Steam Weekend Deal Thread

[Savok]

New deals, just as expected. Nothing I can recommend though. I do want to say EU3 but just fuck Paradox and their shitty patching. If you don't expect the game to work properly it's great.

[MagGnome]

Greed Corp is a lot of fun, and it's definitely worth the asking price.

[MagGnome]

I'm trying to buy Dead Space 2 as well as the Magic 2012 expansion and the first deck pack, but it keeps removing the items from my cart. Perhaps this is a sign?

[Ravenlock]

Greed Corp is a lot of fun, and it's definitely worth the asking price.

I'll second that. Quirky, creative strategy game that also looks great.

[Ravenlock]

Section 8: Prejudice is also a really solid, fun shooter, though I don't know how many people are still playing it online and for me, Tribes: Ascend is probably what I'd boot up instead. Still, for the price you could do worse. It's got a half-decent single player too.

I keep trying to get into Divinity II, but honestly I just never can. I'm sure I'll try again eventually. Some people really love it, though.

Honestly, Driver San Francisco is a good buy at $25, except for the fucked UbiDRM. If you can swallow that, I recommend it. Very solid, creative driving game.

Pretty decent arrangement today, honestly, I just happen to own it all. :P Still not gonna bite on MW2, though, even at $15. I just don't need to know that badly.

EDIT: The trailer for Demolition, Inc (http://store.steampowered.com/app/98600/?snr=1_4_4__617) looks pretty fun. Has anybody tried it? I mean, $2.50.

[Ink Asylum]

Anyone have any good deal suggestions that weren't daily deals?

[Widgetcraft]

I went ahead and bought Dungeon Defenders and all but one of it's DLC packs (the Warp Challenge pack, or whatever) as that one wasn't on sale. Something like $12 for all of that doesn't seem too bad. I thought about getting Deadspace 2, but honestly... I didn't like the first one all that much on my PS3.

I spent most of the night playing Mass Effect, and have nearly wrapped up the Citadel. I have like one quest I was really working on there, and had some kind of video card crash that forced me to stop. The game seems pretty buggy. I had to update my video card drivers to get rid of some kind of weird glitch where chairs were appearing to be entirely blue. Had to turn off hardware sound because it was making the sound effects about 500% louder than they should be, so background noise was drowning out all of the voices. Even still, the music in Flux doesn't play properly for me. Still, I'm really enjoying it quite a bit, maybe it just clicks better for me on the PC?

[Lance Uppercut]

I'm trying to buy Dead Space 2 as well as the Magic 2012 expansion and the first deck pack, but it keeps removing the items from my cart. Perhaps this is a sign?

A sign that you should wait for my upcoming giveaways, maybe. Stay tuned.

[Serapth]

Yeah, Culdcept was awesome.

Wow, for me Culcept saga was one of the three worst games of the generation, at least of the ones I purchased. The others being Enchanted Arms and Blazing Aces 2.

[Arphahat]

I was running into the issue with it removing item from my cart yesterday. Try again in a little bit was what worked for me.

Grabbed Dead Space 2, for after whenever I get around to the first.

I agree with Greed Corp being a fun game and wort the price.

Considered Section 8, but I have enough shooters that I haven't played yet.

Magic is tempting, but I think I'll pass.

Demolition, Inc. is one I think I need to grab, since it is only $2.50.

Europa might be fun, but I don't have time to play all my games as it is, I don't need a huge time sink.

[Arphahat]

Going through my wishlist, I came remembered the Geneforge Saga. It is on sale for $10, Gnome, if you were interested. I think I am still gonna hold off, though.

[Spigot]

Demolition Inc. is a hoot. I have had a lot of fun with it. Greed Corp. is also a lot of fun.

Mags, I grabbed Magic 2012. I came THIS close to grabbing that Ultimate pack with all of the DLC, but decided that $4 was fine and I can always grab the DLC when it's on sale in a month if I'm playing it regularly :)

I looked over my purchases for this sale and I think I dropped a total of $15. There were a lot of things that I'd like to buy but knowing that there will be a week or two of sales in about a month made it easy to resist anything that wasn't under $5 and a daily deal.

[PathMaster]

Thief 3 is not a bad deal. Funny though, if you look just below the sys requirements, says it is not made to be playable on laptops!

Still hoping to grab thief 1 and 2 sometime, if and when they show up, I think on GOG preferably.

[Spigot]

I think that it wouldn't work on certain laptops running specific chipsets.

If only Thief 1 & 2 could be made to work on modern systems without basically rewriting the entire code...

[EternalGamer]

Wow, for me Culcept saga was one of the three worst games of the generation, at least of the ones I purchased. The others being Enchanted Arms and Blazing Aces 2.

Were you playing it for the single player? Because I will readily admit that the "story line" mode is kind of bad. The only reason to play it is to get used to the game/get new cards (the later of which you can do just by playing it multiplayer).

It's at its heart a multiplayer game. Judging it by the single player is kind of like saying Monopoly sucks to play by yourself (and this is essentially a fancy, RPG's up version of Monopoly complete with the "pass go collect xxx of dollars).

[MagGnome]

Going through my wishlist, I came remembered the Geneforge Saga. It is on sale for $10, Gnome, if you were interested. I think I am still gonna hold off, though.

$10 for those five games is a great deal. I've heard that they are fantastic RPGs. I'm probably going to hold off for now as well, considering how many games I already have on my plate. For fans of old-school RPGs though, that is a hell of a deal.

[MagGnome]

Demolition Inc. is a hoot. I have had a lot of fun with it. Greed Corp. is also a lot of fun.

Mags, I grabbed Magic 2012. I came THIS close to grabbing that Ultimate pack with all of the DLC, but decided that $4 was fine and I can always grab the DLC when it's on sale in a month if I'm playing it regularly :)

You only need the "Deck Pack 1" and the Expansion. The rest of the DLC just unlocks content that you can earn by actually playing the game. Only the two I mentioned actually add new content.

[Spigot]

$10 for those five games is a great deal. I've heard that they are fantastic RPGs. I'm probably going to hold off for now as well, considering how many games I already have on my plate. For fans of old-school RPGs though, that is a hell of a deal.I don't think you can actually buy them separately. It's wierd. I've only seen them purchasable in the 5 pack (it was $15 when it launched) but you can't put it on your wishlist as a bundle.

I'll be getting those eventually, but I'm hoping for an even bigger sale come Christmas.

You only need the "Deck Pack 1" and the Expansion. The rest of the DLC just unlocks content that you can earn by actually playing the game. Only the two I mentioned actually add new content.Ah, thanks. Done and done.

