Bargain Downloadable Games

[Bastard Child]

It gets better, I've had to send a support ticket. I'm close to completing the download and the getgames downloader has disappeared from my desktop.

A reboot of the PC hasn't made it come back and if I double click the "GetGames_Battlestations_Pacific.exe" again, I get this message:
http://i.imgur.com/T5Hfi.jpg

If I cancel that message I quickly see the downloader for a couple of seconds (and nothing in processes):
http://i.imgur.com/WZMpj.jpg

I'm left with nothing:
http://i.imgur.com/QAEsI.jpg

[Manbag]

Originally Posted by Chris McMahon

GetGames
Unknown expiration.
Just Cause 2¹ 75% off (US$3.75)

Thank you very much!

[Bastard Child]

The answer from getgames is:

Login to your account and download the installer again (2.4MB).
Run it and hit OK at the error box about running two instances.
Hit resume to finish download.

Seems to be working so far

[Chris McMahon]

Steam Daily Deal
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom 75% off (US$1.24)

Steam Pre-order Deal
Until 1st Oct.
Guns of Icarus Online 25% off (US$14.99)
Guns of Icarus Online Collectors Edition 24% off (US$24.99)
Guns of Icarus Online Collectors Edition 4-Pack 24% off (US$34.99)

GamersGate Summer Sale Daily Deals
Tropico 4 75% off (US$7.49)
Supreme Commander 2¹ 75% off (US$3.75)
A Game Of Thrones: Genesis¹ 70% off (US$11.99)
The Guild Complete Collection 75% off (US$7.49) consisting of:
- The Guild Gold 75% off (US$2.49)
- The Guild II 75% off (US$2.49)
- The Guild II Renaissance 75% off (US$2.49)
- The Guild II - Venice 75% off (US$1.24)
- The Guild II - Pirates of the European Seas 75% off (US$2.49)

GreenManGaming Daily Deal
SBK X Superbike World Championship 75% off (US$4.98)



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[Chris McMahon]

Steam Daily Deal
Mad Riders 66% off (US$4.41)
Mad Riders - Daredevil Map Pack 66% off (US$1.01)

Steam
Until 29th Aug.
Tryst 20% off (US$19.99)

GamersGate Summer Sale Daily Deals
Real Warfare 2: Northern Crusades 75% off (US$8.74)
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands 67% off (US$3.28)
Fate of the World: Tipping Point 75% off (US$4.75)
Evochron Mercenary 66% off (US$8.48)

GamersGate Summer Sale
Another batch of games on sale. If you can figure out which are new and which are carried over from last week, award yourself a gold star, because I can't.
~250 games and DLC 20-75% off (US$0.34-US$44.96)

GamersGate UK Need for Speed Week
Need for Speed SHIFT 2 Unleashed Uk 75% off (£3.74)
Need for Speed The Run 50% off (£9.98)
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Uk 75% off (£4.99)

GreenManGaming Daily Deal
Waveform 75% off (US$1.74)

GameStop
Unknown expiration.
Supreme Commander Gold 75% off (US$4.99)
Pendulo Pack 75% off (US$14.99) consisting of:
- Yesterday
- The Next BIG Thing
- Runaway - A Twist of Fate
- Runaway - A Road Adventure
- Runaway - The Dream of the Turtle
Military Life Tank Simulator 50% off (US$10.41)
Laxius Force: Heroes Never Die 50% off (US$7.50)
Laxius Force II 50% off (US$12.49)
Laxius Force III 50% off (US$14.99)
Tow Truck Simulator 50% off (US$10.39)
Asguaard 50% off (US$11.59)
Trainz Simulator 2010: Engineers Edition 50% off (US$19.99)
Dreamscape 50% off (US$9.59)
The Walking Dead¹ 40% off (US$14.99)


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[Chris McMahon]

Steam Daily Deal
SpaceChem 75% off (US$2.49)
SpaceChem: 63 Corvi 75% off (US$0.49)

Steam MidWeek Madness
bitComposer/Viva Media Bundle 75% off (US$9.99) consisting of:
- Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (US$19.99)
- Cargo! The Quest for Gravity (US$9.99)
- Grand Ages: Rome (US$9.99)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (US$14.99)
- Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops (US$19.99)
Mount & Blade Collection 75% off (US$8.74) consisting of:
- Mount & Blade 75% off (US$3.74)
- Mount & Blade: Warband 75% off (US$4.99)
- Mount & Blade: Warband - Napoleonic Wars 75% off (US$2.49)
- Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword 75% off (US$2.49)

