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eVasiege_sl said:
Do Amazon digital downloads come with Steam keys?
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Depends on the publisher, but it will say on the product page (usually right under the price as "DRM: Steam" but if that's not there you can still CTRL+F -> Steam to double check).

Also helps if you know what games are Steamworks, or even better which publishers use Steamworks for all their games. For instance, Dishonored is published by Bethesda and every recent game of theirs is Steamworks. Hell, at this point it's probably easier to remember which publishers DON'T use it. EA games from Amazon all activate on Origin, and the vast majority of Ubisoft games activate directly on Uplay. Even if you buy one of the handful of Ubi games from Amazon that has a Steam key, it's still going to launch Uplay anyway, so it's fairly pointless to bother looking.
 
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Do we think that Dishonored GOTY will go more on sale? Seems to be the trend... going to wait it out and see if it gets reduced below $10. Would be great!
 
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I don't remember load times being a problem when I played it, but that was a long time ago and maybe they broke something in the meantime. I'm still bitter that they keep discounting the complete pack and not offering any DLC discount for people who already paid full price for the base game before the DLC even existed.

Edit: Lowest price on Dishonored GOTY right now is $10.87 at GameFly. Apply coupon code GFDNOV20 to get the second discount. Tempting, but still not low enough to get me to bite just to play some DLC.
 
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God damnit. My own fault, I guess. Bought Saints Row 4 on Wednesday on Amazon for $29.99. Of course Amazon has it today for $14.99, Steam for $19.99. Gaaaaaaay. Could've gotten all DLC for less than I paid for the actual game. I kind of figured it'd happen, but still annoying nonetheless.
 
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FYI for people just buying SR4 now: DO NOT go nuts doing side missions until you have all your homies back. I went with the standard approach to sandbox games which is to clear out most of the side mission stuff before even really starting on the main missions, and it was a terrible mistake. You miss out on a lot of funny dialogue and plot elements because the main missions just end instantly if you have already done the side missions that they interact with.

It's lazy design on Volition's part to mix main and side missions like that, even worse than it was in SRTT in some ways, but at least you can avoid the downsides if you know how the game works in advance.
 
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Orcs Must Die 2 sitting at 50%, is it worth getting the bundle for $12.50? I don't remember seeing get below 25% off before.
 
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I deserve negs for this one... Researching 3ds games, and get a nice list and I'm about to go hit up toys r us and gamestop and places to load up on about 15 games I've missed.

Come to find out I have a DS lite, which I assumed was 3ds due to size and it folds up.

Oops!!
 
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Vorph_sl said:
The EE games are still inferior to playing the originals with the BG Trilogy (or Tutu if you prefer for some reason), widescreen, etc. mods.
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I may not have used the right mods, but the the UI improvements from the recent november patch are fantastic and blew tutu away in every way from what I remembered. Being able to zoom in and out (iirc mods don't allow that) and have a crisp clear ui like

http://cdn2.dualshockers.com/wp-cont...screens-11.jpg

Is so much better than the tutu I remember usinghttp://www.pocketplane.net/tutupix/web/Baldr021.jpg
 
Vorph

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There are other sites too, like isthereanydeal.com and steamgamesales.com which combine current sales with a history of lowest prices. Cheapshark.com is ok too, but it lacks a history feature.


Tol_sl said:
I may not have used the right mods, but the the UI improvements from the recent november patch are fantastic and blew tutu away in every way from what I remembered. Being able to zoom in and out (iirc mods don't allow that) and have a crisp clear ui like

http://cdn2.dualshockers.com/wp-cont...screens-11.jpg

Is so much better than the tutu I remember usinghttp://www.pocketplane.net/tutupix/web/Baldr021.jpg
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I only play BG Trilogy, haven't touched Tutu since uhh, whenever BGT was released, and that screenshot is a horrible representation of what BGT should look like when modded. Should be more like these (stolen from NeoGAF, because I only have PS:T installed right now):
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torgalsurrounded2croppjhmj.png

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Regime_sl said:
no ps4s for sale is making me rage hardcore
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Use wiialerts.com, dude - there's been at least 4 opportunities I've gotten to the website in time for myself just today. (Gamestop, Newegg, Toys R Us and Walmart all pinged today IIRC for bundles of various sorts [no savings, but they weren't gouged either] - 100% sure on all but WallyWorld) But I want to wait for next month rather than doing credit/cashing in investments for the moment so I had to pass)

Just make sure you keep your smartphone on you and your information preloaded on whichever retailers you'd use and should be smooth sailing unless this was the last stock they'll get before Xmas (unlikely).
 
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