RedLynx has slashed 80% off of its arcade racing game Trials 2 Second Edition, offering the title for just $2 through the middle of the week.
Having just finished the Big Thrills downloadable content pack for Trials HD, RedLynx’s Creative Director, Antti Ilvessuo (2nd from the right), takes some time to talk with us about the multi-platform background of the company, keeping their financial and creative independence, managing growth and what lies after digital.
We start the new year with a set of deals that has something for everyone. Enjoy!
All things DOOM, Including the Complete Pack - 66% Off
Sam & Max Complete Seasons 1 & 2 - 75% Off
Mass Effect - 75% Off
Portal - 75% Off
RedLynx Trials 2: Second Edition - 75% Off
Devil May Cry 4 - 25% Off
Mass effect at 5 bucks is tempting but with ME 2 coming out in like a month, I don't think I'll be able to finish it in time.
Too many games to play with this steam sale.
I just bought World in Conflict...still finishing up Uncharted 2, and in the process of leveling up to reach General in Modern Warfare 2.
if you like those kind of games
easily over 40 hours of playtime
zero replay value though.
You're really shining light on a grim horizon (DD).
If more companies would follow suit and give regular discounts on our favorite games then DD may have a chance sooner rather than later.
What are you smoking man DD is more popular than ever. Valve have themselves said that half of their sales come from Digital downloads. Even other publishers have said that 30-40% of game sales come from digital downloads. If anything retail sales are slowly dying.
Uh, what? Digital distribution is not a "grim horizon" as you say. The market is actually shifting towards digital as it's much more profitable for publishers. If Valve released their sales figures, then I think your opinion on DD would be different.
I'm not saying that DD will never take over. Of course it will one day take over when internet speeds and larger HD's become standard among players. all I'm saying is that with deals like these it shows the potential of what a DD service can bring us.
The reason I say "grim horizon" is more of a personal thing I enjoy owning a physical copy of the game that I buy but if I am able to get deals like these than I would in most cases be able to look over not having a physical copy of the disc.
Me too. It seems like the discount is drawing huge sales - this is the first time the Steam servers were too busy to start downloading my stuff!
After having a blast with Dragon Age, I'm interested in everything BioWare has to offer again - I fell off that bandwagon after KOTOR2.
Ya, I never even beat KOTR 2, but the first one is in my top 10. It is such a fantastic game. I hope Mass Effect follows the same suit. I've had plenty of opportunities to play it on friends' 360's, but I could never get into the controls. I am lead to believe that those concerns will be rectified by the keyboard and mouse.
KOTOR II wasn't made by Bioware. They handed the reins over to Obsidian for that one, hence why it's not up to the standard of the first.
KOTOR II was still great, enjoyed it a lot.
Can anyone tell me if ME will run on a 9500gt? Even on low-med settings? Bought it because I just found that most steam content is unmetered for me \o/
mass effect 5usd. you just cant go wrong with a purchase at that price point.
I just bought DMC 4.
Over all purchases for this steam holiday sales:
dead space 10usd
DMC 4 22usd
RE5 24usd
Shattered horizon 5usd
Torch light 5usd
For 66usd you just cant get those sort of deals anywhere.
Thought I had it figured out that I would get Mass Effect 2 for 360 with my save already on there but now Steam is tempting me to get ME for the PC and see which one I like better....this is not nice lol
This deal is a godsend, I can get a save file on pc too. I loved mass effect, mass effect 2 is gonna be amazing.
Eurogamer writes: "After 10 years, you become pessimistic that nobody's going to buy the game," says Antti Ilvessuo, creative director at RedLynx, but with a laugh. He's talking about how he felt going into Trials HD, this summer's big success story on Xbox Live Arcade. He's relaxed because Trials HD has sold over 500,000 copies, which translates to about five million quid.
RedLynx, not entirely surprisingly, turns out to be an office of petrolheads, where lunch-breaks consist of stunt-biking and hospital visits. Nestled in a stark, concrete portion of an otherwise picturesque Helsinki, Finland, it's a quiet place. The building used to house architects, so the small team of 25 people is spread around half a dozen rooms, some for iPhone teams and others for other things. Trials may be the game RedLynx is mostly widely known for, but the developer has done a lot more than the bike stuff."
probably one of the most loved/hated (at the same time) games on the market at the moment. They have made a great game and deserve all the success they get with it and then they give back as well. there are certain developers out there that could teach the rest a thing or 2 about customer and community satisfaction.
10/10
