AxTng1 on 28/11/2009 at 20:18
Quote Posted by CCCToad
I have no intention of ever playing Saints Row
You know this makes you racist, right?
EDIT: Disregard that I just "played" the STEAM POWERED version of SR2 and it has issues.
EvaUnit02 on 28/11/2009 at 22:01
Oh hey, Trine is finally at a decent price ($10 USD). They really were clowns to think they could sell another indie physics game for $30 USD, especially when it lacked online co-op.
Zygoptera on 28/11/2009 at 22:38
Quote Posted by Fafhrd
If that were the case (which I'm pretty sure it isn't. Retailers can sell stuff at a loss when they have stock on hand that they've already paid for that they're getting rid of. No stock on hand in a digital model) then they're not spiking their competitor, are they. They're spiking themselves because they'll still have to pay Paradox what Paradox expects per copy sold, and the difference has to come out of Valve's pocket.
The last bit is true, but that isn't the point. Firstly, Paradox will get only around 25% of the amount of money from a Steam sale as they get from a GG sale so they are cutting around 75% of their cash out by pricebombing (as Gamersgate gets nothing in that case). Secondly, up until recently GG had a built in market from Paradox in that their games were only available on GG. Thirdly there are the expansions/DLC, Steam can easily make money back by selling them after having locked people in with their cheap purchase.
It's basically loss leading to corner the market and make sure Steam becomes Default Provider. It isn't Paradox they're spiking, it's GG.
foldy on 29/11/2009 at 14:34
Ghostbusters is on Steam for $9.99. I've been wanting to try it, so I went ahead and got it. Reviews were reasonably positive, so I'm hoping to enjoy it.
Matthew on 29/11/2009 at 14:53
So did I! Lack of multiplayer is not really a concern of mine, and for £7.50 I decided to give it a whirl. Currently wondering if I should splash out on Spore before the deals change in an hour or so.
Matthew on 29/11/2009 at 16:21
Today's deals:
EVE Online: Apocrypha - £3.74 (75% off)
Battlefield 2: Complete Collection - £7.49 (50% off)
Lucidity - £1.74 (75% off)
Trackmania United Forever - £9.99 (50% off)
Prince of Persia - £9.99 (50% off)
World of Goo - £4.24 (75% off)
Guild Wars Trilogy - £14.99 (50% off)
EvaUnit02 on 29/11/2009 at 16:51
Hmmm, Lucidity any good?
Matthew on 29/11/2009 at 17:01
I think it's meant to be average, but for £2 I decided to give it a shot.
mothra on 29/11/2009 at 21:20
lucidity: gorgeous visuals, clumsy and undeveloped gameplay, you played worse for sure, for that price I would buy it to see the first few levels alone.