GamersGate Summer Sale Daily Deals
The Walking Dead¹ 40% off (US$14.97)
Depth Hunter 60% off (US$8.00)
Alan Wake's American Nightmare¹ 50% off (US$7.50)
A Valley Without Wind 50% off (US$7.48)
A Valley Without Wind - Four Pack 50% off (US$20.24)

GamersGate
Unknown expiration.
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands 66% off (US$3.38)
AirBuccaneers HD (Alpha) 50% off (US$9.50)
AirBuccaneers HD (Alpha) - Four Pack 50% off (US$28.49)
AirBuccaneers HD (Alpha) Loot & Booty Pack 50% off (US$14.50)
AirBuccaneers HD (Alpha) Loot & Booty Pack - Four Pack 50% off (US$43.49)

GreenManGaming Daily Deal
The Ball¹ 75% off (US$4.98)

GOG
Unknown expiration.
ARMA 2: Combined Operations 20% off (US$23.99)

GameStop
Unknown expiration.
Supreme Commander Gold¹ 50% off (US$10.43)



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[soulblade64]

Originally Posted by Chris McMahon

GOG
Unknown expiration.
ARMA 2: Combined Operations 20% off(US$23.99)

Whoa, sweet as... I know it's DRM free, but regarding licensing could I actually install it on two computers I own so both can run Day Z?

[Chris McMahon]

Originally Posted by soulblade64

Whoa, sweet as... I know it's DRM free, but regarding licensing could I actually install it on two computers I own so both can run Day Z?

http://www.gog.com/en/support/websit...oads_and_games
Point 9.

[soulblade64]

Originally Posted by Chris McMahon

http://www.gog.com/en/support/websit...oads_and_games
Point 9.

Yeah, that says I can install it on two computers, doesn't say anything specific about running both copies simultaneously... Probably won't bother if for no other reason between D3 1.0.4 and Borderlands/Borderlands 2 and my upcoming wedding, I won't have time for Day Z until probably christmas... at which point it'll be too hot to play games on my computer.

[kreegor]

Originally Posted by soulblade64

Yeah, that says I can install it on two computers, doesn't say anything specific about running both copies simultaneously... Probably won't bother if for no other reason between D3 1.0.4 and Borderlands/Borderlands 2 and my upcoming wedding, I won't have time for Day Z until probably christmas... at which point it'll be too hot to play games on my computer.

Its DRM free. If you are allowed to install it on multiple PCs in your house then you are allowed to play them simultaneously. That's how I interpret that anyway.

[tusker]

Originally Posted by soulblade64

Yeah, that says I can install it on two computers, doesn't say anything specific about running both copies simultaneously...

Going by the 'vibe' I've gotten from GOG I'd say they would be okay with the scenario you're describing - it's your computer, and if you've got a friend or family member playing in your house it's cool. If that friend or family member really likes it and wants to play on their own PC they expect them to buy their own copy (of course, GOG know full well that they don't have to), and I think the goodwill they've garnered by trusting you to do this makes it more likely that the other person will pony up for it.

I think they're a little vague about the licensing terms because they don't want to have a 15-page EULA like most companies (that no-one ever reads, anyway), and keeping it simple like that contributes to the feel-good experience you get from GOG. They know you'll do the right thing...

[soulblade64]

Yeah, that definitly does sound like their policy (We don't care so long as you're not doing anything overly illegal).

I did however give the game files my brother in law to play on his new gaming PC (Which I built), it felt like the old days where you could actually lend someone a PC game and since you didn't have the disc it's not like you could play it.

[Vladdo]

Wouldn't you get a unique cd key anyway? I find it hard to believe that BI would just allow carte blanche access to run amok on their servers.. Otherwise what's stop everyone just pirating a copy if no serial number is used...

And if you go a unique key, surely it wouldn't allow 2 simultaneous logins with 1 key.. I'd intrepret the GOG terms meaning that if you've got a single player game then make 12831283012 copies for all your pcs, but I'd imagine that multiplayer games be quite different..

[tusker]

Originally Posted by Vladdo

Wouldn't you get a unique cd key anyway? I find it hard to believe that BI would just allow carte blanche access to run amok on their servers.. Otherwise what's stop everyone just pirating a copy if no serial number is used...

A good point - on the GOG page it says

Multiplayer notice: In order to access multiplayer, you must enter your unique serial key that's located in My Account. For more information please follow this link.

So soulblade64, you wouldn't be able to both play at the same time anyway. That's a BI limitation, not GOG though.

[soulblade64]

Originally Posted by tusker

A good point - on the GOG page it says
So soulblade64, you wouldn't be able to both play at the same time anyway. That's a BI limitation, not GOG though.

A, fair enough... oh well, in that case if I do get ARMA 2 I'd probably just get it on Steam for easy patching... Although I'll likely just wait for the Day Z standalone that's coming.