jaundicejuice
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Yeah, I already own Borderlands 2, pre-ordered it and bought the season pass so I have the Mechromancer and the 4 major expansions. Would've liked to get the Psycho Pack 66% off.
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STEAM 2013 Announcements & Updates: 6, GFWL: 0 | Number of hours played bugged
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ashecitism
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so the HL3 trademark was a hoax? People are going to be
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
so the HL3 trademark was a hoax? People are going to be
.....imma need dat sauce.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
Damn. The Dream Is Dead Guys.
ashecitism
Member
well, we still have the Jira leak.
Yup. I wish Valve made bad games, and treat its customers like shit. That's how a good company should be run.
Oh, and a good company doesn't try to expand. It tries to stay as niche as it can, even if they are providing better services and products than their competitors.
That only means those kids aren't getting a proper education, not that education doesn't work at all.
The other solution would be rebooting the human race, but that's a little more drastic.
As far as the HL3 trademark is concerned, at least, Laidlaw retreating into "no comment" mode versus "ain't got nothing to do with us" mode suggests otherwise.
ashecitism
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Can you link me the tweet please?
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
It's worse than that though - the GOTY edition doesn't include any of the cosmetic DLC. So even the GOTY edition isn't "complete".
MarcoZombieCannon
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That was a surprise, thanks!
arts&crafts
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Has anyone bought the 2/15 or 3/8 deal from GMG? does the 25% off coupon stack?
To brighten someone's day, hopefully.
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arts&crafts
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They are so selfish!
Sportbilly
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Smokescreen- when Valve register the actual trademark this weekend, no one'll notice.
Evil barstards.
Gamefly has a couple of 75% off bundles. (No link because their fucking US/UK site shit is annoying as fuck)
- Doublefine bundle: Brutal Legend, Costume Quest, Psychonauts, Stacking
- Telltale bundle: Walking Dead + 400 days, Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Tales of Monkey Island
- Tomb Raider collection: Tomb Raider 1-6, Tomb Raider Trilogy, Tomb Raider 2013
- Daedalic bundle: Deponia, Crash on Deponia, Chains of Satinav
- Asscrud bundle: 1, 2, AssBro, AssRev, 3
so I finally caved in and bought XCOM Enemy Unknown after trying the demo for a while. Added to my backlog 
Now I'm debating whether I buy BL2 at that price or wait for the inevitable GOTY compilation with the DLC.
Also, here is my Steam profile if anyone wants to add me to the GAF group, or just add me as a friend, or whatever.
Now I'm debating whether I buy BL2 at that price or wait for the inevitable GOTY compilation with the DLC.Also, here is my Steam profile if anyone wants to add me to the GAF group, or just add me as a friend, or whatever.
Thanks for SS2! I've been wanting to try this out some day to see what the fuss was about.
Out_Of_Ammo
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I took SS: The first encounter. Thanks!
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
Nice. Tried to go for the first key but apparently I missed out since modbot hasn't responded. Thanks though.
By far the most visually stunning and engaging game Ive played on my PC since Crysis 2... 9/10 and Editors Choice award Game Chronicles
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Can't I just get Jurassic Park for like 2 dollars already?
It's the only game I'm missing from TellTale...
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I agree. Here is IGN's writeup on the GOTY.
It doesn't include this or any of the cosmetic DLC besides what is available in this.
It's basically BL2 + Season Pass + Mechromancer + Psycho + Collector's Edition upgrades + Creature Slaughterdome + Vault Hunter Upgrade 1. With a $59.99 price tag.
MMBosstones86
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those sons of bitches
It seems the key hasn't been marked as taken by ModBot yet, so it might be just another case of it being slow and you might get it later.
Ooh, what a delightfully misleading piece of journalism!
EDIT:
Just got two Foul Play coupons, 33% off.
WTF Valve
Everyone knows you're supposed to cure cancer!
EDIT: On a slightly more relevant note, I also have two of those 33% off Foul Play coupons and 10% off Toki Tori 2+ coupons. Just in case someone cares.
So frustrating that GOTY's aren't even complete anymore, glad i'm not a fan of the BL series anyways, hated the first
Sorry, late reply...
What I mean is, making good AAA games is hard. It requires a big team of talented people and a lot of money - it's not like people don't try. Are you suggesting that if a company isn't sure the game they're making will be better than something Valve released, they should just admit defeat and go out of business because it's "definitely not their thing"? That would leave us with... hey, just Valve! (Do you even realize how pedantic that sounds? I can do whatever job I want, thank you very much, and no I don't expect everything I work on to be as good as Half-Life... sorry if I'm not meeting your expectations!)
(I was about to post but then you added
Again, what they do is normal business practice... but, again, in some aspects it suffocates competition. It's their goal! It's any company's goal! I don't get why admitting it is hard. They managed to do what anyone would dream of: to get in a position where they can basically do anything they want, spend a ton on resources on any tiny whim, release fantastic games as a result (talent helps a lot, but it is a lot more useful when money isn't a concern), control a whole market, and be almost universally adored.
There are two ways in which this can change: either Valve suddenly decides to go all altruistic on us and removes fees/cuts for other publishers and makes Steam a separate entity dedicated entirely to the well-being of gaming in general, which is probably never going to happen, OR people start reasoning and switch from 'Valve is perfect, praise Gaben our savior' to 'well, Valve is a great company and I love their stuff, but wait, maybe their position - even if earned - isn't totally beneficial to the rest of the industry, and maybe I kinda want to take a stand against that'. Which is probably never going to happen either.
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I think his tone can be interpreted less aggressively, but fair enough.
