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Direct2Drive $5 Sale Continues (to be Awesome)

Posted 09/21/09 at 09:02:58 PM  by Nathan Grayson

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 It’s Monday, and while normally, that just means the weekend is over and your smile is dead, for the next few weeks, it also means that Direct2Drive’s discounting new batches of games. Hooray!

This week, the five dollar frenzy continues with an influx of MMOs, RPGs, and – for some reason – Assassin’s Creed and GTA: Vice City. But whatever – we’re not complaining. The full list of additions is as follows:

  • Neverwinter Nights 2
  • Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir
  • Assassin's Creed Director's Cut
  • Elven Legacy
  • EVE Online
  • Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
  • Titan Quest Bundle
  • Planetside: Aftershock
  • Drakensang: The Dark Eye
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

See anything you like? Of course you do. So, what’re ya boiyin’?

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TAGS: gaming, Software, news, neverwinter nights 2, grand theft auto, Assassin's Creed, sale, Direct2Drive
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avatarAge of Leno

Submitted by jamevay on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 5:16am

I am still waiting for age of Leno

 

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avatarholy crap, i think i avoided

Submitted by lifebringer on Mon, 09/21/2009 - 7:28pm

holy crap, i think i avoided all last week because i thought this was the same as GapeTap...

 

does anyone know: are these downloads required to be launched in a proprietary launcher, like gametap's web interface? or are they simply the game, easy to install once downloaded, easy to move to my laptop or mod / transfer save game files from whatever folder they are stored in to another computer, etc??

basically if this requires a web/proprietary launcher to play, i'm avoiding it...

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avatarit's an exe download

Submitted by bjtalbot on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 5:58am

I picked up Serious Sam last week on the $5 sale. Apparently, they have a download manager (similar to Amazon mp3 downloader), but for some reason it would not work/install on my computer (it probably has something to do with your choice of browser - I was either using Firefox or Chrome). So instead of using D2D download manager, I used the built-in download manager from the browser.

I know that what I downloaded was an executable file. I suspect that even with the download manager, you would download an executable.

After the download - install and play. I did have to activate the game online - I think through D2D servers because I don't think that Serious Sam requires online activation - it is an 8-9 year old game.

When launching the game, it's just like launching any program from your computer. No web/proprietary launcher. Nothing like Steam.

Save games are in ProgramFiles. 

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avatarYep, the download manager

Submitted by wolf17 on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 8:18am

Yep, the download manager downloads an executable just like if you download it w/out the manager w/ firefox.

"Life is about living, not stressing" - a very smart girl :)

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avatarWOW, what a novel

Submitted by Psychic51 on Mon, 09/21/2009 - 6:31pm

WOW, what a novel idea.

 

Downloading LEGITIMATE software over the Internet.

 

With prices like this it might even catch on.

 

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avatarWait... we're supposed to

Submitted by aviaggio on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 9:18am

Wait... we're supposed to PAY for games??? Since when?? Who thought up THAT crazy idea???

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avatar naaaaa that's crazy

Submitted by nekollx on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 8:41am

 naaaaa that's crazy talk...downloading softwere indeed! harumph!

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