Can't tell, sometimes they never appear. Though I'm betting the pre-order for AN will be up within a week or two.
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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread - Summer sales usually last week of June
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Can't tell, sometimes they never appear. Though I'm betting the pre-order for AN will be up within a week or two.
Yeah, I'm thinking Microsoft's XBLA exclusivity period in this case is just three months, so the game should appear in ~two weeks (XBLA release date was 22/02).
On that note I think I'll wait until the middle of summer before getting Fez on XBLA. I'm really hoping for a Steam release, the only exceptions I can think of lately have been Treasure games.
I played straight through the main game when it first came out, but I still haven't finished the DLC. It just can't hold my attention. :/
HP_Wuvcraft
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Costume Quest hits it just right that when you play the game, it is Halloween.
Wok
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I have finished Aquaria, and this game should reach the surface of your backlog.
The first few hours might imply a rebuttal for most players. Once you get the two forms (the missile launcher, and the devourer), the game gets easier and a lot more interesting. Plus there is some cooking which makes the game easier... once you start using it.
The first few hours might imply a rebuttal for most players. Once you get the two forms (the missile launcher, and the devourer), the game gets easier and a lot more interesting. Plus there is some cooking which makes the game easier... once you start using it.
kurtrussell
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Digital Distribution! It's the future
Seriously, guy, I'm sorry that the Valve DRM is broken :-\
The game is free and it doesn't happen often.
I wouldn't take him seriously, looking at his post history.
on another note; I'm addicted to crafting in tf2 :|
i'm looking at the quotes.... what is IGM?
Sorry to say, but no matter how sarcastic you want to be, it's still the actual future of games. Nothing you can do about it.
kurtrussell
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GOG is the future. Steam is just rental.
Oh bummer...so in the future all the websites will sell us overpriced 10-15 years old games?
kurtrussell
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You mean like Alan Wake with both sets of DLC for $15 with more extras than on Steam?
Bummer!
Refreshment.01
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Well future or not Alan Wake at $15 on GoG is a fantastic price. It has some extra content too and no DRM.
Stumpokapow
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If you don't have an interest in discussing Steam announcements or updates, stay out of this thread. This is the only warning you're going to get.
The map editor is a lot easier than Hammer SDK looking at the video. Almost comparable time lego/sims drop and drag.
Wok
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Do you know if there are limitations such as a maximum number of turrets?
I don't think so. I know there no co-op (for now), no crushers and you can't do triggered events. This guy has alot of videos that might be worth watching.
zombieshavebrains
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Integration of new community content ingame looks cool, I think it's time to reinstall portal 2
But you can't redeem it on Steam, the one feature people want.
I don't know, GOG is the only acceptable alternative to Steam for me. In fact, I much prefer GOG because of complete lack of DRM. Also the GOG web site is probably the most user friendly and well-designed store front/account management site I've ever had the pleasure to use. So don't fear the GOG!
But you can't redeem it on Steam, the one feature people want.
Huh, I thought AW is a Steamworks game.
But you can't redeem it on Steam, the one feature people want.
GoG is awesome that it typically neglects *need to be in steam library*.
Huh, I didn't know it was on GOG now. I might have held off had I know it was going the show up there. The version I bought from GreenmanGaming was definitely Steamworks, but I guess it wouldn't be in CDPR's best interest to support Steamworks.
zombieshavebrains
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Oh i don't fear the GoG. I think i have around 15 games on there. I wish Steam would get on GoG's level in terms of providing extra items (Manuals, soundtrack, concept art, etc) with games.
Stallion Free
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I think it's really stupid that even GOG really has to push devs to supply them with them with the most basic extras. Why the fuck don't devs shove that kind of stuff in every version of the game? Concept art, manuals, video, music- all of that stuff has already been created and half of it is locked up on the game disc somewhere. Adding it into a release requires a miniscule amount of effort, but it never happens.
I H8 Memes
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A lot of games on Steam do have manuals. Not as many as should have them. And I don't think any Valve games do which is kind of surprising.
But who needs manuals when the first 1/4th of every game can be a training seminar. 'Press "W" to move forward'. Thanks. It's nice to know that every game I play for the rest of my life will make sure to remind me to press W to move forward.
But who needs manuals when the first 1/4th of every game can be a training seminar. 'Press "W" to move forward'. Thanks. It's nice to know that every game I play for the rest of my life will make sure to remind me to press W to move forward.
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Sorry, I should have specified: manuals with actual interesting info on the game, such as weapon stats, character backgrounds, etc.
Boss Doggie
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Doesn't Steam have it when the publisher provides it?
Conversely, you'll see games like X3 where even a 500 page Prima Guide probably wouldn't cover everything, and yet the only thing the DVD retail version comes with is a little post card listing some of the default key binds. Gee thanks...
I am a little annoyed though, when a game makes you run through a mandatory tutorial section like in Far Cry 1 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, showing you how to do basic things like walk, run, jump, and crouch that have been in every freaking modern FPS and have industry standard keybinds. I don't need a tutorial to figure out that "crouch" is probably performed by pressing the CTRL or C key.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Absolutely agreed. You would think the transition towards digital sales would have gone a long way to restoring a lot of the "neat extra content" games used to have at retail but lost due to cost concerns.
VGChampion
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I really hope next gen devs start releasing all their "bonuses" with digital copies. Would be an easy value that people wouldn't mind spending full price for. That way people who buy digital won't feel as cheated paying the same price as those who buy a physical copy.
And here's also hoping Borderlands GOTY goes on sale again soon. My friends are starting up a game in the near future and I want to play it before Borderlands 2 comes out.
And here's also hoping Borderlands GOTY goes on sale again soon. My friends are starting up a game in the near future and I want to play it before Borderlands 2 comes out.
But you can't redeem it on Steam, the one feature people want.
Then buy it from literally any other website. GOG is about no DRM.
For people attuned to gaming, it seems like an inconvenience to be put through the tutorial sections especially when they are part of a well played genre such as an fps.
As a developer however, you have to assume a condition for every scenerio, i.e. The end user of your product is not familiar with the game systems and / or the genre standards, because they do, and will exist.
The costs of producing manuals (physical product cost or simply time investment for digital alone) have seen them become less common since more often than not people don't even read them, not even to gleen the basics like controls. Now they've reached the point where manuals are "added value" and not "core information".
Forcing tutorial sections is therefore a good way (i hesitate to say best way) to garantuee that people can't complain about not knowing how to play the game properly since it accounts for people not reading the manual or doing the optional tutorial etc. (assuming it's a good tutorial of course) Plus the cost saved in potentially useless manuals far outweighs the inconvienience suffered by veterans to gaming
The best tutorials are ones that have managed to integrate these elements into the narrative. See the intro to Half Life 2: Episode 2.
AngryChinchilla
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We will probably get a portal 2 midweek madness to celebrate the release.
Restart Steam.
Nabs
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UnluckyKate
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My retail copy of X3 came with a 200+ booklet with blade runner quotes in the bottom pages
SteveWinwood
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Live chat with Ea's origin people is here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=37673800
I feel terrible promoting my own thread, but I feel some people here would be really interested.
I feel terrible promoting my own thread, but I feel some people here would be really interested.
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Wok
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I like the slideshow: cool 3D models for the monsters, and the last picture is cleavage. That's teasing.
Wtf! I got stiffed...
Is yours the original edition? Or the released v2.0 DVD version (which I have).
Madrugador
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Daily Deal - Anomaly: Warzone Earth $3.39 (66% off).
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