The "Hey there's this sweet deal y'all should know about" Thread

Loyal · 05-29-2013, 11:12 PM

I figured it'd be nice to have a dedicated thread lying around wherein we could share video game bargains, when they occur outside of the usual Steam Summer/Winter megasales.

For instance, the sale that has prompted this particular idea? Civ IV Complete, Civ V (+Gods and Kings), and X-COM: Enemy Unknown are collectively on sale for the incredible price of twenty dollars. Any one of these games alone would cost at least that much normally, but not today.

Amazon has a number of other deals effective till midnight May 31st, but I thought that particular deal was the most noteworthy.

Bells · 05-30-2013, 12:01 AM

http://www.indiekings.com/p/bundle-tracker.html

This right here is one of the very best to keep track of bundles. Specially indie.

Also i want to take the opportunity to say that i've grown to HATE Amazon deals. Cause they usually have awesome Steam deals, but they don't sell outside of the US. even online. Which is bullshit.

So, yeah, i have to watch a bunch of great opportunities pass by thanks to amazon. I Know there is a bypass to purchase there, but i wouldn't want to risk my account for this...

**Revising Ocelot** · 05-30-2013, 06:35 AM

I find http://savygamer.co.uk/ an excellent site to use for my Brit-centric purposes.

To take the topic title more literally, you should also pick up the Alan Wake Humble Weekly Sale before it expires later today.

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Originally Posted by Bells

Also i want to take the opportunity to say that i've grown to HATE Amazon deals. Cause they usually have awesome Steam deals, but they don't sell outside of the US. even online. Which is bullshit.

I haven't (yet, probably will soon) tried it myself, but it's very easy to circumvent if you're going for their digital downloads. Simply use your normal account, but add an US billing address. Pick a random hotel or park or something, maybe in a zero tax sales state just to be super-duper safe. Nothing gets sent there, you'll be downloading from the Amazon US site.

Red Fighter 1073 · 05-30-2013, 08:12 AM

There's also the usual indie bundle at humblebundle.com but they have some pretty amazing games this time around (Hotline Miami, Awesomenauts, Thomas Was Alone, Capsized, Little Inferno, Proteus, Dear Esther).

I also managed to nab Simcity 4 for only $5 as a result of this thread so thanks for that as well.

Bells · 05-30-2013, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Revolving Ocelot

I haven't (yet, probably will soon) tried it myself, but it's very easy to circumvent if you're going for their digital downloads. Simply use your normal account, but add an US billing address. Pick a random hotel or park or something, maybe in a zero tax sales state just to be super-duper safe. Nothing gets sent there, you'll be downloading from the Amazon US site.

My fear is just that steam gets to track that and lock my account for it. There are horror stories about this stuff on Steam forums, but i know better than to trust internet horror stories... but when you have almost 300 games in a steam account, there is no room for risk of loosing it all just to get Mark of the Ninja for $4....

I have a friend that buys all his games on Russian Steam store because it's always cheaper, but his entire account was setup this way, so he should be fine... myself on the other hand, i dunno if steam can track that i'm purchasing games outside of the zone im "allowed" to...

Arcanum · 05-30-2013, 12:02 PM

Bells when you buy the game off Amazon US and it requries steam, they give you a steam code. Steam then registers this as a retail version of the game, as if you bought a phyiscal copy. Steam has no way of knowing you circumvented Amazon's region bullshit. If for some reason Steam goes "this guy has a US code on a non-US account" you can just say you won it on steamgifts.com, or an american friend bought it for you.

Speaking of steamgifts, it's filled with key giveaways and russians (meaning russians get US versions of games, and vice versa, as long as the game isn't region-locked) and as far as I know nobody has had any problems.

Also, I personally circumvented the Amazon region bullshit to grab Saints Row 3 a while back, and I think another game but I don't remember, and I haven't had any problems.

Bells · 05-30-2013, 12:09 PM

*has 76 entries on steamgifts right now but has only won Borderlands 1 in there*

Well... this is food for thought. I just might have my day in the sun then!

Flarecobra · 05-30-2013, 07:36 PM

ALAN. FUCKING. WAKE. THREE. DOLLARS.

Magus · 05-30-2013, 09:09 PM

You could always have a separate steam account for American digital deals, right? Then if it gets locked, you're only affecting some of the games you couldn't have bought anyway.

Bells · 05-30-2013, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Flarecobra

ALAN. FUCKING. WAKE. THREE. DOLLARS.

You missed the previous the Humble Weekly? Alan Wake and American Nightmares were up for a Dollar. Both. For a Dollar. Is fucking insane.

How insane?

HOW ABOUT TELLTALE BUNDLE FOR A DOLLAR?

HOW ABOUT ALL THAT PLUS THE WALKING DEAD FOR UNDER 5 BUCKS!?

HOW ABOUT IT HUHHHHH?

The Walking Dead (Steam Only)

Back to the Future: The Game
Sam & Max: Devil�s Playhouse
Poker Night at the Inventory
Hector: Badge of Carnage!
Puzzle Agent 1 & 2
Wallace & Gromit�s Grand Adventures (Windows Only)

All that for a $4.12 . This is borderline unfair with the developers. This is a crazy awesome deal that is going around for the next 6 days. If you have some of these games i urge you to BUY IT ANYWAY and give the extras as gifts to friends, you help charity and make some people happy.

05-30-2013, 12:01 AM	#2
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	http://www.indiekings.com/p/bundle-tracker.html This right here is one of the very best to keep track of bundles. Specially indie. Also i want to take the opportunity to say that i've grown to HATE Amazon deals. Cause they usually have awesome Steam deals, but they don't sell outside of the US. even online. Which is bullshit. So, yeah, i have to watch a bunch of great opportunities pass by thanks to amazon. I Know there is a bypass to purchase there, but i wouldn't want to risk my account for this... __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

05-30-2013, 08:12 AM	#4
Red Fighter 1073 Rocky Wrench Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,351	There's also the usual indie bundle at humblebundle.com but they have some pretty amazing games this time around (Hotline Miami, Awesomenauts, Thomas Was Alone, Capsized, Little Inferno, Proteus, Dear Esther). I also managed to nab Simcity 4 for only $5 as a result of this thread so thanks for that as well. __________________ My Sprite Sheet/Mafia Roles

05-30-2013, 12:02 PM	#6
Arcanum Strike the Earth! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 3,185	Bells when you buy the game off Amazon US and it requries steam, they give you a steam code. Steam then registers this as a retail version of the game, as if you bought a phyiscal copy. Steam has no way of knowing you circumvented Amazon's region bullshit. If for some reason Steam goes "this guy has a US code on a non-US account" you can just say you won it on steamgifts.com, or an american friend bought it for you. Speaking of steamgifts, it's filled with key giveaways and russians (meaning russians get US versions of games, and vice versa, as long as the game isn't region-locked) and as far as I know nobody has had any problems. Also, I personally circumvented the Amazon region bullshit to grab Saints Row 3 a while back, and I think another game but I don't remember, and I haven't had any problems. __________________ POS Almighty has spoken.

05-30-2013, 12:09 PM	#7
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	has 76 entries on steamgifts right now but has only won Borderlands 1 in there Well... this is food for thought. I just might have my day in the sun then! __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

05-30-2013, 07:36 PM	#8
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,017	ALAN. FUCKING. WAKE. THREE. DOLLARS. __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

05-30-2013, 09:09 PM	#9
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	You could always have a separate steam account for American digital deals, right? Then if it gets locked, you're only affecting some of the games you couldn't have bought anyway.