Yet Another Steam Sale

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://store.steampowered.com/

With 5 hours left, some awesome deals are:

Alpha Protocol for £5/$7.50
Borderlands for £9.99/$9.99 OR 6 copies for £39.99/$39.99
Deus Ex Collection for £2.99/$4.99

New deals every day until the 29th.

Also, 30 people with 10 or more games in their wishlist will win their top 5 games every day.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Right now, Eve Online is £3.75
Arkham Asylum £5.10
Kane and Lynch 2 £3.75
Audiosurf: £1.50

[Jura]

KEWL

[Jura]

I hope I win but I will most likely not. Because my life is a pathetic excuse of an existence.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

Left 4 Dead 2 is only £3.75 today. Anybody who doesn't already own it should immediately grab it.

[Xero]

*Bump*

New deals until January 2nd. SMB is $3.75 for another hour or so.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

$39.99 for every Rockstar Game except for Red Dead Redemption.

[Xero]

Steam is ridiculously awesome with these sales. I don't get how they can do all this. I can understand the back catalog going on sale, but they sell current titles for dirt cheap in these sales.

[Razzamajazz]

if only my computer didn't suck ass and i had a little extra money i would be all over this

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

I don't get how they can do all this. I can understand the back catalog going on sale, but they sell current titles for dirt cheap in these sales.
I would imagine that their cost per unit is very low, due to having digital content only.

When the sales come around, I've bought games that I would never have considered buying at a higher price, so they've made extra money there.

When it comes to current titles, I'm sure they simply want people to get into the habit of using Steam for all their game buying needs. Once you own a game on Steam, you must play it through Steam, so you'll then become aware of everything else they're selling, during your gaming session.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I have so far bought:

Lego Batman
Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box
Puzzle Quest
The Witcher (wanted to play this for ages!)
The Polynomial

£12 Spent. Madness.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I don't think I've ever made any bones about being a filthy pirate, but when Steam do stuff like this, this is now my collection:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/Hasney/games?tab=all

[#BROKEN Hasney]

There's also this which can be redeemed on Steam and you can pay what you like:

http://www.humblebundle.com/

It's worth it for Braid alone, but the other games I've never played until now seem great as well.

[G]

i bought that bundle a week ago for a penny and now they sent me an email saying they've added the bundle #1 to my account

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just got that as well. World of Goo :heart:

Bought Bully and Trials 2 for £4

[#BROKEN Hasney]

If you only buy one game this sale, buy the best RPG ever made. Recettear.

[G]

Just got that as well. World of Goo :heart:

Bought Bully and Trials 2 for £4

unfortunately, i already bought world of goo for a penny last time it was on sale

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

The Witcher (wanted to play this for ages!)
You will not regret it.

[Drakul]

Signed up for Steam the other day when I saw Spore was only £22.49 and securom free. Bought the Creepy & Cute expansion and the Galatic Adventures thing.

Also bought both Abe's Oddysey & Exodus and I'm just DL'ing Audiosurf now.

[Kane Knight]

Spent like 30 bucks and got over a dozen games. Even bought recettear without thinking to check the system specs.

Oops.

[Drakul]

Speaking of system specs, I used that "Can I Run It" website to see if I could run Spore before I bought it. It said I could run the game at full settings but when I play it on anything other than the lowest setting, it slows down to a crawl.
Same thing happens with Audiosurf if I go any higher than the 2nd highest setting or add any graphical filters like "paint" or whatever.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Upgrade drivers and see if that does anything.

[Boomer]

Picked up Blood Bowl Legendary today. Considered Darkstalkers and Dead Rising 2, but I'll just wait for lower drops on the consoles.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Was just browsing through some indie games and saw The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom for 39p so grabbed it.

[Kane Knight]

PB Winterbottom was a game I appreciated for its artistic style, but really didn't "love."

[Mike the Metal Ed]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/visit?m=15038&q=834553

Reduced is great, but EA are giving Burnout Paradise away free.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

The Telltale Holiday Pack has me tempted btw, are the Sam and Max games any good?

