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Steam Holiday Sale 2011

Mackilroy said:
The game is far better with friends, a mic, and the hardest skill level. 🙂
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My buddies and I recently played an Advanced+Realism L4D2 game. Took us 2 hours and it was glorious 🙂. I think Expert is a little too tough, 4 friendly fire hits and you're down!

Picked up Rage and Dirt 3 today. Taking forever to download on my 40mbps connection, their content servers must be hammered.
 
12/23/2011 Specials
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Saints Row - The Third (-33%) $33.49
AudioSurf (-75%) $2.49
Back to the Future Game (-60%) $9.99
Cave Story (-50%) $4.99
Aliens vs. Predator (-80%) $3.99
E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy (-75%) $2.49
Cities XL 2012 (-50%) $19.99
Frozen Synapse (-75%) $3.74
Train Simulator 2012 (-90%) $3.49
Rage (-50%) $14.99
Dirt3 (-66%) $16.99
Fron Dust (-50%) $7.49

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Mackilroy said:
The game is far better with friends, a mic, and the hardest skill level. 🙂
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I don't have friends. 🙁
 
CylonGlitch said:
I would give you my copy of L4D2 if I could (I don't think I can). I never play online, only offline, and after the first or second hour, I just couldn't take the game anymore.
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Very kind, but I get the message. I guess I'd better look out for another deal. If only they could release MI2:SE for the Mac...
 
aCondor said:
The Counter-Strike game I was gifted by Steam is playable on Mac OSX. Now, whether that was an incredibly lucky roll of the dice, or if Steam actually doles out gifts based on native operating system, I don't know.
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With Valve's games (and quite a few others too), once you own them on PC you get them on Mac too (and vice versa).
 
aCondor said:
I'm with you on this one. I game only on Mac OSX, for better or worse. And, yes, while most of the Steam sales are for Windows-based games, there are still good deals on native Mac games. The Counter-Strike game I was gifted by Steam is playable on Mac OSX. Now, whether that was an incredibly lucky roll of the dice, or if Steam actually doles out gifts based on native operating system, I don't know.
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Thank you for understanding me; I find it astounding that, in a website called MACRUMORS, we still pander to gaming that requires a $200 copy of Windows Whatever Version to happen. As proven by BareFeats, performance is virtually the same on both platforms when development efforts go beyond DirectX/Windows-only crap.

I have Steam and can play L4D2, TF2 and Portal flawlessly, without any virtualization or boot camp BS.

So the important question here is: WHICH Mac OS X games are on sale?
 
12/24/2011 Specials
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* Plants vs. Zombies (-66%) $3.39
* Jamestown (-75%) $2.49
Risen (-50%) $14.99
Skyrim (-33%) $40.19
Hard Reset (-75%) $4.99
Blood Bowl (-80%) $7.99
Prototype (-75%) $7.49
Wings of Prey (-75%) $4.99
Renegade Ops (-66%) $5.09
Borderlands (-75%) $4.99
Tom Clancy Franchise (-77%) $44.99
EndWar (-75%) $2.49
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (-75%) $2.49
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (-75%) $2.49
Ghost Recon (-75%) $2.49
Ghost Recon Desert Siege (-75%) $2.49
Ghost Recon Island Thunder (-75%) $2.49
H.A.W.X. (-75%) $2.49
H.A.W.X. 2 (-75%) $2.49
Rainbow Six Lockdown (-75%) $2.49
Rainbow Six Vegas (-75%) $2.49
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (-75%) $2.49
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (-75%) $2.49
* Splinter Cell Conviction Insurgency Pack (-75%) $2.49
* Splinter Cell Conviction Deluxe Edition (-75%) $6.24
Splinter Cell Double Agnet (-75%) $2.49
Splinter Cell (-75%) $2.49
Company of Heroes Complete Pack (-80%) $9.98
Company of Heroes (-80%) $1.99
Company of Heroes : Opposiing Fronts (-80%) $3.99
Company of Heroes : Tales of Valor (-80%) $4.99


* Steam Play games.

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BRLawyer said:
So the important question here is: WHICH Mac OS X games are on sale?
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Sorry that I wasn't dedicated enough to go through and look which games were Mac compatible; work took priority and I have been rushing. It isn't that difficult to look it up on their website.
 
BRLawyer said:
Thank you for understanding me; I find it astounding that, in a website called MACRUMORS, we still pander to gaming that requires a $200 copy of Windows Whatever Version to happen. As proven by BareFeats, performance is virtually the same on both platforms when development efforts go beyond DirectX/Windows-only crap.

I have Steam and can play L4D2, TF2 and Portal flawlessly, without any virtualization or boot camp BS.
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Not at all, sir. Infact the only games that have equal or better performance in OSX are Portal 2 and WoW. That's it. I believe those figures can be seen on BareFeats.

