Figured I'd just make a thread where people can announce any of the topic stuff.
To start this off:
Betas
TERA Online (http://tera.enmasse.com/?lang=en): (Open Beta, Max Level 32, April 20-23) Make an account (http://account.enmasse.com/), click on enter code, type:TERABETA, install and play.
Diablo III (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4963739/Diablo%C2%AE_III_Open_Beta_Weekend-4_19_2012): (Stress Test/Open Beta, Max Level 13, April 20-23) Need to set up a Battle.net (http://us.battle.net/en/) account first, but if you already have one, just install and play.
Bundles
Most people know of these two, and are probably signed up for email warnings of new bundles, but since they're currently running bundles...
Indie Royale (http://www.indieroyale.com/): Frequently has new bundles (every 2 weeks roughly) consisting of 5-6 games.
Humble Bundle (http://www.humblebundle.com/): Less frequent and game quantity/quality can vary wildly. Chunk of the money goes to charity too.
On a non-gaming side of thing:
Tee-Fury (http://www.teefury.com/): $10 shirt deal, only one shirt offered for a day, then gone and replaced by a new shirt. Shirts are usually pretty geeky references. Some of the older shirts are still available through the artists, so it can be worth checking out the gallery of old shirts. Actually, worth it even if you don't want to buy them, some of the shirts are pretty amusing and/or awesome.
shirt.woot.com (http://shirt.woot.com) does the same shirt-a-day thing. just not always as geeky. (Yesterday's was "Marauder Shields", though; a ME3 ending meme.)
Free Games
Midnight Club II (http://steamcommunity.com/games/rockstargames/announcements/detail/1045078427175199696): (Racing Game, by Rockstar Games) You get steam code for it on May 29th if you join their official steam group by May 15th.
huh...a little late. :( Oh well.
Bundles in first post updated. Humble bundle 5 has nice games too.
I bought the latest bundle but got an extra copy of bastion.
First person who is interested in a Bastion Steam key and replies here can have it.
I'd like the Bastion key if you don't want it, it's the only game from this bundle I want and I don't really want to pay whatever the average is for the one game I want.
Unless you feel it's worth the $15 on Steam?
It probably is worth that much on steam. But okay!
Thanks very much!
The latest humble bundle updated again. Okay, hear me out.
I know they added Braid, but don't let that dissuade you! Just because you have that game, you don't have to play it, and Psychonauts is still worth it! It also has Super Meat Boy (meh, got it in the last Christmas bundle), and something called Lone Survivor. Not sure what that's about.
What's wrong with Braid, out of curiosity? Also, Lone Survivor is another indie horror game I believe.
Braid is pretentious as all hell, and the story is very much a non-reward, should you get the entire thing.
"Surprise! You're a terrible person!"
I liked it, it was clever. Tim always looked like a suspicious dude, anyway. Who wears a tie when exploring wonderlands?
Grahf:
Also, the author is a pretentious blowhard who belittles other creative professionals, so some of us are against supporting him in any way. He threw a huge fit about not winning best written indie game according to the writer's guild the year braid came out, despite not being willing to even fill out the application form. But no, he's awesome, and the people who did win totally didn't deserve being recognized for their quality work and creative guilds are stupid baby heads. :P
Hmmm, sounds sort of like the same thing that happened with Fez's designer. Not exactly the same mind you, but people don't seem to regard him too highly either.
Got an extra FTL beta key (Steam) for whoever wants it. Windows only for now, ftlgame.com (http://ftlgame.com).
I'd love to give it a crack! Steam ID is carthrat.
Sent a PM, have fun!
http://www.explodingrabbit.com/games/super-mario-bros-crossover
This got linked awhile back, but it's been improved further. Worth checking out.
Good Old Games is having a summer promo where you vote for games, the winner gets 60% off the next day and the other 40%. Myst VS The 7th Guest today.
http://www.gog.com/en/page/2012_summer_promo?utm_source=frontpage&utm_medium=big_spot&utm_content=summer_promo&utm_campaign=botg_d0_p1
Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams and Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire are both available for free there today too.
I have 3 keys for this weekend's The Secret World beta. Does anyone want them?
25% off everything at http://www.greenmangaming.com/
Could be wrong but sounds like 25% stacks with any existing discount already up too.
