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Deals of the week 46
Weekend deals are not enough :) And that’s true. We need deals all the time!
This week is started by Good Old Games with Hidden gem of the week Knights and Merchants. Followed by GamersGate with Fairy Tales: Three Heroes and Steam with Dreamkiller 33% off (with fair price)! While writing this post, Valve announced 3000AD games 50% discount also but it’s not so fair price!

Kotaku just posted that Direct2Drive won’t be selling Modern Warfare 2 on their PC digital delivery service. Why? Because of rival platform – Steam.
The game includes mandatory installation of Valve’s Steamworks, which the game uses for stuff like installation, DRM and save-game management. Something Direct2Drive (which is owned by website IGN) are having none of, telling:
We don’t believe games should force the user to install a Trojan Horse.
That “Trojan Horse” being the inclusion of Steam’s commercial marketplace.
D2D also told Kotaku that, having evaluated some Steamworks titles earlier in the year (such as Empire: Total War and Dawn of War II) and finding the forced inclusion of Steam’s storefront (offering automatic competition to D2D’s own services) not to their liking, told publishers that they’d stop selling games bundled in such a manner until Valve “decoupled its retail marketplace” from Steam’s other services.
To be clear, D2D’s beef is not with Activision, it’s with Steam, and to prove there’s no bad blood between the retailer and mega-publisher, $5 coupons will soon be offered on select Activision titles to make up for it.
But that’s not all it seems Impulse have come out today and also confirmed they won’t be stocking the game, for the same reasons. Digital store Gamersgate have told Kotaku that, like D2D and Impulse, they will also not be stocking Modern Warfare 2, and again, for the same reason.
Is this the failure of Modern Warfare 2 for PC? We’ll see. Oh and by the way vote in our poll:
07.11 02:33 – added Lords of … series 30% off to GoG
Steam
Steam weekend deal is Mass Effect with 50% off.
One of the best game ever made game is being sold 50% off in Steam. And it has fair price. Recommended for everyone. It contains strong language and some sexual scenes, so not suitable for children :) I laughed my ass off, when Wrex said on the elevator after rescuing Liara something like: “If I die in here, I will kill him!”. Damn, I just love this game.
Anyways, There will be soon (on 26th (US)/29th (EU) January 2010) Mass Effect 2, so get a bundle pack (£41.95) from D2D :)
US: $19.99 $9.99
UK: £12.99 £6.49 (8% higher)
EU: 14,99€ 7,49€ (11% higher)
GamersGate
Current A.I.M Racing, Classic Car Racing and Death Track: Resurrection deals got additions: Grappling Hook (PS this is also available on Mac), Painkiller Universe, Painkiller and Painkiller Overdose.
Also they are offering bundle deal.
For the Glory A Europa Universalis Game, pre-order today and receive 250 extra Blue Coins with a price guarantee and pre-load. Get Europa Universalis II for 75% OFF. Link here. Price: €22.43
Impulse
Who missed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. $5/5€ deal in Steam, now is your second chance in Impulse but with less discount – $9.99.
Total 9 games:
Sacraboar, Fairy Tales – Three Heroes, Flock!, Nemesis of the Roman Empire, Warlords Battlecry III, Mosby’s Confederacy, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – Shadow of Chernobyl, Capitalism II and Shattered Suns.
Good Old Games
GoG this weekend deal is good old strategy games Lords of Magic: Special Edition, Lords of the Realm 3, Lords of the Realm: Royal Edition. And every game is 30% off, 4.19$.
Wipe that dust off your book of spells or get that rabble of thralls combat-worthy. Whether you prefer the surreal fantasy world of magic and monsters, or the stark reality and challenges of the real world, each of these games lets you prove your mettle in the scenery you fancy most.
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This weekend post contains offers from Direct2Drive, GamersGate, Impulse, GoG, GamesPlanet and Steam.
31.10 10:37 – added GamesPlanet 2 offers
30.10 20:58 – added Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™ to Impulse
30.10 18:31 – added Good Old Games Halloween promotional games
30.10 18:28 – added Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™ to Steam
GamersGate went mad today, they are offering huge load of games for 30% discount.
