PC deals wot are bargains - December 2017

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[Kiril]

Blackice had this at the end of the last thread but I can’t figure out how to link back to it so I am saying it again fresh here.

The Bureau: XCom Declassified is free on humble for the next day and a bit.

Its a decent 7/10 shooter that ended a studio because its not XCom strategy.

Throwing the link in here so people can click it easier today

Buy The Bureau: XCOM Declassified from the Humble Store

[Bobtree]

World in Conflict is currently free on Uplay.

[Jurple]

For all four of us who don’t yet own Tropico 5 - it’s currently available for 3€ over at fanatical.com.

Yeah, I still can’t say fanatical.com without sniggering. Good to know I still have a childish sense of humor even as the rest of me is aging disgracefully.

[Bobtree]

Absolver is $15 this weekend on Steam, new lowest price.

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Go dig your uPlay credentials, Black Flag free:

https://freetrial.ubisoft.com/promotions/assassins-creed-black-flag/16/

[Sp4rkR4t]

Well while the price of the GeForce 1080Ti can never really be called a bargain £623.99 on amazon for the Zotac 1080Ti mini is not a bad price to pay for that much grunt in the current climate. Although I would note it’s currently listed as a preorder.

[Blackice]

There can’t be many who don’t already own it several times over, but Plant vs Zombies is free on Origin.

https://www.origin.com/gbr/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house

[BillButNotBen]

I don’t already own it, but origin’s web site has been refusing to let me log in for the past few weeks…

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New round of games available through GOG Connect and Grim Fandango Remastered is free.

They also have one of those mystery sales to sell games you already have for $3 a piece, on the off-chance you hit the jackpot.

[trjp]

Humble’s latest software bundle may be of interest to anyone who creates video content as it includes (in it’s $20 tier) last year’s Vegas PRO Edit tool

Humble VEGAS Pro Bundle: Creative Freedom

That’s WAY under half the lowest I’ve seen Vegas PRO (I think the cheapest I’ve seen was $70+) and judging by the BTA tier, EVERYONE is going for the top tier…

You also get the rebranded from “Xara” Photo and Graphic Editor which is a half-decent photo/vector editor thrown in - along with some other bobbins.

If you ever plan to edit video - this is a scorching deal.

If, like me, you’ve been stuck on a “Platinum” version of Vegas - this is also a no-brainer

[Thermal_Ions]

Grim Fandango Remastered is free on GOG for the next 9-ish hours.

Grim Fandango Remastered

EDIT: It works a bit odd. Clicking GET IT HERE on the store page, takes you to the GOG frontpage where you need to click Get for Free on the banner.

[BillButNotBen]

Any idea is the difference between Vegas Pro and Vegas Pro Edit is important?
It does seem like a great deal on Vegas Pro, but I’m not up to date on the versions.

Is VP overkill for just editing the occasional family video?

I’d be interested in Xara Photo and Graphic Editor, though I need to research it more… so it’s almost a shame that VP has dragged the average so high.

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Any idea is the difference between Vegas Pro and Vegas Pro Edit is important?

yeh, I forgot to check that before buying. I’ve just kept seeing Vegas recommended, especially for MP4 files with variable bitrate (which is what I mostly have), so I went for it.
Looks a bit more simple than expected so far (from a quick look, granted).

I’d be interested in Xara Photo and Graphic Editor, though I need to research it more… so it’s almost a shame that VP has dragged the average so high.

I’m wondering if the third tier isn’t set at a fixed price; the straight $20 seems a bit unlikely otherwise.
Edit: ow, and I misunderstood that. Even if fixed price, tier 3 will of course drag the average of t2 higher if most people get t3…

[trjp]

I’ve not delved into the details of the differences between versions - my interest in PRO is that it offers a lot of stuff that Platinum didn’t tho - such as

Supports the myriad plugins out there - there are literally millions of them
Supports proper masking (Platinum only supports fixed and limited shaped cookie-cutter regions)

Every tutorial you find (and there’s millions) seems to assume you have PRO - I guess everyone pirated PRO ;0

As for whether it’s overkill - at $20 your only alternatives are free packages like KDEnlive or (MS) Movie Maker with the former “forever Beta” and the latter a shadow of what WMM once was??

p.s. someone on Reddit mentioned HitFilm Express which is new to me and free - you may find that interesting?

[Thermal_Ions]

Any idea is the difference between Vegas Pro and Vegas Pro Edit is important?

Courtesy of Dare_Wreck in the Bundles thread:

The Onward March of the Bundles [Join group for full coverage]

I’ve used the full version of Vegas Pro 14 a little bit, though not enough to give you a comprehensive rundown of how it compares to other similar products. Keep in mind that this a slightly cutdown version, not the full-on pro version - honestly, we’re only talking about a few plug-ins/filters that are missing, and DVD Architect is left out, so you may not need any of that. Also, note that this is over a year old and one version behind the latest.

Magix’s web site doesn’t have a rundown anymore of what Vegas Pro 14 Edit contains compared to Vegas Pro 14, but you can find it at the following link and use it to compare to what Adobe Premiere Elements does for you:

Vegas Pro 14 Product Comparison https://web.archive.org/web/20161106184121/http://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-pro/product-comparison/

[Sp4rkR4t]

Company of Heroes 2 free on humble store right now.

Buy Company of Heroes 2 from the Humble Store

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Thanks @Sp4rkR4t

Homefront®: The Revolution has a free weekend and 75% off at £6.24 / 7,49€ / $7.49 / $9.99 (GB/EU/US/AU). Hard to tell due to the regional variances, but it’s around the cheapest it’s been (may have been 80% before). Note that it’s a huge download at 42.4GB so start early if you’re on a slow connection and want to try it out.

Haven’t played it myself, but have a Steam, friend who enjoyed it.

[Blackice]

Homefront®: The Revolution has a free weekend and 75% off at £6.24 / 7,49€ / $7.49 / $9.99 (GB/EU/US/AU). Hard to tell due to the regional variances, but it’s around the cheapest it’s been (may have been 80% before). Note that it’s a huge download at 42.4GB so start early if you’re on a slow connection and want to try it out.

It’s currently cheaper on Fanatical, for the next 9 hours anyway, at £5.39, and includes the season pass. Lose the chance to refund though…

https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/homefront-the-revolution-freedom-fighter-bundle