Impulse Weekend Sale - July 1st

from JoeUser Forums

The holiday weekend is approaching, and we are starting our weekend Impulse sale early, and making it even bigger than usual!  I believe this is the biggest sale we have had so far, and we have a huge list of both games and applications on sale through the weekend.

See all the details about this sale, and grab your free download of the Impulse client at www.impulsedriven.com.

Sins of a Solar Empire Bundle $29.99 $39.99
Kings Bounty The Legend $19.99 $29.99
Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare $34.99 $38.50
Flock! $7.50 $14.99
Street Fighter IV Pre-order $35.99 $39.99
Red Faction Guerilla Pre-order $39.99  
Epic Titles on Sale! 25% off  
Majesty Gold Edition $4.99 $9.99

More games and applications are on sale this weekend.  Click the link below for the entire list.

http://www.impulsedriven.com/store.aspx

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

sweet.  thanks for the info

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I know I've complained about the eruopean prices a few times and I know that it's not stardocks fault...but are you sure you didn't switch the $ and € price this time?

 Red Faction Guerilla Pre-order

39.99 USD | 49.99 EUR (thats 70$ ) | 34.99 GBP

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

The pre-order deal for Red Faction Guerilla is very tempting, you should add it to your post.

 

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Tamba, reply 2
I know I've complained about the eruopean prices a few times and I know that it's not stardocks fault...but are you sure you didn't switch the $ and € price this time?

 Red Faction Guerilla Pre-order

39.99 USD | 49.99 EUR (thats 70$ ) | 34.99 GBP
End of Tamba's quote

Damn! I already bought it. And I thought the 49.99 tag was fishy.

This price difference is the reason I stopped buying from steam.

So we have $40 * 1.19 VAT = $47.6 -> convert to euro -> 33.73 euro.

Thats 16.26 euros more!

So thank you stardock.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

So thank you stardock.
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As the publisher sets the price (BTW, have you read the small letters associated with the * near the price ), you have the following choice when there are regional restriction for Europe:

- Games only published in North america

- Games with a regional pricing for Europe, with the publisher generally deciding that 1USD = 1EUR since it will give nearly the retail price used in Europe for that game.

If Stardock doesn't aggree to the price, they can't sell it.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Well i cant say i didnt expect it. Seriously , how long are publishers going to ruin EVERY SINGLE digital distribution site for Europe ? Why should same game cost 50€ on Impulse / Steam / elsewhere when you can buy it from local retail shop for 35€ and even cheaper on some web shops.

Reply #7 from Demigod Forums Top

Thats what you get for your country joining in the EU(European Useless) :P

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

The Red Faction Guerilla preorder and Sins of a Solar Empire bundle are very attractive. Think I will get them. Thanks Stardock! 

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Pass. The only game I want to pick up is the Command & Conquer first decade.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

Once again the game that would interest me (CoD4) is not available in europe :thumbsup:

Well, i'll get cheaper when (or if) it's a Steam weekend sale anyway.

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

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Reply #12 from Demigod Forums Top

Im thinking of picking up RF bundle, i loved that game.

Reply #13 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Peace, reply 5

- Games with a regional pricing for Europe, with the publisher generally deciding that 1USD = 1EUR since it will give nearly the retail price used in Europe for that game.

If Stardock doesn't aggree to the price, they can't sell it.
End of Peace's quote

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Faction-Guerrilla-PC-DVD/dp/B0015XQM26/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1246535059&sr=1-1

23.96£ = 28€ And I have a box. So for European, except for Stardock product, there is only a small interest to buy on Impulse, you can often found a better offer somewhere else.

I don't blame Stardock (this time :-" ), it's just a fact.

Reply #14 from Elemental Forums Top

So for European, except for Stardock product, there is only a small interest to buy on Impulse, you can often found a better offer somewhere else.
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Damn right.

And i hate this cause I really want to be a Stardock supporter. Just, do not feel stupid for that.

 

Reply #15 from Demigod Forums Top

Its still cheaper than wandering out to your local rip-off store and buying it, not to mention Impulse' very impressive download speeds.

Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top

Going to purchase King's Bounty.I hope we can buy the expansion too on Impulse.

http://www.kings-bounty.com/eng/princess/

Reply #17 from Stardock Forums Top

FYI - These deals are NOT showing up properly in the online store and in Impulse.  In particular, I am noticing that the Majesty and Flock deals are not showing up as on sale. 

I notice that you have formatted and sent this information out at least twice: one in the Impulse email that I got yesterday (and which tipped me off to the deal I was missing), and once in the Community forum.  I, and probably many others, do NOT check these as the primary means of finding out about your weekend deals, etc.  As such, I recommend, that this information be formatted and published to the store front page, and then the exact same copy be used in the email and the community page.  You'll save yourselves work and you'll save us confusion.