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Empire Earth is free on GOG for the next 48 hours!
That’s a cool promo I guess, if you’re into RTS games and don’t mind a little outdated graphics this is going to be perfect for you. All you need to do is login to your GOG account and download the free game (you can create a free GOG account as well). Here’s the game description from GOG:
Control the destiny of a fledgling civilization through as many as 500,000 years of human history. From meagre beginnings you must exploit the natural resources around you to build an empire capable of dominating the Earth. But your rise to supremacy will not go unchallenged. As was the case throughout history, rival civilizations are certain to oppose you every step of the way.
New technologies, buildings and weapons become available as your civilization progresses through history. But bear in mind that advancement does not necessarily mean success. Your civilization might flourish during one Epoch only to be crushed in the next…
4.5 million pirated copies of Witcher 2 out there, according to CD Projekt
Polish developer CD Projekt claims that its Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings has been pirated more times since release than you might have expected. In a recent interview with PC Gamer, CEO Marcin Iwinski does some quick back-of-the-hand calculations according to what he saw on illegal downloading sites, and comes up with 4.5 million copies of the game obtained illegally. He also says, however, that "as of today we have sold over one million legal copies, so having only 4.5-5 illegal copies for each legal one would be not a bad ratio."
He then suggests "the reality is probably way worse." Still, CD Projekt isn’t interested in digital rights management, and Iwinski says that it would cause more trouble for legally paying gamers than it would stop any piracy. The solution, he says, is to both add value to buying games legally, and educate users about why it’s the right thing to do.
"We started offering high value with the product — like enhancing the game with additional collectors’ items like soundtracks, making-of DVDs, books, walkthroughs, etc.," he says. "This, together with a long process of educating local gamers about why it makes sense to actually buy games legally, worked. And today, we have a reasonably healthy games market." Iwinski’s got a point — it’s often an easier battle just selling more legal copies of a game (by providing a better value to customers) than preventing would-be pirates from beating even oppressive DRM.
Source: PC Gamer
GOG is changing
Over the last few years the Polish project has expanded from classics to a really impressive catalogue of games that made the 90s and early 00s interesting. Clearly they’ve been letting in many more recent games of late, with Fahrenheit appearing last week for example. And they used it to launch their own game, The Witcher 2, earlier this year.
But it seems they want to expand even further, going directly into competition with the likes of Steam, Impulse, GamersGate or Origin. Which is always a bold step, but one made much more interesting when you consider their DRM-free requirement.
Their newly announced two year plan’s biggest headline is the decision to start including games less than three years old. Describing the intentions as “audacious”, managing director Guillaume Rambourg assures that classic games will still be added, but a new higher price-point will be introduced for fresh games. However, he states, they will remain DRM-free, along with the same price offered everywhere in the world.
He aims to have the company be offering over 400 games by the end of next year, which will partly be achieved by a desire to work with indies, both in developing and publishing. He concludes,
“We’ve made GOG.com the destination for classic PC games, but now is the time to take this to the next level and emerge as the best alternative digital distribution platform for all PC games.”
That’s a tough competitive space they’re getting into, especially as it involves losing their most obvious identity – oldness. It seems unlikely they’ll be offering a service such a Steam, rather remaining a store. But then, if they stay resolutely DRM-free, they could certainly represent an alternative. While Origin’s demanding online activations and scanning your hard drive for whatever it feels like, there’s GoG just giving you the game and nothing else. I can see the appeal. I’m just wondering how many publishers will.
Source: Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Weekend Deals (22.07.11)
Our deepest condolence to all Norwegian people.
Free weekend (click to install) for Altitude, save 50% (US: $4.99 / UK: £3.49 (14% higher) / EU: 4,49€ (29% higher))
Also region restricted Civilization V -66% (US: $39.41 / UK: £24.41 (1% higher) / EU: 30,91€ (13% higher) / AU: $44.91 USD (14% higher))
You can check the discount prices in SteamPrices.com.
NB! Do not forget, that white (+%) and yellow (-%) percentages are good after US price!
Lots of region restricted deals this weekend
Total 27 discounts here
UK (total 11: Earthrise, Battlefield 3, Star Trek Online, WH40k: SM, Stronghold 3)
EU is now Georestricted, BEWARE!
GoG has every day “Summer Hidden Gem”, check it out daily
Save 15% of pre-orders: DeusEx, Homm6, Driver, Stronghold 3, Tropico 4 etc
Square Enix week
GMG is offering now Weekend Deals
Hot deals here
Sims 3 weekend, save up to 60%
Discounts for lots of games
21 new games (DeusEx: HR, Harry Potter DH p2, Alice, F3AR, PCM: Tour de France etc) on sale
Anything else?
DotEmu resurrected Weekend promos and is selling Atlantis series, Robin Hood and lots more here
Beamdog offers very good discount for huge amount (116) of games – moust causal games but not all. With 60% discount!
