

It was a daily deal that ended at 1 pm eastern today, though sometimes the price glitches and still shows on the specials list even though the deal is over.

grrr

will just have to wait till it daily deals again then since i wasn't home by then

[Draft Dodger]

in other news, I just noticed I also own LA Noire. No recollection of ever buying that either.

[mckerney]

Save 40% on The Walking Dead on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/207610/)

Telltale's The Walking Dead is $14.99 for the Steam Halloween sale.

[CleBrownsfan]

Save 40% on The Walking Dead on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/207610/)

Telltale's The Walking Dead is $14.99 for the Steam Halloween sale.

Anyone who hasn't played this - get it!

[DaddyTorgo]

How is it on PC?

[Honolulu_Blue]

How is it on PC?

Great.

[mckerney]

How is it on PC?

Controls well with a mouse and keyboard aside from a few problems in the first couple episodes where the target where you have to click being slightly off the person or object and a few weird parts where the mouse is emulating control of a thumb stick. It was mostly in the first episode so they cleaned most of that up in the following episodes. You can also use a controller if you'd like.

It ran without any problems for me and it I don't think the system requirements are that high.

And I second CleBrownsfan's recommendation, it's one of the best games you'll play this year.

I will say though that in a lot of ways it's more of an interactive visual novel than a game. If you're hoping for action you'll be disappointed as there isn't any outside of a few quick time events. And there are puzzles, but they're secondary and take a back seat to the interactions between the characters. The story and characters are more than enough to carry the game in my eyes though.

[Draft Dodger]

Orcs Must Die 2 also on sale. the store is getting hammered though

[frnk55]

Sale on Halloween games on steam. Picked up Condemned cause I've heard good stuff about it.
And yes they sure are getting hammered.

[Draft Dodger]

I bought Orcs Must Die 2 (huge fan of the first and have been waiting for a sale) and the Walking Dead. Actually bought two copies of OMD2, so me and my kids can play co-op.

[CrimsonFox]

Sale on Halloween games on steam. Picked up Condemned cause I've heard good stuff about it.
And yes they sure are getting hammered.


Would you consider the prices of this sale good at all? Is that a good price for Walking Dead?
Some of the things don't seem worth it.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Would you consider the prices of this sale good at all? Is that a good price for Walking Dead?
Some of the things don't seem worth it.

$15 is a good price. Granted, if you wait another 6 months you'll likely be able to get it for $10. Still, $15 for one of the best games of the year is a good deal.

[mckerney]

Would you consider the prices of this sale good at all? Is that a good price for Walking Dead?
Some of the things don't seem worth it.

For The Walking Dead it's the cheapest you'll see it until a little while after all of the episodes are released. Some others like New Vegas have been on better deals before, and probably will be again.

[CrimsonFox]

For The Walking Dead it's the cheapest you'll see it until a little while after all of the episodes are released. Some others like New Vegas have been on better deals before, and probably will be again.


yup new vegas was one of those that looked pretty high. Granted it's some "complete" version.

[Sweed]

For any that might be interested Amazon deal of the day, FIFA 13 $39.99. Goldbox shows ps3 version not sure if 360 is included.

edit 360 also included.

[Yellow5]

in other news, I just noticed I also own LA Noire. No recollection of ever buying that either.

Laughing about this because I found Tom Clancy's EndWar while scrolling through my Steam library the other day. I thought I'd been given a free game and was happy. Went through my email and found that I had purchased it for 2 bucks during the Steam summer sale but forgot about it.

[JPhillips]

Walking Dead is like a graphical version of an old Infocom game. Really well done.

[mckerney]

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauriâ„¢ for download $2.39 - GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri)

Alpha Centauri for $2.39

[mckerney]

FM 2013 for $26 with coupon code GMGFM-35OFF-SCORE

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/sports/football-manager-2013/

[dubb93]

I picked up The Walking Dead due to all the love it seems to be getting in this thread. So far I'm hooked.

Are the other Telltale games this good? They seem to have many other episodic games in their catalog.

[mckerney]

I picked up The Walking Dead due to all the love it seems to be getting in this thread. So far I'm hooked.

Are the other Telltale games this good? They seem to have many other episodic games in their catalog.

No, nothing else they've done is as good as it. I love the atmosphere of the Puzzle Agent games, but it's not really in the same league as The Walking Dead. To be honest I wasn't expecting much when I heard Telltale was doing a Walking Dead game since before it they'd had a run of pretty bad releases.

Not to say that some of their other games aren't good adventure games, but none of them compare to the quality of The Walking Dead.

EDIT: For an example of the kind of atmosphere it has, Puzzle Agent is based on this.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tt5lB-RoAi4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[britrock88]

I like the video!

[frnk55]

I picked up The Walking Dead due to all the love it seems to be getting in this thread. So far I'm hooked.

Are the other Telltale games this good? They seem to have many other episodic games in their catalog.
I've heard good stuff about Back to the future.

[CrimsonFox]

I like the video!


Love it too! :)

[Barkeep49]

I picked up The Walking Dead due to all the love it seems to be getting in this thread. So far I'm hooked.

Are the other Telltale games this good? They seem to have many other episodic games in their catalog.
I think some of the Sam & Max games are fun but they're very traditional adventure games. I also really enjoyed the first Puzzle Agent but it's a very different sort of game than Walking Dead.

