RadiantScene
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This is going to be my first Steam sale... and Steam purchase. I've had a Steam account created for four days waiting lol
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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2 - Bad Rats Daily Deal for next 6 months
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Stephen_drewz
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Ok thanks. Too hard to keep up with the thread. And yeah I noticed they were indie games.
Wait, what? I thought Nation Red was all combat? For my personal tastes, what I like about LC&tGOL is the fact that it has some great co-op *puzzles*.
PixelHorror
Member
Can we expect a midweek madness if the sales are this week? I don't really remember how it was before.
yes, the midweek madness games may also get discounted even more when the sale launches in the confusion like Dead Island last Christmas on the weekend sale.
CaptainSchwann
Member
It makes me sad how much this thread has slowed down the past couple of days.
Also, I can't imagine us getting that good of a mid-week madness sale if the summer sale is on Thursday.
Also, I can't imagine us getting that good of a mid-week madness sale if the summer sale is on Thursday.
Baconsaurus Rex
Member
The midweek madness sale will be the summer sale
PixelHorror
Member
If the sale doesn't stars this Thursday, Gaf will implode on itself.
(I will be pretty sad too)
(I will be pretty sad too)
Kelegacy
XBOX - RECORD ME LOVING DOWN MY WOMAN GOOD
Well, the thread will be completely dead in a couple days until the sale is over. But I think most of us have been defeated by the two week delay. If the sale doesn't start Thursday I am sure the thread will explode again.
Just make sure to read the instructions in the OP of the Summer Sale thread once it's made. It'll save you some money.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
By the way, y'all should really play Harvest: Massive Encounter. It's simple but REALLY fun.
So, for the first time I tried Gaikai (sp?) and I'm amazed that it actually works, even though my laptop isn't plugged in to the modem (or router? I can't remember which is which). How does a game like this stream so quickly to my computer when YouTube has to buffer every 30 seconds
Anyway, the reason I bring it up here is... why doesn't Valve do something like this? It would make sense in my opinion, to allow the user to either download a demo or stream it. During a daily sale a demo can take hours to download and sometimes it's just no worth it. I feel that if they had this system in place a lot more people would be willing to try the game out and potentially buy it if they enjoy it.
Anyway, the reason I bring it up here is... why doesn't Valve do something like this? It would make sense in my opinion, to allow the user to either download a demo or stream it. During a daily sale a demo can take hours to download and sometimes it's just no worth it. I feel that if they had this system in place a lot more people would be willing to try the game out and potentially buy it if they enjoy it.
iNvid02
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yeah the first time i tried gaikai i came away impressed, i mean how can you not be?
i think its perfect for demos and try before you buy, definitely wouldn't mind it being implemented into steam, origin, PSN or XBL for those purposes
but for full games i prefer full quality and the ability to play offline
i think its perfect for demos and try before you buy, definitely wouldn't mind it being implemented into steam, origin, PSN or XBL for those purposes
but for full games i prefer full quality and the ability to play offline
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
So, for the first time I tried Gaikai (sp?) and I'm amazed that it actually works, even though my laptop isn't plugged in to the modem (or router? I can't remember which is which). How does a game like this stream so quickly to my computer when YouTube has to buffer every 30 seconds
Anyway, the reason I bring it up here is... why doesn't Valve do something like this? It would make sense in my opinion, to allow the user to either download a demo or stream it. During a daily sale a demo can take hours to download and sometimes it's just no worth it. I feel that if they had this system in place a lot more people would be willing to try the game out and potentially buy it if they enjoy it.
They might at some point license external tech, but I don't think they want the massive expansion and capital expenditure that would be required to set up the tech to do a streaming service just to offer demos of products that people are mostly buying for only a few dollars anyway.
No absolutely. I wouldn't want to stream a full game. It just works so perfect for a demo though. Stream it automatically and try a game with little to no input lag. I couldn't believe my eyes!
How does the company make so much money anyway? How much did Sony buy them for? 300 million right? That seems outrageous!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
It'd be really disappointing if Rayman Origins doesn't appear as a daily summer sale.
It'd be disappointing and SURPRISING if it didn't. I'd bet money that it'll be a daily deal.
If it doesn't start on the 12th there's gong to be a lot of missing users here on the site.
sazzy
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I swear I've seen your avatar before (not on GAF.)
I hope it starts today. I mean, if it doesn't, alright, but still.
It's not going to start today. It's Tuesday, the only offers today are on two for one pizzas at Dominos and Pizza Hut (at least here in the UK).
The_Inquisitor
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Well at least after this you guys will be done with spending money on video games
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I'm mostly a console guy these days (comfy couch and all) but I will probably pick up a few RTS games for single player campaigns.
at least until Thanksgiving sale!!!
I'm mostly a console guy these days (comfy couch and all) but I will probably pick up a few RTS games for single player campaigns.
Terry Crews
Banned
So everyone thinks it will start on the 12th?
sazzy
Member
It's over 100 degress here, summer has started, no way am I going outside.
I need my games Gaben.
I need my games.
It's a perfect time to dig into that backlog. That's what I started doing with Thief Deadly Shadows yesterday. Technically not a "backlog" game since I've played it but it's been about 6 years so since I've forgotten everything it's new again. Yay memory loss!
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Yeah. Not sure why there are people suddenly hoping for today? Must like being disappointed.
CaptainSchwann
Member
Look at the time man. It's that time of day again.
Terry Crews
Banned
Haha yea. I just find it weird to be starting on a thursday ( if the 12th is the right date)
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It's not clear the company ever made any money. They spent a bunch of VC money to built infrastructure. They were purchased for their infrastructure. This is a pretty common business model for tech companies.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
An f2p game a day keeps the Summer Sale away.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
If I was having one and if they allowed people to split orders between multiple addresses, I probably would. But since neither of those things is true you're out of luck I'm afraid.
PixelHorror
Member
Terry Crews
Banned
EVERYONE JUST PLAY TEAM FORTRESS 2 AND WAIT FOR THE SALES TO START
dave is ok
aztek is ok
10 minutes until it's here.
The summer sale has never NOT started on a Thursday, and some other big sales have also started on Thursdays if I recall correctly. It lets them hit two weekends with the same sale.
Terry Crews
Banned
where did you hear this lol?
Terry Crews
Banned
Hmm... good point
dave is ok
aztek is ok
The Lie Fairy
I'm pretty sure they're not making money on the actual operation. It's just VC pie in the sky funny business hoping to strike it rich when some sucker buys them. I've always thought this was the only end game.
I guess 300 million isn't that terrible. 300 million doesn't buy you anything in the over-inflated tech world. And maybe they have a patent or two that justifies things.
Onlive has always struck me as the bigger dreamer of the bunch. It's clear they're going for a mega payday. And while it's a crap business model that would need a sucker, history is loaded with crappy companies being bought by suckers. The tech industry is almost universally devoid of logic when it comes to spending money on crap they have no use for. So I can't blame Onlive for dreaming. They just might pull it off.
Nabs
Member
Inversion was added to the Coming Soon tab http://store.steampowered.com/app/212410/
It's Steamworks.
It's bad, isn't it?
It's Steamworks.
It's bad, isn't it?
Mavromatis
Member
I think Steam/Valve is giving away Source Filmmaker to compensate the lack of summer sale.
Not really.
If Brad Wardell can sucker GameStop into buying Impulse, anything is possible I suppose.
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