More here.

Personally I prefer playing games on Bootcamp since running games on max (which this iMac can handle for most of my games) puts less strain on the GPU. Runs cooler, lasts longer. Also; more games. 🙂

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Picked up Rage, Dirt 3, Diamond Dan and the Duke Nukem Forever DLC (which is supposedly really good!). But the performance in Rage is terrible! There are some known performance issues with AMD GPUs.
 
12/25/2011 Specials
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Fallout 3 (-75%) $4.99
* Nuclear Dawn (-75%) $4.99
Dungeons - Steam Special Edition (-66%) $10.19
Dungeons - The Dark Lord (-66%) $10.19
Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY (-75%) $4.99
* Killing Floor (-75%) $4.99
Alice - Madness Returns (-75%) $7.49
X3 SuperBox (-75%) $9.99
X2 : The Threat (-75%) $1.24
X3 : Albion Prelude (-75%) $2.50
X3 : Reunion (-75%) $2.49
X3 : Terran Conflict (-75%) $4.99
X : Beyond the Frontier (-75%) $1.24
X : Tension (-75%) $1.24
* Football Manager 2012 (-33%) $26.79
Overlord Complete (-75%) $4.99
Overlord II (-75%) $2.49
Overlord (-75%) $1.24
Overloard : Raising Hell (-75%) $2.49
Call of Duty : MW3 (-25%) $44.99
* Atom Zombie Smasher (-75%) $2.49
IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 (-66%) $3.39
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover (-66%) $16.99
 
Once again, switching to the Ukraine's Steam content servers have saved me from dealing with "server is busy" issues.
 
12/26/2011 Sales
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Bulletstorm (-75%) $4.99
Far Cry (-75%) $2.49
Far Cry 2 : Fortune's Edition (-75%) $4.99
* Anomaly: Warzone Earth (-75%) $2.49
Rock of Ages (-75%) $2.49
Sonic Generations (-66%) $10.19
* Beat Hazard (-75%) $2.49
* Beat Hazard Complete (-75%) $3.24
* Beat Hazard iTunes & MP4 Support (-75%) $0.25
* Beat Hazard Ultra (-75%) $1.24
A Game of Thrones Genesis (-50%) $19.99
Red Faction: Armageddon (-75%) $7.49
Red Faction : Armagedon Path to War DLC (-75%) $1.74
Red Faction Guerrilla (-75%) $4.99
Red Faction II (-75%) $2.49
Red Faction (-75%) $2.49
Bastion (-66%) $5.09
King's Bounty: Platinum Edition (-75%) $8.74
King's Bounty: the Legend (-75%) $3.74
King's Bounty: Armored Princess (-75%) $6.24
King's Bounty: Crossworlds (-75%) $4.99
Worms Complete (-75%) $19.99
Worms (-75%) $1.99
Worms Blast (-75%) $1.99
* Worms Crazy Golf (-75%) $2.49
Worms Pinball (-75%) $1.99
* Worms Reloaded (-75%) $4.99
Worms Reloaded : Forts Pack (-75%) $1.24
Worms Reloaded : Puzzle Pack (-75%) $1.24
Worms Reloaded : Retro Pack (-75%) $1.24
* Worms Reloaded : The 'pre-order forts and hats' DLC (-75%) $0.49
Worms Reloaded : Time Attack Pack (-75%) $1.24
Worms Ultimate Mayhem (-75%) $3.74
Test Drive Unlimited 2 (-66%) $6.79
 
12/27/2011 Specials
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Solar 2 (-75%) $2.49
Sequence (-75%) $1.24
Call of Duty Black Ops (-50%) $29.99
* Cities in Motion (-75%) $4.99
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (-75%) $4.99
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Digitial Deluxe Edition (-75%) $7.49
Prince of Persia (-75%) $4.99
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (-75%) $2.49
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (-75%) $2.49
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (-75%) $2.49
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II : (-66%) $20.39
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II : Retribution (-66%) $10.19
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II (-66%) $6.79
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II : Chaos Rising (-66%) $6.79
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War : Gold Edition (-66%) $6.79
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War : Soulstorm (-66%) $6.79
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War : Dark Crusade (-66%) $6.79
Gothic Complete Pack (-75%) $12.49
ArcaniA - Gotic 4 (-75%) $4.99
ArcaniA : Fall of Setarrif (-75%) $3.74
Gothic 1 (n/a)
Gothic 3 : Forsaken Gods Enhanced Edition (-75%) $2.49
Gothic 2 : Gold Edition (-75%) $2.49
Gothic 3 (-75%) $2.49
F.E.A.R. Collection (-50%) $24.99
F.E.A.R. (-50%) $4.99
F.E.A.R. 2 : Project Origin (-50%) $7.49
F.E.A.R. 2 : Reborn (DLC) (-50%) $4.99
F.E.A.R. 3 (-50%) $19.99
F.E.A.R. : Extraction Point (n/a)
F.E.A.R. : Perseus Mandate (n/a)
Stronghold 3 (-33%) $33.49
Terraria (-75%) $2.49
Disciples III - Renaissance Steam Special Edition (-75%) $4.99
Disciples III - Ressurection (-75%) $7.49
Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic (-75%) $2.49
Star Wars : Battlefront II (-75%) $2.49
Star Wars : Empire at War Gold Pack (-75%) $4.99
Star Wars : Republic Commando (-75%) $2.49
Star Wars : Jedi Knight Collection (-75%) $4.99
Star Wars : Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast (-75%) $2.49
Star Wars : Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (-75%) $1.24
Star Wars : Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy (-75%) $2.49
Star Wars : Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith (-75%) $0.74
Star Wars : Dark Forces (-75%) $1.24


