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Welcome to the Steam Deal Thread V5! You can find link to past threads at the bottom of this post. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.

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Steam Games and DLC on Sale - Updated 12/16

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Other Deals

Steam Games on Sale Elsewhere - Updated 9/23


Amazon
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Preorder Deals - Updated 10/28
Group Buys - Updated 8/14

Several multiplayer Steam games are available in 2-packs or 4-packs. These packs offer a discount over buying multiple copies of a game separately. We also maintain group buy trade threads for several games, so please use those threads if you're interested in setting up a group buy.

Free Stuff - Updated 4/3

There are several free games and mods on Steam. These are a few choice ones; you can find a full list here. Note that free games are not permanently attached to your Steam account like actual purchases would be. You'll need to manually download a game again from the website if you uninstall it.

Steam around CAG

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Past Special Sales

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Steam Retail Key List

What is a CD key and where can I find it?

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-WUSF-3601

The CD Key is a serial number with a combination of 13, 18, or 25 letters and numbers - it can be found on a sticker inside your game's case or printed on the game's quick reference card.
The CD Key acts as your proof of purchase for the game - Steam Support may ask for it if you need to establish your ownership of an account. It is recommended that you keep your CD Key in a safe place to ensure the security of your account.

Which retail CD Keys are accepted on Steam?




All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam:
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  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is not accepted on Steam
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Opposing Force CD-keys cannot be registered through Steam. Opposing Force was included in a retail Half-Life package. The Half-Life CD-key included in the package will unlock all of the games in that package, including Opposing Force.
Note: Only the retail games listed above can be registered through Steam. No other retail games can be registered and downloaded using Steam.

Other Keys that can be redeemed on Steam (CAG tested & verified)
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The Ball (bought @D2D and tested by voken)
Supreme Commander Forged Alliance (gives both FA and original, bought @amazon and tested by vism)

Indie Bundles thread on Steam forums (link)


Past CAG Steam Deal Threads
 
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Oh, yeah, I see that. I had seen that earlier but I guess I forgot about it so quickly because non-Steam DRM is a dealbreaker for me.

Still looking for opinions on MP3 DLC though. Any of it worth it?

[quote name='Genocidal']Amazon is price-matching the $15, and Steam has the complete pack with DLC for $20. If you don't have credit at one or the other, I'd grab it at Amazon for the $5 January coupon.[/QUOTE]

Oh, good call. I forgot about the $5 coupon. I might do that.
 
[quote name='Umair56']Oh, yeah, I see that. I had seen that earlier but I guess I forgot about it so quickly because non-Steam DRM is a dealbreaker for me.

Still looking for opinions on MP3 DLC though. Any of it worth it?[/QUOTE]

MP3 DLC is all multiplayer stuff, so if you're just interested in single player there's really no point.
 
It's all multiplayer DLC, and everything points to the PC multiplayer being more or less dead. Grab a Steam key for the base game from Amazon for $15.
 
[quote name='Neuro5i5']Oooo, Max Payne Bundle (1 & 2) for $3.74...yeah, I like.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I saw this as well. Great price for 2 classic games that anyone should have in their library.
 
I don't know why people expect Steam to be the trend setter in bargains now given their relative market share/popularity. Other places are going to have lower prices because they need to expand their customer base.
 
Steam friend's take on MP3:

I tried so hard to like this game. It's a bad Max Payne sequel and it's a really boring third person shooter with a fever dream story based on 'feeling' more than anything interesting or even fully coherent. I see what they were going for but the game isn't fun to play, the story is more depressing than cool, and the awesome euphoria physics get in the way more than they look cool.

Pass.
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[quote name='DeliveryPizza']When? I don't remember seeing it as a flash deal.[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure Fallout 3 GotY was $5 for a while yesterday. I nearly picked it up but I've just heard too many stories about the game running poorly on Windows 7, so I passed. Now I'm hoping for New Vegas to have a similar deal.
 
