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STEAM- Announcements & Updates 2011 Edition
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chixdiggit
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amrod said:
So I also noticed that if you are an IGN Prime member you get 15% off. Will this stack with the 25%? Also it says as a benefit "FREE IN GAME ITEMS. Get all the extra levels, brag swag and in-game gear, gratis." So does that mean for example if you buy Fallout Vegas you get all the DLC for free? I would try but don't want to waste the $7 for the 1 month subscription.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Few Steamworks games on sale at Amazon:
-CIV 5 $25
-Mount and Blade: Warband $9 Pretty sure it's Steamworks?
-Supreme Commander 2 $6
-Metro 2033 $8 if you missed it on GG yesterday.
-CIV 5 $25
-Mount and Blade: Warband $9 Pretty sure it's Steamworks?
-Supreme Commander 2 $6
-Metro 2033 $8 if you missed it on GG yesterday.
I know this is a dumb question and makes me seem cheap, but after playing Portal2 I got a hankering for some Ep2. I had only played the OB on 360, and don't want to buy the whole thing on Steam (since I already own Ep1 and Portal). Ep2 standalone is $10. Is that about the usual price? Do they ever discount standalone Valve games or just bundle them cheaply.
I'm in no hurry, but if it's always $10, I'll grab it now. I just feel dumb paying more than necessary for a 4 hour game I already own.
I'm in no hurry, but if it's always $10, I'll grab it now. I just feel dumb paying more than necessary for a 4 hour game I already own.
Lasthope106
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squicken said:
You might as well grab The Orange Box on pc for $20. You will have an extra copy of Episode 1 to gift, and maybe one of Portal. And you'll get the ultimate hat simulator!
Goro Majima
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squicken said:
Honestly, the Valve games go on sale for dirty cheap all the time. Might as well wait.
Lasthope106 said:
It's just that I own the XBOX (original XBOX), and 360 versions of HL2. Own Ep1 and Portal on both PC and 360 and EP2 on 360. I don't play TF2 so it has no value to me. It's like, even though it's just $10, I've paid my fair share for this stuff already. If I have to wait for a sale I will.
Lasthope106
Member
squicken said:
In that case, the Steam summer sale is just around the corner and last time all the Valve games had massive discounts.
Gloomfire said:
DOn't think it is but you can activate it with a retail cd key iirc. It's listed on the following page at any rate:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601
toastyToast
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squicken said:
Don't you mean $8? I'm pretty sure it was on sale a few months ago for around $3, it'll probably drop down to the same range during the Summer sale which isn't too far off.
Mr Nightman
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Discotheque
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It's not a steamworks title.
i have a question regarding Source games ...or at least a few Source games. hope ya don't mind me asking here, but i figured you guys would probably know as well as anyone ...
example:
team fortress 2 ...playing a game online, running perfectly smooth, then all of a sudden the game will freeze for a second and the sound will loop like 3 or 4 times, and then the game will continue on normally.
i've seen it happen in Left 4 Dead and Half Life 2 as well.
happened on 2 different PCs, so i'm thinking that it's just a problem with the Source engine.
i can't be the only one who experienced this, can i?
example:
team fortress 2 ...playing a game online, running perfectly smooth, then all of a sudden the game will freeze for a second and the sound will loop like 3 or 4 times, and then the game will continue on normally.
i've seen it happen in Left 4 Dead and Half Life 2 as well.
happened on 2 different PCs, so i'm thinking that it's just a problem with the Source engine.
i can't be the only one who experienced this, can i?
Zimbardo said:
I get this occasionally when booting the game/connecting disconnecting from a server, or maybe checking my loadout mid-game in TF2 (or when there's an item drop and the screen pops up). Lasts only a couple of seconds though. That kind of stutter can be seen in Source games but not during gameplay, so it doesnt really matter.
Crazymoogle
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Shurs said:
If it's one of the games on that support list, yeah. For example, if you buy Civ 5 in-store you can perm-link it to Steam and basically throw away the disc.
SalsaShark said:
ya i also get it when i disconnect from a server ...but i also get it occasionally in game. nothing special seems to be happening, and it'll stop and the sound will loop for a second and then the game will continue.
its pretty lame really. annoying.
happened on 2 different PCs too ...so i don't know what the hell to do.
i'm guessing there's nothing that can be done.
LocoMrPollock said:
Motherf..... Im planning on getting mount and blade warband friday. Dont got the money for it now, sick as shit of folks on my friends lists popping up playing it. But I want the direct steam version, I dont want any damned boxes or mailed games. I think Id rather actually pay 29.99 lol. Thats a little silly but, well yea..
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
So I heard Fate of the World is discounted up to Friday, is this true?
benjipwns
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It's not, that's a problem on your end I guess. Never had a problem with the roster updates and NBA Today this year or last year.bigace33 said:
Playing online defaults to LOW graphics because they couldn't figure out how to fix it.
And before the patch you couldn't get beyond three minutes in half the time. And after it, it can still be laggy as fuck and have framerate issues even at the LOW settings.
Schmattakopf
Member
Where's my Passover sale?
Joe Molotov
Member
Schmattakopf said:
I dunno, but I heard the Ramadan sale will be VtM: Bloodlines 90% off.
Sanic
Member
Everyone keeps calling it an Easter sale, but there's no reason Valve needs to associate it with that or Religion in any way.
Certain people are going to be gifting or having a bit of extra disposable income, and it's an excuse to have more sales. Religion should have nothing to do with it. Every other DD service has/had some nice sales going on, Valve should have as well.
Certain people are going to be gifting or having a bit of extra disposable income, and it's an excuse to have more sales. Religion should have nothing to do with it. Every other DD service has/had some nice sales going on, Valve should have as well.
benjipwns
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I think Valve has a good system to be honest. Each week a game or few get showcased. Then you have the publisher weeks.
And then you have the massive Summer sale when people are out of school, and Winter sale when people are out of school and likely have some excess income. And Black Friday which has gone well beyond its Thanksgiving related status on the internet.
Plus, you have to remember they just put out their big release for the year.
And then you have the massive Summer sale when people are out of school, and Winter sale when people are out of school and likely have some excess income. And Black Friday which has gone well beyond its Thanksgiving related status on the internet.
Plus, you have to remember they just put out their big release for the year.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Narag said:
Ah yay, I can still make it!
Ickman3400
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Pandoracell said:
Yeah they should work on having more big sales. Not necessarily as big as the summer/winter ones they have but something along the lines of what competitors have. Doesn't D2D have some mega sale going that even works on preorders? I don't remember ever being able to do that on Steam, and they also have some low prices on certain games. Seeing their deals makes it hard on someone like me who's Steam only, especially when they have Bulletstorm for really cheap and it hasn't even gone on sale once on Steam yet.
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