merry xmas (GOG/Steam direct download weekly specials)

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...

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.