Steam Sales 2K Games 50% vs 75%: Bioshock 1 & 2 75% Off

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#1 wiifan001
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Bioshock, Mafia 2, Civilization IV / V, MLB 2K11, NBA 2K12, Borderlands, Duke Nukem Forever, Sid Meier's Pirates, Sid Meier's Railroad, etc.

2K games developed all these games, or they at least developed one of the games from that franchise at some point They're all on steam at a discounted price for the weekend. Actually at some point every single one of those games are all at 50% off mostly. All the games are up there until March 12th.

Yesterday, Borderlands and all DLC for it were 75% off. Every other game up at the top of this post was 50% off at the time. Now today comes in, and we see that Borderlands and all content of Borderlands are only 50% off as opposed to 75% off from yesterday.

Today, Mafia and Mafia 2 are 75% off, when they were 50% off just yesterday. That 75% offer is only lasting for 24 hours, and then tomorrow it will be back down to 50% and staying through the 12th. So while Borderlands stepped down from 75% off Mafia 1 & 2 then took the baton and became 75% off.

So what about Civilization, Duke Nukem, Bioshock, MLB and the other games/franchises? 2K Games will hold specials at I'm thinking 75% off for some or maybe all of the games for Steam at some point. There's still Saturday and Sunday to see what will be 75% off as opposed to 50% off. As Mafia & Mafia 2 drop back to 50%, another set of games will have the 75% discount. That's when to buy. What I would do is wait for all the other 2k games to have an opportunity to drop by 75% (except Borderlands because that's already passed).

If they don't have the particular title 75% off at any point, the offer will still be there through the 11th and shut down some time during the 12th (for me, 12:00 pm CT). If the game(s) you want never cut by 75% and you can at least get them for 50% off

To sum my point up as simple as I can make it, it's: Don't take any of the offers at 50% only for it be 75% off a day later. You'll know by the 11th that if the game(s) you wanted didn't get to be 75% it won't happen, at least not for another long period of time. Wait and see if the game you want drops by 75% before buying at 50% off.

UPDATE: BIOSHOCK AND BIOSHOCK 2 ARE 75% OFF FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

(Mafia and Mafia 2 no longer 75% off, but 50% now, through the 12th)

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#2 ZombieKiller7
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Got Borderlands GOTY for $7.50 (%75 off)

And Civ 5 for $14.99 not sure if that's %50 or %75 but w/e

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#3 Heil68
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some good deals to be had.
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#4 wiifan001
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Got Borderlands GOTY for $7.50 (%75 off)

And Civ 5 for $14.99 not sure if that's %50 or %75 but w/e

ZombieKiller7
It was 50% yesterday and it is today. It may or may not be 75% for tomorrow or Sunday, but there's a good chance.
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#5 Hexagon_777
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A friend bought the Borderlands GOTY four pack and gifted me a copy. I don't remember the last time I experienced such kindness. :cry:
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#6 padaporra
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Oh, I bought Bioshock 1 week ago

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A friend bought the Borderlands GOTY four pack and gifted me a copy. I don't remember the last time I experienced such kindness. :cry:Hexagon_777
lol yea i did with portal 2 for a mate at xmas, the 2nd copy was only a few bucks as a bundle.
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#8 heretrix
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Borderlands seems like it is perpetually on sale on Steam.

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[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]A friend bought the Borderlands GOTY four pack and gifted me a copy. I don't remember the last time I experienced such kindness. :cry:blue_hazy_basic
lol yea i did with portal 2 for a mate at xmas, the 2nd copy was only a few bucks as a bundle.

This is for no occasion. He just scorns the idea of me never having played Borderlands. :P
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#10 dommeus
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Civ5 is £4.99 on greenmangaming

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#11 blue_hazy_basic  Moderator
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[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]A friend bought the Borderlands GOTY four pack and gifted me a copy. I don't remember the last time I experienced such kindness. :cry:Hexagon_777
lol yea i did with portal 2 for a mate at xmas, the 2nd copy was only a few bucks as a bundle.

This is for no occasion. He just scorns the idea of me never having played Borderlands. :P

It is a friggin blast multiplayer, highly recommend! (although the DLC dragged a bit)
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Might buy NBA 2K12......might

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#13 tjricardo089
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That is a lot of good deals. Bioshock, Mafia, Borderlands, Duke Nukem.. you can't let those pass.

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I was stupid and bought Bioshock for 50%, and now the frickin' sound doesn't work. I hope B2 goes on sale as well....
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I was stupid and bought Bioshock for 50%, and now the frickin' sound doesn't work. I hope B2 goes on sale as well....ShadowsDemon
The sound doesn't work? That's weird :?
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Yeah, never buy general deals until the last day. First rule of Steam. The Darkness II at $12.50 would be a pretty sweet spot. Which I think is 75% off, right? Math is hard.
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#17 murat8
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Steam I should grab borderlands, never got to play the dlc also if darksiders 2 gets a big sale ill probably grab that too.
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[QUOTE="ShadowsDemon"]I was stupid and bought Bioshock for 50%, and now the frickin' sound doesn't work. I hope B2 goes on sale as well....wiifan001
The sound doesn't work? That's weird :?

