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VirtualPenguin: A-Pock, you gotta tell us where we have to be to be able to buy the games, I could probably do it, but that's only if I am not as restricted as you are

You need to be in the USA, Canada or Mexico :)
As this week's Weekend Deal, Steam is offering the entire Hitman saga (minus Hitman: Contracts) for a mere $10 (1$ = 1€ as usual).
I hate this kind of deals. They tempt you with an excellent pack of games and a low price, but you have to accept Steam's DRM in games that for its age belong here in GOG, complete with additional materials and no DRM at all. Damn big publishers...
Post edited October 08, 2009 by Lashiec
is there ever a day that steam drm goes unmentioned on this board?
Impulse THQ FPS pack - Red Faction, Red Faction 2, Full Spectrum Warrior and Ten Hammers for €9.99
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CaptainGyro: is there ever a day that steam drm goes unmentioned on this board?

Steam's DRM is its Achilles heel.
I'm a big TF2 player, so I have it on a lot, but after realizing how it spies on you, hides stuff (the Left4Dead free trial left -5 gig- of stuff on your drive after it "uninstalled") and won't let me let my kids play without screwing up my stats (buy another copy?!?) Well I've walked away from a lot of purchases on Steam because of Steam.
In the meantime, in the year since GOG has started I've bought way, way more games than I ever intended. And it basically all boils down to the DRM policy. I'd just rather do business with GoG, and honestly at this point. I would be perfectly happy if GoG -didn't- focus on old games, because I'd rather buy everything here.
GoG may have started for old games, but they really opened the door on a much larger issue, DRM, and I wouldn't be surprised to see that that is what's behind a substantial number of the purchases here.
Post edited October 08, 2009 by Tec
I'll take that as a no to my question then
it just gets really old to me
Post edited October 08, 2009 by CaptainGyro
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CaptainGyro: I'll take that as a no to my question then
it just gets really old to me

I feel your pain and agree with you.
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CaptainGyro: it just gets really old to me

But that's kind of the point; it's -not- old. GoG is onto to something new (sorta) in that, while most of the industry is rushing headlong into to ever-worse consumer-hostile copy protection schemes (Sony rootkit? PSP Go? 3-install only titles? Gameguard? Online required for single-player games?) here's GoG going exactly the opposite direction, and I think it accounts for a non-trivial part of their success.
So if you're rooting for GoG, jump on the DRM bashing bandwagon, 'cause it's working for them, and it is newsworthy.
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Tec:

Please keep discussions to other threads. This thread is for gaming deals.
*sighs again*
Oh well, here's Gamersgate weekend deal:

Game of the Weekend:
Velvet Assassin 50% OFF
JoWood Month - Each day, a select JoWood title will be discounted up to 50% OFF
New Publisher Promotion:
All Strategy First titles are 20% OFF
Game of the Week (until October 11th):
Fairy Tales Three Heroes 40% OFF
Games of the Weekend (October 8-11):
Velvet Assassin 50% OFF
Painkiller Universe 50% OFF
Pre-order Special:
Football Manager 2010 – Pre-order Football Manager 2010

at 20% OFF and receive OutRun 2006 Coast to Coast for free with 3,000 bonus Blue Coins with a price guarantee.
Machinarium - Pre-order

at 25% OFF and receive 250 bonus Blue Coins, Price Guarantee and Pre-Load.
NBA 2K10 - Pre-order at 10% OFF and receive 250 bonus Blue Coins with a price guarantee - Pre-order NOW!

Borderlands - Pre-order

at 10% OFF and receive 250 bonus Blue Coins with a price guarantee.
One to add for Gamersgate (it wasn't mentioned in their email)...the Gold Edition of XIII Century is 38% off (yeah, weird number). It's supposed to be a half decent tactical RTS.
Don't know if this applies in all countries, but EA (boo! hiss!) have a few games for £4.99 each
- Mirror's Edge
- C&C Red Alert 3
- Burnout Paradise
- Dead Space
- Mass Effect
On top of this, I saw in another forum that pasting VoucherCodes.com25% will get you further off games in the EA store. I just bought a couple of games for £3.74 each :)
Post edited October 10, 2009 by Lucibel
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Lucibel: <snip>

Could you tell me what the DRM is like on that site? Only it feels like stepping into the lion's den. Yet their Steam games are (otherwise) DRM-free.
EDIT: Never mind. I've done some research and it takes EA's rentware vision to the next level. They really are just rentals.
Post edited October 10, 2009 by Navagon
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Lucibel: Don't know if this applies in all countries, but EA (boo! hiss!) have a few games for £4.99 each

I'm afraid that this offer is not working here in Finland :(
I just downloaded the free "The Suffering" (had a hard time findinga working copy...some sites have removed it), and I have to say, it's been a long wait, but well worth it.
I think this might be one of my top 10 games of all time.