Glass Rebel
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Every time I see Gamefly I get mad because I can't buy shit from them.
I don't get this reference.
I don't get this reference.
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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2 - Bad Rats Daily Deal for next 6 months
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I've only played the demo. It starts out very dudebro. But after the first few chapters it quickly becomes one of the years most compelling shooters story wise.
I had some credit, so got it for $15. It's on the short side (5-6 hours). So, even at $25, some may still wait.
Glass Rebel
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I swear, watching Simpsons in German when I was little was the biggest mistake in my life.
you sound bitter :lol
I'd like to play the game, but I didn't particularly enjoy the original and I hear it's short.
Man, I'm usually great with old Simpsons references and I didn't remember this one at all lol.
I agree with sub $10 on TDII, by the way. Demo seemed okay-ish, but I know it'll take longer to download it than it will for me to beat it. Friend of mine said it's piss easy too, which isn't making me jump at the current deal.
Glass Rebel
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I never played the original but the demo on Steam and the RPS review convinced me to buy it. $12.50/9.98 for a relatively new game is pretty good IMO.
Alex
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I played about half of the original, I liked some of the stuff it did but it really annoyed me in a few spots and when I put it down I just forgot to ever go back and eventually sold it after I got rid of my 360 after it konked out for the third time.
I'll give it a fresh start with this one, it's a game I do want to like and it sounds better, for my tastes.
I'll give it a fresh start with this one, it's a game I do want to like and it sounds better, for my tastes.
Diomedeskun
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That's to upgrade this pack
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008G0ZDZI/?tag=neogaf0e-20
what I don't get is that if you buy both, then you actually pay the same as the plethora pack, but also get sword of the stars games. In other words, there is no reason to get the plethora pack over the plentiful pack and the pint size pack together.
Rawket Lawnchair
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Why do you destroy my categories Steam, why?
To see how many times you'll build them back up.
Glass Rebel
Member
Fuck, I bought Modern Warfare 2 on Amazon.
I am weak.
I am weak.
Rawket Lawnchair
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...and will be a lot cheaper when you decide to play them. :-(
sazzy
Member
I got:
Plethora Paradox Pack for 20
X-Comm Pack for 3
2K Strat Pack for 20
Highly doubt they'll get cheaper than this in the time to come...
Oh wow, I pity the PC Steam players without controllers that bought this game.
What game is that exactly?
London 2012 : The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games
Delusibeta
Banned
Yes: every single one offered in the world outside the USA. (Psst, get Amazon UK to start their own digital distribution section, dammit)
Glass Rebel
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...are you new to Amazon digital downloads?
Lord British
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Campaign's great fun.
ClosingADoor
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Just buy them from the US store. They don't check your address. Just bought some games and went through fine, while i don't live in the US.
I don't think many people realize that certain credit/debit cards do not work with Amazon as if they are detected to region outside America it will not let you go through the purchase, even if the address you listed was in the USA.
already happened ages ago with the GTA Anniversary and several other times.
already happened ages ago with the GTA Anniversary and several other times.
iNvid02
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That's not the case for me. I know my UK Visa Credit Card won't work on the US Steam store because Steam is able to detect the card's region and then declines purchase - a lot of other places employ the same detection mechanisms.
But Amazon.com doesn't seem to care about a card's region for game downloads, you can enter any US address and phone number and your transaction will be accepted regardless of where your card originates from.
I'll just quote myself here.
Heres a list of States with sales tax rates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_taxes_in_the_United_States#Summary_table
The only other thing worth mentioning is that sometimes a bank will add a transaction cost to overseas purchases. Its down to your own bank wether it applies or not.
I don't know if this applies to you but I had to set up a brand new amazon.com account rather than my already existing .co.uk account using a different email address and then I added my CC the new account.
Glass Rebel
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I played it once already at a friends place but I think they lend themselves pretty well to repeated playthroughs. I never bought a CoD myself but $9.99 is a decent price IMO, even though it was $5 once.
j0hnny_385
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Delaware! Fuck yea! USA's tax HAVEN.
I paid for my Max Payne 3 $29.99...EXACTLY. No taxes, no nothing. \o/
I used a Delware address.
Delusibeta
Banned
Hence my request for a localised version.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Should I bite Spec Ops?
Thank you for the reminder, but that list covers general taxes and taxation for specific products, there's nothing regarding digital products.
According to this list several states tax downloadable content, so I don't know which state should be recommended to foreigners (including myself):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxati...rnet_Taxation_in_the_United_States_of_America
It seems Washington D.C. specifically does not tax digital goods, though.
Abomination
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But for the whole of europe, not only the uk. That would be great
Glass Rebel
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As an European I'd rather use the US service of Amazon and not suffer from price fixing, thank you very much.
Yep. Always will be cheaper to buy in the US.
But hey, even IF there is a euro store for that (like for us in Germany), no one is forbidding us to use the US store, so whatever
Shorty11857
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Except if amazon.co.uk had a digital store it'd probably be half the price of the .com one
snoopeasystreet
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I'm debating it as well. I think I can hold off for a bit, though. I don't rally need to play it now and it'll be half below 20 before Christmas. 2K games know how to bomba.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I'm gonna be testing out the demo. Hopefully it should be enough.
With that said I hope it's not pretentious or faux-deep like those Uncharted games.
With that said I hope it's not pretentious or faux-deep like those Uncharted games.
Glass Rebel
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I heard that UK prices collapse very fast but half the price is surely an exaggeration?
They start low and yes they do collapse pretty fast, you could probably find most new releases in the £10 - £20 range within a month. Obviously that is retail and I doubt a potential Amazon UK DD service will match or even beat those kind of prices.
Shorty11857
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Yeah probably a bit of a exaggeration and I have no idea how digital would change thing, only real example is the Kindle UK store which is significantly cheaper than the US one
Glass Rebel
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Damn. Here in Switzerland prices start high and stay high but I went on this rand three times in the past month already.
Shorty11857
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The thing about amazon.co.uk as well is the starting prices for Steamworks games are so much lower than they are on the Euro store, for example
Spec OPs the Line: Amazon £25 (31 euro), Steam 50 euro
Sleeping Dogs: Amazon £25 (31 euro), Steam 50 euro
Civ V Gods and Kings: £13 (16 euro), Steam 30 euro
I live in Ireland and the concept of buying a retail Steamworks game on Steam is just lunacy to me
The Dutch Slayer
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No some retail games are half off a week after release if the games does not sell well.
Hell kane and Lynch 2 was half off 2 days before the official release
(all retail prices).Shorty11857
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No some retail games are half off a week after release if the games does not sell well.
Hell kane and Lynch 2 was half off 2 days before the official release
Lost Planet 2 launched at like 20-25 euro here in Ireland, situation is pretty much the same here
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