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[Out_Of_Ammo]

Bought the Hector games, but what sort of weird resolution do they run at in windowed mode? Seemed that whatever resolution I chose from the list, the window would have black bars either at the top and bottom, or at the sides, depending on the resolution. There didn't seem to be a setting that would just show the window without bars.

Same problem here, guess I'll have to get used to it or play windowed.

 

[benjipwns]

Kind of wish I didn't buy NBA2K11 from Amazon just a few weeks back, but it was only seven bucks.

Even worse, 2K12 was only $10 on Amazon like a week or so ago.

 

[Mrbob]

Hectore: Badge of Carnage is the other, non-2K daily deal. 75% off/$4.99

Just what I've been waiting for! Bought.

 

[linko9]

Is the "see all specials" feature broken for everyone? The first page is fine, but when you go to page 2, it just shows you page two of All the game that exist, not page 2 of the games that are on sale. Anyone know a reliable way to see a list of all the games that are currently on sale?

 

[The_End]

Is the "see all specials" feature broken for everyone? The first page is fine, but when you go to page 2, it just shows you page two of All the game that exist, not page 2 of the games that are on sale. Anyone know a reliable way to see a list of all the games that are currently on sale?

Yeah, I'm getting the same thing.

 

[Nabs]

Steam Workshop Announced For Gettysburg: Armored Warfare

Paradox Interactive and Radioactive Software today announced that it will support the mod community with its forthcoming Real-Time Strategy game, Gettysburg: Armored Warfare, providing an editor with a full toolset and integrated sharing via the Steam Workshop.

Gettysburg: Armored Warfare is a hybrid multiplayer Third-Person Shooter/Real-Time Strategy game that brings fast paced action to the PC in an alternative reality version of the American Civil War. It's scheduled to launch soon, exclusively on Steam.

You can read the full announcement and learn more about Gettysburg: Armored Warfare over on the Paradox Interactive site.

Join the Official Steam Workshop Group for the latest news and announcements about the Steam Workshop.

 

[xenoflux2113]

FFFFFFFFFFFFF downloads are pausing at 90 - 99% and I can't get them to resume. Changing download locations doesn't seem to fix it either.

 

[Blizzard]

Are there any other opinions about the Hector episodes besides the "really bad and not funny..." one? It does look a bit funny.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter is $8.99 at GamersGate. $7.64 if you've scammed a discount from IGN. It's Steamworks.

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SOTS2LW/sword-of-the-stars-ii-lords-of-winter

They've also got Deus Ex: HR for $7.50.

http://www.gamersgate.com/games?prio=relevance&q=deusexweekend

 

[jediyoshi]

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter is $8.99 at GamersGate. $7.64 if you've scammed a discount from IGN.

Oh lala, what's the new way to scam them?

 

[Screaming_Gremlin]

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter is $8.99 at GamersGate. $7.64 if you've scammed a discount from IGN. It's Steamworks.

Is this game still hopelessly broken (mechanically) or have they actually made it playable yet?

 

[Bill Murray]

Are there any other opinions about the Hector episodes besides the "really bad and not funny..." one? It does look a bit funny.

Put me in the camp that thinks it sucks, and I've played Dead Mountaineers Hotel, which I would consider to be better and funnier (though not intentionally.)

 

[Joe Molotov]

Oh lala, what's the new way to scam them?

If you signed up for a free prime trial a while back, you got a 15% off everything FOREVER discount for GamersGate, that continues to work even if you're not a Prime member anymore.

Is this game still hopelessly broken (mechanically) or have they actually made it playable yet?

I dunno, but I notice a huge patch being released for it practically every week, so at least they're trying.

 

[Nelo Ice]

So is the first Mafia still worth getting?

 

[IblisGinjo]

So is the first Mafia still worth getting?

Yes, it is. Very good game.

 

[cluto]

So why doesn't Steam have a price alert thing that will email me when a game I want drops in price? Seems like a good idea if you ask me.

 

[Card Boy]

So why doesn't Steam have a price alert thing that will email me when a game I want drops in price? Seems like a good idea if you ask me.

I'm more concerned we still have to do the Alt Tab trick to download while playing a game.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

So why doesn't Steam have a price alert thing that will email me when a game I want drops in price? Seems like a good idea if you ask me.

They want you to buy it at full price. If everyone waited for just the sales, the system would pretty much collapse.

 

[oipic]

So why doesn't Steam have a price alert thing that will email me when a game I want drops in price? Seems like a good idea if you ask me.

steamprices.com can do just that - I think you need to go through and individually mark each game you want to be notified about, though (monitoring of ones's wishlist would be a handy feature).

 

[Xanathus]

I'm more concerned we still have to do the Alt Tab trick to download while playing a game.

I'm also annoyed that they still haven't implemented something as simple as a download speed limiter. Can't they just sic an intern on that as a learning task?

 

[cluto]

steamprices.com can do just that - I think you need to go through and individually mark each game you want to be notified about, though (monitoring of ones's wishlist would be a handy feature).

Oh, cool. Thank you internet man.