[mckerney]

Amazon.com: Prototype Pack [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A418B7Y)

Prototype 1&2 for $9.99.

[Ryan S]

I think some of the Sam & Max games are fun but they're very traditional adventure games. I also really enjoyed the first Puzzle Agent but it's a very different sort of game than Walking Dead.

Telltale Games are up to 80% off at GOG until midnight.

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/en/promo/telltale_weekend_promo_9_11_12)

[oykib]

If you're a PowerUp rewards member at Gamestop, log in to your account. They sent around a coupon for Sony Collections.

Must present coupon at time of purchase. One time use. Purchase 1 or more Ico & Shadow Colossus Collection SKU: 270705, Jak and Daxter Collection T25 SKU: 271076, Ratchet & Clank Collection T25 SKU: 271110, Journey CE SKU: 271198, God of War Saga T25 SKU: 271239, Infamous 1 & 2 Pack MVC T25 SKU: 271240 or Killzone Trilogy MVC SKU: 271272 to receive 50% discount . GameStop PowerUp Rewards card required. No rain checks or substitutions. Not valid on pre-owned games. Selection may vary by store. Exclusions apply. While supplies last. Valid 11/1-11/14/12. For in-store use only.

[mauchow]

Telltale Games are up to 80% off at GOG until midnight.

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/en/promo/telltale_weekend_promo_9_11_12)

Thanks. Dropped $5 on Back to the Future.

[DaddyTorgo]

If you're a PowerUp rewards member at Gamestop, log in to your account. They sent around a coupon for Sony Collections.

Must present coupon at time of purchase. One time use. Purchase 1 or more Ico & Shadow Colossus Collection SKU: 270705, Jak and Daxter Collection T25 SKU: 271076, Ratchet & Clank Collection T25 SKU: 271110, Journey CE SKU: 271198, God of War Saga T25 SKU: 271239, Infamous 1 & 2 Pack MVC T25 SKU: 271240 or Killzone Trilogy MVC SKU: 271272 to receive 50% discount . GameStop PowerUp Rewards card required. No rain checks or substitutions. Not valid on pre-owned games. Selection may vary by store. Exclusions apply. While supplies last. Valid 11/1-11/14/12. For in-store use only.

Thnx!

[oykib]

You're welcome. I figure that this thread's about to get hot again. It's just a week and a half until BF.

[Scoobz0202]

Amazon.com: Tantalizing THQ Medley [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A3F5S0O)

Pretty damn good deal for some solid games if they are not already in your collection.

[JPhillips]

What am I missing here? It says individual price of 87.95 and bundle price of 129.94

[Scoobz0202]

Hmm.. I'm on my phone. It is, or was $9.99. I'll check later. Did it expire already I wonder.

[mckerney]

Looks like it might be done.

Tvacgamer comments on [Amazon] Tantalizing THQ Medley [Download] by THQ - $9.99 (http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/13bm00/amazon_tantalizing_thq_medley_download_by_thq_999/c72jcqk)

[Scoobz0202]

Looks like now it was extended. No idea for how long though.

[IlliniCub]

I'm thinking about getting the 200 dollar PS3 bundle with Uncharted collection and Infamous collection on black Friday. Any thoughts? Good deal? The main concern is are the PS3 exclusives good enough to warrant purchase because I already have a 360. I hate the mlb2k series though and kind of want a decent baseball option and mlb on PS3 looks like it could scratch that itch

[Sweed]

I'm thinking about getting the 200 dollar PS3 bundle with Uncharted collection and Infamous collection on black Friday. Any thoughts? Good deal? The main concern is are the PS3 exclusives good enough to warrant purchase because I already have a 360. I hate the mlb2k series though and kind of want a decent baseball option and mlb on PS3 looks like it could scratch that itch

Just my 2 cents...

A ps3 and The Show for ~$260 is worth it without getting the bonus games in the bundle IMHO. Of course it's easy for me to spend your money:) but I do think The Show is that good.

As for other ps3 exclusives I don't really know. I mostly play sports titles, and don't have any other ps3 exclusive games, so can't comment there.

[IlliniCub]

Sounds good to me, Mlb the show is on sale for 15 that day as well at Walmart so maybe if I'm lucky I can snag both!

[mckerney]

It sounds like the new Hitman game is pretty bad, which is probably why you can already get it for under $30 while it's not even out yet.

Green Man Gaming Blog: Hitman: Absolution is 35% off (http://blog.greenmangaming.com/2012/11/hitman-absolution-is-35-off.html)

Wouldn't be surprised if you could get it for around $10-15 within a couple months.

[IlliniCub]

FWIW just read IGN's Hitman review, they give it a 9.0.

[mckerney]

FWIW just read IGN's Hitman review, they give it a 9.0.

The RPS review was brutal and Robert Florence was panning it on Twitter. And then there's this...

http://i.minus.com/i7DdjJmsWloQU.gif

[CrimsonFox]

when do steam and gog sales start?

[mckerney]

If Steam does a Thanksgiving sale it will probably start on Tuesday, but could start on Thursday and run just through the weekend as well.

[IlliniCub]

Well all the positive reviews in the world couldn't make up for that clip, wow

[mckerney]

That plus about half of the target missions supposedly end with you reaching the target followed by them escaping in a cut scene.

