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I'll be posting deals we're running on Digital Games (PC/Mac, Free to Play, Sony/Microsoft Points/Subs).

I'm also here to answer questions you might have, get you closer to the developers by hosting Q&As, setting up podcasts, live streaming gameplay etc. If I don't respond to a question you have in thread please send me a PM. These ping my email address and make it more likely that I will see your question and respond more quickly.

FYI. EA Games sold by Amazon will not activate on Steam.
Digital Holiday

1/5-1/12

The Walking Dead - $12.49 ($7.49 post coupon)

1/11-1/13:

Alice: Madness Returns: The Complete Collection - $11.99 pre coupon (6.99 after coupon) - not Steam
Dragon Age Pack PC - $12.99 pre-coupon ($7.99 after coupon) - not Steam

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

1/13-1/19:

Tantalizing THQ Medley - $11.99 pre coupon ($6.99 after coupon) - Steam

1/11-1/12:

Darksiders Franchise Pack - $13.19 before coupon ($8.19 after coupon) - Steam
Saints Row The Third: The Full Package - $12.49 pre coupon ($7.49 after coupon) - Steam

1/29-1/31:

Burning Hot Bundle - $11.99 ($6.99 after coupon)

F.A.Q.S.:

1. Does the game I'm buying from Amazon Activate on Steam/Origin/Uplay? What DRM does the game use?

There are two places to identify DRM on a digital video game detail page:

At the top of the page, below the title:

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In the "Product Description" section:

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2. Note on Electronic Arts Games - For the most part, EA games sold on Amazon do not activate on Steam. Most activate on Origin.

3. Note on DRM with limited activations:

Our Policy



4. Sometimes I'll do giveaways.

5. I work with developers and publishers to get fun (or at least what I think is fun) content to share with you all. Here are some examples:

a. Check out the Pax Gameplay videos here: Xcom: Enemy Unknown I played Xcom with Jake, the Creative Director for the game, a few months before the game came out Also, on this page, check out the Q&A, also a community driven event.

b. Check out the interview on this page: Borderlands 2 we did this interview at E3 with Randy Pitchford this year.

c. We've partnered with the ++GoodGames Podcast to feature many of the games we carry. They talk to the developers about the game development process, how the games are conceptualized and managed, all kinds of fun stuff. I'm working on putting together full link list and will update when I have it.

What else do we sell?

Xbox Live Points and Subscriptions:

1600 Microsoft Live Points
4000 Microsoft Live Points
12 Month XBOX Live Subscription
3 Month XBOX Live Subscription]
12 Month + 1 XBOX Live Subscription

PSN+ Subscriptions and PSN Points:

$20 PSN Points
$50 PSN Points
12 Month PSN+ Subscription
3 Month PSN+ Subscription

We also have a Free-2-Play store supported by our GameConnect technology. Gameconnect allows you to link your Amazon.com account with free-2-play and MMO accounts so that you can buy things like in game currency, premium game time/subscriptions, in game items, etc. on Amazon.com using your Amazon.com payment options and have this content delivered directly into your game.

To check out the Free-2-Play games we offer you can visit our storefront here:

Free-2-Play Store
 
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[quote name='Corpekata']That's not true for a lot of MMOs. A lot of them are just glorified launchers that you don't even have to connect to Steam at all.

Though I don't know why many people would need multiple accounts for an MMO in the first place, especially F2P ones.[/QUOTE]
Every MMO/F2P I've come across has you "link" your account from the MMO/F2P company to your Steam account as soon as you set things up (launcher or not). Once this is linked, you cannot change it. I'd love to know which games don't behave this way, because I haven't seen a single one that doesn't thus far.

And as for multiple accounts, there are always reasons. Just off the top of my head, new accounts on Mabinogi give you a deluxe(?) character card that allows you full customization options on the character you create, and all the cards after that only give you limited options. Depends if it matters to the user, of course, but there are often reasons to have alternate accounts.
 
[quote name='Idiotekque']Every MMO/F2P I've come across has you "link" your account from the MMO/F2P company to your Steam account as soon as you set things up (launcher or not). Once this is linked, you cannot change it. I'd love to know which games don't behave this way, because I haven't seen a single one that doesn't thus far.

