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Gaming Bargains (not Freebies)

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    #3032
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,726 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    half price keys though? BF3 for $25? That's almost worth letting Origin have my urine sample.


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    #3033
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,726 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    As I said elsewhere, got this EA mail this morning, probably because I played Spore four years ago:


    Your EA account is now called an Origin Account.
    Your login and password are the same, and all EA account information is in your Origin account.
    Origin is the new name of the EA Store™.
    Browse and purchase EA titles quickly and easily with exclusive pre-order offers.
    The EA Download Manager is now also called Origin.
    Use it to download and play PC games from anywhere in the world.
    Origin lives where you live.
    On your mobile phone, desktop, or the web. Origin is always there.
    Origin knows where you live.
    EA employees are entitled to show up to your home and/or workplace, crack open your chest and feed on the sweet, sweet life nectar inside at their convenience.

    Copy & pasted, word for word.
    174852.GIF



    Well thats comforting. Thanks C&C First Decade, Mass Effect 2. Thanks a lot.

    I have a big issue with this actually: I never Agreed to the Origin terms and conditions, but this throws me into them.


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    #3034
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,103 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Aren't most of the CD key sites a bit 'iffy' though? Legal grey area? I know savings are savings, but you really don't know what you're getting and from who! No reason to doubt Origin might start banning dodgy keys like steam sometimes do.


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    #3035
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,726 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    best thing to do is email the publisher.

    Did it with Stardock once, found a stupid-cheap Sins key, but they told me it was not an authorized reseller, thanked me for spotting it, and I got a free copy from them regardless.


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    #3036
    Fnz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Helix wrote: »
    every download is only a lost sale to them publically, behind the scenes they know very well that a tiny percentage of downloads are actually costing them sales

    Let's hope legislators aren't willing to take those figures at face value.
    if i want to play BF3 on PC, ill gladly buy it on origins. However i sure as hell won't install it or use their system to play it. ea will be getting my money, ill be getting the game, and origins will be getting no data from my computer

    Will it be necessary to install Origin to play Bf3 online?


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    #3037
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    Fnz wrote: »

    Will it be necessary to install Origin to play Bf3 online?

    apparently it will be necessary to install origin to play BF3 full stop, which is unacceptable in my opinion


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    #3038
    Burgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭Burgo


    Helix wrote: »
    apparently it will be necessary to install origin to play BF3 full stop, which is unacceptable in my opinion

    why is it unacceptable? all valve games require steam?


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    #3039
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    Burgo wrote: »
    why is it unacceptable? all valve games require steam?

    have you read the terms and conditions for origins?


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    #3040
    Burgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭Burgo


    Helix wrote: »
    have you read the terms and conditions for origins?

    Yes, and they revised the eula late last month to be considerably less menacing.


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    #3041
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    Burgo wrote: »
    Yes, and they revised the eula late last month to be considerably less menacing.

    yet it still says they're entitled to have a good old snoop around your computer whenever they want, not limited to EA related products


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    #3042
    Fnz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Helix wrote: »
    apparently it will be necessary to install origin to play BF3 full stop, which is unacceptable in my opinion

    That's what I thought. Your post confused me - thought you knew of a way to play Bf3 without installing Origin.
    Burgo wrote: »
    Yes, and they revised the eula late last month to be considerably less menacing.

    Seems to be nothing more than a re-wording, for all intents and purposes.


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    #3043
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    Fnz wrote: »
    That's what I thought. Your post confused me - thought you knew of a way to play Bf3 without installing Origin.

    you could take the approach i mentioned of legitimately buying the game on origins, but not installing it, and then downloading it elsewhere. but its not legit, so i wouldnt recommend it


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    #3044
    Nollog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,408 ✭✭✭Nollog


    Mirror's Edge daily deal
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/17410/
    2.50 is a steal.


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    #3045
    TomCo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭TomCo


    Burgo wrote: »
    Never heard of elite cd keys before...

    Bought Space Marine from them, had the key within the hour.

    Most of these places have facebook pages, just check them out to see if they have a reasonable following.


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    #3046
    Burgo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭Burgo


    Helix wrote: »
    yet it still says they're entitled to have a good old snoop around your computer whenever they want, not limited to EA related products

    Posted this in another thread, shows exactly what origin snoops.

    /\/ollog wrote: »
    Mirror's Edge daily deal
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/17410/
    2.50 is a steal.

