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Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation.
It is used to distribute games and related media online, from small independent developers to larger software houses. Steam also has
community features, automated game updates, in-game voice and chat functionality. As of December 2011, there are 1,488 games
available through Steam, and 35 million active user accounts.




You can send money directly to your steam account for later use on game purchases. GameStop has also collaborated with Steam to let
you buy gamecards from Gamestop to use on Steam. Both of these are useful if you do not want to deal with paypal or you need to keep
a budget on Steam sales.

Steam remote now lets you completely access your steam account to buy games, use community functions and start game downloads
away from your computer. (You must be logged onto the steam client for remote downloads to work)




Steam now has a mobile app for Android and iOS, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go. Chat with your
Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to date on Steam sales.




Coming soon/Valve time.

Read this, 90% of your problems can be solved by reading our FAQ's:

Can I register this retail game on steam?
Check here: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601

How do I contact customer support?
https://support.steampowered.com/

can I use my steam account on a different computer?
Yes, make sure you logged off steam and then connect to the other computer.

Is steam down? I can't see my Profile/Friends/Chat/Cloud Saves
Check here if steam is running maintenance: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=784745

Steam won't start or run?
Delete ClientRegistry.blob and restart. If all else fails: delete everything but steamapps folder and reinstall steam.

Is using a VPN to get steam games from another region a good idea?
Not really, it can result in getting your account banned, same goes for key's. Most people can unlock games early so that seems to be fine.

Can I still buy games outside the steam store? and start downloads away from my computer?
Yes Steam Remote/Mobile lets you buy games when you are away from the steam client, you can also start remote downloads as well.

One of my grid icons is missing a picture?
Steam now lets you add custom grid art, check here to see some artwork Gaf did.

I want to clean up my Steam folder of re-distributable packages ? (Direct X, GFWL Redist, Rapture3D, NVidia PhysX, etc)
Use TikiOne-Steam-Cleaner.

I am running out of space on my hard-drive, can I move my games onto another hard-drive?
Use SteamTool Library Manager or Steam Mover.

Anyone know where I can download skins for Steam?
Go here for a mega list, please make sure that the skin is safe to use.

When is comfy couch mode coming?
Valve time.

Can I trade games?
If they are in your inventory then yes, you cannot trade games you have already purchased for your account, you cannot trade keys

So when does the summer/winter/autumn/spring sale start?
No one knows, check earlier sale threads if you want to predict the dates.

So PC gaming in 2012 is good?
A list of games, that should hit PC this year, oh and a list of confirmed Steamwork titles.

Any sites to compare Steam prices to other DD Sites?
Comparison of steam prices in different regions you can also add this to the end of the the steam URL: ?cc=uk OR: ?cc=us
Compare steam game prices compared to other DD services: http://www.steamgamesales.com/

HEY GUYS! I want to brag about how many games I bought on Steam!

Spoiler

Nobody cares, NO REALLY, DON'T POST IT HERE .

http://www.ddgamer.com/worth.php How much you bought at full price then at sale price, as well as monthly expenditures.
http://www.steamcalculator.com/ Work out how much you spent on steam.
http://wastedonsteam.com/ Tells you how much time you spent on steam and for each game.
http://steamscore.net/ See how many achievements you have unlocked as well as for each game.

Who is the girl in JaseC's avatar?
It's Saoirse Ronan.

Update: New rules are in effect for the Steam GAF group. Due to issues with scammers/spammers & people only joining the group for giveaways, it has been made private and you must now be invited by an existing member. Any member may invite another gaffer.
^
This is the official NeoGaf Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/neogaf
come in and have a chat.

Valve Announces Major Update to Steam Community.
STEAM announcements & updates 2012
STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2
2011 Steam ID list
Official DD (Steam/D2D/etc) gifting thread of equal global distribution
Custom Steam icons for Grid View
Steamgifts.com Invite Thread |OT|
Steam Trading |OT| 2012
ITT: We play Steam games *WE NEVER INSTALLED BEFORE* for ~15-30 mins; review them

http://www.direct2drive.com
http://www.gamersgate.com
http://www.impulsedriven.com
http://www.greenmangaming.co.uk
http://www.getgamesgo.com/
https://www.amazon.com/?tag=neogaf0e-20 (a few games may be region restricted.)
Humble Bundle, Indie Royale and Indie Gala are also trusted

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Credit to MRORANGE for this post, it was made in his absence.

