"Steams early holiday five day long sale"

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://store.steampowered.com/early-holiday

Worth keeping an eye on if you use it.

 

[Cosmic]

Is Ghostbusters any good?

 

[Tron Bonne]

Yeah, it's pretty good, especially if you're a fan of the movies. $9.99 is a freaking steal, too

 

[Megazell]

Good post.

 

[Cosmic]

Ok thanks, downloading now.

 

[Cosmic]

Or at least, I should be downloading, but apparently, I'm not connected to the Internet.

Steam.exe (main exception): To run Steam, you must first connect to the Internet"

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=969269



Trackmania looks fun.

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[Vengeance]

Awesome sail, the THQ pack was makes you realize how good Steam is, only way forward & stops Piracy for the most part (online anyway, people get past singleplayer) I mean who else does a deal like Team Fortress for £2.49 during Halloween over a period of a few hours 3x in a week

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Mirrors Edge for £3.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Man, I'm glad I stumbled onto this thread. I haven't checked Steam in a while. I picked up The Secret of Monkey Island, Mirror's Edge, and The Chronicles of Riddick games for under $20.

 

[Cosmic]

Thanks, Kez. Norton was blocking Steam from connecting to the net. I went ahead and bought Empire: Total War along with Ghostbusters. Unfortunately, I'll be at work all day & night tomorrow! I think I'm going to be a total recluse this weekend...

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Theres another one.

http://store.steampowered.com/

75% off GTA4, not too shabby. Quad core only though, don't even think about purchasing if you own a duel core.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Jesus, those are some ridiculous prices. Looks like I'm finally gonna get Braid and possible GTA4 (even though I've already played it on my 360).

 

[B]

Wow thanks for tip, Champions Online is only £9. I've been itching to try it since I didn't mind City Of Heroes/Villians when they where first released.. the steep price of £24.99 had put me off but I'll definatly give it a blast now I think.

 

[B]

Question, if I buy off Steam direct is it download only? ie no disc?

As I've just had a wee look & amazon has Champions for £9 also with a disc..

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yep, Steam only does downloads.

 

[B]

Meh, I think I'll leave it then.. I'll buy the disc version as opposed to the download only.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I prefer it, personally. Provided Steam never catastrophically fails, it's just as good as a disc.

 

[B]

I don't mind download only for things like itunes or amazon music, but for something like a movie or game.. I'd prefare to have a disc.

I don't know why though.. perhaps I am a looney.

EDIT - The difference to get a physical copy of the game is only 50p as well.. :-/

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Question, if I buy off Steam direct is it download only? ie no disc?

As I've just had a wee look & amazon has Champions for £9 also with a disc..

I believe you can back games up to disk but you actually need to connect to steam in order to use them.
Operation Flashpoint 2, it's terrible, at 90% off stalker good value if you purchase it this is a very good mod http://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-complete-2009 lots of minor game improvements and graphics become updated.

 

[B]

I hate Steam to be honest, I've had to install 3 games through their product & all 3 times I've had problems with it recognising codes..downloading patches etc etc

I've downloaded the Champions Online demo & the thing doesn't want to launch for some reason, icon appears in bottom right corner, champions online tab appears to be running in the start bar however nothing ever comes up..

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I think you are probably the exception,
I've bought 176 games and never had a problem, come to think of it, it would be a good idea to back them up.

 

[B]

Perhaps if I bought the games through steam they'd have no trouble installing or running but seeing as it took me a few hours to install Football Manager 2009 & Modern Warfare 2, I don't even wanna risk paying through them until I get something that works 1st time.

 

[B]

For some bizzare reason the Champions Online demo worked as soon as I tried it today... perhaps the PC sensed I had, had enough & was about to delete the sucker.

Its a bizzare game, much like the WoW demo I find it overly complicated to get into. I tried the City of Heroes demo originally & it was so easy to pick up & get straight into the game. This seems quite complicated & a lack of travel power from the start is highly irratatating.

Looks like I'll wait for the DC Online game

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I picked up STALKER, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Torchlight, Indigo Prophecy, and Braid all for about $25. I may even be forgetting a game or two in there. Steam's sales are so great.