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[Lingitiz]

It's all in the sales. Also, Konami wouldn't go through the effort of creating a PC studio for only 2-3 games.

Is there a source for this?

 

[yatesl]

It begins...

 

[chris121580]

Bought Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. I know it's a little cheaper on Amazon but I wanted to play it through Steam. Looking forward to working my way through it. I've heard nothing but great things

 

[rav]

My $20 from MGR doesn't count towards card drops?
LAME

Just noticed that myself

 

[Turfster]

Anyone else getting "Unexpected Error" when they try to purchase?

Market is overloaded.
Same with "no cookies" or "can't be processed" errors and the like.
Just try again.

 

[Cheddahz]

Seals are cool, so here is a gif

 

[Hanzou]

Damn it. The Pinball Arcade table packs aren't even on sale. I was hoping one and two would be 10-15 bucks off since they only came out a month ago, but nope. They could be a daily but it's not looking good.

Yeah I'm not happy. I knew this was going to happen as they do kind of coming across as a company who nickle and dime their customers. Oh well. I will buy one season pack and wait for the other to go on sale eventually. I really don't need 40 tales right off the bat.

 

[SolidSnakesMyStepDad]

It begins...

Awww yea cant wait to get my copy soon

 

[derExperte]

Based on how demand did nothing but fall post-Summer Sale, my hypothesis is that the people buying up cards and driving up the price at the end were largely speculators. Since we know the Winter Sale cards will disappear into thin air, the end of the sale means the end of the speculators' chance to make any money whatsoever. I admit I could be wrong! Especially since there's the new wrinkle of unlimited badge levels and being able to craft DOTA and other such items when forging. But I honestly don't think the whales will be willing to absorb the 60,000+ cards that will be dumped on the market when the sale ends.

I'm selling some duplicates now but will keep enough so in the end I either make enough dosh and won't be sad or just craft some badges. It's really hard to predict.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Bought Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. I know it's a little cheaper on Amazon but I wanted to play it through Steam. Looking forward to working my way through it. I've heard nothing but great things

Doesn't the amazon key redeem on Steam?

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons [Online Game Code]
by 505 Games
Rated: Teen | DRM: Steam

Yup.

Next time, buy it on Amazon if it says DRM: Steam and then activate the key on Steam if you want to save some cash.

 

[Boss Doggie]

The discount is just for the first 2 days IIRC. After that 20$, then when it launches none.

Wait, I thought 20 USD is the discounted price?

Apparently retail keys are still region free, only Steam gifts are locked (the ones you buy directly from Steam and put on your inventory or send to a friend).

Ahh I see.

 

[-Deimos]

Daily timer shows 24hrs but the MGR page shows 48. Which one do I trust?

 

[xenoflux2113]

in need of killing floor? Look no further

edited: wrong pic, here is indeed killing floor

Thanks for this!

 

[alice]

Bought the Stanley Parable - looks like my kind of game.

 

[jshackles]

Just sent Enhanced Steam 5.3.2 to Google and everyone should be getting it within the hour.

This just fixes a bug that caused the lists at the bottom of the homepage to not highlight games when they were scrolled.

 

[Lostconfused]

Daily timer shows 24hrs but the MGR page shows 48. Which one do I trust?

Dailys always last 48 hours now. Its new deals in 24 hours, not these deals expire in 24 hours.

 

[FoneBone]

Daily deals aren't likely to get any lower, right?

 

[Chairmanchuck]

Wait, I thought 20 USD is the discounted price?

Yeah. I mean IIRC 20$ is the discounted price for the first 2 days, after that its -20% till the release.

 

[Grief.exe]

DerFeef?

 

[Turfster]

Daily timer shows 24hrs but the MGR page shows 48. Which one do I trust?

Dailies are larger on the front page for 24 hours, then you get another 24 hours in a smaller "yesterday's deal"

 

[Meier]

My computer set up is some years old at this point. I think I meet the minimum requirements of Dishonored, but I'm not entirely certain. Anyone able to weigh in on whether it's particularly taxing? One of the few console games I'm interested in that I haven't played yet.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

Daily deals aren't likely to get any lower, right?

Wait for the pricing errors!

 

[Dr Dogg]

DerFeef?

Is your server marked "GAFFERS welcome" or something?

 

[Zero-Crescent]

I was lucky enough to sell a Dota2 snowglobe card for a little over a dollar, before it was folded back into the Snowglobe #2 entry

 

[Arthea]

Thanks for this!

enjoy!

 

[Shorty11857]

Daily timer shows 24hrs but the MGR page shows 48. Which one do I trust?

New deals every 24 hours, deals last 48 hours

 

[chris121580]

Doesn't the amazon key redeem on Steam?

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons [Online Game Code]
by 505 Games
Rated: Teen | DRM: Steam

Yup.