 

[throwawayname]

*bows to the leader*

 

[Wario64]

How many threads did 2011 get?

 

[xelios]

Not my work, I am but a puppet. MRORANGE is away on an island cruise at an inconvenient time. Credit where it's due.

 

[TouchMyBox]

So steam is pretty decent, eh?

 

[fluffydelusions]

Looks like sleeping dogs selling better than DS2....how is the DS2 port anyway?

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Alright, let's do this (again).

 

[The Omega Man]

praise the Gaben who is going to give us HL3 any moment now, any moment now...

 

[Zombie James]

Anyone know where I can download skins for Steam?
Go here for a mega list, please make sure that the skin is safe to use.

Completely forgot you could skin Steam.

 

[SniperHunter]

Looks like sleeping dogs selling better than DS2....how is the DS2 port anyway?

whats ds2?

 

[Salsa]

#3 on shame list?

outrage

 

[feel]

<- Has a million new games on backlog from latest sale, keeps playing CSGO and TF2.

 

[Ikuu]

Looks like sleeping dogs selling better than DS2....how is the DS2 port anyway?

Wonder how much of a bump they get from having TF2 items.

 

[Snkfanatic]

#3 on shame list?

outrage

Gotta step up Salsa haha

Sub'd in the new thread of awesomeness.

 

[Mavromatis]

I think the new updates on Steam Community deserves to be on this thread.

To check what revealed so far click here.

 

[Vigilance]

whats ds2?

Darksiders II probably.

 

[Glass Rebel]

#3 on shame list?

outrage

hi

 

[Quote]

Played a bit of the ClaDun x2 demo. Seems pretty awesome. I will pick it up later in the week for sure.

 

[Mavromatis]

I think the new updates on Steam Community deserves to be on this thread.

To check what revealed so far click here.

Or at least we can add the "Valve Announces Major Update to Steam Community." thread to the Steam related threads on the OP.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Darksiders II probably.

yep

 

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

Subscribed! Go Gabe!

 

[xelios]

Looks like sleeping dogs selling better than DS2....how is the DS2 port anyway?

Have both but have only played Sleeping Dogs so far. Some friends are reporting "stutter" and...no graphic options whatsoever in Darksiders II. Vs. all the display settings in Sleeping Dogs that's pretty disappointing, but I plan on trying it out later tonight to see how it performs. I'd like to hear more impressions here.

 

[X05]

#3 on shame list?

outrage

seriously, stop slacking

 

[Drkirby]

Playing Cladun, I right now feel like I need some Meme generator.

"Sub Characters are more then just guardians for the main character"

"Sub Character's class is guardian"

 

[ShaneB]

Completely forgot you could skin Steam.

Under the JaseC question about the lady in his avatar should be what skin he uses, I'm sure he gets asked that just as much

Spoiler

Pixelvision

 

[Stallion Free]

Avoided wall of shame like a pro.

 

[jaundicejuice]

Looks like sleeping dogs selling better than DS2....how is the DS2 port anyway?

The game looks and play great but it has the same barebones graphics options the first Darksiders did. You can turn on vsync and change your resolution.

 

[Zombie James]

Under the JaseC question about the lady in his avatar should be what skin he uses, I'm sure he gets asked that just as much

Spoiler

Pixelvision

Just tried out PixelVision, actually, but the fonts are borderline unreadable.

 

[xelios]

Or at least we can add the "Valve Announces Major Update to Steam Community." thread to the Steam related threads on the OP.

Done. I don't want to tamper with the OP too much or make it too image heavy, since it's not really my thread, but any suggestions are welcome.

"Make it/post it and I might put it in the OP" is much more viable if you have a good idea.

 

[Mavromatis]

Just tried out PixelVision, actually, but the fonts are borderline unreadable.

I suggest you to not try any skins nowadays, I assume with the new Steam client update lots of items will change on the GUI and you can be left with erroneous GUI or miss some new features completely.