What I mean is, making good AAA games is hard. It requires a big team of talented people and a lot of money - it's not like people don't try. Are you suggesting that if a company isn't sure the game they're making will be better than something Valve released, they should just admit defeat and go out of business because it's "definitely not their thing"? That would leave us with... hey, just Valve! (Do you even realize how pedantic that sounds? I can do whatever job I want, thank you very much, and no I don't expect everything I work on to be as good as Half-Life... sorry if I'm not meeting your expectations!)
(I was about to post but then you added
...but you're not even trying to have a constructive discussion anymore? I explicitly stated that this was a company's normal behavior...)
What differentiates Valve from the others is: 1) they make good games and 2) people love them, sometimes blindly. The combination of those two factors is why they are able to do what, if done by others, would probably cause outrage (see: Origin and uPlay, which, yes, aren't nearly as practical as Steam, but don't deserve as much hate either - people don't boycott your game if you don't put it on Origin.)
Again, what they do is normal business practice... but, again, in some aspects it suffocates competition. It's their goal! It's any company's goal! I don't get why admitting it is hard. They managed to do what anyone would dream of: to get in a position where they can basically do anything they want, spend a ton on resources on any tiny whim, release fantastic games as a result (talent helps a lot, but it is a lot more useful when money isn't a concern), control a whole market, and be almost universally adored.
There are two ways in which this can change: either Valve suddenly decides to go all altruistic on us and removes fees/cuts for other publishers and makes Steam a separate entity dedicated entirely to the well-being of gaming in general, which is probably never going to happen, OR people start reasoning and switch from 'Valve is perfect, praise Gaben our savior' to 'well, Valve is a great company and I love their stuff, but wait, maybe their position - even if earned - isn't totally beneficial to the rest of the industry, and maybe I kinda want to take a stand against that'. Which is probably never going to happen either.
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It sounds like a bitter rant about a guy who killed his cat, with the guy being both Valve and the fans.
I don't see what's so outlandish about people wanting a sequel to their beloved, unresolved series which shaped the gaming industry in a big way. Oh, so he doesn't remember anything, just "aliens invaded, pick up the can"? That's his problem, but don't lump us together. I still recall a lot of things from this series, including the ending of Episode 2, which btw he didn't even play. Also, HL2 might not have been the seminal game its predecessor was, it was still a risky, ambitious project which set the bar for presentation and immersion (in b4 Derrick
Then there's the part about him not respecting Valve, just because they do whatever they want to do and how they don't take risks anymore. Sure.
Honestly, it has "deal with it" written all over it.
I don't hate him btw, but really disappointed he'd pull out the card usually the uninformed or bitter people do against Valve.
I think his tone can be interpreted less aggressively, but fair enough.
Camel Master
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Thanks! Have never played Serious Sam series so it's worth a try. Been kicking myself over not buying some bundles, so this will be a good experiment whether I like this series at all.
Too bad Audiosurf 2 hasn't been well liked. Guess I'll stick with the first one and Symphony then.
Crimsonclaw111
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I own Hotline Miami, so I guess that explains my newly found coupons.
I don't mind silent protagonists, nor do I actually want him to talk, I would just love the meltdowns.
I like it, personally. It was pretty good back around the release (the graphics and the sense of scale were especially great) and I think it holds up pretty well today, especially with that HD treatment. There are some users frequenting this thread, who would apparently strongly disagree, but what can you do.
AHA-Lambda
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Wait, missed this. What's wrong with it? =/
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
The most damning criticism I've heard is that people think it costs too much.
It's still in an early stage of development and people don't seem to be incredibly forgiving. What's there is great and it'll definitely be as good as the original when its done, I think.
Eanan
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Thanks for this.
I must say I'm not particularly fond of this new trend of releasing indie games in pre-alpha state. Beta testing should be something you are paid to do, not the other way around.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
It doesn't hurt you, though. You can wait for it to be out of beta.
Pops Maellard
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Anyone see the specs posted for the 300 prototype Steambox's?
Valve said:
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
The 300 prototype units will ship with the following components:
GPU: some units with NVidia Titan, some GTX780, some GTX760, and some GTX660
CPU: some boxes with Intel : i7-4770, some i5-4570, and some i3
RAM: 16GB DDR3-1600 (CPU), 3GB DDR5 (GPU)
Storage: 1TB/8GB Hybrid SSHD
Power Supply: Internal 450w 80Plus Gold
Dimensions: approx. 12 x 12.4 x 2.9 in high
Steam Machines - Prototype Details
GPU: some units with NVidia Titan, some GTX780, some GTX760, and some GTX660
CPU: some boxes with Intel : i7-4770, some i5-4570, and some i3
RAM: 16GB DDR3-1600 (CPU), 3GB DDR5 (GPU)
Storage: 1TB/8GB Hybrid SSHD
Power Supply: Internal 450w 80Plus Gold
Dimensions: approx. 12 x 12.4 x 2.9 in high
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse#announcements/detail/2145128928746175450
EDIT: kinda beaten by everyone.
GPU: some units with NVidia Titan, some GTX780, some GTX760, and some GTX660
CPU: some boxes with Intel : i7-4770, some i5-4570, and some i3
RAM: 16GB DDR3-1600 (CPU), 3GB DDR5 (GPU)
Storage: 1TB/8GB Hybrid SSHD
Power Supply: Internal 450w 80Plus Gold
Dimensions: approx. 12 x 12.4 x 2.9 in high
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse#announcements/detail/2145128928746175450
EDIT: kinda beaten by everyone.
ashecitism
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Steam Machine Prototype details
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse#announcements/detail/2145128928746175450
edit: beaten many times over
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse#announcements/detail/2145128928746175450
edit: beaten many times over
arts&crafts
Member
Send me a Titan Gaben!
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