[Boomer]

I'm a huge Sam and Max fan. I've played all of the seasons, as well as Hit the Road, and they are a lot of fun. Certainly not difficult, but a nice three hours per episode for some good laughs.

[G]

http://www.hotukdeals.com/visit?m=15038&q=834553

Reduced is great, but EA are giving Burnout Paradise away free.

Showing up as $14.95?

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Showing up as $14.95?

Could be the UK store only, came up for me as £4.99, then reduced by £4.99.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

Definitely gonna grab the Odd Box too, been waiting an age to play Stranger's Wrath.

[Xero]

I'd probably pick up the Oddbox if I didn't already purchase the two Oddworld games for like $2 when they were first released on Steam. Have Munch's Oddysee and not that interested in Wrath.

[G]

Could be the UK store only, came up for me as £4.99, then reduced by £4.99.

Oh. My computer probably couldn't handle it anyways

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just got Saints Row 2 for £2.50

[G]

that's a great game. can't wait for sr3

[Xero]

Should I pick up Borderlands? Is the GOTY worth it for $25?

[G]

Considering the GOTY comes with $40 of DLC, I'd say so. Borderlands is easily worth $25 by itself. Gets extremely fun when you play with friends.

[Jura]

Alone it seems repetitive and tedious after a while. It's much better with other people.

[G]

Yeah, I hated it at first. But then 3 of my friends got it and I've put more time into it than I did Modern Warfare 2. I have like 8 days clocked across both platforms

[Requiem]

considered buying that package for $79. borderlands and DLC, bioshock 1 and 2, bunch of sports games including new ones like nba 2k11, and just a generally nice collection of games I wouldn't mind owning.

[Xero]

I picked up Borderlands.

Seriously have way too many games I haven't finished but intend to. Probably have at least 20 games on PC, PS2, Wii, Gamecube and 360. I've promised myself that after this sale, barring a very select few titles, I won't be buying anything until I've cleared my backlog.

[Jura]

I finally have the money to buy some games but the day I do there are no games on the daily deals that I want. I hope they do the thing from last year where they bring back all the deals for the very last day.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

They didn't bring them all back, just the most popular ones.

[Jura]

They better or I'll be blasting semen onto Hasney's face.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

I'm waiting for the Crysis pack to pop up in the sales, since I just got a new PC last month.

[Xero]

All the Splinter Cell games, Dragon Age, The Monkey Island Bundle and Shank are on sale, along with others obviously.

[Razzamajazz]

recettear sucked up nearly my entire day yesterday

[#BROKEN Hasney]

recettear sucked up nearly my entire day yesterday

I know. I was gutted when it finished, but at least new game+ and survival modes are fantastic too.

[Lara Emily]

holy fuck
Buy Square Complete Pack

Includes 49 items: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Blood Money, Battlestations: Midway, Just Cause, Hitman: Codename 47, Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Deus Ex: Invisible War, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Tomb Raider: Legend, Project: Snowblind, Rogue Trooper, Infernal, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™, Conflict: Denied Ops, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Shellshock 2: Blood Trails, Battlestations Pacific, Just Cause 2, Yosumin!™, The Last Remnant™, Gyromancer, FINAL FANTASY XI ULTIMATE COLLECTION, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Kane & Lynch 2: The Doggie Bag, Kane & Lynch 2: Alliance Weapon Pack, Kane & Lynch 2: Multiplayer Masks Pack, Order of War™, Mini Ninjas, Flora's Fruit Farm, Just Cause 2: Bull's Eye Assault Rifle, Just Cause 2: Rico's Signature Gun DLC, Just Cause 2: Chevalier Classic, Just Cause 2: Agency Hovercraft, Just Cause 2: Monster Truck DLC, Just Cause 2: Black Market Aerial Pack DLC, Just Cause 2 - Black Market Boom Pack DLC, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, SEASON OF MYSTERY: The Cherry Blossom Murders, Supreme Commander 2, Supreme Commander 2: Infinite War Battle Pack, Front Mission Evolved, Front Mission Evolved: Map Pack, Front Mission Evolved: Last Stand, Front Mission Evolved: Wanzer Pack 2, Front Mission Evolved: Weapon Pack 2, Front Mission Evolved: Wanzer Pack 3

$74.99 USD :o

[#BROKEN Hasney]

There's some right shit in that pack though.