[CrimsonFox]

If Steam does a Thanksgiving sale it will probably start on Tuesday, but could start on Thursday and run just through the weekend as well.

I mean their big christmas sale.

[frnk55]

Game Downloads Deal of the Week (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_366634542_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=0RHKGW1K5VP2MHYFGKP8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1420824082&pf_rd_i=979455011)
The Amazon sales have started.

[EagleFan]

I mean their big christmas sale.

If I remember correctly, last year it went from the 19th to the 3rd.

[EagleFan]

FIFA 13 for PC 19.99 on Amazon
EA Sports Classic 3.99 (Madden 08 and NHL 09) - tempting just to have a playable football and hockey game on the laptop

[EagleFan]

Picked up the EA pack; then got an email about getting a $5 credit good in January (like they did last year). Hope it ends up just as well as last year when they had a game that I wanted for $5 on sale so I got it for free with the promo credit.

[mckerney]

If I remember correctly, last year it went from the 19th to the 3rd.

Steam's Autumn sale starts tomorrow, Winter sale dated too | Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/steams-autumn-sale-starts-tomorrow-winter-sale-dated-too/)

Steam's Autumn sale is dated for November 21-27, while the oft-bargainous holiday sale snowballs across December 20 to January 4.

[PilotMan]

Gamersgate (http://www.gamersgate.com/offers) is also running a big Thanksgiving sale.

[mckerney]

Civ V: Gods and Kings - $7.49

Amazon.com: Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings [Mac Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/Sid-Meiers-Civilization-Kings-Download/dp/B008CA9XB2/)

Sleeping Dogs - $13.60 with coupon code GMG20-1FYLZ-EDG8R

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/sleeping-dogs-digital-edtition-na/

5 games for $10 on GOG (20 to chose from)

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/pick_5_pay_10?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social_media&utm_content=game_subject&utm_campaign=pick5_pay10)

[britrock88]

Figures MCkerney would tease us with a MAC-only special. Hrmph.

[mckerney]

Figures MCkerney would tease us with a MAC-only special. Hrmph.

It's a Steam Play game, it works for PC too. DON'T BELIEVE AMAZON'S LIES!

[britrock88]

5 games for $10 on GOG (20 to chose from)

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/pick_5_pay_10?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social_media&utm_content=game_subject&utm_campaign=pick5_pay10)

Any recommendations from this list? I can speak to Machinarium being a fun point-and-click adventure with a great aesthetic.

(and yay! you were right about the Amazon thing, what with the whole only-needing-the-product-key deal... don't know why I'd forgotten.)

[mckerney]

SpaceChem is one of the best puzzle games ever made.
The Wadjet Eye Games (Resonance, Blackwell Bundle and Gemini Rue) are pretty good point and click adventure games.
Trine is an absolutely gorgeous platformer
To the Moon is more an interactive novel than a game but has a good story.
Botanicula is by the makers of Machinarium, so you may want to check that out.

[rjolley]

It's a Steam Play game, it works for PC too. DON'T BELIEVE AMAZON'S LIES!

I can confirm this works for the Windows version. Just picked it up.

Thanks mckerney.

[CleBrownsfan]

Steam's sale is on...

[sterlingice]

KOTOR 2 for $2.50. Never had it that low before so I think I'm in.

SI

[sterlingice]

So, booted up Steam. When did I get a Civ IV pack? Oh well, whatever- good to know it's on there. I might just have to play it :D

SI

[CrimsonFox]

So, booted up Steam. When did I get a Civ IV pack? Oh well, whatever- good to know it's on there. I might just have to play it :D

SI

or regift it ;)

[Draft Dodger]

Terraria at $3.49. Great deal. My kids and I have played the heck out of this game.

[dubb93]

KOTOR 2 for $2.50. Never had it that low before so I think I'm in.

SI

I'm in. One of my biggest regrets was never playing this game. I beat the original KOTOR about five times back in the day, it was one of my favorite games of the generation. I hope this one still holds up.

[Scoobz0202]

I haven't played it, but I've read that you want to download something called the Restoration Mod before you play KOTOR II. Might want to look into that. I don't know if it is a gameplay mod or something to make it work better on modern machines.

[Draft Dodger]

IIRC, the game was pretty good but was rushed and people found a lot of content that wasn't finished. this mod was an attempt to add that back into the game.

I think. (I bought it as well)

[Izulde]

Tempted to pick up KOTOR 1 and 2 for $2.50 even though I prefer them on console.

[mckerney]

Walking Dead is $12.49 and the last episode is out.

[Izulde]

eh, what the hell, it's only $5. That's less than what I spend at Jimmy John's for lunch.

[Draft Dodger]

Walking Dead is $12.49 and the last episode is out.

oh cool - just about to finish EP 4 tonight.

worth it for those who don't have it.

[CrimsonFox]

I'm in. One of my biggest regrets was never playing this game. I beat the original KOTOR about five times back in the day, it was one of my favorite games of the generation. I hope this one still holds up.


I always liked 2 better than 1. Probably because I played 2 before I played 1 though. But it had more options during conversations as well. Plus it really went out of its way to have an equivalent of each major SW character around. I think what I liked most though was how the story started. YOu started as jedi right off the bat, albeit one without a memory or something like that that had to build up. And being a jedi I think was the best part of this stuff.

[jeff061]

Let the wallet emptying begin. Dishonored, Age of Empires and Orcs Must Die DLC down.

