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Video Game Deals thread

Discussion in 'Gaming Forum' started by Stitches, May 30, 2009.

  1. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Steam is Valve's digital store for PC games. It gained popularity when it became the only way to buy Half-Life 2 at launch, and a combination of great customer service and awesome sales like the current have given it a pretty good rep. I have about 160 games in my Steam library. It's a hybrid of Amazon's digital PC game download store and Xbox Live.

    The reason you don't know about it is because you live under a Microsoft branded rock. :lol: It's a decade old!

    Launched on Linux earlier this year, and Valve is releasing a Linux distro called SteamOS that will run on dedicated boxes as well as whatever PC you build and boot it on.
     
  2. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Steam daily deals today: Assassin's Creed 4 25% off, Portal 2 75% off, Resident Evil 6 70% off, Hitman Absolution 80% off.

    Morrowind and Far Cry 3 Blod Dragon are 5 bucks each for the next 4 hours.

    And NBA 2k14 is $15 for today.
     
  3. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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  4. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    eShop is Nintendo's equivalent of the PSN Store. The credit is good on 3DS, Wii U, Wii, and DSi. You'll need a Nintendo Network ID if you want to create one pool of credit for multiple devices though.

    I downloaded Link Between Worlds on my 3DS from the eShop and Wind Waker HD on my Wii U from the eShop.
     
  5. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    I know what the eShop is, but unless the game is an eShop exclusive I don't have a reason to buy it digitally.
     
  6. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Ah, I see what you're saying. No, there are only a few eShop exclusives, but the fact that the games are available digitally is nice.
     
  7. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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  8. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Cool deal to get CIV 5 + Gods and Kings expansion, CIV4, CIV3 + other stuff for $8.24 total. The money also goes to charity to fight hunger.

    https://www.humblebundle.com/
     
  10. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    If you can obtain a coupon for Gamer's Club Unlocked for $30 (normal price is $120), you can get two years of 20% off new game purchases at Best Buy. People who have extra coupons are willing to take less now because the coupons expire on the 10th. I traded a $25 amazon gift card for a coupon.
     
  11. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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  12. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Ubisoft games are 35% off on Steam. Includes Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, etc series.
     
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    fins4o8 Mac FTW!

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  14. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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  15. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Even if you don't want to play Titanfall, just sell it and you'll make about $30 on it. That brings the total price to $420—smoke weed erryday—which is negligibly more expensive than a PS4. Nice way to get a One for lower cost if you're absolutely set on it over a PS4.
     
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  16. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    I'll get them both eventually. Unless one of them really ****s the bed. I'm not a fanboy of either console - as for the last generation thought they both had their pros and cons and played them both almost equally.
     
  17. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    So far with this generation, I don't see the need to get both. There aren't enough exclusives either way.
     
  18. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    I was anticipating eventually both might have a couple exclusives I would need to play. But yeah could also end up being the case that there really aren't many notables for either long term. All the more reason to wait a little longer and figure out which one is better I guess. Right now seems like Xbox One has the best next generation game in Titanfall but the PS4 sounds like the better gaming machine overall. Decisions Decisions...
     
  19. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Nice deal here, IMO.

    GMG has a preorder for the Steam version of Arkham Knight for $50. Then use voucher code PLOCVS-G2T5YX-DATY6M to knock another $10 off the price at checkout for $40 total, no tax or shipping. When the game comes out they'll email you a code that you can enter into Steam to download.

    Edit: PLOCVS-G2T5YX-DATY6M is actually a 20% off code, so it's good for games besides Arkham Knight.
     
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  20. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    Amazon matched with AMAZONX1 supposedly.
     
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  21. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    That's a nice coupon too. Wish I had known about it before I spent $45 on a new HSF.
     
  22. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    Thanks for the heads up, just pulled the trigger. After using gift card and credit card reward points spent $13 out of pocket.
     
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  23. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    I think this code drops the plain bundle to $399 as well.
     
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    Yes.... it is getting to that time where I will have to pick up a 3DS I am thinking.
     
  26. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad is free on steam today. Free!!! Go download it now. Do it!
     
  27. Desides

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    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    I think Gamer's Club Unlocked is on sale at Best Buy this week for $60. You get a two year membership when you but it, and it includes various perks such as bonus reward points and 20% all new video game purchases. So it pays for itself after 5 games.
     
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  32. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    If you buy the MK8 Wii U bundle, you get a free game download—Pikmin 3, Zelda Wind Waker HD, NSMBU, or Wii Party U.

    Granted, it'll be cheaper if you buy the Wii U for $180, then get MK8 for $60 on top and redeem the offer that way.
     
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    dolfan32323 ty xphinfanx

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  34. MikeHoncho

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    Good luck saving money and/or being productive this summer.

    http://steamdb.info/sales/

    Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 4
     
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  35. dolfan32323

    dolfan32323 ty xphinfanx

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    Is it worth buying the total skyrim package? I owned it for 360, but would love to try it on my PC
     
  36. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Judging by now no one has said a bad thing about Skyrim ever, and how you can mod the hell out of it… I don't see why not.

    But wait to see if it goes on sale for an even steeper discount as a flash sale. You can always just buy it on the last day of the Steam sale if it doesn't discount further.
     
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  37. dolfan32323

    dolfan32323 ty xphinfanx

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    Thanks for the advice! It is a daily deal now - won't this price not last? I guess I am an idiot when it comes to this stuff. $5 seems like a steal for Skyrim.
     

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