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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2 - Bad Rats Daily Deal for next 6 months
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Felix Lighter
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It basically is, dude.
According to the Reddit post:
Not entirely specific, and of course the whole "I have friends that work there" line comes with a big grain of salt.
Has anyone tried this yet? :
seemed to not work for me :|
Steam Control 360
Video here
info here:
http://www.shacknews.com/article/74531/community-spotlight-steam-control-360
http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=28430447#item_28430447
basically it lets you navigate the Steam libary with your 360 pad and launch games:
seemed to not work for me :|
Could make for an interesting Rorschach Test.
Prophet Steve
Member
I don't know where in Hawaii, but every year Valve goes with all the employees and their families to Hawaii.
YianGaruga
Banned
Played for 30 minutes, beat the first world. Even if I don't touch it again, I feel like that was a fun way to spend 1.
Just tried it now, loaded to a blank screen the first time and then proceeded to crash the 360 controller's driver but it worked after I disconnected and reconnect the it (wired USB). It'd be nice if the bumpers or triggers could be used for PgUp and PgDown, the scrolling is kinda slow.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I set up XBMC, it works with all games (not just Steam) and downloads metadata.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Just popping in to thank Fare Godmace for the Prey key. Top notch person.
Fare Godmace
Member
Thank you for Penny Arcade Episode 3! I thought it was Steamplay, but sadly it isn't the case
Oh well, I loved the first two, so I'll play this... EventuallyAnyways, somehow I also got Breath of Death VII and Cthulhu Saves the World. Theorically it's a gift for PA purchases before the 2th of July, so I don't know what happened. First quote gets both.
EDIT: vvvvv Check your PMs
Thank you for Penny Arcade Episode 3! I thought it was Steamplay, but sadly it isn't the case
Anyways, somehow I also got Breath of Death VII and Cthulhu Saves the World. First quote gets both.
Edit: Cheers for that, been thinking about picking them up for ages
Wok
Member
Hmmmmmm…
Had heard Resonance got delayed due to some kind of mix up and possibly because of Steam sale, Resonance is on sale July 25th.
It should have been yesterday. Today is still possible, Gabe. Do it.
I surrender. The Killing Floor banner is consistent with the end date of an 11-day summer sales event.
Never plan your holidays based on the expected dates of summer sales. Or make sure you have an Internet access there.
UnluckyKate
Member
Saint Row : The Third at 15€
I never used that service but it says " steam account required " so...
I never used that service but it says " steam account required " so...
Never use GamersGate. What a shit service.
Bought 2 copies of The Secret World 3 days ago, one for me, and one for a friend. I gifted my friend a copy. I went to use my own copy but noticed it said "giftable copy only" so I figured I must have somehow gifted him my personal copy. Whatever...I send it to my own e-mail. I never get the e-mail. There's no option to re-gift the copy, or to cancel the gift. The game is essentially lost in limbo.
I sent in a support ticket 3 days ago. Still no response. Absolutely atrocious service. I asked for a refund and bought the game on GreenManGaming. If they don't give me a refund, I'll do a charge back.
Never again.
Bought 2 copies of The Secret World 3 days ago, one for me, and one for a friend. I gifted my friend a copy. I went to use my own copy but noticed it said "giftable copy only" so I figured I must have somehow gifted him my personal copy. Whatever...I send it to my own e-mail. I never get the e-mail. There's no option to re-gift the copy, or to cancel the gift. The game is essentially lost in limbo.
I sent in a support ticket 3 days ago. Still no response. Absolutely atrocious service. I asked for a refund and bought the game on GreenManGaming. If they don't give me a refund, I'll do a charge back.
Never again.
Isn't Gamersgate the site that sometimes makes you wait for your download while they check your order as well? I remember a few people having those problems with a DD service, think it was Gamersgate.
I think the only thing I bought from there was the ridiculously cheap D&D RPG Collection.
Glass Rebel
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Bizorb wought.
Btw: Since Riddick Assault on Dark Athena was released on GOG without DRM I hope they'll remove it from the Steam version as well. It certainly wouldn't kill them ffs.
Btw: Since Riddick Assault on Dark Athena was released on GOG without DRM I hope they'll remove it from the Steam version as well. It certainly wouldn't kill them ffs.
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Glad I'm not the only one who saw that.
Hitman Abs is would also be 33.75$ with the coupon.
So Sleeping Dogs and Hitman Abs for 30$ and 33.75$. Day 1 for people.
To think, that is half of what console gamers are picking it up.
Odd, never had such a problem with GamersGate. Send them an email, see if that will get their attention quicker.
scorpscarx
Member
Damn I hope so, I'd love to play them again.
