Found out about this elsewhere and decided to share here for anyone interested. Never used the site myself. They seem to have some pretty good deals. Not sure how long this one will last.
Dark Souls
Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Sep 22, 2011
A quasi-sequel to From Software's action-RPG Demon's Souls, set in a new universe while retaining most of the basic gameplay and the high level of challenge. It features a less-linear world, a new checkpoint system in the form of bonfires, and the unique Humanity system.
PC Version available for $24.99 on Direct2Play.
Never used Direct2Play, but with a bit of Googling, it seems to be legit and safe. I've used PayPal, so I can always get the money back if it went tits up.
So yeah, thanks for the link! That worked out at £16, which is bananas considering it's £29.99 on Steam. It's a Steam code, too, so all good.
@bjeemz said:
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Oh man, finally someone else who likes playing keep, as much as I do! The memory game, is certainly no joke either.
@kishinfoulux: That does sound like a fantastic deal; have you actually purchased the game for yourself, mind? I'm somewhat worried as to whether I can trust this somewhat shady-looking site to deliver on their end of the bargain.
Heck, has anyone purchased the game from that site, and can report whether it works?
Quick Edit: @bibamatt: Are you saying you actually got the game running for that price? If so, hot damn; I'm coming, baby.
@Verzzz: Did you have to verify your account by phone? Because I've seen some people say you have to (http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/direct2play.com) and I'm not really keen on giving them my real phonenumber.
@Verzzz: Alright, thanks. I'll just go ahead and try to buy Sleeping Dogs myself now. Let's see what happens.
Edit: Alright it's downloading right now. The sms-verification was very easy,quick and painless (even with my german number which I was quite surprised by). The e-mail with the code came immediately after completing the verification. So I guess I'm saying I fully recommend it.
Game is working fine for me and had no hassles. Odd with the whole "phone text" verification, but it took a few seconds so not a big deal.
@Do_The_Manta_Ray said:
Quick Edit: @bibamatt: Are you saying you actually got the game running for that price? If so, hot damn; I'm coming, baby.
Yeah, all fine. My copy is downloading from Steam as we speak. After ordering, they emailed me to ask for SMS verification (although the email went into my spam folder, annoyingly). I inputted my mobile number, they texted me a pin code. I entered that on the website (this took about 15 seconds in all, everything was instant) and my Steam key popped up in my profile.
It seems from Googling around that this company (and a few other websites of different names but under the same company) buy Russian copies of the games and sell them digitally for super cheap. Some of their games (Battlefield 3 springs to mind) say "language: Russian but with included language pack" and have instructions of how to patch the languages in. Others, like Dark Souls are labelled as 'region free' and include all European languages in the game. Pretty happy with my order! I'll probably order Battlefield 3 as well, seeing as it's £11 as opposed to £40 directly from Origin.
Man, that sounds kind of awesome. A little bit shady but legal and safe? Don't mind if I do! I've been wanting to buy BF3 ever since I upgraded my computer but haven't wanted to spend the money (since, you know, I just spent several hundred dollars on a computer). $17.81 may very well be the sweet spot.
Hmm. Darksiders 2 is 29.99 on the site and I can get it for 37 on origin. Not sure if my credit card information is worth saving 8 bucks for.
Totally of topic, I know
How is GMG? Never used it but I've seen lots of people posting pretty awesome deals. In always a bit nervous using websites to buy games. Took me years just to get used to steamIt's $32 on GMG.
Yeah, it costs more, but you don't run the risk of having armed Russians in your bedroom when you get home from work.
@Sackmanjones said:
Not sure if my credit card information is worth saving 8 bucks for. Totally of topic, I know
When I hit the checkout at Direct2Play, I was only given the option of PayPal, so no credit card info sent. If you don't receive your key, you can charge back the cash with Paypal. For what it's worth, I got my key instantly.
@CaLe said:
@Sackmanjones said:
How is GMG? Never used it but I've seen lots of people posting pretty awesome deals. In always a bit nervous using websites to buy games. Took me years just to get used to steamReally? You didn't trust a company like Valve?
It's a matter of "oh god I have to put a credit card and hope that they're legit".
GMG worked pretty well when I bought it yesterday. Just make sure to put in the discount code under "Hot Deals" to shave 20% off the price. It gives you a Steam code in this case, which you plug in like any retail release you'd register on Steam.
@Terramagi said:
@CaLe said:
@Sackmanjones said:
How is GMG? Never used it but I've seen lots of people posting pretty awesome deals. In always a bit nervous using websites to buy games. Took me years just to get used to steamReally? You didn't trust a company like Valve?
It's a matter of "oh god I have to put a credit card and hope that they're legit".
GMG worked pretty well when I bought it yesterday. Just make sure to put in the discount code under "Hot Deals" to shave 20% off the price. It gives you a Steam code in this case, which you plug in like any retail release you'd register on Steam.
Maybe I'm too relaxed with some of my info but I feel like non-legit sites would be extremely obvious.
I bought Saints Row the Third from Russians and I highly recommend it.
It's been almost a year and I still haven't had my identity stolen.
@Sackmanjones said:
@TerramagiHow is GMG? Never used it but I've seen lots of people posting pretty awesome deals. In always a bit nervous using websites to buy games. Took me years just to get used to steamIt's $32 on GMG.
Yeah, it costs more, but you don't run the risk of having armed Russians in your bedroom when you get home from work.
GMG is legit, or as legit as your average store is. So you don't have to be afraid of Russian ruffians.
I bought a copy through Paypal. The only thing I found a bit dodgy, is that the key appears in your account instantly (no photo scan of retail boxes), but the game is susccesfully registered with Steam.
I'd be less worried about them stealing your cc info and more worried about Steam banning your account for shit like this, there is no telling if these guys are running some key generator scam and it's not worth saving a few bucks to find out.
@DeathTrap: $15 more currently. But once again still better then having your credit card taken and you know it will be on sale if you wait a month or two.
@SortedeVaras said:
@DeathTrap: But once again still better then having your credit card taken.
You can't use credit card on Direct2Play. You have to use PayPal, which is totally secure and you can reverse the charge if need be. I do think it's good to be cynical when dealing with unknown sites, though. I did plenty of research before I spent any money with Direct2Play and now, three purchases later (with significantly more money left in my account than I would if I'd bought direct from Steam), I feel comfortable using them in the future.
I didn't get Dark Souls (because I already have it on the PS3), but I did get Battlefield 3 and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings without any issue so far.
So Dark Souls isn't available for me on Steam. GFWL isn't officially available here which makes recent games to not be available through Steam (though older games like Dirt 2 are available and work fine).
What will happen if I'll try to use the code from that site on Steam? Is it even a unique Steam key, or just a GFWL key?
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