[Xerxes]

So is Dead Space on PC any good?

[biosc1]

Possible hidden gem: http://store.steampowered.com/app/70900/

$3.99 for Star Ruler.

I heard decent things when it came out, but mostly "it's not quite there". Well, apparently it has received an enormous patch, so it is supposedly quite a decent 4x space game. Checking it out now.

[Ink Asylum]

So is Dead Space on PC any good?

I played both Dead Spaces on PC. They looked and played great.

[Xerxes]

I played both Dead Spaces on PC. They looked and played great.

I normally worry about PC ports turning out bad although I'm lead to believe it's not as bad as it use to be. Or as bad as I use to think it was? (myth maybe) shrug

[Serapth]

Were you playing it for the single player? Because I will readily admit that the "story line" mode is kind of bad. The only reason to play it is to get used to the game/get new cards (the later of which you can do just by playing it multiplayer).

It's at its heart a multiplayer game. Judging it by the single player is kind of like saying Monopoly sucks to play by yourself (and this is essentially a fancy, RPG's up version of Monopoly complete with the "pass go collect xxx of dollars).

Yeah, was single player and yeah it was horrible

[Loki]

As it is the last day of the sale, anyone want to do the dungeon defenders 4 pack?

[MagGnome]

Possible hidden gem: http://store.steampowered.com/app/70900/

$3.99 for Star Ruler.

I heard decent things when it came out, but mostly "it's not quite there". Well, apparently it has received an enormous patch, so it is supposedly quite a decent 4x space game. Checking it out now.

Shut up. The last thing I need is another massive 4X game. I still need to spend more time with Civ V, for pete's sake!

[Spigot]

Read that as Warlock: Master of the Arcade and thought it would be AWESOME.

[violent]

As it is the last day of the sale, anyone want to do the dungeon defenders 4 pack?

I'm still game.

[biosc1]

then you'll be happy to hear paradox is commissioning a 4x spinoff of the majesty franchise called warlock: Master of the arcane, for sometime next year.

oh my...what?

http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/warlock-master-of-the-arcane

Is this like Elemental/Civ/Civ: Magic?

[MagGnome]

It won't hold a candle to Age of Wonders or Battle for Wesnoth...never! :p

Okay, do I buy Dead Space 2 or do I hope I win Lanceuppercut's contest? Decisions...

[Loki]

$5 or an eternity of 'what-if'?

[biosc1]

$2.49 for Demolition, Inc. (http://store.steampowered.com/app/98600/?snr=1_4_4__13)

I bought it on the recommendation of another CoG'er and it is actually a pretty fun game.

You use environmental hazards that you place to affect cars on the roads and cause them to smash into buildings.

[Spigot]

After having played some Burnout: Crash recently, it's very similar to Demolition Inc. in that you don't do a lot of the destruction directly. You're trying to influence the traffic to wreak havoc.

Definately worth $2.50 for a fun afternoon's worth of destruction.

[Widgetcraft]

Really enjoying Dungeon Defenders. I've gotten through two bosses on the Adept. I'm emphasizing my buildings rather than my own damage, as I heard that is what you should do (someone said you should have like 19 stat points for your character and the rest should go into buildings). Working out really well so far, my buildings kick-ass! Plus, using the Pyro pet, I get nearly double the damage stat on my buildings.

[Hawkzombie]

This sale I ended up with (either bought or gifted)...

Legendary
Ninja Blade (Still dunno WHY I bought this...lol)
Geneforge Saga
Guardians of Graxia & Map/Expansion
Hunted: The Demon's Forge
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter (Gift from Savok)
Tobe's Vertical Adventure (Gift from Savok)
Chantelise (Gift from Savok)
Limbo (Gift from Savok)
Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues DLC
Fallout New Vegas: Lonesome Road DLC
Orcs must Die and all DLC (Gift from Savok)

A good haul :p

[MagGnome]

Eufloria is a charming and lovely game. I definitely recommend that one as well.

[LordDon]

Bloodbowl Legendary Edition (http://store.steampowered.com/app/58520/) for $8.00 right now.

Buy that shit and lets start a league like those RPS lads across the pond.

[SilentScreams]

Bloodbowl is a lot of fun and definitely worth that price.

[LordDon]

Holy crap, Brink is $5 this weekend. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit the last time they had a free weekend. Damn, I may have to think about that one.

[Serapth]

Holy crap, Brink is $5 this weekend. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit the last time they had a free weekend. Damn, I may have to think about that one.

I successfully managed to know nothing about brink, not eve the genre it is in. But I do have five bucks...

[Ten19]

Terraria is only $2.50 for 24 hours in celebration of the latest 1.1 patch.

[MagGnome]

Terraria is a steal for that price.

[Arphahat]

Terraria is a steal for that price.

I concur. This is a no-brainer. I might grab a copy for my damn stubborn friend who won't just get it already.

[CappinCanuck]

I saw no mention of this on the Steam FP but CitiesXL 2012 is $15 down from $40.

[Lance Uppercut]

Did they ever make Brink not suck? Because the last time I played it, it sucked pretty bad.

[SilentScreams]

I only played at launch and it was such a buggy mess that a guy from Obsidian playing it would have been like "man, this is a buggy mess!" :)

But seriously...it felt about 3 months too early.

[LordDon]

I played it last free weekend and enjoyed it at least as much as I enjoy other multiplayer FPSes.

[CappinCanuck]

Is the singleplayer just multiplayer with bots? Or is there a little more substance to it?

That's my main question too. I was interested in Brink at launch but held off after all the poor reviews and critiques.

[torrefaction]

Well, Brink was actually a hell of a lot of fun. The problem was it was pretty damn buggy at launch, up to and including losing sound every game.

[torrefaction]

That's my main question too. I was interested in Brink at launch but held off after all the poor reviews and critiques.

Oh, the other thing is that the story is kind of integrated with the multiplayer. It's kind of cool how it handles it.

[Hawkzombie]

Is it worth 5 bucks though?

[torrefaction]

Is it worth 5 bucks though?

That depends on the value of $5 to you. I had fun with it and would love to play with some CoGgers.

[SilentScreams]

When it all worked right, it was worth $5 easily. There was a good game there, it was just broken more often than not. I guess the game breaking stuff should have been ironed out by now.

[Psykoboy2]

I enjoyed it so much during the last free weekend that I bought it. So yeah, it's worth 5 bucks.

