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[Kosma]

Lol I just saw that Wolfenstein is 60 euro :lol

Wtf are they thinking? :lol

 

[PotatoeMasher]

Is NBA 2K10 on PC any good? $20 is a bargain.

Feature (and bug) complete with the console version. Well worth the $20.

 

[Visualante]

Lol I just saw that Wolfenstein is 60 euro :lol

Wtf are they thinking? :lol

It's Activision...

 

[Shambles]

Oh no, midweek madness? Civ Complete pack for $20?

Sounds like this is only the beginning for my wallet to get raped twice a week now.

I know how you feel. Preferring physical media I was recently looking at the retail copy that sells for 45 CAD, for about 20 CAD less from steam I might be tempted to give into DD like I did with HL2 and L4D. How long will this sale last?

 

[pilonv1]

Civilization IV: The Complete Edition is also 50% today.

awesome more region restricted deals. DO YOU NOT WANT MY MONEY 2k?

 

[Blast Processing]

Today's THQ-deal seems to be 50% off on Dawn of War 2 and other Dawn of War titles.

So this is strange:

Dawn of War Complete Pack = $55

however,

Dawn of War II ($20) + Dawn of War Platinum (Original, Winter Assault, Dark Crusade($15)) + Soulstorm ($15) = $50

So, you can save 5 bucks by not going for the pack, but getting the component parts separately. Is Platinum available in all territories?

 

[Volcynika]

Random Steam news

Football Manager 2010 Demo available: http://store.steampowered.com/app/34110/

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X3 Gold package (contains X3: Reunion and X3: Terran Conflict) Available

$39.99

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2199/

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

Random Steam news

Football Manager 2010 Demo available: http://store.steampowered.com/app/34110/

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X3 Gold package (contains X3: Reunion and X3: Terran Conflict) Available

$39.99

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2199/

Also, the devs removed TAGES from X3 Terran Conflict. No more DRM but Steam itself

 

[Blizzard]

I didn't think I would like it much either, but after buying it last week in the D2D sale I was hooked. Ended up having to pry myself away from it after playing 17 hours in two days.

I plan on buying this complete package just for the expansion packs, maybe I can use my extra copy to get my friend addicted.

Just remember, in almost all cases (except for some by Valve) you can't gift any duplicate copies to friends as part of a package. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though.

 

[brain_stew]

Lol I just saw that Wolfenstein is 60 euro :lol

Wtf are they thinking? :lol

Bizarely the UK pricing is actually very reasonable. Only £25, not bad.

 

[erpg]

Oh God, Dawn of War 2 at 20$ again. Maybe I'll pick it up for my girlfriend, and then get her into Space Hulk 3rd ED. if I can find a copy on eBay.

 

[Sloegr]

Just remember, in almost all cases (except for some by Valve) you can't gift any duplicate copies to friends as part of a package. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though.

He can gift his D2D copy, though

Is Dawn of War 2 worth getting just for the co-op single player and the new patch gamemode? I tried the multiplayer beta and didn't really like it, but I have a few friends who would co-op and play Last Stand if I picked it up.

 

[Blizzard]

He can gift his D2D copy, though

Whoops, missed that part. :lol I didn't know D2D games were giftable, also.

 

[erpg]

Is Dawn of War 2 worth getting just for the co-op single player and the new patch gamemode? I tried the multiplayer beta and didn't really like it, but I have a few friends who would co-op and play Last Stand if I picked it up.

A thousand yeses cried out over the warp.

 

[Diseased Yak]

Definitely jumping on Dawn of War II for $20, been meaning to pick it up.

 

[Shambles]

One other question. If you have the retail version of steam are you still able to play with those who have the steam version?

 

[BobsRevenge]

Dawn of War 2?

Bought.

LOVED the demo, but didn't have the money at the time to buy it at the time (college).

 

[Sloegr]

A thousand yeses cried out over the warp.

:lol Thanks. Last Stand looks really fun.

 

[Dreavus]

He can gift his D2D copy, though

Is Dawn of War 2 worth getting just for the co-op single player and the new patch gamemode? I tried the multiplayer beta and didn't really like it, but I have a few friends who would co-op and play Last Stand if I picked it up.

I would say yes. The single player might not be for everyone, but it is pretty fun finding loot and leveling up. Storyline has a few cool twists as well.

I posted my last stand impressions in the other thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352727&page=21

It's looking good so far!

 

[Phife Dawg]

Lol I just saw that Wolfenstein is 60 euro :lol

Wtf are they thinking? :lol

Pricing on Steam is shit (Germany here, so no Wolfenstein at all :lol ) - you can get pretty much everything that's not on a super sale much cheaper when you import from the UK. Hell, even local Amazon is cheaper in most cases - they really dropped the ball imo.

 

[Mrbob]

The Last Stand add on for Dawn of War 2 is awesome!

This game is a no brainer for 20 dollars. Co op campaign is second to none, online multi is great, and TLS add on is fantastic. I played it nearly 3 hours tonight!

 

[SabinFigaro]

I'm completely out of the Civ loop, although I was a massive fan of the original back in the day, in addition to Colonization. Is Civ4 a worthy entry in the series?

 

[Peronthious]

I'm completely out of the Civ loop, although I was a massive fan of the original back in the day, in addition to Colonization. Is Civ4 a worthy entry in the series?