The annual Steam summer sale is on. Notable stuff for today is a temporary sale on Saints Row III at a 75% discount for the next four hours. Lots of bundles and games on for pennies on the dollar. I'm sure that anyone interested knows the deal(s) by now, but just in case.
Saint's Row 3 was fun :)
It's times like this I appreciate being broke until Friday, that the Steam Summer Sale can't rape my wallet.
New humble indie bundle is up.
Also, new site for people that might be interested in game deals:
http://isthereanydeal.com/
Tracks games currently on sale over various online shops, the discount rate, and at the top it lists bundles and special stuffs so you can find out about new deals.
Just a heads up for anyone under a rock but Black Mesa is finally live on Steam.
Early access for the alpha of Hawken. Not sure how long this will last, the code is from ign.
Link: http://www.ign.com/blogs/jinxcellent/2012/09/28/freebie-hawken-alpha-2-access/
Just click on the article and follow the instructions.
Free halloween special: Plants vs Zombies. (valid to November 10)
Go to https://shop.popcap.com/zombiemouth/redeem and enter info with code "PEAH8R" (without quote marks)
Free BioShock (first game) at GameFly. They're celebrating their launch or something.
http://www.gamefly.com/Download-BioShock/150930/
Note that you have to give credit card info as part of their anti-abuse policy for multiple downloads and such. You don't get charged anything, but may still be a hassle to people. Also, you'd have to download their client, which is another client to keep track of.
Jon linked this in chat, and it looks like an interesting offer:
http://www.gog.com/pick_5_pay_10
Do *you* like Kung Fu?!
Do *you* want to save damsels?
Do *you* want a Wushu MMO that keeps your character logged in and subject to side jobs and kidnapping?!
Beta key with $10 pre-order:
http://www.ageofwushu.com
My bro pre-ordered it. After I check it out, I'll give more info.
Quote from: Iron Dragoon on November 21, 2012, 05:23:07 PM keeps your character logged in and subject to side jobs and kidnapping?!
$%@^ no!
Who the hell wants a, "You weren't playing your character 24/7, and are thusly penalized for the time you spent outside of our gameworld!" mechanic?
It's not a penalty function. You character basically becomes an NPC. Your 'jobs' give you money, items, and/or experience for doing those jobs. The kidnapping is a PVP/story function. 'Evil' PCs can get missions to kidnap people and then sell them. When you log back in, you get a short story instance where you fight your way out.
You don't actually lose anything or get penalized in any way. It's supposed to be a story/character life continuation sort of thing.
Quote from: Brian on November 21, 2012, 05:39:39 PM
Quote from: Iron Dragoon on November 21, 2012, 05:23:07 PM keeps your character logged in and subject to side jobs and kidnapping?!
$%@^ no!
Who the hell wants a, "You weren't playing your character 24/7, and are thusly penalized for the time you spent outside of our gameworld!" mechanic?
Planetside 2 is out now. It's free-to-play with a micro-transaction model to support it. The theory of the game is a work of art:
Squad-based combat in a futuristic setting where your army/faction battles for supremacy against other armies to control nodes and resources. The game gives you vehicles, a variety of weapons.... In short, it sounds like it would be a lot of fun!
Unfortunately, the people in charge of the game weren't actually cool with the idea of people having fun. So what they did, is they let people who had played from beta keep the unlocks they had earned, jacked the prices way up, and then set up a pricing scheme where you're enticed to pay cash -- for a monthly account (even though the game is free to play) to get an EXP bonus. That makes a nice disparity between those who have all the nice little unlocked perks for their various classes already, establishing the beta community as the upper echelon before the game even starts.
You'd think that's bad, but then, they also decided that the game should have friendly fire enabled at all times. Evidently there's a precedent, as the first game also had friendly fire, and the community learned to embrace it (read: all the non-hardcores found better games to play). The friendly fire thing is really, really terrible, and at present (and the only chance I'm willing to give this game) makes it totally unplayable.
Everyone looks pretty much the same, but there are tiny, subtle indicators that let you be _sure_ you're looking at a player of the wrong faction. You might even be able to spot one or two in the amount of time it takes the other player to shoot you! But probably not. Another thing the game isn't big on is 'survivability'. At least from launch, without any beta hand-ups or dropping cash on it, you can be killed from full health to dead in under two seconds by enemy fire. (Faster if they hit you with tanks/bombs, but we're just talking about handheld weapons, here.)