 

[I H8 Memes]

This post

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41020369&postcount=19922

Made me wonder what the "Array" link is all about. It goes to this website for a company that sells, well, Valves.

http://www.array.com/

Why is that in so many profiles by default?

 

[fluffydelusions]

Have both but have only played Sleeping Dogs so far. Some friends are reporting "stutter" and...no graphic options whatsoever in Darksiders II. Vs. all the display settings in Sleeping Dogs that's pretty disappointing, but I plan on trying it out later tonight to see how it performs. I'd like to hear more impressions here.

OMG seriously?? So same thing as DS1...say it isn't so? anyone??

 

[HamPster PamPster]

So Caldun X2 is on steam? Is the port any good?

 

[Bricky]

This new thread reminds me that I need to play some Steam-games soon to avoid making my backlog even larger when the holiday sale hits.

 

[Mavromatis]

Done. I don't want to tamper with the OP too much or make it too image heavy, since it's not really my thread, but any suggestions are welcome.

"Make it/post it and I might put it in the OP" is much more viable.

Yeah, I noticed that, my first reaction to this thread was: "Wait, where is MRORANGE?"

 

[Shard]

Looks like sleeping dogs selling better than DS2....how is the DS2 port anyway?

TotalBiscut tweeted that the Darksiders II port is rather bear bones for a PC ports yet runs rather smoothly.

 

[Dog Problems]

Well Cladun X2 is a nice surprise. I've been wondering when it would come out as it was in the registry for awhile.

 

[Gowans]

sub'd can't wait for the new steam improvements! The TF2 horde mode and Dota2's release (& Mac ver)

 

[Stallion Free]

TotalBiscut tweeted that the Darksiders II port is rather bear bones for a PC ports yet runs rather smoothly.

Can't wait for him to viciously harass some community manager till he gets more settings!!

 

[Joe Molotov]

#3 on shame list?

outrage

Stop playing games and post more!

 

[Tempy]

TotalBiscut tweeted that the Darksiders II port is rather bear bones for a PC ports yet runs rather smoothly.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Wall of shame? More like wall of awesome.

 

[Alexios]

I remember wanting Cladun on PSP, is it worth it?

 

[Gravijah]

 

[jaundicejuice]

Well Cladun X2 is a nice surprise. I've been wondering when it would come out as it was in the registry for awhile.

I remember wanting Cladun on PSP, is it worth it?

Holy shit, Clandun is on Steam? Go go Xseed. Just wish it hadn't come out today.

TotalBiscut tweeted that the Darksiders II port is rather bear bones for a PC ports yet runs rather smoothly.

There are two or three basic options for video and I wish there were more options for tweaking the performance. The game will even start running without letting you choose any graphic options, you have to pause the game, once you're finally in it, change the resolution and then quit out for that change to be saved and implemented. It's weird.

It looks and run great though. It's bigger, crazier, prettier version of Darksiders.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Bought Iron Brigade yesterday, probably getting Sleeping Dogs to tide me over until Borderlands 2.

 

[zulux21]

I remember wanting Cladun on PSP, is it worth it?

it depends if you can get into dungeon crawlers at all.... of course you could always try the demo and see if you enjoy it...

it's rather annoying that with the vsync on I seem to max out at 15 frames.... my computer shouldn't be so weak that it can't handle a little vsync.... beyond that the demo wasn't bad.... the default controls on the keyboard are a little weird but it's a game I will likely hook up a controller for when I get it anyways lol

Holy shit, Clandun is on Steam? Go go Xseed. Just wish it hadn't come out today.

while xseed is awesome, credit for Cladun goes to NisA

 

[JustinBB7]

Not in hall of shame woo!

 

[Nymerio]

I'm looking really hard at that CS:GO preorder. Had a lot of fun with source back in the day. This has the gungame mod by default right? I loved that mod...

 

[dLMN8R]

I'm looking really hard at that CS:GO preorder. Had a lot of fun with source back in the day. This has the gungame mod by default right? I loved that mod...

Yep, gungame is one of the default modes, along with another mode that combines gungame with the classic bomb defusal stuff.