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Impulse Weekend Buys - June 12th

June 12, 2009 11:14:23 AM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums

Many good things are associated with a Friday, and one of those is weekend sales on Impulse!  This weeks Impulse Weekend Buys are pretty sweet, so it’s once again a good time to get your PC game collection stacked up.

If you are not a current Impulse user, no problem, just grab your free Impulse download from www.impulsedriven.com.

This weeks Impulse Buys are:

If you are on Twitter, you can follow @impulsedriven for the latest news about sales, updates, and releases!

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Reply #1 June 12, 2009 11:18:04 AM
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Sword of the Stars Ultimate for $7.99 / 7.99 Euro ($22 off)

Hmmmmmmmmmm.. tempting, even though I never got into it much.

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Reply #2 June 12, 2009 11:27:34 AM
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Sword of the Stars Ultimate for $7.99 / 7.99 Euro ($22 off)

Well now I feel stupid for buying it at full price. Good deal though.

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Reply #3 June 12, 2009 11:32:23 AM
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YARG!!! I bought it last week for $20...should have waited

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Reply #4 June 12, 2009 12:27:22 PM
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Mmm....  Sooo tempted to buy SoTS ultimate for future slow spells... I just detest having a game lying around and not playing it. Since it wont feel new when i try it then.

Oh! Solution would be to buy but not download. That way i can't sneek peek.

 

YOINK!

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Reply #5 June 12, 2009 12:32:28 PM
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Mmm.... Sooo tempted to buy SoTS ultimate for future slow spells... I just detest having a game lying around and not playing it. Since it wont feel new when i try it then.

Haha.. about a month or so back I got Mount & Blade on sale for $7.50 and I still haven't installed it to try it.

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Reply #6 June 12, 2009 12:37:58 PM
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I think i played M&B on all spare time for 1 month when i got it. Awesome game.

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Reply #7 June 12, 2009 12:41:53 PM
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Awesome, been holding off buying the Sword of the Stars pack, as I already owned the Original and Born of Blood, but not letting this price slip by

 

 

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Reply #8 June 12, 2009 12:53:33 PM
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ahhahah! they are mean!!! the next expansion for Sword of the stars comes out in less than a week!

 

Now I am torn... but the ultimate edition just to have it out of date, and having to buy a prolly $9 expansion pack... or wait for the 'ultimate++' edition... either way it will prolly end up being $20ish... haha!

 

edit: oops, did some research... numbers changed.

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Reply #9 June 12, 2009 12:56:45 PM
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The soon to be released SoTS Argus Naval yard is listed at 8.99$

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Reply #10 June 12, 2009 2:11:26 PM
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Im with Annatar on this one.  Slightly tempted for Sword of the Stars but even at $8 idk if would get it.  I may just wait for some of the others to come back on sale.

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Reply #11 June 12, 2009 2:13:37 PM
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Arg!  I just bought SotS a week or so ago.  Damn you, Impulse, damn you!  *shakes fist* 

 

On a side note, Evochron Legends on Impulse?  Hell yes!  Already own the game, but I'd love to see it get into more hands.

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Reply #12 June 12, 2009 2:18:45 PM
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I'm waiting for Sacred Angel 2 to go on sale, or maybe that 20% off coupon for Demigoders.. I kinda want to play it, but I don't think it'd keep me interested long enough for the full price.

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Reply #13 June 12, 2009 4:25:57 PM
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Just used my 20% coupon on Evochron/SotS... the big question is I already have SotS on Impulse, can I gift that to a friend?

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Reply #14 June 12, 2009 4:30:16 PM
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You'd have to email support@stardock.com to see if they'd transfer the registration for you.

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Reply #15 June 12, 2009 4:52:25 PM
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Quoting ,
quoting post


Many good things are associated with a Friday, and one of those is weekend sales on Impulse!  This weeks Impulse Weekend Buys are pretty sweet, so it’s once again a good time to get your PC game collection stacked up.

If you are not a current Impulse user, no problem, just grab your free Impulse download from www.impulsedriven.com.

This weeks Impulse Buys are:


Sword of the Stars Ultimate for $7.99 / 7.99 Euro ($22 off)
Democracy 2 for $11.49 (50% off)
Kudos 2 for $9.95 ($5 off)
Kudos: Rock Legend for $4.95 ($5 off)
Kudos for $4.95 ($5 off)
If you are on Twitter, you can follow @impulsedriven for the latest news about sales, updates, and releases!

I just stumbled across this post and have a couple of questions.