[quote name='dfg']Steam friend's take on MP3:[/QUOTE]

This is why I follow a couple of gaming sites and get a good sense of the opinions and thoughts of a bunch of reviewers. Whether I mostly agree or disagree with them, knowing what they like/dislike is extremely helpful in figuring out whether or not I'll like a game.

I can't think of anything more useless than the opinion some random person who doesn't even have a name that happens to be on the friends list of a person who posts on a forum that I visit.
 
[quote name='DeliveryPizza']When? I don't remember seeing it as a flash deal.[/QUOTE]

A lot of the flash deals are not posted on the front store page. Either search or go here for an updating list of sales. (FYI: Firefox doesn't like that page for me, but Chrome does.)
 
[quote name='Mooby']I don't know why people expect Steam to be the trend setter in bargains now given their relative market share/popularity. Other places are going to have lower prices because they need to expand their customer base.[/QUOTE]

Economics of volume. If Steam has the largest fan base / market share, then they can afford to take smaller cuts on higher volume, IE Amazon.

Amazon has a massive market share and can make pennies on the dollar because of volume.

If you rest on your laurels and let other people fragment your market (more so, when people use your DRM, so you have customers give their money to other places and then using your service for free...), that's a poor decision.

Steam got to their size because of trendsetting. Stop setting trends leads to stagnation; leads to demise.

When your possibly leading competitor, Amazon, can match your dailies and blow others out of the water (See Prototype bundle for $10, 1+2 vs. Steam Prototype 2 for $20(!)...), you're going to start getting eroded.

I came to Steam because they have the best deals, but that doesn't stop me from buying from GOG, Origin, GMG, Amazon for the lowest price. Hell, GOG has an amazing deal right now (pick 5, pay $10). Make your own cheap ass indie bundle? Yes please!


TL;DR: PC gaming, in the digital sphere, is still the wild west of a free market. Steam is the big kid, but by no means can lock it all down unless they continue the trends that got them there.
 
[quote name='BNoyes']I'm pretty sure Fallout 3 GotY was $5 for a while yesterday. I nearly picked it up but I've just heard too many stories about the game running poorly on Windows 7, so I passed. Now I'm hoping for New Vegas to have a similar deal.[/QUOTE]

Oh alright. I played it on 360, and just borrowed the GOTY content disc from a friend and installed it on my 360. At the time, I didn't have much of a gaming PC.
 
Any possibility of Scribblenauts Unlimited going on sale this week? Just came out Tuesday, so I doubt it.

Also, what price do you guys expect Skyrim to show up at, if it is a sale?
 
[quote name='dfg']Steam friend's take on MP3:[/QUOTE]


I will say this...I bought MP3 (well pre-ordered) when it was released and thought it was a good game, but not necessarily what I thought it was going to be based on the previous two. HOWEVER, being diagnosed with a migraine disorder, I found the game unplayable due to the chaotic cutscene imagery. It was cool and all, but I'm visually sensitive to that kind of stuff (I get motion sickness when I'm a passenger in a car) and this is the first and only game I could not play. Which is sad...
 
[quote name='louiedog']This is why I follow a couple of gaming sites and get a good sense of the opinions and thoughts of a bunch of reviewers. Whether I mostly agree or disagree with them, knowing what they like/dislike is extremely helpful in figuring out whether or not I'll like a game.

I can't think of anything more useless than the opinion some random person who doesn't even have a name that happens to be on the friends list of a person who posts on a forum that I visit.[/QUOTE]
So biased or paid opinions are good with you?

This is like taking Apple product reviews from Engadget seriously. :lol:
 
[quote name='cRodz']So biased or paid opinions are good with you?

This is like taking Apple product reviews from Engadget seriously. :lol:[/QUOTE]

The Bombcast crew is pretty much spot on with my opinions most of the time. They stated it was wholly competent, but Max Payne it was not and it's not sounding like it's in their Top 10 for the year.

