Botanicula starring in a 'pay what you want' Humble Bundle on the very day it launched certainly was an unexpected treat for most of us, but less so for those who pre-ordered the adorable adventure game. To make amends, developer Amanita Design has whipped together an apology package for those who pre-ordered, with treats including Machinarium.
The size and state of the PC digital distribution market can be difficult to assess, as platforms and publishers are largely unwilling to share their sales figures. When it comes to The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, though, there can be little doubt about where they all stand, as CD Projekt today revealed the RPG's first six months of digital sales figures.
Who came out on top? Steam, by a huge margin, followed by CD Projekt's own Good Old Games.
Digital distributors already regularly offer mega-savings on PC games but GamersGate intends to take things one step further. Yesterday it announced plans for 'FreeGames,' a "free-to-play ad supported platform for PC and Mac games."
FreeGames will let users download and play games for free, in return for simply watching a "short" advert when the game launches. You'll be limited to having only five free games on your account at any one time, but GamersGate does cryptically mention there'll be "the capability to add additional game." No details on how that'll work, not yet. Read more »
Although we've covered the various PC game sales from most of your favorite digital distribution platforms, we thought this morning we would refresh your memory. If you missed our original coverage of the big deals or you forgot about where you wanted to spend your money, pay attention.
While many confirm the presence of a weekend with a podcast, you can also do so by checking for discounts on digitally-distributed PC games. Sales on Mass Effect 2 and Tales of Monkey Island, among others, mean yes, the weekend is definitely nigh.
After a hard week of work, on Friday digital distributors begin to line up to separate you from your hard-earned cash with sales on PC games. Such as 33% off the never-ever-ever discounted Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, or 50% off tip-tip co-op survival shooter Killing Floor to celebrate a hefty new update. And that's just the tip of it.
A new weekend means a new round of deals and discounts on digitally-distributed PC games, which we have perused, parsed and presented for your purchasing pleasure.
Top treats this weekend include the weird and wonderful Source Engine sandbox Garry's Mod for $4.99, reduced to celebrate its Mac launch, as well as bargains on all things Serious Sam and a bargain $6 bundle of the X-COM series. Read more »
With International Talk Like a Pirate Day coming this weekend, digital distributors of PC games are adding a nautical flair to their traditional weekend deals and discounts. While pirates migh be all good and well, if you really want lovely video games at bargain prices, you'll turn to the incredible Indie Love bundles.
The two Indie Love bundles offer six top indie PC games apiece for $19.95, free from DRM. Include are the likes of Machinarium, Osmos, Eufloria, Captain Forever and many other lovely things. A $29.99 Mega-Love bundle offers all dozen games. Read more »
The weekend is upon us and, as you know, that means a time of tremendous digital download savings. The deals we've been able to round-up include a slew of sales on select EA software on the publishing giant's official store and 75% off Mount & Blade on Steam.
GamersGate has also discounted a number of indie developed titles, including knocking Plain Sight down to $2, And Yet It Moves for $4 and Machinarium for $6.49. Read more »
Though some might claim otherwise, the only way to truly confirm that the weekend has arrived is to check that a huge number of sales are running on digitally-distributed PC games. Let's have a look and see what we have coming... yep, weekend: verified.
The cream of this week's crop is a $9.99 bundle on Steam containing both the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and the third entry in the series, Call of Pripyat. There are tons of other bargains out there too so have a bit of a browse below. Read more »
Weekends are, of course, for buying discount digitally-distributed PC games so we've rounded up the best bargains going, including a monster RPG sale at GamersGate that includes Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2 for $15 apiece and Torchlight for $5.
Of particular note is indie developer Amanita's Machinarium 'Pirate Amnesty' which sees the adventure game reduced to $5 in the hope of guilting the estimated 85-95% of players who pirated the game into buying it. The splendid soundtrack's included too. Read more »
The traditional weekend round of PC digital distribution discounts has arrived, bearing offers including half-off Just Cause 2, Mirror's Edge and a whole lot of good old games plus adventure game bargains on Tales of Monkey Island and Sam & Max seasons.
We've picked the cream of the cash crop for your perusing pleasure. Read more »
Sega has revealed the second batch of eleven Sega Genesis "classics" it's releasing for download on PC, a list including Ecco Jr, Kid Chameleon, Ristar and Sonic Spinball.
As with the first batch, it's debatable whether some of these are "classics" but they're only $2.99 each and each is sure to stir up misty childhood memories for someone. Read more »
As promised, the first round of SEGA's "evergreen" retro re-releases have begun making their way to PC by way of digital distribution outlets like Steam and GamesGate.
In all, eleven "classics"--some more deserving of that label than others--are out thus far: Read more »
A dispute between digital distribution platforms Direct2Drive and Impulse over market share has highlighted the difficulty of assessing the digital market and become a wee bit snippy, with Direct2Drive calling Impulse's estimates "misinformation at best."
Stardock had estimated in its 2009 consumer report that Valve's Steam held 70% of the market by dollars generated while Impulse sat in second place with a 10% share, and all others--including the IGN-owned Direct2Drive--shared the remaining 20%. Read more »
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