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    *** OFFICIAL Steam Games Deals Thread ***

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by crash, Feb 20, 2009.

  1. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    Probably no MP.
     
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    Does AC2 still have the BS DRM?
     
  4. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    yes it does (Or did back when I got it..uh..awhile during the last steam winter sale)
     
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    Any thoughts on Shogun 2? I've mostly been playing SC2
     
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    Prydeless Stupid is

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    Turn based campaign and tactical combat. Pretty fun if you like that sort of game. There's a demo if you want to try it firsthand.
     
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    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    pretty awesome, Im a fan of the series since the 1st shogun
     
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    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    I'm thinking about H.A.W.X. 2. How's the multiplayer? Or even how is it compared to the original H.A.W.X? Is it too much of a difference?
     
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    I plan on getting Splinter cell Conviction, and maybe a couple others...


    EDIT: actually, the Splinter Cell: Elite Echelon Edition has All the Splinter Cell Games. seeing as I have only played the first back on the ps2, a may get that instead.
     
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    I played both on the 360, and wasn't happy with the 2nd. On the first one, I'm able to select aircraft and loadouts. I'm not able to do that on 2. Unless that unlocks after the playthrough. Some of the levels are very fun, others are very tedious. It felt like the 2nd was more of the 1st with a couple changes that were good and a couple that were bad. Rather "meh" if you ask me!
     
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    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    I didn't saw this edition! Was about to buy only the firsts ones because of the price, but now i'll bite them all... I've never played any SC game. xD
     
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    finally got the right price* on rainbow six. triggered.
     
  15. AlyH

    AlyH Notebook Evangelist

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    Just picked up R6: Vegas 2!
     
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    Picked up Splinter Cell Conviction. Perfect deal for an awesome game.
     
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Same! See, was waiting for R6V2 to drop in price. $3.50 is a steal!
     
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    is Rainbow Six Vegas 2 a good game?
     
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    for $3 and change, yes. rainbow six should have solid multiplayer. Single player may be a little slow.
     
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    Don't know, but I did enjoy R6 Vegas 1 on Xbox 360. Not super good, but enjoyable.

    The graphics are dated; I think it came out around 2007, but still not bad.
     
  21. RaYYaN

    RaYYaN Back on NBR :D

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    Manna dont know what to get lol

    Splinter cell is tempting, also looking at vegas 2

    What about GRAW / GRAW 2 any good?
     
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    Yea been waiting for a price drop for conviction, its a fun game!
     
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    GRAW was fun, but not too much, at least comparing with previous one and the expansions. I really enjoy those earlier games on multiplayer... and miss them so much right now. I would rather get SC (which I do xD) or RainbowSix.
     
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    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Any R6: Vegas 2 owners wanna do some coop. :3
    PM me, add me on Steam or Raptr and lets GO!
     
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    assaultsuit Notebook Evangelist

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    Is your user the same as here? mine is on my signature. I want to play coop, but maybe next week, I need to download the game (and practice a little)... and my bandwidth is just 768kbps :'(
     
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    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    The Happy Swede Notebook Evangelist

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    I might take you up on that ; ) Downloading GRAW2 and R6: Vegas 2 as were speaking :D just my 2cents on GRAW 2, the game is greaT with a big T! But i have only played it on xbox 360, so im not sure how the pc version is. A thing i really liked about the game was the third person gameplay, which is not in the pc version so i hope for the best : )
     
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    Midweek madness-Cities XL 2011 75% off
    Daily Deal-Dino D-Day 50% off

    anythoughts?
     
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    You no longer have to be connected to the internet 24/7 to play it but you need an internet connection each time you launch the game. I think that is bad enough so will be avoiding this game. If it was a single online activation / authorization then I wouldn't mind. I purchased the first one on Steam though.
     
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    Vapkez Notebook Evangelist

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    Cities XL caught my eye because I was a huge simulation fan. Simcity 4 is still probably my favorite game. Then I read about it and looked a the release date. From what I read, it wasn't intuitive and was a shallow game. The Simcity community on Simtropolis are still active and Simcity 4 is still the best game of that genre. I also play Civ 5 which is an awesome turn by turn base. English FTW ;)
     
  31. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    I'm down for RSV2. Pm me for steam info.
     
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    Yeah, I got Vegas 2 during this last sale too. Awesome game. I really enjoyed my first 30 mins on it just now.
     
  33. Darkness62

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    Picked up Dino D-Day, wanted that at release but didn't look like it was worth $19.00. Played online today (no single player campaign), it is pretty good, hard to play as the Allies, they have no Dinos. :eek:
     
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    Thief Deadly Shadows looks interesting. Anyone play it on windows 7?


    Lol at the system req's...

    Minimum: IBM PC or 100% compatible, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz (or AMD Athlon XP equivalent), 256 MB system memory, 64 MB video memory, Direct3D 9.0, and Pixel Shader 1.1, 100% DirectSound 9 compatible sound card, 3,000 MB free hard disk space, Keyboard and mouse

    Recommended: Intel Pentium IV 2.0 GHz (or AMD Athlon XP equivalent), 512 MB system memory, 128 MB video memory, Direct3D 9.0, and Pixel Shader 1.1

    Thief: Deadly Shadows does not support play on laptop computers.
     
  35. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    it's kinda not windows 7 compatible.

    I mean sure if you mess with it enough and do some work arounds and break out a third party exe and/or the thief 3 editor exe yeah it can kinda work..
     
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    Worked just fine for me, Windows 7 64bit, downloaded and played it a while ago after I think the Christmas Steam sale.
     
  37. CyPsychotic

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    I have a copy of Darksiders if anyone is interested in trading something for it

    I already own the game and I got a copy with one of my preorders.
     
  38. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    huh. maybe steam fixed it then (or maybe my random googling was for the non steam version)
     
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    thief 3... bought it ;)
    (hope it works on Win7 64)
     
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    Dunno if this is the right thread, but Black Ops is going to be free this weekend starting Thurs. If you don't own it, here's a chance to play the Multiplayer on PC.

    I personally don't own it, but always complain that the PS3 controller sux for aiming...so I will be playing. Anyone else in?
     
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    Free as in you can download it on Steam for this weekend but after this weekend, we can't play it? Kinda confused...
     
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    Correct

    10char
     
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    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    Bearclaw Steaming

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    ^^^^^ This

    Game will stop working after this weekend. I actually like when they have deals like this.
     
  47. alexUW

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    Steam has Witcher 2 @ $39.99 for me.

    I would keep an eye on Amazon. They usually try to stay competitive with Steam and have had Witcher 2 at $39.99 for a couple weeks now. Maybe they'll lower the price even more.
     
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    The $39.99 Witcher 2 is an E3 promotion on Steam, Amazon, and GameStop. (according to the live stream)
     
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    How fun is RF guerrilla?
     
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    Does this include the map packs for free too? Would it be able to run on my laptop in my sig?
     
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