Not(e) Worth It

Maybe it’s because I’m supposed to be studying, I’m in a mood to blog about game sales. Besides the crazy sale over at Steam, there are also quite a few acclaimed indie games on sale as a bundle . It’s pay what you want, so you can be as cheap as paying $0.01 to get 5 games: Braid, Machinarium, Osmos, Cortex Command, Revenge of the Titans. But wait, pay more than the average ($7.39 now) and get last year’s bundle #1 too! World of Goo, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD, Penumbra Overture and Samorost 2. 11 games for less than $8? That’s really a steal! Why you should get it It’s DRM free – you’re free to install on as many computers as you want, no ties and restrictions (please don’t pirate it though, it’s so cheap). And you can choose to donate to charities – the EFF and Child’s Play Charity. Yeah right, like that’s the main reason people buy games :P Seriously, the games are good. My favourites are Machinarium, World of Goo and Braid. The gameplay is good enough to attract casual playe...

Every year, around Thanksgiving and Christmas times, I’ll be looking forward to sales online. And Steam never disappoints. First off, what is Steam? Simply put, they distribute games via digital downloads. You install it, buy and download games from their store, and play on you PC (or Mac. Sorry, Linux.) What makes them special is their regular and surprise sales. There’ll be a ‘midweek madness sale’ and ‘weekend sale’ for a game each week. What gets people really excited though, is their Holiday Sales with insane discounts and bundles . Like now! (till 2 Jan 2011 , don’t miss it!) Even if you’re not an avid gamer, browsing through their catalog is always fun. Besides, you might find something you can gift to a gamer friend ;) In case you missed the link, here it is again: http://store.steampowered.com/ Check out the daily deals! Oh boy, my wallet’s gonna hurt. Now I hope it can survive through the new year… p/s: In my excitement I forgot to mention how crazy this year...