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  • Square Fire Sale in progress!

    From rms@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 27 15:33:41 2022
    Square's firesaling Steam codes for stuff they're selling to Embracer. https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/all-games
    You'll have to scroll through to see what's available, a waiting list for
    the better items.

    rms

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net on Sat Aug 27 23:40:59 2022
    On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:33:41 -0600, "rms"
    <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:

    Square's firesaling Steam codes for stuff they're selling to Embracer. >https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/all-games
    You'll have to scroll through to see what's available, a waiting list for
    the better items.

    Ugh. I'd have to create yet-another-account. And their deals aren't so marvelous I'm inclined to do that... especially since I already own
    most of the games I'm interested in anyway.

    (A perfect example of how onboarding new users is always the hardest
    step)

    I'm of mixed opinions on the Embracer Group acquiring all these games,
    but that Square Enix is divesting itself of all these IPs? Though tey
    actually weren't bad custodians of the properties, Western titles
    like the "Tomb Raider" or "Thief" or "Deus Ex" franchies never seemed
    entirely on-brand for them. I can understand why they were keen to
    sell.

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  • From Justisaur@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Sun Aug 28 06:26:21 2022
    On Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 8:41:04 PM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:33:41 -0600, "rms"
    <rsqui...@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:

    Square's firesaling Steam codes for stuff they're selling to Embracer. >https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/all-games
    You'll have to scroll through to see what's available, a waiting list for >the better items.
    Ugh. I'd have to create yet-another-account. And their deals aren't so marvelous I'm inclined to do that... especially since I already own
    most of the games I'm interested in anyway.


    The only one that might interest me would be the Avengers one, but
    I found GotG so disappointing, I'm not really holding enough hope to
    go through the 'wait list' whatever that is.

    (A perfect example of how onboarding new users is always the hardest
    step)

    I'm of mixed opinions on the Embracer Group acquiring all these games,
    but that Square Enix is divesting itself of all these IPs? Though tey actually weren't bad custodians of the properties, Western titles
    like the "Tomb Raider" or "Thief" or "Deus Ex" franchies never seemed entirely on-brand for them. I can understand why they were keen to
    sell.

    Not to mention most of the low discount games that don't have 'wait
    list' were on the GoG $1 sale.

    - Justisaur

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