[Wombat]

Galactic Civilizations II is now up on Steam. It's $19.99, but it's 25% off for the introduction. I'll probably re-buy it on Steam, but I think I'm going to wait and see if they do a Stardock pack for the after Christmas sale.

[Ravenlock]

Shogun 2: Total War (http://www.amazon.com/Total-War-Shogun-2-Download/dp/B004QZAE06/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322851980&sr=8-1) (digital download) is $10 on Amazon right now, and registers in Steam.

The Total War games usually don't do it for me, but I consistently hear this is a good one.

[Abyssion]

I know Dungeon Siege 3 hasn't done so well among the people, but I enjoyed the demo a lot. Anyone think its worth $24 for the complete edition?

[Savok]

God dammit Steam, I put in Dungeon Siege 3 to fill out my wishlist and then you put it on special.

[Abyssion]

Since you get the Treasures of the Sun DLC I guess it's an OK pack. But beware the Steam versions of Dungeon Siege I & II are castrated: online features are disabled and neither one of them comes with their respective expansion packs (which aren't even on Steam at all).

I do have hard copies of the first 2 and their expansions so I'm covered there.
Thanks.

God dammit Steam, I put in Dungeon Siege 3 to fill out my wishlist and then you put it on special.

I did the same exact thing... (for my top ten that is.)

[Codicier]

I also put Dungeon Siege 3 on my list for that purpose. :p

[SilentScreams]

Gal Civ II + expansions would be an absolute steal at 4x the price (see what I did there?)

Get it.

[CappinCanuck]

Shogun 2: Total War (http://www.amazon.com/Total-War-Shogun-2-Download/dp/B004QZAE06/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322851980&sr=8-1) (digital download) is $10 on Amazon right now, and registers in Steam.

The Total War games usually don't do it for me, but I consistently hear this is a good one.

The best one I would say. I'm not a fan of the period or location whatsoever, I actually enjoyed Rome Total War the most for that, but I will say that this is the best made Total War game so far.

[torrefaction]

I had terrible performance issues with shogun. Haven't picked it up since launch because of them.

[Ravenlock]

I know the only reason I want Dungeon Siege III is because of my fond memories of the first. I know this. Why am I still thinking about doing it? What is wrong with us?

EDIT: Oh, it just ended anyhow. Whew. Saved by my own laziness.

[CappinCanuck]

I know the only reason I want Dungeon Siege III is because of my fond memories of the first. I know this. Why am I still thinking about doing it? What is wrong with us?

EDIT: Oh, it just ended anyhow. Whew. Saved by my own laziness.

I've been fighting the same urges since the game came out. Bad reviews for it but the nostalgia keeps sucking me back in.

[torrefaction]

I've been fighting the same urges since the game came out. Bad reviews for it but the nostalgia keeps sucking me back in.

It's pretty goddamn bad, or was at launch. It may not be AS bad if they fixed the camera and control issues. But I've had zero urge to pick it back up.

[Hawkzombie]

I'm waiting for it to be 75% or more off. Then I'll bite simply because 1 and 2 come with it.

[CappinCanuck]

It's pretty goddamn bad, or was at launch. It may not be AS bad if they fixed the camera and control issues. But I've had zero urge to pick it back up.

Picked Brink up for $5 to keep me busy, my urges have subsided heh.

[Psykoboy2]

Brink ain't half bad. And not bad at all for 5 bucks.

[Spigot]

I really liked Dungeon Siege 2 (much more than the original) but $20 is still too high for me to pull the trigger on DS3. I'll wait for it to hit sub-$10.

[SilentScreams]

I'm waiting for it to be 75% or more off. Then I'll bite simply because 1 and 2 come with it.

I did not know this. I wasn't even going to pick it up at 75% off, but I will now.

[Hawkzombie]

Well that blows...is there any digital place to get them?

I knew about no online mode, but had no idea there wasn't any of the expansions either.

[Hawkzombie]

Interesting. Looks like I'm doing some investigating.

[Arphahat]

Dungeon Defenders is $3.74 today, which is cheaper than the Autumn sale... I think?

$11.24 for a 4-pack, so $2.81 / person. I'd be game for that. Any interest?

[Widgetcraft]

It is cheaper than the Autumn sale, it was for sale for like $7.50 during Thanksgiving. I totally recommend it, too. I picked it up on the last day of the Autumn sale, and I've had a ton of fun with it with a friend of mine. Now that it is cheap again, we're finally getting our other friend on board. I also own all the DLC now.

[LordDon]

I highly recommend Dungeon Defenders. Good times.

[Serapth]

I highly recommend Dungeon Defenders. Good times.

I keep thinking about it, then find the art style completely off putting every time it goes on sale.

[Scull]

Anyone want to split a 4 pack of Dungeon Defenders? It'd be $2.81 each. Anyone in?

[Hawkzombie]

Anyone want to split a 4 pack of Dungeon Defenders? It'd be $2.81 each. Anyone in?

Crap...I JUST bought it :p

[Arphahat]

Anyone want to split a 4 pack of Dungeon Defenders? It'd be $2.81 each. Anyone in?

I was interested earlier, but didn't wait and already have it now.

[Scull]

Anyone in for DD 4 pack before it ends?

Edit: Well I bought it anyway. If anyone is interested in a cheap copy of Dungeon Defenders, hit me up.

[Serapth]

Anyone in for DD 4 pack before it ends?

Edit: Well I bought it anyway. If anyone is interested in a cheap copy of Dungeon Defenders, hit me up.

I guess I'll do it. How do I do it?

[LarsenNET]

I guess I'll do it. How do I do it?

Too late, that deal is over.

[CappinCanuck]

Today's sale is R.U.S.E. for $9.99 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/21970/). Far too late for a sale on it IMO, would have been better 6+ months ago, but I still wouldn't have bought it because I'm dedicated to a Ubisoft blacklisting heh.

[Spigot]

Crap. I missed the Dungeon Defenders sale price. Grr...

[Scull]

Crap. I missed the Dungeon Defenders sale price. Grr...

I have 1 more copy if you are interested. PM me your Steam ID and Paypal me $2.81 to pucspifo@yahoo.com.

[Serapth]

I have 2 more copies if you are interested. PM me your Steam ID and Paypal me $2.81 to pucspifo@yahoo.com.

Done. I think I did it wrong as I had to pay 41cents in fees, which kinda beats the point of mini deals, no?

Not that im going to cry over 41 cents, just not really worth the additional effort, to save less than a buck...

[Gorvi]

Bastion is the deal of the day. I want it, but I almost want to wait until the Christmas sale since I know I won't get to it and it'll likely be cheaper.

