May 23, 2012 – This Wednesday edition of Kotaku's The Moneysaver catches all the offers, promotions and bargains that can't wait until the weekend. The Midweek Moneysaver is brought to you by Dealzon. Software • Yesterday's release Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (PS3, 360) is $49.99, free ship from...
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Hey! Paradox Interactive games are on sale
Plentiful Paradox Package
[www.amazon.com]
Comes with:
Crusader Kings II
Magicka Collection
Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC
Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter
Swords of the Star - Complete Collection
Victoria II
All for $12.49
In other news:
Skyrim Collector's Edition got dropped to $79.99 for XBOX 360
Kingdom of Amalur for PS3 is now $39.99
#speakup
(Edit comment)#deals
PC Download of Saints Row 3 (with Steam Key) is $17 on Amazon.
[www.amazon.com]
#tips
(Edit comment)#speakup
#deals
[www.becausewemay.com] #deals (Edit comment)
I want to get Amnesia: Dark Descent for PC - but I'm wondering if it's on sale anywhere right now. I see a few large indie sales at the moment, but haven't noticed Amnesia on any of them. If anyone can show me somewhere to buy it for less than $20 I'd love to snap it up, thanks!
#speakup
(Edit comment)#deals
Unless you want to play the game right now I'd just wait for the inevitable Steam Summer sale that should probably start around the end of June.
If my memory serves me correctly it was 75% off last year, so it should probably be the same this year. #speakup
(Edit comment)The developer deserves your money at current price for the game. OnLive has it on sale for $5 right now through their service, but it's $19.99 everywhere else.
If you're a horror game fan, it's really worth the $19.99. #speakup
(Edit comment)Kingdom of Amalur is 50% off and both DLC are 40% off, don't miss it!
Legend of Dead Kel and The Teeth of Naros
#speakup
(Edit comment)#deals
#save38studios
Wait, who does the money from Kingdoms of Amalur go to now? Just the publisher?
I mean, if it gets a sale, now it doesn't help the chances of another does it? :\ #speakup
(Edit comment)It still goes to the studio unless 38 studios gave the rights to another company... just read the Big Huge Games also closed, that really made me sick there's even a google docs with jobs posts to help them find one.
My best bet is that they can publish without any percent taken by EA when selling for the PC platform.
Btw any words from EA? They've been awfully quiet about it #speakup
(Edit comment)Well that just confirmed my fears, EA doesn't give a crap and if they lend a hand it's just to improve their image as company.
You know, 38 Studios could have made another effort, creating an editor for people to mod KOA like Morrowind/Skyrim does. People love modding there's no denying in that, it's just real sales booster but the layoffs.... #speakup
(Edit comment)Steam has The Baconing on sale for $3 (80% off) until June 2nd. I've never played it, anyone know if it is any good?
[store.steampowered.com]
#moneysaver
(Edit comment)#deals
Steam has tons and tons of Civ V and indie stuff on sale. I don't have time to list it all, but one would do well to check out the selections.
#speakup
(Edit comment)#steam
#tips
#deals
#moneysaver
heh.... i had the original Civ 5 and enjoyed it lots but, tbh, i'm a bit 'war'weary' of the game and find it hard to start anew.
of course, GOTY edition with all the DLC for £8, i went and bought it anyway because, well, Civ 5... :) #speakup
(Edit comment)Just if anyone is interested
Greenmangaming has sleeping dogs (PC) prepurchase for $36
game activates on steam
Need to use their voucher code GREEN-SUMME-RDEAL
#speakup
(Edit comment)#tips
#deals
EVE Online: Inferno is $6.80 (down from $19.99) on Steam right now. A thirty-day subscription is included.
#speakup
(Edit comment)#tips
#deals
#moneysaver
#eveonline
#blip
Amazon's having a big sale on game downloads. (Be warned about poor customer feedback for some of these, though. Caveat emptor and all that. Also, some of these games may use SecuROM DRM, such as the Bioshock 1+2 pack.)
