[Megathread] Humble Bundle & Other Digital Sales

[Lucetia]

There supposedly was a ~$30 deal using a chinese proxy/vpn but it's also through Rockstar and not Steam.

Yeah, I saw something similar, but the key it gives you was for Steam and it's only able to be used in China. Plus I can never get a proxy/vpn to work right.

[bbr]

http://www.epicbundle.com/article/st...-anomaly-korea
https://epicdeal.gamesrepublic.com/

It's "free with your first purchase",. in other words - not free.

I found a way, just going to post my list of games I have spare keys for. I'll let you all decide what games I should give away first.

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	99 Spirits
	AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome
	Blocks That Matter
	eXceed - Gun Bullet Children
	eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX
	Fist of Jesus
	Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
	HOARD
	The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Complete Pack
	Incredipede
	Jamestown Deluxe
	Jets'n'Guns Gold
	King Arthur's Gold
	PixelJunk Shooter
	QP Shooting - Dangerous!!
	Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
	To The Moon
	Vanguard Princess
	VVVVVV
	Zeno Clash
	Zeno Clash 2
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	ibb & obb

Nice list, you almost put hubpriest to shame with that collection :P

These are the ones i'd like to see going up on the site.
With jamestown, king arthur's gold and hoard having been on my wishlist the longest.

[Asmekiel]

It's "free with your first purchase",. in other words - not free.

Korea should be free with signup and Anomaly 2 with first purchase.

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Nice list, you almost put hubpriest to shame with that collection :P

These are the ones i'd like to see going up on the site.
With jamestown, king arthur's gold and hoard having been on my wishlist the longest.

Well, I hit the limit of 31 already before I could even start with this list.

Sent you a Jamestown key.

[Cattleya]

Since the GTA5 giveaway was such an inspiration, and i have a national holiday to celebrate, here ya go.

[Captain N]

Since the GTA5 giveaway was such an inspiration, and i have a national holiday to celebrate, here ya go.

Glad to have inspired ya

[Coldkil]

Since the GTA5 giveaway was such an inspiration, and i have a national holiday to celebrate, here ya go.

Awesome! I still need to buy 2 but i'm playing the first chapter now and i'm having a lot of fun (too bad enabling 3rd person view is a pain :P)

[Hupriest]

New bundle on Indiegala:



$1.89 (24h promo price; $2.99 after the promo)

Bit Dungeon II
Mighty Dungeons
Beyond Gravity
Musclecar Online
One Late Night: Deadline
Orbit HD

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Out of curiosity, has anyone seen GTA5 for cheaper than $44? Friend is wanting me to get it ASAP, but I'm not wanting to pay that much especially since I know if I wait it'll go down later on. Everywhere I see that seems to be about the lowest or people trying to buy it for $30 on PayPal with no bites, that or bitcoins.

Unfortunately no. Even the grey market is selling them close to retail which is a very odd and rare thing to see. You probably just going to have to wait for the summer sale to get it at a reduced price or just bite the bullet and buy it at full retail.

[Angrybutcher]

Unfortunately no. Even the grey market is selling them close to retail which is a very odd and rare thing to see. You probably just going to have to wait for the summer sale to get it at a reduced price or just bite the bullet and buy it at full retail.

Based on what other AAA titles have done in recent sales (a couple months after release), I'm guessing GTAV will only get a 10-15% discount. That said, Rockstar has allowed some pretty crazy discounts in the past, so who knows. I still don't think it will be even 25% off though.

[Asmekiel]

GTA V could be free and Rockstar would still be making a profit.

"Piracy is destroying the industry", "Games should cost more than $60 based on their cost from 10 years ago and inflation since then"

[bbr]

TBH, if you want to fight piracy, make the games cheaper - not more expensive,. they're just increasing the incentive to find the game on a pirated website.

Then,. to earn money, put in microtransactions and DLC / unlock new stuff more worlds, extra cars, alternative game modes.

[Kelimbror]

TBH, if you want to fight piracy, make the games cheaper - not more expensive,. they're just increasing the incentive to find the game on a pirated website.

Then,. to earn money, put in microtransactions and DLC / unlock new stuff more worlds, extra cars, alternative game modes.

It's a vicious cycle where they blame their own customer base for their greed mongering tactics. The only way to make it stop is to cease paying for games at all, but that won't happen. Note that I do not support piracy at all...like I have almost zero tolerance for it since reaching adulthood. (not a jab at anyone) I just have realized the personal pleasure in both responsible purchases and ownership versus self control and not having 'everything'...especially when I have no right to someone's work regardless of what outlandish prices they put on it.

In any case, pirating is less effective than simply not buying a game because it shows them that people are interested in what they are doing and gives them leverage to still pursue finances both through legal action or future funding. Not giving them a lick of anything tells them to stuff it better than anything.

[Asmekiel]

Piracy does tell them that people are interested, but simply not for the price they ask for it.

But this problem is a lot bigger than just publishers vs consumers. When you download a single song you can get sued for tens of thousands, but when you actually steal an album from a store the fine is the album price + €150ish.
People need to stop thinking that the internet is some magical fantasy world that's completely disconnected from the real world.

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TV companies were on the right track with Netflix, but then they fucked it up right away again.

[Kelimbror]

People need to stop thinking that the internet is some magical fantasy world that's completely disconnected from the real world.

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TV companies were on the right track with Netflix, but then they fucked it up right away again.

Indeed. To make this more relevant, it's almost like bundles and indie game pricing are the counter point. They seem to be doing just fine, but they also don't have billion dollar budgets.

[Hupriest]

New bundle on Bundle Stars:



$1.99

Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge
Ironclad Tactics
Mind: Path to Thalamus
Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
Megabyte Punch
Huntsman: The Orphanage (Halloween Edition)
Party of Sin
Critical Mass

Everytime I go out for lunch a bundle pops up -.-. All have been bundled before so it is a pass for me, but not bad overall.

[icedwarrior]

Everytime I go out for lunch a bundle pops up -.-. All have been bundled before so it is a pass for me, but not bad overall.

That's how it works!

I've only heard of Mind: Path to Thalamus, of which one of my friends liked it. Don't think that's enough for me to bite on the bundle, though.

[Deleted]

Everytime I go out for lunch a bundle pops up -.-. All have been bundled before so it is a pass for me, but not bad overall.

Answer: Skip lunch!

[icedwarrior]

Answer: Skip lunch!

No, the answer is to have a shit ton of lunches. That way we get all the bundles!

[Kelimbror]

I started playing Pillars of Eternity this weekend b/c I used Myobi's last unicorn on Sham's giveaway a while back. Man...that game is good. Like...really, really well done execution of the genre. I told myself I would finish DA2 before getting into another RPG. Oops.

[icedwarrior]

I started playing Pillars of Eternity this weekend b/c I used Myobi's last unicorn on Sham's giveaway a while back. Man...that game is good. Like...really, really well done execution of the genre. I told myself I would finish DA2 before getting into another RPG. Oops.

And here I am, not winning games.

*continues bashing his head against Binding of Isaac: Rebirth*

[Hupriest]

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