EB Games is giving pretty good discount for 107 games, check it out! Some discounts are ridiculous – 4 cents, but others are good.
GetGames finally made their Special offers section. Currently selling Fear 1 / Fear 2 bundle.
Game.co.uk is offering good price for 23 games – Brink, Alice, Hunted, Fable 3, WH40k: Retribution, Homefront, Shogun 2, Portal 2 etc
DL Gamer is selling RIFT, Brink, Gods & Heroes and Witcher 2 10€ cheaper. Check it out
Have more info? Post a comment if you dare!
Weekend Deals (15.07.11)
Hopefully you have some money left after that crazy Steam camping madness sale. Give some of it to me and rest spend to weekend deals :D
But first some news what may be interesting:
#0 Microsoft registers Microsoft-Sony.com and Sony-Microsoft.com. Eurogamer
#1 Space Invaders movie coming? Eurogamer
#2 Mass Effect 3 demo in few months. Eurogamer
#3 EA will not sell Battlefield 3 in Steam. Eurogamer
#4 And not Mass Effect 3 also or only Digital Deluxe Edition? Eurogamer
#5 You are indie games developer? Submit your game to IndieCity! Eurogamer
75% off from awesome crazy indie fantasy-shooter Zeno Clash with Ok price. 3 new levels too!
You can check the discount prices in SteamPrices.com.
NB! Do not forget, that white (+%) and yellow (-%) percentages are good after US price!
Darkfall for US/EU (oh, Estonia doesn’t belong to Europe, didn’t know that :P Kalypso did it again! thanks!),
Darksiders for 4.99€ !!!
Total 15 discounts here
UK (total 9: Earthrise, Battlefield 3, Star Trek Online, WH40k: SM, Stronghold 3)
EU is now Georestricted, BEWARE!
GoG has every day “Summer Hidden Gem”, check it out daily
Save 15% of pre-orders: DeusEx, Homm6, Driver, Stronghold 3, Tropico 4 etc
Hot deals here
Ubisoft week -35% + daily deals with 70% discount!
Discounts for lots of games
17 new games (DeusEx: HR, F3AR, Rift, Total War: Shogun 2, Witcher 2, CoD: BO etc) on sale
Anything else?
Beamdog offers very good discount for several (9) of games – Mound and Blade, King Arthur Collection. With 70% or 75% discount!
EB Games is giving pretty good discount for 101 games, check it out! Some discounts are ridiculous – 4 cents, but others are good.
GetGames finally made their Special offers section. Currently selling Fear 1 / Fear 2 bundle.
Game.co.uk is offering good price for 23 games – Brink, Alice, Hunted, Fable 3, WH40k: Retribution, Homefront, Shogun 2, Portal 2 etc
DL Gamer is selling RIFT, Brink, Gods & Heroes and Witcher 2 10€ cheaper. Check it out
Have more info? Post a comment if you dare!
Weekend Deals (24.06.11)
NEWS:
#1 Team Fortress 2 Free to play!
#2 L.A. Noire coming to PC this fall
#3 EA is buying PopCap games. Eurogamer
#4 Take Two promises more Duke Nukem. Eurogamer
#5 GTA V in 2012 (PS. Contains GTAIV video)
-50% off from Divinity 2 (WARNING! $1=1€ price)
-50% off from Homefront (WARNING! $1=1€ price)
You can check the discount prices in SteamPrices.com.
NB! Do not forget, that white (+%) and yellow (-%) percentages are good after US price!
SPAZ, Magicka, Neverwinter Nights, King’s Bounty series, Aveyond series etc.
Total 22 discounts here
UK (total 36: Build-a-lot’s, GTA’s, Battlefield 3, CoD MW2, Brink, DNF, Mafia 2, Borderlands full, Deus Ex HR, Saints Row 3 etc)
EU is now Georestricted, BEWARE!
(EE can shop in UK store, where DNF costs 30€!)
If you can, try to buy in UK shop, very good discounts for new games.
Interplay games with 50% discount
UFO Trilogy Bundle -50%
Lots of hot deals here
Square Enix week -50%
Discounts for lots of games
26 new games (Alice, Deus EX: HR, F3AR, NFS Shift 2, Duke Nukem Forever, Witcher 2, DS3, Dungeon Siege 3, RIFT (-66%) on sale
Anything else?
TellTaleGames is celebrating 7th anniversary and is offering 75% discount from almost everything until end of June! Get good stuff!
Beamdog offers very good discount for several (26) of games. With 50% or 75% discount
DotEmu is selling Gobliiins trilogy, Another World 15th Anniversary Edition etc here
EB Games is giving pretty good discount for Dead Space 2
GetGames is offering discounts for many action games
Game.co.uk is offering good price for 21 games – Duke Nukem Forever, STALKER, Homefront, CoD: MW2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 2, etc
DL Gamer is selling RIFT, Brink, DC Universe and Witcher 2 10€ cheaper. Check it out
Have more info? Post a comment if you dare!
