LGP Prepares For Massive 24-Hour Linux Sale

[phoronix]

Phoronix: LGP Prepares For Massive 24-Hour Linux Sale

Our friends at Linux Game Publishing are preparing for a massive 24-hour sale with their web-store of games they have ported to Linux. This sale begins at midnight (UK time) and during that time each game will be priced at just 9 pounds! For the Americans, that is about $13~14 USD per native Linux title. The announcement of this major sale can be read about in their news archives and their available products can be found here...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=NzI0OQ

[EarthMind]

I guess it's time to buy the Jets n Guns game :)

[Eragon]

I am gonna buy sacred cold, and maybe X3: reunion! :)

[tettamanti]

and maybe X3: reunion! :)
I was considering buying for windows: I'll go for the linux edition... and then I'll wait for the FOSS r7xx 3D driver ;)

[Zhick]

I also wanted to wait for the FOSS-drivers to mature enough to be able to play the games with them, but this offer is just too tempting. :/
Though I feel kinda bad for ripping LGP off. :p

[MaestroMaus]

I also wanted to wait for the FOSS-drivers to mature enough to be able to play the games with them, but this offer is just too tempting. :/
Though I feel kinda bad for ripping LGP off. :p

You are not ripping them off. You would do that by pirating it.

[korpenkraxar]

The sale is up and running!

I just got myself Jets n Guns and Cold War :-)

[sobkas]

I have got myself headache, X2, X3.
Headache shipping was completely free(lgp should have implemented paypal payments).

[numasan]

Cool, just bought Ballistics. Have been wanting to play that game for a long time, and now a perfect reason to get it. Thanks for the heads up Phoronix!

PS: agree with the paypal option.

[Svartalf]

I also wanted to wait for the FOSS-drivers to mature enough to be able to play the games with them, but this offer is just too tempting. :/
Though I feel kinda bad for ripping LGP off. :p

Is it ripping us off when it's offered to you at the low prices he's doing it for?

No, ripping us off is when you make a copy for yourself and don't pay up. :D

[Dosfish]

Brought Coldwar and Sacred Gold, these prices make it a lot easier to justify getting lgp titles (for me anyway) since their game catalog is a bit ordinary imo.

[leidola]

Too bad I don't have a credit card -- I had two games in my basket: Sacred and Majesty, now I can't buy them :(

[Julius]

Too bad I don't have a credit card -- I had two games in my basket: Sacred and Majesty, now I can't buy them :(

Same here, but Sacred Gold and X3 Reunion :(

Really what's up with that bad online shop anyways?

[Zhick]

I also was just confronted with credit card beeing the only payment-option. :(
I did a little search and it seems paypal used to offer some kind of virtual creditcard. But I can't find anything about this on the paypal-site?
I also found some other virtual creditcard-offers, but all would require more than one day to recieve payments.

[anyone]

Aww, it doesn't seem like you can pre-order games with this new price? The page for Shadowgrounds Survivor does say the "recommended price" is £9.00, but none of the resellers I checked had it for that price. :(

[ivanovic]

Great offer, was the reason for me to order "Sacred: Gold" even though I already own the Windows version of Sacred without addon. No idea when I will have another chance to order this game for ~14€ including shipping.

No idea if I will be playing the game much, but at least I have supported LGP this way a little. (Though Sacred was really a fun game, can recommend it!)

[deanjo]

Same here, but Sacred Gold and X3 Reunion :(

Really what's up with that bad online shop anyways?


I griped about their current business model a while back and got told "well almost everybody has a credit card". I said it once and I'll say it again, lack of availability is one of the biggest hurdles LGP and kin face. They need a delivery system that is easily accessible to all.

[pete910]

I griped about their current business model a while back and got told "well almost everybody has a credit card". I said it once and I'll say it again, lack of availability is one of the biggest hurdles LGP and kin face. They need a delivery system that is easily accessible to all.

Neither do I have a card, Had to use the misses card.:p Wish I'd had waited a to buy X3 now though. :rolleyes:

Problem I've got is the lack of returning mails/support tickets!

[EarthMind]

Darn, I had no idea they only accept credit card payments... I guess it's a no go for Jets n' Guns :(

[Dragonlord]

Especially if the credit card transaction fees then suddenly turn out to be higher than the game itself ( for example 9 game and 10 fee... f*** ).

[deanjo]

I wonder if LGP ever fixed their security issues on their site....

