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The bargain bin - steam, electronics etc.

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Logitech.com has Logitech X-540 5.1 Speakers (Dented Box) for $100 - $48 coupon woot_30110 - 15% coupon MIR15 = $44 with free shipping.
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Frys has a Samsung 46" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV for $994 + $17 shipping and handling. However during checkout, the price drops to $794.
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Newegg.com has a 80gig solid-state drive for $179 + free shipping. Use the coupon code DANE80GMAR to knock off an additional $29.99, making the price at checkout $150.
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Steam's current weekend deal is OFP Dragon Rising for 75% off, so the price is $7.49 for us Murricans.
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Executor32 wrote:Steam's current weekend deal is OFP Dragon Rising for 75% off, so the price is $7.49 for us Murricans.
I would advise NOT buying this game at any price.

Not only is it shit in its own right, it is actually inferior to the original.

There are many better things you can buy for that 7.49 or equivalent discount or not.
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Amazon has Mass Effect 2 on sale for $30.
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Steam has Batman Arkam Asylum on sale for $25 or add Just Cause to bring the total down to $22.09.

Yes, it takes 3 dollars off if you add Just Cause. Maybe because they know no one would play it unless you payed them?
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Fuck you. Just Cause was great fun. Also - Just Cause 2 actually appears to be optimised pretty well for PC and runs great (in the demo at least). I actually am preferring PC over the 360 due to the finesse required for the grappling hook - it has stupidly forgiving autoaim for your guns, but can't just let you hook onto a building to prevent you falling to your death because you were a pixel off.
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Dell.com is having a nice sale on video games.

Nintendo DSi - $129.99

PSP - $129.99

Xbox 360 Arcade - $149.99
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Woot's daily deal today is a network media streamer for $49.99. Built in 802.11n, 1080p, Youtube, and Net Video for free on-demand content.

I just bought one.
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Sniper Elite is on sale for $2 at Steam again. I'll reiterate that it is definitely worth it for that amount.
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Left 4 Dead 2 is 50% off on Steam. It's a "Mid-week madness" sale, so expect it to go away by the weekend.
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Amazon is selling 4000 Microsoft Point cards ($50) for about $41 currently.
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Holy shit! Borderlands is 50% off on Steam through Monday, that's $25 for my fellow Murricans. Buy it!
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It is however US $40.00 for us Aussies. Even after the 50% markdown. Huzzah for stupid "price parity" markups because publishers don't want to piss off EB who never stock their PC titles anyway. And because suckers pay it.
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Master of Orion 1 and 2 digital download for $5.99 at Good Old Games.
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More importantly - Outcast for $5.99 at the same source.
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Dawn of War II is going for $15 on Direct2Drive, (along with a bunch of other stuff). If you've been putting it off now's a great time to snag it.
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Does the D2D version still require steam, or is it DRM free? 'cause it'd be worth it to pick up a copy that doesn't require steam.
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Hot damn! You can get all Rockstar games on Steam for $42.49! That's GTA 1-4, Vice City, San Andreas, Episodes from Liberty City, Bully: SE, Manhunt, Max Payne 1 & 2, Midnight Club 2, and Wild Metal.

Also, Bully: SE is on sale today for $7.49.
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Executor32 wrote:Also, Bully: SE is on sale today for $7.49.
Not exactly. For some bizarre reason, steam is having "3 hour sales" at random intervals all week.
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Dominus Atheos wrote:
Executor32 wrote:Also, Bully: SE is on sale today for $7.49.
Not exactly. For some bizarre reason, steam is having "3 hour sales" at random intervals all week.
Incidentally, for the next few hours all of the GTA classics are going for $7.50. (GTA 1-3, San Andreas & Vice City in one shot).
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