And as for multiple accounts, there are always reasons. Just off the top of my head, new accounts on Mabinogi give you a deluxe(?) character card that allows you full customization options on the character you create, and all the cards after that only give you limited options. Depends if it matters to the user, of course, but there are often reasons to have alternate accounts.[/QUOTE]

OK, maybe I'm dense, or maybe it's been said in the encyclopedic like post in the last few pages, but why is an MMORG being linked to "one" Steam account a bad thing. Don't flame, I'm genuinely asking.
 
[quote name='walkonshadows']OK, maybe I'm dense, or maybe it's been said in the encyclopedic like post in the last few pages, but why is an MMORG being linked to "one" Steam account a bad thing. Don't flame, I'm genuinely asking.[/QUOTE]
To some people it might not matter, but I've played a variety of MMORPGs over the years and there are usually reasons to have multiple accounts. It's also very common on a lot of F2P games for accounts to be "auto-banned" for nonsense reasons due to updates to the hack protection programs. You can of course contact support, but most of the time support is really terrible with MMOs. If your account is hardcoded? Very annoying.

Basically, the reasons against using Steam for MMOs far outweighs the reasons for using it. At least in my opinion. Especially when you can just add the game to Steam and get the community aspect with none of the other nonsense.

Hope that explains it.
 
[quote name='walkonshadows']OK, maybe I'm dense, or maybe it's been said in the encyclopedic like post in the last few pages, but why is an MMORG being linked to "one" Steam account a bad thing. Don't flame, I'm genuinely asking.[/QUOTE]

I was curious about that when I read it also - the answer I came up with (though I'm definitely not an expert) is that there may be some kind of secondary market for selling accounts with high level characters, similar to WoW. Just a guess on my part though.
 
[quote name='teknikalei']I was curious about that when I read it also - the answer I came up with (though I'm definitely not an expert) is that there may be some kind of secondary market for selling accounts with high level characters, similar to WoW. Just a guess on my part though.[/QUOTE]
Never done that myself, but I guess that may matter to some as well with some games.

All in all, it's just really restrictive and can lead to annoyances while not giving you the options you should have. Or maybe I'm just weird and make different accounts.
 
[quote name='kaydigi']What's on sale tomorrow?[/QUOTE]


Tony said he was at some charity function today so might not be back tonight. I believe he said this upcoming week is when the big/crazy Christmas deals would start.
 
[quote name='Mooby']Tony said he was at some charity function today so might not be back tonight. I believe he said this upcoming week is when the big/crazy Christmas deals would start.[/QUOTE]

He said there would be a major OP update today. Just have to wait a bit I guess.
 
[quote name='Mooby']Tony said he was at some charity function today so might not be back tonight. I believe he said this upcoming week is when the big/crazy Christmas deals would start.[/QUOTE]

I hope so!
STEAM Winter Sale should be starting this Thursday [always starts before Xmas]. So the timing for Amazon's sale should be anytime now.
 
[quote name='Mooby']Tony said he was at some charity function today so might not be back tonight.[/QUOTE]

that's not an excuse! i mean...starving children in africa??? please! i want to know about cheap games!!!

is it even necessary to state i am only joking?
 
[quote name='Motoki']
Then when people try to explain why they prefer their games on Steam they get a come back with 'But you can make a shortcut and do x y and Z and A B C! You still don't need it to activate on Steam!'[/QUOTE]

It strikes me that it would help an awful lot if one could add a non-Steam game to Steam and have Steam keep track of where it is for you. It doesn't have to be full integration, just enough so that when I do a system reinstall and reinstall Steam, I can access my list with links to where my other games are. Otherwise I'm with Motoki here--adding a non-Steam game to Steam just isn't the same thing in terms of the massive usefulness of keeping track of what I have available.

I of course see no good reason for Steam to want to actually provide that functionality.
 
[quote name='gilby']It strikes me that it would help an awful lot if one could add a non-Steam game to Steam and have Steam keep track of where it is for you. It doesn't have to be full integration, just enough so that when I do a system reinstall and reinstall Steam, I can access my list with links to where my other games are. Otherwise I'm with Motoki here--adding a non-Steam game to Steam just isn't the same thing in terms of the massive usefulness of keeping track of what I have available.

