Bargain Thread 2012 Edition

intruder · 2012-10-26T11:32:59.000Z

2 Indie Bundles came out:

IndieRoyale Halloween Bundle

NOTE: As the “Home” DRM free version was pulled from the internet for whatever reason this is right now the only legal way to get that game DRM free!

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse (full season) for Steam (and some bonus stuff to download)
Home (Steam, Desura and DRM free)
Pathologic (Desura and DRM free)
MacGuffin’s Curse (Steam, Desura, DRM free for PC and MAC)
EvilQuest (Desura, DRM free)

If you pay $8 or more there is also a Chiptune Soundtrack thrown in

The earlier you buy from IndieRoyale the cheaper it is (as the price goes up over time unless someone pays more than the average and depresses it for a while for everyone)

Groupees “The Bundle of the Damned”

If you pay the minimum ($1):

Cryostatis (Steam)
Rijn the Specpyre in… Manor of the Damned (Desura, DRM free for PC, MAC and Linux)
Midnight Syndicate Special Collection (MP3 album)

If you pay more than $4.00 additionally:

BlindSide (Desura, DRM free for PC and MAC)
Anna (Steam)
Post Mortem (Steam)

More stuff will be unlocked if goals are reached (2500+ sold copies etc.)
So far it’s a Horror movie and a Comic as the next steps.

rowe33 · 2012-10-26T11:33:36.000Z

big fish studios:

Visit www.giveaway.fairwaysolitaire.com to request a free game code for the iPhone and iPod touch version of Fairway Solitaire. You will receive an email with a unique code plus redemption instructions.

See Original Forum Post

Correcting your link in this thread too :D

Free game!

scharmers · 2012-10-26T11:45:21.000Z

Mark L:

Daaaaaaw. Reporter kitty’s a good kitty. Yes she is. Yes she is!

Piss off. I’d like the one forum I frequent to not be spammed by random mobile app developers.

biosc1 · 2012-10-26T11:50:22.000Z

scharmers:

Piss off. I’d like the one forum I frequent to not be spammed by random mobile app developers.

To be fair, there are a lot of mobile app developers on this forum who promote their product. You can just put them on ignore.

BrianRubin · 2012-10-26T11:50:45.000Z

I don’t think Mark was being sarcastic. That’s a cute pic.

mouselock · 2012-10-26T11:53:23.000Z

scharmers:

Piss off. I’d like the one forum I frequent to not be spammed by random mobile app developers.

Not sure that Big Fish is:

a) A random mobile app developer.
b) “Spamming” the forum with the 12 whole posts.

I do recall a while back someone with a name that participated other ways also used to occasionally offer Big Fish freebies.

I think there’s a different class of interaction that’s couched in:

“Here’s something you’d normally have to pay for, but you can get it free here.”

and

“Guys… check out our amazing new app… and it’s free to play!”

scharmers · 2012-10-26T11:56:23.000Z

mouselock:

Not sure that Big Fish is:

a) A random mobile app developer.
b) “Spamming” the forum with the 12 whole posts.

I do recall a while back someone with a name that participated other ways also used to occasionally offer Big Fish freebies.

I think there’s a different class of interaction that’s couched in:

“Here’s something you’d normally have to pay for, but you can get it free here.”

and

“Guys… check out our amazing new app… and it’s free to play!”

I say that someone with a whopping 12 posts has likely pretty much only posted about their “free” crap, and that’s spamming to me.

Yes, I am being super cranky about this. Yes, I don’t want to see people whose only purpose in posting here is about their free crap, or “conversations” feebly attempting to mask their advertisements. Fuck that. I get enough of this shit at the top of the page, where it belongs.

intruder · 2012-10-26T11:56:58.000Z

Yeah there was a Big Fish developer here a while ago.
Also I think Tom likes / liked Fairway Solitaire.

And isn’t there a rule to ask Tom before advertising stuff you worked on here?
If Tom is ok with it I have no problems as well.

Mark_L · 2012-10-26T12:03:58.000Z

Brian Rubin:

I don’t think Mark was being sarcastic. That’s a cute pic.

