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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread - Summer sales usually last week of June
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Does doing this fix the issue where steam-shortcut categories get reset every time steam resets?
Edit: Didn't work. Anyone know of a fix for this issue?
crimsonheadGCN
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Yay. Now I just need to be excited about the game. :|
Day oner
I wonder if more people have bought it now for the mod then originally got it for the main game.
Glass Rebel
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Day oner
Yeah, after Deus Ex: HR and Portal 2 this will be my first big budget game I buy day one.
UnluckyKate
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They just revealved final cover and release date with a big ass GFWL logo but now going for Steamworks ? nice
That was a Game For Windows logo. It's a generic title for any games that's certified to work in Windows. It's not GFWL.
spindoctor
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It's still in alpha and has a lot of problems, but there's a ton of potential and it's unlike any other gaming experience out there. So yes, it's that good
Absolutely. Best game of 2011 and 2012 so far.
im dancing
VGChampion
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I really want to play DayZ but I know the day ArmaII goes on sale again will have an influx of new gamers so I don't really feel left out missing it. That much.
Just finished the two Alan Wake DLCs (included with the game in the PC version). Damn, the gameplay is so much better in those, with only a few additions they managed to refresh it a lot and add more variety than all the long hours in the base game.
American Nightmare can't come soon enough.
American Nightmare can't come soon enough.
I just find it funny that, while some companies make a big deal about not releasing games on Steam to promote their Digital Distribution Service (right, EA?) others, which already have a established Digital Distribution System (although a shitty one) use Steam as a Stepping Stone for more sales.
In other words, yes, I find EA's overall Digital Distribution strategy both stupid and hilarious.
Sonic 4 Episode 2 is now out in Europe, unfortunately the PC version is like Episode 1, 1280x720 is the native resolution, and any other resolution is just a lazy upscale or downscale.
The game also has no native Anti-Aliasing option, but it's possible to force anti-aliasing through the graphics card drivers (at least for AMD/ATI graphics cards). Forcing anti-aliasing only works at the native resolution of the game though, that is, it only works at 1280x720.
Game at default settings:
8x SSAA + Edge Detect Filter (24x Samples):
The game also has no native Anti-Aliasing option, but it's possible to force anti-aliasing through the graphics card drivers (at least for AMD/ATI graphics cards). Forcing anti-aliasing only works at the native resolution of the game though, that is, it only works at 1280x720.
Game at default settings:
8x SSAA + Edge Detect Filter (24x Samples):
What do you think
jediyoshi
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Last day on Steam to get the preorder bonus of Max Payne 1&2 from ordering MP3.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/204100/
Almost slipped my mind. Also the last day to join up the R* group for the free Midnight Club 2
http://steamcommunity.com/games/rockstargames
http://store.steampowered.com/app/204100/
Almost slipped my mind. Also the last day to join up the R* group for the free Midnight Club 2
http://steamcommunity.com/games/rockstargames
It's quite a bit better than Episode 1, movement physics are definitely better, but they're still worse than classic Sonic in Generations.
When it comes to level design, it's Dimps, expect speed boosters and springs to be overused.
Is this open to anyone? And if it is how do you redeem the game?
Edit: Just read the announcement and it said by 10 AM today. Did this get extended?
I really want to play DayZ but I know the day ArmaII goes on sale again will have an influx of new gamers so I don't really feel left out missing it. That much.
There have been some crazy rock bottom prices in the past. I always felt like Ghst was dying a little when the game was selling for a couple dollars and I had zero interest in buying it. Needless to say, I'm regretting it now.
On a related note, I tried playing Alice today. Because it was on a new Windows install, had to log into Origin (via Steam) to play it again. Then I wanted to start a new game and not my continue from GameSaveManager. So I hit new game. And it wouldn't let me type any letters (But berated me and said I needed to choose at least one character). So I figured I'd delete the old file and that would be that. Crashed the fucking POS. Crashed it so hard even Process Explorer couldn't kill the Alice tree. So I had to log off to get Process Explorer to succeed. Fucking, EA. Almost deleted the game on the spot. And I sure will not be buying any game that requires Origin to run. I'll take GFWL over that crap any day.
10AM (PST) on the 15th, that's around 16 hours from now.
TheNatural
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Probably old news, but since I just pre-ordered it, Retro City Rampage is coming out by the end of the month apparently and pre-ordering it on the site comes with a Steam key and a bunch of other stuff:
http://retrocityrampage.com/buy.php
http://retrocityrampage.com/buy.php
It's a Sonic game. There is no such thing as a good Sonic game.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Anno is more by the books - Tropico's unique humor and charm is pretty much rare and Anno doesn't have them.
stufte
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Now, now. You know that's not true. FUCKING TAKE IT BACK.
Very much so. Dont play it on Normal though cause its way too easy, maybe not even on Hard and just go all the way up to Hardest.
RockPaperShotgun sold me on The Dream Machine:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/14/the-dream-machine-wakes-up-on-steam/
Just picked up the five game bundle package. Looks intriguing.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/14/the-dream-machine-wakes-up-on-steam/
Just picked up the five game bundle package. Looks intriguing.
Alex
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Agree, never saw what people got out of the games, they've always been fairly lousy platformers in my book, feel the same way about it as I do Kirby. Aesthetics and music were nice, very smooth, simple fun back in the day but I'd never want to bother with one anymore. Just my opinion, though.
Torchlight is a solid B-tier, lower budget entry in the genre. It's nothing amazing but it does the basics well and looks good and runs smooth while doing it. I look forward to the sequel, but I sort of doubt it'll be any sort of match against Diablo III.
Sanic
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Cuban Legend
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Here's a checklist to figure that out:
[_] Sonic Generations?
[_] Sonic CD?
[_] A port of any other sonic game released before the Dreamcast?
I guess it it's not any of the above, then it's shit.
Restarted Steam after I saw your post and wa la. 50% off King Arthur 2.
Joe Molotov
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I played the first chapter and a bit of the second this afternoon, and I have to say that it was pretty damn awesome. I hope the later chapters are longer than the first (which was only about 30 minutes) but I really liked what I played of it.
That's one execution via beatings with a stale baguette for you.
shinobi602
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Fuck, can't believe I wasted $20 on ARMA II.
Definitely not my tastes, ugh.
Definitely not my tastes, ugh.
Did you get it because of DayZ, or just to try ARMA II itself? If anyone doesn't want super hardcore permadeath military-ish survival stuff, definitely avoid the game.
Did you buy it for DayZ? You should hook up with some Gaffers in the other thread, the game is amazing in coop.
shinobi602
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Just ARMA II itself. I thought I'd enjoy it as I like realistic military shooters in concept I guess...but damn, the overall execution bored me to shit.
If you bought ARMA II instead of Operation Arrowhead...ouch, there's like a free version of ARMA II on Steam you could have tried. =( If you bought Operation Arrowhead instead, at least try DayZ since you have nothing further to lose.
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