Bargain Thread 2012 Edition

Editer · 2012-10-13T12:13:15.000Z

Drat. Was looking at the games and “To the Moon” looks really cool. But the coupon doesn’t work for it.

So I went for Saboteur, but I think I will pick up To the Moon. But it’s 9.99 on Steam vs. 11.99 on Origin, so…

Keep trying, Nathan. Took me a number of attempts, but I finally got Saboteur.

corkeh · 2012-10-13T12:15:05.000Z

At least it’s working better than last night. Someone at EA screwed up the implementation so it worked on every game in the cart, so naturally everyone was in there getting their 10 or 20 free games.

Nathan_Phoenix · 2012-10-13T12:25:36.000Z

So do you figure everyone is trying to make like 20 EA accounts and get 20 free games right now?

Nathan_Phoenix · 2012-10-13T12:31:19.000Z

Ended up getting Bulletstorm for myself and Spore for the wife, just took a while. :)

Papageno · 2012-10-13T12:48:01.000Z

Nathan Phoenix:

So do you figure everyone is trying to make like 20 EA accounts and get 20 free games right now?

Well, there’s always some asshole that has to ruin things for everyone, so the answer is probably yes.

Madmarcus · 2012-10-13T14:38:34.000Z

Giaddon:

Use code

OS3874XVC

to get any $20 or cheaper EA game free from Origin. NA only, sorry TurinTur.

Thanks. Dragon Age goes into my backlog.

Warning · 2012-10-13T20:09:59.000Z

Just used the code to grab Bulletstorm. Hard to argue with free.

Rock8man · 2012-10-13T21:07:15.000Z

I grabbed Dragon Age 2. I’m not impressed with Origin at all, but free is free, and unlike GMG’s attempts at giving away free games, they really have quite the amazing collection of EA Games under $20. I am tempted to at least make a second account so I can also get Shift 2: Unleashed.

pizzaddict · 2012-10-13T22:15:45.000Z

Man the Origin store is awful. Am I missing something or is there no way to sort by publisher? Is there an easy way to get a list of all the EA games?

Rock8man · 2012-10-13T22:18:45.000Z

malkav11:

For reference, this is a code that’s supposed to be rewarded for a survey, and there’s a list of games it works with here:
http://slickdeals.net/f/5325376-Still-alive-Get-your-free-games-from-Origin-Store-EA-Store?

pizzaddict:

Man the Origin store is awful. Am I missing something or is there no way to sort by publisher? Is there an easy way to get a list of all the EA games?

I just went by malkav11’s link. There’s a nice list of EA games under $20 there in the second post. Just scroll down a little. Then go to Origin and search for the game. The first couple of times I searched for Dragon Age 2, Origin kept crashing. Then it kept returning FIFA 11 for some reason. And then finally it got me to Dragon Age 2 once I searched for just “Dragon Age”.

And yes, the Origin store is more awful than I could have imagined.

pizzaddict · 2012-10-13T22:23:11.000Z

Well I used Steam to get a list of EA games as it is really easy to do there. The best part is I then went to Origin and searched under “Dragon Age”. Now, what do you think it gave me as responses? It came back with 36 games. The first game on the list, Mass Effect 2. Next up, Fifa 2013. Finally the 3rd game on the list is Dragon Age 2. Wow, just wow.

Nesrie · 2012-10-13T22:38:09.000Z

pizzaddict:

Well I used Steam to get a list of EA games as it is really easy to do there. The best part is I then went to Origin and searched under “Dragon Age”. Now, what do you think it gave me as responses? It came back with 36 games. The first game on the list, Mass Effect 2. Next up, Fifa 2013. Finally the 3rd game on the list is Dragon Age 2. Wow, just wow.

A Sims 3 search brings up Battfield 3. It has to be one of the worse searches I have ever seen.

Brad_Grenz · 2012-10-14T00:26:41.000Z

The big 7 game Square-Enix pack for $10 teased earlier is now live.

Includes:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition plus Missing Link DLC
Just Cause 1&2
Quantum Conundrum
Hitman: Blood Money
Supreme Commander II
The Last Remnant

All unlock on Steam.

Pack also gets you $5 off a preorder of Hitman: Absolution, so if you were gonna buy that it’s an even better deal.

Canuck · 2012-10-14T01:23:02.000Z

If you don’t already have The Saboteur then you should be picking it up for free from Steam.

TurinTur · 2012-10-14T01:28:45.000Z

Canuck:

If you don’t already have The Saboteur then you should be picking it up for free from Steam.

Link? I don’t see it.

lordkosc · 2012-10-14T01:36:19.000Z

I think he means from Origin?

Anyway that free game offer code is still working, I just used it a second time (once through the client and now once on the website) and got SimCity 4 Deluxe, didn’t really need it, but its nice to have a digital copy.

So 2 free games total, woo hoo!

Fenris99 · 2012-10-14T03:22:34.000Z

Given ea policy on bans, I don’t want even one free game if I didnt actually fill out the survey. Or am I just being crazy paranoid?

Reemul · 2012-10-14T09:06:07.000Z

Fenris99:

Given ea policy on bans, I don’t want even one free game if I didnt actually fill out the survey. Or am I just being crazy paranoid?

Yep the rumors are all true, i’ve even heard if you install it EA will come round and sleep with your missus while you are at work.

krushnine · 2012-10-15T16:25:44.000Z

So it looks like Reemul’s missus is safe from EA, and people will get to keep their games. Remember kids: Cheaters do prosper, crime does pay, etc etc.

Scroll down for the post by community manager EA_QforQ:

Electronic Arts Inc. – 1 Nov 16

Electronic Arts Forums - Official EA Site

Explore our Video Game Forums. Electronic Arts is a leading publisher of games on Console, PC and Mobile.

edit: oops, this was already posted in the “origin sucks” thread:
http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showpost.php?p=3239399&postcount=35

Gigglemoo · 2012-10-15T17:50:37.000Z

The Bard’s Tale is 75% off on Steam

Includes the original trilogy now too, according to inXile’s press release. Haven’t figured out how to access it yet