If someone can die from incoming small arms fire faster than you can switch weapons, then your game isn't actually 'tactical' at all -- it's purely 'weight of numbers'. There's no skill involved in those matchups. While you can jump and act as skilled as you want, 99 times out of 100 your side wins because there are more of you. There's a good chance you won't see or be anywhere near the action when the game tells you 'good job; your side won something!'
I first played the game, and got really upset with it -- because I spent too much time looking at the 'you will respawn in 10+ seconds' screen. In fact, I would bet solid money I spent more time looking at that screen than actually playing the game. More than 50% of my deaths were to friendly fire (it tells you), or were just my level one self being murdered by random passers-by. Oh, a level 15 guy killed me. And a level 9. And a level 12 -- on my own side.
After trying to get some form of enjoyment out of the game, frustrated that it wasn't my speed, and they chose to destroy a cool concept with some terrible, terrible ideas (ie., damage that high + respawn timer = bad decision. Friendly fire = bad decision. Give 'grandfathered' players a marked advantage over anyone joining now = bad decision.), I quit it.
And then was browbeaten and had my opinions 'corrected' and ultimately was coerced into playing it again.
"It's about the team experience! You have to play with friends!"
So I did that for a few hours.
And with friends....
It's the exact same @#$%ing experience, only with occasional very, very long stretches of standing around with absolutely nothing to do because no one is in sight and we're defen-- *two shots from an assault rifle later, back to respawn and by the way we lost that base*. My impression is that you will basically go through around 4 hours of just crappy experience -- running around looking for action, dying, being one-shot by snipers ($%#@ you, whoever thought, 'Let's design a class that is only powerful when it has the element of surprise; let's also give them mechanics and tools to ensure they always have it' was going to be great in games. I'm looking at _you_ rogues, snipers, and any other class that exists only to gank), or otherwise just wasting your time ... for around 10 minutes of getting lucky and managing to destroy a bunch of people who are doing their 4 hours of being a mook, waiting for their own 10 minutes of glory.
Really ... in that light, I'm pretty sure I did nothing the entire time I played except be a mook for someone else's story. This game is EVE as an FPS. Are you willing to spend 4 hours of staring at respawn timers and being gunned down because you weren't lucky, or your spawn point was flooded with enemy soldiers before you finished loading, just for 10 minutes of not dying? If so, this game may be for you.
It's a frustrating, unrewarding, just _bad_ experience, and thanks to being forced to spend extra time with it, I really, really hate it. Which is a pity, because I like the idea. But I don't think _anyone_ likes having nothing to do but _lose_ ... and that's the only option the game actually presented me with.
But hey. At least we know for certain.
Wow, that sounds pretty awful. I can somewhat understand why the devs might think that letting the betas keep their goodies would be a good idea in some cases, but this really doesn't seem like one of them. Even if that weren't the case though, what you've described just sounds like an unbalanced, poor playing mess.
Anyways, to sort of keep this on topic, there's a new Humble Bundle out. This one is from THQ. It consists of Darksiders, Red Faction: Armageddon, Metro 2033, Company of Heroes and its expansions, and paying above the curve gets you Saints Row the Third.
I had a really bad experience with it. Others might not. In my view, vs. games are inherently zero-sum because winning is fun and losing is not; someone has to have a bad day. But that's just me.
Back on topic ... anyone want a Saints Row the Third steam key?
So, I also tried Planetside 2, so I'll give my thoughts on that. I've played other FPS games (CS [1.6,S,GO], L4D[2], TF2) and other games with capture objectives (GW2, UT2K4), so I have some experiences to compare it to.
The biggest obstacle to getting into the game is figuring out the interface and the controls. I died numerous times within the first 10 minutes of being in the game. Sadly, a number of those were being telefrag'd by spawned vehicles. As for the combat itself, it felt a big CoD/CS-like, where you're actually fairly fragile. Once I figured out the general movement and gun characteristics, I was able to go out and get shot from a helicopter in the sky and die. Then I found someone and shot them, but they were a teammate. Then I killed an enemy!