[Ravenlock]

Bastion is well, well worth $5. They did well with it, of course, so "support the devs" is a less urgent message with it maybe, but if you haven't played it yet, I can't recommend it highly enough. One of my favorite games of the year on any system, and among the best contextual storytelling I've ever seen.

Also the music is just unbelievably good. Bought the soundtrack on day one.

[Arphahat]

Bastion is the deal of the day. I want it, but I almost want to wait until the Christmas sale since I know I won't get to it and it'll likely be cheaper.

Me, too. I also have 50 bazillion games to play... after I "finish" Skyrim. It is a good price, but bad timing.

[Chris_D]

I'd pay 5-10 for it on 360. Mac's too old unfortunately.

[Darkmatter]

This question is off topic but I didn't want to make a thread just for this so I'm saying sorry up front. :)

Is there a way to turn off both the Steam client auto-update and game patch auto-update? Or either? I didn't see a way in the Steam settings section.

Thanks!

[EternalGamer]

I don't know the answer, but I'm curious as to why you would ever want to do that. The auto-update is one of the best things about Steam. It's seriously one of the reasons I am able to enjoy PC gaming now. I don't have to go fucking hunt for patches and updates all the time.

[Spectre-7]

As far as I'm aware, you can only disable the auto-update on a game by game basis. In the Library, right-click on a game, go to Properties, and somewhere in there you'll find an option to disable updating. Don't remember which tab it's under and I'm not at my computer right now, but it shouldn't be too hard to find.

[EternalGamer]

Defense Grid now has a an Expansion pack that features GlaDOS as as the main villan. That's hard to pass up for $5.

[EternalGamer]

As far as I'm aware, you can only disable the auto-update on a game by game basis. In the Library, right-click on a game, go to Properties, and somewhere in there you'll find an option to disable updating. Don't remember which tab it's under and I'm not at my computer right now, but it shouldn't be too hard to find.

I forgot about that.

Yeah, just do this:

1) Right Click on any game.

2) Go to Properties

3) Go to "Updates"

4) Select "Never Update this game."

[Savok]

And then Steam will ignore that and update anyway.

[Spectre-7]

And then Steam will ignore that and update anyway.

Unless yesterday's Steam client update does what it says it does (http://store.steampowered.com/news/6953/).

Fixed keeping "Do not automatically update this game" setting

[Savok]

Only took them 8 years.

[Darkmatter]

lol

Thanks, I guess I asked at the right time. Maybe. :)

[Gorvi]

The deal of the day today is Homefront for $7.49. Pass.

[MagGnome]

The update yesterday changed a few things. I had a little "Message" tab at the top of my Steam client today, letting me know that I had a new friend request.

That's very handy, since it usually took me a few days to notice them previously. It also apparently notifies you of Gifts and new Inventory items as well. Definitely a change for the better as far as organization goes.

[Ravenlock]

The deal of the day today is Homefront for $7.49. Pass.

Yeah, I got Homefront on OnLive for $1 or $free or something in a promotion at some point. Definitely not something you should throw $7.50 at unless you have literally no other shooters to play and really, really need to shoot dudes in a sub-par game immediately.

The multiplayer is tolerable, but it's just another modern military shooter with rank-ups and won't be nearly as populated as your Battlefields, your Modern Warfares, etc.

[crazyD]

I'd pay 5-10 for it on 360. Mac's too old unfortunately.

What the hell are you doing in a Steam deal thread if you game on a Mac too old to play a 2D indie game?

[Chris_D]

Some stuff I can play, like Torchlight, Defense Grid, SpaceChem, VVVVVVV, older 3D games. But other games, for example Magicka are just a slide show. It's a bit hit and miss, even for indie 2D games, but my guess is that Bastion would be one of the later.

[Savok]

Magicka is a slide show on mine half the time too. It's just a very badly made game.

[violent]

Magicka stutters alot on my machine as well even though it's running at a solid 60fps.

[crazyD]

Yeah, Magicka is just poorly constructed. A shit ton of fun with some friends, but way more resource intensive than it has any right to be.

[torrefaction]

Yeah, I got Homefront on OnLive for $1 or $free or something in a promotion at some point. Definitely not something you should throw $7.50 at unless you have literally no other shooters to play and really, really need to shoot dudes in a sub-par game immediately.

The multiplayer is tolerable, but it's just another modern military shooter with rank-ups and won't be nearly as populated as your Battlefields, your Modern Warfares, etc.

You know, I actually really enjoyed the single player campaign. I thought it was really well done, and some of the settings were fantastic.

Ending fell apart a bit though. Too short is my only complaint. But it's certainly $8 worth of entertainment.

[Spigot]

I passed on Homefront too. I was holding out on Bastion until the Christmas sale but when I heard it was the deal of the day, I said to myself, "If it's under $5, I'll get it."

I get home, turn on Steam and it's $4.99. Sold. I've already played through it once on XBLA, which was why I wasn't in a rush to grab the PC version, but damn, it's a great game and worth $5 no problem.

[Savok]

Hooray, mass installation time.

[MagGnome]

Killing Floor is free to play this weekend, and it's also 75% off. It includes the new "Twisted Christmas" content.

They really are attempting to get everyone on Steam to own this game.

[biosc1]

Killing Floor is free to play this weekend, and it's also 75% off. It includes the new "Twisted Christmas" content.

They really are attempting to get everyone on Steam to own this game.

Meh...I have it, played it for the Autumn achievements and, while I like the "horde" game mode, I did not have any fun with it. (at least in single player and I don't really play much mp)

[Panthera]

Killing Floor is not a single player game, despite the inexplicable presence of the mode.

[Arphahat]

It is a huge disservice to the game, then, that they even include it. Hell, call it "Tutorial" or "Practice" then. My opinion of the game is so "meh" after SP that even trying MP feels like a chore.

[Serapth]

I'm starting to think I'm the only person who buys a game based on the single player portion...

[biosc1]

I'm starting to think I'm the only person who buys a game based on the single player portion...

Nope, I do as well. I rarely get to play MP these days with a baby running around and having plenty of work to complete. I'll jump in with pubs here and there, but can never really organize anything anymore.

[Serapth]

Nope, I do as well. I rarely get to play MP these days with a baby running around and having plenty of work to complete. I'll jump in with pubs here and there, but can never really organize anything anymore.

Yeah, that's pretty much my issue. I can sometimes have several hours to game, but might have to drop everything stat if something happens with the kid, so I don't often play online.