-- Longest list to date; but also the worst list for Mac Users. 🙁
 
Jedi Knight has aged so well, I played through it last year and it feels like Half Life 1/Portal 2 with the environments. Brilliant game.

Also... another token CoD price cut.
 
Dagless said:
Jedi Knight has aged so well, I played through it last year and it feels like Half Life 1/Portal 2 with the environments. Brilliant game.

Also... another token CoD price cut.
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You mean Jedi Knight 2 and Jedi Knight Jedi Academy? Love those.

The others [in the jedi knight collection] don't look nearly as good.
 
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12/28/2011 Daily Specials
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* Revenge of the Titans (-75%) $2.49
* Hearts of Iron III Collection (-75%) $7.49
* Hearts of Iron III (-75%) $2.49
Hearts of Iron III DLC: German II Spritepack (-75%) $0.24
Hearts of Iron III Semper Fi: Dies Irae Gotterdammerung (-75%) $0.24
Hearts of Iron III : For the Motherland (-75%) $1.99
Hearts of Iron III : German Infantry Pack DLC (-75%) $0.24
Hearts of Iron III : Japanese Infantry Pack DLC (-75%) $0.24
Hearts of Iron III : Mega German Spritepack (-75%) $0.24
Hearts of Iron III : Semper Fi (-75%) $1.99
Hearts of Iron III : Soviet Infantry Pack DLC (-75%) $0.24
Hearts of Iron III : Soviet Music Pack DLC (-75%) $0.24
Hearts of Iron III : Soviet Pack DLC (-75%) $0.24
Hearts of Iron III : US Pack DLC (-75%) $0.24
SPAZ (-75%) $2.49
Assassin's Creed Pack (-54%) $59.99 (NOTE, Some are Mac Games, not all)
* Assassin's Creed 2 deluxe Edition (-75%) $4.99
Assassin's Creed Revelations (-25%) $37.49
Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition (-75%) $4.99
* Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (-66%) $13.59
Dead Space (-75%) $4.99
Dead Space 2 (-75%) $4.99
Homefront (-75%) $7.49
* Machinarium (-75%) $2.49
Two Worlds Epic Edition (-66%) $6.79
* Two Worlds II (-66%) $13.59
* Two Worlds II Castle Defense (-66%) $4.07
* Two Worlds II - Pirates of the Flying Fortress (-66%) $10.19
Section 8: Prejudice (-75%) $3.74
Dungeon Defenders (-75%) $3.74
Serious Sam 3: BFE (-50%) $19.99
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter (-50%) $2.49
Serious Sam Double D (-50%) $3.99
Serious Sam HD: Gold Edition (-90%) $3.99
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (-90%) $1.49
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter (-90%) $1.99
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (-75%) $3.74
Tomb Raider: Legend (-75%) $3.74
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (-75%) $2.49
Tomb Raider : Underworld (-75%) $4.99
 
LOL, I was just paying my Comcast bill when I happened to notice the usage meter on their website. Thanks to the Steam sale I am currently over the 250GB limit, sitting at 298GB for the month. They haven't contacted me yet, so hopefully they will let it slide.

Edit - Grabbed a screenshot for fun:
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I was laid off at the end of October resulting in the big bump for November usage. I bought a lot of large games from Steam during the sale: Borderlands, Mass Effect 1&2, Dead Space 1&2, and so on. I'll need to be sure not to install any more that I purchase until next month.
 
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pjarvi said:
Thanks to the Steam sale I am currently over the 250GB limit, sitting at 298GB for the month. They haven't contacted me yet, so hopefully they will let it slide.
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You can't complain, I only have a 50Gb limit (that's Belgium, Europe) with my cable subscription. If I want more, I'll be paying through the roof (I'll bet I'm already paying two or three times what you pay for your 250Gb)...
 
pjarvi said:
LOL, I was just paying my Comcast bill when I happened to notice the usage meter on their website. Thanks to the Steam sale I am currently over the 250GB limit, sitting at 298GB for the month. They haven't contacted me yet, so hopefully they will let it slide.
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Hah! They might do, considering it's the holiday season and people (probably?) use more internet (maybe???). The benefits of BT Infinity - 40mbps with no bandwidth limitations, huzzah! Because I dread to think of the amount I've downloaded this month.

