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Posted December 12, 2011
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PenutBrittle: Yeah, I think I slipped in before the forums stopped working for me. At first I was thinking that there had to be more Konami games on Steam, but apparently that's it. That's kind of sad.
Japanese publishers don't get PC gaming at all. Capcom has made great strides, but not Konami.
Posted December 12, 2011
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PenutBrittle: Yeah, I think I slipped in before the forums stopped working for me. At first I was thinking that there had to be more Konami games on Steam, but apparently that's it. That's kind of sad.
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StingingVelvet: Japanese publishers don't get PC gaming at all. Capcom has made great strides, but not Konami.
Um, Japanese publishers do great business on the PC.

In Japan.

They don't care about us silly gaijin.
Posted December 12, 2011
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orcishgamer: Is 19.99 USD a good price for all of Guild Wars? Or can I get it on sale somewhere way cheaper if I wait?

http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Game-Year-Pc/dp/B0002BJQDY/ref=br_lf_m_409566_2_26_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1339601382&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=409566&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0S56VWCG1YVQP2M76TBJ

Also, is that actually the complete collection?
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Hawk52: In multiplayer the game changes to a roving band of hooligans beating defenseless zombies for the sport of it. It's almost unsettling the pack/destructive atmosphere that sets in when you realize you and three other buddies are curb stomping a poor zombie to death while laughing about it.
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orcishgamer: I thought they had severely dangerous areas that were meant only for groups, are these no challenge either?
20 dollars is asking less than it's worth. The game itself is worth $100 and is fucking great.
Posted December 12, 2011
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Foxhack: Um, Japanese publishers do great business on the PC.

In Japan.

They don't care about us silly gaijin.
Far as I know PC gaming is non-existent in Japan.
Posted December 12, 2011
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lowyhong: Argh still nothing REALLY good, at really enticing prices, on GG this week. Come on GG, you can do better than that :(
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GameRager: C'mon Borderlands for 5 bucks and RE5 for 10 aren't good deals? :\

:)
You can get Borderlands GOTY (with all the DLC) for 10 bucks on sale, 5 bucks for the base game wouldn't be that great of a deal. If that's 5 bucks for GOTY then, yes, that's fantastic.
Posted December 12, 2011
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ne_zavarj: Bought Anno 2070 Deluxe for $0.20 and Might & Magic Heroes VI for $0.17 . ( can't purchase the digital deluxe edition ) .
I'm still waiting for my order to go through and now all the Ubisoft titles are restricted to NA only again U_U Seems they won't be honoring the prices they display >_<
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Foxhack: Um, Japanese publishers do great business on the PC.

In Japan.
Actually, they don't. The majority of Japanese publishers do not support the PC in Japan, further, they don't support digital distribution of PC games. So, as soon as a game is published by a Japanese publisher, it's pretty much 99% guaranteed to be regionally restricted for anyone in Japan.
Post edited December 12, 2011 by bansama
Posted December 12, 2011
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jamyskis: All GamersGate games, however, do require an internet connection upon installation, regardless of whether they write "DRM-free". Any DRM specified is in addition to GG's own DRM (except Steam keys of course).
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SirPrimalform: The DRM that's bypassed by simply using the task manager to end the downloader process while the installer is running? I'd say that's less intrusive than Steam. ;)
Or you can just opt not to delete the installer files. I think they even tell you where they're stored. Burn that to a DVD and you're done.
Posted December 12, 2011
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ne_zavarj: Amazon Digital :

Dead Island , Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Standard Edition $19.99
ArcaniA - Gothic 4 $3.99
ArcaniA - Fall of Setarrif $2.99
Risen $7.49
Dungeon Defenders $2.99
Dungeon Siege 3 $4.95
Drakensang: The River of Time $3.99
Mount & Blade Bundle $9.99
Magicka Collection $3.99
Dou you have a link for Dungeon Siege 3? I cannot find it.
Posted December 12, 2011
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bansama: Actually, they don't. The majority of Japanese publishers do not support the PC in Japan, further, they don't support digital distribution of PC games. So, as soon as a game is published by a Japanese publisher, it's pretty much 99% guaranteed to be regionally restricted for anyone in Japan.
Back when I was still working in MobyGames, I looked into Japanese releases of US games, and found several companies that released original Japanese titles and localized US / European ones.

