Shack PSA: More Midweek PC Savings (Updated)

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Update: Direct2Drive and GamersGate have both unveiled new deals for the day, respectively knocking 50% off Street Fighter IV ($19.95) and Space Rangers ($4.95). As such, the below list of savings and sales has been updated accordingly.

Original: With Pandemic and Creative Assembly in the headlines due to the release of The Saboteur and the Empire: Total War multiplayer beta respectively, PC digital distributors have seen it fit to temporarily mark down some of their past work.

Case in point, Creative Assembly's historical strategy game Medieval II: Total War is currently $4.99 on Steam, while Pandemic's open-world explosion-fest Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is was $5 on Direct2Drive. Of course, the savings aren't just limited to the two studios, as a number of other games are also on sale this week:

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

From The Chatty
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    December 8, 2009 3:26 PM

    Is Mercs 2 even worth playing? I heard it was a buggy mess?

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      December 8, 2009 3:35 PM

      I played the demo and it was ok, nothing amazing but I think there's $5 of game play in there, I snagged it.

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      December 8, 2009 4:40 PM

      irrelevant console answer: If you have a buddy to play with, I would say the game is a blast, pun intended. With the patches it's awesome how much stuff you can blow up and in so many ways.

      pc answer: Don't have it, but I don't think it has any of the DLC, I heard it was a buggy mess as well, and there have been better deals for around 5 bucks this holiday, I'm sure there will be more. However, still worth it if you have a buddy to play with.

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      December 8, 2009 5:20 PM

      I went through the game recently (for $7.50 or something) and thought the game was fantastic. There were an occasional crash to desktop and apparently some scripting problems, but runs fine and it's one of the most fun sandbox games I've played in a while. I highly recommend it.

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      December 9, 2009 8:06 AM

      Played through the PC version. Bugs were minimal compared to other ports these days. I hope you have some buddies, 'cause your chances of finding someone decent to play with online is slim to none.

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      December 9, 2009 1:54 PM

      I enjoyed playing it coop with buddies on 360

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      December 9, 2009 4:17 PM

      I thought it was really fun

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