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- Adam's Venture 2 -- $2.49, down from $9.99
- ArcaniA - Gothic 4 -- $4.99, down from $19.99
- ArcaniA - Fall of Setarrif -- $3.74, down from $14.99
- ArmA 2 -- $9.99, down from $19.99 (I would try the free-to-play version first)
- Armada 2526 -- $3.74, down from $14.99
- Armada 2526 Supernova expansion -- $2.49, down from $9.99
- AURA: Fate of the Ages -- $1.24, down from $4.99
- AURA 2: The Sacred Rings -- $1.24, down from $4.99
- Baron Wittard -- $2.49, down from $9.99
- Bioshock Dual Pack -- $7.49, down from $39.98 (SecuROM DRM)
- Black Mirror 2 -- $3.98, down from $9.99
- Black Mirror 3 -- $4.99, down from $19.99
- Blood Bowl Legendary Edition -- $9.99, down from $39.99
- Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box (warning: EA/SecuROM DRM ahoy) -- $4.99, down from $19.95
- Cities XL 2012 -- $9.99, down from $39.99
- Death and the Fly -- $4.99, down from $9.99
- Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga -- $5.99, down from $39.99
- EA Racing Pack includes the following:
* Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
* Need for Speed - Hot Pursuit
* Need for Speed - Shift
* Shift 2 Unleashed
-- $14.99, down from $79.91
- Fallout -- $4.99, down from $9.99
- Fallout 2 -- $4.99, down from $9.99
- Gray Matter -- $4.99, down from $19.99
- Hogwart's Hall Pass - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 -- $4.99, down from $34.64
- Jagged Alliance - Back in Action -- $23.99, down from $39.99
- Metro 2033 -- $4.99, down from $19.99
- MySims -- $4.99, down from $19.99
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit -- $4.99, down from $19.99
- Need for Speed: Shift -- $4.99, down from $19.99
- Need for Speed: The Run -- $15.99, down from $39.99
- Need for Speed: Undercover -- $9.46, down from ... $9.99 :-P
- NiBiRu: Age of Secrets -- $2.49, down from $9.99
- Nuclear Dawn -- $6.24, down from $24.99
- PAYDAY The Heist -- $4.99, down from $19.99
- Sacrifice -- $4.99, down from $9.99
- SimCity 4 Deluxe -- $4.99, down from $19.99 (WINDOWS XP ONLY)
- Starpoint Gemini -- $6.24, down from $24.99
- Star Ruler -- $4.74, down from $18.99
- STORM Frontline Nation -- $4.99, down from $29.99
- The Sims Medieval -- $10.19, down from $29.99
- The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles expansion -- $10.19, down from $29.99 (Mac downloads for many of these Sims games also available, sometimes listed separately)
- The Sims 3 Ambitions expansion -- $10.19, down from $29.99
- The Sims 3 Deluxe (base game and Ambitions expansion) -- $16.99, down from $49.99 (and cheaper than an individual purchase of the base game)
- The Sims 3 Fast Lane Stuff content pack -- $6.79, down from $19.99
- The Sims 3 Generations expansion -- $13.59, down from $39.99
- The Sims 3 High End Loft Stuff -- $6.79, down from $19.99
- The Sims 3 Late Night expansion -- $10.19, down from $29.99
- The Sims 3 Master Suite Stuff content pack -- $6.79, down from $19.99
- The Sims 3 Outdoor Living Stuff -- $6.79, down from $19.99
- The Sims 3 Pets expansion -- $13.59, down from $39.99 (Mac download also available, listed separately, but is getting so-so customer feedback)
- The Sims 3 Showtime expansion -- $19.99, down from $39.99
- The Sims 3 Showtime Katy Perry Collector's Edition (really?) -- $29.99, down from $49.99
- The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff content pack -- $6.79, down from $19.99
- The Sims 3 World Adventures expansion -- $10.19, down from $29.99
- Tropico - $2.99, down from $9.99 (why on earth is Reloaded cheaper than this?)
- Tropico Reloaded (Tropico, Tropico: Paradise Island, Tropico 2: Pirate Cove) -- $2.09, normally $6.99
- Tropico 3 -- $2.99, down from $9.99
- Tropico Trilogy (Tropico Reloaded, Tropico 3, and Tropico 3: Absolute Power) -- $5.99, down from $19.99
- Tropico 4 -- $9.99, down from $39.99
- Wargame: European Escalation -- $23.99, down from $39.99
- Wings of Luftwaffe (expansion to Wings of Prey) -- $2.74, down from $10.99
- Wings of Prey -- $3.74, down from $14.99
- Wings of Prey Collector's Edition (Wings of Prey and Wings of Luftwaffe) -- $6.24, down from $24.99
- X-COM: Enforcer -- $2.99, down from $4.99
- Yesterday -- $14.99, down from $29.99
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#speakup
(Edit comment)#amazon
#tips
#deals
#moneysaver
Green Man Gaming (where I've never shopped, so I'm not familiar with their quality of service) is having a site-birthday sale.
