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2010 Steam Holiday Sale Thread: of GAF collectively handing over wallet to Based Gabe

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Felix Lighter

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Here's what I picked up over the sale:

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Standard Edition
Super Meat Boy
Peggle Complete Pack
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Assassin's Creed II
Alpha Protocol
Darksiders
SimCity 4 Deluxe
GTA IV Complete Bundle
FarCry 2
Mafia II

Total: $88.48

I'm happy with that.
 
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Sidewinder

Member
This is the End!

I won't buy any more stuff from this sale, here's what I got:

- Super Meat Boy 3.50 EUR
- Winterbottom 0.39 EUR
- Toki Tori 1.12 EUR
- Flatout 2 1.00 EUR
- Rush 1.52 EUR
- Flight Control HD 1.36 EUR
- Company of Heroes Gold 3.74 EUR
- Indie 2D Pack 4.49 EUR
- Hitman Blood Money 2.49 EUR

Total 19.61 EUR ~ 24.50 Swiss Francs

It's only during Steam Sales that I'm happy to not own a new PC, my wallet would run away if I did :lol

Next summer or most definitely next winter I'll have a fancy new PC and I'll grab Stalker, Crysis, Mafia 2 and many more...
 
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Carm

Member
Total holiday haul, practically nothing on Steam I need anymore except the biggie, a Telltale everything pack, disappointed they didn't put one up.

Steam

AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
Blue Toad Murder Files - The Mysteries of Little Riddle
Broken Sword Triple Pack 3
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Defense Grid: The Awakening + DLC
Divinity II - Dragon Knight Saga
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Fear Pack 2
Flight Control HD
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Blood Money
Indie Kids Pack
Ion Assault
Machinarium
Mafia 2 DLC Joe's Adventure
Mass Effect 2
Neverwinter Nights 2 Platinum
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
The Oddbox
THQ Pack
Plants vs. Zombies: GotY Edition
Prince of Persia 2008
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Shank
Singularity
Sim City 4 Deluxe
Star Wars Jedi Knight Collection
Super Meat Boy
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Time Gentlemen, Please!/Ben There, Dan That! Double Pack
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
VVVVvv


Total 290.54

D2D

The Ball (Steam registrable)

Total $3.96

GoG

Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura
Divine Divinity
Icewind Dale 1 Complete
Icewind Dale 2 Complete
Planescape: Torment
Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey

Total $37.13


Total $331.63
 
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scitek

Member
So I picked up Dead Space, and the in-game AA doesn't work for shit, but forcing it through CCC seems to. First pic is set to "Application managed", second is 8x.

 
D

Dizzy-4U

Member
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Total: 311,82 (U$15 for the Indie Humble)

Oh God, now I wish I never knew :(
 
B

BarrenMind

Member
Didn't take my Steam account seriously before, but with a new PC, desk, comfy chair, and a ballooned list of Steam games from 21 to 64 from this sale, it's time to say farewell to the comfy couch.

Here's my list of Steam games, in bold italics are what was purchased due to the sale:

Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
Alpha Protocol
Amnesa: The Dark Descent
Aquaria
Audiosurf
Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Beat Hazard
BIT.TRIP BEAT
Bullet Candy
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
CivCity: Rome
Counter-Strike: Source
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Crysis Wars
Darksiders
Dead Space
Deus Ex GOTY
Deus Ex: The Invisible War
Dirt 2
Doom 2
Doom 3
Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil
FarCry 2
Final Doom
Flight Control HD
Galcon Fusion
Geometry Wars
Half-Life
Half-Life 2
Just Cause 2
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Left 4 Dead 2
Machinarium
Master Levels for Doom 2
Mirror's Edge
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum
Oblivion GOTY Deluxe
Plants vs. Zombies
Poker Night at the Inventory
Polynomial
Portal
Prince of Persia (2008)
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Puzzle Quest
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Rhythm Zone
Riven
Rush
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl
Shatter
Star Wars: KOTOR
Super Laser Racer
Super Meat Boy
Tales of Monkey Island (all 5 episodes)
Team Fortress 2
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Toki Tori
Torchlight
Ultimate Doom
VVVVVV

Enjoy my $162.42, Valve.
 
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Tim-E

Member
I only did some gifting this year due to being broke as shit, but I've bought so much shit over the last 2+ years that I honestly had most of the stuff I liked that was on sale. :lol
 
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derFeef

Member
Bit on the Frontiers pack, the 2D Indy pack and GTAIV complete. Damn you, last day.
Maybe I am getting NBA2k11 as well, but I am not sure.
 
