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[mattiewheels]

Dead Space 2 for $14.99 ...

http://www.direct2drive.com/10210/product/Buy-Dead-Space-2-Download


use this code for an additional 15% off ...which brings it to $12.74 ...

42B92ABCFED171E18A46C1ECB4D95B6F


you should be able to register the serial key with EA's Origin, too ...if interested.

Yeah.....just tried that and their ridiculous phone call auth is broken.

 

[e_i]

Gah...I just went on a Steam binge:

CoD Modern Warfare 1&2
Darksiders
Drakensang 1-3
Dead Space
Jamestown
Universe Sandbox
Inside a Starfilled Sky

Dead Space 2 on D2D

 

[coopolon]

Gah...I just went on a Steam binge:

CoD Modern Warfare 1&2
Darksiders
Drakensang 1-3
Dead Space
Jamestown
Universe Sandbox
Inside a Starfilled Sky

Dead Space 2 on D2D

Summer sale should be coming soon where probably almost everything will be on sale. At least you didn't get any newer full price titles, you would have really been kicking yourslef if a $60 game is on sale for $20 in 2 and a half weeks.

 

[Ledsen]

A question regarding regional pricing:

I live in Norway and prices on Steam are pretty steep. When I'm at work I have a UK IP-address. Can I buy stuff using my account at UK and get UK prices, then download the games at home? Or will I breach some kind of ToS?

You could, but after a while they might start wondering how you can be in the UK during the day and in Norway at night. They could suspend your account. Basically I wouldn't recommend it, just get GAFers to gift you stuff (som jag gör

 

[sk3tch]

Does Deus Ex: GOTY still hold up today? Is it like a first-person shooter/Snatcher hybrid? Trying to decide if I want to get the Deus Ex 3: Augmented Edition that includes the original free.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Does Deus Ex: GOTY still hold up today? Is it like a first-person shooter/Snatcher hybrid? Trying to decide if I want to get the Deus Ex 3: Augmented Edition that includes the original free.

Does it hold up today? That's a tough one. I've had a number of console plebs try it and fail to grasp the sort of slow initial pace, lack of action in the shooting, and the graphics which weren't even great at the time.

On the other hand, I feel like it holds up very well. My first time playing it was about 5 years after the fact. It's fun, it's challenging in a good way, and it has a very modern interface. If you do play it, give it at least until the first major plot twist (you'll know when you get to a plane, it's maybe 2:00-2:30 into the game) and that should motivate you to keep playing further. And it's a fantastic, wonderful game.

 

[scorpscarx]

The lazy answer is hell yes.

 

[Lime]

Does Deus Ex: GOTY still hold up today? Is it like a first-person shooter/Snatcher hybrid? Trying to decide if I want to get the Deus Ex 3: Augmented Edition that includes the original free.

It depends on your standards for visuals and voice acting in relation to how much you enjoy game mechanics. I would say that the game still holds up fairly well in terms of the incredible gameplay and has not been matched since - however the visuals, plot and voice acting are pretty bad, even for its time (2001). If those downsides bother you too much, then it might not be for you.

But if you haven't played it before, you definitely should. It is in many ways a masterpiece in terms of game mechanics.

 

[sk3tch]

Thanks guys. I've seen the YouTube clips of the awesome voice acting so that wouldn't be a problem. Graphically I should be OK, too...the setup is super intriguing and the video I saw of Deus EX 3 on YouTube has me hyped for the modern version, as well.

I'll try it out and report back.

EDIT: argh...the D2D version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition gives you Deus EX: GOTY in a standard download & key form...no Steam registration. Gotta try to get a refund. :-/

 

[stuminus3]

Oops wrong topic. GO STEAM!

 

[sk3tch]

Oops wrong topic. GO STEAM!

lol...I was wondering wtf the context was.

 

[Blizzard]

It depends on your standards for visuals and voice acting in relation to how much you enjoy game mechanics. I would say that the game still holds up fairly well in terms of the incredible gameplay and has not been matched since - however the visuals, plot and voice acting are pretty bad, even for its time (2001). If those downsides bother you too much, then it might not be for you.