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- ArcaniA (why is that third A capitalized?) : Gothic 4 -- $9.99, down from $19.99 ($19.99 on Steam)
- F.E.A.R. 3 -- $4.61, down from $15.37 ($39.99 on Steam)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 -- $6.73, down from $22.45 ($19.99 on Steam)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 -- $8.99, down from $29.99 ($19.99 on Steam)
- Men of War: Assault Squad - Game of the Year Edition -- $19.99, down from $39.99 ($39.99 on Steam)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II -- $10.94, down from $14.94 ($14.99 on Steam)
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#speakup
(Edit comment)#greenmangaming
#tips
#deals
#moneysaver
Did Anybody post this Deal going on at GMG yet?
$30.94 USD and you get all these games as one package you redeem on Steam.
Saints Row 2
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 2
Company of Hero's
Red Faction Guerrilla
Metro 2033
Besides hearing that Saints Row 2 was a horrid port the other games I've heard are all great.
[www.greenmangaming.com]
#deals
(Edit comment)#speakup
#talkamongstyourselves
just posting as a heads up to people.
The picture shows Dawn of War 2: Retribution's box art dunno why they did that...
but in the description it only states Dawn of War2 vanilla.
Its a fun game but be warned as it requires GFWL and it has horrible lag compared to the newest iteration: Retribution. (Retribution doesn't require GFWL)
#speakup
(Edit comment)Judge David Shaw, an administrative law judge for the ITC has recommended that the 4GB and 250GB versions of the Xbox 360 S console be banned for import and sale in the US.
Shaw's recommendation decision follows his April determination that Microsoft had infringed on four Motorola patents related to secure wireless communication and transmission of video content between controller devices and game consoles.
Under section 337 of the Tariff Act, administrative law judges investigate allegations of intellectual property infringement against goods imported into the United States. Their initial determinations and recommended remedies then go to ITC commissioners for consideration.
The commissioners can let the initial determination stand, in which case it becomes the official determination of the ITC. Commissioners can also adopt the determination, amend it or send it back for further consideration.
If Shaw's determination and recommendation become final, President Barack Obama will have 60 days to review the decision. After the 60 days lapse ITC orders can only be appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
[www.courthousenews.com]
If you want an Xbox 360 S, you better buy it now.
#tips
(Edit comment)#speakup
#talkamongstyourselves
#deals
Another fairly quiet day for Steam sales. Notable deals include half-off discounts on all Thief titles. Dead Island has received large cuts as well, but see below.
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* Alien Shooter 2 Conscription -- $7.99, normally $9.99
* Dead Hungry Diner -- $7.64, normally $8.99
* Dead Island -- $11.99, normally $29.99 (or wait for the GOTY Edition ... wait, what?); DLC and guide also 60% off
* Defenders of Ardania -- $11.25, normally $14.99
* DiRT Showdown pre-purchase -- $44.99, normally $49.99
* Endless Space pre-purchase (Admiral Edition + alpha access) -- $22.49, normally $29.99
* Endless Space pre-purchase (Emperor Special Edition + alpha access) -- $26.24, normally $34.99
* Gratuitous Tank Battles -- $17.99, normally $19.99
* Lunar Flight -- $2.50, normally $9.99
* Puzzler World 2 -- $1.99, 80% off from $9.99
* Thief Gold -- $4.99, normally $9.99
* Thief II: The Metal Age -- $4.99, normally $9.99
* Thief: Deadly Shadows -- $4.99, normally $9.99
* Thief Collection (Gold, II, Deadly Shadows) -- $13.49, normally $26.99
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#speakup
(Edit comment)#steam
#tips
#deals
#moneysaver
#deadisland
#thief
PAYDAY The Heist is still $5 Amazon, part of their ongoing PC Download sale:
[www.amazon.com]
The Thief Collection is $13.49 for the bundle of all three games, or $5 separate:
[store.steampowered.com]
#deals
(Edit comment)#speakup
Steam sales are pretty violent today. Didn't anyone think of the children?
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- Alan Wake's American Nightmare pre-purchase -- $13.49, normally $14.99; get an additional 15% off if you own Alan Wake on Steam
- Alien Shooter 2 Conscription (see what I mean? Not a single soul thought of those poor children) -- $7.99, normally $9.99
- Dead Hungry Diner -- $7.64, normally $8.99 (on a side note, since there are so few sales today, I may as well list the small discounts, too)
- DiRT Showdown pre-purchase -- $44.99, normally $49.99 (two-pack is $74.99)
- Endless Space pre-purchase (Admiral Edition) -- $22.49, normally $29.99
- Endless Space pre-purchase (Emperor Special Edition) -- $26.24, normally $34.99
- Gratuitous Tank Battles -- $17.99, normally $19.99
- Lunar Flight -- $2.50, normally $9.99
- Painkiller: Black Edition combines the original game with the Battle out of Hell expansion and is available for 75% off at $2.49.
