New to Shacknews? Signup for a Free Account

Already have an account?

Video Game Release Dates 2024Elden Ring strategy guideShacknews Direct: Introducing Bubbletron!Destiny 2 Complete Strategy Guide
Video Game Release Dates 2024
Elden Ring strategy guide
Shacknews Direct: Introducing Bubbletron!
Destiny 2 Complete Strategy Guide

Shack PSA: Weekend PC digital deals

PC games going cheap digitally this weekend include Dead Space 2, The Men of War series, Magicka, and The Oddboxx, plus heaps more.
Alice O'Connor
28
We've been contacted by video games, who were jolly insistent that we inform the world about the range of cheap PC games on sale at digital distributors this weekend. Video games informed us that we would pick a selection of this week's discounts, or we'd be spitting teeth through our joypads for weeks. We're not sure what that even means but suspect it's best we follow their instructions. The following is included as proof of our compliance:

Steam

Men of War: Assault Squad

Direct2Drive

You can get 25% off pre-ordering these top titles by applying the promotion code SIZZLE at the checkout: Plus, these regular deals:

Battlefield 3

Green Man Gaming

Magicka

Electronic Arts

Dead Space 2

Get Games

The Oddboxx

GamersGate

EVE Online

Impulse

King's Bounty Crossworlds

Beamdog

ArcaniA: Gothic 4

Good Old Games

Master of Orion 3
Filed Under
From The Chatty
Refresh Go To Thread
  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
    reply
    May 6, 2011 4:30 PM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Shack PSA: Weekend PC digital deals.

    PC games going cheap digitally this weekend include Dead Space 2, The Men of War series, Magicka, and The Oddboxx, plus heaps more.

    • moogle legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
      reply
      May 6, 2011 4:44 PM

      The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Digital Premium pre-order - $33.71 (32% off)

      That seems to be the best price available for that no?

      • Topsiderover legacy 10 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 5:05 PM

        I think I'm grabbing that one form GoG no matter what.

        • Dr_Tran legacy 10 years
          reply
          May 6, 2011 5:10 PM

          +1

          We have to support their faith in the community. Who else out there believe in us enough to release a brand new game on digital distribution with zero DRM?

        • fractured_sanity legacy 10 years
          reply
          May 7, 2011 5:57 PM

          I know I am, though that is one hell of a good deal.

      • jrsX legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 5:44 PM

        Does the Witcher 2 use steamworks?

        • shirif legacy 10 years
          reply
          May 6, 2011 5:46 PM

          unfortunately not.

          • ajvitaly legacy 10 years
            reply
            May 7, 2011 9:16 AM

            I do believe that the steam version of witcher 2 will use steamworks. That is, if you buy witcher 2 off steam, it will have steamworks features.

    • [deleted] 1469031137 legacy 10 years
      reply
      May 6, 2011 4:45 PM

      [deleted]

      • [deleted] 1684423989 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 4:58 PM

        [deleted]

      • etherboy legacy 10 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 9:22 PM

        I used to be this way, but since the Steam overlay supports 90% of non-Steam games, I see no reason to have it on Steam other than time tracking and redownloading...

        I could be proven wrong, but I think even the great evil EA would be unlikely to pull the game from it's CDN...

        • Tech T legacy 10 years
          reply
          May 7, 2011 12:05 AM

          I feel the same way. I downloaded and installed Dead Space 2 tonight from EA, saved my receipt, backed up the serial # / installer files to an external archive and put a shortcut to it in Steam; it works great. Only downside imo is I gotta keep track of installing patches if any but that really doesn't bother me.

          • etherboy legacy 10 years
            reply
            May 7, 2011 9:09 AM

            For most games the launcher takes care of patching anyway!

      • NukemForever legacy 10 years
        reply
        May 7, 2011 4:38 PM

        dead space is 23 bucks on steam today (sat)

    • shirif legacy 10 years
      reply
      May 6, 2011 4:54 PM

      Is Rage really a Steamworks title? I don't see any confirmation anywhere. Also same goes for Hunted?

      • shirif legacy 10 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 5:30 PM

        Answer me, Shacknews.

      • PenicillinX57 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 6:33 PM

        It wouldn't surprise me. That's the direction Bethesda seems to be going. Still, it's not confirmed.

      • Alice O'Connor legacy 10 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 11:03 PM

        I thought they were but, on further investigation, that was poorly-remembered whispers and rumours. Awfully sorry for any inconvenience.

    • at0micgarden legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
      reply
      May 6, 2011 5:10 PM

      Gothic 4 worth 10 bux? Seems like it would be.

      • Vincent Grayson moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 5:49 PM

        It's not a terrible POS or anything, but it's also nothing special. If you're desperate for ERPG action and have played everything else, I'd say go for it.

        • Epsilon Sector legacy 10 years
          reply
          May 6, 2011 6:24 PM

          Or you could just wait 4 months for TES V: Skyrim to come out. But that won't help you if you don't have anything to play during the summer.

          • Vincent Grayson moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
            reply
            May 6, 2011 6:27 PM

            Yeah, absolutely. I only bought it because of that cheap pack of all the Gothic games a while back.

    • DragonSire legacy 10 years
      reply
      May 6, 2011 5:18 PM

      King's Bounty is never a bad buy.

      • DrZettl legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
        reply
        May 6, 2011 7:34 PM

        I've yet to finish the first one, and I think I've sunk like 70+ hours into it.

    • dfay legacy 10 years
      reply
      May 6, 2011 7:27 PM

      That Magicka (SteamWorks) deal for $5 is a sneaky deal in there. (Bought'd. Was too overloaded with games when it came out.)

    • SirX legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
      reply
      May 6, 2011 7:40 PM

      I really enjoyed both TR: Legend and TR: Underworld and their stories are connected.

    • kevp legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
      reply
      May 7, 2011 7:56 AM

      One quick correction: the pic of King's Bounty is from The Legend, not Crossworlds (the sequel). That's the Kraken you have to fight before you can offer marriage to the red-headed pirate lady.

    • Fenring42 legacy 10 years
      reply
      May 7, 2011 8:06 AM

      Jake Rodkin is working at Shacknews? Awesome!

    • Schnapple legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
      reply
      May 7, 2011 8:25 AM

      Hang on a second - the gimmick with Green Man gaming is that the games can be traded in, right?

      So how can they sell Steamworks titles?

      • Schnapple legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
        reply
        May 7, 2011 8:27 AM

        Oh wait I see:

        "This game cannot be traded in"

        I think this is how non-Steam DD companies will survive in the future - just run deals on Steamworks games. Steam becomes the de-facto way to run games on the PC, companies like Green Man and Impulse sell Steam games and compete on price and sales. Everyone wins.

    • SlingBlaze legacy 10 years
      reply
      May 7, 2011 9:11 AM

      Sol Survivor on Steam is not $5

Hello, Meet Lola