I of course see no good reason for Steam to want to actually provide that functionality.[/QUOTE]

We could also say that in general, Windows itself should do a MUCH better job of finding all games and making your Game Library for you when you install one.
When installing Non-Steam games, one should pay attention to where it tells you it'll install (as long as it tells you, of course) or put it where you want!
It the game doesn't create a shortcut for you - you should jump to that folder and create one yourself; and of course toss it onto the Desktop.

When adding a Non-Steam game over Steam - you actually get that big Non-Steam Program List that tells you where all these programs it found and where they are actually located! It tells you the path in the "LOCATION" Area right there!
Once added, if you need to find it - right-click on a Non-Steam game; and click Properties; and you can see where the Non-Steam game's located at.

I try to keep my Non-Steam games in their own "Non-Steam Category" over Steam.
 
The TSW installer said I only needed 15gb to install. A few hours later my pc starts giving me error messages because my C drive is full. Turns out the installer downloaded over 24 gb of data.

If only the installer would have told me this I would not have installed on my 128gb ssd drive. WTH Funcom, all sorts of problems getting this game going for me.

I've got a strong feeling the illuminati do not want me playing this.
 
[quote name='Corpekata']That's not true for a lot of MMOs. A lot of them are just glorified launchers that you don't even have to connect to Steam at all. Fairly certain I've played a handful of Sony F2Ps and all I've used to log into those were my Station IDs. THe only one I can think of that linked directly was Spiral Knights.[/QUOTE]This is by and large correct. Guild Wars and Global Agenda, the two MMO's I've played through Steam both work this way. It seems the games with their own account framework and launcher that at one point were not completely F2P are more likely to just have a U/P login screen.

[quote name='MysterD']We could also say that in general, Windows itself should do a MUCH better job of finding all games and making your Game Library for you when you install one.
When installing Non-Steam games, one should pay attention to where it tells you it'll install (as long as it tells you, of course) or put it where you want!
It the game doesn't create a shortcut for you - you should jump to that folder and create one yourself; and of course toss it onto the Desktop.[/QUOTE]

Games are more of a happy exclusive for Windows than something that they consider a major focus of the OS. That said, the framework is in place to do this in Games Explorer, but it doesn't matter if no one uses it. My Games Explorer currently shows 39 games; Steam alone is showing 301 installed. Don't blame Windows, blame the devs :).

I also put all my Steam games where I want using symlinks, though there is a built-in feature for it, and have no desire to have a desktop covered in icons or a folder/folder hierarchy to find the game I want. Another area where it's great that I have the option to do it my way and you yours.
 
[quote name='Mooby']Show me on the doll where this thread touched you.[/QUOTE]

This is why we need these arguments. Looking for listings of the new deals and finding this and laughing so my family thinks im crazy totally makes it worth wading through the conversation. :)
 
[quote name='MysterD']We could also say that in general, Windows itself should do a MUCH better job of finding all games and making your Game Library for you when you install one.
When installing Non-Steam games, one should pay attention to where it tells you it'll install (as long as it tells you, of course) or put it where you want! [/QUOTE]

OK. But that has nothing to do with my problem of wanting to easily locate all of my games after a system rebuild or when getting a new system. I install Steam and get all of my Steam games, but then I have to run all over grabbing whatever else.

What I was saying is it would be nice if, when adding a non-Steam game to Steam, I can add some persistent information that allows me to keep track of where else out there on the net my games are.
 
[quote name='gilby']OK. But that has nothing to do with my problem of wanting to easily locate all of my games after a system rebuild or when getting a new system. I install Steam and get all of my Steam games, but then I have to run all over grabbing whatever else.

What I was saying is it would be nice if, when adding a non-Steam game to Steam, I can add some persistent information that allows me to keep track of where else out there on the net my games are.[/QUOTE]
Ahhhh, I totally missed your point entirely!
I get what you're saying now.

Something like that would be nice - but I'd doubt Steam would do that, since they probably want you to always get Steam-versions.

EDIT:
I'd guess, you could always start w/ Google and search for updates, mods, etc;
and check any of your accounts w/ other digital stores for full-blown redownloads.
 
