Game Specials/Discounts

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

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]

Originally Posted by Atocep

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

Even better, thanks again!

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Atocep

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

[PilotMan]

Humble Indie Bundle #6 is out!

The Humble Indie Bundle 6 (pay what you want and help charity)

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]

Amazon.com: Batman Arkham Action Pack [Download]: Video Games

Arkham City and Arkham Asylum for $10.

Deal is now dead.

[WSR]

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

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by WSR

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]

Originally Posted by WSR

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]

Originally Posted by SlyBelle1

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

$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]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

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]

Originally Posted by mckerney

Amazon.com: Absolutely Great Square Pack [Download]: Video Games

$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]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

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

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

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]

Originally Posted by stevew

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

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.

[mckerney]

Save 50% on Sleeping Dogs on Steam

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

[mckerney]

FM13 on sale for $29.99 on Green Man Gaming.

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

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]

Originally Posted by mckerney

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

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

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by mckerney

Save 40% on The Walking Dead on Steam

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]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

How is it on PC?

Great.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

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.