$5 purchase in my books given my Backlog of Insane Density™ and my other time sucking hobbies. Other people may really enjoy it, though.

Oh, and XCOM!
 
[quote name='TheKbob']Economics of volume.
[/QUOTE]


I'm sure they run the numbers on this and conclude the number of sales relative to the prices they charge reap in the most money. If not, as a for-profit business, they would adjust their prices.

Obviously individuals (particularly those who regularly post on a forum dedicated to cheap prices!) will seek the best prices but as crazy as it may sounds there are probably thousands if not tens of thousands if not more people out there that simply don't know about GMG, Gamer's Gate, Amazon Digital, or even the concept that a Steamworks game will activate anywhere.
 
[quote name='CronO_O']Are the indie deals changing? Or are they just switching the headline ones around[/QUOTE]

They are just switching the headline ones. I'm trying to figure out how Serious Sam 3 is considered indie though. Well known franchise and it had a lot of press when it was coming out and such.
 
[quote name='louiedog']This is why I follow a couple of gaming sites and get a good sense of the opinions and thoughts of a bunch of reviewers. Whether I mostly agree or disagree with them, knowing what they like/dislike is extremely helpful in figuring out whether or not I'll like a game.

I can't think of anything more useless than the opinion some random person who doesn't even have a name that happens to be on the friends list of a person who posts on a forum that I visit.[/QUOTE]

In hindsight, yes, I know this person's tastes while they're Greek to every other CAG (save one or two).

I stopped reading professional reviews because it's a huge pain to separate the wheat from the chaff these days, and I don't trust their objectivity when it comes to the big publishers. Who would you recommend to a cynic like me?
 
[quote name='CronO_O']Are the indie deals changing? Or are they just switching the headline ones around[/QUOTE]


Just switching them. The prices are the same.

[quote name='dfg']
I stopped reading professional reviews because it's a huge pain to separate the wheat from the chaff these days, and I don't trust their objectivity when it comes to the big publishers.[/QUOTE]


This, moreover I think the whole game 'journalism' industry is a joke. It's about as useful as those political pundits who opine on elections. You don't really need any specialized knowledge or education or experience to determine whether or not you'd enjoy a game. At most I just watch a few Let's Play videos just to see the mechanics of the game in action.
 
[quote name='Mooby']I'm sure they run the numbers on this and conclude the number of sales relative to the prices they charge reap in the most money. If not, as a for-profit business, they would adjust their prices.

Obviously individuals (particularly those who regularly post on a forum dedicated to cheap prices!) will seek the best prices but as crazy as it may sounds there are probably thousands if not tens of thousands if not more people out there that simply don't know about GMG, Gamer's Gate, Amazon Digital, or even the concept that a Steamworks game will activate anywhere.[/QUOTE]

There's major truth to consumer ignorance, but my friends on Facebook all expect me to always post the best or interesting deals because I am a CAG/packrat.

It's just sad that we know and that they could do better.

Edit: Eff it, I'm getting Dead Island. I have passed on RAGE many times thus far, so I'm not getting it.
 
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[quote name='TheKbob']
Edit: Eff it, I'm getting Dead Island. I have passed on RAGE many times thus far, so I'm not getting it.[/QUOTE]


Dead Island is certainly worth it. I was fairly disappointed in the world design and generic MMO style quests but the melee combat is probably some of the best I've seen in the 'zombie killing' genre.
 
[quote name='cRodz']uh Economics of Scale[/QUOTE]

Volume, scale; potato, patato... :roll:

Engineer, so all I know is cost effectiveness. Only started studying economics recently for MBA prep.

You're lucky I can spell :D

[quote name='Mooby']Dead Island is certainly worth it. I was fairly disappointed in the world design and generic MMO style quests but the melee combat is probably some of the best I've seen in the 'zombie killing' genre.[/QUOTE]

Yea, that's what I'm in it for. Should be fun for that alone I hope.
 
Anyone having trouble with isthereanydeal? Keep trying to signup using Steam login and it times out every time it asks for an email to finish registration.