[bhlloy]

I didn't even know AOE III existed, which is strange because I loved the previous games. Copped that and Sins of a Solar Empire:Rebellion so far.

[Dutch]

Oh God...here we go again. Just picked up XCOM...

[mckerney]

KOTOR 2 for $2.50. Never had it that low before so I think I'm in.

SI

Anyone getting this might want to check out the restored content mod, it adds in some of the stuff that had to be cut to make the release date.

There's links to it and things like resolution fixes and adding controller support at the PC Gaming Wiki.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords - PCGamingWiki PCGW - Bugs, fixes and workarounds (http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_II_%E2%80%93_The_Sith_Lords)

[CrimsonFox]

Oh God...here we go again. Just picked up XCOM...


looking forward to your dynasty :)

[B & B]

oh cool - just about to finish EP 4 tonight.

worth it for those who don't have it.

Just made the purchase myself.

Never read the comics (not really a comic book guy) but do watch the show.

I hope the game and the show are far apart in timelines. A few friends said that this was a candidate for 2012 GOY so at this price, its a no brainer.

[Izulde]

Picked up the KotORs, the M:tG Planeswalker 2013 + expansion today.

[mckerney]

Green Man Gaming Blog: Let the Winter magic begin (http://blog.greenmangaming.com/2012/11/let-winter-magic-begin.html)

Dishonored and Skyrim will both be 50% off on GMG from the 23rd to the 26th.

Dishonored will also be on a flash deal on Amazon for $25 on all systems tomorrow (Nov. 22nd) from 1:10-5:10 Pacific Time (I think these deals have limited quantities, so there's no guarantee it will last until 5:10).

It is a Steamworks game, so you'll get a Steam key no matter where you buy it from.

[Abe Sargent]

These are the games I'm picking up in a few minutes off Steam's sale, for the first run through


Patrician IV - $5 right now
King's Bounty: the Legend 7.50 right now
KOTOR II (Can't get old one to work on PC) - 2.50 right now
Endless Space - $15 right now
Jagged Alliance 2 - Wildfire - 7.50 right now


I think those are a good slate of games to tide me over.

[Draft Dodger]

Just made the purchase myself.

Never read the comics (not really a comic book guy) but do watch the show.

I hope the game and the show are far apart in timelines. A few friends said that this was a candidate for 2012 GOY so at this price, its a no brainer.

yeah, no real timeline issues although it echoes a lot of the themes of the show / comics (perhaps a little too much IMO). I feel it's a lot like the show itself - great story (better than the show, actually) but some of the characters will get on your nerves (and by "some" I mean "almost all"). Like the show, there are moments of brilliance and moments of meh.

definitely worth playing through. oh, and as an FYI there is a quick scene after the final credits of the last episode.

[Julio Riddols]

Fate Of The World is half off right now on steam, you can get it for 10 bucks. I think I just spent about 5 hours playing it and loved every second. It's not easy making the world happy, but I plan on trying again.. and again.. and again.

[Blackadar]

Fate Of The World is half off right now on steam, you can get it for 10 bucks. I think I just spent about 5 hours playing it and loved every second. It's not easy making the world happy, but I plan on trying again.. and again.. and again.

It's been on sale for under $5 and that's a pretty weird game. Since it's kinda odd, I'd recommend peeps wait until it's $5 again to try.

[dave731]

I'd be right there with you guys on a lot of these but how the heck do you find time to play these? Where was steam 10 years ago when all I did was work and play video games?

[Draft Dodger]

I don't. I collect unused Steam games.

[Capital]

Oh God...here we go again. Just picked up XCOM...

Considering this as well...$33.49...probably the best price we are going to see for this game for a while

[Capital]

Torchlight 2 - first game was a lot of fun - 25% off for $14.99...let the fun begin...

[jeff061]

Considering this as well...$33.49...probably the best price we are going to see for this game for a while

Was more than worth my money at $50 and I'm keeping an eye out for good DLC.

[jeff061]

I don't. I collect unused Steam games.

This.

[A-Husker-4-Life]

I don't. I collect unused Steam games.

same... I love to buy games and never play them..

[Capital]

Was more than worth my money at $50 and I'm keeping an eye out for good DLC.

Thanks for the endorsement...been on the fence but tried the demo and really seemed fun...

[Draft Dodger]

well, I went back to pick up Torchlight II today and found that I had completely missed Witcher 2, which I had been waiting for. Now I've got to get cracking on finishing the first Witcher (which I'm enjoying)

[Scoobz0202]

I'd be right there with you guys on a lot of these but how the heck do you find time to play these? Where was steam 10 years ago when all I did was work and play video games?

I was going to say, people actually play all the games they buy?

[EagleFan]

I was going to say, people actually play all the games they buy?

It's like hoarding. I have a jam packed Steam library that I never get to but it's always nice to know that I have the option.

[frnk55]

It's like hoarding. I have a jam packed Steam library that I never get to but it's always nice to know that I have the option.
This is so true. :)

Oh, and I just picked up Rage for 5 bucks. Nice, been waiting for that to drop.

[Hammer755]

Walking Dead is $12.49 and the last episode is out.

Ugh. The wife went to see Twilight on Tuesday night, so I decided to finally purchase TWD from Amazon and take it for a spin. It took longer to download than I figured, so I never actually got to play it. Then I woke up on Wednesday to find it 50% off!

