Shack PSA: Steam Summer Savings [Updated]

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• and I didn't talked about the indie section games... 'cause those games will probably go on the 24h speci... : taczbr
• Anyone know how Cryostasis is? : Fenring42

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  Pfft, 82... measly mortal I say. I'm up to 243. Yeah, that bad. : Fpsnut
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    You see? This could be you in the future. Giving money away for the right to play titles that you never... : Xulu
    • Yea, that's the only difference : Ebu
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      The thing is, every single game I bought I'm either interested in, heard good things about, or it was on ... : Fpsnut
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        Haha, I'm in the exact same boat as you... I nab up bargains whenever they come up as long as its a good... : x Tempest x
        • Hmmm, my Library tab shows 246 games right now when I click on "all games", but my community profile show... : Fpsnut
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        You gotta play them. If you don't, it's like not having them PLUS you're out of whatever money you paid.... : Xulu
        • Every game I buy on sale (aside from some games thrown in packs) I have the intention of playing, but the... : Fpsnut
  • Just reached 200 today. = D : TehShadow
• >_< you guys beat mine like around 30 games. : commanderxp90
• Ok I just purchased a ton of stuff for $90, I am now well over 100 games. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... : Milleh
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  My 92 Steam games are worth about $1556.08 USD. http://www.steamcalculator.com/ : i38warhawk
  • why doesnt that work for me :( : Milleh
  • Haha ... oh man... $3676.93 USD worth... I should really stay away from this sale... : inc77
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    It makes a few bad mistakes and assumptions about the price of certain games. If you have a game that is ... : digital_d
    • Yeah like HL2: Lost Coast costing $99. : Bingo
• I have been judicious and refrained from indulging in these awesome deals for the past couple years but t... : Dr_Cube
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  LOL. You guys have no idea. :| : Rice-Rocketeer
  • can't...stop...buying....ICONS : Milleh
  • I was wondering when you were going to show up in this thread :) : kelbane
• I just realized I own every title in the Valve Complete Pack from buying them all separately over the pas... : passingstranger

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• Nope. : fractured_sanity

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  look for yourself: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61737 : Chris Faylor
  • Maybe not weak then but as good as and in some cases much better than. : mrwolf710
  • Glad I waited on the Witcher, got it for 50% off the winter sale price :D : lordkosc
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  Summer is no longer for school and worth a lot of plays! I also tell you that Christmas sale is just a we... : commanderxp90
  • Wow. What? Your post was full of words. : mrwolf710
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    Heh, it seems like you're typing in another language and using Google Translate ;) : at0micgarden
    • That would be awesome if "weaksauce" was in the Google Translate! : Pronkzilla
    • Haha, thanks! I got it. : commanderxp90
• I think your memory is pretty good. Xmas sales were good, but not on this scale across so many games. Fan... : nutcrackr
• One reason - end of financial year. : x Tempest x

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  Is Ghostbusters worth it? I can't play anything now though still need to get a new video card. Or figure ... : Ziz
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    i think it'd be really weird to play on a keyboard and mouse. dual analogs really made it feel like it w... : dantastic
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      What's the PC gamepad support like? PS3 controllers on PC are rather awesome. 360 as well! : WilliamDecker
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        Basically everything works with a 360 controller on PC now; most games probably play better with them tha... : azshack
        • Although I have no first-hand experience with Ghostbusters, so don't hold me to that. :) : azshack
        • I totally agree with you!!! I love playing games on the PC with my 360 controller! : mastermike569
      • It has the full treatment with the 360 controller. : Liquid
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    Great game. Made me feel like a real Ghostbuster. Played just fine with a keyboard and mouse. : jpearls
    • This is all you need to know. : radioactivez0r
• lead and gold is surprisingly fun, a well spend 5.10$ imho... : lordkosc

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  Waiting to see if it goes any lower. Otherwise I'll buy this the last day. : shinseitom
  • I suppose I should've done that, but I couldn't resist. : Evil Bones

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  Oh thq pack includes it. Damn good deal. : dmaownsyou
  • Yeah, I bought the THQ pack in an instant when I saw it included Metro 2033 and heaps of other awesome ga... : x Tempest x
• Metro 2033 kicks ass! I really wish that game should have a multiplayer if so, it would makes me very cra... : commanderxp90