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Pachael

Member
Enjoy my $93.98 guys - For those in Oztraylia, that amount would have gotten me one new full game from retail. (Like COD:Black Ops, retailing for $89 at JB)

Damage since Thanksgiving:
Indie 2D Pack, Indie Flight Pack, Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
Zeno Clash
Greed Corp, Swords and Soldiers HD
Mount and Blade: Warband, Rush
Super Meat Boy, AI War: Fleet Command
Altitude, FlatOut Ultimate Carnage (ROW)
Overlord Complete Pack, King Arthur Pack, Torchlight
Trials 2: Second Edition
Humble Indie Bundle
Winterbottom, Indie Kids Pack, Tomb Raider: Anniversary (ROW), Lara Croft GOL
Humble Indie Bundle 2 - Retail
Bob Came in Pieces
Beat Hazard, Just Cause 2
Shatter
Chime
Indie Story Pack
 
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Houston3000

Member
If I buy the STALKER bundle could I gift Shadow of Chernobyl to somebody since I already own it on Steam or would the extra version just disappear into the void?
 
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gotee12

Member
My first Steam sale has come to an end. From Santa Gabe, I bought...

Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
MLB Front Office Manager
Lego Batman
Super Meat Boy
Battlefield Bad Company 2: Standard Edition
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Trials 2: Second Edition
Overlord Complete Pack
King Arthur Complete Pack
Shattered Union
Flat Out: Ultimate Carnage
Splinter Cell Conviction: Deluxe Edition
AI War + all DLC
Serious Sam Gold pack
King's Bounty Platinum Collection
Crysis Complete Collection
Sim City 4 Deluxe
Section 8
CivCity: Rome
Greed Corps
Oblivion: Game of the Year Deluxe
Far Cry 2
TF2
Supreme Commander 2
Half Life Complete
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Grand Ages: Rome
Grand Ages: Rome - Reign of Augustus
Time Gentleman, Please! and Ben There, Dan That
Indie Fright Pack

Total:
$148.72 for 47 individual games (avg. $3.16 per game)

That's a lot of cash but a heck of a lot of gaming for that price.
 
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Sysgen

Member
Since the 20th of December: About $154 for 49 games. I think about the same as last year.

Gamersgate
==========
Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come 2.99
Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943 5.99
Project Freedom 2.50
Sid Meier's Pirates! Free
Aquadelic GT 4.98

Amazon
==========
BioShock 2 5.00
Deadtime Stories 3.49
Xpand Ralley Pack 3.75
---Xpand Rally
---Xpand Rally Xtreme
Operation Matriarchy 2.50
East India Company Collection 5.87
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat 2.50

Steam
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Devil May Cry 4 4.99
King Arthur Pack 5.39
Wings of Prey Pack 13.49
---Wings of Prey
---Wings of the Luftwaffe
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising 3.00
Bully: Scholarship Edition 3.75
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box 5.00
Resident Evil 5 10.20
Indie Brain Pack 4.99
---Big Brain Wolf
---Diamond Dan
---Puzzle Bots
---Windosill
---Zen Bound 2
Battlefield Bad Company 2 6.79
Valerie Porter 1.74
The Sherlock Holmes Collection 13.74
---Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
---Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
---Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition
---Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring
---Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Persian Carpet
---Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
Amnesia: The Dark Descent 4.80
Swords and Soldiers HD 2.50
Indie Fright Pack 4.99
---Burn Zombie Burn
---The Path
---The Scourge Project: Episodes 1 and 2
---The Void
---Zombie Driver
Plants vs. Zombies 4.00
Greed Corp 2.50
Brothers in Arms Pack 9.99
---Brothers in Arms Road To Hill 30
---Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood
---Brothers in Arms Hells Highways
Farcry 2 Fortunes Edition 4.99
Hitman Blood Money 2.49
Grand Ages: Rome Pack 4.98
---Grand Ages: Rome - Reign of Augustus
---Grand Ages: Rome (NA)
CivCity: Rome 0.99
 
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luxarific

Nork unification denier
I bought the THQ pack (although I already own DoWII and Chaos Rising) and got a notification during checkout that I wouldn't get an extra copy of DoWII to give away (as has been the practice in earlier sales). A few hours later I received an e-mail from Steam saying that I had a gift-copy of DoWII to give away. Not to look a gift game in the mouth, but that was weird.
 
