Bargain Thread 2011 Edition

Giaddon · 2011-12-22T11:41:42.000Z

Looks like they corrected their pricing. Very common for GamersGate.

Tom_McNamara · 2011-12-22T11:49:29.000Z

LeSquide:

Empire+Napoleon are steam games; will Rome or MII activate there?

I don’t believe that these copies of Rome or MII will, sorry. But Steam has the Rome package on sale for five bucks; same with Medieval II.

Marcus · 2011-12-22T11:50:20.000Z

Ah damn it! Sucks not being home in time to get that deal. Oh well.

namstalo · 2011-12-22T12:05:02.000Z

Deus Ex: HR standard is $9.99 at Amazon. Don’t know if that’s been mentioned.

Marcus · 2011-12-22T12:09:25.000Z

namstalo:

Deus Ex: HR standard is $9.99 at Amazon. Don’t know if that’s been mentioned.

Excellent first post!

amazon.com

Amazon.com: Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Standard Edition [Download]: Video Games

The long-awaited return of the award winning franchise that blends the best of Action and RPG: the perfect mix of combat, stealth, hacking, and social gameplay.

Kind of a shame that the Augmented ED. is 29.99 though.

Marcus · 2011-12-22T12:18:54.000Z

Oh so this is nice. I ordered Deus Ex HR Standard from Amazon for 9.99 and I got a $5 credit good for my next game bought using their digital service.

Thank you for your purchase from Amazon.com. It is our pleasure to let you know that you have earned a $5 credit toward the purchase of the top selling game downloads of 2011 good starting 1/1/2012 and good through 1/31/2012.

kerzain · 2011-12-22T12:22:39.000Z

That $5 is a trick. Trust me, it’s their ‘top selling’ games, and those are freaking pricey compared to other retailers. And plus, it’s only applicable after Christmas sales are done. Assuming things haven’t changed since I got my credit ( with the same rules) a week ago for another game.

DeepT · 2011-12-22T12:23:02.000Z

Is duex ex HR a steamworks game? If I buy it on Amazon, can I get it on steam?

kerzain · 2011-12-22T12:24:10.000Z

Yes.5

Telefrog · 2011-12-22T13:11:53.000Z

kerzain:

That $5 is a trick. Trust me, it’s their ‘top selling’ games, and those are freaking pricey compared to other retailers. And plus, it’s only applicable after Christmas sales are done. Assuming things haven’t changed since I got my credit ( with the same rules) a week ago for another game.

Can’t be any less worthless than the “25% off any Valve game after the holiday sale” coupon Steam gave me.

James_Johnson · 2011-12-22T13:15:54.000Z

namstalo:

Deus Ex: HR standard is $9.99 at Amazon. Don’t know if that’s been mentioned.

Ah. There we go. Thanks boss.

Tim_N · 2011-12-22T14:23:47.000Z

How come I can’t even see paypal on gamersgate? I only see 4 payment options, 2 moneybrookers, POLi, and blue coins. This is really frustrating.

kerzain · 2011-12-22T14:25:33.000Z

I don’t know if they ever fixed this, but last I heard (last year?) you couldn’t use paypal on EA or Ubisoft games through GG.

Tim_N · 2011-12-22T14:30:33.000Z

kerzain:

I don’t know if they ever fixed this, but last I heard (last year?) you couldn’t use paypal on EA or Ubisoft games through GG.

Interesting. Well in case anyone is having the same problems (maybe it’s an Australian thing) I was able to fix it by selecting moneybrookers at checkout, then going back to order details when at the moneybrookers screen, and selecting paypal from the drop down list.

Tom_McNamara · 2011-12-22T14:38:23.000Z

So maybe I didn’t notice this before, but the download version of Football Manager 2012 is $20 on Amazon right now, and it activates on Steam. Also carries a coupon for $5 off one of Amazon’s best-sellers, but you can’t use it until next month.

Steam itself has the game priced at $30, or 25% off.

Fugitive · 2011-12-22T14:43:21.000Z

OOTP Baseball 11 is only $4 on Gamersgate. It’s not the most recent version (12), but might be worth a try for those of us wondering what all the fuss is about.

(And OOTP 12 is on sale for $20 on their own site, too.)

Dan_Theman · 2011-12-22T14:52:20.000Z

DeepT:

Divinity 2 is on the steam sale today. Is it any good? How does it compare to Two Worlds 2, unless it is a completely different kind of game.

I enjoyed it quite a bit, although I never played TW2 so I couldn’t offer a comparison. Divinity 2 has a couple of unusual mechanics built in which helped make it refreshing to play rather than just another tired fantasy romp.

Greybriar · 2011-12-22T14:52:33.000Z

kerzain:

I don’t know if they ever fixed this, but last I heard (last year?) you couldn’t use paypal on EA or Ubisoft games through GG.

I used PayPal to purchase Settlers 7 and Anno 1404 in July of this year.

Cormac · 2011-12-22T15:24:29.000Z

As a dirty european, I can’t buy any amazon games. Would anyone be willing to buy Deus Ex & Renegade Ops for me and send me the steam codes? Obviously I’d reimburse you ASAP via Paypal (should be 13$ together, right?)

Eric_P · 2011-12-22T15:36:22.000Z

Greenman Gaming posted some new stuff of interest

LEGO: Batman - 60% off voucher! [greenmangaming.com]
LEGOB-ATMAN-XMASS
(1500 GMT 21st December - 1500 GMT 22nd December)

Lord of the Rings: War in the North for a massive 60% off! [greenmangaming.com]
WARIN-SNOWY-NORTH
(Valid from 1500 GMT 22nd December until 1500 GMT 23rd December)

Saints Row: The Third for a massive 25% off! [greenmangaming.com]
GREEN-XMASS-AINTS
(Valid from 0000 GMT 23rd December until 0000 GMT 26th December)

Square Enix catalogue (except Deus Ex: Human Revolution titles) for a massive 66% off! [greenmangaming.com]
SQUAR-EWKND-SIXTY
(Valid from 0000 GMT 23rd December until 0000 GMT 26th December)

Batman: Arkham City for a massive 60% off! [greenmangaming.com]
JOLLY-BRUCE-WAYNE
(Valid from 1600 GMT 26th December until 1600 GMT 27th December)

Space Marine for a massive 40% off! [greenmangaming.com]
GREEN-SPACE-MARIN
(Valid from 0000 GMT 26th December until 0000 GMT 29th December)

i grabbed LOTR. It activates on steam, as does Space Marine that I know of. Unknown on the others.

EDIT: Arkham City does NOT activate on Steam. See below.