Amazon was very cool about it and offered to refund my money so I could re-purchase, but it doesn't appear as though you can uninstall and re-install the same game on Steam.

[mckerney]

A couple notes on todays deals:

-If you're interested in DayZ you might be better off skipping Arma II and buying the stand alone that's coming out this year.
-Max Payne is available with the DLC season pass for $20 on Amazon right now and it comes with Steam activation, cheaper than you'll get them together on Steam

[Scoobz0202]

-Max Payne is available with the DLC season pass for $20 on Amazon right now and it comes with Steam activation, cheaper than you'll get them together on Steam

Noticing this more and more. It's making the Steam sales interesting in that I don't plan on exclusively using Steam. No more throwing 100 bucks onto a Steam account because there is a good chance steam will be undercut. Hell, GMG (Green Man Gaming) had Sleeping Dogs for $13 earlier this week. I missed it, but that just blows Steam away.

[mckerney]

Noticing this more and more. It's making the Steam sales interesting in that I don't plan on exclusively using Steam. No more throwing 100 bucks onto a Steam account because there is a good chance steam will be undercut. Hell, GMG (Green Man Gaming) had Sleeping Dogs for $13 earlier this week. I missed it, but that just blows Steam away.

It's probably due to the difference in how the stores work. Steam let's the publisher set the base and sale prices and then takes a % cut (which I think is the same for both regular and sale prices) from every copy sold. Amazon and GMG will often buy up bulk lots of keys so the publishers don't care what they sell them for afterwards, so they can sell for a lower margin to drive traffic to their site.

[mckerney]

The $25 Dishonored deal is on (PC version is box copy, but with free shipping and activates on Steam).

Amazon.com: Dishonored: Xbox 360: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/Dishonored-Xbox-360/dp/B005C2D2MO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353597271&sr=8-1&keywords=dishonored)

[Julio Riddols]

It's been on sale for under $5 and that's a pretty weird game. Since it's kinda odd, I'd recommend peeps wait until it's $5 again to try.

This is with the expansion packs included, so the deal may be different in value than it was previously. Why is it a weird game? I see it as being kind of similar to XCOM, but dealing with world events rather than space aliens.

[frnk55]

Company of Heroes question....I'm not a fan of RTS games so can you slow everything down to a snails pace? Pause and give orders? I hate being rushed so I'm terrible at RTS games.

The game is only 2.49 maybe I'll just say what the hell.

[Scoobz0202]

Yes, it can be slowed down.

I'm not a huge RTS guy either, but CoH is fantastic. For $2.49, it is a steal.

[cschex]

Anyone have thoughts on Dishonored for Xbox vs PC? I don't yet have a PC capable of running it how I'd want to, but would I miss out a lot by playing on Xbox?

[mckerney]

This is with the expansion packs included, so the deal may be different in value than it was previously. Why is it a weird game? I see it as being kind of similar to XCOM, but dealing with world events rather than space aliens.

XCOM is kind of a bad comparison for Fate of the World. It's a card game where you try to stop global warming.

[EagleFan]

Yes, it can be slowed down.

I'm not a huge RTS guy either, but CoH is fantastic. For $2.49, it is a steal.

+1 to that. I HATE RTS games but really like CoH.

[Blackadar]

This is with the expansion packs included, so the deal may be different in value than it was previously. Why is it a weird game? I see it as being kind of similar to XCOM, but dealing with world events rather than space aliens.

It has zero in common with XCOM. One is a card game, the other is a squad-based combat game. That's like saying an umbrella is kind of similar to peanut butter.

[Matthean]

+1 to that. I HATE RTS games but really like CoH.

Ditto. I loved one mission where I felt like I completely got my butt handed to me despite winning.

[Julio Riddols]

It has zero in common with XCOM. One is a card game, the other is a squad-based combat game. That's like saying an umbrella is kind of similar to peanut butter.

You still deploy agents to various locations to combat things on a budget while trying to research new ways to defeat the problems you face. You also have to make sure to secure continued funding from those regions as well. Just because it is handled by a mechanic involving cards rather than fighting on a grid doesn't mean it is a lot different. I think the cards were an excellent way of simplifying the interface and making it easy to get into quickly. I mean I'm not even trying to defend the game here as much as I am trying to defend my description of it, I just wanted to know why you thought it was weird.

[Draft Dodger]

yeah, CoH is awesome.

[Ryan S]

Anyone have thoughts on Dishonored for Xbox vs PC? I don't yet have a PC capable of running it how I'd want to, but would I miss out a lot by playing on Xbox?

If you go for it, Green Man Gaming has 50% off, plus you can add a voucher to get 20% off that price. (I have tried it and can confirm it works with Dishonored)

Latest deals and codes on their blog.

Green Man Gaming Blog (http://blog.greenmangaming.com/)

[Abe Sargent]

Seems like a good deal for the best entry in the franchise imho:


Save 70% on SimCityâ„¢ 4 Deluxe Edition on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/24780/)


$6 for both SC4 and the expansion? Reasonable

[Sweed]

Lightning deals on Amazon..

Madden, NBA2k, FIFA, NCAA all $25

[Sweed]

dola

wow, 2k 100% claimed in less than 5 minutes. Got in and got a ps3 version only because my son gave me a heads up on the sale a half hour before it went on.

