Bargain Thread 2012 Edition

rei · 2012-10-21T10:05:54.000Z

sangkancil99:

You can just create a new amazon account using a us billing address while using your canadian credit card. They don’t cross-check the credit card billing address. Tip: use an address somewhere in new hampshire to avoid the sales tax. I started with a seattle address, got charged sales tax -WTF and switched to NH.

yeah, they might have closed this since i can’t add a non-us billing address when i add a form of payment.

Giaddon · 2012-10-21T10:48:33.000Z

sangkancil99:

You can just create a new amazon account using a US billing address while using your canadian credit card. They don’t cross-check the credit card billing address.

You have to use a US address.

sangkancil99 · 2012-10-21T15:57:11.000Z

Oops, thats right. Use normal US address not billing.

Brad_Grenz · 2012-10-24T01:12:58.000Z

Bioshock 1 & 2 for $7.50 at Amazon. Both unlock on Steam.

Giaddon · 2012-10-24T03:36:54.000Z

Dark Souls is $26.76 on Impulse right now. Steamworks (and GFWL).
Mass Effect 3 for $20 there as well. Origin…works.
Condemned: Criminal Origins for $3.73.

Scuzz · 2012-10-24T09:27:34.000Z

Brad Grenz:

Bioshock 1 & 2 for $7.50 at Amazon. Both unlock on Steam.

This looks interesting. I have never purchased a game like this. I do have a steam account (something I bought required it) so could you walk a newbie through how this works?

What exactly do I get? A .pdf with keys on it?

Two_Sheds · 2012-10-24T09:32:52.000Z

You’ll have a “games” page (or something to that effect) on your Amazon account. Go there, click the “show product key” button, and copy and paste that into Steam.

Mr_Bismarck · 2012-10-24T09:55:38.000Z

Following its announcement that it’s going to do new games now too, GOG should presumably be renamed GONG. Either way, it has that Hotline Miami thing for only $8.99, a whole dollar cheaper than Steam.

RPS liked it :

It is not a straight-up shooter, despite what those retro graphics and all that blood might suggest. The single most important thing to know about Hotline Miami, other than that it has the best soundtrack in the history of the universe, is that you cannot rampage in it. You won’t last a quarter of a minute that way. Every action matters – every bullet fired, every knife swipe, every door opened, every corner turned, every split-second hesitated.

Hitman without the puzzles. Thief where everyone must die. Syndicate off its head on amphetamines. HOTLINE MIAMI.

Benefits of buying from GONG include an executable you can burn/copy if you desire, no installation limits and no DRM. And one dollar.

Scuzz · 2012-10-24T10:03:34.000Z

Two Sheds:

You’ll have a “games” page (or something to that effect) on your Amazon account. Go there, click the “show product key” button, and copy and paste that into Steam.

Thanks, sounds pretty easy. I assume the steam key would be the best way of doing this as you can play offline.

Houngan · 2012-10-24T17:58:57.000Z

Fucking Google. Could they just leave Picasa alone? All I want is to upload a photo and link to that photo with a URL. Again they’ve ruined it. Anyway:

Tciecka · 2012-10-25T02:37:54.000Z

Brad Grenz:

Bioshock 1 & 2 for $7.50 at Amazon. Both unlock on Steam.

Just FYI, this price at Amazon has been reappearing at least once every season.
Don’t worry if you pass on it, this time!

Gigglemoo · 2012-10-25T10:13:51.000Z

Groupees are teasing their next bundle, should be a good one. :)
Here’s their teasers if you enjoy guessing.
http://www.bemineslugs.com/2012/10/23/groupees-halloween-bundle-coming-soon/

I’m clueless for #3 - Steam game.

Mr_Bismarck · 2012-10-25T10:20:25.000Z

The Void?

Gigglemoo · 2012-10-25T10:29:05.000Z

Hmm, good guess! I didn’t even think of that one.

Two free weekends on Steam: Left for Dead 2 & Rock of Ages.

I highly recommend trying Rock of Ages. It’s weird, goofy, and fun. The story scenes were funny & reminded me of Monty Python stuff.

Never tried it multiplayer though - if anyone wants to just add me on Steam:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/cptcelery

red_guy · 2012-10-26T04:32:21.000Z

But only Rock of Ages’ multiplayer part is free this weekend, while the single player bits are a mere 75% off. I may try it, for €2,=.

Weekend deal on GOG.com are the Viking games: Alan Wake,The Longest Journey & Dreamfall, Grimrock, Ground Control, the second Riddick game, and others, at half price.

scharmers · 2012-10-26T09:10:50.000Z

Perpetual underdog DotEmu stating that all Strategy First titles are 60% off this weekend. Looked at the list; it was confusing as I’m pretty sure half of these games are not Strategy First and some of the SF games the service sells are NOT on the list. Whatever. Anyway, there’s a bunch of stuff there, too.

BrianRubin · 2012-10-26T09:16:35.000Z

Thanks for the tip!

big_fish_studios · 2012-10-26T10:17:39.000Z

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scharmers · 2012-10-26T10:40:45.000Z

Mark_L · 2012-10-26T10:43:41.000Z

scharmers:

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