Edit: Nevermind, according to their twitter "All of the sudden, everything stopped working."
 
[quote name='dfg']It's Chicagoflagguy's quoting a spoiler'd video. Quit it![/QUOTE]
Speaking of, I'm playing Hitman: Absolution and I noticed the cops had a Chicago flag patch on their sleeve. Ok, cool. But then they have standard Hollywood black & white police cars instead of Chicago police cars??

:bomb::bomb::bomb:

I could deal with the rocky cliffs of Lake Michigan and the random buildings in the skyline (from past experience, building a Chicago skyline is "Sears Tower, Hancock Building, random crap in between) but those black & white cop cars pushed all the wrong buttons.
 
[quote name='V878']MP3 DLC is all multiplayer stuff, so if you're just interested in single player there's really no point.[/QUOTE]

I do not have any interest in MP. Thank you, sir.
 
So far so good picked up kotor 2.50 and company of heroes 2.50(been delaying this one since it came out lol) I want xcom but i'll wait till winter i have tons of games to play same with walking dead. 45.02 left on my steam wallet budget [=
 
[quote name='Syntax Error']Speaking of, I'm playing Hitman: Absolution and I noticed the cops had a Chicago flag patch on their sleeve. Ok, cool. But then they have standard Hollywood black & white police cars instead of Chicago police cars??

:bomb::bomb::bomb:

I could deal with the rocky cliffs of Lake Michigan and the random buildings in the skyline (from past experience, building a Chicago skyline is "Sears Tower, Hancock Building, random crap in between) but those black & white cop cars pushed all the wrong buttons.[/QUOTE]

That probably would've bugged me as well. Might still once I play it. I remember watching the first Matrix movie and wondering why the streets names came from Chicago but it looked more Europe or Australia.

Anyone uncover any more hidden daily/flashes?
 
[quote name='dfg']I remember watching the first Matrix movie and wondering why the streets names came from Chicago but it looked more Europe or Australia.
[/QUOTE]
You got me thinking there, I always assumed that it was somewhere in the US.

Definitely wasn't Europe, we've got bendy roads over here and everything. And roundabouts!

It was actually filmed in
Australia
.
 
[quote name='Neuro5i5']If you go in knowing/expecting nothing, I'd say it's an average/above average FPS. If you go in believing all the marketing hype that surrounded it...it's disappointing. [/QUOTE]

That sums up my feelings on RAGE pretty well. It's not a horrible game as some will tell you, it's just your basic id shooter with lots of driving room in between corridors.
 
[quote name='Flowette']You got me thinking there, I always assumed that it was somewhere in the US.

Definitely wasn't Europe, we've got bendy roads over here and everything. And roundabouts!

It was actually filmed in
Australia
.[/QUOTE]

Living in the DC area, I'm used to it.
 
My pal has been trying to get me to pick up Awesomenauts. The question is, what do my CAGly pals think of the game?

Is Awesomenauts worth the $2.27? (At the 3-Pack price, that is.)
 
It's a fun game if you think you'd like a side scrolling/platform MOBA but the community is fairly small and you risk getting teamed with really bad players and pitted against premade teams.
 
[quote name='dfg']That probably would've bugged me as well. Might still once I play it. I remember watching the first Matrix movie and wondering why the streets names came from Chicago but it looked more Europe or Australia.[/QUOTE]The Wachowski Brothers (now the Wachowski Starship after Larry became Lana) are from Chicago and their first movie, Bound, was set there. As already noted, they shot The Matrix in Sydney, Australia, thus the unfamiliar skyline.

You want unrealistic, see how Detroit is usually portrayed in movies. Four Brothers is set at Thanksgiving, but the climatic scene is set on a frozen lake with Escalades on it. It's 63F now (unseasonably warm), but you couldn't put a Hot Wheels car on the ice here this time of year normally. We also don't have inner city hockey rinks; they shot the film in Hamilton, Ontario where they're common. They also got the skyline reversed in the final shot of the movie - that's the way it looks from the Windsor side of the Detroit River.
 