I hooked up with a friend, and that was its own set of challenges. The map and warping system is not overly clear and I struggled to figure out where the squad was. I eventually got that. After that, things really improved. I was able to more easily determine when someone was an ally or not (minimal vs zero indicators), I got some kills, and I was able to go around and actually participate in point capture.
Friendly fire wasn't an issue when I was playing, so I didn't really get shot in the back by allies; I probably shot more than got shot :( Engagement-to-death window was pretty small, but about the same as a lot of other games. Respawn timers were a momentum killer, but it also helped you to figure out where you are and where you're going next.
So, to get the best beginner experience out of it, you'll probably want to find the zerg as soon as possible and join that. Others provide vehicles and directions so you always know where to go, and with other allies around, there are more targets for the enemy, so you can stand a chance. Also, it allows you more room for mistakes. You and an ally shooting a single guy, you'll probably win, even if you're almost dead by the end.
Assuming that you have Steam and are a Windows user, there's an offer floating around that may be of some interest.
THQ is giving away free Metro 2033 keys to anyone who likes the Facebook page. It's probably to drum up interest in the sequel, and for THQ itself. If you're interested in picking up the game you can go to http://www.freemetrogame.com/ (http://www.freemetrogame.com/) to get a copy. They have said something about limited numbers, but how limited is unknown. Also, offer only valid until the 16th, or until codes run out, whichever comes first.
I seem to have a gift copy of Civ V on Steam, if anyone is interested in it. Hit me up via PM or over in #sr chat.
Edit: Claimed already!
Not sure how much interest there is, but Origin (http://store.origin.com/store/ea/home/) is having a sale on a bunch of games.
Mentioning this one since I recall that Dracos was looking to pick up Kingdom of Amalur cheap at some point, and they have it for $10. Mass Effect 3 is not part of the sale, though.
I...do still want it. Huh, thanks.
Oh, right, Path of Exile just started their open beta... yesterday? Two days ago?
I've played maybe 5 hours of it (which is about as long as a number of modern $60 games) and I really enjoyed it.
As for what Path of Exile is? It's basically Diablo 2, with the Sphere Grid from Final Fantasy X, and Materia Junctioning from Final Fantasy 7.
Oh, and no gold and no auction house. Give it a try! The devs are very active and friendly, and seem very committed to improving their game.
http://www.pathofexile.com/
I'm downloading Path of Exile now. People seem to be enjoying it, so I figure I might as well give it a shot. If enough people hop in then I guess there's clan potential.
Right.
We had a thread or shite.
http://penny-arcade.com/static/rainslick-giveaway
http://download.reprisaluniverse.com/
Free game (for the next 8 or so hours anyway) called Reprisal. It's an isometric pixel style RTS, the chiptune music seems nice. Didn't seem anything super special, but it's a free game if someone likes it. =)
GOG is having a summer sale this weekend today.
It does have some nice deals like the D&D pack (http://www.gog.com/promo/definitive_dungeons_and_dragons), and others.
TERA (The Exiled Realm of Arborea) Online, a korean 'freemium' MMO, is having a test/promotion (http://tera-forums.enmasse.com/forums/general-discussion/topics/Level-Up-Test-Event-Limited-Chance-for-a-Free-Level-58-Character-94757) where they will instantly level up one character created this weekend to level 58 (max level is 60) on monday.
So if someone's interested in trying an MMO's end game without a lot of the level grinding, there you go.
Shantae 2 is currently free on ios as a kickstarter promotion.
http://www.thedarkmod.com/posts/free-standalone-tdm-2-0-now-available/
Edit: Though, it seems to be down, right now.... Basically, a free-to-play Thief clone for those that feel 3 and the upcoming 4 aren't true to the game's roots.
Onigiri gifted me the WB Humble Bundle, but I had some of the games already. This time, each game has a separate Steam code instead of all being in one bundle. What does that mean? Extra games! If you don't want the bundle, but do want one of these games, let me know what you want! Here are the games that are up:
Batman™: Arkham Asylum GOTY
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Batman™: Arkham City GOTY
I'll take 'em all.
Good way to replace the batman games I no longer possess.
SOLD! To the Draconid in the aura of absolute evil.
For you, and you alone, I demand an in-person meeting to exchange codes.
No, wait. That'd be crazily inconvenient.
A digital courier will be arranged.