But if you haven't played it before, you definitely should. It is in many ways a masterpiece in terms of game mechanics.

I thought the plot and number of choices you can make were supposed to be upsides.

Visuals and hilarious voice acting (JC A BOM WHAT A SHAME) are downsides, yes. One thing you can do to make it look a little better is google for the DX10 update. That should give you some options you can use to tweak it.

 

[e_i]

Summer sale should be coming soon where probably almost everything will be on sale. At least you didn't get any newer full price titles, you would have really been kicking yourslef if a $60 game is on sale for $20 in 2 and a half weeks.

Yeah...it really waiting for New Vegas to go on sale. It's been out for 9 months and not a single sale.

 

[sk3tch]

Yeah...it really waiting for New Vegas to go on sale. It's been out for 9 months and not a single sale.

Remember that it is a Steamworks title...so you could have grabbed it for $19.99 at Best Buy and GameStop when they had it in stock/on sale. I checked GameStop and they're oos.

 

[e_i]

Remember that it is a Steamworks title...so you could have grabbed it for $19.99 at Best Buy and GameStop when they had it in stock/on sale. I checked GameStop and they're oos.

Ah...okay. If I see cheap...I'll jump on it.

 

[keeblerdrow]

I've never bought a Modern Warfare game before. If I bought MW2 and none of the map packs, would I get kicked out of lobbies a lot or do the map pack maps not come up that often? I'm not willing to give Activision any more than $20 in this expenditure.

 

[MRORANGE]

I've never bought a Modern Warfare game before. If I bought MW2 and none of the map packs, would I get kicked out of lobbies a lot or do the map pack maps not come up that often? I'm not willing to give Activision any more than $20 in this expenditure.

if have not bought any of the mw games get modern warfare 1 first, trust me.

 

[Volcynika]

Yeah...it really waiting for New Vegas to go on sale. It's been out for 9 months and not a single sale.

New Vegas has been on sale before. For like $30 I think. Though I got it from a GameStop when it was $20 and plugged the code into Steam.

 

[kodt]

Yeah...it really waiting for New Vegas to go on sale. It's been out for 9 months and not a single sale.

I bought it on steam for $25 I think. This is from my purchase history, I think the Indie packs were $5.

Dec 2010
$29.98 Purchase

Fallout: New Vegas, Indie Fright Pack

 

[InertiaXr]

Yeah...it really waiting for New Vegas to go on sale. It's been out for 9 months and not a single sale.

Although currently unavailable online, New Vegas has been $20 at Gamestop retail for at least 3-4 months, that's where I got mine. It's Steamworks so registering on Steam is required.

 

[nexen]

I still saw plenty of $20 New Vegas boxes last time I was at a local gamestop.

 

[Archie]

Civ4 for $5 and Civ4 Complete for $7.50. Awesome deal. (Spend the extra $2.50 for Beyond the Sword)

 

[Dice]

I already got complete for $6.80 in the holiday sale... still never really played it...

 

[BarrenMind]

Weekend Deal:

50% off DC Universe Online

 

[Echoplx]

Civ4 for $5 and Civ4 Complete for $7.50. Awesome deal. (Spend the extra $2.50 for Beyond the Sword)

Have they fixed the issue where both the PC and mac icons show up in your library (ie two of each icon)?

 

[Mairu]

Deals on MMOs are so lame :/

Guess I should be happy I haven't bought that much recently considering the upcoming big summer sale

 

[Archie]

Have they fixed the issue where both the PC and mac icons show up in your library (ie two of each icon)?

Nope

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

Deals on MMOs are so lame :/

Guess I should be happy I haven't bought that much recently considering the upcoming big summer sale

I'm grabbing EVE the next time it's up for $5 or less (I swear I've seen it at $2.50 before!)

Hopefully the summer sale delivers.

Any other MMO deals (for MMOs that are out at the moment) get a resounding meh from me though.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Anyone know if Batman Arkham city is steamworks?

