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Gamespot revealed scary statistics – only 15% PC and 6% of console consumers buy DLCs. And this may be end of the DLCs and rise of the prices and sequels or new name with re-skinned game (if you know what I mean … ;D)
And here is the article:
Industry-research group finds small minority download premium content via Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii over three-month period; 15 percent got content online via PC or Mac.
APB Steam refund update
25/09/2010 in Digital Distribution, News
If you bought APB from Steam, apparently EA are now offering a free game as a refund. Valve put up a brick wall, but EA are making up for the fact that customer who bought their game ended up with nothing to show for it.
If you contact them through this site, and tell them you’d like another game to replace APB, they will give you any game currently available on the EA Store. I don’t think that they will let you get preorders, but it’s worth a shot.
You can pick from the likes of Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Spore, The Saboteur, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and all sorts of other stuff.
Thanks to CHooligans for the heads up.
What’s coming up next on Steam? What are the next big games featuring Steamworks DRM? I’m here to tell you.
SEGA Week kicks off with a bang starting with the uber SEGA Complete Pack available at a great discount price. This bundle includes EVERYTHING from Sega currently available on Steam (excludes unreleased games). Offer ends on May 24th – don’t miss out on huge savings!
Sega Complete Pack
€ 59.99
$ 89.99 » € 70.86 (+18.12%)
£ 49.99 » € 58.18 (-3.01%)
Fair price I guess. Worth for the Total War series. Individual price is well over 400€! This deal is week-long and ends on May 24th. Doesn’t include AVP2010 in Germany! Yet they sell it for the same price in there.
Monday – May 17th
Aliens vs. Predator 2010 – 50% off Tuesday – May 18th
Sega Sci-Fi Pack : Space Siege, Stormrise, Universe at War: Earth Assault – 75% off Wednesday – May 19th
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing – 50% off Thursday – May 20th
Total War™ Mega Pack – 66% off
Napoleon: Total War™ – 33% off
Football Manager™ 2010 € 49.99 € 24.99 $ 39.99 $ 19.99 » € 16.00 (-35.97%) £ 29.99 £ 14.99 » € 17.22 (-31.09%)
The deal continues during weekend. By the way FM2010 is the only game from the SEGA pack which will give you a chance to download it onto your MAC. Also, the game is currently on free weekend and so you can try the full version for free. Click HERE to participate. You gotta have Steam installed though.
This deal again means nothing to our readers from Germany, who are unable to buy it off their part of Steam Store.
Can’t wait which prices are going to drop during Saturday and Sunday.
This post will get updated as new "day" deals are announced.
Get it now – go here! It’s FREE until May 24th (it will remain on your Steam account after that)!
I decided to start making these weekly articles that will illustrate the new game releases on Steam and how they are priced compared to US.
6 November update: added new releases: Big Brain Wolf, Magnetis, Aztaka, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins Digital Deluxe Edition, RailWorks HST Buffer Version DLC, and Sacraboar.
7 November update: added League of Legends, Europe only.
2 November
3 November
4 November
5 November
6 November
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)
Medieval II: Total War and Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms have had a price reduction in Europe, making them priced fairly for us. Also the packs Medieval II Gold and Total War Mega Pack are no longer listed is the Steam catalog.

US: $19.99
UK: £9.99 (21% lower)
EU: 9,99€ (26% lower)
Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms

US: $14.99
UK: £4.99 (47% lower)
EU: 9,99€ (2% lower)
Let’s hope that this isn’t just a case of them being late to update the US price.
EA has released six more games on Steam, out of which only two have a good price for Europe.
Battlefield 2: Complete Collection

US: $29.99
UK: £14.99 (20% lower)
EU: 19,99€ (2% lower)
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