In the same vein as Brian, I have a steam copy of Awesomenauts I can hand off. And 11 steam trading card things.
Carcassone for Android (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081SRJSY/ref=mas_fad_tp) is free today from Amazon. Normally $5.
FYI: It's a board game, involving tile placement, area control, and meeples (little wooden men figures). Except, y'know, as an Android app.
Quote from: Brian on December 10, 2013, 08:51:56 PM
Steam is doing some chain-letter like gimmick, I think? We should be able to trade links in this thread, so here's mine:
It's for a free $20 steam gift card!
Goodness it's been a long time since I've been on here....
Edit: Nevermind. Apparently steamgifts.org is an annoying survey site/possible scam thing. Steamgifts.com is the legitimate steam site. Someone sent me the link and I sent it to Brian without checking it out. Sorry bout that.
Yeah, that seemed weird :\
http://www.gog.com/promo/fallout_series_giveaway_winter_promo_2013 Fallout pre-3 for free. If somehow you don't own it.
I have a copy of Payday 2 I am willing to gift to someone. Hit me up in IRC or PM me.
According to Nintendo, the way to download The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition is fairly simple: "Just go to Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo 3DS or 2DS from Thursday, Jan 30, at 9am (PST) until Sunday, Feb 2, at 11:59pm (PST) to download the game for free!"
--
Warning: You might have to fight through 15 minutes of new system crap that they've tossed in during the last month since I bought shit from them :P
So, I have an extra beta key for Elder Scrolls Online for this weekend, starts Friday. If anyone wants it let me know and I'll send you the key.
I have an extra one as well if more than one person is interested.
Not sure how much interest there would be in this, but apparently groupon sometimes has deals for card/board games. Who knew?
Game in question is the DC Deck Building (http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-dc-comics-deck-building-game-3) game, which is a pretty fun deckbuilder for people that might like games like Dominion. Or just DC superheroes/villains in general.
GOG has a sale (http://www.gog.com/gamerumble) where you vote for preselected selected groups of games to get discounts: winner gets 75% off, losers are 60% off.
It's on day 2 atm.
So April of GOG?
The current humble bundle deal is themed flying and one of the games is Guns of Icarus. I figured I'd toss a link to them, as it's a multiplayer game that we could all possibly play on an SR game night one week.
https://www.humblebundle.com/
It ends in 6 hours (11am PST/2pm EST), so there's not exactly a lot of warning in this post, though hopefully people that wanted to chip into this bundle were already aware of it since it's been on for a while and humble bundle's been mentioned plenty of times before in the past in this thread.
Quote from: Merc on May 22, 2014, 08:47:04 AM
The current humble bundle deal is themed flying and one of the games is Guns of Icarus. I figured I'd toss a link to them, as it's a multiplayer game that we could all possibly play on an SR game night one week.
https://www.humblebundle.com/
It ends in 6 hours (11am PST/2pm EST), so there's not exactly a lot of warning in this post, though hopefully people that wanted to chip into this bundle were already aware of it since it's been on for a while and humble bundle's been mentioned plenty of times before in the past in this thread.
I snagged it.
Snagged. Sounded Co-opish. I'm down for team vs team.
Quote from: Dracos on May 22, 2014, 02:25:26 PM
Snagged. Sounded Co-opish. I'm down for team vs team.
https://gunsoficarus.com/novice-deck/
GOG is running a "flash deals" event where they deeply discount games for a few hours. Some well-regarded classics are part of the lineup (As of this post, Master of Orion 1+2 and Total Annilation are on sale for $1.50 for <3 hrs).
I'm not the sort of person who is going to camp a webpage to save a few bucks, but if any of you are, perhaps this is your event.
nothing to see here
The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection can be picked up free from Origin up through July 31st:
http://help.ea.com/en/article/how-to-get-the-sims-2-ultimate-collection/
Browser emulation of vintage arcade games:
https://archive.org/details/internetarcade
Not games per se, but here are some coupons for the Half-Price Books store this week: Link (http://pages.hpbdirect.com/page.aspx?qs=1550dccf35ce5f74f16c67a3eaf4f153d89a51f4d38884bb676fdc8c27d49a5103bbd2ee0eb295405d6b0c5f41baa5a35fb24ea6fee6008b3c9f0732893baaba96b628b0b79c9586797ec3c61a1fd71e)
Coupons are:
40% Off (Today, Nov 11)
20% Off (Nov 12-13)
30% Off (Nov 14-15)
50% Off (Sunday, Nov 16)
They have some video games, DVDs, roleplaying games and even board games (I picked up Pandemic for $20 today).
