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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2 - Bad Rats Daily Deal for next 6 months
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killed with a grenade a few weeks ago
SteveWinwood
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15 mins you guise!!!
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
So, I have a tool that shows me sales in real time...I'm wondering if I'm going to see a spike in 13 minutes if there isn't a Summer Sale incoming.
Cheers,
Tony
Cheers,
Tony
Glass Rebel
Member
dem fighting words
sazzy
Member
would be so cool if we could get screen grabs of it... but i'm guessing you wouldn't be able to share that.
Haha, fun. Let us know. I expect there to be a rise in sales!
Literally laughed out loud at that. Good one Tony!
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Damn, I want to buy The Witcher on GOG but it's $6 and I have a strong suspicion Steam will have it lower.
Steam has had it for less than $6 before if that helps any.
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
Lol, not trying to throw down fighting words, just an observation that made me laugh inside
.Cheers,
Tony
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Yeah I'm waiting. Even if it's not on sale I won't be that heartbroken.
SteveWinwood
Member
Zombie driver for 2 bucks
Lolololololol
Lolololololol
Congratulations!
Zombie Driver is actually quite nice. Nice price too!
Too bad everybody already has it, since it was in some Indie Bundle. I think.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
People think Valve is sweating the Amazon sale?
I don't know... Amazon's sale seems kinda weak, honestly. MP3 and Spec Ops are good deals, but I'm not really that drawn to much else.
I don't know... Amazon's sale seems kinda weak, honestly. MP3 and Spec Ops are good deals, but I'm not really that drawn to much else.
Glass Rebel
Member
Tony became rich as fuck in an instant.
probably not but it would be well-deserved
Might be worth noting that you can still redeem a GOG version if you buy it elsewhere (in case you want a DRM free version)
This works for Witcher 1 and Witcher 2
Crusader Kings 2. If you dont like it, fine. But its a damn good deal, especially in the bundles.
alexandros
Banned
Hey Tony I don't know if you're at liberty to discuss this but I've always wondered: What's the deal with Steam keys being sold from other retailers such as Amazon, does Valve get a cut from these or is it simply down to whatever the publisher wants to distribute?
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Yeah I just have 0 interest. I guess there are good deals, I'm just not very interested in them.
Better than all the shitty sales that Steam has been having.
Glass Rebel
Member
IcyRhythms
Member
If the sale doesn't start tomorrow or Tuesday, I can see us having to wait until the following Monday.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I'm still on the fence regarding Spec Ops The Line even after playing the demo.
Never really played much modern warfare shooters but is this better than average?
Never really played much modern warfare shooters but is this better than average?
I imagine it's good for all parties. Amazon gets customers who might not have bought otherwise, customers get to keep their games on Steam, and Valve, I'm sure, benefits in some way.
ClosingADoor
Member
Considering people are buying Steamwork games there, it might even get Valve some extra users. But money can only be spend once, so they are missing out a bit.
And this way, Amazon has gotten some more publicity for their digital store. I never bought anything there, but am keeping an eye out for good deals from now on.
Also, are these types of Steam keys only offered in limited amounts (kind of like GMG's fire sale deals which run out of keys quickly -- blink and you'll miss it)?
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
My GF and I are sitting here, watching Hell's Kitchen while I work and she literally just shot some coffee out of her nose. You owe me a new pillowcase
.LOL
Fair feedback that there isn't anything for you particularly. To be honest though, this is on trajectory to be our biggest sale event ever.
HA I wish!
Unfortunately I can't discuss specifics here other than to say that we (Amazon.com) do not have a digital business relationship with Valve.
Cheers,
Tony
Sounds good! Guess all the feedback and work you put into preparing these deals worked then! Hope whoever is your "boss" is very happy with your work
Glass Rebel
Member
Money spent in this Summer Sale
Amazon: $42.48
Steam: $0
These are just facts.
Nobody pays attention to the number in Community.
Amazon: $42.48
Steam: $0
These are just facts.
Nobody pays attention to the number in Community.
alexandros
Banned
Understandable, thanks for acknowledging my question and keep up the good work.
Let us know these facts after the Steam sale is over. Steam knows how to drain the money from our pockets too.
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
I THINKS we're all winning...but I KNOW that you, as customers are winning
.We'll continue to get more keys when we run out. On the current sales trajectory we might run out of MP3 keys today, I'm calling people and sending red exclamation emails though, and have been doing so since 6AM.
My forecast was a bit off...by a bit I mean a lot.
Cheers,
Tony
No, it is well known Valve doesn't get a cut from Steam keys bought from other places. Source: Steamworks Retail page
Glass Rebel
Member
Oh I will, I started keeping spreadsheets on my gaming expenses last year but I forgot to separate the sales. I already know that I'll spend at least $9.99 on Amazon for Binary Domain though...
This just want's to make a me support Steam more lol.
Publishers can request a set of keys from Steam (for things like Reddit / GAF promos for example). I don't know what happens if they're used for non-promo giveaways though (i.e if they're being sold instead). One would assume that in the first scenario, it's free of charge for the publisher (maybe feep can confirm that since he requested thousands of keys to give away on GAF). In the second scenario, who knows.
Basically, he said that Amazon has no business relationship with Valve. He didn't go into what negotiations happen between the publisher and Valve in these situations.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Right, it's definitely good for Amazon, and I'm sure it hurts Steam is some ways, but I want it to be "AMAZON SAVED US FROM THE STEAM SALE" and it's just not... at least for me. I just bought a new gaming PC, and I'm not necessarily looking for the latest and greatest. I want a lot of games that are usually in the Steam sale but I've missed out on, honestly.
Horsemama1956
Member
Give it some time? Steam doesn't reveal everything on sale the first day either.
Glass Rebel
Member
One thing I know is that I'll definitely spend more money on Indie games when the Steam Summer Sale hits. This is a part where Amazon is lacking but I think Tony mentioned that they were trying to improve it in the future.
It's how you use them that counts.
Whatever you say, Mr. 489.
It's how you use them that counts.
I really haven't played for weeks
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