I agree about Steam being the trendsetter for digital distribution, but it's starting to stagnant a bit. When a game is consistently 75% off it stops becoming a deal. They have added more "gimmicks" to encourage repeat customers though: gifting, inventories, flash sales, constant daily deals, exclusive content, buy-this-get-that, etc.

Would be interesting to see if they do anything to combat Amazon.
 
I like when they do the achievement things for their big sales and you get stuff. I think the best setup was the Summer one with the prize booth because it really couldn't be exploited like the coal was last year.
 
Continuing the off-topic (as I'm struggling to get excited about today's dailies): the only film that I know of that was shot in Hull was Clockwise featuring John Cleese.

Whaddya mean you've never heard of it?
 
[quote name='EliotAndrews']My pal has been trying to get me to pick up Awesomenauts. The question is, what do my CAGly pals think of the game?

Is Awesomenauts worth the $2.27? (At the 3-Pack price, that is.)[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Mooby']It's a fun game if you think you'd like a side scrolling/platform MOBA but the community is fairly small and you risk getting teamed with really bad players and pitted against premade teams.[/QUOTE]

Do you think it's worth it taken strictly as a single player game or it is pretty much a game that needs to be done multiplayer?
 
[quote name='Eddy898']Do you think it's worth it taken strictly as a single player game or it is pretty much a game that needs to be done multiplayer?[/QUOTE]


Well, there really is no single player aside from offline practice. That said, often times in multiplayer you will be teamed with bots (although sometimes the games fill up) given the small player base. So, yes, there are fairly competent bots and it's still pretty fun mechanics wise. It would be like playing Dota with bots.
 
[quote name='Solid-Snake-Eyes']Could be a smaller download, Hitman was like 13GB download and installed to around 22GB. I recall Rage was probably at least 20 dl but with that new Steam content system, maybe it's more compressed?[/QUOTE]

The new steam stuff can be quite efficient. Yesterday I downloaded Silverfall Complete. Steam said the base game would take 20GB and the expansion 10GB. Well I only needed to download 10GB that took 21GB of hard drive. (The expansion download was only 250MB).

[quote name='dfg']Who would you recommend to a cynic like me?[/QUOTE]
Demos above all else. Recommendations from people you know or track on boards, e.g. MysteryD. Also learn to read between the lines on reviews. IGN reviews can be useful if you know how to read them.

[quote name='Syntax Error']Speaking of, I'm playing Hitman: Absolution and I noticed the cops had a Chicago flag patch on their sleeve. Ok, cool. But then they have standard Hollywood black & white police cars instead of
Chicago police cars??

:bomb::bomb::bomb:
I could deal with the rocky cliffs of Lake Michigan and the random buildings in the skyline (from past experience, building a Chicago skyline is "Sears Tower, Hancock Building, random crap in between) but those black & white cop cars pushed all the wrong buttons.[/QUOTE]

No No No NO NO NOO NOOO. The Chicago skyline is very important and unique. I could tell my location in Chicago very well by "reading" the skyline. Nowdays you could easily crib the skyline from google maps. Cliffs in Chicago? On the in the false raised bit at Wacker and the south end of River North, kinda, but it's concrete. Please tell me it at least includes the iconic racing under the L.

[quote name='TheLongshot']Living in the DC area, I'm used to it.[/QUOTE]

I lived in Santa Monica in the 80s. At the time, so much movie and film was shot there it wasn't funny. There was the stuff that used it as a convenient and pretty location, but the film industry was far more abusive. A prime example would be the A-Team (the TV series), tromping around to exotic locales all over the world, that all look exactly like SoCal.

[quote name='Mooby']Slightly more on-topic but still off topic: http://www.wolfire.com/desperate-gods[/QUOTE]
I cross between "Monopoly and Diablo"?
 
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