GOG has mount & blade for free for limited time, The Witcher 2 if you log in every day and click a banner for 7 days running, and various package deals every 40 minutes.
So I have 2 extra keys for Insurgency on steam to give away. Does anyone want a copy?
Steam link for info: http://store.steampowered.com/app/222880/
Quote from: R19Mer on December 11, 2014, 08:46:13 AM
Other than Dragon Age: Awakening and Assassins Creed 2, are there any good games going to be released soon?
Um, in what genre? Far Cry 4 is out. The new Final Fantasy is out. New Civilization. CoD Advanced Warfare is getting good reviews. The Borderlands Pre-sequel. Those are ones that are out now.
Coming up, there's Batman: Arkham Knight, GTA V, Pillars of Eternity, The Witcher 3, and Crusader Kings 2, all in 2015.
On a different note, if you've never played it, I highly suggest picking up Spec Ops: The Line on sale somewhere.
Spammer sadly.
The list is still valid!
Not video game related, but for anyone that is into deckbuilding games Dominion (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion) is currently on rollback/sale at Walmart for $14.19.
For comparison: The MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) is $44.99. Amazon sells at $34.99, CoolstuffInc at $29.99, and Board Game Warehouse at $28.82.
It's not the best deckbuilder (IMO), but at that price it's really not a bad game to pick up. And if you enjoy it, there's like 10+ expansions which you can invest in to make it more replayable (although none of those are on sale).
Anyway: The walmart link is http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rio-Grande-Games-Dominion-Board-Games/20576526
Looks both back up to normal prices, and out of stock. So sounds like the window has closed.
Yeah, at that price not particularly surprised it ran out of stock.
So speaking of card games, the latest Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/) is for a bunch of online-based card games.
Can't really say much for this bundle though...I've not had experience with most of those games, I've only ever played Star Realms as a physical game, and I found Dominion and Magic:Planeswalkers to be dull (but I played older versions, so they may have improved since?).
I've got two extra keys for Pillars of Eternity if anyone who wants it hasn't already got it. PM me if interested. (Please specify GOG or Steam.)
oh! I'll take one! Awesome Cid.
Sure.
Both are spoken for now, enjoy.
For anybody interested in board games that has a nearby Barnes & Noble (or various), they're having a 50% off clearance sale which can often include those.
Your mileage may vary, but I found two tables full of various different board games when I went by today.
During other B&N sales though, I've been lucky if I've found three different games on sales.
For more interest in board games:
https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly <-- Humble Bundle Weekly has a couple of digital board games and is ongoing for another four days.
International Tabletop Day (random thing that Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day came up with that retailers are using to sell games) is today, so there are a lot of sales at:
CoolStuff Inc (http://www.coolstuffinc.com/page/1175)
CardHaus (http://www.cardhaus.com/)
Amazon Deals of the Day (http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=lp_11161423011_gbsl_tit_l-1_8122_48afe0c1?rh=i%3Atoys-and-games%2Cn%3A11161423011&ie=UTF8&node=11161423011&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER)
Board Game Warehouse (http://boardgamewarehouse.com/deals-and-specials/deal-of-the-day.html)
Amazon has free shipping at $35+ (or Prime), CSI & BGW have free shipping at $100+, and CardHaus has free shipping at $125+.
Interesting.
I don't know if anybody in SR is interested, but I have some keys to the Heroes of the Storm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_the_Storm) closed beta (four of them).
If you're interested, send me a PM on the board or IRC (IRC preferably).
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/trains-board-game-bundle?mode=guest_open
Above is a deal for the board game Trains and its expansion Rising Sun for $39.99, with shipping in the US at $11.06 (so a total of $51.05).
That's about 37.5% off OLGS prices, and 57.5% off FLGS/retail price.
I'm debating on this one myself, as I'm not sure how often it'd see play, but the base game is fun, and I've heard good things about the expansion. It's a deckbuilder game, very Dominion-like, that also incorporates a board game with elements of railroad building games like Ticket to Ride, by creating train routes and expanding them on the board to connect cities.
