Shack PSA: Direct2Drive Sale Continues as Riddick, BioShock Cut to $5

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• Error: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is Country restricted on your IP. : nutcrackr
• so which games are available worldwide? \no Riddick and no Saints Row 2 for me : < : azuvatar

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  Yeah this is pretty tempting. I read about performance issues on release but I think it was fixed in a p... : at0micgarden
  • BTW thanks Shack for these deal posts! Very handy. : at0micgarden
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    Not at all. In fact, the developer has pulled all support for the title, so you won't be seeing any futu... : CrustaR
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      so the port runs like crap and was never fixed? damn it, i thought this would finally be my chance to pl... : smacknca
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        Its un playable on: ** sluggish like shit, also the game is just plain dumb, breakin out of the jail is ... : valcan_s
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          haha i thought M2 was supposed to be a shitty PC port as well. screw it, ill save the 5 fucks. my inter... : smacknca
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            I'm grabbing now, will report on its performance with a 4870. I picked it up because every post about ... : esecasco
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              Cool, let us know, I am very curious. GTA4 runs great on my PC with fairly high end specs. : at0micgarden
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                Alright, I'm running : WinXP Core 2 Duo 2.53ghz E7200 2 gigs of Ram Radeon 4870 512mb I just the... : esecasco
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                  Have you tried driving at high speeds yet? That's what seems to be worst, with lag as it loads in new par... : garrarg
                  • Unfortunately ambient occlusion still runs like absolute shit in every game I've tried it in. Hopefully t... : at0micgarden
                • The game runs better on Nvidia btw but it runs acceptable on a 4890 in 1080p : Shai-Tan
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              GTA 4 released patches and improved. SR2 didn't. But SR2 is more focused on pure fun, enough so that I'm ... : garrarg
              • yeah, that threw me off when I tried installing it. Installing now. : esecasco
              • I didn't have that much trouble with the driving : Shai-Tan
          • Its NOT "haha i thought M2 was supposed to be a shitty PC port as well" It run like butter and is a re... : valcan_s
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          For the record, I bought SR2 via Steam when it was first released, and it did have some framerate issues,... : kwperley
          • e6600, gtx 275, runs fine in 1680x1050 or 1080p with everything turned up, only some stuttering from driv... : Shai-Tan
    • That's pretty damn shitty, almost makes me hope Volition DONT revisit Freespace in the future. : MeestaNob

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• You just get the downloader and that's it. You don't need it to play the game. At 5$, it's worth a try.. : razlebol
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  Nothing, you just use their downloader (which may be optional, I forget) and then install the entire game... : Vincent Grayson
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    Downloader is optional: http://support.direct2drive.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=3091 Is there ... : gokwyjibo
    • no, it's just the game : deKaf
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  So after download, then there is still whatever DRM is with the game, or do they change that for D2D down... : dlr(2)
  • I believe it's a combo. The game still ships with whatever DRM it had (i.e., existing activation limit), ... : dpgagnon
• If the games have drm I think I might buy them and then pirate the cracked versions. : jccalhoun
• Is d2d like steam in that I can log in from anywhere and download my games? : Wheatloaf

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• I just did it with Visa debit and it was as easy as Steam. : TaintedSyringe
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  same problem. denied amex, visa and now paypal. maybe their system is fubared at the moment? ive never... : smacknca
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    Exactly. What a crappy system. Perhaps it is overloaded. I guess I'll try again later, too bad I just ... : Athlon7
    • Contact support since your account is probably flagged at this point. They're pretty quick. (I got a repl... : shirif
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    They seem to do a lockout for 24 hours. For instance buy 3 games... lockout. Its absurd; the wors... : rjklevels
    • DRM for your purchases? : rjklevels
    • yea i contacted as suggested above and the response was 'we locked your account for your security until a... : smacknca
• I just bought Dark Athena. No problems. I wonder what's going on since multiple people are reporting ... : dpgagnon

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• hmm i was tempted to pick this up also, running W7 X64. : myatomicgarden
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  Civ BTS works fine in 7 x64. I wouldn't think there'd be a difference once you patch it. : prokat
  • The patch won't find the install and there is no option to point it to the right place. I think it might... : Syclone
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  Not sure if this is what you're running into, and I'm not sure if this applies to the D2D version, but th... : garrarg
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    N/M: the D2D Civ4 page lists it as already being at 1.74 (down at the bottom), so if you've only download... : garrarg
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      It gives me an MSVCR71.dll file is missing error. Win 7 doesn't seem to come with that, but I've got my ... : Syclone
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        Maybe sticking a copy right in the Civ4 folder / next to the .exes. That's where MS recommends placing it... : garrarg
        • I tried the Civ 4 folder. I've found some posts around the net of people fixing other app problems relat... : Syclone

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• Yeah mine too is about 300kb/sec. Riddick is going to take 6 hours. : digweed014
• prolly just slow atm. I remember dling Mass Effect off them at 1100K/s (max my cable does) : Shai-Tan

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  Is this the new Riddick game or the one that was released 5 years ago? : ev0ljon
  • it says dark athena which is the new one that also includes the original campaign : Shai-Tan

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• you don't have to use the downloaded you know, you can download the zip file on FF or IE : X-GOUKI

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• I think you'll enjoy it. Dated in some ways of course, but still a steal for the price. : Pneum0
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  Might take a little work to get it to work graphics wise but well worth the effort. : Zerbyte
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    Last I checked there were a TON of graphics mods for it. : at0micgarden
    • Yeah I just meant installing and playing the game from that might not work. I remember I had a mouse cur... : Zerbyte
    • This is the one to get: http://www.john-p.com/textures/Thief-DS/index.shtml The game looks awesome w... : zipr
• Look for the .exe Ion Storm released with the toolkit. With no protection, the game ran smoother for m... : Xulu

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• Yeah 5 dollars is just ridiculously awesome. At that price it'll be hard to be disappointed. : digweed014

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• Is it in the Euro version of the store? I can't see it in the UK version. :( Kinda tempted by Thief 3,... : nudel
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  How is it on PC. I'm temped for this. : razlebol
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    I'm tempted too. Does anyone know if the D2D version has TAGES with 3 install/activations max and no revo... : garrarg
    • I don't remember it warning me of anything during the install for the D2D version. : SkeezPimp
  • Awesome, I bought it some time ago on D2D....and of course, The Butcher Bay remake was fucking sweet, sin... : SkeezPimp
• Holy crap, I'm so getting this. : The Grolar Bear
• This game is great on pc. I HIGHLY recommend it. Some of the best voice acting I've seen in a game. You ... : bullbear73

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• Can't help you with that, but I do know the Steam version has no Starforce on it. : M337ING
• I was really disappointed with the Frontlines MP. The single player alone is worth the 5 bucks, though... : at0micgarden

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• My bad, looks like the UK site is updated now and £5 each. : Marv101