Bargain Thread 2012 Edition

Demorve · 2012-08-23T17:08:08.000Z

3 and 0 against, guess I’ll save my my $3.74 for another day. Won’t buy Ubisoft so the Prince of Persia games are out.

Thanks.

Papageno · 2012-08-23T23:00:46.000Z

Well, you’re missing out if you don’t at least play The Sands of Time, and I think that the 2008 reboot was pretty great as well.

Brad_Grenz · 2012-08-24T01:57:53.000Z

Amazon just started a big weekend sale on Civilization IV and V.

Civ IV: Complete is $7.49 (Steam and Non-Steam versions available)
Civ IV: Colonization is $4.99
Civ V: Game of the Year is $12.49 (Steam)
Civ V: Gods and Kings is $26.99 (Steam)

Plus a bunch of DLC at 75% off.

Kadath · 2012-08-24T05:02:46.000Z

Gmg codes:

Are you interested in picking up Sleeping Dogs or Darksiders 2? Green Man Gaming have a great deal for PC Gamer readers. The code below will knock 30% off digital copies of BOTH games.

GMG30-AUGUS-TWINS

If you’re not interested in shooting up Hong Kong or defeating the demonic hordes of Darksiders 2, Green Man Gaming have created another code that will grant you 20% off any other PC download game until the end of the month. This doesn’t stack with the above code, but will work with any digital title. Check out all the latest deals over on Green Man Gaming.

DERHE-RRDER-RINGE

Elsewhere on the site, you can secure the superb, globby puzzler World of Goo, cerebral World War 2 RTS Men of War and Introversion’s tense nuclear strategy, Defcon for just £1.99 each. The latest in a big summer of sales from Green Man Gaming.

Voucher: GMG30-AUGUS-TWINS is PC Download only. Valid until 23.59 BST on 27/08/12 2359 BST
** Voucher: DERHE-RRDER-RINGE is PC Download only. Valid until 23.59 BST on 31/08/12 2359 BST

Marcin · 2012-08-24T09:40:50.000Z

… I don’t understand how GMG makes money.

lordkosc · 2012-08-24T10:12:40.000Z

Sleeping dogs @ 30% is mighty tempting… DAMN YOU GMG…

I’ll keep playing Dark Souls, maybe the temptation to get another game will pass…

KaoFloppy · 2012-08-24T15:06:38.000Z

Giaddon:

Or, I mean, good God, you could buy any one of the modern Prince of Persia games for $3.38 each – and those are some of the best games ever made.

I second this. I just finished Prince of Persia: no subtitle (2008) last week, and it was an incredible blast!

TimJames · 2012-08-24T15:07:11.000Z

Marcin:

… I don’t understand how GMG makes money.

Hoping for a buyout?

robc04 · 2012-08-24T15:42:05.000Z

KaoFloppy:

I second this. I just finished Prince of Persia: no subtitle (2008) last week, and it was an incredible blast!

Me too. I just finished Prince of Persia 2008 and then Forgotten Sands right after that. In my opinion 2008 had a better story but was pretty easy. The platforming and combat were simple then with the unlimited number of times you can be saved by your companion made it very easy. Still fun though.

Sands of Time was more challenging and you had to have some nimble fingers to hit all the right keys in certain areas. The time rewinds were very helpful but since there weren’t unlimited forced me to be more careful. In any case both were worth picking up and playing.

Marcin · 2012-08-24T16:51:09.000Z

lordkosc:

Sleeping dogs @ 30% is mighty tempting… DAMN YOU GMG…

I’ll keep playing Dark Souls, maybe the temptation to get another game will pass…

Yeah, I already gave in to Sleeping Dogs. I’m battling the urge for Darksiders II at $35, but that one’s easier because Dark Souls. Sleeping Dogs though … well, there’s no current open world modern town driver/gangster/cop thing out right now so I failed that save roll almost immediately.

… I realize that probably didn’t help. :P

Cobra · 2012-08-24T21:34:34.000Z

Papageno:

Well, you’re missing out if you don’t at least play The Sands of Time, and I think that the 2008 reboot was pretty great as well.

QFT
…

Giaddon · 2012-08-25T05:32:04.000Z

Gamersgate has the silly and fun Offspring Fling for $2.72 today. Recommended The Journey Down is 75% off at Greeman Gaming, but the price isn’t yet listed.

JeffL · 2012-08-25T09:39:43.000Z

Big Fish Games - any game for $2.99 with the coupon code NEW299

Papageno · 2012-08-25T10:11:25.000Z

Question re: GMG’s versions of Sleeping Dogs: One is designated with (NA) which I presume means North America, and there’s another one with no special designation. Is it a matter of different DLC? The non-NA one mentions “George St Pierre” content, and the NA one talks about a “Triad Enforcer Pack.”

Fenris99 · 2012-08-25T17:46:14.000Z

Two worlds 2 is the daily steam sale for $7.49, can anyone advise?

Giaddon · 2012-08-25T17:53:08.000Z

It’s pretty good. If you have room for a lengthy EuRPG, check it out.

AtomicPlayboy · 2012-08-25T20:28:07.000Z

TW2 was a really pleasant surprise for me. It has some really interesting systems (especially magic), it looks rather nice, and it has a sense of humor. Certainly worth that price.

Giaddon · 2012-08-26T05:26:43.000Z

Modern Warfare and Prototype games are half off on Amazon this week. At least Prototype 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are Steamworks. Probably others, too.

gamadict · 2012-08-26T07:37:25.000Z

Welp, I was agonizing over whether or not to buy Sleeping Dogs at that price but fortunately the decision was made for me as GMG declined my credit card.

I know they’re a UK company, is this a common thing for them? It’s the first time I’ve ever had any problems buying something online

malkav11 · 2012-08-26T07:50:56.000Z

Giaddon:

Modern Warfare and Prototype games are half off on Amazon this week. At least Prototype 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are Steamworks. Probably others, too.

Black Ops and MW3 are too. And probably any other Call of Duty game that comes out from here on out.