And the nice twist is that it was all made possible with Microsoft money. Unless i'm mistaken and the "Gabe left Microsoft with a bunch of money and funded Valve" is a lie. You know, like the cake.
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And the nice twist is that it was all made possible with Microsoft money. Unless i'm mistaken and the "Gabe left Microsoft with a bunch of money and funded Valve" is a lie. You know, like the cake.
Alternative opinion: EA is just waiting on Valve to send through Steam keys for The Saboteur.
That looks neat. I hope the same attention to detail is paid when CDPR begins manufacturing Dice Poker sets.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
That is incredible... but that said, I really hope they do that dice poker set complete with all wooden board. I would buy one so fast.
I dunno. On the one hand, exclusives suck, regardless of whether they're on PS4, Wii U, PC or Phantom, and regardless of whether they're indie or AAA.
For many indie devs though, this is their dream come true. Being able to distribute your own game to millions, being touted as a major selling point for a Sony/Nintendo/MSoft console is happening. Tell that to an indie developer from the PS2/GC era. Indies have always had this underdog feeling about them, and that's made people support them and get passionate and discover that indie games often offer something different and create this whole incredible culture within gaming.
But the thing is, they're starting to win. I remember getting excited as fuck when World of Goo and Audiosurf appeared on Steam. I couldn't believe that games that I'd seen made by indies and small teams were actually selling. Indie games for me were Cave Story, Warning Forever, the original Every Extend, