Originally Posted by BernardoOne Is it possible to have that just a DA bundle too? I already own ME1+ME2 so its not a great deal for me.

That's the only problem I often find w/ Bundles, especially since I buy a lot of games - Tony keeps coming up w/ Bundles that include TONS of STUFF that I already own.

It often winds up - I don't want the bundle to get ONE game in the BIG BUNDLE that I'm missing.

God, I'm such a PC gaming addict...

I should just tell Tony what's on sale elsewhere and what deal I got my eye on, so he can say, "Wait it out - In a few weeks, that game you want is on sale OR in a cheaper better bundle here on Amazon DVG!"

LOL!!!

Figures this KoA bundle would come up soon after I think I'm getting a deal at $16. The tumultuous life of a CAG... peaks and valleys, strikes and gutters...

Make me feel better and put the separate DLC on sale, Tony.

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Originally Posted by Syntax Error Figures this KoA bundle would come up soon after I think I'm getting a deal at $16. The tumultuous life of a CAG... peaks and valleys, strikes and gutters... Make me feel better and put the separate DLC on sale, Tony.

This please.

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals Yeah dude, its kind of unreasonable for me to go to those guys and ask for a sub $15 price point. They are still making the game...and it is really good. Cheers, Tony

That's cool, I can wait and it's understandable they're not targeting my market yet with all the success they've been enjoying.

Plus, they have an excellent business model there. The episodic content helps keep up price support since they're constantly in the news with new content that gets rave reviews.

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals We won't be matching that due to upcoming promotional plans...like DA:U+DA2+Mass Effect 1+Mass Effect 2 for $14.99 and KOA + All DLCs for 80% off ($11.99). Cheers, Tony

Damn! now I regret getting KOA:R Complete from Gamersgate for ~$15. Please Tony, when you are gonna put something like this on sale for better price than a competitor, please say so, or you didn't know about it ? $3 is not much but I'd rather buy from Amazon and I only played few minutes of the game

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals If we ever distribute an EA game with a Steam key I will type it in giant red letters on every post related to the deal, I promise. Cheers, Tony

I doubt EA would ever do that (give you guys Steam keys).
They're so about their ORIGIN service.
Especially since Valve won't sell (Steam) to them.

Originally Posted by MysterD I doubt EA would ever do that. They're so about their ORIGIN service. Especially since Valve won't sell (Steam) to them.

Origin Store sells Steamworks games, right ?

Originally Posted by r9800pro Origin Store sells Steamworks games, right ?

Not many.

EDIT:
I really am referring to how EA treats their 1st party titles and/or important titles - they flat-out require Origin.

Originally Posted by MysterD Not many.

Well, there are not that many Valve games out there. LFD, Portal, and Half Life are the ones that come to mind.

I almost wish Valve had not had so much success with Steam since I would have loved to see them put out more content instead of just HL2 and semi-HL2 mods. But having them establish minimum standards for DD content delivery was a huge plus.

Edit: and it's confusing whether our conversation about Steamworks games is games by Valve or not. The fact is that Valve now sells games on Origin, which probably means that the competition between EA and Valve is a little less heated than it is between Steam fanboys and neutral cheapskates.

Originally Posted by r9800pro Origin Store sells Steamworks games, right ?

But how many of those "STEAMWORKS" games are EA games.

KoA is on Steam, but it might as well not be: still $59.99 and it's only been on sale once for $40.

Originally Posted by Syntax Error Figures this KoA bundle would come up soon after I think I'm getting a deal at $16. The tumultuous life of a CAG... peaks and valleys, strikes and gutters... Make me feel better and put the separate DLC on sale, Tony.

Originally Posted by sunghost This please.

FYI guys, this deal is coming up next month, just want to level set everyone's expectations there. I was just telling you in advance because of the PM request, and the feedback we've gotten when we PM something and then promote it later.

Also, for those who were asking about Dr. Who.

I got approval to run this bundle for $4.99:

1. Murder, She Wrote

2. House, MD -
3. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2
4. Immortal Lovers
5. Pretty in Pink
6. Mean Girls
7. Clueless
8. Fever Frenzy
9. The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures
10. Doctor Who: City of the Daleks
11. Doctor Who: Blood of the Cybermen
12. Doctor Who: TARDIS
13. Doctor Who: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada
14. Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot


Cheers,
Tony

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals FYI guys, this deal is coming up next month, just want to level set everyone's expectations there. I was just telling you in advance because of the PM request, and the feedback we've gotten when we PM something and then promote it later. Also, for those who were asking about Dr. Who. I got approval to run this bundle for $4.99: 1. Murder, She Wrote 2. House, MD - 3. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 4. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2 5. Immortal Lovers 6. Pretty in Pink 7. Mean Girls 8. Clueless 9. Fever Frenzy 10. The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures 11. Doctor Who: City of the Daleks 12. Doctor Who: Blood of the Cybermen 13. Doctor Who: TARDIS 14. Doctor Who: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada 15. Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot Cheers, Tony

OMG

Been meaning to check out the House MD game (though I've heard it was bad) including the Sherlock Holmes HOG and Doctor Whos for $4.99? Ultra awesome! Thanks Tony.

