Originally Posted by asheskitty All the farming sims are way too mechanized. I want a Farming Simulator 1699: Special Amish Edition.

This is as close as it gets so far:

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-OLDFARM...orical-farming

Originally Posted by Detruire Maybe he's ashamed of the final pricing of the Microsoft bundles (or they've fallen through.)

That's what I'm "sort of" worried about but I wouldn't be upset because those prices are absolutely craziness and wouldn't expect them. I would have bought 2 Fable III + DLCs by themselves for $5 without a thought and maybe even $7.50- would even consider at $10.

I've actually (dare I say it?) been impressed with Uplay.

Not only does it have the achievements, it has tons of stats for each game played.

I wish all games did the same...

Originally Posted by Das_Regal I'd say Uplay has a lot more functionality than Origin IMO. It actually has an achievement system that includes everything that the consoles have (origin has no achievements) and the Uplay actions/rewards system.

Originally Posted by Detruire Maybe he's ashamed of the final pricing of the Microsoft bundles (or they've fallen through.)

Tony has nothing to be ashamed of if the deals fall through. If it does fall through, there is probably nothing he could do about it.

I think our favorite Amazon salesdude is probably busy closing some awesome new deals designed to part us from our cash. He'll probably just pop up out of the blue and announce the good news.

Originally Posted by jkimrey I've actually (dare I say it?) been impressed with Uplay. Not only does it have the achievements, it has tons of stats for each game played. I wish all games did the same...

I wish uplay wouldn't crash my farcry3. I have to play it in offline mode...

I am pretty disappoint on this Jan EC sales. It seems to be the only good ones are from THQ.

Originally Posted by Cheapnut I am pretty disappoint on this Jan EC sales. It seems to be the only good ones are from THQ.

I suggest reading back a few pages about the Microsoft deals.

Originally Posted by targetbsp I suggest reading back a few pages about the Microsoft deals.

Still not confirmed

Originally Posted by Kildar Tony has nothing to be ashamed of if the deals fall through. If it does fall through, there is probably nothing he could do about it. I think our favorite Amazon salesdude is probably busy closing some awesome new deals designed to part us from our cash. He'll probably just pop up out of the blue and announce the good news.

Tony should not feel shame in trying to get us the best deals. Shame is for those who do not try. In truth, this year's ECS is very weak, but I think the problem was too much work during the holiday sale and not enough pre-planning for January combined with unrealistic expectations compared to last year when they were still new and alternative.

Fortunately, I didn't do much buying during the holiday sale based on the ECS, figuring I might (if I was lucky) find 2 or so games worthy of using a coupon on.

So far, I've bought Miami Hotline, NBA 2k13, and Alice Madness Returns Complete (for the Alice 1 release inside). If he manages to get the MS deals, I'll get both of those sets (Fable, Arcade), too.

It's not the $1 DNF deal of last year, but hey... it's something. I think maybe next time (if he does it next time) he ought to have these deals in place BEFORE January, not during it because I think getting publishers to do another deal right after the insanely long holiday period (essentially Halloween through New Years) is probably tough. Especially when the sales numbers are probably not as impressive as the holiday sales.

That's why I think Amazon should focus on one awesome deal during sales like this instead of trying to spread it around across a lot of titles. A large quantity of meh deals does not make more waves than one awesome quality deal.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say two things:

1. Publishers seemed to pressure for milder deals, at least on Steam, with very few exceptions, mostly glitches, I don't remember seeing the "set me on fire deals" I saw around many sites on the 2011 holiday and summer deals.

2. Many of us are suffering from being burned out by so many good sales, we have these huge backlogs of awesome games we got at really awesome prices, and that is making it harder,at least for me, to spend another dime on more games.

So yeah, perhaps publishers stepped in (1) to prevent this (2) and the overall result was what we saw on these past holiday sales.

Bottom line is, if it hadn't been for Santa Tony's enticing offers (and other sites glitches), I wouldn't have spent more than $20, and I expect to spend even less next summer. If anything, Tony should be proud of giving us excuses to spend more.

