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[Vastag]

I always find mind-blowing the amount of DLC that train simulator has, 590,26 euros with the 50% discount... damn

 

[Snuggles]

However, that doesn't stop this sale from being disappointing compared to previous years. Other than having worse discounts on newer (high profile) indie titles, the deals are about the same as always. But like I said, everyone else upped their game, making Steam sales themselves less special than they were in the past.

Agreed. Aside from the disappointing lack of a metagame, I don't see how this year's sales are in any way objectively worse than that of previous years. We're probably seeing the same type of discounts as before, and there certainly aren't less games on sale now that we have community choices and flash deals. It's just that Amazon and GMG have been even more aggressive with their discounts, and it helps that they've caught on to the fact that (most) people want Steamworks-everything. And of course, you get diminishing returns with Steam sales as your library grows, they're never as good as your first.

 

[derExperte]

Yep.

I don't really see a problem with it either. Those who are looking for those great deals can still get them. You're just losing out on convenience, I guess.

Valve have presumably reached a point where their userbase is continuing to grow at a rate such that they can raise the ASP of their catalog as a whole while still increasing revenue.

What I find disappoint aren't only the prices but mostly that Valve puts less and less effort in general into these sales. In the past they did innovative stuff like special achievements for indie games that wouldn't have been possible before Steam. Now? Even the layout is lazy, for example I loved browsing through the deals one year ago. Not so much this time. And didn't they once upon a time write little stories for every day?

 

[Tizoc]

Forgot to write down the list last time so excuse me for asking this game:
I need a list of 2D and 3D platformes on Steam, preferably single player type games, multi is optional.


...and how're the Blood Bowl games?

 

[xJavonta]

What I find disappoint aren't only the prices but mostly that Valve puts less and less effort in general into these sales. In the past they did innovative stuff like special achievements for indie games that wouldn't have been possible before Steam. Now? Even the layout is lazy, for example I loved browsing through the deals one year ago. Not so much this time. And didn't they once upon a time write little stories for every day?

I love this layout.

Forgot to write down the list last time so excuse me for asking this game:
I need a list of 2D and 3D platformes on Steam, preferably single player type games, multi is optional.


...and how're the Blood Bowl games?

I played it on Xbox a long time ago, wasn't my cup of tea.

 

[twothunder]

30% off

GMG30-DPLIM-DN831

Thanks.
Just got Batman: Arkham Asylum ,Devil May Cry 4 and Super Street Fighter 4: AE from GMG.

 

[Row]

Yep.

I don't really see a problem with it either. Those who are looking for those great deals can still get them. You're just losing out on convenience, I guess.

Valve have presumably reached a point where their userbase is continuing to grow at a rate such that they can raise the ASP of their catalog as a whole while still increasing revenue.

it's good business, but the problem is a lot of people seem to forget that valve is a business with based gaben this and that, acting as if valve does what they do purely out of the goodness of their hearts rather than to make money.

 

[kswiston]

What I find disappoint aren't only the prices but mostly that Valve puts less and less effort in general into these sales. In the past they did innovative stuff like special achievements for indie games that wouldn't have been possible before Steam. Now? Even the layout is lazy, for example I loved browsing through the deals one year ago. Not so much this time. And didn't they once upon a time write little stories for every day?

I imagine that they crunched the numbers for their minimal effort summer sale and found that people bought just as much (hell probably more) than they did in past sales even without all the fun extras.

 

[xJavonta]

I know what I'm looking for now.

I want a good pickup and play mulitplayer FPS game similar to CoD. Any good deals on any games like that? I would get Blops 2 but it's $50 and I already have it on my 360. At $30 I would bite.

 

[T-Matt]

Darksiders

Titan quest

Lara croft GOTY

 

[TheNamelessOne]

I know what I'm looking for now.

I want a good pickup and play mulitplayer FPS game similar to CoD. Any good deals on any games like that? I would get Blops 2 but it's $50 and I already have it on my 360. At $30 I would bite.