Next time, buy it on Amazon if it says DRM: Steam and then activate the key on Steam if you want to save some cash.

Man, I completely overlooked that. Will do next time. It's only a dollar difference so no big deal

 

[corrosivefrost]

Wait for the pricing errors!

This made me :lol

 

[Gentleman Jack]

How long is the Stanley Parable, on average? I recognize there's a lot of starting over but for 9 bucks am I getting roughly $1/hour of game out of it, at least?

 

[Darklord]

most of the common 'game breaking' bugs have been patched out, yes. It's a pretty excellent games if you like the Arkham formula

Here are my impressions fellow GAFfer, since I finished it couple of days ago:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=94012618&postcount=16096

If there is any other question you need answered, let me know if I can help.

Thanks! I might pick it up.

 

[vixlar]

Daily timer shows 24hrs but the MGR page shows 48. Which one do I trust?

The next daily will come in 24hrs, but each daily lasts 48 hrs.

 

[theRizzle]

Bioshock Infinite Pass back up to $20? lol

Glad I hopped on that ASAP.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

How long is the Stanley Parable, on average? I recognize there's a lot of starting over but for 9 bucks am I getting roughly $1/hour of game out of it, at least?

No. Each "story" is like 10 minutes and there are about 32 endings. I would say, depending what you do, you can get all the endings in like 3-5 hours.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Yeah. I mean IIRC 20$ is the discounted price for the first 2 days, after that its -20% till the release.

Ahh I see, was confused about the 20. Heh...

Well, looks like gonna buy this shit!

 

[Grief.exe]

How long is the Stanley Parable, on average? I recognize there's a lot of starting over but for 9 bucks am I getting roughly $1/hour of game out of it, at least?

I've disconnected myself from that view of gaming. I would prefer to spend $20 on a game that has a perfectly crafted and paced experience that only lasts 4-5 hours.

Game is making it into a significant amount of GOTY lists.

 

[Zero-Crescent]

They really embraced the different seasons on the hemispheres.

Changing the snow/water position on the bottom (upside-down) globe is a nice touch.

 

[Pakkidis]

I've never seen trading cards sell this fast. Literally within 1 minute of putting up a snow globe card it sells.

 

[Darklord]

How long is the Stanley Parable, on average? I recognize there's a lot of starting over but for 9 bucks am I getting roughly $1/hour of game out of it, at least?

It's barely 3. Don't base things in time vs money. Base it on quality. It's different and interesting.

 

[kutthoat5150]

Wait for the pricing errors!

lol I'm hoping for another sleeping dogs incident like last year, so good

 

[Hey_Blinkin]

Wow Blag Flag isn't on sale at all, still $59.99. I guess i should've bought it on Amazon for $35 a couple weeks back.

That and Enemy Within is really all i want. Hopefully Enemy Within drops a little lower for a daily deal.

 

[Sanke__]

Daily deals aren't likely to get any lower, right?

Its possible they could be lower in a flash sale

 

[Turfster]

I've never seen trading cards sell this fast. Literally within 1 minute of putting up a snow globe card it sells.

What are you selling them at?
This is important information =p

 

[Leon Belmont]

Fuck Majesco

 

[jshackles]

Bit.Trip games 90% off. Might have to stock up.

 

[honorless]

HEEEEEEEEELP T_T

Aw, poor dude! What were you trying to buy, CS:GO?

 

[m.gorecki]

Bioshock Infinite Pass back up to $20? lol

Glad I hopped on that ASAP.

Same here. Was literally the first thing I checked when I saw the BioInfinite daily right when it went up.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

lol I'm hoping for another sleeping dogs incident like last year, so good

We already had the Infinite Seasonpass pricing-error now and I am still not quite sure if the 13€ MGR is a pricing error or not

 

[MMBosstones86]

I've never seen trading cards sell this fast. Literally within 1 minute of putting up a snow globe card it sells.

These cards disappear after the sale ends unlike the Summer sale ones. People are freaking out

 

[Rickenslacker]

Damn it. The Pinball Arcade table packs aren't even on sale. I was hoping one and two would be 10-15 bucks off since they only came out a month ago, but nope. They could be a daily but it's not looking good.

Yeah I'm not happy. I knew this was going to happen as they do kind of coming across as a company who nickle and dime their customers. Oh well. I will buy one season pack and wait for the other to go on sale eventually. I really don't need 40 tales right off the bat.

You guys might be able to grab some tables at a discount in a roundabout way. During major sales the price of TF2 keys on the community market usually dips to around $2 and they're already down to $2.11 as of this post. Using rash you can, for example, pick up the season one pro pack for 10 keys 4 ref, which should end up netting you nearly half off in discount when all is said and done.

I haven't used that myself as of yet, but regulars in the Steam thread have had success with it in the past.

 

[derExperte]

Its possible they could be lower in a flash sale

No