Still, it's a really good price, and if someone enjoys Dominion but doesn't own it, it's probably a cheaper investment than getting Dominion and it's ten or so expansions.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indivisible-an-rpg-by-lab-zero-and-505-games#/
Lab Zero (Skullgirls' studio) is crowdfunding an RPG/metroidvania style game and has a 30-40 min demo to play around with and see if it's something anybody here might want to help fund.
I found it a little repetitive combat-wise (though it is just a demo right now so hard to tell if that's going to be the norm or just a preview limitation), and its definitely pretty to look at.
Worth checking out the demo if you have a free hour, at the least.
Huh, it has a Valkyrie Profile styled battle system? That's rare.
Tabletop Simulator Giveaway (http://steamcommunity.com/games/TabletopSimulator/announcements/detail/48772973975858393)
Above has a link where you can register for a chance at winning 10 copies of TTS, even if you already have it. They ask for your email, first name and steam profile url (you can find it with http://steamidfinder.com/).
Thought it'd be neat to get for SR board game nights if anybody here gets lucky (and has the interest to sign up). I'm somewhat debating whether to pick it up while it's on sale this week, but the fact that nobody in my steam friends list even has it...
Mmm
I'd be in. I have the same wonder, but if someone wanted to pitch a game night with it, I could buy.
Hah, been so distracted I entirely missed both the sale and the contest. Might buy anyway.
For anyone with a board game collection (or just a lot of card games), Mayday is having a giveaway offering to sleeve an entire game collection or up to $500 of sleeves:
http://gvwy.io/s9ak97t
There was a GOG sale a month or two ago, with free games if you hit some arbitrary goal. I hit the goals. However, I'm realistically unlikely to get around to playing them, and hadn't even noticed that I had unlocked them - I was just interested in buying a couple of games I'd been long interested in, and which were part of the sale.
The codes expire on Dec 15th by midnight GMT (which is 7pm EST), so if anyone is interested and has a GOG account, feel free to take them (and preferably post here that you've done so)
The GOG.com redeem page is http://www.gog.com/redeem
System Shock 2: NALSF8E904245D354X
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena HPMA49048748CCA2GC
Banished: RQ3VD26EED7B8C54JL
Awesome! I grabbed Banished (Haven't played any city-building/economics game in a while).
You rock, Miao.
I'm interested in the Assault on Dark Athena code, but it looks like you posted the System Shock 2 code twice.
Quote from: Empyrean on December 15, 2015, 06:08:49 AM
I'm interested in the Assault on Dark Athena code, but it looks like you posted the System Shock 2 code twice.
Whoops. I've edited the post with the correct code.
Hey all, I've got free keys to a couple games. Hit me up on IRC or throw me a PM. Be aware I don't really check PMs on the boards often.
Bridge Constructor: http://store.steampowered.com/app/250460/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/250460/)
Vertical Drop Heroes: http://store.steampowered.com/app/311480/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/311480/)
Return NULL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/357370/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/357370/)
Zack Zero: http://store.steampowered.com/app/234290/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/234290/)
Got some free game (got it for free too!) for yall.
All activates in steam.
Omikron: The Nomad Soul = http://store.steampowered.com/app/243000/
Soulbringer = http://store.steampowered.com/app/283310/
Street Racing Syndicate = http://store.steampowered.com/app/292410/
Bionic Dues = http://store.steampowered.com/app/238910/
Absconding Zatwor = http://store.steampowered.com/app/385200/
Dead Bits = http://store.steampowered.com/app/303390/
Endorlight = http://store.steampowered.com/app/428430/
Binary Domain + Condemned: Criminal Origins + Streets of Rage 2 = http://store.steampowered.com/app/203750/?snr=1_7_15__13 - http://store.steampowered.com/app/4720/ - http://store.steampowered.com/app/71165/
Gunstar Heroes, Renegade Ops & Viking: Battle for Asgard = http://store.steampowered.com/app/71117/ - http://store.steampowered.com/app/99300/ - http://store.steampowered.com/app/211160/
Holodrive = http://store.steampowered.com/app/370770
Bloo Kid 2 = http://store.steampowered.com/app/379640/
Darksiders = http://store.steampowered.com/app/50620/
PM or chat me up on IRC.