 

[Goro Majima]

Anyone figure out what's more or less the typical delay in time between posting the first weekend deal and the 2nd weekend deal? (same with midweek madness)

 

[Shahadan]

I'm grabbing EVE the next time it's up for $5 or less (I swear I've seen it at $2.50 before!)

Hopefully the summer sale delivers.

Any other MMO deals (for MMOs that are out at the moment) get a resounding meh from me though.

It was on sale for 5 bucks three weeks ago :x

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Get Civilization IV, if you don't already.

 

[LocoMrPollock]

Anyone know if Batman Arkham city is steamworks?

It's not.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

It was on sale for 5 bucks three weeks ago :x

I know!

But I passed, as I'm cheap.



(That and not having time to sink into it at the moment.)

 

[Carm]

It's not.

Where did you get the information? It's currently not using GFWL, it's only showing Game for Windows on the official site.

http://community.batmanarkhamcity.com/

 

[Sanic]

What a disappointing weekend deal. C'mon Valve, I have extra money this weekend, let me spend it!

 

[Fragamemnon]

Civ4 is one of the essential modern PC gaming experiences. Spend the extra money for the full package-Beyond the Sword's additions should be viewed as essential.

(I've played about 150 hours or so in the last four weeks. Game still rocks)

 

[confused]

What a disappointing weekend deal. C'mon Valve, I have extra money this weekend, let me spend it!

Don't you just hate it when they do that. And when you don't have any money they have a surprise weeklong sale.

 

[desu]

RE5 & Dead Rising 2 are on sale as well!? For crapcom prices =/.

 

[Zimbardo]

so Rockstar is having a sale on Direct2Drive ...up to 75% off titles.

referral code for extra 15% off ...

42B92ABCFED171E18A46C1ECB4D95B6F


http://www.direct2drive.com/promos/weekend/

Manhunt 2 is on there, which isn't available on Steam. its one of the few games with an Adults Only rating.

here's some of the reasons why ...

http://youtu.be/k4e3jjKh8TE

console versions of that game were censored.

 

[confused]

RE5 & Dead Rising 2 are on sale as well!? For crapcom prices =/.

Pretty sure I bought both cheaper before. DR 2 at 16 over Xmas and RE5 was 7.5

 

[LocoMrPollock]

Where did you get the information? It's currently not using GFWL, it's only showing Game for Windows on the official site.

http://community.batmanarkhamcity.com/

Oh, read it as Arkham Asylum. Yeah, I don't think they've announced what City will be using yet.

 

[MNC]

DR2 and RE5 are juuuust too pricey to be impulse-buy prices. Also didn't Dead Rising 2 have crap system for co-op?

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Anyone from South America can tell if they see ANY Civilization game in your store?

 

[gregor7777]

DR2 needs to get to $14.99 and I'll buy. Seemingly arbitrary, I know.

 

[RyL]

question to german gaf

is Dead Rising 2 giftable, since it's not only "indiziert" but also "beschlagnahmt" (confiscated ... yea I laughed too) in germany

(live in germany but I'm not german and neither is my steam account ... but it still IP blocks the content)

btw. what's the price of DR2, again can't see it

 

[1-D_FTW]

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/09/e3-2011-payda-the-heist-my-favourite-discovery-of-e3/

Totally off-topic (unless Sony releases their SOE games on Steam), but you guys should check out the coverage on Payday: The heist. It looks like the real sleeper of E3.

Basically L4D meets Point Break bank robberies.

The info on the developer's website says less than half the price of a retail game (so I guess 19.99 - 29.99 is a fair guess, hopefully the lower end).

EDIT: Actually SOE does publish on Steam. Awesome.

 

[Carm]

Does anyone own the retail release of Civ 4 Complete? It's suppose to be DRM free, but does that include not requiring the disc in the tray while playing? I'd rather pay a bit more to have it not tied to any service.

 

[nexen]

I am so glad I do not live in germany.

 

[Dizzy-4U]

Anyone from South America can tell if they see ANY Civilization game in your store?

I'm from Argentina and I can see Civ IV, V and all the DLC.