CS:GO?

 

[morningbus]

I hate myself for considering buying Quantum Conundrum. The demo was really bad and I probably won't ever play it but at $3...

It' not worth it.

Even if buying the game somehow gave you 4 dollars in your Steam wallet, it isn't worth it.

 

[Gintoki]

Lara croft GOTY

Thank you, I grabbed this.

 

[J-Tier]

Darksiders

Titan quest

Lara croft GOTY

Well that was gone quick.

 

[kswiston]

GMG copy of Sleeping Dogs is so bought. $7.90 for a game that came out in August (or $11.90 with $6 credit if you are a regular customer) is nuts. Steam will offer that same title up as a daily/flash deal for $25 later in the sale.

 

[28 Posts Later]

I know what I'm looking for now.

I want a good pickup and play mulitplayer FPS game similar to CoD.

Blacklight: Retribution

 

[wazoo]

You should wait. It was $37.50 on Ubi's own store, so there's a chance it'll get a daily.

if you do not care about being on steam you can easily find Far Cry 3 and AC3 at 20E this month.

 

[xJavonta]

CS:GO?

Yeah I've been thinking about it. It's a steal at $7.50 but still not exactly CoD like. I'll probably still get it though, thanks

Blacklight Retribution

Already have it haha, I like it, but the F2P model gets discouraging after some time and it doesn't exactly run that well on my machine (I have to turn stuff down and it makes it look like ass to get 60 FPS.) thanks

 

[Cheddahz]

Picked up DmC4, since I've never played it before and I've been wanting to be a hack n' slash game

 

[wazoo]

Sales are really disapointing.

I go Stealth Bastard Deluxe at -50% on getgames whereas it is stucked at -25% on steam (and devs said they could not do better)

 

[Aaron]

Darksiders

Thanks for the Darksiders. Can't believe I beat the lurkers for once.

 

[Minion101]

I know what I'm looking for now.

I want a good pickup and play mulitplayer FPS game similar to CoD. Any good deals on any games like that? I would get Blops 2 but it's $50 and I already have it on my 360. At $30 I would bite.

Like Battlefield? Amazon will have 2 of the games on sale.

12/26-12/31:
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Ultimate Digital Collection $7.49

12/26-12/27:
Battlefield 3: Premium Edition $29.99

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Just started Hotline Miami and I can't pick the fucking "cookies". Great start. =

 

[Row]

GMG copy of Sleeping Dogs is so bought. $7.90 for a game that came out in August (or $11.90 with $6 credit if you are a regular customer) is nuts. Steam will offer that same title up as a daily/flash deal for $25 later in the sale.

can it be activated on steam? not a fan of gmg's capsule

 

[xJavonta]

Like Battlefield? Amazon will have 2 of the games on sale.

12/26-12/31:
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Ultimate Digital Collection $7.49

12/26-12/27:
Battlefield 3: Premium Edition $29.99

Have them both haha, not a fan of the BF series though. Thanks!

 

[derExperte]

can it be activated on steam? not a fan of gmg's capsule

yes

 

[Sub_Level]

Picked up Sleeping Dogs at $7.90 on Green Man Gaming with the voucher code and cash back option O_O

I figure Steam...probably won't go that low in a sale lol

 

[HoosTrax]

Just started Hotline Miami and I can't pick the fucking "cookies". Great start. =

Wait, what?

 

[Amzin]

Does the PC version of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory have local co-op or online?

 

[didamangi]

So, uh, that Sleeping Dogs GMG deal is pretty amazing. Buy Sleeping Dogs, get Arkham City GOTY/Arkham Asylum GOTY/Devil May Cry 4 for free. So good.

 

[Isaccard]

I know what I'm looking for now.

I want a good pickup and play mulitplayer FPS game similar to CoD. Any good deals on any games like that? I would get Blops 2 but it's $50 and I already have it on my 360. At $30 I would bite.

