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PC games get the price cut treatment this weekend

by John Callaham Nov 19th 2009 @ 8:00PM

Thursday is a special day for many as PC gamers hit the download site to see what deals they can find. We have the latest list of price cuts to check out right now:

GamersGate has an assortment of titles on sale including Kings's Bounty: The Legend for $12.49 and Frontline: Field of Thunder for just $4.95
Impulse has several games on the price chopping block this weekend including Iron Grip Warlord for $9.99 and Supreme Commander Gold for $22.49.
Steam has cut the price of Frontlines: Fuel of War to just $7.49 this weekend. You can also buy Star Wars Galaxies The Complete Online Adventures for 50 percent off until November 26. The newly released game Ninja Blade has a 10 percent discount for the first week Also you can get the original Dirt racing game for 80 percent off its normal Steam price with the pre-purchase of the PC version of Dirt 2. Finally you can pre-purchase Rogue Warrior for 10 percent off its normal price before its Dec. 1 release.
Direct2Drive also has Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures for 50 percent off. You can also take $5 off of Torchlight from now until Sunday if you use the discount code 5OFFTORCH at checkout.

Filed under: Downloads, FPS, RTS

Zombie Driver drives and shoots first on December 4

by John Callaham Nov 18th 2009 @ 6:00PM

If you haven't gotten the zombie killing fix you need from Left 4 Dead 2 then perhaps running down the undead with a heavily armed vehicle might do the trick. Developer Exor Studios previously announced their plans to release their top-down action game Zombie Driver last month and today it revealed the game now has a December 4 release date.

The $9.95 game will be made available via download sites like Steam and Gamersgate on that date and if you live in Russia it will also be available in retail stores via publisher Akella. Hopefully it will be just the thing we need to keep our training up when the real zombie apocalypse arrives.

Gallery: Zombie Driver

Filed under: Action, Driving

New PC game download sales include big LucasArts bundles

by John Callaham Nov 17th 2009 @ 7:30PM

Sales continue to show up on PC game download sites. Today we put the spotlight on some new items including some very nice bundle deals on some classic LucasArts games.

Direct2Drive has two bundle deals filled with LucasArts games. One of the bundles contains five games (Armed and Dangerous, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, LOOM and Lucidity) for $24.95. The other bundle contains six Star Wars-based games (Republic Commando, Starfighter, Knights of the Old Republic, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight II : Jedi Outcast and Dark Forces) also priced at $24.95. Both sales end on Monday, November 23
GamersGate has put two games on sale (Tropico Reloaded for 50 percent off and Evochron Legends for 20 percent off) from now until November 23.
Steam has a 50 percent off sale on the indie game AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! until Thursday.

Filed under: Downloads, Action

More download sites reject Steamworks-supported Modern Warfare 2

by John Callaham Nov 6th 2009 @ 8:00AM

It looks like other download sites have decided to drawn a line in the sand over the decision by Infinity Ward and Activision to incorporate Steamworks into the PC port of Modern Warfare 2. Direct2Drive has already stated it won't sell the upcoming shooter because it intergrates the Steam features into the game. Now Voodoo Extreme reports that Stardock's Impulse won't sell the game either for the same reasons. Furthermore Kotaku reports that GamersGate has confirmed they won't make Modern Warfare 2 available for sale on their stores for the same reasons.

While we again point out that Steam-supported games have been sold by IGN's Direct2Drive in the past (Empire: Total War and Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II) it looks like they and the other two sites have all put their finger down in this case to protest having Steam be a requirement for purchasing Modern Warfare 2. We have emaield Valve, Infinity Ward and Activision for comment.

Gallery: Modern Warfare 2

Filed under: Downloads, FPS, Multiplayer, Modern Warfare 2

Weekend PC game sales appear on the net

by John Callaham Nov 5th 2009 @ 4:00PM

While everyone else is waiting for pre-Black Friday sales, PC gamers know that sales on downloadable PC games can be found all the time, especially on Thursdays.

Steam has cut the price of the original Mass Effect to just $9.99 for the weekend
Impulse has a number of weekend game sales going on including Flock for $7.49, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl for $9.99 and Mosby's Confederacy for $12.99.
GamersGate has cut the prices of several of their games. That includes Painkiller, Painkiller Overdose and Painkiller Universe which are down 30 percent each. It has also put Grappling Hook (for PC and Mac) on sale for 50 percent off its normal price this weekend.
Direct2Drive offers up $5 off Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising if you put in the promo code 5OFFOPFLASH at checkout.
Telltale Games is offering full seasons of Sam and Max Seasons One and Two, Strong Bad and Wallace and Gromit for $20 each, a savings of $15 each from their original price.