[quote name='Mooby']Tony said he was at some charity function today so might not be back tonight. I believe he said this upcoming week is when the big/crazy Christmas deals would start.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='jatan11t']He said there would be a major OP update today. Just have to wait a bit I guess.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='UW_Shocks']I hope so!
STEAM Winter Sale should be starting this Thursday [always starts before Xmas]. So the timing for Amazon's sale should be anytime now.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='bubzers']that's not an excuse! i mean...starving children in africa??? please! i want to know about cheap games!!!

is it even necessary to state i am only joking?
[/QUOTE]

[quote name='G_freemanX']I want to know the deals for tomorrooow! Is there a list on another forum maybe?[/QUOTE]

Hey guys,

No updates on any forums yet. I just got back from my function. I'm going to take a nap, wake up, and start updating.

[quote name='TheHeretic']Tony,

Any chance the PSN $20 is getting more stock soon? It's currently out of stock:

PSN $20 Online Code[/QUOTE]

Checking.

Cheers,
Tony
 
[quote name='MysterD']@TONY
Does that THQ Bundle w/ Space Marine in it for $7.49 start tomorrow?[/QUOTE]

Yes.

[quote name='walkonshadows']Whaaattt!?! You sleep?!?! Since when?[/QUOTE]

Only once per month...I must power down.

Cheers,
Tony
 
[quote name='trogoldito']The TSW installer said I only needed 15gb to install. A few hours later my pc starts giving me error messages because my C drive is full. Turns out the installer downloaded over 24 gb of data.

If only the installer would have told me this I would not have installed on my 128gb ssd drive. WTH Funcom, all sorts of problems getting this game going for me.

I've got a strong feeling the illuminati do not want me playing this.[/QUOTE]
This is true for pretty much every MMO. You'll see what size the base game is going to be, then there are the updates on top of that (which can be massive).

Sucks, but that's how it is.
 
CheapLikeAFox - Quick test (15 mins when I got home tonight). TSW seemed to run ok on my laptop. Not GREAT, but playable on low settings using TSW's DX9 graphics engine. DX11 was a bit choppy on it.
I was kind of in the middle of nowhere when I last logged out, so we are going to try it out again tomorrow for a bit around some other players and see if the laptop can handle it.
Will try tweaking the settings here and there and then she's going to make a character on my account and play through for a while to see if it's something she wants to deal with or if it is not gonna work for her.
The laptop is a HP Pavilion dv7t-1200 with Core2Duo 2.13ghz processor, Geforce 9600 GT video card and 4 gigs of ram that I bought in early 2009, so I have no idea what you're running or how it compares.
 
This is from quite a few pages back and I can't seem to find the answer via search. Does anyone remember if Two World Epic Edition from Amazon activate on Steam? I thought it did but I tried to activate my key today (from the November sale) and Steam tells me it's an invalid key.
 
Pretty sure it doesn't. It's an older game and never really had a Steamworks edition (outside of the one actually sold on Steam).
 
[quote name='mombbsmj']This is from quite a few pages back and I can't seem to find the answer via search. Does anyone remember if Two World Epic Edition from Amazon activate on Steam? I thought it did but I tried to activate my key today (from the November sale) and Steam tells me it's an invalid key.[/QUOTE]
Nope. Doesn't. I bought it.
 
Anyone know how to use the TSW forums? I tried logging in with my Funcom info but it doesn't do anything, and when I push "register" I just get a "the administrator has disabled registering".

Eh?


Scratch that, there's a "Set up my forum account" link on the TSW account age. Ironically "Idiotekque" is blocked as a usable name though... lol.
 
[quote name='G_freemanX']My credit card is waiting!![/QUOTE]

[quote name='Mooby']My Amazon Credit is waiting![/QUOTE]

"Both" are waiting here :lol:

I really hope for some surprises because I have many games already and it is becoming harder and harder to come across a good deal for something I don't have
 
[quote name='Idiotekque']Suntoast said something about the DLC dresses being in the files of Madness Returns anyways, you just have to edit something to get them.[/QUOTE]


I'm guessing these are the instructions here he's referring to.

Looks like you can't purchase this DLC outside of the complete pack, other than changing the .ini file, according to the wikia page it was never available on PC sold separately.
 
[quote name='Kschreck']Does Lego Pirates of the Carribean activate on Steam?[/QUOTE]

No it doesn't - I bought it in the Disney Family pack last time it was on sale.
 
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