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  http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4506/ : Chris Faylor
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    thanks, but it redirects me to http://store.steampowered.com/ :( It wasn't for me, i have both already... : barichnikov
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      You should still be able to right click and copy it to send to people even if you're being redirected. I... : fractured_sanity
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        yeah exactly :( Canada is usually included in deals like that. Lame. : barichnikov
        • Very. It's usually Aussies that get screwed out of that sort of thing. : fractured_sanity
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  Anyone know if Serious Sam: TFE HD will be giftable if we already own it? : Beaginator
  • it is not. it tells you in the cart or at checkout iirc : barichnikov
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    More than likely not. It's mostly Valve games and promotional preorder games that they make giftable. L... : fractured_sanity
    • Oh well. Still a great deal. : Beaginator
    • Knew it was hiding in there somewhere. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4502-TPJL-265... : fractured_sanity
• It got live yay ! http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4507/ : barichnikov

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  Learned that last year after I bought Dawn of War II. Never again will I buy anything on Steam, especial... : HisDivineOrder
  • I learned that after the 2 week sale up through New Years...anything that's 50% off the first few days wi... : Epsilon Sector
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  Hah! Lets see how long you can hold out. In a few weeks you will feel the itch, you will casually som... : Lukiopimp
  • Nicely done: ) : themaestro2657
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  Never buy any game at full price unless you want to play it as soon as it's released. : ajvitaly
  • You hit it right on the nose. I'll probably pick up Portal 2 for full price, and Dawn of War II and its f... : CasbahBoy
• This only makes sense titles that aren't must haves or products you're not sure you'd like. There is no w... : Dr_Cube
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  Everytime someone realizes/thinks/says/communicates this kind of statement, a random software developer s... : TheWeaponeer
  • Some of them need to be stopped. :P : fractured_sanity
• Don't worry, if it's from Activision, you can be safe in knowing your investment will stay at that price ... : u sir name

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• me and you both. bought it a week ago thinking wouldn't be on sell till holiday's....damn it steam. : runinal
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  I'm hoping it drops below $20 at some point. : dmaownsyou
  • Fuck it, bought it at 27 =/. : dmaownsyou
• If its any consolation, its easily worth 40 bucks, one of the best games that came out on PC in years : brabee

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  So, you're really hoping for games that are Mac-compatible but not on SteamPlay? The only way that makes ... : AlexW1203
  • Theres a few games on steam that have mac retail versions, but the mac version isn't on steam. For exampl... : cptincognito

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• same, hopefully it goes down at some point -_- : cgreeen
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  Yeah, it looks like EA is staying out of this sale. : pigvomit
  • Understandably as there was an EA sale last week. : StealthHawk
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  Are you kidding me? I wish I could give it to you, or smash it to pieces. I hate the PC port so much.... : Xulu
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    OMG Bear is driving?!!!? : Dusty_Slim
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL-A8GWyYAA : TheWeaponeer
  • Out of curiosity, what did you hate about it? : Happy Doodle Muffin

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• I bought it, it looks like the type of game where you can easily get 12$ worth of entertainment from. : dmaownsyou

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• Never mind, for 4 dollars, its worth finding out. Cannot go wrong. I also picked up Resident Evil 5, als... : mastermike569
• ghostbusters shows $4 for me, not 6.79 : techx4
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  Warning - NO MULTIPLAYER in the PC version of Ghostbusters. Just letting you know... : TheWeaponeer
  • *le sigh* thats a shame but I suppose you cannot go wrong with this game for $4 and that should be easily... : mastermike569
• For the sale price, yes. It's everything and more what I expected from a game based off of a movie series... : Fausterion
• Yes for sure. : dmaownsyou

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• Doom2 : watcherxp
• killing floor? : bloodypalace
• killing floor is allright. : commanderxp90
• These are ALL the games with co-cop - http://store.steampowered.com/search/?genre=all&category1=998&categ... : scary_monster
• If you don't own Killing Floor, you better buy it right goddamn now. : passingstranger
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  Resident Evil 5 is now 12.50 through the Steam sale. This has GREAT online co-op. Oh, and speaking of ... : TheWeaponeer
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    Does RD5 have good matchmaking online? Don't got no friends with the PC version :( : Daochi
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      The "match making", such as it is, seems to work fine. You can set your co-op jump-in/out before you star... : TheWeaponeer
      • cool, thanks! I'll get it, then. : Daochi

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• Do you get to do all the non-story stuff from GTA 4 as well with that or would I need both? I have GTA... : spl

