View Full Version : Steam Weekend Deal Sept 26-29 - All Rockstar Games titles 50% off.
CoffeeEdge
09-26-2008, 03:41 PM
Simple as that. (http://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Rockstar%20Games/)
A standout is the entire GTA back-catalogue (minus the two GTA London expansions) (http://store.steampowered.com/app/12170/), which can help any PC gamers who are looking forward to GTA4 on PC this November, who need to get up to speed on the previous games. Only $15.
Or for just $30, you can get the entire Rockstar Steam collection (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/607/), including all GTAs, both May Paynes, Midnight Club 2, Wild Metal, and Manhunt.
Enjoy.
ninja dog
09-26-2008, 04:01 PM
This is awesome. I was just thinking I'd like to play the Max Payne games again. Almost bought the full bundle, but I'm never going to play most of those games.
In case anyone's wondering there's a Max Payne bundle for $7.50 with both games.
ddrpower
09-26-2008, 04:08 PM
Rented GTAIV from Gamefly on 360, didn't care for it. Would any of Rockstar's other games appeal to me? The reason I didn't like GTAIV was because the story wasn't engaging enough in the beginning and the sandbox type element didn't appeal to me. Max Payne looks interesting, but not sure about it
forumreader
09-26-2008, 04:08 PM
I think I'm just going to go with the Max Payne pack and the GTA pack. The extra $7.50 isn't worth it to me for Manhunt and the other extra games.
Kurina
09-26-2008, 04:08 PM
If only I hadn't already bought some of those a few weeks ago. :(
sniping_dreamer
09-26-2008, 04:11 PM
That's why my new rule is: Don't buy anything from Steam unless it's at least 25% off. I scored the Counter-Strike Bundle (CSS,CS1.6, Condition Zero, and the other games that comes with CS1.6) for only $15 (normally $30), and Audiosurf for $5 a couple weekend deals back.
Vinny
09-26-2008, 04:13 PM
I think I'll finally get the Max Payne games. Pretty good price for both.
MysterD
09-26-2008, 06:09 PM
Max Payne 1 and 2 are both great shooters.
bigdaddybruce44
09-26-2008, 06:14 PM
$30 for the entire Steam collection is a fucking great deal. I would be in on it if I didn't already own the GTA games on the PS2.
Schwowsers
09-26-2008, 06:26 PM
Thanks for the heads up. Been wanting to try the Max Payne games and $7.50 for both is too good to pass up.
grndoom
09-26-2008, 06:30 PM
Well, I don't own vice city on my ps2, but I do have san andreas, so now is the time for me to visit that lovely city again.
Can anybody tell me if there is a difference between 3 of Rockstar's classic games offered on steam (GTA1 & 2, Wild Metal) and on this website? http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/
I remember seeing this site being up a few years back and it is still here. Yet they charge on steam for these titles? I never tried to download it from Rockstar's site, I'm just that this seemed strange to me.
SilentSinr
09-26-2008, 06:34 PM
This is awesome. I was just thinking I'd like to play the Max Payne games again.
In case anyone's wondering there's a Max Payne bundle for $7.50 with both games.
yea same here, i beat both games ages ago and it would be awesome to play through them again and at that price, i cant resist lol
Grabbed Max Payne and Max Payne 2. 8-)
Codemaster
09-26-2008, 07:15 PM
Can anybody tell me if there is a difference between 3 of Rockstar's classic games offered on steam (GTA1 & 2, Wild Metal) and on this website? http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/
I remember seeing this site being up a few years back and it is still here. Yet they charge on steam for these titles? I never tried to download it from Rockstar's site, I'm just that this seemed strange to me.
They're only available in the complete GTA/Rockstar packs, so it's more like they're giving them away as bonuses instead of charging for them.
Alien Spider
09-26-2008, 07:16 PM
I don't care for the GTA games, but I love the Max Payne games. $7.49 for both of them sounds good to me!
CoffeeEdge
09-26-2008, 08:02 PM
Rented GTAIV from Gamefly on 360, didn't care for it. Would any of Rockstar's other games appeal to me? The reason I didn't like GTAIV was because the story wasn't engaging enough in the beginning and the sandbox type element didn't appeal to me. Max Payne looks interesting, but not sure about it
If you want an engaging story and firm linearity (instead of sandboxy-ness), then Max Payne will definitely appeal to you. They're good games.
Can anybody tell me if there is a difference between 3 of Rockstar's classic games offered on steam (GTA1 & 2, Wild Metal) and on this website? http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/
None.
