Weekly PC Sales Illustrate Strength of Bonuses, Discounts and Exclusivity

by Chris Faylor, Feb 11, 2010 12:20pm PST

Related Topics – Software Sales, Steam, Impulse, PC, Direct2Drive, PC Sales

The latest charts from PC outlets Steam, Direct2Drive and Impulse are in, once again speaking to the strength of exclusive offerings, pre-order bonuses and discounts.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Star Trek Online

No doubt propelled by the currently underway pre-order multiplayer beta, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 pre-orders once again topped the Steam charts, with bonus-filled Digital Deluxe Editions of Mass Effect 2 and Star Trek Online on all three charts.

Unsurprisingly, several games that were on sale across the past week--in particular Titan Quest Gold, Red Faction: Guerrilla and Majesty--also climbed the charts.

It's also worth noting that each chart has at least one game exclusive to the outlet, such as Modern Warfare 2 (Steam), Stargate Resistance (D2D) and Sins (Impulse).

Steam (By Revenue)

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 LE (Pre-Order) - EA DICE
*Global Agenda - Hi-Rez Studios
Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
*Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward
*Aliens vs. Predator (Pre-Order) - Rebellion
Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
Titan Quest Gold - Iron Lore
*Left 4 Dead 2 - Valve
Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe Edition - Cryptic
Mass Effect - BioWare / Demiurge

Direct2Drive - January 31 through February 6, 2010

Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe Edition - Cryptic
Star Trek Online - Cryptic
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 LE (Pre-Order) - EA DICE
Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
BioShock 2 (Pre-Order) - 2K Marin
*Stargate Resistance (Pre-Order) - FireSky
Mass Effect - BioWare / Demiurge
Civilization 4 Complete - Firaxis
Red Faction: Guerrilla - Volition

Impulse - January 31 through February 6, 2010

*Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy (Pre-Order) - Ironclad
*Demigod - Gas Powered Games
*Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment - Ironclad
Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe Edition - Cryptic
Star Trek Online - Cryptic
*Sins of a Solar Empire Trinity Pack - Ironclad
Majesty Bundle - Paradox
*GalCiv II: Ultimate Edition - Stardock
Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition - BioWare
*Sins of a Solar Empire - Ironclad

* Denotes a title that's exclusive to the digital distribution outlet

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100% of my Steam purchases have been games that were on sale for the holidays or some other promotion, and I learned about all of them thanks to Shack PSA's. Just picked up Trine yesterday actually and love it. I'm not a bit surprised that these sales do so well for the DD services.

Feb 11, 2010 1:17pm PST

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100% of my Steam purchases have been games that were on sale for the holidays or some other promotion, an... : jeffcox111
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  The Shack proves invaluable when it comes to snatching a nice Steam deal. At least for me. : Johnnsen
  - see also http://www.steamgamesales.com/ covers all the major DD outlets... : radio_babylon
- 'Bought Trine due to the good word on the Shack too. Mistake. Frustrating controls, boring gameplay. I... : oO SilentK Oo

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By utilizing Steam, Valve has figured out people are willing to spend MORE money than they previously would have by heavily discounting games. My Steam games list would likely be around 15-20 games instead of 90 I'm at were it not for the 50-75% off sales.

Feb 11, 2010 2:45pm PST

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By utilizing Steam, Valve has figured out people are willing to spend MORE money than they previously wou... : ajvitaly
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  I never knew there was the capacity in me to buy that many games.. : gydot
  - Yeah, me too. I've spent far more than I ever intended to. Well played Steam, well played... : JediDwag
- I find that digital distribution in general makes impulse buying so damn easy. The sales do have a synerg... : Dr_Tran

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Real nice to see "10. Red Faction: Guerrilla" on the list, that is a great game.

Feb 11, 2010 12:42pm PST

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Real nice to see "10. Red Faction: Guerrilla" on the list, that is a great game. : valcan_s
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Elusive?

Feb 11, 2010 12:25pm PST

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Elusive? : wurzle
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- whoops. thanks. : Chris Faylor
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  Also, L4D 2 is exclusive to Steam in terms of digital distro last I checked, no? : TerranUp16
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    as is avp (due to steamworks) : Chris Faylor
    - (corrected, thanks) : Chris Faylor

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