[Abe Sargent]

Tanks Sweed I was reminded, looked, and Found Glory of Heracles for DS for 5.86 and that'll settle me for the plane trip to and from Seattle in week anda half.

[Izulde]

Picked up that SC4 Deluxe for $6. No more having to hunt for CDs, which is awesome and worth that price.

[Mota]

same... I love to buy games and never play them..

I think I'm over 220 games now. It's insane. If I'm not sure what to play and I start digging through my library I get "Analysis Paralysis" and I lose half my gaming time before playing anything.

[Scoobz0202]

I think I'm over 220 games now. It's insane. If I'm not sure what to play and I start digging through my library I get "Analysis Paralysis" and I lose half my gaming time before playing anything.

Yea. And the fucked up thing is that I put 95% of my time into god damn Counter-Strike while other games just sit there. I'll fire up another game and play it for a couple hours then go back to Counter-Strike. I think this sale and the winter sale I'll just buy super cheap games*. I spent $150+ on the Summer Sale and I will barely touch it.


* Watch me when the Christmas sale rolls around and Borderlands 2, Sleeping Dogs, Assassins Creed III, Dishonored, and Darksiders II are heavily discounted. I'll break. Also, right now I keep looking for FTL and Torchlight II to get a 50% discount.

[Ryan S]

* Watch me when the Christmas sale rolls around and Borderlands 2, Sleeping Dogs, Assassins Creed III, Dishonored, and Darksiders II are heavily discounted. I'll break. Also, right now I keep looking for FTL and Torchlight II to get a 50% discount.

As mentioned above, Dishonored is 50% off at Green Man Gaming, and you can use the 25% voucher as well.

[Mota]

As mentioned above, Dishonored is 50% off at Green Man Gaming, and you can use the 25% voucher as well.

That was so cruel! :)

[Icy]

How good/bad was Age of Empires 3? The complete edition is at 9.24 at steam.

[Icy]

and Jagged Alliance Back in Action? is it a good remake? similar to xcom?

[Icy]

Talking about unused games... I just decided to finally buy Simcity 4 as it's cheap... then Steam said... "you already have this game".

It proves how much i play the games I buy from steam besides FM...but i still buy non stop :D

[mckerney]

and Jagged Alliance Back in Action? is it a good remake? similar to xcom?

It wasn't very good on release. Not sure on it now after some patches and mods that are available, but it isn't as good a remake as XCOM.

[mckerney]

Amazon.com: Batman Arkham Action Pack [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009L4KQVE)

Arkham Asylum/Horror Bundle for $9.99.

[mckerney]

Amazon.com: Plentiful Paradox Package [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008G0ZDZI)

Paradox Bundle for $9.99.

1. Crusader Kings II
2. Magicka Collection
3. Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC
4. Sword of the Stars - Complete Collection
5. Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter
6. Victoria II

[Izulde]

That's a ridiculously good Paradox bundle.

[CrimsonFox]

Flash sales going on on Steam. Lasts for the next 4 hours. I see 6 titles on sale. NOt sure if there are others or if the sale titles will change.

[frnk55]

I think I'm over 220 games now. It's insane. If I'm not sure what to play and I start digging through my library I get "Analysis Paralysis" and I lose half my gaming time before playing anything.
Hah, I though I was bad at 130 games. Like most of you I too have games I never seem to touch. For example I bought Dishonored when it came out and I've logged in 15 minutes.

[PilotMan]

Yeah, I also have over 200. I have been reigning myself in hard over the last year as a result. I really do want to play them all.

[Bobble]

I picked up a couple of games yesterday but all I've really been playing is FTL. Great game. Only downside is that it's like playing one scenario - flee the horde of invaders. I can't wait for a FTL2 where you can explore the galaxy more, maybe buy/design/build other ships, trade goods, deploy away team. Someone tell me that someone is working on this.

[DaddyTorgo]

I picked up a couple of games yesterday but all I've really been playing is FTL. Great game. Only downside is that it's like playing one scenario - flee the horde of invaders. I can't wait for a FTL2 where you can explore the galaxy more, maybe buy/design/build other ships, trade goods, deploy away team. Someone tell me that someone is working on this.

See my post in the kickstarter thread about "Limit Theory."

Or see X3 - Terran Conflict.

[Bobble]

See my post in the kickstarter thread about "Limit Theory."

Or see X3 - Terran Conflict.

Yeah, I'm looking for something between X3 and that super-old Star Trek game:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Star_Trek_text_game.png

Seems like FTL would fit right in there.

I'll check out Limit Theory, though. Thanks.

[PilotMan]

Yeah, I'm looking for something between X3 and that super-old Star Trek game:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Star_Trek_text_game.png

Seems like FTL would fit right in there.

I'll check out Limit Theory, though. Thanks.

Wow, I've actually played that!

[Peregrine]

Amazon.com: Plentiful Paradox Package [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008G0ZDZI)

Paradox Bundle for $9.99.

1. Crusader Kings II
2. Magicka Collection
3. Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC
4. Sword of the Stars - Complete Collection
5. Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter
6. Victoria II

Had to snap that up, that's a crazy price. I have CK2 but the rest I've never tried.

