Any of you played Golden Axe in the past? Back in those days, shady arcade centers are almost equivalent to the cyber-cafes of today & that was where I got acquainted with this masterpiece (OK, I'm an uncle). Why did I bring this up? Well, you can now get it for free but there's a time limit so hurry up & claim yourself a copy!

1. Go to http://www.gamersgate.com/sega-giveaway (If you don't have a GamersGate account, then create 1 NAO!)

2. Enter this code once, depending on what day you decide to get the game registered to your account.
Thursday 16th: GIVE-SEGA-GAXE-F8H43
Friday 17th: GIVE-SEGA-GAXE-32LN2
Saturday 18th: GIVE-SEGA-GAXE-96PDB

3. Shed manly tears as you recall back those days when your mom, armed with a cane, stormed the arcade center to "retrieve" you.

You're welcomed! I actually aim to dethrone kianweic LOL.

Joke aside, I didn't know Gamers Hideout has so many uncles LOL... oh wait, that's another joke.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Dec 16 2010, 09:25 PM

Hahaha... welcome to GamersGate! Don't worry, everyone gets trolled the first time they used GamersGate.

Summoning complete!

Hahaha... I didn't mean to dethrone you in terms of games purchasing power. You're very resourceful when it comes to news about games, especially those that are sourced from Kotaku & Shacknews.

After 4 weeks of Holiday Gift Guide, we were under the impression that it's all over in GG but what do we have here? NEW YEAR'S SALE with some of the interesting titles as listed below:

Alpha Protocol | -25% | $22.46
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (PC + Mac) | -50% | $9.98
Batman: Arkham Asylum GoTY Edition | -50% | $19.98
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | -40% | $11.97
Civilization IV: Complete Edition | -75% | $6.24
Dead Rising 2 | -50% | $19.98
Deus Ex Collection | -50% | $9.98
Dragon Age: Origins | -66% | $10.18
Dragon Age: Origins Awakening | -66% | $10.18
Dragon Age: Origins Digital Deluxe Edition | -66% | $13.58
Dragon Age: Origins (Mac) | -66% | $10.18
Fallout 3 | -33% | $13.37
FIFA 11 | -40% | $23.97
Football Manager 2011 | -67% | $29.96
Hitman: Blood Money | -50% | $4.98
Iron Man | -25% | $7.46
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | -50% | $14.98
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West | -50% | $4.98
Lost Planet 2 | -50% | $19.98
Mass Effect | -60% | $7.98
Mass Effect 2 | -60% | $7.98
Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe Edition | -60% | $15.98
Medal of Honor | -30% | $41.97
Mount & Blade | -50% | $9.98
Mount & Blade: Warband | -50% | $14.98
Neigbours From Hell: Compilation | -50% | $4.98
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale | -50% | $9.98
Rome: Total War Alexander | -25% | $5.21
Rome: Total War Gold Edition | -25% | $2.99
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (Loyalty Edition | -60% | 7.98
Shogun: Total War Gold Edition | -25% | $7.46
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut | -60% | $7.98
Tomb Raider: Anniversary | -50% | $10.00
Tomb Raider: Underworld | -50% | $14.98
Torchlight | -50% | $9.98
Tropico 3: Gold Edition | -50% | $12.48

Note: Some of the titles listed above are only available in the US region. VPN / Hotspot Shield is your best friend in this kind of scenario.

Yeah. Can't really expect them to have all the games at the lowest price. Still, it's a tad but surprising that the price for Mass Effect & Dragon Age series in GamersGate are actually lower compared to Steam. I'm not complaining though; it's a good improvement to prevent Steam from monopolizing the DD market.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Dec 28 2010, 08:49 AM

Err... so far all my GG download speed is much faster compared to Steam.

Err... it depends on the directory you've entered. Can I confirm if you're downloading the downloader client or the game itself? GamersGate is slightly confusing in the sense that the first download you initiated is actually to download the downloader client.