Yet they charge on steam for these titles?
Technically, they don't. You can't buy GTA1, GTA2, or Wild Metal by themselves on Steam. They're only available as parts of bundles, so, technically, they don't carry a price on their own (but you can't download them on their own for free on Steam, which I don't really understand). Either way, they're "free," just not by themselves.
Thongsy
09-26-2008, 08:22 PM
Damn, love the Max Payne games. Will pick those up. Hmmm this reminds me, I wonder if Alan Wake will ever come out, vaporware at this point.
xGunCrazyx
09-26-2008, 08:40 PM
I just went ahead and purchased the GTA collection
Didn't want Manhunt, and I'll probably get Max Payne 1 and 2 later on
DukeEdwardI
09-26-2008, 09:00 PM
wow, i flipped my lid when i saw this weekend's deal. i've been wanting to pick up the older GTAs. i never did finish GTA3 or GTA:SA. i'll most likely pick up the GTA complete pack and the max payne complete pack. thanks valve/steam!
Serik
09-26-2008, 09:21 PM
What a deal! I was prepared to buy Vice City for $10 from Target's bargain software section tomorrow. Steam saves me the trip :)
miqspot
09-26-2008, 09:54 PM
Yeah, I just got a new pc and have been looking forward to some good deals on Steam. I jumped in and got the whole collection. Sure I've got most of them but it will be nice to have them all in one system and not have to pull out old xboxes and ps2's. Thanks Steam.
scum1
09-26-2008, 09:58 PM
I'd rather poke out my eye with a stick than have anything to do with steam
CoffeeEdge
09-26-2008, 10:25 PM
I'd rather poke out my eye with a stick than have anything to do with steam
It's not 2005 anymore.
bigdaddybruce44
09-26-2008, 10:42 PM
Steam is great. Get with the times.
hmbtnguy
09-26-2008, 10:54 PM
Steam is the only form of DRM I support. It's DRM done right. With steam, I can redownload any game I own as many times as I'd like, on any computer I like. DRM doesn't get any better than that.
Just snagged the Max Payne bundles. I've been craving to play those games, but I'm 400 miles for home. Now that I have it in my steam account, I'll be able to play those games anywhere I wish.
Starbuccaneers
09-26-2008, 11:08 PM
Got the Max Payne pack, still need to play max payne 2 but figured I would just get the pack just in case I want to play 1st one again. Awesome deal.
Vinny
09-26-2008, 11:16 PM
Steam is the only form of DRM I support. It's DRM done right. With steam, I can redownload any game I own as many times as I'd like, on any computer I like. DRM doesn't get any better than that.
Just snagged the Max Payne bundles. I've been craving to play those games, but I'm 400 miles for home. Now that I have it in my steam account, I'll be able to play those games anywhere I wish.
Agreed. Steam DRM doesn't suck which is why I never think twice about buying Steam games.
scum1
09-26-2008, 11:20 PM
Steam just hogs too many resources. Maybe it's been a while since I tried a steam game. I might give it a try again. I just like buying a game and playing it with no strings attached
CoffeeEdge
09-27-2008, 12:01 AM
Steam just hogs too many resources.
Does it, now?
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6199/steam2hf2.jpg
Notice that this is it's RAM usage while a game is running (in this case, Portal). When you're not playing games and simply have Steam sitting inactive in the system tray, it often only uses between 5 and 10 megs.
Again, it sounds like a lot of your opinions about Steam are based on criticisms that only applied to it years ago, in it's infancy. Unless your computer is considerably older than Steam itself, the <20 megs it usually uses during games should really not be a concern.
I just like buying a game and playing it with no strings attached
I can practically guarantee you that the incredible convenience that Steam provides will quickly make you forget the almost completely transparent, non-intrusive, and overall inconsequential "strings" that you speak of.
CrimsonRavage
09-27-2008, 12:27 AM
Will all of the GTA games run on Vista?
hmbtnguy
09-27-2008, 04:02 AM
Will all of the GTA games run on Vista?
Don't know about that, but the original Max Payne has a Vista glitch that causes cut scenes to be mute. As bad as this may sound, the actual CD Max Payne also has this problem so it isn't native to Steam only. It can also be easily fixed with a 3rd party patch put out buy a guy named "sox".
boblentil
09-27-2008, 09:50 AM
Will all of the GTA games run on Vista?
I can confirm that San Andreas runs fine using Vista 32-bit.
SL4IN
09-27-2008, 10:07 AM
Might bite on the GTA pack, been looking to get San Andreas for PC for a while (the modding community is awesome for it), but for $5 more, I can get the other GTA's as well!