[Abe Sargent]

If you haven;t played Bioshock o rthe sequel, i think $5 is a good bundle deal for great games


Amazon.com: Bioshock Dual Pack [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/2K-Games-41045k-Dual-Pack1/dp/B0083W649I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1353730573&sr=8-2&keywords=bioshock+deal)

[CrimsonFox]

I think if I'm gonna go nuts I'm gonna wait until the christmas deals. I may not go on coupon quest tho :P

THe coupons were all lame. THe achievements were fun but half of them were on lame games I haven't played since.

[PilotMan]

Have I mentioned to you guys, that I hate you and I hate this thread? I should have left well enough alone and saved myself 15 bucks. But no....I had to come in here, late and night, tired and weak. You suck.

[mckerney]

Had to snap that up, that's a crazy price. I have CK2 but the rest I've never tried.

At least then you should have an extra Steam key for CK2 for a friend if the bundle still works the same way it did when i bought one.

[oykib]

Bloody Hell!

If you've got a 360 or even a PC, get over to the Microsoft store (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/list/size.56/ThemeID.27509700/ceid.194394100/categoryID.60911300?ClickID=bkgnfm1syuunuusess6e6nmq6vguddvfgqqv&lc=1033&redirect=true) right now!!!

They've gone mad. They're selling good, recent releases for less than ten bucks. I just picked up:

Asura's Wrath
The Last Naruto
The Secret World
Dragon's Dogma
and The Amazing Spider-Man

for $49.95.

They've got other recent stuff like Max Payne and Mass Effect 3.

[oykib]

Dola--

Standard Shipping is free.

[oykib]

Double Dola--

I guess it's too late for most of you. Most of the great games have sold out.

My final tallies:

Product Name: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Storm Generations for Xbox 360
Product SKU: FKF-00311
Unit Price: $59.95
Quantity Ordered: 1 $59.95

Product Name: The Secret World PC Game
Product SKU: CTF-01226
Unit Price: $49.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $49.99

Product Name: Dragon's Dogma for Xbox 360
Product SKU: FKF-00386
Unit Price: $59.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $59.99

Product Name: The Amazing Spider-Man for Xbox 360
Product SKU: FKF-00382
Unit Price: $59.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $59.99

Product Name: Asura's Wrath for Xbox 360
Product SKU: FKF-00357
Unit Price: $39.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $39.99


Discount: -$219.96
Subtotal: $49.95
Sales tax: $4.60
Shipping: $0.00
Order total: $54.55

Product Name: Gears of War 3 for Xbox 360
Product SKU: D9D-00001
Unit Price: $59.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $59.99

Product Name: Final Fantasy XIII-2 for Xbox 360
Product SKU: FKF-00262
Unit Price: $19.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $19.99

Product Name: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13: The Masters Collector's Edition for Xbox 360
Product SKU: FKF-00377
Unit Price: $69.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $69.99


Discount: -$120.00
Subtotal: $29.97
Sales tax: $2.76
Shipping: $0.00
Order total: $32.73

Product Name: The Secret World PC Game
Product SKU: CTF-01226
Unit Price: $49.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $49.99

Product Name: PowerUP Heroes Xbox 360 Game for Kinect
Product SKU: FKF-00231
Unit Price: $49.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $49.99

Product Name: Devil May Cry HD Collection for Xbox 360
Product SKU: FKF-00351
Unit Price: $39.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $39.99

Product Name: SoulCalibur V for Xbox 360
Product SKU: FKF-00349
Unit Price: $39.99
Quantity Ordered: 1 $39.99


Discount: -$140.00
Subtotal: $39.96
Sales tax: $3.68
Shipping: $0.00
Order total: $43.64

Microsoft Store FTW!

Now, I just have to hope it wasn't a glitch, and that Microsoft doesn't cancel my orders. I've already gotten the confirmation messages.

[Abe Sargent]

I checked it out and all of the games I would want are sold out. Ah well.

[DaddyTorgo]

Wow - sweet deals oykib!

[oykib]

Wow - sweet deals oykib!

I guess I was just lucky. You can usually find someone up late here on Friday nights. So I tried to post the deal as soon as I saw it. But it was up on Slickdeals and Cheap Ass Gamer. That explains how it went so quickly. In between my first and second posts, the Cheap Ass Gamer thread where it was announced got over forty pages of posts.

I got in near the beginning, and I still missed out on Diablo III, Rocksmith, Lollipop Chainsaw and Lego Batman 2 for $10. I heard that Microsoft should have those deals at their brick and mortar stores if you're lucky enough to live near one.

[sterlingice]

CAG is a lifesaver this time of year. I have at least 2 orders from Amazon en route tho it may not be finished yet.

SI

[frnk55]

Ya know if I had any PATIENCE at all I would save so much damn money waiting for these sales. I see Borderlands is 30 bucks. I of course paid 60 bucks for it.

Hotline Miami is going for 5 bucks now. Very good reviews on this one.

[CleBrownsfan]

Ya know if I had any PATIENCE at all I would save so much damn money waiting for these sales. I see Borderlands is 30 bucks. I of course paid 60 bucks for it.

Hotline Miami is going for 5 bucks now. Very good reviews on this one.

This - I was just thinking the same!

