What are you playing at the moment? - Page 55

Haly · 24-01-2009, 12:59

I think possibly Left 4 Dead is at a consistently high price because it's not overly easy to get hold of. When I was looking before Christmas in HMV they didn't have any copies despite it not being out for long. Also Blockbuster where I work hasn't had any copies since early January despite quite a few customers requesting it. Just not been able to get the stock in. Not sold out of anything else, not even Wiis!

Seems easy enough to find online though.

Daz · 24-01-2009, 13:13

Valve's business model is not around cutting prices, it's around adding value through DLC (free on the PC, would be free on the 360 if they had their own way). They've never been ones to cut prices quickly - The Orange Box took around 12 months to consistently hit the £20 mark.

Oddly I'm playing Bejewelled at the moment. Never really did that well on it first time round - Dee recently bought it on her iPhone and after having a go it seems I developed that part of the brain somehow

200,000+ points on level 20 later, I've gone back to it on the 360 - currently on level 12 with 5 hyper cubes

(the achievement is at level 17, never even got close to that before).

Haly · 24-01-2009, 13:15

Bejewelled is brilliant fun

One of the first games I got for the 360.

Wyrdo · 24-01-2009, 13:28

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Originally Posted by Aboobie

I've got back into Dead Space and I've got to say I'm starting to really get into it. Now I'm a bit further in I'm not finding it so utterly terrifying I'm starting enjoy the set pieces and whole ambience. One thing though, I noticed there's an achievement for retaining hull integrity of 50% of more in the asteroid bit at the end of chapter 4 and my god it's hard, has anyone else actually managed this?

I didn't get that one on my first run through as I didn't even look at the achievements till I was nearing the end of the game. I fully intended to go back through this on Insane or whatever the unlocked difficulty is called but haven't got far with that yet.

Daz · 24-01-2009, 14:29

Achievement for classic mode done, first time, and still going \o/

NokkonWud · 25-01-2009, 20:11

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Originally Posted by Daz

Valve's business model is not around cutting prices, it's around adding value through DLC (free on the PC, would be free on the 360 if they had their own way). They've never been ones to cut prices quickly - The Orange Box took around 12 months to consistently hit the £20 mark.

The Orange box was £17.99 after 3 months IIRC. I remember getting my friend it for Xmas and it only came out in September/October.

Streeteh · 25-01-2009, 20:24

Gotten back into resistance 2, really want to get my medic up to level 30 before killzone 2 comes out, spent far too long levelling him now to give up.

Daz · 25-01-2009, 20:31

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Originally Posted by NokkonWud

The Orange box was £17.99 after 3 months IIRC. I remember getting my friend it for Xmas and it only came out in September/October.

Wasn't that one of the hourly specials on gametation/gameplay? I remember seeeing it cheap somewhere, and being gutted that I missed it, and after that it was full price for aaagggesss.

NokkonWud · 25-01-2009, 20:36

Pretty sure I bought it from Play for my friend. I know I paid £40 for it the day it came out

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Aboobie · 25-01-2009, 20:37

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Originally Posted by Daz

Wasn't that one of the hourly specials on gametation/gameplay? I remember seeeing it cheap somewhere, and being gutted that I missed it, and after that it was full price for aaagggesss.

I was shopping in York that day just before xmas and despite not planning on getting anything I snagged Orange Box from Game for £25 and COD4 from Gamestation for £25 (or something like that).

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Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I think possibly Left 4 Dead is at a consistently high price because it's not overly easy to get hold of. When I was looking before Christmas in HMV they didn't have any copies despite it not being out for long. Also Blockbuster where I work hasn't had any copies since early January despite quite a few customers requesting it. Just not been able to get the stock in. Not sold out of anything else, not even Wiis! Seems easy enough to find online though. __________________ Halycopter

24-01-2009, 13:13	#542
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Valve's business model is not around cutting prices, it's around adding value through DLC (free on the PC, would be free on the 360 if they had their own way). They've never been ones to cut prices quickly - The Orange Box took around 12 months to consistently hit the £20 mark. Oddly I'm playing Bejewelled at the moment. Never really did that well on it first time round - Dee recently bought it on her iPhone and after having a go it seems I developed that part of the brain somehow 200,000+ points on level 20 later, I've gone back to it on the 360 - currently on level 12 with 5 hyper cubes (the achievement is at level 17, never even got close to that before). __________________ apt-get moo

24-01-2009, 13:15	#543
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Bejewelled is brilliant fun One of the first games I got for the 360. __________________ Halycopter

24-01-2009, 14:29	#545
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Achievement for classic mode done, first time, and still going \o/ __________________ apt-get moo

25-01-2009, 20:24	#547
Streeteh Vodka Martini Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kingston Posts: 862	Gotten back into resistance 2, really want to get my medic up to level 30 before killzone 2 comes out, spent far too long levelling him now to give up. __________________ PSN & Live! ID: Streeteh

25-01-2009, 20:36	#549
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	Pretty sure I bought it from Play for my friend. I know I paid £40 for it the day it came out . __________________