    Was that only a daily deal? gone back to 9.99 for me now :(


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    #3047
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    it was $5 for me, and $2.50 for my mate in oz

    no idea why the prices were so all over the place for ME


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    #3048
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    bought dead island from direct2play and it worked perfectly. €22 in total.


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    #3049
    kearneybobs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,923 ✭✭✭kearneybobs


    RoyalMarine wrote: »
    bought dead island from direct2play and it worked perfectly. €22 in total.
    €21 now! Ever used them before? Reliable? Problems. Tempted.


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    #3050
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    kearneybobs wrote: »
    €21 now! Ever used them before? Reliable? Problems. Tempted.

    Ive used them lots of times mate, no problems at all.


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    #3051
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    kearneybobs wrote: »
    €21 now! Ever used them before? Reliable? Problems. Tempted.

    no problem at all with them, only thing is getting the russian IP to activate the games on steam. but the directions they e-mail you are spot on and so easy to follow.


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    #3052
    Nollog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,408 ✭✭✭Nollog


    RoyalMarine wrote: »
    bought dead island from direct2play and it worked perfectly. €22 in total.

    What are the chances of it going under 21 this Christmas on steam?
    I might get but not sure if valve will make it super cheap.


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    #3053
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    Possible, but not a sure thing. It will only be about 3 months old when the sale rolls round, still a bit early.


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    #3054
    kearneybobs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,923 ✭✭✭kearneybobs


    /\/ollog wrote: »
    What are the chances of it going under 21 this Christmas on steam?
    I might get but not sure if valve will make it super cheap.
    Odds are they will drop it by 25%/33% in the Christmas Sales. And even then, it will just about match the launch prices in brick and mortar stores. The Russian VPN is what's turning me off this so much, but f that isn't a hurdle for you then you know what to do.


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    #3055
    DARK-KNIGHT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,205 ✭✭✭✭DARK-KNIGHT


    gears of war 3 is 40.99 in hmv


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    #3056
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,103 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    And gamestop Henry Street!

    Kudos to HMV for lowering the bar.


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    #3057
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    And gamestop Henry Street!

    Kudos to HMV for lowering the bar.

    Wow thats a first for that particular gamestop!!!!!!! Don't recall them ever price matching with HMV before, which is ridiculous given they are next door, HMV are always €5 cheaper.


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    #3058
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,103 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    calex71 wrote: »
    Wow thats a first for that particular gamestop!!!!!!! Don't recall them ever price matching with HMV before, which is ridiculous given they are next door, HMV are always €5 cheaper.

    I've seen it a handful of times, they kind of have to do it given they're shooting themselves in the foot otherwise. I'm pretty sure 40.99 is the lowest I've ever seen a major release being sold for in retail.

    That said, it's only for high profile games that they'll do it. Even then, you're better just going to HMV as it's almost 100% guaranteed to be cheaper!


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    #3059
    kearneybobs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,923 ✭✭✭kearneybobs


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    I've seen it a handful of times, they kind of have to do it given they're shooting themselves in the foot otherwise. I'm pretty sure 40.99 is the lowest I've ever seen a major release being sold for in retail.

    That said, it's only for high profile games that they'll do it. Even then, you're better just going to HMV as it's almost 100% guaranteed to be cheaper!
    And you can often get a bluray thrown in for good measure too. HMV is uaually the first place I go on launch day to get my games if I already havent gotten them quite cheap online.


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    #3060
    DARK-KNIGHT
    Registered Users Posts: 10,205 ✭✭✭✭DARK-KNIGHT


    kearneybobs wrote: »
    And you can often get a bluray thrown in for good measure too. HMV is uaually the first place I go on launch day to get my games if I already havent gotten them quite cheap online.
    hmv offer lowest prices alright but if your after collectors editions its not the best to get them i know they get SOME but u can never be sure they will have it


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    #3061
    kearneybobs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,923 ✭✭✭kearneybobs


    DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »
    hmv offer lowest prices alright but if your after collectors editions its not the best to get them i know they get SOME but u can never be sure they will have it
    Game are also brutal at fulfilling collector's edition preorders. I dont do it in b+m stores any more. Only online. At least that way they know hat stock they are getting in so they can guarantee it to you or give you plenty of heads up if they cant.

    There's a couple of indie bundles on sale on Steam. Seems like a good offer
    http://store.steampowered.com/sale/indiemidweek/
    €9.99 for each of the two packs, both containing 5 games in there.


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