MadChedar0
09-27-2008, 10:12 AM
I had been meaning to get the Max Payne bundle because I lost my discs in a move (never happens to me!), but this 50% off makes it sweeter.
Thanks OP for bringing this to my attention. The Pills would ease the pain.
What's up with Max Payne's stretched resolution on widescreen displays?
Is there a way to fix this?
CoffeeEdge
09-27-2008, 01:29 PM
What's up with Max Payne's stretched resolution on widescreen displays?
Is there a way to fix this?
Nope.
Serik
09-27-2008, 01:53 PM
Steam is the only form of DRM I support. It's DRM done right. With steam, I can redownload any game I own as many times as I'd like, on any computer I like.
Only partially true. Most publishers (including Valve) allow this, but the jerks at EA limit Crysis Warhead to five maximum downloads. This completely nulls the benefits of the Steam platform. Valve failed to disclose this fact until a week after Warhead's release, which makes me wonder how many folks purchased Warhead thinking they'll get unlimited installs. From Warhead's Steam page (http://store.steampowered.com/app/17330/):
3rd-party DRM: SecuROM™
5 machine activation limit WHY HAVE DRM ON TOP OF STEAM!? It's like Bioshock all over again.
Cheadyp
09-27-2008, 02:04 PM
Bought the GTA pack and the Max Payne pack.
doho7744
09-27-2008, 03:33 PM
They also have Stubbs: zombie without a pulse for 5 bucks. Got that and the GTA pack
CoffeeEdge
09-27-2008, 03:35 PM
They also have Stubbs: zombie without a pulse for 5 bucks.
That was last week. It's back to $20, now.
CoffeeEdge
09-27-2008, 03:43 PM
but the jerks at EA limit Crysis Warhead to five maximum downloads.
"Five maximum downloads" is a really, really misleading way to put it. Five concurrent installs is more accurate. If you uninstall the game properly, you get an install credit back.
Valve failed to disclose this fact until a week after Warhead's release,
It's not Valve's job to scream in your face that the game had the same copy protection as the retail version. Valve has always allowed developers to use any additional copy protection methods they please.
WHY HAVE DRM ON TOP OF STEAM!? It's like Bioshock all over again.
There is actually one reason. Publishers often like to use the same copy protection method on all versions of a game (download and retail), because they fear that if, for instance, they had a retail version of a game that used SecuROM, and a Steam version that didn't, that the executable from the Steam version could be used to more easily reverse-engineer a cracked executable for the game. Silly, of course, because games get cracked regardless, but, that's the thinking.
bigdaddybruce44
09-27-2008, 04:05 PM
Good post, well said.
Cheadyp
09-27-2008, 04:34 PM
How does GTA 2 compare to GTA 1? I bought the GTA pack and tried GTA 1 but that sucked, and I am wondering if it is worth the download time to try GTA 2.
CoffeeEdge
09-27-2008, 04:57 PM
GTA2 is way better than GTA1.
Cheadyp
09-27-2008, 04:58 PM
K, thanks for the response, I will try it out.
Alien Spider
09-27-2008, 05:27 PM
I've been playing the Max Payne games. Ah, the memories. The first MP hasn't aged all that well, but MP 2 is still as awesome as I remember it...from a few years ago. :D
Anyway, they run very well on my system (2.33 GH Duo Core, Geforce 8600 GTS). Fantastic deal at $7.49.
Serik
09-27-2008, 05:28 PM
It's not Valve's job to scream in your face that the game had the same copy protection as the retail version. Valve has always allowed developers to use any additional copy protection methods they please.
Of course it is, which is why they state the additional DRM on the page (a week late, I might add). You also assume that Steam subscribers are aware of the retail restrictions. (Does EA state the DRM conditions on the actual box?)
If a third party publisher adds additional DRM on top of the DRM subscribers expect from Steam, Valve ought to let people know promptly and honestly.
munkapotamus
09-27-2008, 06:09 PM
i already own all the original GTA games (rockstar even gave the first one away as a free download for a long time on a secret page on their website),
HOWEVER, scoring both max payne games for 7.50 with the max payne movie coming out in a few weeks seems awsome.
SqueezyCrusty
09-27-2008, 06:33 PM
do the GTA games have widescreen support??? or will it play stretched?
deliveryboy15
09-27-2008, 07:17 PM
Don't know about that, but the original Max Payne has a Vista glitch that causes cut scenes to be mute. As bad as this may sound, the actual CD Max Payne also has this problem so it isn't native to Steam only. It can also be easily fixed with a 3rd party patch put out buy a guy named "sox".
