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STEAM- Announcements & Updates 2011 Edition
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Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Dwayne said:
While that is true, here are a full list of 3rd party GFWL titles not available on Steam:
1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Namco, no US release)
2. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (ASW, European retail release)
3. Crash Time 4: The Syndicate (dtp Entertainment, although earlier games of the series are on Steam)
4. Tron: Evolution
So I don't think fear of Steam rejection is driving anyone.
Nabs said:
It's ok, Steam doesn't need more shovelware.
I really, really hope Crysis 2 uses Steamworks or at least doesn't use 3rd party DRM on Steam, although EA's track record suggests it will be using 3rd party DRM. If so, I really hope it's not limited activation, that's a bitch. Maybe the Batman AA style one where your activation limit resets every month so you don't have to remember to use an unauthorizing tool before you format your PC.
Maybe Borderlands 2 will come through and use Steamworks instead of that awful shit Gamespy for multiplayer. Gamespy probably cost them money too, while Steamworks is both better and free.
Sir Garbageman
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Sinatar said:
Nice. I would like to get around to the originally eventually. Maybe we can see a bundled package for the two of them in the next few months.
Castor Krieg
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K.Jack said:
Correction because it's unclear - all DLC and main game are 75%, however there is no "Ultimate Collection" Pack. In EU it's 9.99EUR for the game, plus 4.95EUR for all the DLC put together.
Castor Krieg
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I'm wondering if I should bite when K&L 2 goes on sale for 4.99EUR.
mrklaw said:
Oldie but goodie thread on the topic:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404721
It's a buggy piece of crap that's keeping me from actually playing some of the games I bought (It basically keeps updating RFG to a state that freezes the game randomly, and it won't let me go back to a previous version of course)mrklaw said:
Oh, and these days, it adds a windows live ID background service that wants to be always on and uses memory and cpu time without asking you. Why, microsoft? I don't use any of your crap, so stop shitting in my yard. So yeah, I have to enable this crap when I want to play DOW2, because otherwise it crashes on load, but they won't get a christmas card from me.
Gully State
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Not to mention it'll prompt me to enter a key for games that I've already installed and entered a key for from time to time.
-Let's not forget the stupid ambiguous DRM that's both mysterious and obtrusive as well as patching in features without making sure it works across the board with all games (voice chat in shadowrun)..
-Let's not forget the stupid ambiguous DRM that's both mysterious and obtrusive as well as patching in features without making sure it works across the board with all games (voice chat in shadowrun)..
mrklaw said:
I bought Arkham Asylum this week. It was my first GFWL game.
- Downloaded through Steam
- Clicked "play"
- Did first-time install, as usual
- Game asked for a serial
- Game loaded, GFWL popped up
- GFWL asked for a serial, which I entered for a second time
- Asked for my Live account
- Told me GFWL needed to be updated; game quit
- GFWL slowly updated
- Clicked "play"
- Game loaded, GFWL popped up
- Asked for my Live account
- Told me GFWL needed to be updated; game quit
- GFWL slowly updated
- Clicked "play"
- Game loaded, GFWL popped up
- Asked for my Live account
- Told me GFWL needed to be updated; clicked cancel
- A dialog box popped up said I couldn't save unless I signed into GFWL
- Rage
- GFWL slowly updated
- Clicked "play"
- Game loaded, GFWL popped up
- Asked for my Live account
- Game could finally be played
That's why I hate GFWL. I should note that every single update actually installed and seemed different from the previous update -- it actually had to be updated, updated, and updated again.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Where's our sale for today1?!?!?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
LOL I didn't complain but that's exactly what I had to do as well. So annoying. The updating TWICE part really confused me and I thought it was glitching or something.aasoncott said:
I thank you and your avatar. Gidday! For a few minutes then it's all over somebody else's face or rage for a game I don't care aboutBig-E said:
Todays Sale
Supreme Commander 2 @ 3.74
Supreme Commander 2: Infinite War Battle Pack @ 2.49
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/SupCom2
Supreme Commander 2 @ 3.74
Supreme Commander 2: Infinite War Battle Pack @ 2.49
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/SupCom2
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Yea but I didn't get the notice to do that until I went to the MSFT site. Installing it standalone is the way to go but damn if most of us buy it off steam are not expecting to go through a song and dance just to get things working.krzy123 said:
I think I will pass on this sale again. I don't have time to commit to a game like that. Hopefully tomorrow ends with a bang.