Homefront. Seriously, it's a good game and the multiplayer is exactly what you're looking for.

 

[Stephen_drewz]

Picked up Sleeping Dogs at $7.90 on Green Man Gaming with the voucher code and cash back option O_O

I figure Steam...probably won't go that low in a sale lol

It would be a christmas miracle if they did.

 

[derExperte]

Have them both haha, not a fan of the BF series though. Thanks!

PayDay? It's Coop though. Or Crysis 2.

 

[Typographenia]

Just started Hotline Miami and I can't pick the fucking "cookies". Great start. =

You mean like when you finish a level and one of the guys at the counter wants to give you something? Those aren't important, I don't think. Just get to the next mission!

 

[xJavonta]

Homefront. Seriously, it's a good game and the multiplayer is exactly what you're looking for.

I remember playing the beta on 360 (back before I got this whole PC gaming thing) and coming to the conclusion that it was shitty. I guess I can give it another shot on the PC though. Thanks!

Edit: Wait, something tells me this is a class based game. Am I remembering correctly or am I just stupid?

PayDay? It's Coop though. Or Crysis 2.

Actually, I have had Payday on my wishlist for a while now, thanks for reminding me! And I already have C2 haha thanks.

 

[Minion101]

So, uh, that Sleeping Dogs GMG deal is pretty amazing. Buy Sleeping Dogs, get Arkham City GOTY/Arkham Asylum GOTY/Devil May Cry 4 for free. So good.

Wait what?

 

[Wario64]

For people voting, I thought Ace of Spades was kinda bad. Though I only played it for a few minutes, it just didn't seem interesting

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Got some extras from the Bethesda bundle (everything except Dishonoured and Fallout 3). PM if you're interested.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year has GFWL right? Securom? Limited Activations?

 

[xJavonta]

Wait what?

Use the credit from Sleeping Dogs towards one of those games.

For people voting, I thought Ace of Spades was kinda bad. Though I only played it for a few minutes, it just didn't seem interesting

Yeah, I saw that you only played for 0.1 hours so I shifted my vote elsewhere haha

 

[mikeGFG]

ugh. these deals are the worst.

 

[Biggzy]

Picked up Sleeping Dogs on GMG to go along with he THQ bundle.

 

[An-Det]

Not the best deals today overall, but that Dawn of War deal is insane.

Use the credit from Sleeping Dogs towards one of those games.

Is DMC4 steam redeemable from that deal?

 

[Fireblend]

Can I gift a game if I buy it from GMG? I'd like to get Sleeping Dogs for a friend. Do I just give him the code I get?

 

[didamangi]

Wait what?

Buy Sleeping Dogs with the 30% code for $11.89 and choose the $6 GMG credit on checkout.

Use the same -30$ code to buy the games with your $6 credits.

 

[xJavonta]

Is DMC4 steam redeemable from that deal?

Yep. I bought DMC4 from GMG yesterday and activated it on Steam as proof.

 

[Gintoki]

Can I gift a game if I buy it from GMG? I'd like to get Sleeping Dogs for a friend. Do I just give him the code I get?

You get a steam code, so yes.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

Not the best deals today overall, but that Dawn of War deal is insane.



Is DMC4 steam redeemable from that deal?

Yep, its a Steam game.

 

[Decado]

Got Sleeping Dogs for $10.40 since I did some trade ins. Then got DmC4 for $4.76 so its free with credit to spare from the GMG credit. Sorry Steam, GMG had you beat. So 2 games for essentially $10 lol. Fantastic deal!

Trade-ins? How does that work?

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

You mean like when you finish a level and one of the guys at the counter wants to give you something? Those aren't important, I don't think. Just get to the next mission!

Nah. I mean the ones at the beginning before you get to the car the first time. Had to exit 3 times to get it to work.

By cookies, I mean the orders.