[Spigot]

I buy games mainly for the SP, but I also know to recognize games that are primarily MP and not to expect the SP portion to be any good (though I'm happy to be surprised when they are).

I didn't even realize that Killing Floor had a SP portion. I thought it was like TF2, all multi, all the time.

[Banacek]

I'm starting to think I'm the only person who buys a game based on the single player portion...

I haven't played a multiplayer game since Halo 2, when I finally had enough. Even Dark Souls I had to unplug from the internet because of all the dicks hanging out in front of the boss in Ando Londo invading my game. Diablo 3 will change this, but at least I have a bunch of people I know to play with.

[SilentScreams]

I love a good single player game as much as the next person, but I don't buy multiplayer games and expect the single player to be any good.

[Serapth]

I haven't played a multiplayer game since Halo 2, when I finally had enough. Even Dark Souls I had to unplug from the internet because of all the dicks hanging out in front of the boss in Ando Londo invading my game. Diablo 3 will change this, but at least I have a bunch of people I know to play with.

Dark Souls reiterated that most online strangers are simply fucking douches. Every damn switch had spam on it, out of pure dickishness

[biosc1]

Dark Souls reiterated that most online strangers are simply fucking douches. Every damn switch had spam on it, out of pure dickishness

Which always amazes me considering how painful it is to write a message using a controller.

[Ink Asylum]

Dark Souls reiterated that most online strangers are simply fucking douches. Every damn switch had spam on it, out of pure dickishness

It makes me wonder how players will be douches in the upcoming PS3 game Journey. Characters won't be able to communicate at all, either through speech or text. There's a wordless shout, which might be spammable, but if they're smart they'll limit how often you can use it.

[Ravenlock]

I love a good single player game as much as the next person, but I don't buy multiplayer games and expect the single player to be any good.

Which is reasonable from an informed consumer standpoint, but I don't give the developers a pass on it. If they chose to put it in their game (and advertise it as such), then they chose to put it in their game. It doesn't get a pass on being low quality IMO just because that isn't what "most" people come to the game for.

Which is increasingly unfair, unfortunately, since more and more often a completely different team of people is making the single player and the multiplayer experience. I really do believe more and more they ought to be separate products (or at least ought to receive separate reviews).

[Spigot]

A lot of places do review ech segment separately. They may not score them separately. It would be lovely to buy the modes a la carte.

[Banacek]

Dark Souls reiterated that most online strangers are simply fucking douches. Every damn switch had spam on it, out of pure dickishness

Pretty much. God I hated that.

[Savok]

Out of interest, shitty Dark Souls experience 360 or PS3?

[Banacek]

Out of interest, shitty Dark Souls experience 360 or PS3?

PS3 for me.

[LordDon]

Was the second Force Unleashed any good?

[SilentScreams]

I seem to remember the reviews at the time leaning towards a rental, and only if you're a Star Wars fan.

[Scull]

Was the second Force Unleashed any good?

Not really. It was stupidly short, the powers didn't have the same cool effect as in the first, the story was a mess, and overall it was a tremendous meh of a game. I traded it off as soon as I was done with it because I knew I would never bother playing it again. Might be worth $5 if you are a big SW fan, but otherwise I wouldn't bother.

[Ravenlock]

Counterpoint: For $7, I had a lot of fun slashing up dudes with a lightsaber (they actually put dismemberment in, first time since the Jedi Knight games I've seen that) and tossing dudes and heavy things around with the physics engine.

It is SUPER short, that's true, and a valid knock against the game, but for the cost of a movie ticket you might have a good time.

[Suave Peanut]

I've had both Force Unleashed I and II in my wishlist for some time. I'll bite eventually, just not right now.

[BLeeP]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/23530/?snr=1_4_4__103

Holy carp :D. Hope it is 20 buckaroonies!

[Ravenlock]

I gotta admit, that looks like pretty crazy fun.

[BLeeP]

I enjoyed the last one that came out on 360, but didn't pick this one up. I'm hoping this is a pretty good port. I didn't even know it was getting a PC release.

[torrefaction]

I've had both Force Unleashed I and II in my wishlist for some time. I'll bite eventually, just not right now.

Merry Christmas. Accept my invite on Steam, and they're both yours.

[Serapth]

Out of interest, shitty Dark Souls experience 360 or PS3?

PS3 for me too

[Suave Peanut]

Merry Christmas. Accept my invite on Steam, and they're both yours.

Whaaaaaaa--

Accepted! Well now I hope I get you in the gift swap.

[Chris_D]

I had no problems with doucheyness in Demon's Souls but maybe the community has "evolved" since then.

[Savok]

Exactly, people were great in Demon's Souls. I got Dark Souls on 360 though so I was wondering if my experience of wall to wall assholes was because of the console but it seems not.... pity.

[Chris_D]

That is really weird. Just a case of the game becoming more mainstream?

[Banacek]

Yeah, no issues in Demon's Souls.

[Serapth]

Yeah, never an issue in Demons Souls.

Dark Souls was one of the most dick filled online experiences this side of Counterstrike.

[torrefaction]

Whaaaaaaa--

Accepted! Well now I hope I get you in the gift swap.

And done! Enjoy. People are relatively wrong about FU:2. It's a blast, just not quite as impressive as the first.

[Widgetcraft]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/23530/?snr=1_4_4__103

Holy carp :D. Hope it is 20 buckaroonies!

I bought that for my PS3, and did not enjoy it... The multiplayer may as well be broken, as 90% of the time people will leave before the level is over, completely fucking you out of unlock points. Beyond that, the mechanics are just kind of weak and unpolished. I also felt that there wasn't a lot of feedback for my actions, especially against larger foes like the daddy longlegs. You'll never know if you're actually hurting it until it's dead, which can take a very long time.

[Savok]

Good deal today, may as well grab the Platinum so you get all of them.

What is modern King's Bounty? It's HoMM (minus cities) as a RPG, go forth and fornicate with it. Going by Steam, I've spent 82 hours on The Legend, 55 on Armoured Princess and 22 on Crossworlds (it's an expansion for AP woven into the original campaign, didn't add enough to it so I did something else). Not bad value.

[SilentScreams]

Went ahead and bought Armored Princess and the expansion. It's been a while since I played any HoMM style game (HoMM IV I think) so this should be fun.

[NotJeff]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/23530/?snr=1_4_4__103

Holy carp :D. Hope it is 20 buckaroonies!

EDF: Insect Armageddon should be dropping on Steam today, with a regular price of $20 but a special price of $15 until 1/2.