The only two that comes to mind at the moment (I stopped doing this research over a year and a half ago) are CyberFront and Sega. I remember using the Wayback Archive to locate games that were removed from both sites for some reason.

Maybe most of the big companies aren't very fond of digital distribution, but companies like Nihon Falcom and Sega are. I concede they're more of the exception than the norm.

Stores like Vector (which I've known about for years) and DLSite (which... uh, I thought only sold pr0n) seem to have a lot of downloadable games and applications, too.
Post edited December 12, 2011 by Foxhack
Posted December 12, 2011
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SirPrimalform: The DRM that's bypassed by simply using the task manager to end the downloader process while the installer is running? I'd say that's less intrusive than Steam. ;)
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BoxOfSnoo: Or you can just opt not to delete the installer files. I think they even tell you where they're stored. Burn that to a DVD and you're done.
Nope! The downloader encrypts the setup file if you do that. Sure you can burn it to a DVD, but you have to sign into the downloader again to use them.
Posted December 12, 2011
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BoxOfSnoo: Or you can just opt not to delete the installer files. I think they even tell you where they're stored. Burn that to a DVD and you're done.
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SirPrimalform: Nope! The downloader encrypts the setup file if you do that. Sure you can burn it to a DVD, but you have to sign into the downloader again to use them.
depends, some installers are encrypted, some are but can be copied during installation-unencryption and some are not encrypted at all. It varies from game to game.
Posted December 12, 2011
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ne_zavarj: Amazon Digital :

Dead Island , Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Standard Edition $19.99
ArcaniA - Gothic 4 $3.99
ArcaniA - Fall of Setarrif $2.99
Risen $7.49
Dungeon Defenders $2.99
Dungeon Siege 3 $4.95
Drakensang: The River of Time $3.99
Mount & Blade Bundle $9.99
Magicka Collection $3.99
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gyokzoli: Dou you have a link for Dungeon Siege 3? I cannot find it.
That deal ended yesterday, sorry (all of these did, in fact).

What's more, I bought several of these and 5 dollar gift codes for downloadable content showed up today for each one. I basically have enough to buy a pretty expensive game for free in January.
Posted December 12, 2011
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gyokzoli: Dou you have a link for Dungeon Siege 3? I cannot find it.
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orcishgamer: That deal ended yesterday, sorry (all of these did, in fact).

What's more, I bought several of these and 5 dollar gift codes for downloadable content showed up today for each one. I basically have enough to buy a pretty expensive game for free in January.
You can only use one code per game. They don't allow you to use them all on one game.
Posted December 12, 2011
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SirPrimalform: Nope! The downloader encrypts the setup file if you do that. Sure you can burn it to a DVD, but you have to sign into the downloader again to use them.
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dyscode: depends, some installers are encrypted, some are but can be copied during installation-unencryption and some are not encrypted at all. It varies from game to game.
Ah, I didn't know that. I've been preemptively bypassing the encryption for so long that I've probably bypassed non-existant encryption a couple of times.

Anyway, the post I was replying to was (IMO) offering bad advice. There's a decent chance that a DRM-free game on GamersGate will have it's installer encrypted and if you burned that to DVD you might find yourself stuck.
Posted December 12, 2011
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bansama: Actually, they don't. The majority of Japanese publishers do not support the PC in Japan, further, they don't support digital distribution of PC games. So, as soon as a game is published by a Japanese publisher, it's pretty much 99% guaranteed to be regionally restricted for anyone in Japan.
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Foxhack: Back when I was still working in MobyGames, I looked into Japanese releases of US games, and found several companies that released original Japanese titles and localized US / European ones.

The only two that comes to mind at the moment (I stopped doing this research over a year and a half ago) are CyberFront and Sega. I remember using the Wayback Archive to locate games that were removed from both sites for some reason.

Maybe most of the big companies aren't very fond of digital distribution, but companies like Nihon Falcom and Sega are. I concede they're more of the exception than the norm.

Stores like Vector (which I've known about for years) and DLSite (which... uh, I thought only sold pr0n) seem to have a lot of downloadable games and applications, too.
Thanks for DLSite - those games are more like interactive anime/manga novels (forget the jap name lol).Interesting :)
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