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Green Man Gaming holiday sale: Alien: Isolation, Evil Within
Today marks the start of Green Man Gaming's annual Green Grogre holiday sale, where the digital games retailer offers hefty discounts on a wide range of games, both recent and not so recent. Highlights of the sale include intergalactic survival horror gem Alien: Isolation at $25, while the terrestrial horror of The Evil Within is priced at $20.39 and sizable strategy hit Total War: Rome 2 Emperor Edition is $14.98. If buying one game at a time seems terribly inefficient, you can choose from either the massive Half-Life Complete Edition compilation or the Tomb Raider Franchise compilation. Both have received 75 percent discounts. The Green Grogre holiday sale is scheduled to run until January 2. Prospective buyers should check the site regularly, as Green Man Gaming plans to add new discounts each day. [Image: Green Man Gaming]
Vertical Drop Heroes HD generates battles on May 20
Life as a roguelike protagonist must be bleak - being born into adulthood without experiencing birthday parties, fighting increasingly brutal waves of enemies until their lone-warrior efforts are finally stomped out of existence ... it can't really be fulfilling. Maybe you can spare your Hero from the same fleeting fate in Vertical Drop Heroes HD, a randomly-generated roguelike due for PC and Mac on May 20. Players will have 20 traits, 15 abilities and powers and 16 weapons to arm Heroes with, but anyone overwhelmed by Vertical Drop Heroes' mounting challenge can rope in a teammate via split screen or network-based co-op. What are you fighting for beyond a few more minutes of life for your Hero? The related press release teases the "truth behind the game," which conveniently lays beyond conquering the final boss. Vertical Drop Heroes will cost $5 when it arrives on Good Old Games, Humble Store and Green Man Gaming. It's also currently up for vote on Steam Greenlight. [Image: Nerdook Productions]
Dealzon coupon knocks 20% off Elder Scrolls Online pre-order
While nobody outside of Bethesda Softworks can make The Elder Scrolls Online arrive any faster, the discount mongers at Dealzon are now offering the next best thing: a sizable price break for those willing to purchase the game before its public debut. Pay a visit to Dealzon's listing for The Elder Scrolls Online and you'll find a coupon code that will automatically deduct $12 from the game's standard $60 retail price tag. The one caveat here is that the coupon code only works at UK-based digital retailer Green Man Gaming. If that name seems unfamiliar and frightening to you, don't worry, GMG is quickly earning a solid reputation as one of the preferred online destinations for buying games on the cheap. Additionally, those with deep pockets and a strong desire to pal around with a friendly virtual mudcrab might want to instead purchase The Elder Scrolls Online: Imperial Edition. Dealzon can help there too, as this listing offers a similar 20 percent discount on the expanded, swag-heavy version of the upcoming MMORPG.
Amazon Digital, Green Man Gaming offering discounts for the holidays
Not to be outdone by Steam, both Amazon and Green Man Gaming are hosting holiday sales for digital PC games for the next few weeks. Amazon's sales, which end at various times in the coming weeks, are marked by the BioShock Triple Pack, which includes BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite for $14.99. Additionally, players can pick up Borderlands and Borderlands 2 in one bundle for $11.99, Tomb Raider for $7.99, Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition for $4.99 and a nifty strategy game bundle that packs XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Civilization 4 and Civilization 5 together for $14.99. Among Amazon's other discounted games are the Max Payne Complete Pack ($6.99) and Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection ($4.99). Amazon will add more deals as part of its 2013 Editor's Choice Games selections "in the coming weeks." As for Green Man Gaming, which is hosting sales until January 6, players can get an additional 20 percent off games by using the coupon code GMG20-ZB5D1-93X49. That brings games like the first season of The Walking Dead to $5, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons to $6, Godus to $8, Batman: Arkham Origins to $20 and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition to $8, among a number of other deals.
BioShock series on sale at Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming is offering big discounts on the BioShock series. The original BioShock and the 2K Marin-made sequel, BioShock 2, are $5 each, while BioShock Infinite is down to $20. The discounts don't extend to the recently released arena combat mode, Clash in the Clouds. Two more add-ons have been announced for BioShock Infinite, including a return trip to Rapture in Burial at Sea and a following episode where players will assume the role of Elizabeth.
Gamersgate, Green Man Gaming have summer sales too
Steam isn't the only hub having a summer sale right now: Gamersgate just kicked off its second week of sales and Green Man Gaming launched a 30 percent off coupon. Green Man Gaming's coupon is valid through July 19 at 8 a.m. PT and includes a curated selection of games, such as Civilization 5, Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition, Remember Me and Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition. For 30 percent off, use the code GMG30-LY2G6-UKDYY. Gamersgate's summer sale lines up new weeklong deals with Batman: Arkham City, Dead Island GOTYE, Deponia and FEAR 3 each 50 percent off, Disciples 3: Resurrection 66 percent off, and Stronghold Gold 75 percent off. Daily deals live for a few more hours include Saints Row: The Third for $5, Crysis 3 for $20, Jagged Alliance: Crossfire for $7.50 and Resident Evil 6 for $20. Publisher bundles include an Arkham and Lego Batman bundle for $30 and a Dragon Age collection for $12. It's a summer of savings! And heat. Mostly heat.
Green Man Gaming has six games on sale every six hours for six days
Green Man Gaming is tempting the dark side of discounts with its 666 sale, which offers six deals every six hours for six days straight. The 666 sale sports Killing Floor, Star Trek, Guns of Icarus Online, Lucius, Resident Evil 6 and Borderlands 2 (plus the season pass), each for 50 percent to 80 percent off. The 666 sale includes a bonus offer: a coupon for an extra 10 percent off any game in the sale. Find that code on the right side of the screen, directly above the six games currently on sale. Being bad never felt so cheap.