I'd probably say the only truly great game in there is Batman.

[Kane Knight]

They better or I'll be blasting semen onto Hasney's face.

Hot.

recettear sucked up nearly my entire day yesterday

Oh God yes, I love this game.

There's some right shit in that pack though.

I'd probably say the only truly great game in there is Batman.

Kane and Lynch alone is worth the pack. ;)

[Kane Knight]

Anyone play Altitude? The sale game (Well, one of them) today?

I tried playing the demo with a controller and kept crashing. Then I adjusted my controller and kept crashing. Then I tried with with a keyboard and kept crashing. I've got this feeling there's something I'm missing here.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

A lot of the ones up today have already been on :(

[Jura]

Which is good. I guess there won't be semen being blasted onto Hasney's face this time. At least not by me.

[Kane Knight]

A lot of the ones up today have already been on :(

Aren't they calling it a second chance deal?

Makes sense the deals would be, you know...Old.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Dunno. The front page doesn't work on this thing, have to flick through the pages to see the deals.

[Kane Knight]

What thing? I've been having trouble accessing it through the Steam client, but it works fine through FireFawkes.

[Jura]

Just click the pink rectangular box that says Today's Deals.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

IPad. My mums laptop is too slow to even bother with so I'm stuck with this.

[Kane Knight]

IPad. My mums laptop is too slow to even bother with so I'm stuck with this.

LOL no wonder!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Honestly, my mum has just borrowed this from school while the holidays are on but I can't see why people pay the same as an alright laptop for one.

I've got an iPhone which I can deal with, but the limitations as a tablet are inexcusable.

[Kane Knight]

Honestly, my mum has just borrowed this from school while the holidays are on but I can't see why people pay the same as an alright laptop for one.

I've got an iPhone which I can deal with, but the limitations as a tablet are inexcusable.

People are stupid.

Do you need any more info?

[Xero]

Picked up Serious Sam HD. :cool:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Already had it. Would have fancied that, Knights of the Old Republic and Manchinarium if I didn't already have them.

[Russenmafia]

I'm waiting for the Crysis pack to pop up in the sales, since I just got a new PC last month.


The Crysis pack is out now, managed to get the first Crysis game for £2.49 or you can buy that and Warhead for £6.24. Bargain.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Got SimCity 4 and Rush for less than a fiver.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

The Crysis pack is out now, managed to get the first Crysis game for £2.49 or you can buy that and Warhead for £6.24. Bargain.
That's what I was waiting for. They had the same offer last year, but my old PC wouldn't have fared well.

[The Mask]

Got SimCity 4 and Rush for less than a fiver.

me too a couple of days ago :cool: i'm fucking shite at it though.

[The Mask]

so i just made a beast of a town and it crashed without saving. had a hot flush :'(

[Xero]

Yeah apparently it's unstable, at least on Windows 7. I've had it crash a few times. Make sure to save every 10 minutes or so. No autosave at all.

[Drakul]

I have Sim City 4 Deluxe (Sim City 4 and Rush Hour in one box) on disc. Got it for about the £2.99 from GAME a couple months ago.
The game has problems on XP as well. It would randomly close itself down and it froze once or twice. I thought it was just me but I guess the game itself is just messed up if it's crashing on your pc as a download.

[Xero]

Honestly it wouldn't be so bad if it just had an autosave.

Not trying to excuse them from making a broken game, just saying.