[MagGnome]

I'm sure Elemental is up next...or Gal Civ 1 perhaps. Elemental really needs to come down in price. It's $40 on Impulse, and from what I've heard they never really made it good.

[biosc1]

I'm sure Elemental is up next...or Gal Civ 1 perhaps. Elemental really needs to come down in price. It's $40 on Impulse, and from what I've heard they never really made it good.

Stardock themselves are pretty much saying "Sorry for Elemental 1, wait for Elemental 2".

[MagGnome]

They have an expansion (stand-alone, I believe) coming out for it soon.

[EternalGamer]

Is anyone else having problems with their Steam connection? The store page and my games load up fine but my friends list keeps appearing offline.

[Codicier]

Is anyone else having problems with their Steam connection? The store page and my games load up fine but my friends list keeps appearing offline.

It has happened to me semi-frequently in the recent past. I lose connection to the Steam servers for a few minutes, usually not more than 20 and usually less than 5-7.

[J Arcane]

I can't get offline mode to work from offline anymore. The "start in offline mode" button, hell, even the close button, still give me an error about not being able to connect to steam, then it quits.

[SilentScreams]

Demigod was good, but I think they shot themselves in the foot with the detailed graphics.

There's a good reason that games like League of Legends, HoN and DotA 2 have simple graphics...because if you want to be able to release new champions frequently enough to keep the game fresh, you can't afford to include so much detail.

I had fun with Demigod, but after a while, playing with and against the same 8 champions all the time gets dull and to my knowledge they only ever released two new ones. I quit long before then though.

[MagGnome]

Is anyone else having problems with their Steam connection? The store page and my games load up fine but my friends list keeps appearing offline.

Steam has been having lots of issues over the past few months, from strange errors when receiving gifts to random ups and downs and being unable to redeem codes from the Humble Indie Bundle and the like. Hopefully it's all resolved soon.

[evilgoodwin]

Dang, missed the sale yesterday.

*looks*

Nevermind, already have them :P

[Spigot]

EDIT: I'm usually able to "force" offline mode by completely disabling my internet connection temporarily, and then launching Steam. Might be worth a shot.
Having been without a working internet connection for the past two days, I hate to say it but it wasn't working for me. It was infuriating because I could get to the prompt for 'Offline Mode' but when I clicked it, it told me it was having trouble connecting to the network. Duh.

My connection is back now though, so things are all lovely :)

[Darkmatter]

Hmm I know nothing about their offline mode but maybe you should try to go into offline mode now that your internet is back up. Maybe Steam will be able to "do" whatever it is it wanted to do now that your back online. Maybe once thats done it'll work next time your internet is down.

Just a random thought. *shrug*

[Spigot]

It's just silly that I can't go into offline mode when I'm, you know, OFFLINE.

I've been able to do this in the past on my laptop when I'm not near an internet source (I'm envisioning wifi spouting gouts of data into the air like a fountain).

So help me, my internet isn't going down around here any time soon!

[Satertek]

Apparently this is a list of the games that will go on sale this Christmas:

http://dedicated.heffebaycay.fr/cdr_test/cdr/1278

[Savok]

Nope, Trine 2 devs have confirmed it won't be on sale until possibly Spring.

[Satertek]

Nope, Trine 2 devs have confirmed it won't be on sale until possibly Spring.

Trine 2 could be on there simply because it was just released.

[Xerxes]

I feel weird wating for the Witcher 2 to break the $20 barrier having bought lesser games just the other day.

[Widgetcraft]

Magicka and all of it's DLC is on sale today. I picked up the whole Magicka Collection for $6.24

I had originally intended to buy it when it came out, but it was a mess at release. The price is definitely right, though.

[Suave Peanut]

Aha! I had wondered why somebody gifted Magicka to me today. :)

Maybe I'll look at the DLC while it's on sale.

[Xerxes]

Have any of us won the 10 games?

[MagGnome]

Has anyone else noticed that a lot of games are getting updated this week? I've had at least 12 in the last 24 hours alone. Perhaps preparation for the Winter Sale that's supposedly starting on Monday?

[Spigot]

Has anyone else noticed that a lot of games are getting updated this week? I've had at least 12 in the last 24 hours alone. Perhaps preparation for the Winter Sale that's supposedly starting on Monday?1vHRMeRszw4

[Savok]

Whole thread on the sale (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2272641), I've been collecting what I can from it.

[biosc1]

Have any of us won the 10 games?

We all have. Haven't you?

Maybe you aren't cool enough. That's too bad. Here's a pony:

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7024/coolpony.jpg

[MagGnome]

Two observations:

1. The "Coming Soon" section on Steam is really light. Not even a full page right now.

2. Terraria must have sold a ton of copies by now. Every time I check the "Best Sellers" list it's in the top ten. Congrats to the developers!

[EternalGamer]

Two observations:

1. The "Coming Soon" section on Steam is really light. Not even a full page right now.

2. Terraria must have sold a ton of copies by now. Every time I check the "Best Sellers" list it's in the top ten. Congrats to the developers!

They made an announcement with the latest patch. It was in the millions of copies.

[MagGnome]

They made an announcement with the latest patch. It was in the millions of copies.

That's awesome! It just goes to show that a small developer who treats their customers well can achieve great success in the market. Companies like Ubisoft should take note.

[Arphahat]

That's awesome! It just goes to show that a small developer who treats their customers well can achieve great success in the market. Companies like Ubisoft should take note.

Unfortunately, I think it is worth noting that a large developer that treats their customers like thieves can also achieve great success, so why would they bother going through the effort to change?

[Xerxes]

Anybody in on that Four pack for Dead Island?

[Scull]

Anybody in on that Four pack for Dead Island?

I'd go in for one if we can get two others on board. Who else wants in? Only $15 for Dead Island people!

[LarsenNET]

I'll do it if someone wants to handle the money.

[MagGnome]

Unfortunately, I think it is worth noting that a large developer that treats their customers like thieves can also achieve great success, so why would they bother going through the effort to change?

You're probably right, unfortunately.

[Scull]

I'll do it if someone wants to handle the money.

Xerxes, you want to handle the buying and distributing? We still need one more, let's go guys!

[Banacek]

$15 for Dead Island? I'm in. Might not get to play it for a bit though.

[Clark]

I'm in on a 4-pack for Dead Island if someone bails.

[Xerxes]

Sorry guys, just got back. I'm going to back out for the time being. But that's still four of you. So it works.

[biosc1]

If anyone else drops out, let me know. Either I get this now or during the Christmas XMas Holiday Festivus sale.