Following games:
Against Rome, Agatha Christie – And then there was none, Agatha Christie – Evil Under the Sun, Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express, Alien Nations, Aquadelic GT, Aura 2 The Sacred Rings, Aura fate of the Ages, Besieger, Black Mirror, Cold War, Cold Zero – The Last Stand, Cops 2170: The Power of Law, Crime Stories, Crystal Key 2 – The Far Realm, Dead Reefs, East India Company, Elven Legacy, Fate of Hellas, Forever Worlds, Freak Out: Extreme Freeride, Genesis Rising, Gothic 3, Gothic II, Gothic II Gold Edition, Gothic II: Night of the Raven, Gothic III Forsaken Gods, Gothic Universe, Harbringer, Icehockey Club Manager 2005, Itch!, K Hawk Survival Instinct, Kao the Kangaroo Round 2, Keep the Balance!, Neighbours from Hell, Neighbours from Hell 2, Neighbours from Hell Compilation, NeverEnd, Next Life, NiBiRu Age of Secrets, Painkiller, Painkiller Overdose, Painkiller Universe, Panzer Elite Action Dunes of War, Panzer Elite Action Fields of Glory, Panzer Elite Action Gold, Panzer Elite Action Special Edition, Patriots: A Nation Under Fire, Project Anderson & The Legacy of Cthulhu, Pusher, Railroad Pioneer, Realms of Illusion – Sentinel, Safecracker – The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure, Schizm 2: Chameleon, Seven Kingdoms Conquest, Ski Racing 2005, Soccer Manager, Soccer Manager Pro, SpaceForce Rogue Universe, Spellforce 2 Dragon Storm, Spellforce 2 Gold, Spellforce 2 Shadow Wars, Spellforce Gold, Spellforce Platinum, Spellforce Shadow of the Phoenix, Spellforce The Order of Dawn, Spellforce Universe, Squad Assault, Super Power 2, Thandor – The Invasion, The Experiment 112, The Golden Horde, The Guild Gold, The Guild II, The Guild II – Pirates of the European Seas, The Guild II – Venice, The Guild II Gold, The Guild Universe, The Mark, The Nations Gold, The Sting!, ThinkX, Ugly Prince Duckling
Click HERE to see the whole deal!
And seems like GamersGate is not the only one. Steam also. Steam is offering S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl for £13.99 £3.50 in UK and 19,99€ 5,—€ in EU until 2nd November! Even if it sounds little bit unfair, it is still a good price. Greets to ld13 for posting it to forums.
According to TZer0 (greets!) script usual Steam prices are like that:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
EU: 19.99€
US: $19.99 or 13.29€, 66.4% of Tier 1/EU price
UK: £13.99 or 15.16€, 75.8% of Tier 1/EU price
Impulse: 13.91€, 69.5% of Tier 1/EU price
Newcomer DLGamer price: 19,99€
Get it HERE, from Steam!
Stalker Clear Sky prices:
Steam:
US: $34.99
UK: £18.99 (11% lower)
EU Tier1: 29,99€ (27% higher)
EU Tier2: 34,99€ (49% higher)
GamersGate is offering Clear Sky for 26,95€ for some countries (not mine)
GamesPlanet is offering Clear Sky for 14,99£, so seems like GamesPlanet did it again :) Best price!
updates: added GamesPlanet 2 deals and Direct2Drive UK/US deals.
updates: added Arma Gold Collection to Direct2Drive UK.
updates: added Borderlands to GamesPlanet. It has the best price of all shops!
Steam
Killing Floor Free weekend! Read more here, in previous post. And until Monday, Killing Floor is 25% off.
US: $19.99 $14.99
UK: £14.99 £11.24 (23% higher)
EU Tier1: 17,99€ 13,49€ (35% higher)
EU Tier2: 14,99€ 11,24€ (13% higher)
Steam has also Arma II 50% off as weekend deal.
UK: £24.99 £12.49
EU: 39,99€ 19,99€, so GamersGate has 4 cents better deal ;)
updates:
Good Old Games
Good Old Games gem of the Week: Septerra Core (1999). Get it for $4.99!
We know there are a lot of RPG fans here at GOG.com and this week we decided to put a spotlight on a role-playing title, but different than others, unique. Septerra Core is a console-style RPG made by a USA developer Valkyrie Studio in a spirit of Japanese RPGs. Pete Davison took the fun ride into the world of manga-styled characters, intricate storyline and he wrote down his impressions here. With the article comes the $1.00 discount, so you can grab the game for only $4.99 until Sunday, October 25 at 11:59 p.m. EDT
JoWooD catalogue (total: 8 games) 30% off!!
For the whole week, until Monday, October 26 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, all games from JoWooD’s catalogue are 30% off! This means you can grab such gems like for example: Painkiller: Black Edition or Gothic 2 Gold for $6.99 and The Nations Gold for only $4.19. Get the whole package for $47.52 and save $20.40! PS. I personally recommend Spellforce Platinum edition – cool unusual RPG style game. $9.99 for a game and 2 expansions, not a bad deal at all :)
New release Patrician 1 + 2 both games together $5.99. Get them here!
New release: Commandos 2 + 3 – both games for $9.99. Get them here!
GamersGate
Who missed THQ deals in Steam, here is new and better deal (IMHO!) in GamersGate! All THQ games are off 50%!
Highly recommended!
Sample: Red Faction Guerilla 19.95€
For comparison Steam prices (thanks, Rad-86):
US: $39.99
UK: £34.99 (43% higher)
EU: 49,99€ (86% higher)
Steam
Steam has week deal too! Assassin’s Creed: Director’s Cut Edition 75% off. FOR AMERICA ONLY!
It’s the middle of the week and you’re hard at work (or play). You need a break. The solution? Join history’s deadliest and most secretive clan of warriors in Assassin’s Creed™: Director’s Cut Edition. Get it before Thursday morning and save 75% off the regular price. Offer available in North, Central, and South America only.
And another release – indie game Itza Bitza. But not very fair price.. But acceptable.
US: $9.99 $8.99
UK: £6.99 £6.29 (15% higher)
EU Tier1: 8,99€ 8,09€ (35% higher)