I assume the KoA pack will have separate codes for the DLC and base game though?

Originally Posted by Lone_Prodigy KoA is on Steam, but it might as well not be: still $59.99 and it's only been on sale once for $40.

KOA:R Steam Version is published by 38 Studios, NOT EA.
EA published KOA:R everywhere else - where it requires Origin in those versions.

38 Studios & BHG (RIP to both) were part of the EA Partners program, where they have MORE leeway in how distribution can be done.
Also, Crytek was another who is part of the EA Partners program - which is why Crysis 2: Maximum Ed wound up back on Steam with all of its DLC.

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals FYI guys, this deal is coming up next month, just want to level set everyone's expectations there. I was just telling you in advance because of the PM request, and the feedback we've gotten when we PM something and then promote it later. Also, for those who were asking about Dr. Who. I got approval to run this bundle for $4.99: 1. Murder, She Wrote 2. House, MD - 3. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 4. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2 5. Immortal Lovers 6. Pretty in Pink 7. Mean Girls 8. Clueless 9. Fever Frenzy 10. The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures 11. Doctor Who: City of the Daleks 12. Doctor Who: Blood of the Cybermen 13. Doctor Who: TARDIS 14. Doctor Who: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada 15. Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot Cheers, Tony

Tony, you didn't answer our question lol. Is there a chance the DLC will be discounted individually for KoA next month?

Originally Posted by nategator From a consumer's point of view, I would have to say that EA gets a little bit of an unfair rep. They seem to be very aggressive in pricing this past year with their outside retailers and generous the freebies ($20 credit for filling out a survey is nice). Of course, if you are part of the more lucrative full-freight or pre-order crowd you have been getting shafted by EA's DLC and online game code practices for some time. But I'm part of the market that tends to reap the benefits because otherwise we just end up renting or buying used so we get by without paying much. And dev-wise, EA has had a terrible reputation for the last decade. But I think that's common with all the major publishers who happen to not be Valve and Blizzard. I read somewhere, however, that because they're so beloved and infused with talent the company culture turns you into a workaholic anyways -- it's more of an internal thing rather than a management driven thing. What's interesting is that I've never heard anyone complain about working for Rockstar or Bethusda so I guess they must be doing something right. Or they have terrifying lawyers with excellent non-disclosure agreements

I totally agree with a consumer POV with you 100%.

If you work for a good studio (I know of quite a few from friends) then you want to work and push yourself more because you love the place, so yeah it is a internal thing on that. Rockstar isn't too innocent, but I know 2, maybe 1 now, person who works at Bethesda and have never heard him complain at the place and he's been there a few years at least now.

Generally speaking, working for the big pubs like you pointed out sucks for the most part, but EA is like the Wal Mart of the industry really lol.

Originally Posted by daninoz Do you know if the Oct 30 date for NBA 2K13 is for sure? Any more news about the NFS pack?

That'd be messed up if they moved that junk back again.

If anyone needs the Hitman $5 pre-order code hit me up.

& good thing I already got all those games, DA+ME, courtesy of Origin's summer sale. Don't know much about KoA tho.

Originally Posted by MysterD KOA:R Steam Version is published by 38 Studios, NOT EA. EA published KOA:R everywhere else - where it requires Origin in those versions. 38 Studios & BHG (RIP to both) were part of the EA Partners program, where they have MORE leeway in how distribution can be done. Also, Crytek was another who is part of the EA Partners program - which is why Crysis 2: Maximum Ed wound up back on Steam with all of its DLC.

As I recall, 38 Studios sold publication rights to EA for a one-time lump sum when they were trying to stay solvent. So EA straight up owns its rights to publish and distribute KoA and can price it as it pleases.

38 Studio's publication rights through Steam are now owned by the state of Rhode Island which has no interest in using or keeping them. They're going to auction off the IP so I wouldn't expect a Steam sale on it until they get a new owner (provided EA doesn't buy them at that time).

[QUOTE=sunghost;10069505]Tony, you didn't answer our question lol. Is there a chance the DLC will be discounted individually for KoA next month?

Oh lol, right now we don't have it planned.

Cheers,
Tony

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals FYI guys, this deal is coming up next month, just want to level set everyone's expectations there. I was just telling you in advance because of the PM request, and the feedback we've gotten when we PM something and then promote it later. Also, for those who were asking about Dr. Who. I got approval to run this bundle for $4.99: 1. Murder, She Wrote 2. House, MD - 3. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 4. The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2 5. Immortal Lovers 6. Pretty in Pink 7. Mean Girls 8. Clueless 9. Fever Frenzy 10. The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures 11. Doctor Who: City of the Daleks 12. Doctor Who: Blood of the Cybermen 13. Doctor Who: TARDIS 14. Doctor Who: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada 15. Doctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot Cheers, Tony

WOW, holy $5 for Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes, this is way more than I initially asked for Thanks Tony, is this bundle going to be on sale next week?