I used to get an email from Stardock announcing their "Weekend Sales". Since I haven't received one for this sale, I was wondering if they still do this?

Is Sword of Stars Ultimate really on sale? When I checked the sales in Impulse, it's NOT listed. Also, when I look at its' product page, the price is listed as $7.99. It's not listed as a sale price, but as the normal price. What's the story?

 

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Reply #16 June 12, 2009 5:30:20 PM
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I got my 20% off coupon from Demigod, but I have no idea what to get. I was thinking Sword os the Stars Ultimate (since its on sale anyway) but Impluse doesn't say what kind of game it is. It just says "strategy" Is it an RTS, TBS, or what?

Any suggestions on what to get?

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Reply #17 June 12, 2009 6:45:37 PM
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It's a blend of TBS and RTS, sort of like Total War in space. Your strategic galaxy map is turn based, and the combat is tactical (but more limited than Total War). Your best bet is to try the demo

I started reading some Prototype reviews, the previews didn't impress me that much but the reviews make it sound fun, mabe I'll pick it up.

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Reply #18 June 13, 2009 11:01:34 AM
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That is just evil - SotS Ultimate was on sale last week at the excellent price of £12.50 so I picked it up.  And, now, now, NOW! £6.50.

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Reply #19 June 13, 2009 12:57:56 PM
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Quoting WebReg,
reply 18
That is just evil - SotS Ultimate was on sale last week at the excellent price of £12.50 so I picked it up.  And, now, now, NOW! £6.50.

Hehe I know what you mean. I still feel I got a good deal. Some have been waiting for a separate Murder of Crows to be available for those that already bought Sword of the Stars. But at this price I'd think those people would just go ahead and purchase the Ultimate Bundle to get the Murder of Crows expansion.

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Reply #20 June 13, 2009 2:47:58 PM
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Your best bet is to try the demo

The demo now appears to be gone  I remember seeing the option when I was looking at it yesterday, but I didn't have time to DL it. Now the button is missing...

Unrelated, as anyone played Light of Altair? Is it good?

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Reply #21 June 13, 2009 3:00:35 PM
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I've been trying the demo out and I'm not too sure about it yet. Great graphics and easy to play. But so far it's a bit like paint by numbers. I hope that's because the beginning is a tutorial of sorts.

You need 5 processors. So you click 5 spots for processors

You need power. Click spots until you have enough power.

But it's early so I'm hoping to get turned loose soon. There is talk of an upcoming sandbox mode though.

 

 

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Reply #22 June 13, 2009 4:05:30 PM
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I've played the demo now, and yeah, you're right. Its like a combo paint-by-numbers and SimCity, and it doesn't seem like it will get much better.

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Reply #23 June 13, 2009 4:07:44 PM
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Quoting kyogre12,
reply 22
I've played the demo now, and yeah, you're right. Its like a combo paint-by-numbers and SimCity, and it doesn't seem like it will get much better.
I have to agree with this, plus, when I demoed it, one of the menus refused to open, so I could not advance the game and eventually lost.

 

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Reply #24 June 14, 2009 3:55:41 PM
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Quoting SPMaverick,
reply 15




quoting post


Many good things are associated with a Friday, and one of those is weekend sales on Impulse!  This weeks Impulse Weekend Buys are pretty sweet, so it’s once again a good time to get your PC game collection stacked up.

If you are not a current Impulse user, no problem, just grab your free Impulse download from www.impulsedriven.com.

This weeks Impulse Buys are:


Sword of the Stars Ultimate for $7.99 / 7.99 Euro ($22 off)
Democracy 2 for $11.49 (50% off)
Kudos 2 for $9.95 ($5 off)
Kudos: Rock Legend for $4.95 ($5 off)
Kudos for $4.95 ($5 off)
If you are on Twitter, you can follow @impulsedriven for the latest news about sales, updates, and releases!



I just stumbled across this post and have a couple of questions.

I used to get an email from Stardock announcing their "Weekend Sales". Since I haven't received one for this sale, I was wondering if they still do this?

Is Sword of Stars Ultimate really on sale? When I checked the sales in Impulse, it's NOT listed. Also, when I look at its' product page, the price is listed as $7.99. It's not listed as a sale price, but as the normal price. What's the story?

 

tap..tap..tap... Is this thing on?

 

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Reply #25 June 14, 2009 11:36:28 PM
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hm... it seems that the Sword of the Stars demo only works on 32-bit OS's, so it doesn't work on my computer. Is this true of the game, too?

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