That is weird and SD, yes. BioShock 2 is also on sale as well. http://store.steampowered.com/app/8850/ [QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Yeah, never buy general deals until the last day. First rule of Steam. The Darkness II at $12.50 would be a pretty sweet spot. Which I think is 75% off, right? Math is hard.

Yeah, I do believe that is correct. Anyways, sweet deals all around. 2K has some impressive games under it's publishing and developing belt. :)
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[QUOTE="ShadowsDemon"]I was stupid and bought Bioshock for 50%, and now the frickin' sound doesn't work. I hope B2 goes on sale as well....wiifan001
The sound doesn't work? That's weird :?

Yeah, after the intro.
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Picked up Mafia 2.

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#21 Masenkoe
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Got Borderlands GOTY for $7.50 (%75 off)

And Civ 5 for $14.99 not sure if that's %50 or %75 but w/e

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Wouldn't have pegged you buying PC games.

Ever.

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#22 Arach666
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Got Borderlands GOTY for $7.50 (%75 off)

And Civ 5 for $14.99 not sure if that's %50 or %75 but w/e

ZombieKiller7

How odd,aren´t you always preaching that steam is a scam and people will lose their games and all the jazz....and yet you buy games from steam as well?

How amusing.

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[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Yeah, never buy general deals until the last day. First rule of Steam. The Darkness II at $12.50 would be a pretty sweet spot. Which I think is 75% off, right? Math is hard.

do you have anymore rules i should know of
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#24 wiifan001
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Yeah, never buy general deals until the last day. First rule of Steam. The Darkness II at $12.50 would be a pretty sweet spot. Which I think is 75% off, right? Math is hard.Cherokee_Jack

Not always the case as seeing what I've studied from this weekend sale

Mafia and Mafia 2, for examples, are 75% off right now, but only for 24 hours.

By tomorrow night, both of those games will be only 50% off through the remainder of the time

The best time for the best bargain is right now, and not the last day

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[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Yeah, never buy general deals until the last day. First rule of Steam. The Darkness II at $12.50 would be a pretty sweet spot. Which I think is 75% off, right? Math is hard.wiifan001

Not always the case as seeing what I've studied from this weekend sale

Mafia and Mafia 2, for examples, are 75% off right now, but only for 24 hours.

By tomorrow night, both of those games will be only 50% off through the remainder of the time

The best time for the best bargain is right now, and not the last day

Key word: general. As in, not daily.
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#26 Cherokee_Jack
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[QUOTE="Masterx1220"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]Yeah, never buy general deals until the last day. First rule of Steam. The Darkness II at $12.50 would be a pretty sweet spot. Which I think is 75% off, right? Math is hard.

do you have anymore rules i should know of

Yeah, second rule of Steam is "Don't take any wooden nickels." Third rule of Steam is "If the van's a-rockin', don't bother knockin'."
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I think XBL and PSN should have sales like this too. :x

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[QUOTE="wiifan001"][QUOTE="ShadowsDemon"]I was stupid and bought Bioshock for 50%, and now the frickin' sound doesn't work. I hope B2 goes on sale as well....ShadowsDemon
The sound doesn't work? That's weird :?

Yeah, after the intro.

Plug a mic into the mic jack on the front. Should fix it, that or run it in compatibility mode or try both. Can't remember how exactly I fixed it, but I had the same problem, and I think it was just plugging in a mic made it work.

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The Darkness 2 is only 25% off. Weak. 💩
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#30 wiifan001
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UPDATE. Bioshock and Bioshock 2 are 75% off for the next 24 hours.
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#31 Pug-Nasty
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UPDATE. Bioshock and Bioshock 2 are 75% off for the next 24 hours.wiifan001

Jumped on that. I've wanted to replay those games for a while.

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#32 ZombieKiller7
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[QUOTE="ZombieKiller7"]

Got Borderlands GOTY for $7.50 (%75 off)

And Civ 5 for $14.99 not sure if that's %50 or %75 but w/e

Arach666

How odd,aren´t you always preaching that steam is a scam and people will lose their games and all the jazz....and yet you buy games from steam as well?

How amusing.

I'm one of the few people here that actually USES the platforms that he criticises.

Everybody else is sitting around trashing games they never played, trashing platforms they didn't give a fair chance to, talking about things they don't understand and generally tweaking their nipples for a brand or piece of plastic.

I played Civ 5 demo and loved it so I got it. Simple.

I don't only criticise Steam.

I criticise Xbox Live.

I criticise Sony.

I criticise Ninty.

I call it like I see it and make no apologies, and I use everything before I talk schit about it, unlike kneepad commandos.