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This thread will attempt to provide a place to discuss past/present/future PC gaming deals. While mainly focusing on Steam games, any standout sales may also be presented. I will not be updating every Daily/Weekly/etc. sale. The tools to help individuals become a smarter shopper will be provided below.

See this POST for links to store sale pages, threads of interest and other tools to help you become a more informed PC game shopper.
 
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Nealocus123 said:
Does the OP get updated often? Was bummed when I saw Natural Selection 2 wasn't on sale anymore!
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This thread is a grind for the OP. Inevitably their heroic efforts are met by a wall of exhaustion and they retire -- sometimes forever. Feel free to start a new one and maintain it if you like. We'll see you there.

 
inm8num2 said:
Denuvo DRM coming soon to a Ubisoft game near you!

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Given what's been said about Denuvo being much harder to break, that doesn't surprise me at all.

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BTW, that's the EULA for Far Cry: Primal (AKA 371660 on Steam).

 
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They used to have Tages, which is like EuroSecurom. Same difference.

And IDGAF about Denuvo as long as they don't put in those archaic activation limits. I have a couple of Denuvo games and never even noticed it or knew it was there until someone mentioned it.

It's basically just more shit for D to yammer on about in between talking about VRAM, the vaporware Red Dead Redemption PC port and that time The Secret World was $5 on Greenmangaming.

 
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Well and assuming it doesn't become an invasive, hardware damaging, monster like Securom that you can barely get off your system.

 
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inm8num2 said:
Denuvo DRM coming soon to a Ubisoft game near you!
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Is this much different than Ubisoft is now? I ask in seriousness, since I for some reason don't care much for Ubisoft games so therefore haven't used them really at all, but people complain about them a lot.

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This thread is a grind for the OP. Inevitably their heroic efforts are met by a wall of exhaustion and they retire -- sometimes forever. Feel free to start a new one and maintain it if you like. We'll see you there.
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To be honest, when the thread was being updated regularly I took it for granted how much work it would involve to keep everything updated. Much thanks to Neuro515 for the amount of work he did, but all of the major sites are linked here in the OP for anyone to check on freely themselves thanks to him.

Motoki said:
And IDGAF about Denuvo as long as they don't put in those archaic activation limits.
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Agreed. I highly doubt I'd notice it either, since I don't tend to go back and replay a game I already beat, but it still would irritate me just because.

 
Motoki said:
They used to have Tages, which is like EuroSecurom. Same difference.

And IDGAF about Denuvo as long as they don't put in those archaic activation limits. I have a couple of Denuvo games and never even noticed it or knew it was there until someone mentioned it.
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The biggest concern about Denuvo for all who buy games anyways: were the rumors that it thrashes hard-drives (supposedly especially even worse for more so for SSD's); and that certain games had some performance loss b/c of the anti-tamper/DRM layer (such as Lords of the Fallen + Dragon Age Inquisition).

It's basically just more shit for D to yammer on about in between talking about VRAM, the vaporware Red Dead Redemption PC port; Bayonetta PC ports; any other Microsoft games getting PC ports (i.e. Halo titles, Fable 2, etc); that time The Secret World was $5 on Greenmangaming; and also that IndieGala X-Mas Bundle w/ free Bedlam for $2 spent & free SoM GOTY after $20 spent.
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FTFY. :)

 
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spoderman said:
I'll buy it for $0.37, which is how much it'll cost when it's bundled!
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But that won't give you the self-satisfaction that can only come from helping out a stupid idiot who thought he'd be able to fill a 4-pack without asking if anyone wanted to fill a 4-pack. That has to be worth at least $3.50.

:oldman:

 
EldritchOnRye said:
Well and assuming it doesn't become an invasive, hardware damaging, monster like Securom that you can barely get off your system.
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That's the other concern with Denuvo: it doesn't remove certain stuff from your HDD, even when you install a game or Denuvo. Sounds like C-Dilla all over again.

It's even listed right in the long-winded legalese-loaded EULA for Far Cry Primal - check Section 3 about Access To the Product.

A lot of really annoying legalese in there, which I'll bold + underline under some spoiler-tags.

