On Sale [Dec 24, 2010, 3:06 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
More sales than you can shake a discount stick at.
- Amazon - Up to 75% off on game downloads. Thanks jimnms.
- Atari - Dozens of downloadable games on sale.
- Direct2Drive - Dozens of games on sale. Also three coupon codes, offering up to an additional 25% off.
- EA Store - Two or more select games are 50% off.
- GamersGate - Dozens of games on sale. Buy four, pay for three.
- GOG.com - All games up to 50% off. Also, Tyrian 2000 for free.
- The Humble Indie Bundle #2 pay what you want and contribute to charity. Now includes the 1st bundle for donations of $7.36 or more.
- Impulse - Hundreds of games on sale.
- Matrix Games - Many games on sale.
- Steam - Over 1,000 games on sale.
- Telltale - Several games at 50% off.
Still on sale (previously reported):
- Adam's Venture on Impulse. Save 30%.
- Aion: Assault on Balaurea on Steam. Save 75%.
- Air Aces - Pacific on Impulse. Save 60%.
- Aliens vs. Predator on Steam. Save 75%.
- Alter Ego on GamersGate. Save 40%.
- Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game on GamersGate. Save 25%.
- Assassin's Creed 2 on Steam. Save 50%.
- Battlefield 2 Complete Collection on Impulse. Save 50%.
- BioShock 2 on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- BioShock 2 on Steam. Save 50%.
- Blur on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- Bob Came in Pieces on Steam. Save 75%.
- BRINK on Direct2Drive. Get The Psycho Pack with preorders.
- BRINK on Steam. Get Spec Ops Pack with pre-purchases.
- Bully: Scholarship Edition on Steam. Save 75%.
- Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box on Steam. Save 75%.
- Call of Juarez on Impulse. Save 50%.
- Commander: Conquest of the Americas on GamersGate. Save 25%.
- Craft of Gods on Impulse. Save 50%.
- Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Dark Fall Lost Souls on Impulse. Save 50%.
- Dark Fall Lost Souls on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- Darkness Within on Impulse. Save 30%.
- Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage on Impulse. Save 50%.
- Day of Defeat: Source on Steam. Save 75%.
- Defense Grid: The Awakening on Steam. Save 80%.
- Disciples III - Renaissance Steam Special Edition on Steam. Save 75%.
- Dragon Age: Origins Digital Deluxe Edition on Direct2Drive. Save 33%.
- Dungeon Defenders on GamersGate. Save 10% on preorders.
- Dungeon Defenders on Direct2Drive. Save 10% on preorders.
- East India Company on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- East India Company Collection on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Elven Legacy on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Elven Legacy: Magic on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Elven Legacy: Ranger on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Elven Legacy: Siege on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition on Direct2Drive. Save 40%.
- Football Manager 2011 on Steam. Save 30%.
- Fortis on Impulse. Save 75%.
- Frontlines: Fuel of War on Direct2Drive. Save 33%.
- Gothic Bundle on Steam. Save 50%.
- Grand Ages: Rome on GamersGate. Save 43%.
- Greed Corp on Steam. Save 10%.
- Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on GamersGate. Save 40%.
- Iron Grip: Warlord on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- Just Cause 2 on Steam. Save 75%.
- King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Knights of Honor on GamersGate. Save 33%.
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on Steam. Save 66%.
- Lionheart King's Crusade on GamersGate. Save 25%.
- Lost Planet 2 on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- Mahjong Wisdom on Games For Windows. Save 75%.
- Majesty Gold Edition on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Majesty 2 Kingmaker Expansion on GamersGate. Save 33%.
- Majesty 2 The Fantasy Kingdom Sim on GamersGate. Save 33%.
- Medieval 2 Total War Gold Edition on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Men of War: Gold Edition on Steam. Save 75%.
- MinerWars 2081 Pre-Alpha on Impulse. Save 60%.
- Monday Night Combat on Steam. Save 10% on pre-purchases.
- Mount & Blade on GamersGate. Save 33%.
- Mount and Blade Warband on Impulse. Save 75%.
- Natural Selection 2 on the Official Website. Buy one, get one free.
- Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition on GamersGate. Save 33%.
- Plants vs. Zombies on Games For Windows. Save 25%.
- Poker Simulator on Impulse. Save 30%.
- Power Of Defense: Defend Your World! on GamersGate. Save 75%.
- Railworks 2 on Steam. Save 85%.
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale on Steam. Save 66%.
- Resident Evil 5 on Steam. Save 66%.
- Rise of Flight – Iron Cross Edition on Direct2Drive. Save 40%.
- Rise of Prussia on GamersGate. Save 70%.
- SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive Classics Collection Series 1 on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive Classics Collection Series 2 on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive Classics Collection Series 3 on Direct2Drive. Save 50%.
- Space Rangers 2 on Impulse. Save 75%.
