PSA: Game Discounts

[Scipio]

Tron 2.0 on steam for $5.00 due to Disney sale.

Didn't realize it was even available. Fuck yeah.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Still the best classical FPS of 2014.

Yeah I'm having a good time with this one.  The "nightmare" was a pretty cool little easter egg. 

[Syt]

Breach & Clear is 75% off on Steam:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/266130/

Turn based WEGO. 89% positive out of over 500 reviews. And now available under $5. Might be worth checking out.

Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.

Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada's JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and abilities. Learn to approach, engage, and dominate your opponents through superior tactics and training. The Steam version of Breach & Clear includes all the premium content from the original mobile game at no additional cost.
FULL CUSTOMIZATION
Build your arsenal with thousands of gun combinations, and specialize each soldier with a combination of perks, tactics, camo, armor, and inventory all tailored by you. Tune your load-out with consumables like UAV Drones and Breaching Charges that can change the course of battle!
OWN EVERY ANGLE
Each soldier matters, every decision counts. Plan your mission step-by-step: split up your team and assault the map from multiple entrance points, set routes and fields of fire, use cover and outflank your foe.
REALISTIC, TACTICAL COMBAT
Developed with help from members of the Special Operations Forces community, Breach & Clear features actual close-quarters combat tactics and a variety of door-breaching techniques. Soldiers equip real-world weapons and gear. Firefights take place in real time.

[Caliga]

Flight Simulator X has been re-released on Steam and right now it's on sale for $5.  It's been optimized for Windows 8.1 and includes the Acceleration Expansion Pack, too.

That company who makes the railroad sim with a billion DLCs bought the rights to FSX, I guess.  I look forward to spending $4,000 on DLC for it.

[Syt]

I was looking into the train sim. Supposedly worth it if you're into trains, but a lot of the DLC seems to be badly designed/optimized/tested, so it'd be better to check user reviews on those.

[DontSayBanana]

Flight Simulator X has been re-released on Steam and right now it's on sale for $5.  It's been optimized for Windows 8.1 and includes the Acceleration Expansion Pack, too.

That company who makes the railroad sim with a billion DLCs bought the rights to FSX, I guess.  I look forward to spending $4,000 on DLC for it.

My recent Thrustmaster flight stick purchase just popped a major boner.  Currently with a high risk of priapism.

[11B4V]

On Steam sale now:

Buy Rise of Nations: Extended Edition - 75% Off

Defcon - 90% Off

Age Of Empires 2 - 66%

I need a nice diversion. It has good reviews. I have a hankering to target a MIRV on Missouri.

Office mode

In office mode, the game runs in real time and cannot be sped up. The game can be quickly forced to the background making the computer available for other use. While the game continues to run in the background, a system tray icon will notify the gamer of certain events as they occur. The office mode hotkey, sometimes referred to as the boss key, is activated by striking the escape key twice in rapid succession. A game in office mode lasts no more than six hours. The boss key is available in all game modes, but it is designed for this mode in particular.

[Razgovory]

I guess you figured out who I was talking about when I was discussing unnamed posters who are belligerently ignorant.

[11B4V]

I guess you figured out who I was talking about when I was discussing unnamed posters who are belligerently ignorant.

??? ex-wife lives in Missouri. Your not that important in the scheme of things.

[CountDeMoney]

Office mode

In office mode, the game runs in real time and cannot be sped up. The game can be quickly forced to the background making the computer available for other use. While the game continues to run in the background, a system tray icon will notify the gamer of certain events as they occur. The office mode hotkey, sometimes referred to as the boss key, is activated by striking the escape key twice in rapid succession. A game in office mode lasts no more than six hours. The boss key is available in all game modes, but it is designed for this mode in particular.

It's nice to see Boss Mode, once so popular with so many games back in the late '80s and '90s, come back.  M1 Tank Platoon and Red Storm Rising had a Boss Key that would bring up the C:> prompt, and let you type away. 

[garbon]

P'dox sent out, in its newsletter, free Steam code for Cities in Motion.

[Josephus]

Is it worth it?

[garbon]

I've no idea.

[Josephus]

One of those things one downloads but really never plays, I think.

[CountDeMoney]

The new Wolfenstein game is $20 on Steam for anyone looking to kill Nazis.

Still the best classical FPS of 2014.

Classical as in the engine, or classical as in a WW2 shooter?