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Amazon Summer Sale July 1 | Not steamy but very hot (non-US buyers: read OP)

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Enco

Member
Mavromatis said:
I posted a reply on reddit but I'll post here too.
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A more secure method is needed to prevent lurkers and other random people from taking everything.

A password protected Google docs sheet? How exactly did people find the spreadsheet? Are email tags easily exploited? Did someone from GAF post it publicly?
 
M

Mavromatis

Member
Enco said:
A more secure method is needed to prevent lurkers and other random people from taking everything.

A password protected Google docs sheet? How exactly did people find the spreadsheet? Are email tags easily exploited? Did someone from GAF post it publicly?
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A Gaffer already achieved something similar by giving Sequence Steam key to everyone posted on a specific thread. I believe they used a bot for it. But this would be too much work for too little. Maybe Google Forms can be used for this.
 
V

vocab

Member
Thanks for the SMNC and SR3 DLC codes tony. I'm sorry someone took advantage of your good nature, and ruined it for a bunch of people.
 
LQX

LQX

Member
I said it from the jump that Google doc would be bad news as everyone can get a hold of it. The quote feature is much better even if some idiot here might still take advantage of it.
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
So I heard about Tony's keys being put in reddit. Man... I don't know what to say.

That was really bad on what they did, leaking it.
 
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HoosTrax

Member
LQX said:
I said it from the jump that Google doc would be bad news as everyone can get a hold of it. The quote feature is much better even if some idiot here might still take advantage of it.
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How would using the e-mail tag feature be any better? All it would take would be for that one guy to copy all of them and dump it on Reddit.
 
Elginer

Elginer

Member
Hey Tony, haven't been here in a bit but very sad to see some jerkasses took all the freebies. You're too damn nice of a guy to have this junk happen. :( VERY SAD.
 
Dice

Dice

Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Yeah, I can't figure out a truly secure way of doing it. The best would be some sort of generator that you enter a password into and it gives one key per IP address until all the keys are gone, but then the password could still get leaked, and it would be a pain to create in the first place.

I took a look at the document at one point and saw at least a pretty good amount of gaffers got keys.
 
LQX

LQX

Member
HoosTrax said:
How would using the e-mail tag feature be any better? All it would take would be for that one guy to copy all of them and dump it on Reddit.
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Still, those codes have better shot at staying up longer as only members here can see it and it is not as public as a Google doc. Moreover those codes lasted a longer when Tony was doing the email tag feature. Things only went to shit after that Google doc.
 
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Lain

Member
Enco said:
How exactly did people find the spreadsheet? Are email tags easily exploited? Did someone from GAF post it publicly?
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Any member can quote a post and find the link and, as everyone should know, not everyone is a nice person that won't ruin the party for other people.
 
A

Amazon Video Gamer

Banned
Upcoming Deals.

Any forum wizards that can grab the forum mockup version from here so I don't have to relink all these?

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9823320&posted=1#post9823320

7/26-7/30:

Borderlands GOTY - $7.49 - Steam

Deals on 7.28 ONLY

Binary Domain - $9.99 - Steam
Dreamcast Collection - $4.99 - Not Steam
Sega Sports Spectacular - $12.49 - Virtua Tennis 4 not steam
Total War Bundle - $29.99 - Some steam
Virtua Tennis 4 - $4.99 - not steam
Grand Theft Auto IV - $9.99 - Steam Version
Grand Theft Auto IV - $9.99 - non steam version
Bioshock Dual Pack - $7.49 - Steam version
Bioshock Dual Pack - $7.49 - Non-Steam version
Civ IV & V Pack - $11.99 - Civ V Steam Civ IV not
Spec Ops The Line - $24.99 - Steam
Civ V GOTY - $24.99 - Steam
Civ V - $14.99 - Steam
Civ IV Complete - $14.99 - Steam
Civ IV Complete - $14.99 - DRM Free
2K Mega Pack - $39.99 - All Steam except CivCity Rome
2K Mega Pack - $39.99 - Mixed back on DRM
2K Strategy Pack - $19.99 - All Steam
2K Strategy Pack - Civ V Steam, Civ IV and Stronghold Collection not
2K Shooter Pack - All Steam - $19.99
2K Shooter Pack - Duke Nukem + Borderlands GOTY Steam, Bioshock 1+2 Not
Rockstar Classics (All Steam) - $14.99 - All Steam
Rockstar Classics - $14.99 - None Steam
X-Com Collection - $2.99
Darkness II - $12.49 - Steam
Max Payne 3 - $29.99 Not Steam

Cheers,
Tony
 
M

mannerbot

Member
Amazon Video Gamer said:
Upcoming Deals.

Any forum wizards that can grab the forum mockup version from here so I don't have to relink all these?

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9823320&posted=1#post9823320
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Upcoming Deals

7/26-7/30:

Borderlands GOTY - $7.49 - Steam

Deals on 7.28 ONLY

Binary Domain - $9.99 - Steam
Dreamcast Collection - $4.99 - Not Steam
Sega Sports Spectacular - $12.49 - Virtua Tennis 4 not steam
Total War Bundle - $29.99 - Some steam
Virtua Tennis 4 - $4.99 - not steam
Grand Theft Auto IV - $9.99 - Steam Version
Grand Theft Auto IV - $9.99 - non steam version
Bioshock Dual Pack - $7.49 - Steam version
Bioshock Dual Pack - $7.49 - Non-Steam version
Civ IV & V Pack - $11.99 - Civ V Steam Civ IV not
Spec Ops The Line - $24.99 - Steam
Civ V GOTY - $24.99 - Steam
Civ V - $14.99 - Steam
Civ IV Complete - $14.99 - Steam
Civ IV Complete - $14.99 - DRM Free
2K Mega Pack - $39.99 - All Steam except CivCity Rome
2K Mega Pack - $39.99 - Mixed back on DRM
2K Strategy Pack - $19.99 - All Steam
2K Strategy Pack - Civ V Steam, Civ IV and Stronghold Collection not
2K Shooter Pack - All Steam - $19.99
2K Shooter Pack - Duke Nukem + Borderlands GOTY Steam, Bioshock 1+2 Not
Rockstar Classics (All Steam) - $14.99 - All Steam
Rockstar Classics - $14.99 - None Steam
X-Com Collection - $2.99
Darkness II - $12.49 - Steam
Max Payne 3 - $29.99 Not Steam

Cheers,
Tony
 
Mattdaddy

Mattdaddy

Gold Member
I gotta say as far as my wishlist, amazon owned steam pretty hard this go around. I got everything I wanted earlier and cheaper or same price. Tony you are a wrecking machine.
 
R

ReverseFate

Member
Amazon Video Gamer said:
More additions with links:

7/26-7/29:

Hitman Triple Threat Pack - $7.49

7/28 only:

Sega Awesome Pack - $12.49
Call of Duty Black Ops - $19.99
Total War Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai - $14.99
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - $29.99
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - $9.99

Cheers,
Tony
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Will the base game of Shogun 2 be on sale as well? I've been kicking myself for missing it through the Steam sale, and it would be absolutely fantastic if I can get the deal through Amazon instead.
 
E

eemijun

Neo Member
Hey Tony, don't know if you missed my earlier question but do you think Mafia II will be getting a lone discount? Missed the steam flash deal and when Amazon had it for $7.50.
 
Z

zerokoolpsx

Member
mannerbot said:
Upcoming Deals

7/26-7/30:

Borderlands GOTY - $7.49 - Steam

Deals on 7.28 ONLY

Binary Domain - $9.99 - Steam
Dreamcast Collection - $4.99 - Not Steam
Sega Sports Spectacular - $12.49 - Virtua Tennis 4 not steam
Total War Bundle - $29.99 - Some steam
Virtua Tennis 4 - $4.99 - not steam
Grand Theft Auto IV - $9.99 - Steam Version
Grand Theft Auto IV - $9.99 - non steam version
Bioshock Dual Pack - $7.49 - Steam version
Bioshock Dual Pack - $7.49 - Non-Steam version
Civ IV & V Pack - $11.99 - Civ V Steam Civ IV not
Spec Ops The Line - $24.99 - Steam
Civ V GOTY - $24.99 - Steam
Civ V - $14.99 - Steam
Civ IV Complete - $14.99 - Steam
Civ IV Complete - $14.99 - DRM Free
2K Mega Pack - $39.99 - All Steam except CivCity Rome
2K Mega Pack - $39.99 - Mixed back on DRM
2K Strategy Pack - $19.99 - All Steam
2K Strategy Pack - Civ V Steam, Civ IV and Stronghold Collection not
2K Shooter Pack - All Steam - $19.99
2K Shooter Pack - Duke Nukem + Borderlands GOTY Steam, Bioshock 1+2 Not
Rockstar Classics (All Steam) - $14.99 - All Steam
Rockstar Classics - $14.99 - None Steam
X-Com Collection - $2.99
Darkness II - $12.49 - Steam
Max Payne 3 - $29.99 Not Steam

Cheers,
Tony
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Amazon Video Gamer said:
More additions with links:

7/26-7/29:

Hitman Triple Threat Pack - $7.49

7/28 only:

Sega Awesome Pack - $12.49
Call of Duty Black Ops - $19.99
Total War Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai - $14.99
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 - $29.99
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - $9.99

Cheers,
Tony
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Jumping on Binary Domain and Bioshock bundle since I missed them the first time around. July 28 can't come fast enough. Thanks Tony!
 
W

Wolf Akela

Member
Will there be a bundle that only includes Shogun 2 stuff? Not really interested in other Total War games.

Still kicking myself for missing it on Steam.
 
C

Chairmanchuck

Member
Amazon Video Gamer said:
I'm working on another Arma 2 sale, but I have nothing to report yet.

Also, I just posted this in CAG:

I don't usually bring up posts from even more than 24 hours back but I feel this merits it.

I wanted to conclusively put this discussion to bed:

I woke up this morning and one of my friends sent me an email with this link and a frowny face:

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/x0a6b/after_passing_out_1000s_of_steam_keys_on_rgaming/

Just do a CTRL+F for "google" you'll get a link to a google doc that looks remarkably similar to the one that was ruined.

I copy and pasted all of the codes in that one to compare...they are all from the original document that was wiped.

Case closed, but I'm still sad. Very sad.

Note: My purpose in posting this was to clear up any confusion as to whether or not I was "jumping to conclusions" regarding the source of the issue with the original giveaway document.

Cheers,
Tony
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I want to punch this guy so hard in the face, his nose will break. Sry, thats Karma...

Really hate such guys. "Stealing" keys, and then try to act like a modern Robin Hood...
 
H

hoss

Member
Hey Tony,

Any chance of Sniper Elite V2 going on sale again in the near future? I was able to pick it up at the awesome price you had it for earlier (way better than Steam),but a couple of friends missed out. Thanks for all these great deals.
 
A

Amazon Video Gamer

Banned
bender

bender

What time is it?
I think you have an extra 9 in your Syndicate 2-pack. :p

edit: doh, none of the deals are live yet. I'm a dummy.
 
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