merry xmas (GOG/Steam direct download weekly specials)

jeez i didn't know about all that mega-aspie shit, they really are nuts

huh, unexpected
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/guilty_gear_x2_reload

SimCity 4 $5
http://www.direct2drive.com/9665/product/Buy-SimCity-4-Deluxe-Edition-Download

use coupon code "showers" for another dollar off

Still kinda pricey for a game that came out in 2003.

Bioshock 2 $5
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/2kgamesmafia

another Humble Bundle - Trine, Shadowgrounds, Splot preorder, and an unfinished game that's probably shit
http://www.humblebundle.com

will probably get, despite already owning trine (which makes it worth picking up, all by itself)

$5 was my sweet spot for Bioshock 2

GOG has had these teaser banners on its main page in the last few days:

What game made you dream of the stars?
What game made you ride with the Outlaws?
What game made you fear your past?

A popular guess is Lucasarts (Star Wars, Outlaws, KOTOR).

Limbo will be 50% off this Friday (along with a bunch of other stuff) so I guess I'll finally get round to picking it up.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-12-limbo-shadow-complex-more-in-xbla-sale

Borderlands $5 ($7.50 with 4 expansions) on steam
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/2kgamesmafia

Torchlight $3.75 on d2d
http://www.direct2drive.com/8663/product/Buy-Torchlight-Download

Dammit, and I paid $30 for Borderlands complete a coupla months ago

sweet, think i'm gonna get this too... like with yesterday gonna try to get in a 4-pack to get even cheaper

Has anyone been following the Portal 2/Potato Sack ARG? It is balls-out crazy how much work they've put into this.

Who wants free Audiosurf, and who wants free Super Meat Boy? First person to respond asking for each one gets it; I'd like them to go to separate people if possible. Spreading the luv, etc.

hey, I'll take meat boy :-)

All yours. What's your Steam ID?

I'll shoot you an email. thanks!!!!

just sent you an ilx "webmail"

OK, just sent the pass via email. Have fun, and try not to snap your keyboard in half. Everything you've heard about the difficulty is completely true.

got it!

I guess I'll see how tough I am. my skills have definitely weakened over time but I do have a high tolerance for this type of thing. grew up on frustrating nintendo games and all that.

thanks!

Bully SE $4 on steam today

http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/
these guys are completely insane but this is brilliant marketing

They've done the impossible and made me play Wonderful End of the World, though I'm not exactly liking it. Every other game in the Potato Sack (and the later Dejobaan games, to be fair) have been worth it but TWEotW is an absolute nonentity, Katamari only much less so.

Well, on the one hand, I totally agree that TWEoTW is a shameless ripoff of Katamari with nothing new added and the original's manic, joyful intensity taken out.

On the other hand, it's the only one of the 3 Dejobaan games in the pack I actually enjoyed playing. 1-2-3 not only did nothing for me but it made me enjoy aaaaawhatever less because, to be honest, they're both gliding through hoops games to me. Pass-through-rings bonus levels were always the worst, don't find that a whole game of them is redeemed by points for throwing star jumps and flipping the bird.

(Side question: was Horace Goes Skiing the first slalom game? Since the other part of HGS is a steal of Frogger, which came out a year before, I'm inclined to think it may not be, but Googling is getting me nowhere.)

Activisions Atari covers were so awesome. This is from 1980.

http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Atari_2600/Box/Thumb/Thumb_Skiing_-_1980_-_Activision.jpg

That is a great cover! Looks like a fairly convincing claim to being first too. Thanks.

people who found all the potato sack potatoes apparently won a copy of every valve game (including portal 2)

Amnesia (PC/Mac) $5 on direct2drive

not to derail but so OTM on 2600 boxes

http://brilli.am/content/1enduro.jpg

some GOG games 60% off or more. pretty weak selection imo.

http://www.gog.com/en/promo/jowood_week_special

GOG has the 1994 graphic adventure game Dragonsphere for free:

http://www.gog.com/en/news/new_release_dragonsphere_for_free

http://i.imgur.com/NZPpY.jpg

hahahah sadly true

its pretty ingenious how they do this, when u think about it - instead of givin u a few days to think it over, either you're gonna buy something that day or not. every game becomes the starburst at the checkout counter.

And it's only five dollars! I mean, sure you don't have time to play it right now but it's worth five bucks JUST TO HAVE IT isn't it?

steam is the devil

Has anyone else been having trouble logging into their steam account?

not me. steam guard was a pain when it first came out so i disabled it. maybe try that.

free games in the UK if your sharpish
register with Dixons new download service http://www.dixonsdownloads.co.uk/ ]
and get either
Alpha Protocol/The Club/Condemned/Medieval 2
or
bunch of Sonic bullshit

no steam problems for me last night

registered with Dixons, got the games :)

thanx zappi

only wanted Medieval tbh but can't argue for free

ffs yes steam fucked

cant get todays deal

Totally thought that Dixons thing was just one of the games til I went to the site. 4 games for free, can't complain. Never played Alpha Protocol, and can hopefully do some multiplayer Medieval with my flatmate. No real opinion on the other two games, but it'll take a while to download all those GBs anyway. Cheers for the tip!

My account got hijacked! Whee

it's probably Sony's fault

Agreed.

Or maybe I should've had stronger passwords, a doy.

50% off Horse Armour!

http://majornelson.com/2011/05/24/dotw-bethesda-blowout/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MajorNelson+%28Major+Nelson+%28Xbox%29%29

(also some fallout dlcs etc)

Plants vs. Zombies free for Android users
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052UZIFA/

I still have my disc versions, but I gotta say it's great they're getting Alpha Centauri and Crusader: No Remorse soon with the new GOG/EA deal

Ultima IV free
http://www.ultimaforever.com/ or http://www.joystiq.com/game/ultima-4/download/ultima-4-quest-of-the-avatar-free-game