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xelios

Universal Access can be found under System Preferences
luxarific said:
I bought the THQ pack (although I already own DoWII and Chaos Rising) and got a notification during checkout that I wouldn't get an extra copy of DoWII to give away (as has been the practice in earlier sales). A few hours later I received an e-mail from Steam saying that I had a gift-copy of DoWII to give away. Not to look a gift game in the mouth, but that was weird.
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DoWII is one of the handful of games you'll get one with:

Users who own "Dawn of War II" and then go on to purchase "Dawn of War II Gold Edition" will receive an extra copy of "Dawn of War II"
 
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MehsterChief

Member
The sale has been devastating. I now have games for years to play. WHich is great, but will I ever get the chance to play them all? We'll see.

Super Meat Boy
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Resident Evil 5
Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light
Defense Grid
Deathspank
Torchlight
Sam & Max Season 3
Red Faction: Guerilla
Batman: Arkham Asylum
The Witcher
Crysis
Far Cry 2
Mafia 2 + 2 DLC Packs
Everyday Genius
Amnesia
Hitman: Blood Money

I spent a bit more than 80€. Considering my budget was 50@ this is bad. On the other hand, this year's Holiday Sale won't be as bad, just because I already got a lot of shit.
It'll also be interesting to see how long my new plan works to skip all Weekend Sales until my backlog is severly diminished....
 
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Starwolf_UK

Member
So first steam sale, first use of steam and total damage, 86 titles according to the library (in reality its about 80 when I include stuff I'm not installing for various reasons) and the total damage was £92.00 and most of that was the final day! Over £1 a game but not much over so thats the good side and I didn't go over £100 so thats a plus. I've not bothered linking the Humble Bundle(s) either which would push the average down further.

Now comes the real challenge. Playing them all before the next sale and not buying anything else for a few months or so...
 
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luxarific

Nork unification denier
xelios said:
DoWII is one of the handful of games you'll get one with:

Users who own "Dawn of War II" and then go on to purchase "Dawn of War II Gold Edition" will receive an extra copy of "Dawn of War II"
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But I specifically got a message that I would not be receiving an extra copy of DoWII during checkout (it was bolded and underlined - I should have screen-capped it :lol).
 
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HamPster PamPster

Member
Time for the guilt :(
Since the beginning of the thanksgiving sale:

$90.10 for:

Gyromancer
The Maw
Sonic 3D Blast
On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness (Both)
Divinity II - Dragon Knight Saga
Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands
Super Meat Boy
Just Cause 2
Shatter
Indie Clever Pack
Indie Story Pack
Audiosurf
Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY

And there is the two retail PS3 games and several PSN purchases plus my daughter got a Wii and some games for christmas... what am I doing gaf?

I have a problem!
 
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LyR

Banned
LyR said:
Can you buy the GTA4 Complete edition even though you already own GTA4 ?!

it's kinda irritating, you can only purchase it as a gift again but in the shopping-cart menu you can choose "purchase for myself" ... so what happens if I buy it again, will the DLC work ?!
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please someone answer only 1 hour left :(
 
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Danj

Member
Download limits like we have here on UK internet providers mean that although I got a shitload of games in the sale I can't actually install most of them :/ sucks...
 
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Hawk SE

Member
I'm stopping with this:

- VVVVVV
- Mafia II
- Dawn of Discovery Gold
- Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
- Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Lucasarts Jedi Knight Bundle
- Sid Meier's Railroads
- Amnesa: The Dark Descent
- Brothers in Arms Pack
- Killing Floor Bundle
- Tropico 3 Gold
- Shank
- Serious Sam HD: SE Non-pre (US)
- Darksiders
- Winterbottom
- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
- OddBoxx

Not Sale:
- Call of Duty Black Ops
- BTTF: The Game
 
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arts&crafts

Member
Guys need to buy more cheap indies! Is grotesque any good? I want games that i can play on my shitty laptop with built in graphics (although I doubt grotesque will). I bought the fantasy pack but already beat faerie solitaire:lol
 
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oracrest

Member
I just did a once over of some games in their store to see if I missed any little gems, and stumbled across the Lucasarts Adventure Pack for $4.99

Comes with Indian Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, The Last Crusade, LOOM, and The Dig. Not bad! :)
 
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darkpaladinmfc

Member
Danj said:
Download limits like we have here on UK internet providers mean that although I got a shitload of games in the sale I can't actually install most of them :/ sucks...
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If you have Sky Broadband then just ignore your limit, I've got about four times over my 10GB DL limit several times and they have never done anything -- the worst that can apparently happen is that they may send me a letter recommending me to upgrade my internet package :lol. If you're on another ISP then it's probably worth Googling to see if you can get away with the same.
 
