merry xmas (GOG/Steam direct download weekly specials)

Performance-wise, it's definitely pretty bad, but my old video card was able to run it playably. Most of the bugs were fixed eventually - the only real one I encountered was late in the game, where I had to skip a cutscene to progress. I dug it so much I was willing to forgive these things, it's really fun. Also, it has pretty well designed drop-in co-op for all story missions and side activities. Definitely worth the price it's at now.

borderlands tempting the hell out of me :(

really want a controller, so waiting for 360 drop on gamefly

did they ever fix the GTA4 port? or is it still really buggy

I think GTA IV is as fixed up as it's every going to be. I've played three or four hours of it this week and have encountered no real problems & am really enjoying it again. It runs pretty good on my rig (better than the console versions) and looks a little better (more detail, further draw distance, more traffic and hot dog stands, I think). I'm still tweaking stuff, looking for the optimum settings though. Pop in a still an issue at times and detail pop in that shifts a little weirdly sometimes, but not much of a big deal - it's just the engine (not the port) & no AA, which is a bit of a bummer. But walking around the city they created and looking at all the architecture and vistas and signage, traffic and pedestrians, still really blows my mind.

argh, should have picked it up when it was $5 then.

It may pop again on the final day, or Christmas will be here again before you know it...

Yeah, I have no doubt it'll go back on sale at some point, considering this is the second time in the last year they've heavily discounted it.

I can't decide if $25.00 for Metro 2033 and Just Cause 2 is cheap enough, or if I should hold off for the end of the year, when maybe they'll be $10 each? That was pretty much all I wanted though...

Last day, they pulled the same trick with the X-mas sale, repeating all the bestselling deals. Including GTA IV, dyao! Finally bit on BCR; will see if my willpower holds out for the rest of the day.

dammit, no witcher sale.

Enh, wicther is $13.39, about the same price i saw a used copy for.

gave in and bought Trine. That's it. No more steam games until I get a proper job again.

Unless they would Empire/Napoleon: TW on sale.

EVERYBODY GET 'TRINE' CUZ THE THIEF CHICK HAS A HOOKSHOT

someone was asking about killing floor, which i ranked in the 2009 c&p -- it's back up again so i am not too late to talk about it. it's a lot of fun IF you are playing w/ people you know and learning the gmae together, online with randoms not so much, but yeah. get a ventrilo server going, play it with mates, it's a blast, once you get past the dumb looks/sounds (it's basically nu-metal: the genre: the game, musicwise)

hey guys don't buy p.b. winterbottom it is a bad game

Dammit! Too late!

Platformer sale: http://www.gamersgate.com/all?q=platformerweek&aff=ggnews

Any opinions on Clover, Saira, Emberwind, Wake/Lunnye Devitsy? They also have Europa Universalis 1 for $0.50.

Strongbad Season 1 $5 @ steam

is it any fun?

1st ep is not fun. although it is the best-LOOKING telltale series because they keep it simple.

Point&Click adventure sale: http://www.gamersgate.com/all?q=pointclickweek&aff=ggnews

The Broken Sword and Simon the Sorcerer packs are definitely worth it. You can ignore the final, 3D games in each. Cheap telltale seasons too.

http://www.gamersgate.com/summersale
The Witcher - $6.78
Dragon Age: Origins $15
Mass Effect 2 $15

anyone tried gratuitous space battles? i'm about to dive in

Machinarium pirate amnesty price is $5
Finally gonna get it = http://machinarium.net/blog/2010/08/05/machinarium-pirate-amnesty/

Gamersgate again...

Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY $16
Borderlands $10
Red Faction Guerrilla $5

nice, stalker shadow of chernobyl + call of pripyat
£6.24

http://www.telltalegames.com/adventurebundle

The Whispered World
King's Quest I-VII
Jack Keane
Penny Arcade Adventures 1

and probably
Puzzle Agent
Sam & Max Season 2

for $20, with $5 going to charity.

looks worth it!

Might buy that for Sam & Max alone, tbh - what are the others like?

(I am pretty familiar with KQ and would probably replay them all but it's not that much of a draw to me - the rest I know nothing about. Yes, I am old and my knowledge of games stops in 1995)

Zavvi offering Resi 5 Gold Edition for £12.95 today.

http://www.zavvi.com/offers/mega-monday/games.list

bear in mind that the puzzle agent and sam and max games DO NOT COME WITH THAT BUNDLE or at least not until they unlock some 10,000 bundles sold.
So please buy one of 5000 of these so i can play sam and max soon.

whups, they just unlocked puzzle agent. Guess they realized this wasn't gonna get to 5K.

VVVVVV $4.49 on Steam

man, these telltale games have MAJOR mouse lag, like to an unplayable degree.

Star Wars KOTOR $2.50 on Steam

Monkey Island 2 SE for iphone - $0.99
http://itunes.apple.com/app/monkey-island-2-special-edition/id375901588?mt=8

got KOTOR. missed this deal last black friday, and I always wanted to do a dark side playthrough

http://www.telltalegames.com/playlikeapirate

all of Tales of Monkey Island (Mac/PC) for $5, i'm bitin'

omg

ah, i thought this was all the games. it's just the Secret and Chucks Revenge special editions. Still a nice deal though.

ah again. apologies you're right, i was looking at the steam offer for monkey island games.

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aw man!

apparently GOG shutting down was a prank?!??????!

http://www.gog.com/

maybe they're merging with steam or something... looks like they're trying a new direction

bit of a lame stunt, though the public overreaction is also too much. the internet will forgive them if they manage to get Planescape: Torment up, though

been wanting to play it forever.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/

my god... those crazy sons of bitches really did it

starting a railworks clan everyone, please add =[420]=LoCo-Motive to your gamertags