Still got them as of 2016-10-28
GOG has some summer sale going. As part of that, if you download their client, you can get System Shock 2 for free.
I have no interest in throwing however many clients from various services on my computer, but in case someone wants the game, now you know the relevant info.
I have a few steam game extras that I'd like to find a home for.
Offworld Trading Company
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
Don't Starve Together
Any takers?
Quote from: Yuthirin on June 26, 2016, 01:49:55 PM
I have a few steam game extras that I'd like to find a home for.
Offworld Trading Company
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
Don't Starve Together
Any takers?
I'm up for Don't Starve Together. Heard a lot of good thing about it. PM via forum or IRC.
Thanks!
Quote from: Yuthirin on June 26, 2016, 01:49:55 PM
I have a few steam game extras that I'd like to find a home for.
Offworld Trading Company
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
Don't Starve Together
Any takers?
Offworld Trading Company looks pretty cool, if you've still got it.
PM me your Steam info, guys.
Have some River City Underground keys, if folks be interested.
yo
Got keys for the following games. Let me know who wants what.
Onikira Demon Killer
Chronicles of a Dark Lord
Bird of Light
Herolike
Hoven the Sage's Spinel
A.I.M. Racing
Kraven Manor
LADRA
Air Guardians
Switch Galaxy Ultra
Super Bomb Rush
Satellite Command
World Tree Adventures
Sun and Moon
Urizen Shadows of the Cold
North
After the End: The Harvest
Soulcraft
Hexoscope
Air Conflicts Vietnam
I'd like Kraven Manor.
Oh and for anyone who's interested, here's the link to a free steam game that's rated pretty highly.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/582500/We_Were_Here/
For the next day or so, get yourselves some free Wang!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/233130/Shadow_Warrior/
Lo Wang, that is.
Wait, what did you think I meant? :P
Edit: Changed info and location of deal. Now it's available for free from steam! At least till August 23rd.
Got keys for these. Hit me up for 'em.
Blackwake
Portal Knights
Shadowrun Returns
Acceleration of Suguri 2
Bear with Me
Cook, Serve, Delicious 2
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Styx: Shades of Darkness
Yooka-Laylee
Crazy Machines 3
Dead Rising 4
Jalopy
Kerbal Space Program
Moon Hunters
NBA Playgrounds
Ruiner
Running with Rifles
AER Memories of Old
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
God Eater 2: Rage Burst
Lara Croft GO
Laser League
Outlast 2
Aviary Attorney
Last Day of June
Lost Castle
Overgrowth
Splasher
Black the Fall
Life is Strange Complete Season
The Norwood Suite
Snake Pass
Tacoma
Maize
Shoppe Keep
Tiny Echo
Hey Iddy, I sent you a PM on here a couple days ago. Did you get it or did something go wrong?
I received no PM sir.
Quote from: Iron Dragoon on July 06, 2018, 11:24:54 PM
I received no PM sir.
Okay, I tried again. I'm not sure what I did wrong last time.
I've previously written about Star Ruler 2 here: http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,2263.msg1108755.html#msg1108755
The game is now open source under the MIT license, and therefore free if you have Visual Studio. The source is here: https://github.com/BlindMindStudios/StarRuler2-Source
A link to compilation instructions for people who have never used Visual Studio is here: https://www.giantbomb.com/star-ruler-2/3030-49167/forums/how-to-compile-star-ruler-2-on-windows-10-1840621/
A fairly good video of gameplay, with brief explanations of what is happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz9hdModOW8 It uses a "challenging" race that is robotic and doesn't need food, so has a somewhat different playstyle than a more standard race.
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/warhammer-40000-space-marine
Free Warhammer 40K Space Marine by subscribing to the humble bundle newsletter (and if you're already subscribed, hey, not much more effort to it). Available until Saturday. Note that you'll also have to redeem the code given by Sept 15th.
Also of potential interest to people, there's a Digital Tabletop Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/games/digital-tabletop-bundle?hmb_source=navbar&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=tile_index_2)
https://www.destructoid.com/stay-home-and-play-journey-and-uncharted-the-nathan-drake-collection-for-free-587038.phtml
Journey & Nathan Drake Collection free for PS4 owners.
Thanks Merc.