3. ACCESS TO THE PRODUCT

3.1 THE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (“DRM SOFTWARE”) AND DENUVO ANTI-TAMPER PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY (“ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY”). YOU HEREBY AGREE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT TO THE FOLLOWING REGARDING THE DRM SOFTWARE: (I) THE INSTALLATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL CAUSE THE DRM SOFTWARE TO BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER; (II) THE DRM SOFTWARE MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF INSTALLATIONS OF THE PRODUCT; (III) THE DRM SOFTWARE MAY INSTALL ON YOUR COMPUTER ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR COPY PROTECTION; (IV) DURING THE INSTALLATION AND/OR THE FIRST LAUNCH OF THE PRODUCT, AN ONLINE CONNECTION MAY BE REQUIRED TO UNLOCK THE PRODUCT THROUGH THE DRM SOFTWARE AND (V) CERTAIN FILES OF THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY MAY REMAIN EVEN AFTER THE PRODUCT IS UNINSTALLED FROM YOUR COMPUTER.

IN NO EVENT SHALL UBISOFT BE LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPONENTS THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER BY ANY DRM SOFTWARE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE DRM SOFTWARE OR OF THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY. AN INTERNET CONNECTION, A UPLAY ACCOUNT AND INSTALLATION OF THE UPLAY CLIENT SOFTWARE (WWW.UPLAY.COM) AND REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE ARE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE GAME AFTER INSTALLATION ON ANY NEW COMPUTER, AUTHENTICATE YOUR COMPUTER AT ANY GIVEN TIME, ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES, PLAY OR UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT.

WHILE THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPUTERS ON WHICH THE PRODUCT MAY BE ACTIVATED, YOU MAY ONLY ACTIVATE THE PRODUCT ON FIVE (5) DISTINCT COMPUTERS IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.

IF YOU CIRCUMVENT THE DRM SOFTWARE, THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE ANYMORE AND THE LICENSE GRANTED PER THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT WILL BE DEEMED TERMINATED FOR MATERIAL BREACH. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE SERIAL CODE OF THIS PRODUCT AT ALL TIMES. YOU WILL NEED IT TO INSTALL THE PRODUCT ON OTHER COMPUTERS.

THE SERIAL CODE MAY ONLY BE USED FOR ONE SINGLE UPLAY ACCOUNT. AGE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IMPOSED TO ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES AND FEATURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS.
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MysterD said:
That's the other concern with Denuvo: it doesn't remove certain stuff from your HDD, even when you install a game or Denuvo. Sounds like C-Dilla all over again.

It's even listed right in the long-winded legalese-loaded EULA for Far Cry Primal - check Section 3 about Access To the Product.

A lot of really annoying legalese in there, which I'll bold + underline under some spoilers.

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I'm not surprised and it sounds like most major releases will be sporting it sooner than later because it's the only one proving effective at all. Guess I'll add it to the list of things I reluctantly won't buy along with Ubisoft PC games.

 
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EldritchOnRye said:
I'm not surprised and it sounds like most major releases will be sporting it sooner than later because it's the only one proving effective at all. Guess I'll add it to the list of things I reluctantly won't buy along with Ubisoft PC games.
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The thing is - we don't really know what these tech essentially does yet entirely. A lot of it seems to be rumor, hearsay, and just theories - but no real solid concrete proof. It has been rumored to do annoying stuff + its legalese is questionable - just like many other DRM's such as Securom & StarForce have done.

Personally, I haven't had any trouble w/ the Denuvo DRM yet - knock on wood here - w/ games like Batman: Arkham Knight + Dragon Age: Inquisition. But, only time will tell really; especially if way more games start using it.

If more + more games start using this widespread - which I think is inevitable BTW, since it seems to be tough to crack, keeps getting updates, and JC3 hasn't been cracked yet (supposedly) - this could be like StarForce & Securom where it becomes a royal pet-project for the hacking/cracking groups to expose it + figure out how it works; hopefully break the DRM; see what issues it can cause; any other nonsense it can do.

 
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nitrosmob said:
Hello all,

Since I did my last entering of a lot of keys I now have a lot to give away. If you're a regular or I like you, you may request 2 or so....maybe more...I may let the whole labours of hercules trilogy go to 1 person. PM me and I will mark stuff out as I give it to you. If you're snowed in (I'm not haha it's like 70 here) well maybe it can be fun to play. Similar Games like the Time Mysteries are also good to get both if you need them.

1Quest
After The End: the Harvest
Angels of Fasaria
BlastZone2
Braveland
Break Into Zatwor
Collisions
Fortix 2
Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
Love
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
Pester
Pilot Crusader
Shadows on the Vatican Act 1
Shiny the Firefly
Skyflower
Stacks TNT
Stranded In Time

All Steam keys PM me what you want.
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This is what's left. Feel free to request multiples if you want...all must go. If they're not all claimed by about 9 PM MST time or so today i'll just dump them for lurkers and all.

