Monday Gamez + Huge Steam News
Monday, April 19th, 2010The deals are still coming from Direct2Drive. And for a change of pace, there are big changes in my favorite Digital Rights Management (DRM) client. Click past the jump to read more.
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Holiday Gamez: Day 4, With Name That Game
Friday, December 4th, 2009According to GoGamer, Green Friday, another silly name, is here and the deals keep rolling in. Christmas is now just around the corner and today you have the opportunity to pick up some great games for the video gamer in your family or just for yourself. Day 4 of Holiday Gamez begins with a selection from Amazon, GoGamer, Direct2Drive, and Steam. To aid you in the quest to filter the junk from the good stuff, games listed below have a 75% or above Metacritic rating and less than $20 per game. No opinions are ever made on the games listed.
In addition to deals, Direct2Drive is still running their “Name that game” contest. We have a rather obscure ornament this time: Prototype.
Prototype (PC, 2009) – 83%, Rank #294
Genre: Action, Adventure
ESRB: M (Mature)
My initial guess was Altair from Assassin’s Creed but the face in the ornament is more hidden than usual if that were the case. Then I thought Thief: Deadly Shadows – closer but it still seemed wrong. Then I got desperate: Any of the Penumbra games…The guy from Dreamfall…Less likely: Neverwinter Nights 1/2, Dragon Age Origins. I had to rack my brain for who else wears a hood and, shamefully, ended up scanning their entire game collection for the answer. I’ve been wanting to play Prototype. Hopefully we get a great deal on it tomorrow.
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PC Games
Tomb Raider Underworld (PC, 2008) – 76%, Rank #757
$7.49
Genre: Action, Adventure
ESRB: T (Teen)
Painkiller Black Limited (PC)
Painkiller (PC, 2004) – 79%, Rank #537
Painkiller Expansion Pack: Battle out of Hell (PC, 2004) – 75%, Rank #798
$2.90 + $2.99 S&H ($5.89)
Genre: First-Person Shooter, Action
ESRB: M (Mature)
Prey (PC, 2006) – 80%, Rank #481
$2.90 + $2.99 S&H ($5.89)
Genre: First-Person Shooter, Action
ESRB: M (Mature)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (PC, 2008) – 75%, Rank #792
$3.90 + $2.99 S&H ($6.89)
Genre: First-Person Shooter
ESRB: M (Mature)
Prince of Persia (PC, 2008) – 78%, Rank #654
$3.90 + $2.99 S&H ($6.89)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Platform
ESRB: T (Teen)
Star Wars: Empire at War (PC, 2006) – 80%, Rank #488
$12.90 + $2.99 S&H ($15.89)
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
ESRB: T (Teen)
Call of Duty Deluxe Edition (PC)
Call of Duty (PC, 2003) – 89%, Rank #93
Call of Duty: United Offensive (PC, 2004) – 86%, Rank #164
$14.90 + $2.99 S&H ($17.89)
Genre: First-Person Shooter, Action
ESRB: T (Teen)
Console Games
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007) – 80%
Microsoft XBox 360
Nintento Wii
Nintento DS
$12.98
Genre: Action, Compilation
ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)
(Prices may change)
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (XBox 360, 2008) – 79%, Rank #569
$9.90 + $2.99 S&H ($12.89)
Genre: First-Person Shooter
ESRB: M (Mature)
If you were to buy all 11 games today, it would cost roughly $80.76 or roughly $7.34 each and you would die before completing every game.
Percentages and ranks come from Metacritic.com game scores. It isn’t a perfect system, but it is better than nothing.
Black Friday Gamez: Huge Steam Sale
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009The online vendors are revving up their engines! Black Friday for PC gamers appears to be exclusively online content. Steam is the first to come out with Black Friday deals. To aid you in the quest to filter the junk from the good stuff, games listed below have a 75% or above Metacritic rating and less than $20 per game. No opinions are ever made on the games listed.
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LucasArts Premier Pack (PC)
16 games ranging from junk to 93%
$49.99
Genre: Various (Mostly Star Wars, action, adventure)
ESRB: Various
THQ Complete Pack (PC)
18 games ranging from junk to 93%
$49.99
Genre: Various (Mostly RTS)
ESRB: Various
Osmos (PC, 2009) – 85%, Rank #227
$2.00
Genre: Puzzle
ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)
GRID (PC, 2008) – 82%, Rank #362
$7.49
Genre: Racing, Driving
ESRB: E (Everyone)
If you were to buy all 36 games on Black Friday, it would cost roughly $109.47 or roughly $3.04 each and your brain would turn to mush.
Percentages and ranks come from Metacritic.com game scores. It isn’t a perfect system, but it is better than nothing.