Yeah seriously, what the fuck, Scharmers?

lordkosc · 2012-10-26T12:08:23.000Z

GMG is doing a cash back or store credit thing now, on the following games:
BLOG POST

Hitman Absolution $7 cash or $10 credit
Aliens: Colonial Marines $6 cash or $9 credit
Company of Heroes 2 $7 cash or $10 credit
Sleeping Dogs $4 cash or $6 credit
Metro: Last Light $7 cash or $10 credit
ARMA 2: Combined Ops $3 cash or $6 credit
A Game of Dwarves $2 cash or $3 credit
Painkiller: Hell & Damnation $3 cash or $5 credit

mouselock · 2012-10-26T12:09:56.000Z

scharmers:

I say that someone with a whopping 12 posts has likely pretty much only posted about their “free” crap, and that’s spamming to me.

Actually, those posts are fairly constructive and participatory in the community. They’re just not, y’know, frequent. (Likely because of worry about hitting knee-jerk reactions like yours.)

Reemul · 2012-10-26T13:06:47.000Z

scharmers:

I say that someone with a whopping 12 posts has likely pretty much only posted about their “free” crap, and that’s spamming to me.

Yes, I am being super cranky about this. Yes, I don’t want to see people whose only purpose in posting here is about their free crap, or “conversations” feebly attempting to mask their advertisements. Fuck that. I get enough of this shit at the top of the page, where it belongs.

Biggets load of crap i’ve read on these forums for a long time, head, arse take it out now.

Fairway solitaire is a superb game, played it on my laptop and also play it on my ipad. I’d recommended it at full price let alone free.

Maybe if you had done some research before getting those panties in a twist eh…

scharmers · 2012-10-26T13:12:03.000Z

Reemul:

Biggets load of crap i’ve read on these forums for a long time, head, arse take it out now.

Fairway solitaire is a superb game, played it on my laptop and also play it on my ipad. I’d recommended it at full price let alone free.

Maybe if you had done some research before getting those panties in a twist eh…

So, advertising/spamming for a “fun game” is OK then. So every two-bit mobile developer can just dump a big graphic ad on here for whatever, say it’s free, and you’re fine with that, am I right?

Whatever. Go with it, guys… if this is all Tom-tested, Tom-approved then I’ll just put the spammers on ignore, or go somewhere where the admin specifically posts a thread telling people not to do this kind of shit. Again, whatever.

And MarkL – sorry. I evidently misconstrued your post as being a snark, no surprise with this lot

big_fish_studios · 2012-10-26T13:26:21.000Z

I posted to the Bargain Thread because I think a free app that you’d normally have to pay for is a bargain. Maybe this is the wrong place. I definitely apologize for the weirdness of the link. Derp. Huge appreciation for Rowe33 for correcting it twice! (If you’re ever in Seattle, Rowe33, I’m buying you lunch.)

Sorry I’m not more active on Quarter To Three.

KWhit · 2012-10-26T13:30:55.000Z

scharmers:

So, advertising/spamming for a “fun game” is OK then. So every two-bit mobile developer can just dump a big graphic ad on here for whatever, say it’s free, and you’re fine with that, am I right?

Whatever. Go with it, guys… if this is all Tom-tested, Tom-approved then I’ll just put the spammers on ignore, or go somewhere where the admin specifically posts a thread telling people not to do this kind of shit. Again, whatever.

And MarkL – sorry. I evidently misconstrued your post as being a snark, no surprise with this lot

Lighten up, Francis.

scharmers · 2012-10-26T13:35:14.000Z

KWhit:

Lighten up, Francis.

You just made the list, buddy.

BrianRubin · 2012-10-26T13:37:23.000Z

Guys, please stop fighting. This is supposed to be a happy place!

red_guy · 2012-10-26T13:40:26.000Z

intruder:

2 Indie Bundles came out:

IndieRoyale Halloween Bundle

Pathologic (Desura and DRM free)

Thank you for posting this. Finally I’ll be able to banish the Gamefly client from my PC.

Jab · 2012-10-26T13:40:52.000Z

While suggesting to a friend some casual games to try. I found that Popcap is offering a Halloween promo for Plants vs. Zombies. You can get a coupon from the site they set up and go back after 10/30 to get a free copy of PvZ. Chances are most of us already have the game, but I’m going to grab a copy for my friend to play.

http://www.stopzombiemouth.com/

scharmers · 2012-10-26T13:40:56.000Z

No, I’d prefer to keep quoting Stripes.