Shack PSA: Direct2Drive Anniversary Sale Sees 50 Games Slashed to $5

by Nick Breckon, Sep 10, 2009 12:14pm PDT

Related Topics – Shack PSA, PC, Direct2Drive

To mark its 5th anniversary, digital distributor Direct2Drive is offering 50 games for only $5 apiece over the next five weeks.

The first batch shows that these won't be 50 bargain titles, either: Civilization 4, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2, X-Com Complete Bundle and Dawn of War GOTY are just a few of the games that can be had for a Lincoln.

The second stage will be devoted to action games, with RPG/MMOs, indie games, and war games making up the following weekly themes.

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By: razlebol x Show Full Post

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hmm. Civ 4 is tempting.

Sep 10, 2009 1:41pm PDT

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hmm. Civ 4 is tempting. : razlebol
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  $5 = 120 hours of gameplay. : ajvitaly
  - Probably even more. The problem is that I should play the games I already have bought but never touched y... : razlebol
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  Im getting Settlers. All the games on the list is so worth it at $5. : Regim
  - Never mind. North america only...arg. Not again. Best offers on D2D and Impulse is almost always NA only. : Regim

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I'm always reading that the X-COM games were great. Do they still hold up and is it worth it? Anyone? Anyone?

Sep 10, 2009 6:44pm PDT

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I'm always reading that the X-COM games were great. Do they still hold up and is it worth it? Anyone? ... : oO SilentK Oo
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- Yes. : Izanaki
- Nothing to wait for. Buy now! : Regim

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Son of a... not going to be able to hold out much longer - soon I will have a Steam, Impulse, Blizzard, and Direct to Drive digital distribution accounts to keep track of!

Sep 10, 2009 1:43pm PDT

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Son of a... not going to be able to hold out much longer - soon I will have a Steam, Impulse, Blizzard, a... : Miller_TYM
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- One reason I still prefer the boxed version. Easy to keep track of. They are nicely displayed on my shel... : samduhman
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  Yeah... I'm Steam only right now.... If these were on steam I'd buy the ones I want no questions. But.... : JediDwag
  - I've resisted for the day, but who knows, they may roll out some games I'm really interested in the comin... : JediDwag

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Are all D2D games PC only? (OS X user)

Sep 10, 2009 2:17pm PDT

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Are all D2D games PC only? (OS X user) : Wikus Van De Merwe
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- Never used D2D, but I'm looking at the site now and they have a MAC games tab... So I'm assuming if you ... : JediDwag

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I've never played a Civ game apart from Civ Revolution on the iphone.

If I buy civ 4 on D2D and then decided I like it, can I buy the expansion packs retail or do I need to also get them through D2D? I notice they are pretty expensive.

Sep 10, 2009 4:38pm PDT

I've never played a Civ game apart from Civ Revolution on the iphone. If I buy civ 4 on D2D and then d... : marmite

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That makes me really consider signing up at that site. To those who have used it - do you need to download a client? And are there download limits?

Sep 10, 2009 12:25pm PDT

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That makes me really consider signing up at that site. To those who have used it - do you need to downloa... : yobock
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  No client needed, no download limits either as far as I know. I don't have much experience there though, ... : crummynz
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    You are correct, there is no client need to run the games. There is no limit on bandwidth its your ISP th... : valcan_s
    - Okay, thanks. : yobock
    - You do not need the downloader btw. It is optional : deKaf

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By: herradura99 x Show Full Post

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I always purchase games on D2D if I can. No download limits and no need to login to a client whenever you want to play the game. This is how digital distribution should be.

Sep 10, 2009 12:38pm PDT

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I always purchase games on D2D if I can. No download limits and no need to login to a client whenever yo... : herradura99
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if you are interested in using a D2D game with mods do your research before you buy. D2D exes are different than retail exes. They put their own DRM in there, so depending on the game it can break mod support.

Sep 10, 2009 2:13pm PDT

if you are interested in using a D2D game with mods do your research before you buy. D2D exes are differe... : robosextoid

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By: Xulu x Show Full Post

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Just a heads up: Far Cry is available for free (ad supported).

Spend that 5er on Chaos Theory or whatever.

Sep 10, 2009 1:12pm PDT

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Just a heads up: Far Cry is available for free (ad supported). Spend that 5er on Chaos Theory or whate... : Xulu
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- Are you talking about that release a while back where you could only install it during this brief window ... : Schnapple

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