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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread - Summer sales usually last week of June
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xenoflux2113
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Verify the files?
I got some bulgy caps on the motherboard. Just going to do a whole hog upgrade in June.
It's a problem of the new patch/DLC, they're working on a fix. Hopefully it won't take much...
Oh ok, thanks !
Highly recommended! Dozens of hours of content if you enjoy the puzzle gameplay.
Steam (and all DD versions) have 3 activation TAGES.
Better than L4D. Of course that's my opinion though.
The guys at Overkill have major DLC for it upcoming, I'm assuming its free due to other posts i have read from the guys. The support these guys are giving the game is amazing. Even if the DLC was a tenner i would gladly hand over the cash.
SteveWinwood
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Ubisoft is so dumb. So dumb.
Complete fucking imbeciles is more like it if they're going without DRM for retail but DRM on Steam. Vita it is for me then, Rayman 2 can be part of a GOG sale or something.
NicePrimarily because of the Rayman Origin thing, right?
Ubisoft never learn do they?
Gabe Newell interview said:
TAGES? Jesus, why the hell would you use one of the worst DRM when all when the physical copies are DRM-free? Great job Ubisoft.
Valve should reject games with TAGES. Seriously.
No, just Steamworks.
Gotta please dem investors.
SteveWinwood
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HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Not that I'm defending the obvious negatives of being a public company, but I find it ironic that a vast majority is so against investors, but then DF puts up a Kickstarter campaign, and all of the sudden, that majority wants to be treated exactly like investors.
I really don't think most of the people who donated on Kickstarter want to be treated like an investor. That's probably just a few really loud people saying that.
I feel this should be an animated gif with them taking sniper bullets to the head and artfully collapsing to the side. In would summarize UBI and their take on PC gaming perfectly.
SteveWinwood
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It definitely wasn't a majority. It was a few who either didn't understand what was going on and looking for clarification, or were idiots.
Gully State
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An investor wants a return on his/her investment whereas in the kickstarter campaign, the majority just want to be a part of the process (that and I doubt those that are super vocal are the majority). Personally I donated to DF's campaign and just want to watch it all unfold.
And even then, it seems like most people who participated in the kickstarter want to be a part of the process as a fly on the wall, rather than having any input on the direction of the game. That was my impression, at least.
Gully State
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Oh I agree...That's why I donated...I just want to be able to watch the process unfold. I want a DF created game, not a Kickstarter donators created one..
Madrugador
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That's it, I'm not buying it. Fuck you Ubishit.
Dumb, but I'll deal with it.
Refreshment.01
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GoG version has DRM?
They're talking about the Steam/GamersGate/Etc digital release of Rayman Origins. We don't know if the Rayman 2 release on Steam will have DRM, but the GOG version does not.
Played a bit. Have a level 20 wizard. Don't know what to do now.
ChoklitReign
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I own Clash of Heroes for Xbox but want to double dip because I never play on it and want faster loading times. Can you convert/move save files? I'd have to do the first chapter over again.
I still can't believe this. It's monumentally stupid. Releasing a DRM-free version to retail just compounds the stupidity.
The DRM limits will affect no one but legitimate customers! Even the crackers won't have to deal with it!
I'll deal with it too. But since it's just a rental, I'll treat it as such. I'll wait till it's at least 5 dollars. And if I'm feeling especially saucy, I might hold out for 3.75.
crimsonheadGCN
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SteveWinwood
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Oh fuck yeah.
ChoklitReign
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Why the hell do my desktop icons shuffle every time I exit Prototype? I think it's done this since I configured the Xbox 360 controller as the default. WTF kind of bug is that? Yes, I'm playing at my monitor's resolution and I haven't seen this in any other game.
Joe Molotov
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non-licensed American Pickers: The Game woooo
Kit Airwave
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So I bought Cities XL for this midweek madness. I know some of you are on the fence about it's level of entertainment while others are concerned about this game sucking the life out of their PC. Well I'm here to tell you that the game is a blast and very addicting. I can see how once you fill up your city, Cities XL 2012 might become a bit bland due to a lack of missions/directions in the game, but I'm a long way from getting there. If you're into the whole sandbox thing, you'll probably like this title. While I think the regular price of $40 is far too much. $10 was well worth it for me.
Cities XL 2012 is very heavy your CPU. It will max out your first core and not utilize any of those others (which isn't that out of the ordinary). I was between 98%-100% CPU usage regardless of what I was doing in game. I didn't notice any memory leaks(as reported in 2011) even after running for 4 hours straight. GPU load is very small. I think my max GPU load was about 25%, but it regularly hovered between 5% and 15%.
If you'd like a point of reference. I have provided my usage while playing Crysis 2 and Starcraft 2.
Here's the CPU/GPU/RAM usage for Cities XL 2012 with a medium load.
This is a medium load with Crysis 2
1900x1200 DX11, Hi-res texture pack, all settings on ULTRA
This is the Crysis 2 usage
This is Starcraft 2 taking a medium load
Max Settings, 1900x1200
This is the SC2 usage.
Clearly Cities XL 2012 has some performance issues, but if you've got $10 and a decent rig, I suggest picking up this while you still can.
Cities XL 2012 is very heavy your CPU. It will max out your first core and not utilize any of those others (which isn't that out of the ordinary). I was between 98%-100% CPU usage regardless of what I was doing in game. I didn't notice any memory leaks(as reported in 2011) even after running for 4 hours straight. GPU load is very small. I think my max GPU load was about 25%, but it regularly hovered between 5% and 15%.
If you'd like a point of reference. I have provided my usage while playing Crysis 2 and Starcraft 2.
Here's the CPU/GPU/RAM usage for Cities XL 2012 with a medium load.
This is a medium load with Crysis 2
1900x1200 DX11, Hi-res texture pack, all settings on ULTRA
This is the Crysis 2 usage
This is Starcraft 2 taking a medium load
Max Settings, 1900x1200
This is the SC2 usage.
Clearly Cities XL 2012 has some performance issues, but if you've got $10 and a decent rig, I suggest picking up this while you still can.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I got it for 7 bucks with a coupon.
I did play it for a few days until I realized:
1. There's not much content in the game
2. XP trains are a gamebreakingly effective way to gain experience to the point where leveling up any other way isn't worthwhile, which makes an already repetitive game even more repetitive
I play these types of games for the loot, and when said loot consists of a handful of pixels and there's no variety in character models, it wears out its welcome really quickly.
PuppetSlave
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Damn thats tempting to double dip on. Have it on PS3 but the atrocious loading times made me give up. Got to the underworld stage somewhere.
HP_Wuvcraft
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This is a medium load with Crysis 2
1900x1200 DX11, Hi-res texture pack, all settings on ULTRA
At first, I thought this was Cities.
Syphon Filter
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rayman 2 is confirmed for steam?
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