[Scull]

Ok I have:

Scull
LarsenNET
Banacek
Clark

PM is sent. Get me the money ASAP and I'll get it to you right away.

biosc1, if anyone drops out, I'll let you know.

[Banacek]

Money sent. I can't seem to log into Steam though.

"Steam is having trouble connecting to the Steam servers."

Awesome.

[Clark]

Money sent.

Cant add you as friend for some reason though. Steam is funky right now.

[LarsenNET]

Also sent money but I says your Steam username isn't valid.

[Banacek]

I got the game to finally download last night and I was able too see that you added me on your friends list. Steam was super broken last night. When I downloaded the gift it said it was invalid but then also downloaded at the same time.

[Ghostbear]

Can you feel it? Waiting to strike at us until the New Year? It approaches.

[torrefaction]

Can you feel it? Waiting to strike at us until the New Year? It approaches.

It can't really affect me this year. I already own everything. I'm not sure if that means I win or it means I lost already.

[EternalGamer]

Hide your kids, hide your wife.

[J Arcane]

After I fill my last prescription today I will be flat broke, and since my Internet is down, I can't use Steam anyway.

I am temptation free this year, if not by choice. Though if Arkham City goes on sale for low enough, I may be prone to begging or trips to the pawn shop . . .

[biosc1]

I may be prone to begging or trips to the pawn shop . . .

Hmm...this shall be fun...beg...BEEEEGGG!

[Banacek]

After I fill my last prescription today I will be flat broke, and since my Internet is down, I can't use Steam anyway.

I am temptation free this year, if not by choice. Though if Arkham City goes on sale for low enough, I may be prone to begging or trips to the pawn shop . . .

Do you have a PS3? I can send you my copy. I'm not going to be able to get back to it for a while.

[MagGnome]

I'm going out of town on Thursday, so I will be missing most of the sale this year.

[Savok]

It's fucking sad, this is the most giddy I've been about gaming all year. A fucking sale.

[Savok]

God dammit people, go see your family other times of the year. Y'know, when the airports and roads aren't clogged. This god damn obsession with social rituals, stay in your basements like proper virgins.

[torrefaction]

God dammit people, go see your family other times of the year. Y'know, when the airports and roads aren't clogged. This god damn obsession with social rituals, stay in your basements like proper virgins.

We're all not you, you know?

Also, I really think you manage to hate everything. It's impressive.

[biosc1]

We're all not you, you know?

Also, I really think you manage to hate everything. It's impressive.

It's because he is Australian. His anger stems from the disparity in game prices. Look how angry we get over just a few dollars on CDN/US pricing...

[Savok]

Hey if you want to sit in airports for 12 hours because of delays... could be at home, doing (if the rumours and bits of harvested information are correct) the craziest god damn Christmas sale yet.

[EternalGamer]

God dammit people, go see your family other times of the year. Y'know, when the airports and roads aren't clogged. This god damn obsession with social rituals, stay in your basements like proper virgins.

Isn't Steam a "social ritual" just one about buying stuff...

As much as I dig the event that Valve makes out of these sales (which really is terrific) weighing that as more valuable than time with friends and family seems a bit... skewed.

[Savok]

The social ritual is buying shit for other people while they buy you shit desperately hoping they didn't over/under-spend. It becomes obligation losing all meaning in the process.

[Ghostbear]

Isn't Steam a "social ritual" just one about buying stuff...

As much as I dig the event that Valve makes out of these sales (which really is terrific) weighing that as more valuable than time with friends and family seems a bit... skewed.

He didn't say that at all. He's saying there are easier times of the year to see your loved ones. Why is it more important to see your family in december than say March?

[EternalGamer]

He didn't say that at all. He's saying there are easier times of the year to see your loved ones. Why is it more important to see your family in december than say March?

Because sharing ritual is an important part of culture and a form of social bonding.

[Banacek]

The social ritual is buying shit for other people while they buy you shit desperately hoping they didn't over/under-spend. It becomes obligation losing all meaning in the process.

I'm sorry, but this just sounds like you never truly loved someone. Watching the wife or the kids open a gift I got them could be the best experience I could have.

[biosc1]

Dead Island for $10.19 http://store.steampowered.com/sub/11466/

Good things happen to those who wait...though, you folks who paid more should feel pissed.

[Savok]

I'm sorry, but this just sounds like you never truly loved someone. Watching the wife or the kids open a gift I got them could be the best experience I could have.
I'm saying you can do that any time of the year. Christmas is swapping gifts (for adults anyway), rest of the year you can give them.

[Savok]

Dead Island for $10.19 http://store.steampowered.com/sub/11466/

Good things happen to those who wait...though, you folks who paid more should feel pissed.
Oh wow, that's all kinds of fucked up. It's $8.49 to me too.

[biosc1]

I grabbed an extra copy if anyone wants it.

[Grifter]

Damn! I didn't even notice the Dead Island 4 pack... 3 people wanna go in on this in the next 5 minutes?

Never mind. The pricing for that was all fucked up and of course I didn't notice until it was too late. It was $19.99 for the full game. $20.83 for the four pack and $10 for the game and strategy guide

[biosc1]

Damn! I didn't even notice the Dead Island 4 pack... 3 people wanna go in on this in the next 5 minutes?

Never mind. The pricing for that was all fucked up and of course I didn't notice until it was too late. It was $19.99 for the full game. $20.83 for the four pack and $10 for the game and strategy guide

Did you want my extra copy for $10.19?

[Grifter]

Did you want my extra copy for $10.19?

Hell yes!:D You have an extra one?

[biosc1]

Hell yes!:D You have an extra one?

PM away! Grabbed 2 copies, one for me and 1 more just because I could ;)

[Savok]

It was all true, random chance for free games. Wheee

[MagGnome]

The interface is riddled with bugs so far. Metro 2033 is listed as 0% off, Fable 3 is shown as being 75% off...of an original price of $80. When I went to my Inventory to see my "free gift", there was nothing there.

Hopefully that all gets fixed soon, although the Fable thing is obviously not a big deal, it's just funny.

[Ghostbear]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ghostbear1/Wallpaper_PCG_1920x1080_1.jpg

[Savok]

Happens every major Steam sale, the servers melt.

[MagGnome]

Now I can't even open the store. Every time I click on the Store it goes back to my inventory, which sits there loading forever. It says I have 15 TF2 items and 3 Steam items in my inventory, but after loading for a couple minutes it says that both are empty.

I'm just going to close Steam and check back later.