Weekend Deals (10.06.11)
NEWS:
#1 Codemasters was hacked, data stolen. Eurogamer
#2 Far Cry 3 will take the series out of Africa and back to a tropical island. Eurogamer
#3 Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta in September. Game itself 25th/28th Oct. Eurogamer
#4 Mass Effect 3, the conclusive episode of EA and BioWare’s epic sci-fi trilogy, will be releasing on March 6th 2012. It has Kinect support. Eurogamer
50% off from DEAD RISING® 2 (N/A for some countries :P) and Resident Evil™ 5 – WARNING! 1$ = 1€ prices.
You can check the discount prices in SteamPrices.com.
NB! Do not forget, that white (+%) and yellow (-%) percentages are good after US price!
Focus Home RPG bundle!, Lost Planet series, Dead Rising 2, Resident Evil 5, Dawn of Magic 2, SPAZ, etc.
Total 26 discounts here
UK (total 36: Build-a-lot’s, GTA’s, Battlefield 3, CoD MW2, Brink, DNF)
EU is now Georestricted, BEWARE!
(EE can shop in UK store, where DNF costs 30€!)
If you can, try to buy in UK shop, very good discounts for new games.
Strategy First games with 50% discount
Simulator weekend –50%
Spring sale up to 74%
Hot deals here
Introducing FREE GAMES – watch ads and play games for free!
Winter Voices -50%
Expansion week -50%
Discounts for lots of games
CapCom games up to -50%
33 new games (Dirt 3, Deus EX: HR, F3AR, Brink, NFS Shift 2, Duke Nukem Forever (BEST PRICE! ~34€), Witcher 2, DS3, Warhammer 40k: SM, RF Armageddon (Best price ~34€), Dungeon Siege 3 (best price! ~34€) on sale
I personally bought Duke Nukem Forever and Dungeon Siege III from that shop with best price :)
Anything else?
TellTaleGames is celebrating 7th anniversary and is offering 75% discount from almost everything until end of June! Get good stuff!
Beamdog offers very good discount for several (28) of games. With 50% or 75% discount
EB Games is giving pretty good discount for Dead Space 2
GetGames is offering Duke Nukem Forever with almost best price – 37,49€
Game.co.uk is offering good price for 10 games – StarCraft 2, WoW, Dragon Age 2, Tales of Monkey Island, Stalker, Brink, CoD MW2, Dead Space 2, etc
DL Gamer is selling RIFT, Brink, DC Universe and Witcher 2 10€ cheaper. Check it out
Have more info? Post a comment if you dare!
Weekend Deals (03.06.11)
I hope that you like new geeky summer discount picture :)
And now the deals, sorry for delay :)
Few important latest news around the world:
#1 Upcoming Duke Nukem Forever will have 3 DLCs – new weapons, maps and karaoke. Eurogamer
#2 XCOM squad based FPS release date is 6th March. trailer. Eurogamer
#3 Sony got hacked again. Eurogamer
75% off Red Faction, Red Faction II and Red Faction Guerrilla – NB! EU prices are LOWER than US prices, GET THEM!
Free Multiplayer weekend for Call of Duty®: Black Ops and on sale with 33% discount (EU price 36% higher than US price). INSTALL
You can check the discount prices in SteamPrices.com.
NB! Do not forget, that white (+%) and yellow (-%) percentages are good after US price!
Age of Wonders series, Star Wolves, SPAZ, etc.
Total 20 discounts here
UK (total 18)
EU is now Georestricted, BEWARE!
(EE can shop in UK store, where DNF costs 30€!)
Get 15% discount from DLC packs by entering code EXTRA15
EA Games came to GoG, there will be over 25 games
Age of Wonders series with 50% discount
2K Strategy sale up to 50%
Strategy sale up to 74%
Hot deals here
AI WAR week -50%
GTA IV series –66%
Discounts for lots of games
27 new games (Dirt 3, Deus EX: HR, F3AR, Brink, NFS Shift 2, DNF (BEST PRICE! ~34€), Witcher 2, DS3, Warhammer 40k: SM, RF Armageddon (Best price ~34€)) on sale
Anything else?