- Painkiller: Overdose -- $1.24, normally $4.99
- Painkiller: Resurrection -- $2.49, normally $9.99
- Painkiller: Redemption -- $1.24, normally $4.99
- Painkiller: Recurring Evil -- $2.49, normally $9.99
- Painkiller Complete Pack (all five of the above items) -- $7.49, normally $29.99
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter -- $5, normally $19.99
- Serious Sam HD: Double Pack (First and Second Encounters) -- $7.50, normally $29.99
- Serious Sam HD: Gold Edition (Double Pack plus both original versions) -- $10, normally $39.99
- Serious Sam Complete Pack (Gold Edition, Second Encounter - Legend of the Beast DLC, Serious Sam 3: BFE, Serious Sam Double D [reminds me of Metal Slug], Serious Sam: The Random Encounter [a turn-based RPG?], Serious Sam 2) -- $21.75, normally $86.99
~*~ Also, a game called Moon Breakers is free to play. Kinda looks like Freelancer with a multiplayer emphasis. Seems interesting!
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#speakup
(Edit comment)#steam
#tips
#deals
#moneysaver
#serioussam
#painkiller
#thinkofthechildren
Man I bought Alien Shooter the moment I saw it. :D
Even though they are rough looking, the Shooter series is great fun. #speakup
(Edit comment)Steam sales for today:
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- Alan Wake's American Nightmare (hits this Tuesday) -- $13.49, down from $15; another 10% off if you own Alan Wake on Steam
- Alien Shooter 2 Conscription -- $8, down from $10
- ANNO 2070 -- half price at $25, DLC also on sale
- Various Assassin's Creed games and DLC still on sale, but not for long
- Beyond Good & Evil -- $6.69, down from $10
- Blazing Angels 1 and 2 -- $6.69 each, down from $10 each
- Bloody Good Time -- $3.34, down from $5
- Brain Spa (a.k.a. where zombie couples go on vacation) -- $6.69, down from $10
- Brothers in Arms series for the interested (Road to Hill 30, Earned in Blood, Hell's Highway -- $6.69 each, down from $10 each)
- Call of Juarez -- $6.69, down from $10
- Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood -- $6.69, down from $10
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel -- $33.50, down from $50
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (this had a game? The movie was fantastic) -- $6.69, down from $10
- Cold Fear -- $6.69, down from $10
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence (I prefer the soft and squishy kind, myself) -- $6.69, down from $10
- CSI: NY -- The Game (as opposed to the breakfast cereal) -- $6.69, down from $10
- Dark Messiah of Might & Magic -- $6.69, down from $10
- Dark Messiah, Heroes of Might and Magic V, HoMaM5: Hammers of Fate, HoMaM5: Tribes of the East -- $13.39, down from $20
- DiRT Showdown (hits this Thursday) -- $45, down from $50
- Driver: San Francisco -- $20, down from $30
- Endless Space preorder -- Admiral Edition -- $22.49, down from $30
- Endless Space preorder -- Emperor Special Edition -- $26.24, down from $35
- Far Cry -- $6.69, down from $10
- Far Cry 2: Fortune's Edition (game, Fortunes Pack DLC) -- $6.69, down from $10
- Far Cry Complete (the above plus the first game) -- $13.38, down from $20
- From Dust -- $10, down from $15
- Heroes of Might & Magic V (base game, Hammers of Fate, Tribes of the East) -- $6.69 each, down from $10 each
- Heroes Over Europe -- $6.69, down from $10
- IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 -- $6.69, down from $10
- IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover -- $33.50, down from $50
- James Cameron's Avatar: The Game -- $13.39, down from $20
- Lunar Flight -- $2.50, down from $10
- Might & Magic Heroes VI -- $33.50, down from $50
- Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes -- $10, down from $15, DLC also on sale ($2, down from $3)
- Petz {Catz/Dogz/Horsez} 2 -- $6.69 each, down from $10
- Prince of Persia (Sands of Time, Warrior Within, Two Thrones) -- $6.69 each, down from $10 each
- Prince of Persia 2008 -- $13.39, down from $20
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (regular) -- $13.39, down from $20
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (deluxe) -- $20, down from $30
- Rayman Origins -- $20, down from $30
- Rayman Raving Rabbids -- $6.69, down from $10
- R.U.S.E. (I. c.a.n.'.t. s.t.a.n.d. t.i.t.l.e.s. l.i.k.e. t.h.i.s.) -- $13.39, down from $20
- R.U.S.E. - The Chimera Pack -- $4.68, down from $7
- R.U.S.E. - The Pack of the Rising Sun -- $6.69, down from $10
- Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter -- $15 (not on sale), but SEE BELOW
- Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter -- $5, down from $20
