Looking on steam and they have COD 4 on special for 39.95 but you cant purchase it :( :( :(

its all good i found the australian one... $70.80

blame boba

the curse of the picky ricky.

/me bows

worth every cent

$70 for a game is alot of money :(

quit your bitchin and buy it. $70 is cheap.

Not for a game that's been out as long as CoD4, and not when the same game costs US$40

and the companies that sell this wonder why piracy is rampant. the australian dollar is near parity, the games publishers, from pc to console are raping the australian consumer.

When TF2 is US $19.95, any game seems like a complete ripoff.

and not when the same game costs US$40

sort of like how the new BMW X6 retails in the US for $70k but will be over $100k in Aus.

i also love it how people complain about PC games at $70 but willingly pay $100 for console games.

they don't care about piracy i guess because online play is where it's at.

I bought the game for $100 when it came out, quit yer bitchin

I bought it for $42usd off cdkey-game.com when it came out.

Haven't had any problems with my key being used by someone else yet either :\

lol you twats

Go buy it off ebag, its ~$55

(just stay away from hongkong/singapore/thailand copies)

nothing like buying games with a CD key from ebay

Just to clarify,

Im talking game, sealed in box, from an aussie seller, for ~55 btw :)

(I assume the dodgy singapore/thailand/hongkong copies are just a cd key..)

i payed 100 originally too. definetly worth it

How muich do they charge for postage on the Ebay sale?

Picked it up for $69.95 at EB games at Lutwyche shopping centre

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i remember when it was about $40 US and aussies could buy it, a day or 2 later they realised how much cheaper that is then retail aussie stores and boosted it up to like 69.

glad i got in early :d

i remember when it was about $40 US and aussies could buy it, a day or 2 later they realised how much cheaper that is then retail aussie stores and boosted it up to like 69.

Blame boba

i dont buy consoles for that reason... i wouldnt pay $100 for game... plus i love with steam that i dont need cd's hate installing things.... Steam FTW

i dont buy consoles for that reason... i wouldnt pay $100 for game... plus i love with steam that i dont need cd's hate installing things.... Steam FTW

That's alright on ADSL2 or high usage plans... but I spent $100 for the Orange Box DVD (instead of $50 US Steam) and it's been worth every penny.

Reinstalled the 15gb probably 6 or 7 times since I purchased it.

I've never bought off steam. What happens when you need to format? How do you get your game again?

Whore out massive GB's of your download content.

Great if you're on 150gb ADSL2, but if you're on ADSL1 that's 50% of your monthly quota when you could have just popped a CD in.

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plus i love with steam that i dont need cd's hate installing things.... Steam FTW

I've never bought off steam. What happens when you need to format? How do you get your game again?

how much is tf2 on steam in aud? i was going to buy it when i saw it was 19.99 but i didn't know that was US price? :(:(

how much is tf2 on steam in aud? i was going to buy it when i saw it was 19.99 but i didn't know that was US price? :(:(

Are you serious? Our dollar is basically identical, just buy it!

19.99 USD = 20.8121 AUD
United States Dollars Australia Dollars

Ohnoes, an extra 80 cents :)

I can't express how much this game rocks! $20, that should be criminal.

Whore out massive GB's of your download content.

OR of you could just back it up using the handy backup feature that comes with steam.

how much is tf2 on steam in aud? i was going to buy it when i saw it was 19.99 but i didn't know that was US price?

I think cod4 is the only game where you get screwed on the price. Most games on steam are the same price for AUS and US.

phew. i will be purchasing steam tonight then.

brace the servers for noob impact!

anyone else been sussing out left4dead? new game from the makers of CSS, looks like its gonna be fkn good.

its been advertised on steam a few times

you could just copy everything from steamapps folder to a backup drive??

anyone else been sussing out left4dead? new game from the makers of CSS, looks like its gonna be fkn good.

f*** yeah. All previews are really positive + it has zombies and it is purpose built for co-op play.

phew. i will be purchasing steam tonight then.

brace the servers for noob impact!

I suggest giving medic a whirl first, helps you learn how to play TF2. Follow around some soldiers, demos and heavys and it will make sense very quick.

It seems simple at first, but there's a massive gap between a leet player and your average pub noob.

is anyone else having steam issues atm?

nope. apart the terrible loading/connection times as usual

I've never bought off steam. What happens when you need to format? How do you get your game again?

Before you format, just pick the Backup option in Steam and pick what games you want to backup. You can also split it up into whatever size files you want (if you wish) then copy the backup files produced to another partition/drive/CD/DVD/anything.

Just run the .exe in that backup set after you format and it'll restore your game. Ready to play.

I don't know if this is just for Valve-only games (HL2, TF2, etc) or whether they've standardised it for all games. But if you can download it via Steam then I'm sure it's standardised and backup-able.