 

[Silex]

Today Valve decided to finally give me something good, and I got CS:GO in my inventory.
Not sure what should I do with it though...
I have an item called "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Gift". Does anyone know if I'll receive another invite (or even 2, like with Dota) if I'll redeem it?

 

[Prophet Steve]

Today Valve decided to finally give me something good, and I got CS:GO in my inventory.
Not sure what should I do with it though...
I have an item called "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Gift". Does anyone know if I'll receive another invite (or even 2, like with Dota) if I'll redeem it?

No, you don't. You also have one CS:GB in your game library, so you cannot redeem it yourself. And if you send it to somebody else that person will not receive an extra invite.

 

[MNC]

Today Valve decided to finally give me something good, and I got CS:GO in my inventory.
Not sure what should I do with it though...
I have an item called "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Gift". Does anyone know if I'll receive another invite (or even 2, like with Dota) if I'll redeem it?

You should test it and give it to me.

 

[Silex]

No, you don't. You also have one CS:GB in your game library, so you cannot redeem it yourself. And if you send it to somebody else that person will not receive an extra invite.

Holy shit, I'd never notice that! Thanks a lot man!

 

[RoadHazard]

Do I want Mafia II for €9.99? I really don't know. I played, and loved, the first one, but I've heard pretty bad things about the sequel (of which I've only played the demo).

 

[The_End]

Looks like today's 2K game is the Bioshock franchise at 75% off

Edit: Biosock 2 can be bought in a four pack for $14.98. That's $3.75 a piece.

 

[ShaneB]

Looks like today's 2K game is the Bioshock franchise at 75% off

Was hoping for this, have Bioshock 1, but waited to get 2. I'll play em both someday!

 

[HoosTrax]

Hopefully Civ franchise on Sunday then -- I'm going to be pissed if it's DNF day instead.

 

[The_End]

Reaxxion is the daily deal. It's -75% off ($2.49)

 

[Madrugador]

My brother still hasn't been able to play Bioshock 2 because of all the problems with GFWL. Worst birthday present I have ever gifted to someone.

 

[Leon Belmont]

My brother still hasn't been able to play Bioshock 2 because of all the problems with GFWL. Worst birthday present I have ever gifted to someone.

what problems bro?

 

[Speevy]

Okay, this logo is just cruel

 

[MRORANGE]

Okay, this logo is just cruel

well the game is coming to steam.

 

[JADS]

Kinda weird how Bioshocks 2 DLC can't be purchased through Steam, Minevera's Den is worth it. Thank god 2K has ditched GFWL for Infinite.

 

[Madrugador]

what problems bro?

Well, the game takes forever to update, he hasn't been able to login to his GFWL account which made him reinstall GFWL a lot of times without any positive results, and when he finally made it to the game (in offline mode I believe) it crashes

 

[Boss Doggie]

You think next week we'll have another publisher sale?

 

[Volcynika]

You think next week we'll have another publisher sale?

Maybe, maybe not.

 

[Nabs]

well the game is coming to steam.

Not future

 

[The_End]

You think next week we'll have another publisher sale?

 

[MRORANGE]

Not future

ah.

 

[Leon Belmont]

Well, the game takes forever to update, he hasn't been able to login to his GFWL account which made him reinstall GFWL a lot of times without any positive results, and when he finally made it to the game (in offline mode I believe) it crashes

That's so weird, did he contacted MS Support?

 

[mrgone]

So Reaxxion is kind of a mess on my system(the demo anyways). I just get a bunch of "Access Violation" errors when I try to load it, and the workarounds I've found don't seem possible with the Steam version. Definitely try this one before you buy it.

 

[Kerub]

I just realized I've only played half of Bioshock. Bought!

 

[Kerub]

Hopefully Civ franchise on Sunday then -- I'm going to be pissed if it's DNF day instead.

Maybe it's Railroad Tycoon!

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Ergh. PC Borderlands uses Gamespy. Seems awkward to find and host games.

 

[mrgone]

Ergh. PC Borderlands uses Gamespy. Seems awkward to find and host games.

Yeah, aside from the weirdly slapped-on PC controls Gamespy is pretty much the worst thing they did to this game. If I could go back in time the first thing I would do is kill Hitler, but the second thing I would do would be to prevent Gamespy from becoming an online gaming platform. Priorities!


edit: After a moment of reflection Gamespy was definitely the worst thing they did to the game. You can still do most everything without issue despite their decisions about the controls. The game's so pointedly designed for co-op, though, that breaking that part was the greatest offense.

 

[epmode]

I still kind of resent Randy Pitchford for talking about how the PC port of Borderlands was getting SPECIAL ATTENTION. It won't feel like a console port at all! Yuck.

 

[Leon Belmont]

Both Bioshocks uses GFWL?

 

[Stronghammer22]

Kinda weird how Bioshocks 2 DLC can't be purchased through Steam, Minevera's Den is worth it. Thank god 2K has ditched GFWL for Infinite.

This is quite funny, the DLC is double the price of the whole game and it's only 1-2 hours in length. I don't have a problem with GFWL, but it is silly that the DLC isn't available on Steam. Same deal with the first Section 8, I paid $2.50 for the game then $6 or something for the DLC because it was only available on the GFWL marketplace. lol.