merry xmas (GOG/Steam direct download weekly specials)

Killing floor is five bucks; I remember it from this years coint and plick... anybody wanna talk me into it?

nhex - good to know, I want the PC version, but don't want to buy old IV just to see Super announced the next day. Maybe it'll have steamworks integration this time & that's the reason for the delay? Still, if they make it a deal of the day, I think I'll bite this time around.

Tempted by a few of those complete deals too...

yeah, tbh, if it's above $10 it's pretty hard to justify buying IV on PC at this point, especially if you're just getting it for online

the shooters like Killing Floor and CS: Source are a little tempting but i need blatant peer pressure to tip me over

ones to watch for future daily deals, as they're already on sale:

King's Bounty Gold - $10 (vanilla KB - $3.24, AP - $7.49)
The Witcher Director's Cut - $6.79
Defense Grid - $5
Indigo Prophecy - $3.39
Introversion Complete Pack - $5 (includes Darwinia, Multiwinia, Defcon, Uplink)
Bionic Commando Rearmed - $6.69

today's deals for Bioshock 2 ($15) and Trine ($4) also look good but i'll skip

tempted by Europa Universalis III complete (well, w/o the latest expansion) but dunno if I'll be able to get into it. It's SteamPlay; anyone here play it on the Mac? I've read that it's just a Cider port & so doesn't work that well on OS X.

I'm hoping for a good Metro 2033 deal of the day the most - that's the game I really want to play (but not for full price) - though I'm willing to keep waiting.

I did just pick up Far Cry 2, Fuel, Cryostasis, the two Riddick games and Trials 2 for only $32 - loving me some steam sales.

Has anybody heard anything about the rpg Numen? I'm a sucker for classical greek games, and a full-on RPG set there seems like a lot of fun

Also, seriously considering paying for Witcher, which is probably the best rpg i've played in the last 3 years along with Fallout 3.

Steam
Ghostbusters $4

GOG
Syberia 1+2 $10

kinda blah today on Steam, though i guess somebody might want RE5 for $12.50 or AvP 2000 for a mere $1.25 for nostalgia's sake

Audiosurf $2.50 (always worth it)
Left 4 Dead 2 $10.50! 4-packs for $30.60!

Free Wallace & Gromit episode

http://www.telltalegames.com/wrongtrousersday

steam is ridic; seriously questioning my console fealty

it's wonderful how the increased competition in the last year (from Gamersgate, Direct2Drive, GOG, Impulse and so on) seems to have made Steam go even crazier and more competitive than before with their sales

Steam daily:
Civ IV (w/o add-ons) $5, Civ IV Complete $10

I've been able to ignore most of the deals by being on a Mac, but I bit on the Civ IV complete deal. Just couldn't resist.

Wondering if they're just legitimate errors or secret experiments, but some of the prices have been mysteriously going up. For instance, Witcher has gone up to $13 (though undoubtedly it'll get a daily deal at some point), the Gothic bundle today started at $2 and went up to $5 later.

Steam daily:
Europa Universalis III $6.80, with 2 expansions $10.20
Oddworld Oddysee & Exoddus $2.50
Tales of Monkey Island $11.90

Yeah, EU3 is looking _really_ tempting

I downloaded Dawn of Discovery yesterday.

GTA IV $5
Street Fighter IV $10
X-Com complete $3.74
Team Fortress 2 $6.79

Couldn't resist picking up a copy of GTA IV for $5. Will be interesting to see how it runs and fool around with the video editing thing at the least. Also went for SFIV just to have a copy that I can run maxed - hopefully we can play some games now, Nhex (how is that wrist?).

Still hoping for DOtDs for Borderlands, the last Red Faction, Just Cause 2, and Metro 2033, but yeah, got way too many games to play now anyway.

When you play a game like GTA IV on the PC, how do the controls work?

66% off all Codemasters games. time to rebuy Fantastic Dizzy...

When you play a game like GTA IV on the PC, how do the controls work?

Keyboard and mouse or if you prefer just plug a controller into your PC (or maybe a bit of both, keyboard and mouse for walking / shooting and a controller for driving / flying).

As you might expect, the walking/shooting controls are great on Mouse/Keyboard, but driving and flying handles a lot better on pad. I eventually just went completely over to pad, though - and I'm sure GTA IV has 360 pad support.

Jeff - I'm up for playing sometime on the weekend. Still have problems - pain often flares up randomly, even at rest - but physical therapy has been helping, and I can play games as long as I stay diligent about taking a lot of breaks while keeping playtimes and general computer use in check.

kingfish - Numen is on sale today for $7.50 if you still want to get that

$5.00 for Red Faction: Guerrilla - one more off my wishlist

anyone who hasn't played the void and has 5 bucks to spare should check it out, fucking insane game. you might wanna cheat in the end though and i wouldn't fault you, just ration your cheating to keep it kind of hard.

anyone know anything about flatout? for $2, i might bite, and i definitely will bite on shatter at 2.50.

Also, that THQ Complete Pack is so goddamn tempting... it's like buying Metro 2033 and getting 20 great games for FREE.

buying shatter for 2.50, looks worth it.

every time i think it's safe, every time i think it's calm, I AM WRONG

(yeah, i think i gotta pick it up at that price)

$5 torchlight, $7 L4D are nice too for those who haven't gotten them

Jesus Christ, the sales are starting to get abusive. WHY CANT YOU HAPPEN WHEN I'M EMPLOYED DAMMIT

After hearing some of the soundtrack to Shatter i'm actually kinda tempted to dip on it. Feedback?

it's pretty good

a little floaty with the mouse control, but def worth 2.50

Thief: Deadly Shadows is $3, Madballs is $1.99, PB Winterbottom is $2.49.

When games start getting cheaper than pints of beer, it's very difficult not to go hog-wild on them.

HOLY SHIT, Tropico 1 & 2 are $3.39! GET THIS

http://store.steampowered.com/app/33520/

Borderlands for $10! Another one off my list.

been waiting for that one. stoked to try it out.

steam, i hate you, and i hate myself

actually, my computer is just below minimum spec for Borderlands, so crisis averted. even the DLC is on sale for $3.39 each

maybe get at Beat Hazard for $2.50. Saints Row 2 is a good buy at $7.50. Annoyed they didn't discount Bionic Commando Rearmed, though they did discount the new game in a 2-pack with BCR

I've read the Saints Row PC port is supposed to be pretty awful (and super demanding & buggy). Just Cause 2 rumored for one of tomorrow's deals. Bionic Commando: Rearmed at $6.69 is still a very good deal - great game.

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...