- SPORE Complete Pack on Steam. Save 75%.
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle Pack on Impulse. Save 80%.
- Storm Over the Pacific on Impulse. Save 40%.
- Supreme Ruler 2020 on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Sword of the Stars Argos Naval Yard on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Sword of the Stars Complete Collection on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Sylvenia - Fantasy Poker on Impulse. Save 50%.
- Take Command - 2nd Manassas on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack on Steam. Save 50%.
- Test Drive Unlimited 2 on GamersGate. Save 20% on preorders.
- The Polynomial - Space of the music on Steam. Save 75%.
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Digital Premium Edition on GamersGate. Save 10% on preorders.
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Digital Premium Edition on Direct2Drive. Save 10% on preorders.
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Digital Premium Edition on Steam. Save 10% on pre-purchases.
- Trials 2: Second Edition on Steam. Save 75%.
- THQ Complete Collection on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Victoria on GamersGate. Save 50%.
- Winter Bundle on Positech Games. "Very cheap."
- World War 2 - Time of Wrath on Impulse. Save 83%.
- Zombie Driver on Steam. Save 75%.
- Zuma's Revenge! on Steam. Save 60%.
Nameless Again wrote on Dec 25, 2010, 13:41:
Yes! DA:O complete for $25. Been waiting for that...and I almost gave in and bought it for $38 the other day...
And, I'm kicking myself, 'cuz I did. *grumble* *grumble* Oh well, $38 is still a good buy for DoA Ultimate imho.
Does anyone know why "Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines" never goes on sale? I'd love to gift it for $4.99 or less, but $19.99 for a 6 year old game that probably won't be played isn't going to happen.
VtMB is an awesome game, well worth $19.99. Stop being so cheap.
As for why it doesn't go on sale, maybe it's too obscure? Or maybe it's somehow selling consistently enough that it doesn't need to go on sale? Remember that the game is a cult classic and is pretty hard to find below $50 anywhere else, even on eBay.
Yes! DA:O complete for $25. Been waiting for that...and I almost gave in and bought it for $38 the other day...
Punkbuster + BF2 + Steam = frustration for me so it isn't surprising that it's also annoying with BC2. Disabling Steam Community in game fixed most of the problems.
Does anyone know why "Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines" never goes on sale? I'd love to gift it for $4.99 or less, but $19.99 for a 6 year old game that probably won't be played isn't going to happen. My guess is that it has something to do with Troika being gone, but surely other games from dead developers go on sale too.
Does anyone know why "Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines" never goes on sale? I'd love to gift it for $4.99 or less, but $19.99 for a 6 year old game that probably won't be played isn't going to happen. My guess is that it has something to do with Troika being gone, but surely other games from dead developers go on sale too.
I've had experience with PB, I know what a piece of shit it is. All games I join have PB, and OCCASIONALLY one of them WON'T kick me in 120 seconds. It's fully updated.
Steam + PSN: PHJF
Golwar wrote on Dec 25, 2010, 05:04:
The King Arthur package is too sweet, couldn't justify to not gift it away. ;(
You convinced me to buy it.
Looks like a highly praised game too.
Perpetual debt is slavery.
PHJF wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 23:56:
Bought Bad Company 2 the other day. 9/10 games I join I get disconnected within 120 seconds.
Thanks, EA Games.
http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsetup.php
Pretty much guaranteed it's punkbuster acting up if you're getting DC'd shortly after joining a server. Go there, download pbsetup and run it to update PB out of the game and it should fix the problem.
wooohooo! Christmas morning with all of my new games!
Thank you to those who gifted!!!!
Thank you to those who gifted!!!!
SirKnight wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 20:56:
Just great, I bought King Arthur yesterday on steam when it was 50% now it's discounted even higher. WTF!? So now for half of what I paid for just the base game, you get it and all the DLCs. GRRR!
That is the reason why I only buy daily deals at the beginning, the rest follows at the very last day of the holiday sales.
The King Arthur package is too sweet, couldn't justify to not gift it away. ;(
LittleMe wrote on Dec 25, 2010, 01:37:Cool. Yeah, I have a 19" LCD monitor so 1280x1024 is my native resolution.Ant wrote on Dec 25, 2010, 01:16:
Even at lower resolutions like 1280x1024? I don't remember that problem with its demonstration/demo. However, I did have game bugs.
Oh good question. Not sure! I always played it at 1920x1200 (native and 3d res) because otherwise it looks blurry/terrible on my lcd. If bugs were your concern, I think they fixed a whole lot of them.
Yes, the bugs were very annoying! I had to restart the game a few times because of them!
Ant wrote on Dec 25, 2010, 01:16:
Even at lower resolutions like 1280x1024? I don't remember that problem with its demonstration/demo. However, I did have game bugs.
