The Heads Up Thread(deals and such)

Next year I'd be into it, but this year I have too much on my plate.

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon's $3.75 on XBLA.

Also I'm in for Secret Santa. Just one rule: whoever gets Spiddy get him a gag gift because we all know that's exactly what he'll do.

STEAM SALE: Tomb Raider (9.99), Dust: An Elysian Tail (3.74), Shadow Warrior (9.99), Scribblenauts Unlimited (9.99), Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition (7.49), FarCry3 (7.49), Metro: Last Light (13.59) and Fez (2.49)

I will make up a Secret Santa thread and see who is interested.

I don't know how I neglected to mention this before, but I have an extra Steam code for Batman: Arkham Asylum if anyone is interested.

Some good sales on some PS3 games and a few for Vita as well on the store. Ni No Kuni for just under $10 is an awesome price in my opinion.

So Sonic and Sega All Stars Transformed Vita is the Plus highlight this month it seems.

I saw that ^. It better be as good as you say it is, Hamburglar.

I played some of it today (got it on sale before I found out) and it was still fun but noticed a few glitches on Vita that weren't on PS3. Hopefully they're just bad luck though.

Why can't publishers put out a game that feels exactly like the PS3 game like Playstation All Stars? All these ports are always buggy or just a mess.

Yeah, I watched my girlfriend play ME3 on the PS3 and it was AWFUL! Not optimized at all. All the cutscenes were laggy and it was loading weird. Played it on the PC and she seemed...annoyed. (assuming that's what you mean...)

BretBaber wrote:Why can't publishers put out a game that feels exactly like the PS3 game like Playstation All Stars?  All these ports are always buggy or just a mess.

Money. PSASBR is the exception since it was designed for with both of them optimized in mind.

Yeah, it kind of is. It's weird though because the games that I played that were buggy was Full Frontal Assault. It was just really bad. From what I hear from volvo Sly Cooper is pretty bad as well. Playstation All Stars really nails it. I can't think of one buggy type glitch. The only thing that I can recall seeming different was the start up menu screens.

volvocrusher wrote:I played some of it today (got it on sale before I found out) and it was still fun but noticed a few glitches on Vita that weren't on PS3. Hopefully they're just bad luck though.

I know the guy who worked on Transformed and said that the PSV version of Sonic is pretty buggy and the 3DS version is better from the handheld ports. Sure it looks worse, but runs better, according to him. But free is free, still worth checking out.

But really people, Transformed is a freaking awesome game, if you see it on sale on the PS3, get it. You will not be dissapointed. That way we can set up some game nights, I'll even organize them.

I bought it on PS3 for $10 ealier this year in anticipation of a game night. You guys said it was pretty great so i jumped. Haven't played it, but count me in if you get something going, cap'n.

pspiddy wrote:I bought it on PS3 for $10 ealier this year in anticipation of a game night. You guys said it was pretty great so i jumped. Haven't played it, but count me in if you get something going, cap'n.

Play it now lol But really, play it, you'll love it. I'll organize a game night when everyone is fine with a specific day.

http://www.teefury.com

Awesome shirt today that I think I'll probably buy. If you're in another time zone, check the gallery to see what was Saturday's shirt.

So I figured that I'd announce it here since this is the "heads up thread".

I'll be doing a giveaway on Twitch when I reach a certain number of followers and watchers during my winter break (which started TODAY!). I'm still working out the details, but I figured that I'd let everyone on here know first-hand.

Here's a link to my Twitch account, but I'll paste the announcement and games list below it.

twitch.tv/lbenologa

"Tis the season...

And with that being said, I am finally on winter break and have decided to give away some Steam codes for those that are willing to watch me livestream and/or follow me. The current list of games that I will be giving away are as follows:

Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY, F.E.A.R., Guardian's of Middle-earth, Guardian's of Middle-earth: Smaug's Treasure DLC, Gotham City Imposters: Professional Kit, Batman: Arkham Origins DLC, Mortal Kombat Kollection, The Lord of the Rings Online: Steely Dawn Starter Pack, Natural Selection 2, Sanctum 2, Magicka + 2 DLC, Serious Sam 3: BFE, Garry's Mod, Orcs Must Die! GOTY, Sanctum: Collection, and Cities in Motion 2 (for now)

PENDING Steam codes under deliberation are: Dead Space, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Crysis 2 Maximum Edition, Medal of Honor, Mirror's Edge, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, The Sims 3, Dead Space 3 (Origin Key), Battlefield 3 (Origin Key) and Populous (Origin Key)"

GOG has Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics as free at the moment. This includes loads of extras like wallpapers, avatars, artwork and the soundtrack. This is probably slowpoke as fuck but I thought I'd mention it anyway. And while you're there make sure you buy Planescape Torment.

Oh, thanks for the tip, Rainjar. I assumed it was just the games like they have given away in the past. Totally in for the extras!

Tearaway is $20 @ebgames and Amazon.

Thanks Pspiddy. I just ordered it. Amazon is out of stock but they said they will ship it when they get more at the $20 price. No rush anyway because I have tons of games to play.

I got tearaway for $30. would have been nice at $20 though, could have milked $10 more from my lady.

God of War Ascension is $10 on PS Plus tomorrow. I really enjoyed this game. It's same old, same old God of War, but it looks really pretty and the elemental weapon system was a fun addition. For $10 it's worth it if you've ever enjoyed a God of War game. Go murder some dudes!

I enjoyed Ascension. However, I've liked every God of War game that I've played so I'm probably not a good example to go off of.

Cool Zelda shirts at tee fury.com only on sale for one day. I prefer the one on the right.

Steam winter sales have now begun.

Thank YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Left 4 Dead 2 is free on steam, today only. Might as well grab it now if you haven't done so already

ajapam wrote:Left 4 Dead 2 is free on steam, today only. Might as well grab it now if you haven't done so already

Sweet! We should do a game night.

Sonic Racing Vita is free for PS+.