At 99% off, they might as well just give it away for free.
Games on SALE!
- Thread starter figmentPez
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If you sell a million copies for 50 cents, that's still a hell of a lot more profit than selling it for zero.
I don't actually know if a million copies is in the ballpark of what steam sales usually go for, but I picked it for easy math.
figmentPez
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GOG.com is giving away a free game again. This time it's Magrunner: Dark Pulse.
Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics have returned to Steam, and are discounted until July 1.
For anyone who didn't know, what happened was that on January 1, 2014, the rights to these games transferred from Interplay to Bethesda. Bethesda took them off all online sales channels, including Steam and GoG, so that they could fiddle with it. Now, six months later, the fiddling's done. Apparently the Steam versions of the game have been patched to work better with modern machines, and Fallout 2's had a graphical upgrade. Oh, and the copyright screens now say Bethesda rather than Interplay.
For anyone who didn't know, what happened was that on January 1, 2014, the rights to these games transferred from Interplay to Bethesda. Bethesda took them off all online sales channels, including Steam and GoG, so that they could fiddle with it. Now, six months later, the fiddling's done. Apparently the Steam versions of the game have been patched to work better with modern machines, and Fallout 2's had a graphical upgrade. Oh, and the copyright screens now say Bethesda rather than Interplay.
That would be a great deal... if I hadn't already gotten Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics from GoG for free back in December. I GUESS I could get Brotherhood of Steel, but that game is shit anyway.
Yeah, apparently Interplay decided to have one last hurrah and gave the games away right before their license expired. I guess Bethesda figured they needed to give the games something extra, otherwise no one would have any reason to buy them.
GasBandit
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Got it, got it, fuck off with your 15% bullshit, 20%? really?, got it, mmmmaybe..., 25%=nope, might get it, good deal on don't starve so gonna get it.[DOUBLEPOST=1403200256,1403199970][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, the flash sales to start don't grab me, but somebody might like Hotline Miami for a buck and change.
figmentPez
Staff member
Is it just me, or are the tie-in activities getting ridiculously complicated? I have no idea what's going on with the summer adventure. I guess I'll just sell my cards in the marketplace...?
GasBandit
Staff member
If you don't want your card, I'd suggest passing them to another member who might want them. But the basic idea of this years event is...
- We're all randomly assigned to teams.
- When we craft a summer badge (Or any other badge), we earn points for our team.
- Whichever team has the most points at the end of the day gets prizes.
- Anyone who contributed points gets 2 cards. Everyone else on the team gets 1.
- 30 random people a day on each winning team will receive 3 games off their wishlist.
So basically you want to craft your cards into a badge to win the grand prize and to receive in-game items. You can also receive tokens that will let you alter the scores or even switch teams if another team is about to win.
That said, if you don't want your cards, I'll take them/trade you stuff for them.
Why the fuck are Early Access games on the Daily Deals?
Divinity (a game I backed during KS) is releasing at the end of the month.
DayZ? 15%? A game that will NEVER get finished AND it's using up my Daily Deal slots for a measly 15%?. GTFO!
Dead Rising 3? Is that 30 FPS locked game even out on the PC yet? BUYER BEWARE!
Also other sales for awesome games :
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 75% off
Euro Truck Simulator 2 75% off
Sid Meirs Pirates 75% off
Divinity (a game I backed during KS) is releasing at the end of the month.
DayZ? 15%? A game that will NEVER get finished AND it's using up my Daily Deal slots for a measly 15%?. GTFO!
Dead Rising 3? Is that 30 FPS locked game even out on the PC yet? BUYER BEWARE!
Also other sales for awesome games :
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 75% off
Euro Truck Simulator 2 75% off
Sid Meirs Pirates 75% off
GasBandit
Staff member
10 bucks or 66% is my rule. If it isn't under 10 bucks, or over 66% off, I don't get it.
I usually add "Or it's someone' birthday soon and this is the cheapest I will get it by then" as my rider. 30% off Stick of Truth is tempting to me because I have a friend with an upcoming birthday who loves South Park.
Still worth it
Pretty much this. Though really, it's always going on sale. It's a popular title, especially with some of the mods that add content.
The fun thing to do is there are games super cheap and you already own it? Checking friends who have it on their wishlist and gifting it to them. 
I did it quite a bit last Christmas.
I did it quite a bit last Christmas.Current flash deals for the next 8 hours:
-Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst 3. 75% off, $9.99 (Jesus, that's a complicated name.)
-Half-Life 2. 75% off, $2.49. (for all two people in the world who still don't own it)
-Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2. 25% off, $44.99 (to quote @GasBandit, "fuck off")
-Anno 2070. 75% off, $7.49
-Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst 3. 75% off, $9.99 (Jesus, that's a complicated name.)
-Half-Life 2. 75% off, $2.49. (for all two people in the world who still don't own it)
-Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2. 25% off, $44.99 (to quote @GasBandit, "fuck off")
-Anno 2070. 75% off, $7.49
Oh hey, I'd give that game a try for cheap...
WHAAAAT?! That's not a flash sale! That's bullshit.
Flash sale? More like flash stale. Amiright?
I have no idea what it's about, but it's in every single sale ever.
Eh, I don't know. I tried the demo. It didn't really catch my fancy. There are better RTS's out there.