- Serious Sam HD Double Pack (first and second encounters) -- $7.50, down from $30
- Serious Sam HD Gold Edition (first and second encounters and the original versions) -- $10, down from $40
- Serious Sam Complete (a ton of stuff) -- $21.75, down from $87
- Tom Clancy's "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction™" by Tom Clancy: Deluxe Edition (Hyper Fighting!) is $16.75, down from $25
- The Settlers (6): Rise of an Empire Gold Edition -- $13.39, down from $20
- The Settlers: Heritage of Kings and Rise of an Empire Gold -- $20, down from $30
- The Settlers 7: Path to a Kingdom: Deluxe Gold Edition (original game, all patches and DLC, even more stuff beyond that) -- $20, down from $30; various DLC also on sale
- Shoot Many Robots (so what's this game about?) -- $6.69, down from $10
- Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific -- $6.69, down from $10
- Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific: U-Boat Missions -- $6.69, down from $10
- Silent Hunter III -- $6.69, down from $10
- Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic -- $13.39, down from $20
- Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity (base game, Entrenchment, Diplomacy expansions) -- half price at $10
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic STILL on sale -- $7.49, down from $10
- Star Wars: Jedi Outcast: Jedi Knight II: Dark Forces III -- $7.49, down from $10
- The Sum of All Fears -- $6.69, down from $10
- Tom Clancy's EndWar -- $6.69, down from $10
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon games and DLC still on sale
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Deluxe preorder -- $50, down from $55
- T.o.m. C.l.a.n.c.y.'.s. H.A.W.X. 2 -- $13.39, down from $20
- H.A.W.X. 2 - Open Skies DLC -- $6.69, down from $10
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: 3 Gold, Lockdown, Vegas 1, Vegas 2 -- $6.69 each, down from $10 each
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series - $6.69 each (1, Chaos Theory, Double Agent -- no Pandora Tomorrow?), down from $10 each
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction, regular edition -- $13.39, down from $20
- Trackmania United Forever Star Edition -- $20, down from $30
- Various strategy guides on sale (Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia, etc.)
- Voodoo Dice -- $3.34, down from $5
- World in Conflict (base game plus Soviet Assault) -- $6.69, down from $10 (no, that's not a typo)
- World in Conflict: Soviet Assault -- $13.39, down from $20
- Zeit² -- $6.69, down from $10
Whew!
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#speakup
(Edit comment)#steam
#deals
#tips
#ubisoft
#moneysaver
"- R.U.S.E. (I. c.a.n.'.t. s.t.a.n.d. t.i.t.l.e.s. l.i.k.e. t.h.i.s.) -- $13.39, down from $20"
You're not alone. #speakup
(Edit comment)Fair enough, though Pandora Tomorrow did have a well-received Windows version. Thanks!
This sounds neat. [en.wikipedia.org]
(Edit comment)Oooh ... Assorted Square Enix PC games for less than 8 bucks on Amazon!
[dealzon.com]
Bundle includes:
+ Just Cause 2
+ Kane and Lynch 2
+ Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
+ Supreme Commander 2
+ Tomb Raider: Underworld.
#speakup
(Edit comment)#deals
#tips
This deal is good until tomorrow (20 May).
I'm really responding to let people know that some DLC comes with the pack. Just redeem the keys in Steam. If you right-click on the game and choose "View Downloadable Content" you'll see that Lara Croft comes with Challenge Pack 2 and Costume Pack 1 and Just Cause comes with Chaos Parachute, Chevalier Ice Breaker and Tuk Tuk Boom Boom.
Nothing for the other three games. #deals
(Edit comment)Memorial Deals
May 26, 2012 – While generally not a big week for new releases, Memorial Day in the United States is a sales holiday for video games as much as it is for mattresses, hardware, refrigerators and everything else. More »
Midweek Moneysaver: Onward, Future Soldier
May 23, 2012 – This Wednesday edition of Kotaku's The Moneysaver catches all the offers, promotions and bargains that can't wait until the weekend. The Midweek Moneysaver is brought to you by Dealzon. Software • Yesterday's release Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (PS3, 360) is $49.99, free ship from... More »
The Throne of Games
May 19, 2012 – Fantasy RPG Game of Thrones and fantasy MMO TERA Online already are seeing modest discounts. The upcoming RPG from Capcom, Dragon's Dogma likewise is getting about $10 off from one retailer. More »
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