 
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Preedatore said:
Do you take steam wallet monies?
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Of course. In fact, I prefer steam gift trades or bundlescrap keys of equivalent value (ie: more than 37 cents, spoderman) over paypal funds.

Also, to make this a bit more thread related, my price for Windward just dropped to $3.70 (shipping not included).

 
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MysterD said:
The thing is - we don't really know what these tech essentially does yet entirely. A lot of it seems to be rumor, hearsay, and just theories - but no real solid concrete proof. It has been rumored to do annoying stuff + its legalese is questionable - just like many other DRM's such as Securom & StarForce have done.

Personally, I haven't had any trouble w/ the Denuvo DRM yet - knock on wood here - w/ games like Batman: Arkham Knight + Dragon Age: Inquisition. But, only time will tell really; especially if way more games start using it.

If more + more games start using this widespread - which I think is inevitable BTW, since it seems to be tough to crack, keeps getting updates, and JC3 hasn't been cracked yet (supposedly) - this could be like StarForce & Securom where it becomes a royal pet-project for the hacking/cracking groups to expose it + figure out how it works; hopefully break the DRM; see what issues it can cause; any other nonsense it can do.
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That's where I'm at with it. It's all rumor and hearsay at this point and I haven't personally had any issue with it so eh.

Until and unless something solid turns up I'm not going to run around proclaiming The Sky Is Falling over he said she said.

 
indef said:
Of course. In fact, I prefer steam gift trades or bundlescrap keys of equivalent value (ie: more than 37 cents, spoderman) over paypal funds.



Also, to make this a bit more thread related, my price for Windward just dropped to $3.70 (shipping not included).
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Can we get updates on your price fluctuations in 10 minute intervals please?

 
indef said:
Of course. In fact, I prefer steam gift trades or bundlescrap keys of equivalent value (ie: more than 37 cents, spoderman) over paypal funds.

Also, to make this a bit more thread related, my price for Windward just dropped to $3.70 (shipping not included).
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Get on steam so we can discuss a trade. I'm prepared to Mooby my offer up to $0.38

 
Motoki said:
That's where I'm at with it. It's all rumor and hearsay at this point and I haven't personally had any issue with it so eh.

Until and unless something solid turns up I'm not going to run around proclaiming The Sky Is Falling over he said she said.
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My biggest concern with Denuvo and DRM's is if it causes any hardware + OS issues. If that stuff isn't an issue, then I'm fine w/ this DRM; It ain't a big deal, if it ain't causing those kinds of problem. If this DRM does its job properly, we're likely going to get more games on the PC that we wouldn't have got likely before b/c I'd bet many companies won't worry about PC-gaming's rampant piracy issues + will actually give PC ports a chance.

Both Securom + StarForce can cause security issues to the Windows OS - and we don't need any more of that nonsense. Especially if it's such an annoyance to the OS, we know (given history) that Microsoft will block future OS's from allowing product to run protected w/ said-annoying DRM; even though likely Microsoft will give us a workaround method to run those programs if need be (like they did w/ Securom games for Win 8 + 10).

We can and always have dealt deal w/ the performance issues that DRM causes b/c it's another annoying process running to slow things down a bit - that's minor stuff, normally. Basically, if need be - access MSConfig to turning off any RAM-hogging Services/Process; run other programs to slim-down what's running in the background (i.e. like GameBooster / Razer Cortex); and then if you really have then you buy better + newer hardware can solve that minor performance problem.

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And I'd certainly be very happy if way later, companies remove the Denuvo DRM or let the Denuvo DRM files sit inert, if said game gets very old and can be purchased dirt-cheap in sales. No point to really protect it anymore, if everybody owns the game already; and/or everybody & their cousin is purchasing it at MysterD-worthy CAG type of prices or in cheap-bundles.

 
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EldritchOnRye said:
Exactly. If the people trying to crack it don't even know what it does or how it works then we're not likely to find out. So why support that.
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Then you just won't be buying many - hell, if any - new AAA titles. That's the good old "Catch 22."

If it ain't causing problems to stability of OS's & hardware - then this DRM ain't really much of an issue.

I really think if Denuvo gets ultra-popular for publishers to have force on their games; and gamers have tons of issues w/ their systems when more games have it + more gamers are constantly running games protected by it - we could see another StarForce-like revolt & likely some DRM-hacking group will figure it out so they can break the DRM.

