PC Digital Download Games: Torchlight 2 $12, Darksiders II $13.50, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning $6.50, The Darkness II $6, Spec Ops: The Line $6, Syndicate $4 & More

Quote from xanchui : It's going to be $24 after 20% off code on Friday ....

Oh yeah, duh I keep thinking the prices in the OP are after the code.

Is dishonored for $30 a good deal?

Quote from Ps3Rules : It's annoying b/c I don't always have internet available.

Yeah, Steam totally works offline, you just have to be connected to the internet the first time you initiate "offline mode" and then it will work like a charm whether you're connected or not. Steam rules.

Quote from animedaf : Yeah, Steam totally works offline, you just have to be connected to the internet the first time you initiate "offline mode" and then it will work like a charm whether you're connected or not. Steam rules.

lets say I never want to log into steam again I just need to do this once? Or will it force me to go online to select "offline mode" everytime it senses I have internet available?

Was hoping for Guild Wars 2

Quote from Ps3Rules : lets say I never want to log into steam again I just need to do this once? Or will it force me to go online to select "offline mode" everytime it senses I have internet available?

It should not change modes without explicit user direction. Download, switch to offline, play. You might miss game patches, but that's not too big a deal.

Quote from Insomniac34 : Damn, Torchlight 2 for $12 and Hotline: Miami for $6 are really great deals. $24 each for Skyrim and Dishonored would be the lower prices yet as well. Gamefly coupons are usually one-time use per account, correct? That would really be the only downside here.

Torchlight 2 will be on sale with Steam I'd imagine this winter, that's what I'm waiting for.

There's some excellent deals here, especially when you factor in the 20% off.

Battlefield 3 + Premium for only $23.99 after coupon? Thats a steal if you ask me!

Dishonored definitely looks good at $23.99 as well....especially how it just came out in October....Kingdom of Amular as well

Quote from animedaf : Yeah, Steam totally works offline, you just have to be connected to the internet the first time you initiate "offline mode" and then it will work like a charm whether you're connected or not. Steam rules.

This is not true. Steam has all kinds of restrictions on its offline mode which can prevent games from running offline. Here are the main restrictions to Steam's offline mode in detail.

1. You must save your Steam account password on the PC in order to even try to enter offline mode. However, this is a huge security risk because it allows anyone who has access to your computer even using another Windows user account to use your Steam account and potentially purchase games using your account, hijack/steal your account, or get your account permanently banned from multiplayer games.

2. Steam's offline mode only works for one Steam account at a time. If you have more than one Steam account or another user on the same PC logs into his Steam account, your account will no longer work offline unless you login to Steam again online.

3. Steam's offline mode state information is stored in the same database file on your PC as other Steam information. This database file tends to become corrupt on occasion. When this occurs or if the file is accidently or intentionally deleted to resolve a problem with Steam, Steam will no longer be in offline mode, and you must go online and login to Steam.

4. A game must be completely updated (show 100% complete in Steam) to be playable in offline mode. If you have disabled automatic updates for a game in Steam and an update for the game is available, you cannot play that game until you go online and update the game. Steam knows if a game needs to be updated because even if you have automatic updates disabled for a game, its game content file(s) (*.ncf or *.acf) are automatically updated when Steam is online.

5. Games which use Steam's CEG form of DRM cannot be played in offline mode without going online at least once every 30 days to download/update the CEG protected executables/binaries. Whenever you launch a CEG-protected game and you are online, Steam will update the protected binaries if they have expired or are about to expire. However, if they have expired and you are offline, the game will not run. Games from the past few years from publishers like Activision, THQ, Take 2 (except Rockstar), Square Enix/Eidos (mostly AAA titles), and Valve (all games starting with L4D2) use CEG DRM.

Regarding your specific question Skyrim does not use CEG DRM so it doesn't have the 30-day offline restriction. It does use "Steam Stub" DRM so it requires Steam to run the game even if you buy it on DVD-ROM unless you crack the game in which case you need a Steam emulator and deprotected game executable.

Quote from Ps3Rules : Question. If you buy Skyrim on DVD, do you still need steam? I'm trying to get into PC gaming but it seems every game I want to buy needs steam. It's annoying b/c I don't always have internet available.

Unfortunately there are easier illegal ways around that.

Everyone starting to see how Steams is making their Money? Through their Monopoly on PC Games and getting side revenues from Internet provider companies.

Still waiting on Borderlands 2, which might be a long wait. I might just jump two copies of Torchlight 2.
Hopefully 20% code will apply to both.

Quote from ViciousTide : Everyone starting to see how Steams is making their Money? Through their Monopoly on PC Games and getting side revenues from Internet provider companies.

Monopoly?

Most of these games and sale has nothing to do with Steam.