Tomb Raider on sale for $14 at Green Man Gaming
Frugal survivalists can enlist in Lara Croft's prequel adventure, Tomb Raider, for $13.60 today. The deal is over on PC digital distribution outlet Green Man Gaming, which has the Crystal Dynamics reboot currently listed at $17 - simply add coupon code "GMG20-LLASD-D8WBQ" (without quotes, boldness is entirely up to you) in the checkout screen and you'll get the extra-reduced price. In our review of Tomb Raider, we cited the joy of exploration and story's revelatory crescendo as catalysts for our love of Lara's coming-of-age tale. "The arc is drawn perfectly, with the edges of the old Tomb Raider starting to poke through as the story comes to a close, teasing what's yet to come." Several DLC packs have been issued, adding new maps and modes to the multiplayer side of the game. Crystal Dynamics has said it has no plans to offer single-player DLC.
Pre-order Papo & Yo PC for discount and free soundtrack
Though Papo & Yo deals with larger, more important issues, it doesn't hurt to give a bit of thought to saving money when planning to play even such an affecting, personal game. The PC version is up for pre-order now on several download stores, including Steam, Amazon, GamersGate, Green Man Gaming, and Desura, discounted 10% to $13.50 through April 17.Additionally, if you buy the game through any of those stores before the April 18 release date, you'll get a free copy of the soundtrack. It will sell for $5.99 by itself when the game is out.
Free Ninja Blade, Superstars V8 and more from Green Man Gaming this weekend
Green Man Gaming is offering a few free PC games this weekend. Starting at 7am Eastern every day from this Friday through Monday, a different game will be free for 24 hours. The first free game will be Zombies. on Friday, followed by Ninja Blade on Saturday, Unstoppable Gorg on Sunday and Superstars V8 Next Challenge on Monday. All told, the offer is worth about 40 bucks.As you might expect, there is a catch – albeit a free catch. The first part is obvious: You'll need a Green Man Gaming account. You'll also have to sign up for Playfire, a service that tracks the games you play across multiple platforms (similar to Raptr). Finally, you'll have to link your GMG and Playfire accounts.Once that's done, you'll be able to nab each game for free as they become available over the weekend.
Strike Suit Zero ignores the countdown, out now for PC
It's not often that we get to talk about games coming out early, even a few hours worth, but Kickstarter success story Strike Suit Zero is all about breaking our carefully constructed boundaries. Originally slated to hit on January 24, Strike Suit Zero comes to Steam, Green Man Gaming and GamersGate today, January 23, for a standard price of $20 (£14.99). It's 20 percent off on Steam, for $16, today through January 30.Developer Born Ready Games is working on Mac and Linux versions of Strike Suit Zero and it will support the Oculus Rift VR headset, all due out later this year. Born Ready raised $174,804 on Kickstarter back in November, almost doubling its goal of $100,000. The people have spoken, and they want epic, futuristic, end-of-the-world space wars. And now they can have it.
25% off PC pre-orders including Tomb Raider, Crysis 3, DMC, more at GMG
Green Man Gaming is currently offering 25 percent off select PC pre-orders. The selection is impressive, including the likes of Tomb Raider, Crysis 3, DMC: Devil May Cry, Company of Heroes 2, Metro: Last Light and many more.You can see all of the available games right here. In order to redeem the deal, use the voucher code: GMG25-XTYYZ-POSL1.
PSA: Sine Mora brings bullets, steampunk, and Hungarian to PC today
If you like challenging shoot-em-ups, giant steampunk bosses, and Hungarian voice-overs, then you'll be pleased to hear Sine Mora is out today on PC. The game is currently raining bullet hell on Steam and Green Man Gaming at 10 percent off ($8.99).The unusual collaboration between Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality shot onto Xbox Live earlier this year. It impressed enough to get four and a half stars out of five in Richard's review, which acclaims the game for offering "both a serious challenge to serious shooter fans and a palatable experience to lapsed addicts."
Green Man Gaming exec explains how digital trade-ins work
Ever since Green Man Gaming announced its plans for digital trade-ins last week, we've been scratching our heads and spinning the ol' think meat trying to understand how it's gonna work. Lucky for us then that GamesIndustry.biz got a couple of execs from the company to break down how it all functions in a recent interview. Allegedly, the folks at GMG have figured out an algorithm for calculating a game's worth at any given time based on a handful of (unnamed) criteria. "We sit in the middle as a market maker and we always offer a price on the game ... we always allow people to sell it back to us," says CEO Paul Sulyok. As previously announced, the company will offer a percentage of revenue from each re-sold game to publishers -- something the company expects to get prospective partners signed up with the quickness. Suylok even puts a percentage to it, estimating that publishers will see a "194 percent" jump in "additional revenue per SKU" (in Humanspeak, that means for each individual game). Us? We're just happy to finally get some money back for that drunken purchase of Daikatana. [Via BigDownload]
UK-based site 'Green Man Gaming' to allow digital trade-ins
It seems that the yet-to-launch Green Man Gaming website has figured out a way for consumers to make back some of the money spent on digitally distributed games. According to a press release from earlier today, the company will accept digital trade-ins of used "digitally purchased and downloaded games," though nothing explicit is spelled out in terms of what exactly you'll get for your trade-in. The company's COO (and ex-Play.com head) Gian Luzio claims in the release that publishers will receive "substantial remuneration" from Green Man Gaming (that means money, folks) and the site is planned for a "Q1 2010" launch -- it's said to open up with 400 games and grow to "over 2000" by the end of the year. We've contacted GMG for more info on how this whole thing will work and will update you when we know more. [Via Big Download]