[biosc1]

I suspect the vast majority of changes of any kind are made manually.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9104/a3e5aa41b42283606f7db6b.jpg

[Savok]

Hey what's the game with the guy in shadow and all the stars and shit? Not allowed know what it is due to not being my region.

[biosc1]

Hey what's the game with the guy in shadow and all the stars and shit? Not allowed know what it is due to not being my region.

Singularity?

[Savok]

Singularity?
That'd be it. Ta.

[Banacek]

I'm saying you can do that any time of the year. Christmas is swapping gifts (for adults anyway), rest of the year you can give them.

Christmas also means I get time off to spend with them. But I get your point, and do give them gifts not on Christmas. My point is just that not everything has to viewed through cynical-tinted glasses :)

[Banacek]

Dead Island for $10.19 http://store.steampowered.com/sub/11466/

Good things happen to those who wait...though, you folks who paid more should feel pissed.

I'm not too upset. $15 to $10.19 isn't that much of a difference. If it was $4.99 I might be a little bit more upset.

[biosc1]

I'm not too upset. $15 to $10.19 isn't that much of a difference. If it was $4.99 I might be a little bit more upset.

Hmm...I forgot they had cheaper pricing for US people...it was breaking down to $19 per copy for the 4-pack for me...

dollars and cents...yo.

[Savok]

God dammit, I wanna see my presents before I go to sleep. See if any are terrible coupons.

[Scull]

Yeah, Steam is broken pretty badly for me today, so as soon as I can, I will get you those gifts.

[kyrieee]

Nothing that I'm interested in today. Metro for 5$ I guess but I have enough to play already.

[J Arcane]

Do you have a PS3? I can send you my copy. I'm not going to be able to get back to it for a while.

Nah, I've got an Xbox, which presently has no tv to be connected to. My roommates GF has a copy for Xbox but it's been lent to someone else who has since become difficult to contact apparently. I think they said he might've moved.

I'd like to own it though, because I anticipate massive challenge addiction, especially if there's an endless mode like Totally Insane. If it comes up for a cheap enough price I would be happy to pay back someone on the 20th next month when I get my financial aid.

[Banacek]

Nah, I've got an Xbox, which presently has no tv to be connected to. My roommates GF has a copy for Xbox but it's been lent to someone else who has since become difficult to contact apparently. I think they said he might've moved.

I'd like to own it though, because I anticipate massive challenge addiction, especially if there's an endless mode like Totally Insane. If it comes up for a cheap enough price I would be happy to pay back someone on the 20th next month when I get my financial aid.

Ok. I haven't played though all the challenges yet, but the game is amazing. If Dark Souls didn't come out this year it would be my GOTY.

[J Arcane]

I love Arkham Asylum so much I've beaten it at least twice. I've logged more hours in the challenges than most MMOs save maybe WoW, and at one point was #40 or so on the PC leader board for Totally Insane.

Arkham City was my most anticipated game this year but then I got sick and that money went elsewhere. Should've preordered on Steam when I had the chance.

[boratika]

It can't really affect me this year. I already own everything. I'm not sure if that means I win or it means I lost already.

I think it just makes you a pokemon master.

Because sharing ritual is an important part of culture and a form of social bonding.

http://flexapic.com/g.ashx?id=8266

[biosc1]

In other news: the original Fable (Fable: The Lost Chapters) was added to the store minutes before the sale flooded it out of the headlines, and is currently on sale for $2.50.

I had fun with it.

[biosc1]

Yeah, Steam is broken pretty badly for me today, so as soon as I can, I will get you those gifts.

Yah...at least now it is showing that I have 6 games as gifts to give where as before it was showing 0 and freaking me a out a little.

[Xerxes]

PM away! Grabbed 2 copies, one for me and 1 more just because I could ;)

After sorting shit out last night I so would have jumped on this.

[Ink Asylum]

Anyone ever played Bunch of Heroes (http://store.steampowered.com/app/111400/)? It's part of the Gift Pile event and a co-op game available as a 4-pack for $7.49. That's $1.88 each.

Looks like a top-down arcade-style shooter. Probably simplistic, but could be worth $2 for some co-op play and an achievement toward the sale event.

[roboninja]

Cannot even connect to the store server now. Oh well, not like I need any more games.

[Ink Asylum]

Cannot even connect to the store server now. Oh well, not like I need any more games.

I just got my laptop back from repairs today, with a freshly restored hard drive to boot. I couldn't even download the Steam client from their site. I had to get it from a third party.

[Arphahat]

Anyone ever played Bunch of Heroes (http://store.steampowered.com/app/111400/)? It's part of the Gift Pile event and a co-op game available as a 4-pack for $7.49. That's $1.88 each.

Looks like a top-down arcade-style shooter. Probably simplistic, but could be worth $2 for some co-op play and an achievement toward the sale event.

If you are doing a 4-pack, I'm game, Ink.

[Ink Asylum]

Thinking about it. I'll let you know if I do.

[Scull]

I'd also be in for one of Bunch or Heroes if you do a 4 pack.

[Arphahat]

Oh, and Just Cause 2: the picture of him riding on the outside of the jet is not just fancy coverart -- you can really do this, easily, in-game. In the picture, the most likely scenario is that you jump off your jet, toward the enemies chasing you. You then use your grappling hook to attach to one of the other vehicles, climb on top, throw the pilot out, and take it for yourself.

This game is pure fun. Get it.

[biosc1]

Anyone ever played Bunch of Heroes (http://store.steampowered.com/app/111400/)? It's part of the Gift Pile event and a co-op game available as a 4-pack for $7.49. That's $1.88 each.

Looks like a top-down arcade-style shooter. Probably simplistic, but could be worth $2 for some co-op play and an achievement toward the sale event.

Merry Christmas...you know what you have to do now.

Get down on your knees ...um...I mean "pay it forward".

[Ink Asylum]

Merry Christmas...you know what you have to do now.

Get down on your knees ...um...I mean "pay it forward".

It's a Christmas miracle! Thanks, man. :)

[MagGnome]

As has been the case with the last few sales, I'm on a tight budget and will probably not buy anything. Instead I will be thankful for all the games I already have. I'll probably try for a few of the prizes as well. :)

[Xerxes]

Come THQ. That pack ain't worth $75!

[Ink Asylum]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ghostbear1/Wallpaper_PCG_1920x1080_1.jpg

Last year I edited this image to take out the PC Gamer logo. Enjoy!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2376971/Wallpaper_PCG_1920x1080_1.jpg

[LordDon]

I don't believe I have a one of today's achievement targets.