Bargain Thread 2012 Edition

Fenris99 · 2012-12-26T07:27:18.000Z

Tony M:

Crusader Kings 2 Collection is $6.25 on GamersGate.

Wow, nice price. If I didn’t already have it…

Gulf_Of_Araby · 2012-12-26T08:54:01.000Z

Already back up to $24.98

RickH · 2012-12-26T09:10:01.000Z

Canuck:

Well I used the $5 off coupon to pick up Spec Ops:The Line for $4.99. That’s a pretty good deal. Bioshocks 1 and 2 thrown in to boot.

Odd. I was going for that specific bundle yesterday but it was not available to me. All of those 12/26 promos went unused for me.

mrcjhicks · 2012-12-26T09:15:49.000Z

RickH:

Odd. I was going for that specific bundle yesterday but it was not available to me. All of those 12/26 promos went unused for me.

The Amazon 2K discount wasn’t active on the same day as the others; only good from today. I think.

ineffablebob · 2012-12-26T10:09:25.000Z

I’m gonna pick up the WTF pack from Amazon for $4.99 (with my $5 off on 2K bundles, which is indeed good from today until 12/31). I don’t have either Borderlands or Darkness II, and I can ignore Duke Nukem Forever.

bobman37 · 2012-12-26T11:42:27.000Z

For anyone that wants a gamepad for their PC gaming, Amazon’s lightning deal at 1:00 PST is a 360 gamepad.

Murbella · 2012-12-26T12:18:51.000Z

bobman37:

For anyone that wants a gamepad for their PC gaming, Amazon’s lightning deal at 1:00 PST is a 360 gamepad.

Strongly recommend wired for anyone planning to do gamepad gaming on PC. This thing eats batteries.

malkav11 · 2012-12-26T14:23:35.000Z

Murbella:

Strongly recommend wired for anyone planning to do gamepad gaming on PC. This thing eats batteries.

Plus I have heard that wireless 360 controllers are less reliably supported.

Papageno · 2012-12-26T14:42:04.000Z

Murbella:

Strongly recommend wired for anyone planning to do gamepad gaming on PC. This thing eats batteries.

Yeah, I think going wireless with something like that is just asking for more headaches. I know some people play on their HTPCs with big ass TVs from 20 feet away, and I guess in that case it’s understandable, but in a desktop PC situation just bundle up most of the cord and be done with it.

ioticus · 2012-12-26T14:44:07.000Z

Do 360 controllers eat batteries when you don’t even use them? My batteries die even when I’ve hardly used the controller at all.

stusser · 2012-12-26T14:44:22.000Z

malkav11:

Plus I have heard that wireless 360 controllers are less reliably supported.

Nah, works fine. I use it myself and recharge with the plug and charge cable thingie. There’s just no compelling reason to go wireless with a desktop computer in the first place, since you aren’t sitting on your couch.

sangkancil99 · 2012-12-26T15:17:55.000Z

sword of stars 2 enhanced edition $7.49 @ amazon. keys work on steam.

LowComDenom · 2012-12-26T18:00:43.000Z

Coolstuffinc
is having an year end blowout on board games.

Notables:
Netrunner - 21.99
Cosmic Encounter - 31.99
Ticket to Ride (regular discounted price) -29.99

Use promo code “cn41” for $10 off $50 (1 time use per account).

lordkosc · 2012-12-26T18:03:09.000Z

ineffablebob:

I’m gonna pick up the WTF pack from Amazon for $4.99 (with my $5 off on 2K bundles, which is indeed good from today until 12/31). I don’t have either Borderlands or Darkness II, and I can ignore Duke Nukem Forever.

You can always give away DNF in the giveaway thread, there are always people wanting a free game, even DNF. :p

KiloOhm · 2012-12-26T18:06:10.000Z

stusser:

There’s just no compelling reason to go wireless with a desktop computer in the first place, since you aren’t sitting on your couch.

Oh but there is. Wires suck. Tangled mess.

And, I have a 25’ HMDI cable that plugs into my downstairs TV so I can couch game with my PC.

Wade42 · 2012-12-26T22:47:19.000Z

ioticus:

Do 360 controllers eat batteries when you don’t even use them? My batteries die even when I’ve hardly used the controller at all.

They use up batteries at a decent clip, but I don’t think it’s that bad. I have some rechargeable AAs that I cycle through.

PS - The Microsoft Play and Charge Kits are junk… you end up charging all of the time in my experience. I’ve heard similar anecdotal accounts as well.

moss_icon · 2012-12-27T02:34:30.000Z

I charge my wireless xbox controller via USB cable, I get quite a few hours out of it at a time, maybe 8? Seems reasonable to me.

Tciecka · 2012-12-27T02:42:11.000Z

moss_icon:

I charge my wireless xbox controller via USB cable, I get quite a few hours out of it at a time, maybe 8? Seems reasonable to me.

Is this gamepad still usable, while charging like that?

Also, is there any lag in the controls, when you’re wireless?

LockerK · 2012-12-27T02:44:11.000Z

Hard to believe someone at Gamersgate hasn’t lost/isn’t losing their job. In a comedy of errors this morning Borderlands 2 and Season Pass were originally dropped to 75% off each, then moved up to 50% off, but the BL2 4-pack managed to end up at $11.25. Ghost Recon Future Soldier also got the 93% off treatment and was under $3 for the Deluxe edition. After the Bethesda Collection error and now this, I seriously wonder how their financials are looking because you have to assume Bethesda/2K/Ubisoft aren’t going to pay for the losses here – plus the huge traffic spikes when the whole internet was hammering them trying to take advantage of the mistakes.

pilonv1 · 2012-12-27T03:21:16.000Z

Locker K:

Hard to believe someone at Gamersgate hasn’t lost/isn’t losing their job. In a comedy of errors this morning Borderlands 2 and Season Pass were originally dropped to 75% off each, then moved up to 50% off, but the BL2 4-pack managed to end up at $11.25. Ghost Recon Future Soldier also got the 93% off treatment and was under $3 for the Deluxe edition. After the Bethesda Collection error and now this, I seriously wonder how their financials are looking because you have to assume Bethesda/2K/Ubisoft aren’t going to pay for the losses here – plus the huge traffic spikes when the whole internet was hammering them trying to take advantage of the mistakes.

That explains why I can’t load their site now. What a clown show