[Drakul]

I thought one of the good things about pc games was that companies could make and send out a patch for problems very quickly. This game's been out for 2 years.

Even if the disc based game is a lost cause, I'd have thought they'd have fixed it before letting it be put up for download.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Never had SC4 crash on me once.

Don't forget that there's 766546755646444 PC combinations out there, so it can be hard to stop them being totally bug free (especially when you're EA and you don't really care)

[Kane Knight]

I thought one of the good things about pc games was that companies could make and send out a patch for problems very quickly. This game's been out for 2 years.

Even if the disc based game is a lost cause, I'd have thought they'd have fixed it before letting it be put up for download.

One of the bad things about PC games is they won't always work right on all hardware profiles. You want something that "just works" without hardware or software constraints, get a console.

[Drakul]

I do and that's why I have a lot of them and prefer consoles to PC for gaming. I only really use my PC for RTS games I know I can run. Any other genre, I stick to the console.

It's no surprise to me that SC4 would die on my pc even just a couple of times but, with the way Xero was speaking to Mask about it, it sounded like it was a common occurence and not something that just happened because my pc sucks for games, even when it surpasses the maximum settings requirement.
Almost killed my pc this morning trying to update/change the settings on my video card to play Spore on high settings. The game froze and I got the blue screen with the "Windows is shutting down to prevent damage" text.

[The Mask]

trying to add mods to steam is hard :'( no idea what i'm doing

[Xero]

Never had SC4 crash on me once.

Don't forget that there's 766546755646444 PC combinations out there, so it can be hard to stop them being totally bug free (especially when you're EA and you don't really care)

Is that really a valid argument, though, when so many other games come out without reports of crashes like this?

[Xero]

Got Plants vs Zombies today FTR.

[The Mask]

ugh sc4 has crashed on me about 5 times now. 3 of them i'd done really well and forgot to save :'( pretty close to giving up on it

[Kane Knight]

I still haven't bothered to play it. Scoring it on the cheap was nice, but I'm still addicted to recettear and SMB.

And Plants v Zombies, which I'd be playing on ecks blah even if I hadn't bought it.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Bought New Vegas in a shop on a disc as I had a gift voucher.

What's the fucking point though? I've installed a gig of data from the disc, but it wants to download the remaining 5 gigs. Retarded.

[Calamondin]

You should be able to browse the DVD and install it from there. That's how it's always worked for me and other steam games like that.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Nope. All just encrypted data files.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

OK, really pissed off with PC gaming right now. Dunno what New Vegas was doing, it must have taken some stuff from the disc and then downloaded some as it said it installed 5gb in an hour, which it wouldn't over a 1mbit connection. Now it's downloading a 6 gig update...

I bought FlatOut and have just booted it up to be greeted by Windows Live asking for a CD Key (which it gave me at least) and now the fucker is downloading my XBox Live profile. Total fucking joke PC gaming is these days, bar indie stuff.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Kind of like the "feel" of Windows Live once it's down raping my bandwidth though. Especially with a 360 pad.

EDIT: except it does the weird thing my XBox does and won't let me stay connected to Live. Steam has no issues though.

[NoJabbaNoBogRoll]

Steam > Games For Windows Live

Cheeses me off when games require use of BOTH.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I quite like GFWL, but then I have lots of friends on 360.

It is quite retarded for Steam and GFWL to be required, but if they're building a game with GFWL features, it's good that Steam allows their games (and their occasionally crazy sales).

[Kane Knight]

Bought New Vegas in a shop on a disc as I had a gift voucher.

What's the fucking point though? I've installed a gig of data from the disc, but it wants to download the remaining 5 gigs. Retarded.

that's the future under Valve.

Good thing they're altruistic and stuff.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Was waiting to see if it got a bigger reduction in one of the featured games of the day, but grabbed Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers while it was cheap with all the expansions since my Live is still on the fritz.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Managed to play New Vegas finally. On lowest detail at 720p, looks just as good as the 360 version. Love it.