[L33F3R]

I wonder if LGP ever fixed their security issues on their site....

lol not exactly something you should say when people are dishing out their credit cards for a big sale :rolleyes:

[Julius]

If they would offer their games as a download only, payable via paypal, and at a regular price of less than/approximatly 20 euros I would be a happy customer.

Why not team up with greenhouse or some other linux compatible download ditributor? It is all a licensing issue?

[domkop]

Bought 7 games, plus another copy of X3: Reunion. That means 8. :D

[deanjo]

lol not exactly something you should say when people are dishing out their credit cards for a big sale :rolleyes:

Well it's true. One of the reasons why I wouldn't buy from LGP. Would you trust your credit card to a site that is subject to xss exploits?

http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/account.php?error=We+are+lazy+slackers+and+our+pag e+is+vulnerable+to+XSS&login=
http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/newcustomeraccount.php?error=%3Cscript%20language= %22javascript%22%3Ealert(%22security%20breach%22); %3C/script%3E
http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/newcustomeraccount.php?error=%3Cimg%20src%3d%22htt p%3a%2f%2fcoloss.us.to%2fballmer.jpg%22%3E

[Dragonlord]

Please, serious... can't be that difficult to add in a simple string-escape call to the error value obtained from the HTTP_GET. It's a one-liner and no-brainer... :( . Since how long is this now known? Over a year already?

[krzta]

Please, serious... can't be that difficult to add in a simple string-escape call to the error value obtained from the HTTP_GET. It's a one-liner and no-brainer... :( . Since how long is this now known? Over a year already?

It has been pointed out long ago. They obviously do not care about anything concerning their poorly written, buggy and outdated website. If they actually collect credit card numbers themselves, buyers should watch out.

[deanjo]

It has been pointed out long ago. They obviously do not care about anything concerning their poorly written, buggy and outdated website. If they actually collect credit card numbers themselves, buyers should watch out.

Amen brother.

[L33F3R]

i dont think LGP has bad intentions. But they need a better website then what they have now. I suggest they get with the times and offer download distro as its cheaper for everyone. It doesnt need to be like steam it just needs to be a pay and dl system which can be freely found on them interwebs. I dont think the linux community minds downloading from the internet, its kind of how we obtain our iso's. They really need to use paypal or something similar so that people can have peace of mind. some people use credit cards, I personally only ever use paypal money transfer.

Bottom line, the website is dated and so is the payment method.

[deanjo]

i dont think LGP has bad intentions. But they need a better website then what they have now. I suggest they get with the times and offer download distro as its cheaper for everyone. It doesnt need to be like steam it just needs to be a pay and dl system which can be freely found on them interwebs. I dont think the linux community minds downloading from the internet, its kind of how we obtain our iso's. They really need to use paypal or something similar so that people can have peace of mind. some people use credit cards, I personally only ever use paypal money transfer.

Bottom line, the website is dated and so is the payment method.

bittorrent the iso, key the app. cheap and effective.

[Aradreth]

bittorrent the iso, key the app. cheap and effective.
Bah I like my boxes! :p

Anyway the site should really be fixed by now I mean the xss exploit has been around a long time now.

[deanjo]

Bah I like my boxes! :p

Anyway the site should really be fixed by now I mean the xss exploit has been around a long time now.

No reason why not to have both, buy now, play now, get box in cheap shipping form still sealed. ;) Sell on ebay 30 years from now as collectors item.

[Julius]

Sell on ebay 30 years from now as collectors item.

OT: Good luck with that ;)
I tried selling my copy of "Quake3:TeamArena" which is actually signed by the entire id Software staff once without any serious offers.
I guess everyone has already enough stupid boxes taking up space :p

[deanjo]

OT: Good luck with that ;)
I tried selling my copy of "Quake3:TeamArena" which is actually signed by the entire id Software staff once without any serious offers.
I guess everyone has already enough stupid boxes taking up space :p

That's because they are still in business. Now find a autographed copy of Duke Nukem now days.....

[L33F3R]

bittorrent the iso, key the app. cheap and effective.

cheap and effective but a bit toooo cheap - resulting in a lack of professionalism.