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  If you think it's your kind of game even remotely, check out World of Goo. I wouldn't be surprised if it... : passingstranger
  • I hope Modern Warfare 2 gets a one day sale. : inition
• Madballs in Babo:Invasion. Great 4 player co-op or 8 player vs mode. I picked it up 2 deals ago for $10.5... : Sir_Shaggy
• The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a good choice if you like games like Trine and Braid. Not exact... : TheWeaponeer
• Machinarium! : Leviathan41

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  You only bought two fun things. Unreal pack and Painkiller ... the rest is a waste of money & hard drive ... : penny_flame
  • No. : deadhorse

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• Fine I'll try it. : ajvitaly

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  Keep track of the stuff you want, if there are no one day deals, buy on the 4th? : hunhauu
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    ^^^ Best strategy here. : The Grolar Bear
    • Identical to the preferred ebay strategy. Use your watch list, only bid at the last second. : rms
• Personally I'm getting about 25 bucks worth of really cheap games right now, holding out for more expensi... : Hemtroll
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  If I'm remembering right, the games that are on sale right now through the 4th (i.e., not 1-day deals) do... : Schnapple
  • On the other hand, the sale prices won't go away/increase until the sale is over, so there's no harm in w... : radioactivez0r
  • It's happened before where general discounts get upgraded to 1 day discounts, like the last sale where L4... : passingstranger
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  I don't think a AAA title like Bio Shock 2 will go any lower, but I would hold off on older/indy games ti... : inition
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    LOL, Bioshock 2 will be $5 by Christmas, if not cheaper. You're a fool if you think otherwise. : PenicillinX57
    • Check the original sell price of Bioshock 1 and then ask yourself, who is the idiot? : DeathMaster666

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  €9.50 for resident evil 5? SOLD! : ukmostwanted
  • INDEED!! : Milleh
• maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan okay give me a few seconds : Chris Faylor

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  Really? I have never experienced that. What games do you have problems playing? : jdcope
  • I'm getting the same problem, been trying to play all sorts of games and Steam keeps crashing on me. : Hemtroll
  • it just kept saying that the servers were busy and to try again later.. but after countless attempts at i... : techx4

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• http://store.steampowered.com/app/9010/ What error are you getting? : watcherxp
• Steam servers are overloaded, which is only to be expected. Try again. : Kub666
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  Do ppl still play RTCW? wow! : Sir_Shaggy
  • The single player is still better than 90% of games since RTCW has came out. I personally enjoyed RTCW ca... : penny_flame

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• lol, no shit, good thing I just cleared up my credit card i use for games. : Darkfox76

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• Don't forget Splinter Cell: Conviction has that onerous always-on internet DRM. : carbontree

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• Yoda? : KozBot5000
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  I already got everything in Value games on my Steam. What's next pack I could buy? I prefer to look at th... : commanderxp90
  • THQ pack? : Fenring42
• Um.. I assume I have some THQ games on my Steam. Two packs are my hard decision to pick one as Idsoft or ... : commanderxp90
• The SquEnix pack has Batman: AA and Just Cause 2 in it along with a bunch of others. : locash
• Yah, that's what I thought about The SquEnix pack. I better save a bunch of money before July 4th. : commanderxp90

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  Usually no, unless the expansion is standalone. : MeestaNob
  • This is true. I bought Company of Heroes retail then the 2 expansions through steam. It took some work to... : Sir_Shaggy
  • Bummer, I was going to pick up the Boderlands add-ons. : samduhman

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  I'd recommend getting a few friends to get it as well. It's just way more fun that way. : CrazyCanuck90
  • All coop games are better with friends, but the Killing Floor community probably won't verbally abuse any... : AgentPothead
• There are difficulty levels on the servers designed for this. The first night I played with a friend, we... : radioactivez0r

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  Not really consolized. I liked them. : Johnnsen
  • Only € 4.50 - Anyone else sometimes have this hate-love thing going on with Steam? Its just too goo... : Lukiopimp
• They were fun. : icedcool
• Yah, they were great I've playing it on PS3. : commanderxp90
• Overlord is awesome, especially the funny boss fights and what you're minions say and such :D : PytoX
• Perhaps just a little, but its glorious fun. : MeestaNob

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• Yes. I've been looking at The Witcher. Great deal indeed. : Sir_Shaggy
• Bought the Witcher enhanced rerelease at launch for $50. It was worth it. : Xulu

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• Most likely not. It's quite unfortunate that you can't do that as standard procedure. : digital_d