[tyketime]

I was away for Thanksgiving and so I didn't make any purchases. But this is the time of year I end up buying lots of games, and as others have pointed out, they sit uninstalled on Steam. I'm sure this year will be no exception (Christmas/New Years Deals await). But I also wish I could set that impulse aside and actually play some of the games I have already purchased. For example, I have been unable to get into Crusader Kings 2. I've read the other thread and see how many of you are enjoying it. I wish I knew what I was missing... Fallout New Vegas is sitting uninstalled. I've played the Faster Than Light tutorial three times now. I've only played 2 hours of XCOM. 86 minutes of Deus Ex. WTH is wrong with me... :banghead:

[frnk55]

I was away for Thanksgiving and so I didn't make any purchases. But this is the time of year I end up buying lots of games, and as others have pointed out, they sit uninstalled on Steam. I'm sure this year will be no exception (Christmas/New Years Deals await). But I also wish I could set that impulse aside and actually play some of the games I have already purchased. For example, I have been unable to get into Crusader Kings 2. I've read the other thread and see how many of you are enjoying it. I wish I knew what I was missing... Fallout New Vegas is sitting uninstalled. I've played the Faster Than Light tutorial three times now. I've only played 2 hours of XCOM. 86 minutes of Deus Ex. WTH is wrong with me... :banghead:
I can excuse you for all games except Fallout Vegas!! You must play it!! :D

[oykib]

The Microsoft store (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/list/size.56/ThemeID.27509700/ceid.194394100/categoryID.60911300) has some of their stuff back in stock at $10-15! It's not the full selection. But you should check it out.

[mckerney]

It's not shown on the front page of the daily deals, but Civ V: God's and Kings is $7.49 on Steam.

[Peregrine]

Dishonored is on sale for half off on Steam - fantastic game.

[CrimsonFox]

Civ 5 for $7.49 and Orcs must Die 2 for #3.74 on steam sale

[britrock88]

Wish the Microsoft sale would have put more copies in stock...

[Izulde]

Okay, I just finished To The Moon in one setting and got teary-eyed as fuck at multiple points throughout.

[SirFozzie]

Origin's having a mega one day sale.

[Capital]

Torchlight 2 for $9.99 (50% off)

[Subby]

Okay, I just finished To The Moon in one setting and got teary-eyed as fuck at multiple points throughout.
Are you sure you're single?

[PilotMan]

Amazon.com: Paradox War Chest [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAIJJCW/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir02?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1HEJX5BNJHH83DYC2BY6&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1430621942&pf_rd_i=1000716161)

$7.49

Amazon.com: Paradox Majesty Franchise [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAHSFAK/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir06?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1HEJX5BNJHH83DYC2BY6&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1430621942&pf_rd_i=1000716161)

$9.99

Amazon.com: Paradox Seas Bundle [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AB0RX3Q/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir08?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1HEJX5BNJHH83DYC2BY6&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1430621942&pf_rd_i=1000716161)

$9.99

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008G0ZXSK/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir012?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1HEJX5BNJHH83DYC2BY6&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1430621942&pf_rd_i=1000716161

$5.99
Helluva deal.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Amazon.com: Paradox War Chest [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAIJJCW/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir02?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1HEJX5BNJHH83DYC2BY6&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1430621942&pf_rd_i=1000716161)

$7.49

Amazon.com: Paradox Majesty Franchise [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAHSFAK/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir06?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1HEJX5BNJHH83DYC2BY6&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1430621942&pf_rd_i=1000716161)

$9.99

Amazon.com: Paradox Seas Bundle [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AB0RX3Q/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir08?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1HEJX5BNJHH83DYC2BY6&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1430621942&pf_rd_i=1000716161)

$9.99

Amazon.com: Pint Sized Paradox Package [Download]: Video Games (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008G0ZXSK/ref=s9_al_ft_g367_ir012?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=1HEJX5BNJHH83DYC2BY6&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=1430621942&pf_rd_i=1000716161)

$5.99
Helluva deal.

Do these have steam activation?

[Draft Dodger]

well, I'm a little annoyed. I paid $14.99 for Torchlight II and Witcher 2 earlier in the sale, and now they are $9.99 and $7.49 respectively. Not a huge amount of money, but still not thrilled about it

I don't remember them cutting prices like this during a sale and honestly it might make me hold off from pulling the trigger in the future.

[mckerney]

Do these have steam activation?

The Pint Sized is the only one that doesn't list Steam in the description, though Warlock requires Steam and whenever I've bought CK2 DLC from Amazon I've received Steam keys.

[SackAttack]

Do these have steam activation?

Should, yes. There's a thread linked at the bottom of the Pint-Size page that asks and answers that question. Fozzie gifted me CKII over the weekend, so I'm thinking the pint-size is a must-buy for me. I've been wanting MotA for a while; the CKII DLC just sweetens the deal.

well, I'm a little annoyed. I paid $14.99 for Torchlight II and Witcher 2 earlier in the sale, and now they are $9.99 and $7.49 respectively. Not a huge amount of money, but still not thrilled about it

I don't remember them cutting prices like this during a sale and honestly it might make me hold off from pulling the trigger in the future.

You can generally get an idea of what games might get further cuts by looking at what's on sale to start with. Prices don't generally go UP if they're on sale at the start of the sale, unless Steam sells through the number of agreed-upon keys for the game in question.

So if you see, say, Torchlight II on sale at $14.99 on day 1 of the sale, it's a fair bet that it will drop at some point, either via flash sale or a daily deal.