Dog Problems
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I know building a PC can be expensive but it really does pay for itself after a couple of years or so if you're the kind of gamer to buy new releases when they come out.
Ah, I might give this solution a go, thanks!
Yeah I've used XBMC for films before, not sure I need something that advance yet just for games.
Glass Rebel
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One of these days I really gotta write GMG support and ask them whether they can change my currency from to $. We don't pay in in Switzerland ffs
iSurvivedTheOutage
Member
Doesnt take that long if you use it for work as well. Even buying not-so-new games you are saving a bunch over buying the used console versions.
Glass Rebel
Member
Lies! PCs cost $8'000-10'000 and you need to upgrade every two days unless you want them to rip off your balls and kill your entire family.
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
So is Wizorb actually good? I know it's only $1.50 but people around here gushed about Shatter too and aside from the music and visuals the game was 31 flavors of poop.
And that's if you're lucky!
And that's if you're lucky!
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
But also double what either of those games would be by next summer's Steam Sale, with the bonus of potentially avoiding a megaton turd sandwich if the games suck.
I strongly disagree about Shatter. Even aside from the music, I think the game is quite decent, with one of the the few downsides being the slight screen shaking for me, and some things depending on luck (whether certain powerups spawn).
I have a lot of high scores of varying degrees in Shatter, and probably a lot of playtime, too. If you have criticisms of it, it might be helpful to share exactly what bothered you than to merely make a poop comparison.
Tragicomedy
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That's been my motto for quite some time and it works very well. I'm always "behind" on games but end up saving a fortune in the long run.
To put it into perspective, I'm just now playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I only spent $5ish on it. It's just as fantastic now as it was when it originally came out.
Wok
Member
There is also Adventures of Shuggy, which is #2 on the list of personal GOTY 2011 of Stumpokapow.
Edit: And about indie games, BasketBelle was released today for $5, sadly not on Steam. This is a game which seems promising and which I would like to see on Steam.
http://basketbelle.net/
Jive Turkey
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I strongly disagree about Shatter. Even aside from the music, I think the game is quite decent, with one of the the few downsides being the slight screen shaking for me, and some things depending on luck (whether certain powerups spawn).
I have a lot of high scores of varying degrees in Shatter, and probably a lot of playtime, too. If you have criticisms of it, it might be helpful to share exactly what bothered you than to merely make a poop comparison.
It was the main mechanic that I hated. In fact the main mechanic is the best way to describe my experience with Shatter: when it didn't suck it blew.
For the money it's a must buy. But be warned its one of those games that while you will certainly enjoy it you will probably be thinking after an hour or so that while its great it so easily could have fantastic.
Its a lot of Arkanoid style goodness with some rpg-lite style stuff slapped on top. If a little more solid RPG was present in between the Arkanoid play it truly would have been excellent.
But anyway, for the cost go buy it and be entertained for a few hours. There's certainly your money's worth and then some.
Glass Rebel
Member
I'm tempted to post that XKCD comic but it's been played to death.
I also agree. "Day 1" purchases only for special stuff that I'm 99.9% sure I'll enjoy.
Jive Turkey said:
I disagree but this is a thing of beauty.
Then I think that's a personal thing. I liked the main mechanic, and I thought it added a degree of control that was a welcome variation on the normal breakout formula, making it less about sitting there idly until you get just the right angle to finish a corner block.
So if your question becomes "Does Wizorb contain a suck/blow mechanic to influence the ball", hopefully someone can respond about that.
Not picking up either for that very reason. Heh.
Deus Ex Human Revolution was 10$ by Christmas on Amazon and GamersGate, I expect Sleeping Dogs to be the same, and Hitman to be the same by next Summer.
Jive Turkey
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So if your question becomes "Does Wizorb contain a suck/blow mechanic to influence the ball", hopefully someone can respond about that.
That wasn't exactly my question. My question is more like "are the RPG elements as horrid as the gravity manipulation mechanic in Shatter?"
Uh, wait, Portal 2 PC has same-screen co-op? Was that always in the game?
I H8 Memes
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I believe L4D2 does as well.
Glass Rebel
Member
They will have native split-screen co-op on PC as soon as Big Picture Mode hits.
So never.
So never.
Did Valve confirm this? It's something I would assume they would do when BPM comes out and would love to have coop in these games without having to fiddle with console commands.
I agree, I bought Shatter and it was a pretty bland Breakout with great music.
Glass Rebel
Member
Nah, they never really commented on that but it'd be a bit stupid if they didn't include it. It's coming for sure.
I played L4D's a little but that was hardly native. You had to screw around with a ton of configuration files and it was patched at some point after which I couldn't use it anymore.
Abomination
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