*** OFFICIAL Steam Games Deals Thread ***

today probably has the worst (imo) deals so far....though i am going to buy the oddworld pack. who doesnt love abe for $2.50???

 

dogfighter looks cool but well..there's no demo til june 30th.


so, pass.

 

Yeah today sales are one of the worst yet which is a shame, hoping they are getting ready for a massive blowout - 90% off EVERYTHING

okay maybe dreaming but i do hope some better deals come on soon

 

I picked up Dogfighter

It's a new Indie company and the game has gotten nice reviews, looks fun.

 

Just bought Monkey Island ^_^

Always been a fan of point and click adventures

 

Enjoy, those are very fun games and a dying genre.

 

Gotta agree Rodknee

Some of the dialogue in these kinds of games are really hilarious

 

Anyone?

 

This article seems to indicate that 64 bit OS for gamers is catching on but still falls behind XP 32 bit by a wide margin. Steam Gamers Upgrading to 64-bit Win 7 Quickly

If a game isn't optimized for 64 bit then the OS will install the program in the folder (Program Filesx86). It's not the answer you're looking for but you seemed to feel ignored so I replied.

 

in other news *buys the crap outta tales of monkey island*

 

GASP! EU3 Complete is a complete steal at $10.20.

 

Really wanted Max Payne 1 and 2 only to find out they are unavailable here in my region

No other online retailers even work, no ebay, and local shops have no original pc games.
How can a person be expected to own legit games in an environment like this

 

well.

you could get someone to gift it to you.

other than that...

well.

yeah.

 

Only problem is I'm not old enough to have my own paypal
Guess I'll just have to wait till I leave and go to universities in countries where retarted devs/companies don't block games for no apparent reason -__-

Still hoping for some other good deals this week

 

How is Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising? For $4.50 it doesn't seem bad. Anyone has it that can share an opinion?

 

Forget about that game, it's lousy. Save that $4.50 on something else.
If you buy that game, you will probably end up like what I did:
- Install the game
- Play for 30 minutes
- Uninstall the game

Save your time and money on something that's worth it.

Download the demo, try for yourself:
http://www.gamershell.com/download_53214.shtml

 

Second this, avoid this made for console stinker. Play ArmA, ArmA 2 or better yet Operation Flashpoint and it's add-ons, an old game, but still one of the best.

 

Thanks guys. I will skip. Too bad I missed the L4D2 sale. Hopefully they will have another one on the last day.

 

ditto. played until I realized vehicle-cams were fixed. instant uninstall console-port garbage.

 

Hey people! In the UK Steam store, an Oddworld pack was just put up for sale for 2.00 GBP (about $3.00). This pack includes Oddworld: Abe's Oddessy and Oddworld: Abe's Exodus. Now for that price I would take these game's easily as I played these back in my Playstation 2 days (or was it on the Playstation...???). However, this might be a stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure that these can play on Windows 7 as the system requirements are a little vague on which OS is supported?

System Requirements
Supported OS: A 100% Windows 2000/XP-compatible computer system (only)
Processor: 166 MHz Pentium processor (200 MHz recommended)
Memory: 16 MB (32 MB or higher recommended)
Direct X: 6
Sound: 100% Soundblaster compatible
Hard Drive: 700 MB Free


I already bought Bioshock for 10GBP and I'm enjoying this sale so far. Any help would be appreciated before this pack disappears from the sale.

 

me,i like it.
stupid controls but its the most realistic. you die on the first or second bullet hit and you engage at a distance of 50-100mts.
a more intelligent fps imho
at that price its a steal but be warned, however it is v diffcult.

 

Some of the indie games look good, but they always stuff 2 or 3 games into the package that suck and make it not worth it

Considering the HUGE sale on the full blown maintream games they indie games are kind of expensive right now in comparison.

As for the larger packages, super great deal but I own 4 or 5 games out of most of them already so its kinda of a waist for me. Considered a big "game gift giveaway" with the extras but I dont really have the money to be so kind right now I was going to have to put it on a credit card if I was to get it.

 

Besides, I've heard that not all extra copies of games you end up with can be gifted - see here.

 

Yeah, I was expecting some good deals on indie games but it seems those packs offered aren't exactly a good deal at all....

 

You're right. I remember not long ago someone complied in these forums that we got a full pack (GTA if I remember correctly) and he didn't get an extra copy of whatever from the pack he already had.

On the other hand I had HL2 and when I got the orange box I had an extra copy to give to someone (still have, by the way).

All in all I think it is a shame you are not getting a new license for something new you've bought. The least they could do is to highlight it clearly (like on AC2 where there is a big stamp on the box saying you need internet to play it).

 

totally playable, i just got it yesterday too. oh and they were on the original playstation =)

 

yes they are playable.


you need to setup flat panel scaling if you want the game not to be stretched out, but if you don't care about that then yeah. game is fine.

