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Originally Posted by The Nephilim So I bought SimCity4 deluxe. Do I get a NFS game free? Is it all sales or just for the console ones? Because I don't see it in my Origin now.

It'd have shown up in your cart as $0 if it was included.

Originally Posted by kouleefoh It'd have shown up in your cart as $0 if it was included.

Aww man. I was hoping it'd be included too. I suck at racing But my wife enjoys them occasionally. Especially Burnout or pimping out your car games.

Yeah, I tried buying the DD for Mirror's Edge and nada. I then added in a console game and Shift appeared in my cart. I decided just to cancel my order since I'm chock full of fun from the last Steam sale anyway. Still, you'd think that buying a digital download game from the sale... would correspond with the free digital download for Shift and not from the sale of a console game. Good for fellow console players, but man, I really wanted Mirror's Edge and the free racing game

Just buy it! You gotta.

Apparently confusing topic, it does not seem Need for Speed Shift is free for all things, only if it is purchased on console, then get free PC version of NFS Shift.

Is Spore worth the cost? I'd hate to buy a game and not like it.

Originally Posted by Samuelc79 Is Spore worth the cost? I'd hate to buy a game and not like it.

I didn't have much fun with it outside of the creature editor. Although I didn't mind paying the $5.99 I payed for it last year just to satisfy my curiosity.

Originally Posted by Doomtime Just spent an hour playing with the 360 controller. Plays great, no issues whatsoever and the game still looks amazing.

Thanks. Doubt I'll be able to make it look as pretty as a console version since I'm using a laptop (probably not much worse though), but you can't beat $5 for this awesome title.

Do they give you a key with the free NFS Shift so you can unlock it on Steam?

I've seen several posts on these boards over the past couple of months where people have made various disparaging remarks about Origin. I never paid too much attention to them though because I figured that I was probably never gonna use the service. So I'm a little bit fuzzy on what the main gripes are against Origin. Anybody care to run through some of them for me?

I had discounted them as an option because their prices weren't competitive with what Steam can offer. With the current sale though, that's less of a concern. In particular, I have my eyes set on possibly picking up Spore.

Great deal thanks! Picked up Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 for $50 shipped...doubt I'll ever use Origin but downloaded the free game anyways, this is why I love this site

Originally Posted by The End I've seen several posts on these boards over the past couple of months where people have made various disparaging remarks about Origin. I never paid too much attention to them though because I figured that I was probably never gonna use the service. So I'm a little bit fuzzy on what the main gripes are against Origin. Anybody care to run through some of them for me? I had discounted them as an option because their prices weren't competitive with what Steam can offer. With the current sale though, that's less of a concern. In particular, I have my eyes set on possibly picking up Spore.

Most of them are the terms of use. They can disallow you from re downloading a game you bought months after you did because they don't want to host it anymore. So if you buy a game and get a new PC in two years and want to download that game again , it could be unavailable.

Originally Posted by strait edge follower Story sucks but I agree, great game. Where's part 2 ea ? Oh and use the frostbite engine to make it

Not that it matters, but it doesn't use the frostbite engine - it's the Unreal Engine. DICE didn't include the editor with the install but there's a hacked version available for it and a few custom maps out there.

If only Origin weren't so buggy, I would pick up on one of these deals.

I finally picked up bulletstorm, DA:UE, & ME2 with FS!

im considering picking up bulletstorm, i was waiting on a steam sale but considering how things are between EA and steam they will probably pulled out the game from steam sooner than later...o_O..

Yeah I was forced to use Origin for the BF3 Alpha and I must say that the software is complete shit. I would actually think about grabbing some games from this sale if the software was better for Origin.
Oh well, will just buy on Steam if EA games ever go back on sale there.

Originally Posted by dEvAnGeL im considering picking up bulletstorm, i was waiting on a steam sale but considering how things are between EA and steam they will probably pulled out the game from steam sooner than later...o_O..

It wouldn't get pulled

If you research what games were pulled you would know that there's certain circumstances that make a game unable to be sold on Steam

ok Im thinking about buy a few C&C game, do they work with steam?

thanks

P.S. how is simcity 4? any good?

You can't register them on Steam, but you can add them as a Non-Steam Game.