If Denuvo gets ultra-popular, we could really see if those HDD thrashing rumor-issues are true - especially if more than just say 10 games are released using this DRM and gamers are constantly using newer games protected w/ it. By then, we'll see more HDD's - especially SSD's, if the rumor's true - dying ultra-fast for no real reason other than nasty DRM.

Again, only time will tell.

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And if you're really worried about Denuvo, just pray for these things: the game gets Denuvo DRM removed entirely or the DRM-check is removed but its DRM-files are left inert; and/or the game gets a No-DRM release years down the line on GOG or somewhere else.

 
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Motoki said:
You two want to talk some more about DRM? I mean you've been so quiet on the subject and all. Tell us what you really think.
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Any good deals going on, Motoki?

I'd love to see some deals + discuss those!

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Dark Souls: SotS is $16 on Gamersgate (USA). Still, not cheap enough to suit me.

 
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Well since you asked I pre-ordered Lego Marvel's Avenger's Deluxe with Season Pass at Putingate for $15.

Both the order for blue coins and the game order were put into manual review but then quickly approved.

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and yeah yeah I know for some of you buying Russian on GG gave you cancer

 
Taking a crack at trying to update the thread

Current Deals:

Crap

And to steal from console land to keep "on-topic"

New Releases:

Indie crap

2hrd4u retro platformers

Asset flips

Early Access survival games

I'll try to remember to update tomorrow

 
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EldritchOnRye said:
Which is how I ended up buying most multi-platform stuff on console.
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I guess the publishers are happy either way if you're buying it for console.

Short of Denuvo stealing my porn, desalting my CAG passwords or reporting my pirated Soul Asylum albums to the RIAA, I don't really care much what it does. It hasn't given me issues and I'm not deeply invested in whether or not my copy of Just Cause 3 will still work in 2035 when I've finally gone through six new computers.

 
Motoki said:
Some stuff Russia gets a discount and some they don't. I have no idea why. Ask Putin.
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I want to say I've even seen a couple things alittle more expensive Putin-side although I might have just been drunk. Or maybe a sale didn't apply past the Iron Curtain.

GG also has a BR store which is worthless since all the prices are in USD instead of reals.

 
Fortunately most new AAA games are bad so Denuvo is a non factor.  Aside from Dark Souls 3 and a non-Bethesda Fallout 4 spinoff I can't think of anything off the top of my head that sounds appealing.  Maybe the new Hitman once all the episodes have been released and it's standard Squeenix 80% off.

 
Mooby said:
Fortunately most new AAA games are bad so Denuvo is a non factor. Aside from Dark Souls 3 and a non-Bethesda Fallout 4 spinoff I can't think of anything off the top of my head that sounds appealing. Maybe the new Hitman once all the episodes have been released and it's standard Squeenix 80% off.
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you do realize there will likely be a call of duty game released again next year, right?

 
MysterD said:
Yep.

They were PC games only.

And they were great turn-based party-based RPG's, too.
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Hmmm... It's hard to remember but didn't the first have almost no party control in combat and the second had more party control?

That might have been why I didn't like 2 as much. I'm not much of a fan of controlling multiple characters in RPGs. Sounds weird to many, but I find it more satisfying to put myself in one character's shoes than a whole party.

 
Gedemer said:
Don't be bitches

DDDA $21.97

https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/42b8u6/digital_downlaod_dragons_dogma_dark_arisen_steam/
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I don't know why everyone on Reddit seems to be going nuts about that particular store selling it at that price like it's a new low. There's been several other stores selling it for around that price since before release.

That said. It's a decent port save a quibble or two (audio could be louder for instance) and I really enjoy the game and think it's worth it.
 
Motoki said:
I don't know why everyone on Reddit seems to be going nuts about that particular store selling it at that price like it's a new low. There's been several other stores selling it for around that price since before release.

That said. It's a decent port save a quibble or two (audio could be louder for instance) and I really enjoy the game and think it's worth it.
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Yup same. I never play games after I beat them but I have 10 hours post game already (40 total hours).

So much goodness to be had.

 
indef said:
But that won't give you the self-satisfaction that can only come from helping out a stupid idiot who thought he'd be able to fill a 4-pack without asking if anyone wanted to fill a 4-pack. That has to be worth at least $3.50.

:oldman:
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Have you tried this place? Seems like everything gets split there.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/groupbuys/discussions/0/

Anyhow, not sure which is more depressing... Denver winning or DRM that could be rumored to melt the HD right out the bottom of my PC but I'm off to mix sleeping pills and alcohol. Wish me luck!

(Denver winning... Go NFC Team to be named later!)
 
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