[Aradreth]

No reason why not to have both, buy now, play now, get box in cheap shipping form still sealed. ;) Most people want the download push reduced price rather then the download and the boxed version and considering the size of the audience I'm guessing it doesn't make much business sense to do both as the reduced sales of the boxed version would increase manufacturing cost (don't need to order such large production runs) uping the price or lowering the profit.
Sell on ebay 30 years from now as collectors item.
Been there done that (although it wasn't 30 years old...). ;)

[Dragonlord]

cheap and effective but a bit toooo cheap - resulting in a lack of professionalism.
Still more professional than having an obviously insecure pay-site isn't it? ;)

[L33F3R]

Still more professional than having an obviously insecure pay-site isn't it? ;)

100% correct :p

[korpenkraxar]

Well it's true. One of the reasons why I wouldn't buy from LGP. Would you trust your credit card to a site that is subject to xss exploits?

http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/account.php?error=We+are+lazy+slackers+and+our+pag e+is+vulnerable+to+XSS&login=
http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/newcustomeraccount.php?error=%3Cscript%20language= %22javascript%22%3Ealert(%22security%20breach%22); %3C/script%3E
http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/newcustomeraccount.php?error=%3Cimg%20src%3d%22htt p%3a%2f%2fcoloss.us.to%2fballmer.jpg%22%3E

It has been pointed out long ago. They obviously do not care about anything concerning their poorly written, buggy and outdated website. If they actually collect credit card numbers themselves, buyers should watch out.

Thanks a bunch! If this was common knowledge around here, what heroes you guys are sharing it with your fellows something like 18 or more hours into the 24 hour sale and more than day after the announcement here at Phoronix...

... oh, well, sorry. I am being unfair and had it not been for this info I had known nothing about this. You are not to blame here really, its all LGP.

It just pisses me off that I used my card on that site assuming the little certificate lock symbol in Firefox would indicate it to be as safe as any other shopping site I visit, though looking a bit dated in this case. Normally I buy all my games from TuxGames and have never had a problem so I plunged in here as well. I guess VISAs online reimbursement policies are more focused on scams than poor code so I better contact my bank for a new card.

I do not remember if the SSL protected part of the checkout was only LGP or if there was some other company collecting and protecting the info. Am I right to assume that someone could have collected all my info, despite the SSL connection itself if they own the page?

Well, it is really no biggie, but still. I wonder how many people purchased something and ho many of them that will stumble across this thread.

[Kano]

A very easy way would be creating for example a shop inside amazon. Then the money transfer would be also save enough. I don't think that website encourages to buy linux games. The default prices are way too high for such old games, also a price should be in € - like most europeans use not the currency that only 1 country with high inflation rate uses.

[L33F3R]

A very easy way would be creating for example a shop inside amazon. Then the money transfer would be also save enough. I don't think that website encourages to buy linux games. The default prices are way too high for such old games, also a price should be in € - like most europeans use not the currency that only 1 country with high inflation rate uses.

indeed. USD and Euro are the international currencies, im sure it wouldn't hurt to bench prices on such standards just like every other store.

LGP does have a good wob of games. even if most of them cant match up to the loki counterparts, they should still sell. The presentation is downright awful and the sale prices are what half of these games should have been sold at to begin with. :rolleyes:

[deanjo]

Thanks a bunch! If this was common knowledge around here, what heroes you guys are sharing it with your fellows something like 18 or more hours into the 24 hour sale and more than day after the announcement here at Phoronix...

... oh, well, sorry. I am being unfair and had it not been for this info I had known nothing about this. You are not to blame here really, its all LGP.


It has been mentioned before today here.

http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12795&highlight=xss+lgp

[Duo Maxwell]

Son of beetch! */cortez*

I missed it!?

[numasan]

Still more professional than having an obviously insecure pay-site isn't it? ;)

Wait, so this was a scam?!

[deanjo]

Wait, so this was a scam?!

No the sale was real, unfortunately LGP's lack of security is also real.

[joshuapurcell]

Thanks LGP for the sale. I've been meaning to get X3 for a while and you just gave me a good excuse for the wife :D . Looking forward to the game.

[Raven3x7]

Security issues, how nice... :rolleyes:
well i tried to order some games with my cash card but the system wouldnt accept the card

[korpenkraxar]

I got my two games Cold War and Jets n Guns a few days ago. Both seems pretty nice but I have not had time to try them out.

Oh, and I also got my new credit card to replace the "tainted" one... :p

[eokiahn]

I bought Sacred about a week before this sale was announced, so while I didn't get the game at the sale price, I am happy that I bought a Linux title to support LGP. On the plus side, I snagged a copy of Cold War during the sale and it finally arrived yesterday. I am having tons of fun playing my new Linux games, but I wish I knew beforehand about the security issues with LGP's site. Now I have to watch my on-line credit statements like a hawk, just in case...