 

Anything good today? Can't access Steam from work.

 

X-COM: Complete Pack: $3.74
Numen: Contest of Heros: $7.49
Team Fortress 2: $6.79
ARMA II: $19.99
Osmos: $2,49
Grand Theft Auto IV: $4.99
Commandos Collection: $3.75
Street Fighter IV: $9.99

 

Today 6/29/10 Steam Perils of Summer Deals:

Grand Theft Auto IV $4.99
Street Fighter IV $9.99
Numen Contest of Heroes $7.49
X-COM Complete Pack $3.74
Osmos $2.49
Team Fortress 2 $6.79
ARMA 2 $19.99
Commandos Collection $3.75

Cin

 

Just bought GRID and DIRT 2
Has anyone noticed what they said about the amusement park rides?

 

GTA4 is not even worth the $4.99... thanks for the update though!

 

How much have the patches improved the PC version of GTA IV since launch?

 

Yesterday's sun caption at the bottom was even better: "Though life would not exist without the sun, we now know that the sun is trying to kill us..."

I wouldn't bother with GTA4 unless you have current (2010) hardware - the patches have improved it from unplayable to decent on a high end rig. Shame I already have the big ones from today's sale, and don't really care about street fighter.

 

some of the captions are freaking great. so funny
thinking about going for the Square Enix and Eidos collection as well as a few other games

about £115, but some very nice games in there :

Batman
Battle stations Pacific and Midway
Deus Ex 1 and 2
Hitman 1, 2 and 3
Just Cause
Just Cause 2 (and DLC)
Supreme Commander 2
Thief Deadly Shadows
Tomb Raider Anniversary, Legend and Underworld

as well as

Bioshock 1 and 2
Borderlands (and DLC)

but as that pack is £69.99 wondering if it would be worth it just to spend the extra £15 for the whole pack as maybe the Civ 3 complete and Civ 4 set might be a decent addon and could be played when bored or anything

and thats just the games that i am most interested in, there are others that could tempt me to play then if i have then already purchased

the sales section, theres GTA4 and ArmaII that interest me but hearing how i wouldnt be able to many mods such as the really cool ones i have seen for it makes me not want to get GTA4

 

Works great for me, have that and Episodes from Liberty City. GTA 4 is definitely worth it for that price.

On topic: Picked up the Abe's Odyssey collection and now the complete X-Com. I am buying things everyday, and I really want ArmA: Operation Arrowhead. My wallet stings...

 

Darkness - you got any Mods with GTA4?
annoying that i hear it cant use mods yet there are mods for it everywhere
so why make a mod for a game that cant use mods???

 

I have no mods for GTA 4, never tried any actually. I bought the retail version of GTA 4 though, not Steam. Not sure if that makes a difference?

 

Yes!

OMG Yes!

BRB, CHANGE OF PANTS

 

I so wanted to get GTA IV
Another game unavailable on steam, and only sold as pirated versions here.
Sucks that I can't make a paypal account, else I would get someone to help me out

 

How old do you have to be to get a paypal account? I'm 17 and I got mine a fews years ago when I was 14 or 15.

 

I don't have a bank account / credit card to link the account with

My dad doesn't trust online shopping at all and refused point blank to link his card to a Paypal account -__-

 

Does anyone have anything to say about the X-Com and Commandos packs? I find both tempting.

 

Have him check his bank. They might be able to give him Visa or Chase gift cards, which you can then use like a credit card.

Not all banks do that, but a larger one probably would, unless that hasn't got to your country yet.

 

I am interested in getting ARMA II, can someone shed some light on this game for me. I've been playing BC2 and have decided I want something a little more realistic. I played OP Flashpoint back in the day and loved it. I also liked America's Army. Are these games similar to what I can expect from Arma II?

Also how about how good it will run. I am running a Asus G51vx-RX05

T9900 OC to 3.4ghz
4gb DDR2
GTX 260m
Will run at 1366*768

Can I expect to run at least medium? How about high settings at my native?

 

Yes, it's a lot like OPFP and AA. I just picked up the bundle for 49.99, hoping to give it a go soon. Last time I played the ArmA II demo, same rig except with 8700 and 1680x1050 got me medium settings, so I'd say you can expect mid-to high, especially since it's a CPU cruncher.

 

Is there any website that will email you when a new deal goes up on steam?

EDIT: Never mind, I used my awesome google powers and found one http://www.bithaven.net/

 

You're gonna get a looooot of emails with that...

 

Not really, you have to specify each game you want to be emailed about.

 

I have a t9800, 4gb of ram and 9800m GS OC'd to GTS level and yet that game still bring my laptop to its knees and I can rarely go over 30fps....