Oh good question. Not sure! I always played it at 1920x1200 (native and 3d res) because otherwise it looks blurry/terrible on my lcd. If bugs were your concern, I think they fixed a whole lot of them.
Perpetual debt is slavery.
LittleMe wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 17:33:Even at lower resolutions like 1280x1024? I don't remember that problem with its demonstration/demo. However, I did have game bugs.PHJF wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 15:14:
Is ARMA II, like, playable now?
Yes. I got the $12.50 bundle on amazon last night and played it for about four hours. Had a blast. Great game even though it's PvE against often brain dead bots.
I suggest you have a 1GB vid card. Well, on my 4870/512 the game performed badly no matter what I did but on my 5870 it's good. You'll need to download the patch for each game if you get it on amazon.
Vazz wrote on Dec 25, 2010, 00:46:
Damn, wish I saw the amazon deals before I bought Arma II the other day on Steam. Does anyone know if the amazon Combined Operations version gives two keys(one key for arma 2 and one key for operation arrowhead)? If it does then I would just get it and give the basic arma 2 key to a friend.
Yes it gives two keys. To prove it here are my keys..
Perpetual debt is slavery.
Damn, wish I saw the amazon deals before I bought Arma II the other day on Steam. Does anyone know if the amazon Combined Operations version gives two keys(one key for arma 2 and one key for operation arrowhead)? If it does then I would just get it and give the basic arma 2 key to a friend.
I'm a little puzzled that Arma 2 is discounted heavily on Steam but they chose not to discount the expansion or gold pack to the same extent. People say having Operation Arrowhead is pretty much a requirement for a lot of servers and mods. And before anyone asks, I live outside North America so the Amazon deal is worthless to me. If the combined pack had been 12.5$ on Steam, I would have picked it up in a heartbeat. But I don't think having to pay 30$ to get the full game is any sort of deal, and selling just the older part for 10$ is silly.
Some of the most miserable and unhappy gamers on the planet are at Bluesnews
Bought Bad Company 2 the other day. 9/10 games I join I get disconnected within 120 seconds.
Thanks, EA Games.
Thanks, EA Games.
Steam + PSN: PHJF
LittleMe wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 17:33:PHJF wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 15:14:
Is ARMA II, like, playable now?
Yes. I got the $12.50 bundle on amazon last night and played it for about four hours. Had a blast. Great game even though it's PvE against often brain dead bots.
I suggest you have a 1GB vid card. Well, on my 4870/512 the game performed badly no matter what I did but on my 5870 it's good. You'll need to download the patch for each game if you get it on amazon.
It's still debatable whether it's "playable" depending on your definition. It still has bugs, gamebreaking ones at that. I couldn't finish the basic training because I kept getting instructors stuck in a loop. Particularly, the shooting range, I didn't even get a chance to fire a round before he declared that I'd failed, then he'd ask if I wanted to try again, then he'd declare that I failed before I even responded. Over and over until I just quit the training and started a mission instead.
That said, the mission worked fine. The feel of the game is still sorely lacking and the 'training' I did manage to get working was a terrible experience that explained NOTHING. Why even bother having a tutorial if the player needs to keep looking up keyboard commands in a manual or in the configuration just to complete said tutorials?
BI certainly know the subject matter, and they know how to make a powerful sandbox engine, but they don't know squat about how to make a 'game'.
Eventually I may take the time to teach myself how to play this game, but right now there's so much else out there from companies that actually have their shit together that this can sit on the shelf and wait. Kind of disappointed I even spent $10 on it.
Prez wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 19:34:Sounds good to me. Thanks!
I have always found it fun myself. I never really noticed too much of an imbalance with archers - of course if you give them the high ground they become lethal, but that is pretty realistic to me.
There have been quite a few upgrades since launch, though, so maybe it will be more to your liking. Friend me in Steam and the game is on me.
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." -- Bertrand Russell (I think...)
Decided to grab the new demo for ARMA II:Operation Arrowhead and it is much more polished than the old demo was. Think I will be grabbing that Amazon deal.
I was reading a post about the DLC and they recommended if you bought from Amazon/(non-steam) that you could buy the DLC directly from Bohemia Interactive at http://store.bistudio.com/
I was reading a post about the DLC and they recommended if you bought from Amazon/(non-steam) that you could buy the DLC directly from Bohemia Interactive at http://store.bistudio.com/
LittleMe wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 21:13:SirKnight wrote on Dec 24, 2010, 20:56:
Also the expansions/DLC for Arma 2 is totally worth it. All of that plus some of the major mods people have come out with make it the best military shooter in existence by far. Plus creating your own missions is pretty simple and fun.
Thanks SirKnight. How can I buy the DLC for the Amazon version of Combined Operations? I don't see any of them up there. The Steam DLC requires the Steam version of the games.TIA
I think you have to get them from the sprocket download service. There should be a link to it on arma2.com if I remember correctly.
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