Bought Quake 4 today. Almost bought the Binding of Isaac but no native controller support, just a cheeky command on the options screen telling you to use another app? If I can get controller support in my games then so can Edmund (and mines on Steam next month).
 
Steam also has a "holiday gift" section, where you have to do some tasks for chance to win something. A few things can be done without buying anything, but some require collecting stuff in specific games (including Team Fortress 2).

So far, I got coal and some coupons (including 33% off valve game)

For those who like Deus Ex: Human Revolution, The Missing Link DLC is $5.39 on Amazon (regular $15) and redeemable on Steam: http://j.mp/tBMiZ5
 
12/30/2011 Specials
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (-66%) $16.99
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition (-66%) $20.39
Universe Sandbox (-75%) $2.49
Driver San Francisco (-50%) $24.99
Driver San Francisco Deluxe Edition (-50%) $27.49
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 (-60%) $3.99
Grand Theft Auto Complete Pack (-75%) $12.49
Grand Theft Auto (n/a)
Grand Theft Auto 2 (n/a)
Grand Theft Auto 3 (-75%) $2.49
Grand Theft Auto IV (-75%) $4.99
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (-75%) $7.49
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (-75%) $3.74
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (-75%) $2.49
Grand Theft Auto: Complete Edition (-75%) $9.99
* Puzzle Agent (-75%) $1.24
* Puzzle Agent 2 (-75%) $2.49
* Civilization V : Game of the Year (-66%) $16.99
* Civilization V (-66%) $10.19
* Civilization V - Wonders of the Ancient World (-66%) $1.69
* Civilization and Scenario Pack - Korea (-66%) $1.69
* Civilization V - Explorer's Map Pack (-66%) $1.69
* Civilization and Scenario Pack - Denmark - The Vikings (-66%) $1.69
* Civilization and Scenario Pack - Polynesia (-66%) $1.69
* Civilization and Scenario Pack - Spain and Inca (-66%) $1.69
* Civilization and Scenario Pack - Babylon (-66%) $1.69
* Civilization V : Cradle of Civilzation DLC Bundle (-66%) $3.39
* Civilization V : Cradle of Civilzation - Americas (-66%) $1.01
* Civilization V : Cradle of Civilzation - Asia (-66%) $1.01
* Civilization V : Cradle of Civilzation - Mediterranean (-66%) $1.01
* Civilization V : Cradle of Civilzation - Mesopotamia (-66%) $1.01
Fallout: New Vegas (-75%) $4.99
Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena (-75%) $4.99
* SpaceChem (-75%) $2.49
* Super Meat Boy (-75%) $3.74
Super Meat Boy Soundtrack (-75%) $1.49
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (-75%) $4.99
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising (-75%) $4.99
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (-75%) $4.99
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (-75%) $4.99
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (-75%) $7.49
 
Only if some of these games were Mac compatible... it is so furious to see some of these games that have already been ported by Aspyr or Feral can't come into Steam for Mac at discounted price. For example, SW:KOTOR was cheap $2.49 (£1.74) two days ago, but Mac version on App Store was still £9.99.

In a way though, it prevents me from spending more, so I am glad in that sense. 😉
 
12/31/2011 Specials
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Bioshock (-75%) $4.99
Bioshock 2 (-75%) $4.99
Rochard (-50%) $4.99
Rochard & Soundtrack (-50%) $7.49
*BIT.TRIP Beat (-75%) $2.49
*BIT.TRIP Runner (-75%) $2.49
GRID (-75%) $3.74
Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale (-66%) $5.09
Dead Island (-50%) $19.99
L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition (-75%) $12.49
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (-75%) $2.49
Hitman: Blood Money (-75%) $2.49
Hitman: Codename 47 (-75%) $2.49
Hitman Collection (-75%) $6.24
*HOARD (-75%) $2.49
Counter-Strike (-75%) $2.49
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (-75%) $2.49
*Counter-Strike: Source (-75%) $4.99
Counter-Strike Complete (-75%) $7.49
Might and Magic Pack (-62%) $39.99
Dark Messiah Might and Magic (-75%) $2.49
Heros of Might and Magic V (-75%) $2.49
Heros of Might and Magic V:Hammers of Fate (-75%) $2.49
Heros of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East (-75%) $2.49
Might and Magic Clash of Heroes (-75%) $7.49
Might and Magic Heroes VI (-75%) $24.99
Magicka (-75%) $2.49
 
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