Let's say you want the game file to be downloaded into E: directory, what you need to do is to move the downloader client into the E: directory & run it. The client will then download the game files into a GamersGate Temporary Folder in E: directory. Once the game files download is completed, you can move BOTH the downloader client (it's also an authentication client to get the installation started) & the GamersGate Temporary folder to the computer / directory you want the game to be installed. This is useful if you download the game in your office, copy them into your external HDD & bring 'em back for installation.

I'll recommend that you change the folder name into something else for each game & burn a copy for future installation. Let's say you bought 5 GamersGate game, download the first game, install it, rename the temporary folder as Game A & save it somewhere else. Repeat the same for the subsequent 4 games.

This post has been edited by talexeh: Jan 3 2011, 07:25 AM

Yup, you can. Just move both the downloader client & the GamersGate Temporary Folder to the drive you wanted the game to be installed on once the download is completed.

Remember to rename the GamersGate Temporary Folder once the download is completed for each game. You wouldn't want to have a few games residing in the same folder, do you?

Free games! Free games! SEGA, with collaboration with GamersGate are giving out Gain Ground for free!

Go to http://www.gamersgate.com/sega-giveaway and input the redemption codes according to the days as stated below. Kindly note though that these are UK time so adjust them by yourselves.

Fri. 14 Jan 9:00am to Sat. 9:00am
GIVE-SEGA-GAGR-2VEKX

Sat 15 Jan 9:00am to Sun. 9:00am
GIVE-SEGA-GAGR-QBL32

Sun. 16 Jan 9:00am to Mon. 9:00am
GIVE-SEGA-GAGR-JS8VR

That's right. You'll get the keys to activate the game in Steam. I'll send them a tweet to double confirm.

Oh shi- sorry man. Too many stuffs in my head & the thread went out of sight.

Yup, it's confirmed that you can HAVE to activate the game in Steam.

3 Stars of Destiny | -30% | $13.97
BulletStorm | -10% | $53.99
Dead Space 2 | -10% | $53.95
Eschalon: Book 1 (PC + Mac) | -50% | $7.48
Eschalon: Book 2 (PC + Mac) | -50% | $9.98
The Sims Medieval Limited Edition (PC + Mac) | -10% | $44.95

If any of you are looking to get Bulletstorm from GamersGate, make sure you buy it from GamersGate UK as the price is much cheaper.

BulletStorm US | -10% | $53.99
Bulletstorm UK | -14% | £29.95

On another hand, these 2 games have hidden treasures:

Homefront | Pre-order & get Frontlines: Fuel of War (worth $19.95) for free!
Test Drive Unlimited 2 | Buy TDU2 this week & you're entitled to get TDU1 with 75% discount ($19.95 $4.99)!

This post has been edited by talexeh: Feb 9 2011, 12:06 AM

Perhaps the hostility stems from the incident where GG - joined along with D2D & ImpulseDriven - boycotted the sale of Modern Warfare 2 due to Steamworks bundling? They made it pretty clear that they have no issue with Activision so it's Steam that they have a grudge with.

Link 1
Link 2

This post has been edited by talexeh: Feb 9 2011, 10:22 AM

Yeah, I remember reading that somewhere too but let's face it, that's the nature of competition. Today the 2 of them may lavish praises on each another & tomorrow, you see them bickering to no end.

Another possible factor that I just recalled. Remember the survey conducted by NPD which revealed that Steam was sitting on top of the digital download chart & GamersGate was nowhere to be seen? The same CEO here wasn't too happy either.

Anyway, I found another article dating all the way back to 2009 where Mr. CEO poked at Steam too so I guess this is not something new.

Fancy picking yourself a free game of your choice from GamersGate? Then waste no more time! Pick up your camera / webcam & start filming yourself expressing your love for anything you deemed as appropriate. Once done, upload it on YouTube as response to the video below & who knows, you might be one of the 5 to hit the jackpot!

Age of Wonders | -50% | $3.00
Age of Wonders II: The Wizards Throne | -50% | $4.98
Age of Wonders: Trilogy with Soundtrack | -40% | $11.97
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic | -50% | $4.98
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Deluxe Edition | -25% | £29.95
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Deluxe Edition | -17% | $49.95

Yup, that's right. This is 1 of the rare moments where it's cheaper to get the UK version instead of the usual US version.