Bargain Thread 2013

Balasarius · 2013-12-25T12:39:39.000Z

stusser:

Yeah steam is completely down now-- first time in recent memory. Lots of kids downloading presents, I guess?

Good thing it’s only Xmas, I’m sure they have all their tech guys working on it right now.

Jonathan_Crane · 2013-12-25T12:52:35.000Z

Balasarius:

Good thing it’s only Xmas, I’m sure they have all their tech guys working on it right now.

Top. Men.

corkeh · 2013-12-25T14:10:52.000Z

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is $5 on Amazon right now. Activates on Steam.

Gordon_Bleu · 2013-12-25T15:19:36.000Z

corkeh:

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is $5 on Amazon right now. Activates on Steam.

Great game, great price, and you can finish it in 5-6 hours. I paid $15 and it was well worth it. Scratches that spaghetti western itch.

Pyperkub · 2013-12-25T15:32:41.000Z

TurinTur:

Zombies… with hats!

I love my soldier’s PvZ bucket hat. Lookout! It’s a zombie with a bazooka!

driillSGT · 2013-12-25T16:44:35.000Z

Can you only get one $5 editor’s credit from Amazon?

LockerK · 2013-12-25T16:47:31.000Z

You get one for each order you place on digital games before the end of the year, but you can only use one per order during the editor’s choice sale (ie: they don’t stack). Two years ago when Amazon was just getting into the DVG market this lead to a lot of free games being handed out, but last year they wised up and the sale was middling.

Rock8man · 2013-12-25T19:25:36.000Z

Wolf Among Us’ first chapter is free on Xbox Live this week (for Gold members only? I’m not sure on that one). And the rest of the episodes are selling for $10.04. That’s cheaper than Steam for the whole Season. But … it’s on Xbox 360. Since owning the PS4 and XB1, I never feel like firing up the old creaky 360 anymore. Not sure if I want to buy games for it anymore. The other one I’m tempted by in the Xbox sale is Brothers for $4.94. I think that’s cheaper than Steam too. But again, same problem.

divedivedive · 2013-12-25T20:10:54.000Z

Yep, I bought both because this is a great time to play games - the heat death of the last generation. Machines are working at the peak of their power and you almost can’t miss great deals on games. I am sure when I’m ready to make the generational leap there will be some kickass games waiting for me. Right now I like it right here.

thither · 2013-12-25T21:39:47.000Z

Anyone know if there’s a site that will track Xbox games and notify you if one goes on sale? There’s a few windows / Xbox games that I’d rather get for Xbox because I don’t want to bother with rebooting my mac into Windows any more, but the Xbox web interface is completely awful (not that the actual Xbox one is much better).

WarpRattler · 2013-12-25T21:52:16.000Z

You’ll be wanting this.

Papageno · 2013-12-25T21:56:46.000Z

thither:

Anyone know if there’s a site that will track Xbox games and notify you if one goes on sale? There’s a few windows / Xbox games that I’d rather get for Xbox because I don’t want to bother with rebooting my mac into Windows any more, but the Xbox web interface is completely awful (not that the actual Xbox one is much better).

You could try setting up an account at www.cheapassgamer.com - - I think they have a price tracker. Don’t know how good it is, though.

Spoit · 2013-12-26T00:13:21.000Z

Locker K:

You get one for each order you place on digital games before the end of the year, but you can only use one per order during the editor’s choice sale (ie: they don’t stack). Two years ago when Amazon was just getting into the DVG market this lead to a lot of free games being handed out, but last year they wised up and the sale was middling.

Eh. It was mostly a repeat of stuff from the December sale. But yeah, without the massive bundles this sale, it will probably be pretty middling

HRose · 2013-12-26T06:06:32.000Z

I ended up buying nothing directly through Steam, and lots of stuff through GMG (registering on Steam).

Last thing is XCOM + expansion = $21.99

UbdU2 · 2013-12-26T06:52:25.000Z

Oil rush is $3.99 on Green Man Gaming with an extra 20% off if you use GMG20-ZB5D1-93X49 at checkout. Steam activated.

robc04 · 2013-12-26T09:20:00.000Z

Expansion XCOM enemy within is $15 at GreenManGaming: http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/strategy/xcom-enemy-within-na/

I’m not getting it until it is ultra cheap (<= $5) so I didn’t get it, so I can’t say for sure if the 20% coupon can be used.

rei · 2013-12-26T09:21:05.000Z

UbdU2:

Oil rush is $3.99 on Green Man Gaming with an extra 20% off if you use GMG20-ZB5D1-93X49 at checkout. Steam activated.

The old Sierra game with the dinosaur?

lordkosc · 2013-12-26T10:33:34.000Z

robc04:

Expansion XCOM enemy within is $15 at GreenManGaming: http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/strategy/xcom-enemy-within-na/

I’m not getting it until it is ultra cheap (<= $5) so I didn’t get it, so I can’t say for sure if the 20% coupon can be used.

Same here, the main game didn’t catch me enough, but I am willing to try it again with this dlc once it hits the cheapness of my liking.

corkeh · 2013-12-26T11:10:57.000Z

Unepic is $4. It’s a pretty nice metroidvania, though I haven’t finished it yet. Too many games to play.

Gigglemoo · 2013-12-26T11:14:12.000Z

New humble bundle up.

$1+
Penny arcade 1-2

$6+
Penny arcade 3-4

The ebooks included are collections of their old comic strips.

A 3 & 4 bundle goes on sale for $2.50 at Steam (not currently) if you’d rather not pay that much.