Of course! The vanilla is a bit dull late game, but with Beyond The Sword it's perfect. Excellent mod community too, Fall From Heaven II alone makes the game worth it.

 

[Erudite]

Heads up, next week Killing Floor is having a free weekend, alongside a map pack being released.

Pretty excited to finally get a chance to try it out.

 

[Daigoro]

god dammit!

first Civ 4 and now DOW2?

FU VALVE! so hard to resist...

 

[Rufus]

Pricing on Steam is shit (Germany here, so no Wolfenstein at all :lol ) - you can get pretty much everything that's not on a super sale much cheaper when you import from the UK. Hell, even local Amazon is cheaper in most cases - they really dropped the ball imo.

Which is why I only buy Steam games when they are on sale. I can't think of one that cost me more than 10€, actually. :lol

I managed to switch CoH to English by now, btw. There's a locale.ini in the games' folder, I just had to change the sole value from German to English. What's with not having a language selector anyway? (Hell, why not have one pre download, so I don't have to download as much?)

 

[firehawk12]

The Last Stand add on for Dawn of War 2 is awesome!

This game is a no brainer for 20 dollars. Co op campaign is second to none, online multi is great, and TLS add on is fantastic. I played it nearly 3 hours tonight!

Except it does the stupid Halo thing where co-op is with friends only. If finding Firefight people is a pain, imagine trying to find people on a PC RTS. Yeesh. :lol

 

[Ormberg]

Civilization IV: The Complete Edition is also 50% today.

Does anyone know if this offer will still be available 10 hours from now?

Proxy from work tells Steam I'm from another country and won't let me buy :\

 

[Sloegr]

Does anyone know if this offer will still be available 10 hours from now?

Proxy from work tells Steam I'm from another country and won't let me buy :\

Steam says that the deal ends Friday, so you should be OK.

 

[Ormberg]

Steam says that the deal ends Friday, so you should be OK.

Nice. Thanks!

 

[Javaman]

Looks like Thursday is Saints Row 2 for $7.50

 

[Mrbob]

Except it does the stupid Halo thing where co-op is with friends only. If finding Firefight people is a pain, imagine trying to find people on a PC RTS. Yeesh. :lol

?

You can use matchmaking to find others to play with.

 

[Dead Prince]

Looks like Thursday is Saints Row 2 for $7.50

woot i'll get it

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Dawn of War II is worth $20?

 

[randomwab]

Looks like Thursday is Saints Row 2 for $7.50

£3.75 for UK. It's not like I can say no to that.

 

[Blast Processing]

Dawn of War II is worth $20?

I would say so. There's campaign with co-op, a horde mode variant, and a more traditional rts multiplayer mode. Plus, the Warhammer 40K universe puts hair on your chest.

 

[AstroLad]

Dawn of War II is worth $20?

yes, hurry!

 

[Kifimbo]

Is there a problem with the PC version of Saints Row 2 ? A 72 Metacritic rating ?

 

[Polk]

Is there a problem with the PC version of Saints Row 2 ? A 72 Metacritic rating ?

Well it was very crappy port. I don't know if they fixed all performance problems.

 

[Ormberg]

What a load of crap!

Steam has Civ IV for 50% off but. £12.49 in Uk but 19.99€ in rest of EU!?

RAGE!

Spoiler

I'm still buying though... :\

 

[madmook]

Wow SR2 is really tempting at that price... but weren't there a lot of technical/performance issues with the PC version?

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

I think I'm going to hold off on dawn of war.

 

[morningbus]

Is there a problem with the PC version of Saints Row 2 ? A 72 Metacritic rating ?

I haven't tried running it myself, but apparently the performance is terrible even on higher end machines and there are a ton of bugs. There will also apparently never be an official patch to solve these problems, either.

 

[Costanza]

already have it on 360, but BOUGHT

 

[Thomper]

Is there a problem with the PC version of Saints Row 2 ? A 72 Metacritic rating ?

There's a bazillion bugs in it. A lot of complaints on the Steam-forums for the game:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=466

 

[poppabk]

Is there a problem with the PC version of Saints Row 2 ? A 72 Metacritic rating ?

It is pretty poorly optimized, considering what is up on the screen, you don't expect it to chug on halfway decent hardware but it does. Apparently it is mainly CPU bound, so decreasing effects helps little with the framerate.

 

[epmode]

I think I'm going to hold off on dawn of war.

I think I'm going to reply to this post.

 

[DodgyGeezerFella]

Is there a problem with the PC version of Saints Row 2 ? A 72 Metacritic rating ?

While driving, when you enter a "new" section (which is almost, all the time) the game chugs while it loads it up, so driving becomes a complete fucking pain in the ass as your control goes up the shitter every 10 seconds. This is my main problem with the game, along with fuck all mouse control on the menus which could of easily been implemented.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Is the gameplay the same I'm guessing for Dawn of War II or did they change things?

I think I'm going to reply to this post.

What are you babbling about?

 

[KiKaL]

I have Saint's Row 2 and haven't had an issues at all. I've put in about 6 hours and like it. I can say though I just recently upgraded and my old system that could run Far Cry 2 and UT3 decently couldn't run Saint's Row 2 at all. I have a high end system now and it runs perfectly fine. It seems the most important thing is CPU speed because that, mobo and ram is all I upgraded.