Filed under: Downloads, Action, FPS, RPG, Mass Effect Series

Weekend PC game sales get the ball rolling

by John Callaham Oct 30th 2009 @ 8:00AM

It's Halloween Eve but for PC gamers looking for good deals, the treats are already here:

GoGamer.com has launched a new 48 Hour Madness sale with lots of PC games on sale, including Painkiller Black Edition for $4.90, Velvet Assassin for $12.90, Prototype for $19.90 and Stormrise for $7.90.
Impulse has several games on sale at their download site including all of the Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War games for $37.49.
GamerGate also has a bunch of games on sale at their download site including Space Siege for $9.99
Direct2Drive has the PC version of Ghostbusters on sale for $9.95. Don't forget their special Halloween-themed sales that we mentioned earlier this week
Steam has put Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on sale for 40 percent off its normal price. So do Impulse and Direct2Drive
GoG.com has three horror-themed games on sale for 30 percent off this weekend.

Filed under: Downloads

PC download weekend sales begin again

by John Callaham Oct 22nd 2009 @ 5:45PM

It's the eve of the weekend which means PC download sites are having their regular weekend sales deals. A quick check of the Internet can yield a lot of savings:

Steam has put ArmA II on sale this weekend for a mere $24.99. They also have the new version of AI War: Fleet Command on sale for $14.99.
This weekend, the Impulse service has several titles on sale, including Red Faction Guerrilla for 50 percent off its normal price.
GamersGate has Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II on sale now for 50 percent off. Tomorrow it will have ArmA II at 50 percent off and Ëuropa Universalis III Complete for just $9.99 until Sunday.
Direct2Drive will take $5 off a purchase of Aion until Sunday if you put in the code 5OFFAION at checkout.

Filed under: Downloads

More downloadable game sales show up on the Internet

by John Callaham Oct 15th 2009 @ 5:00PM

Thursday is usually the day when PC game download services offer up some cool weekend sales. It's Thursday so where are those price cuts? Ah, there they are:

Impulse has several games on sale from now until Sunday, including Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor for half-off its normal price and Street Fighter IV for just for $29.99.
Gamersgate has put X-Com Complete and Hollywood Pictures 2 for 50 percent off each on its site. Also, Sword of the Stars Ultimate is just $9.99 this weekend.
Steam is selling Saints Row 2 for just $7.50 for today only. All of the Dawn of War games are still on sale for 50 percent off until Monday.

Filed under: Downloads, Action, FPS, Strategy

More weekend PC game sales hit the Interwebs

by John Callaham Oct 9th 2009 @ 3:00PM

We've already reported on what PC game titles are on sale via Steam this weekend but there are other price cuts to go around in the next few days. Let's look at them right now:

The GamersGate download site has put a number of titles on sale, including Velvet Assassin for 50 percent off its regular price, Fairy Tales: Three Heroes for 40 percent off its normal price and the The Golden Horde for 50 percent off.
The Impulse service has several games on sale this weekend including a four game bundle of THQ shooters (first two Red FactionTen Ton Hammer games) for $29.99.
GoG.com has put two RPG game bundles (Ishar Compilation and Robinson's Requiem Collection) containing a total of six games on sale for just $5.98 until Monday.
Direct2Drive has taken $5 off the Battlefield 2 Collection until Sunday. You have to put in the code 5OFFBF2CC at checkout to receive the discount.

Filed under: Downloads

PC games sales hit the net for the weekend

by John Callaham Oct 1st 2009 @ 8:00PM

You have been waiting for this day all week; the start of the weekend PC sales period. As usual the various PC game download sites all have something to offer.

Gamersgate will put one JoWood game on sale every day for 50 percent off its normal price this month. Today its Gothic Universe on sale. Also from now until Sunday Red Faction 1 and 2 along with Campus are both 50 percent off.
You have just a few more hours to check out the many PC games on sale at GoGamer.com. Their sale ends at 3 am ET Friday morning.
Impulse has a number of games on sale from now until Sunday. That includes Company of Heroes Gold Edition for 25 percent off.
Steam has put Audiosurf on sale for just $4.99 from now until Sunday and the Oddworld games are on sale for 66 percent off for the same period. Finally you can get the recent FPS Legendary for free when you buy Raven Squad via Steam. Also don't forget those week long sales events we reported on earlier this week. Finally you have until Friday to buy Left 4 Dead for 50 percent off.
Direct2Drive is still offering a selection of indie games for just $5 each until Monday.