Originally Posted by heroes159 Still not confirmed

But sill too early to be complaining about a promotion only half way done when forthcoming excellent deals are at least still clearly trying to be arranged?

Originally Posted by asheskitty All the farming sims are way too mechanized. I want a Farming Simulator 1699: Special Amish Edition.

You have to grind farming beets to level up your mule. To get money for a new shovel.

I want that Microsoft deal!! Go tony!!
I'd love to see Dead Island GOTY on sale and on the EC list too...

Originally Posted by Cheapnut I am pretty disappoint on this Jan EC sales. It seems to be the only good ones are from THQ.

Originally Posted by targetbsp I suggest reading back a few pages about the Microsoft deals.

...or looking forward to some of the upcoming (tomorrow) EA deals. (I know I am )

1/18-1/20:

Need for Speed: The Run - $8.99 ($3.99 after coupon) - not Steam
EA Sports Classic Pack - $8.99 ($3.99 after coupon) - not Steam
Syndicate - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon) - not Steam
Crysis Maximum Maximum -$17.99 ($12.99 after coupon) - not Steam FYI, for those curious about Crysis activations the limit is 50 not 5, check it out:

http://secure.mycrysis.com/forums/vi...p?f=40&t=46212


Edit: Also... from the Tony's second post:

4. Complaints regarding the quality of deals:

If you are unhappy with the quality of a given deal, do not post feedback that is not actionable. This negativity invites response by those who may have previously requested the deal you are commenting on. If you would like to leave feedback on the quality of a deal please structure it as 'I am not interested in this deal but I would be at $xx.xx'.

Please do not expect a response, from Tony or others in the thread to such complaints, these discussions tend to immediately derail the thread for pages.

Lastly, if you see a complaint and you'd like to respond to it, please do not, these conversations have proven unproductive and thread derailing. NOTE THIS RULE HAS BEEN CREATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MODERATION TEAM.


This list will continue to grow.

Tony, any way we could get a deal Binary Domain (and preferably also on the EC list)?

Originally Posted by G_freemanX I want that Microsoft deal!! Go tony!! I'd love to see Dead Island GOTY on sale and on the EC list too...

Indeed, the proposed MSFT deals have my head spinning.


Regarding DI:GOTY, not likely and I believe Tony said as much himself. It's been on sale many times through the holiday was the reasoning I believe.

Edit: Check that, he said it may be revisited...

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals We had it for like 10 days at $5.99 ending about 7 days ago. This is one we're in conversation about revisiting and won't be matching. Cheers, Tony __________________ Cheers, Tony - "T-Money" NOTE FOR JANUARY: We will continue to add games and titles to the EC list throughout the month of January. I am continually in conversation with our publishers about including and promoting their titles during January. Many people in the retail industry work insane hours prior to and during the holidays. As such, many of us are on vacation in early January. This should be referenced before asking "Will XYZ Game Be on the EC List for $XXX.XX"

Any ideas on how to figure out how many EC coupons we have left? I know I have at least one, but not sure if I have two, and I want the Sports Classic Pack and both Microsoft bundles.

Hmm, I count 7 emails, I guess that means I should have plenty of coupons left.

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My issue with Origin is that they are forcing me to use something besides steam. If they offered their games on both systems and offered a good user experience and prices then I'd probably have purchased from them.

I hate Uplay because of the security risk they put on my system and installing software into my browser without my permission (and without notification). DRM is one thing but it's another to install software without telling me and then shrugging it off when you made my system vulnerable.

edit: Oh ya and the browser plugin monitors your activity. If a company does it once and won't apologize for it then they will do it again.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...ecurity-drama/

Originally Posted by pablo_vllj Tony, any way we could get a deal Binary Domain (and preferably also on the EC list)?

[W] Risen 2, Binary Domain, I Am Alive, Condemned (all Steam keys.)

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=279563