nVidia Free 2 Play Bundle - $75 or $150 of in-game currency for select games with purchase of GTX 650 or higher GPU

Lame compared to what's being offered by the red team.

Quote from Jodiuh : Lame compared to what's being offered by the red team.

True enough. Who buys a high end GPU to play F2P games?

Quote from Slomo4shO : True enough. Who buys a high end GPU to play F2P games?

I've been waiting for a good nvidia deal :[ this isnt it.

Quote from Rebel_IR : I've been waiting for a good nvidia deal :[ this isnt it.

Don't shoot the messenger

Quote from Slomo4shO : True enough. Who buys a high end GPU to play F2P games?

These games benefit more from high end GPUs than most retail games being offered. Planetside 2 is one of the most demanding games on the market and I wouldn't be surprised if it pushes a decent amount of videocard sales. Hawken even has PhysX support, great showcase for a top tier Nvidia card (Planetside 2 will probably add PhysX again too, it was disabled shortly before release due to stability issues).

Arguably this is a better deal than most recent videocard promotions, since it's not like F2P cash typically goes on sale (I bet you could even wait to use the Planetside 2 code during one of the 2x or 3x Station Cash days). It's actually pretty clever, since Nvidia gains the attention of the millions of people that already play these games while simultaniously promoting the games themselves to new videocard buyers. A person with $50 worth of currency for a game is probably going to at least try it.

Quote from Slomo4shO : True enough. Who buys a high end GPU to play F2P games?

You clearly haven't seen Planetside 2.. or Tribes: Ascend..

While at face value this deal can't compare to free games, this is great if you already play games like PS2. I'm not interested in any of the games AMD is offering, but in the future if I plan on upgrading my 560ti 448-core this will be a semi-incentive for me, since the only game I play is PS2 at the moment.

Hawken (Meteor) and Planetside 2 (Sony Entertainment) is a very good game.
Hawken for smaller scale teamwork play. Planetside 2 for much larger scale battles (massive!).

IMO Planetside2 battles is what BF3 fights is supposed to be.
Try it: https://www.planetside2.com/ , join US-Connery server, choose Vanu

How long is this anticipated to be going on? I expect a nice check mid-March to build a new PC. Should I order the card NOW and just sit on it for a month, or wait until I can build my entire PC and order it?

Do these have any potential resale value? Might be worth getting in on this deal if you can convert that "in-game currency" in a few real dollars.

Quote from mrtroll : Do these have any potential resale value? Might be worth getting in on this deal if you can convert that "in-game currency" in a few real dollars.

Of course they have POTENTIAL resale value. All it takes is one person that wants it. Quick ebay search didn't yield any attempts to sell them, so not sure whether that potential will turn to real resale value, though

I'd be all over it if it were $50 from the Blizzard store

Quote from hillean : How long is this anticipated to be going on?

Probably until sales go to shit.

Then they will replace it with real games vs. fake internet money.

Quote from hillean : How long is this anticipated to be going on? I expect a nice check mid-March to build a new PC. Should I order the card NOW and just sit on it for a month, or wait until I can build my entire PC and order it?

for computer parts, almost always better to wait until you actually need it then look for sales. 4-5 weeks out would be right on the edge of "start looking for sales" and "too far away; market may change" in my opinion. so it's up to you...