Torchlight

US: $19.99 $17.99

UK: £14.99 £13.49 (23% higher than US)

EU: 15.99€ 14.39€ (19% higher than US)

So all things considered, I guess it’s not that bad, but still, it’s overpriced.

Game Key Features:

• Randomization – Our level layouts are randomly created, so each adventure is unique. Monsters, treasures, puzzles, and items are also different each time you embark on an adventure
• Easy, approachable interface – Torchlight is designed to be easy to play right from the beginning. The intuitive interface gives players easy access to a rich and varied world
• Retirement System – Once characters are sufficiently leveled up, they can “retire” and bestow specific benefits and perks to new characters
• Pets – Players will choose a pet to accompany them. Pets can level up along with the player, and will help in battle, carry items, and perform a variety of helpful services
• Character Classes – Players will create and customize a character from one of three classes available, and choose an animal companion. Through cosmetic choices, skill path decisions, and the treasures they acquire, each character will be custom-tailored and different
• Fishing – Players can take a break from the high-energy pace of adventuring to visit one of the fishing holes and relax and see what they can catch. Fish have interesting benefits for the player and pet, and other rewards can also be discovered
• Included Editor – Runic Games is embracing our modding community by including an editor so our players can create and design their own content

Let’s just compare for example Batman: Arkham Asylum:

US: $49.95

UK: £24.90 (19% lower)

EU: 49.90€ (48% higher)

So, the conclusion? I’d say it’s about on the same level as Steam store the only difference being that you can actually switch between the prices, I haven’t tried to buy anything so I am not entirely sure it works but I just thought I’d share this news with you. You can check it out here.

Ok, it seems like you can change into whatever store you like and buy that game cheaper. I just tried with Batman: Arkham Asylum, now how the download works is that they give you links to download file parts from metaboli.com. Then you jist install it and your ready to go.

Standard Edition:

US: $49.99

UK: £29.99 (3% lower than US)

EU: 49.99€ (49% higher than US)

Digital Deluxe Edition:

US: $54.99

UK: £39.99 (18% higher than US)

EU: 54.99€ (48% higher than US)

Well as you can see the prices are unfair. UK has the Standard edition cheaper by 3% but that’s it. The better option is probably buying it at Direct2Drive for £29.95(Standard Edition) or £39.95(Digital Deluxe). Here’s the list of the bonus items you will get if you pre-purchase the Standard Edition or Digital Deluxe:

Standard Edition:

The Wicked Oath

• Adds +10% to critical strike damage
• Improves armor penetration by 2
• Adds +1 to combat stamina regeneration

The Memory Band

• Adds +1% to XP
• Adds one skill point

Blood Dragon Armor

• Grants exceptional protection in combat

• Armor will be usable in BioWare’s upcoming science fiction epic, Mass Effect 2

The Stone Prisoner

• A powerful new party member to aid in the epic quest to save Ferelden from the Blight
• New areas, including the troubled village of Honnleath
• New achievements, items, and unique insights into the Dragon Age: Origins storyline

Digital Deluxe Edition:

The Wicked Oath

• Adds +10% to critical strike damage
• Improves armor penetration by 2
• Adds +1 to combat stamina regeneration

The Memory Band

• Adds +1% to XP
• Adds one skill point

Bergen’s Honor

• Adds +2 to armor

• Adds a lot to physical resistance (+25)

• Adds to attack (+6)

Final Reason

• Adds to damage. Making it do as much as the Dragonbone staves

• Adds considerably to spellpower
• Adds a good chunk to fire damage

Warden’s Keep

• New quests – discover what really happened to the Grey Wardens of old and what led to their expulsion from Ferelden
• New features – a base of operations with party storage. Inventory full? Stash new items as well as loot from the main Dragon Age: Origins campaign

• New items and abilities – talents and spells from the Power of Blood school, unique achievements, and powerful items including a set of Grey Warden Commander armor

Digital Soundtrack

• Includes a collection of tracks from the score of Dragon Age: Origins

Wallpapers

• Includes a collection of wallpapers for your desktop background

Blood Dragon Armor

• Grants exceptional protection in combat

• Armor will be usable in BioWare’s upcoming science fiction epic, Mass Effect 2

The Stone Prisoner

• A powerful new party member to aid in the epic quest to save Ferelden from the Blight
• New areas, including the troubled village of Honnleath
• New achievements, items, and unique insights into the Dragon Age: Origins storyline

Eufloria

US: $19.99 $14.99
UK: £14.99 £11.24 (22% higher)
EU: 14,99€ 11,24€ (12% higher)

Well the prices don’t look too good, but honestly I think this game looks really nice. Besides, it’s an indie game.

Eufloria is an ambient game of space exploration and conquest that employs surprising themes of plant growth and bio mechanical evolution.

The game allows the player to explore a beautifully realized universe rendered in a style that is both unique and compelling. Eufloria’s aesthetics are reminiscent of children’s books like “the little prince” and the gameplay is supported by an original ambient soundtrack by Brian Grainger.

Gameplay revolves around conquering asteroids in space and using their resources to literally grow and nurture new semi-organic plants and creatures to do the player’s bidding.

The player is pitched again several teams of AI opponents that all vie for the same resources and can offer fierce opposition.

Key features:

• A single player campaign boasting 25 diverse levels
• A skirmish mode with 8 highly replayable additional levels
• An unlockable 3rd mode with new graphics, and tougher AI
• Procedural content that makes each play session unique
• A unique soundtrack of over 2 hours of music created by Brian Grainger, AKA Milieu
• Intuitive and almost completely mouse-based interface
• Integrated LUA Scripting allowing for enormous modding potential, to allow for additional user generated content

]]> http://steamunpowered.eu/steam-eufloria-pre-purchase/feed 6 http://steamunpowered.eu/steam-borderlands-pre-purchase http://steamunpowered.eu/steam-borderlands-pre-purchase#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:25:50 +0000 XanderCz http://steamunpowered.eu/?p=1701 As of today, the four-pack pre-purchase of Borderlands is available on Steam. But, as always, the prcing isn’t very fair.

Borderlands

US: $49.99 $44.99

EU: 49.99€ 44.99€ (47% higher than US)

UK: £29.99 £26.99 (5% lower than US)

These prices are just for 1 game, not the four-pack.

Four-pack:

US: $149.97 $134.97

EU: 149.97€ 134.97€ (47% higher than US)

UK: £89.97 £80.97 (5% lower than US)

So, again, if you have some good friend in UK that is willing to ‘gift’ you a game, then I suggest you should get it. Other way may cause irreversible harm to your wallet :)