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Trouble

Banned
I'm pretty pleased with my haul this sale. I spent a little less than the cost of 2 new console games and got 18 games. Viva la PC :D
 
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Drkirby

Corporate Apologist
oracrest said:
I just did a once over of some games in their store to see if I missed any little gems, and stumbled across the Lucasarts Adventure Pack for $4.99

Comes with Indian Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, The Last Crusade, LOOM, and The Dig. Not bad! :)
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I think I have seen that at $2.50 before though.
 
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LyR

Banned
Danj said:
Download limits like we have here on UK internet providers mean that although I got a shitload of games in the sale I can't actually install most of them :/ sucks...
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I think canada and the UK are the only western world countries which still have Gigabyte Volume limits

I mean come on, O2 UK with only 40GB per month ... in web 2.0 times, what is this ... the stone age ?! I feel with you UK/canuck gafers.
 
Stitch

Stitch

Gold Member
Killing Floor PostMortem Character Pack 2 DLC
Killing Floor - Nightfall Character Pack
Killing Floor - Outbreak Character Pack
Killing Floor - "London's Finest" DLC Character pack
Mafia II DLC Joe's Adventures
Mafia II DLC - War Hero
Mafia II DLC - Jimmys Vendetta
Mafia II DLC - Greaser
Mafia II DLC - Renegade
Mafia II DLC - Vegas
Mafia II
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
Flight Control HD
Kane and Lynch 2 - Dog Days
Swords and Soldiers HD
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Plants vs. Zombies
The Ball
Mount and Blade: Warband
Rush
SimCity 4 Deluxe
Crysis Complete
Lara Croft GOL
Saints Row 2
Overlord Complete Pack
Darksiders

98,17€

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X05

Upside, inside out he's livin la vida loca, He'll push and pull you down, livin la vida loca
Final tally:
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY
  • Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
  • Company of Heroes Gold
  • FlatOut Ultimate Carnage
  • Half-Life 2: Episode One
  • Half-Life 2: Episode Two
  • Hitman: Blood Money
  • Humble Indie Bundle
  • Humble Indie Bundle 2
  • Lucasarts Jedi Knight Bundle
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition
  • SimCity 4 Deluxe
  • Super Meat Boy
  • The Deus Ex Collection
Total spent: $72.81
Total games: 31
Average: $2.34 per game

I spent just a bit more than I wanted (65 was my limit), but not bad at all I'd say :)
 
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Houston3000

Member
My damages, not so bad:

  • Assassins Creed 2
  • Plants vs. Zombies
  • FlatOut Ultimate Carnage
  • Splintercell: Chaos Theory
  • Dead Rising 2
  • SimCity 4 Deluxe (double-dip)
  • The Misadventure of P.B. Winterbottom
  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent
  • Mass Effect 2
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (double-dip)
  • Just Cause 2

Total: $84

I still have $16 left in the Christmas fund I set aside for myself.
 
Truespeed

Truespeed

Member
LyR said:
Can you buy the GTA4 Complete edition even though you already own GTA4 ?!

it's kinda irritating, you can only purchase it as a gift again but in the shopping-cart menu you can choose "purchase for myself" ... so what happens if I buy it again, will the DLC work ?!

please someone answer only 1 hour left :(
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Yes you can and the DLC will work.
 
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McNum

Member
So my total damage is:

- Mass Effect 2
- Just Cause 2
- Trackmania United
- Indie 2D Pack

Not too bad at all. Comes in at about €50.
 
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KPJZKC

Member
LyR said:
I think canada and the UK are the only western world countries which still have Gigabyte Volume limits

I mean come on, O2 UK with only 40GB per month ... in web 2.0 times, what is this ... the stone age ?! I feel with you UK/canuck gafers.
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Ireland has them too - and I think there have been rumours of some of the big ISPs in Spain bringing in limits too
 
Leatherface

Leatherface

Member
I know we're all feeling a little butt raped from the holiday sale that never seemed to end, but the good news is that after about a month or so the pain of our purchases won't hurt as bad. We can now look forward to owning/playing our huge catalog of great games and I for one am very excite! I missed out on a lot of top tier games and I finally have a chance to catch up. Woot! (my grid is so full and pretty now too! lol)

So I've already beat Batman: AA this past weekend and I'm now working through and completely addicted to Mass Effect 2. After that I'm thinking of hitting up GTAIV and Dead Space. So many good games so little time!!


All in all it's been a good year GAF! I think this year I'm going to add $10 to my steam wallet once a month until the next Christmas holiday sale. Maybe 2011 is the year I get a little smarter about how I handle my uncontrollable urge to buy steam games? How about you? :lol
 
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