Tag: europe

  • Battlefield 4 offers on G2A, Origin redeemable

    Battlefield 4 with China Rising DLC is up on G2A for 37,90€ and the Battlefield 4 Premium (Pre-Order) is for 35,90€.

  • Weekend Deals (07.09.13)

    Another weekend is on, and if it’s raining you know you gotta play some games. Here are the deals for the weekend! Also new lottery is just around the corner along with a secret contest, keep on visiting. This time I will make sure to state how much time you have to respond to your…

  • Weekend Deals (19.07.13)

    Here we go with another set of games worth buying!

  • More deals and new 20% off voucher on GMG

    Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition 62% off – Steam redeemable F.E.A.R. 3 75% off – Steam redeemable Magicka Series 75% off – Steam redeemable Ridge Racer: Unbounded 88% off – available in USA only?, Steam redeemable Inversion 66% off – Steam redeemable Current 20% off voucher code is: GMG20-JLKSA-7A8HA

  • Batman Arkham Collection for 15€, Steam redeemable

    Batman Arkham Collection is now on sale on GamersGate. Pretty much every store has it on sale now, just pick from any of them if you want it. This deal is for 15€.

  • X-COM EU & NBA 2k13 Bundle for $16, Steam redeemable

    Green Man Gaming has another deal for X-Com and NBA 2k13 bundle this time. Check them out here and don’t forget to use the voucher code to get the right price: GMG20-GGN5D-FC3NA.

  • Couple of Steam redeemable games on sale!

    Here are the deals from GamersGate for the beginning of this week! Front Mission Evolved 5€ The Cave 4,42€   Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Digital Deluxe Edition 3,74€

  • German consumer federation goes to court war with Valve

    Sorry I didn’t post this earlier but now it’s here, check this out, finally someone BIG is going after Valve, Steam and it’s subscriber agreement. Can’t wait to see how this turns out! The Federation of German Consumers Association (VZBV) has taken issue with Valve and Steam. The VZBV tried to get Valve to allow…

  • EU Commission explains pricing, availability and more

    I’ve just received another e-mail with further details about Valve, Steam and pricing in European Union in general. Go ahead and read it. As I mentioned in my previous e-mail, EU competition law generally does not restrict the freedom of companies to unilaterally decide whether and what to sell in which country. There is no…

  • Steam: Gateways 1,35€

    Check out this old-school-looking indie game Gateways on Steam. It’s at 66% off right now which is exactly 1,35€.

  • Get Games: 31% off Bioshock Infinite (Europe only)

    You can now get Bioshock Infinite pre-order 31% off on Eurogamer’s Get Games – which is exactly 38,99€. I don’t know about you guys but I’ll pass…

  • European Commission responds: If Valve decides to offer a product solely within the UK this does generally not amount to an infringement of EU competition rules

    I’ve just received a response from the European Commission (it’s weird because I did not send them an e-mail but a physical letter) and you guys are not gonna like it: … Thank you for your e-mail regarding Valve corporation. We note that, in substance, the concerns you have raised are to do with the…

  • Nintendo blocking PEGI 18+ Wii U content in Europe at certain times

    Nintendo of Europe is prohibiting European users from accessing the Wii U’s eShop for games and trailers rated PEGI 18+ between 3:00 and 23:00. Under these circumstances, the four-hour window of 23:00 to 3:00 is the only time users can purchase games like ZombiU or Assassin’s Creed III or even view trailers for such games.…

  • To all EU citizens: Please help us!

    We are about to send a letter to the European Commission. Sending a letter. Why? At the moment I – as a citizen of Poland or for example France, Greece, Germany or any other member country – cannot buy products in the Steam Store in the shop reserved for residents of the United Kingdom (http://www.steampowered.com/?cc=uk)…

  • European Union: Online Dispute Resolution

    The European Union is constantly trying to brake all boundaries between states and law but even now, most of the time, consumers don’t want to order things and goods from other EU countries just because they’re afraid of some kind of failure of what they’ve ordered and they simply don’t trust stores abroad when it…

  • The Secret World won’t be coming to Steam, subscription fee priced badly in Europe (especially UK)

    Hey guys, after all that Diablo 3 fiasco (really, really stupid game, broken core, items, drop system etc) I was looking for something cool and brand new to play with. I stumbled upon The Secret World (coming out very soon, sometime in July I think) – MMORPG from developer Funcom (makers of Anarchy Online and…

  • Apple investigated by EU over e-book pricing, Steam next?

    Apple and five publishers are being formally investigated by the European Commission over e-book antitrust allegations. The Commission is investigating whether Apple worked with the five publishers to form a cartel over e-book sales, and whether they engaged in restrictive business practices. The publishers are Hachette Livre, HarperCollins, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, and Verlagsgruppe Georg…

  • European Union introduces new Internet Shopping rights!

    The new EU Consumer Rights Directive has been formally adopted today by Member States in the EU’s Council of Ministers. The new legislation will strengthen consumers’ rights in all 27 EU countries, particularly when shopping online. After publication in the EU’s Official Journal, governments will have two years to implement the rules at national level.…

  • Steam should provide buying international titles around the globe

    There’s a pretty interesting post on Steam Forums (thanks for the info Kossak) about regional versions of Steam games being released in Russia (yep, Russian only). The original poster thinks that "cheap region restricted versions should be optional, not forced". Lets expand the idea a little and say why not release games around the world…

  • Cool offers on GameTail.com!

    Guys this store has an amazing discounts for retail games (boxed) such as Bad Company 2 £9.95, Fallout 3 GOTY £10.95 and much more. Plus the shipping is free to customers from European Union (including UK). I think I’m gonna get Fallout 3 GOTY… Thanks to Dragoon for this info!

  • Microtransactions Coming Soon To Steam

    According to Voodoo Extreme 3D at IGN next month’s Steam client update will introduce support for much-hated microtransactions: (…) Microtransactions Want to offer your customers a scabbard for their sword? New tires? The latest in night vision goggles? Now you can through microtransaction support in Steamworks. Your item server can now be easily integrated with…

  • Steam grows by 205% in 2009

    Steam keeps growing even though the prices are very high in Europe – people are still paying for the digital downloads (although we can’t really say if Steam is more popular in USA or Europe). Steam, now has over 25 million active users. Those 25 million users managed a peak concurrency of 2.5 million games…

  • Steam: New Releases Week 45

    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…

  • Left 4 Dead 2: Demo coming today, servers are up!

    Left 4 Dead 2 was rescheduled for today @ 9PM (Central European Time). Meanwhile Left 4 Dead 2 demo server files are already available and we have some good news, thanks to our friends at Strefa Gier TP we just setup 10 servers in Poland. Click here for IP addresses!   Update: Something is downloading…

  • L4D2 Pre-Purchase unfair regional pricing

    If you are thinking about pre-purchasing L4D2, you should think twice, as you might be yet another victim of Valve’s regional pricing scam. Previously only differing the price between US Dollar, Euro and British Pound, they now topped it by even discriminating between the European countries. So we not only have the well known unfair…