Gully State
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aasoncott said:
The exact same thing has happened to me before with another GFWL game (either Bioshock or DOW2). This is definitely something that's quite prevalent in case people are wondering.
ClosingADoor
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LiquidMetal14 said:
Sale lasts until sunday. So I guess a Tomb Raider sale, Kane & Lynch and one thing else left.
aasoncott said:
While I understand all your complaints about your experience, every single one of them has a reasonable explanation (except the 3 different updates).
1) It asks for my serial a second time
That's because it's another service. When you buy the game on Steam, it gets registered on your Steam account. Every Games for Windows game has an overlay (just like the xbox guide). That overlay is, in reality, a Games for Windows client. And you have an account in that. You need to register the game you just bought (on Steam) on your Games for Windows Live Account.
You're complaining about something that's the equivalent of complaining that you have to sign up to Steam when you buy Call of Duty Black Ops on a store. Or complaining that you have to sign up for Steam when you bought Red Faction Guerrilla from THQ's website. You could easily avoid half the hassle by buying the game directly from Games for Windows, but who wants to do that?
Which brings me to your second issue:
2) Numerous patching, what the fuck?
First of all, I 100% agree with you. Make one patch that fixes everything. Incremental Patching is idiotic. HOWEVER, I can explain to you WHY it's the way it is, even tho I disagree with it.
Games for Windows Live has a client, which you can download from Microsoft. That client will install itself on your machine (Like Steam does), and keep itself updated.
When you download a game that has games for windows in it, it comes with a copy of games for windows. That copy needs to be updated. Steam doesn't update that, only Games for Windows itself can update itself. That's why it only prompts you when you start up the game - because that's when you start the Games for Windows client.
"But why does it update three times?" you might say. While I agree that's idiotic, it probably does that because the Games for Windows client had a Major Overhaul not that long ago. So your old Games for Windows client (that came with your Arkham Asylum copy) probably updated itself to the newer version (first update), then upon restarting it noticed there's a new, different client (second update), and when the new and different client booted, it noticed it had updates for itself (third update) - I believe all of this could've been avoided (or diminished to 1 update) had you installed the Games for Windows Client from Microsoft (mostly because I've never been asked to update Games for Windows more than once upon booting a game for the first time).
Again, you're complaining about something that's the exact same thing as complaining about Call of Duty Black Ops asking you to update steam when you bought it from a store/from Direct2Drive. All could've been avoided/improved by buying the game directly from their native digital distribution service. But you'd be stupid to not use steam, imo.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Oh, I'm new to this. Thanks for that clarification. I just built my PC not even a week ago. I won't buy TR or K&L though. It has to be the right game. Batman was perfect for that price.ClosingADoor said:
ClosingADoor
Member
LiquidMetal14 said:
Prepare to be sucked in. I installed Steam a month ago when I got a new videocard and went back to PC gaming a bit. I now have bought 39 games. For just a little over $100
Crysis 2 will have an editor released on PC and will thus be seeing user mods and maybe multiplayer stuff.Zzoram said:
This is pretty much the opposite of what EA is doing these days so I don't think they have that much influence over the game itself, just the marketing etc.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
An interesting not about GFWL is that for developers, you need to go through their certification / hoop-jumping process to release patches - so a hotfix that should be deployed ASAP can take weeks / months.
If you don't use GFWL, you can send it out whenever you like (within reason).
Obviously quality control is good, but it can be a pain for you community.
If you don't use GFWL, you can send it out whenever you like (within reason).
Obviously quality control is good, but it can be a pain for you community.
The Blue Jihad
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LiquidMetal14 said:
Oh man I'm glad I'm not the only one who was utterly vexed by the GFWL update process. lol
Huevos de Oro
Member
Another empty day for me. I would certainly welcome a TR deal or two.
Gully State
Member
Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and K&L series will probably round out the last three days. I get this feeling that they're not going to discount LR (hopefully I'm wrong)
Automatisch
Member
I just want a cheap Lara Croft and KL2.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Meh. I'm going to predict that a cheap Just Cause 1 is the only good thing I'm getting out of this sale.
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