TellTaleGames is celebrating 7th anniversary and is offering 75% discount from almost everything until end of June! Get good stuff! And happy birthday! :)
DotEmu has also celebrating anniversary and is offering every day from 1st – 5th June free game. And happy birthday! :)
Beamdog offers very good discount for several (16) of games. With 50% or 75% discount
EB Games is giving pretty good discount for several games like Dead Space 2, Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2, Darkspore and Shift 2. Although check the retail/Steam prices first (warning: Dead Space 2 EU price is totally messed up in Steam – $29.99 (20,69€) vs 49,99€ ($72.45))
Game.co.uk is offering good price for 10 games – Shift 2, Lego Universe, Fallout: LV, TDU2, Civ V, Shogun 2, etc
DL Gamer is selling RIFT, Brink and Witcher 2 10€ cheaper. Check it out
EA Games renamed their Store to Origin, it has now Steam-like overlay and possibility to play your games anywhere. Even in mobile, if it supports it :) Heh, looks like they kicked original Origin away, look at the text at the end of the page :D
Have more info? Post a comment if you dare!
Weekend Deals (20.05.11)
RIFT standard and digital editon 33% off with unfair 1$ = 1€ prices.
You can check the discount prices in SteamPrices.com.
NB! Do not forget, that white (+%) and yellow (-%) percentages are good after US price!
Magicka –50%, Necrovision, AI War, Painkiller etc.
Total 25 discounts here
UK (total 26)
EU is now Georestricted, BEWARE!
(EE can shop in UK store, where DNF costs 30€!)
Sale: Indie Sack Pack vol1
Anuman games 50% off
Spring sale! -50%
Ubisoft week -15%
Hot deals here
Capcom week -50%
Discounts for lots of games
Several discounted game sagas on sale. Check the Special Deals section
28 new games (Dirt 3, DS, NFS:S2, DS, RIFT, ACB, W2, DS3, Homefront, Bulletstorm, CoD:BO, TDU2, CD:MW2) on sale
Anything else?
DotEmu is offering this weekend Kalypso DRM free games with 50% discount – Broken Sword series, Commandos series, Creatures etc
Beamdog offers very good discount for lots (48) of games. All with 50% discount. Many free games added, like Star Control freeware remake Ur-Quan Masters!
THQ shop is selling several games with good price – Darksiders, Dawn of War II series, Metro 2033, STALKER
DL Gamer is selling RIFT, Brink and Witcher 2 10€ cheaper. Check it out.
Have more info? Post a comment if you dare!
Weekend Deals (13.05.11)
This weekend only, save 75% on Serious Sam HD: First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: Second Encounter, Serious Sam HD Double Pack, and Serious Sam Gold Edition with unfair 1$ = 1€ prices.
Duke Nukem Forever, guess what? Also 1$ = 1€ price :S US: $44.99 / UK: £29.99 (8% higher) / EU: 44,99€ (41% higher) / AU: $71.99 USD (60% higher)
You can check the discount prices in SteamPrices.com. (Welcome back!)
NB! Do not forget, that white (+%) and yellow (-%) percentages are good after US price!
Grotesque Tactics! :D, Gothic 2, 3, 4, Hearts of Iron 3 series, etc.
Total 28 discounts here
Activision RPGs 30% off
Iceberg Interactive games -50%
Playlogic games -50%
Hot deals here
1c week – EVERYTHING -70%
Discounts for lots of games
Several discounted game sagas on sale. Check the Special Deals section
25 new games (NFS:S2, DS, RIFT, ACB, W2, DS3, Homefront, Bulletstorm, CoD:BO, TDU2, CD:MW2) on sale
Anything else?
DotEmu is offering this weekend startegy DRM free games with 50% discount – Cossacks series, Empire Earth series, Ground Control series
Beamdog offers very good discount for lots of games. All with 50% discount. Many free games added, like Star Control freeware remake Ur-Quan Masters!
THQ shop is selling several games with good price – Darksiders, Dawn of War II series, Metro 2033, STALKER
Have more info? Post a comment if you dare!
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: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2521400
: http://login.ign.com/prime/promos/rochard/?display=notAuth
: new indie gala bundle later this week at www.indiegala.com/
: money money money
: can anyone explain what's the friggin' deal with Age of Empires III, a 5 years old game being sold as new @40$/€ on almost every DD platform?
: Facebook is archiving the old Facebook group of ours, here's new one https://www.facebook.com/pages/SteamUnpoweredeu/260963810615450?v=wall
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: Checkout Crytek's GFACE, a new social platform for gaming http://www.gface.com/closed-beta
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: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jnk8n3WrXU
: new humble bundle live
: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMWW92UhpZs&feature=player_embedded
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: http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/epic4chan/15893009078/1/tumblr_lxkmq8V94p1r9t8yb
: http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_save_the_internet/?tta
: http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/oxzje/official_steam_app_for_android_and_ios/c3l34d2
: there's still hope, first ratification of ACTA in polish parliament and even if it passes european parliament has to vote on it then
: yep, another protest today in Warsaw, and next one during National Stadium opening on Sunday
: So PL actually did sign ACTA? :( Is it right that those guy said sth like "i'll not be extorted by those inhabitants"? o.O
: the next indie royale bundle is live (serious sam indie bundle)
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: http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/31078-valve-developing-steam-for-linux.html
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