Here is a link to a fix I found on the steam website (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7176775&postcount=15)
KamiNoYadoru
09-27-2008, 07:19 PM
"Five maximum downloads" is a really, really misleading way to put it. Five concurrent installs is more accurate. If you uninstall the game properly, you get an install credit back.
You say that like it makes it okay.
darthbudge
09-27-2008, 07:27 PM
I went ahead and bit on the Max Payne pack. This is a great deal, especially if you are a GTA fan.
I was going to pick up San Andreas alone if it was $5. $10 is just the normal price. $30 is a terrific price for the whole thing (and $7.49 is a nice deal for May Payne) but I own everything of interest there except SA.
forumreader
09-27-2008, 07:29 PM
You say that like it makes it okay.
I think 5 concurrent installs is more than reasonable.
bigdaddybruce44
09-27-2008, 07:32 PM
I think 5 concurrent installs is more than reasonable.
Nah, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. The companies are holding us down, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. We should be able to install the game to a million systems, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. Everything should be open source, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
booooooo... - Jim Norton
Cheadyp
09-27-2008, 07:39 PM
I think 5 concurrent installs is more than reasonable.
It is reasonable, but if you don't go through the proper uninstall process, you do not get an install back. So if you accidentally delete the folder, or if you format your hard drive and forget to uninstall it first, you are out a few installs. 5 concurrent installs is no problem at all, but when you have to be careful not to lose some of those installs is when it becomes a problem.
KamiNoYadoru
09-27-2008, 07:43 PM
I think 5 concurrent installs is more than reasonable.
I never said it wasn't, but "uninstall properly" is what was boldfaced. "as long as you play by our rules and nothing ever happens to your computer you can get your PRECIOUS INSTALL CREDIT back. otherwise call us and convince us you're not a pirate."
And like Spore, this was cracked and on the internet the day it came out. Way to fight the pirates, and good job punishing the people who pay for your game tough guys.
RollingSkull
09-27-2008, 08:38 PM
7.49 for Max Payne1-2 is spectacular, though I probably could've just saved moneys and bought Max Payne 2 alone.
scum1
09-27-2008, 09:17 PM
Ok so I installed steam and I got GTA vice city. It took me like 4 trys to update steam but as soon as the GTA finishes downloading I'll see how it performs.
SqueezyCrusty
09-27-2008, 10:11 PM
when someone has the chance, i'd appreciate if they could let me know if GTA is widescreen supported. Someone already mentioned Max Payne is not, and would thus appear stretched on a widescreen monitor.
Nah, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. The companies are holding us down, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. We should be able to install the game to a million systems, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. Everything should be open source, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
booooooo... - Jim Norton
DRMs stink and I don't like 'em.
when someone has the chance, i'd appreciate if they could let me know if GTA is widescreen supported. Someone already mentioned Max Payne is not, and would thus appear stretched on a widescreen monitor.
San Andreas and VC have native wide screen support I believe. No clue on GTAIII.
Check widescreengaming.net to find what games support widescreen.
bigdaddybruce44
09-28-2008, 03:02 AM
DRMs stink and I don't like 'em.
Ramooooooooooooon!
Vegan
09-28-2008, 02:53 PM
I'd be extremely surprised if GTA1 and 2 had widescreen support. Widescreen monitors and TVs were but a twinkle in our eyes back then. Hell, LCD monitors weren't on anyone's radar, either.
Serik
09-28-2008, 04:30 PM
AFAIK, NVIDIA's control panel maintains appropriate aspect ratios on widescreen displays. If your graphics card supports scaling with fixed aspect ratios, the game won't be distored to 16:10.
Not exactly widescreen support, but at last it'll be playable at the correct aspect ratio.
akilshohen
09-28-2008, 06:02 PM
steam and these weekend deals are crazy. I'm tempted every weekend.
SqueezyCrusty
09-28-2008, 07:02 PM
AFAIK, NVIDIA's control panel maintains appropriate aspect ratios on widescreen displays. If your graphics card supports scaling with fixed aspect ratios, the game won't be distored to 16:10.
Not exactly widescreen support, but at last it'll be playable at the correct aspect ratio.
that's true for XP users. i upgraded to vista on my laptop and the nvidia control panel is completely downgraded. no fixed aspect ratio support at all. if anyone knows how to override this, i would appreciate help. unfortunately, my laptop video doesn't have any vista-geared drivers either.