Steam/GOG etc - Free Stuff (or very, very cheap)

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Sun, 22. Oct 17, 07:53

Morkonan wrote: Hmm... How do you know if you were sent a "coupon?" Where would it show up?

In your Steam inventory. Steam should notify you that you have a new item there, as berth points out.

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Sun, 22. Oct 17, 18:22

No flashies... Nothing in inventory from Steam.

It's not like I would have bought it, anyway.

Civ IV is the Best Civ! (And, it's where my favorite mods are.

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burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Tue, 24. Oct 17, 15:35

Stronghold HD + a.d. 2044 free on gog.com

https://www.gog.com/game/polish_giveaway_pack

BigBANGtheory · Post by **BigBANGtheory** » Wed, 25. Oct 17, 11:29

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is free to play on Steam for 2 days.

Ironically the game was criticized for being too short which makes it the perfect time limited title to play if you can free up some time.

Post by **Alan Phipps** » Wed, 25. Oct 17, 16:19

While not actually free, if you have Steam Gal Civ 1 or 2 you can upgrade to Gal Civ 3 for under £5 on Steam just now.

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Thu, 26. Oct 17, 22:35

Steams Halloween sale has started.

BigBANGtheory · Post by **BigBANGtheory** » Fri, 27. Oct 17, 09:54

burger1 wrote:Steams Halloween sale has started.

ARK: Survival Evolved -50% was £49.99 now £24.99

GTA V now "the same price I bought if for 2yrs ago"

gotta love Steam sales.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Fri, 27. Oct 17, 12:46

They can't drop the prices below what the people supplying them with the games will let them, and why would Rockstar significantly drop the price of GTA5 when they're concentrating on it as a multiplayer platform now?

Golden_Gonads · Post by **Golden_Gonads** » Fri, 27. Oct 17, 18:31

pjknibbs wrote:They can't drop the prices below what the people supplying them with the games will let them.

The problem with that logic is that the publishers are authorising other retailers to have (much) bigger discounts, so something hinky is going on.

BigBANGtheory · Post by **BigBANGtheory** » Fri, 27. Oct 17, 22:24

Golden_Gonads wrote:
pjknibbs wrote:They can't drop the prices below what the people supplying them with the games will let them.
The problem with that logic is that the publishers are authorising other retailers to have (much) bigger discounts, so something hinky is going on.

Agreed, some dodgy pricing going on Buyer Beware.

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Sat, 28. Oct 17, 04:21

pjknibbs wrote:They can't drop the prices below what the people supplying them with the games will let them, and why would Rockstar significantly drop the price of GTA5 when they're concentrating on it as a multiplayer platform now?

I don't know diddly about GTA5, but it's common for publishers with multiplayer platforms to lowball a sale in order to get more players to keep their multiplayer population up as long as they can. I would assume that Rockstar, like everyone else, wants to go to a recurring sales/service and microtransaction model, so they may not be placing a lot of importance on box sales profits.

I'm not sure how Steam's vendor model works. There are a variety of means other than unit sales that money can/could change hands and sale decisions don't always rest with the vendor/mfr or special incentive/marketing programs end up dictating prices for a time.

Whatever the model, it's obviously profitable for both Vavle/Steam and their top suppliers. So, if Steam gets to deep-discount a product during a particular sale and that loss is passed entirely on over to the publisher, obviously the top publishers don't seem to mind very much. It's not unusual, really, in other businesses for manufacturers to pay sellers for the privilege of having their product go on sale. In fact, it's a standard business practice.

Post by **Alan Phipps** » Sat, 28. Oct 17, 13:04

Hey guys, most people look at new posts here hoping to find freebies or bargains rather than vending policy debate.

Post by **Tamina** » Mon, 6. Nov 17, 19:08

You can get Watch_Dogs free on UPlay. (Ubisoft)

felter · Post by **felter** » Mon, 6. Nov 17, 19:59

Tamina wrote:You can get Watch_Dogs free on UPlay.

Had to look uplay up, then I remembered it was Ubisoft, so I didn't bother.

Post by **Tamina** » Mon, 6. Nov 17, 20:11

felter wrote:
Tamina wrote:You can get Watch_Dogs free on UPlay.
Had to look uplay up, then I remembered it was Ubisoft, so I didn't bother.

Yes you are right, I forgot to mention that both UPlay and Watch_Dogs are from Ubisoft, sorry.
We had a discussion about why some think they are automatically bad, last time.
*Edited first post.

muppetts · Post by **muppetts** » Tue, 7. Nov 17, 07:52

Alan Phipps wrote:Hey guys, most people look at new posts here hoping to find freebies or bargains rather than vending policy debate.

+1

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Tue, 7. Nov 17, 09:29

muppetts wrote:
Alan Phipps wrote:Hey guys, most people look at new posts here hoping to find freebies or bargains rather than vending policy debate.
+1

Um, that conversation finished a week and a half ago, why are you bringing it up again?

Post by **X2-Illuminatus** » Tue, 7. Nov 17, 21:06

Tamina wrote:You can get Watch_Dogs free on UPlay. (Ubisoft)

Thanks a lot for the hint.

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Tue, 7. Nov 17, 21:26

Just a note:

For those into 3D, the Substance "Bundle", including Substance Painter 2, Substance Designer and Bitmap2Material is on sale for a couple more days through Steam. You end up saving 25%, $100 USD. I have seen it at a steeper discount, though. So, if you're waiting for it to be cheaper, check during the Thanksgiving sale or even towards the end of the year. No guarantees, though, and $100 is a nice chunk.

This is a really powerful, premier, PBR materials/textures program with a load of other nice 3D features one would expect. (UV mapping, normal maps, layered material sets, tons of import/export options.)

Note: By registering with Allegorithmic and sending them an email, you'll get the Steam Free exe versions if you want them. (And you would.) The "subscription fee" plans are ONLY for updates and feature patches - It's not a hostage-ware subscription fee, so you don't "have" to have it.

felter · Post by **felter** » Fri, 10. Nov 17, 18:42

This is way out there. First if you own StarCraft II wings of liberty, right now you can get StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm for free. I got an email about it today and nearly binned it as one of those free gift scam mails I sometimes get, but this is genuine. To claim log onto battlenet and click the gift button next to your username in the top right corner, do it now as it's only available till December 8th.

Remember you need to own the first one to get this. I was never a great fan of the StarCraft II, so I only ever bought the first episode, but I'll take the second episode for free.

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Steam/GOG etc - Free Stuff (or very, very cheap)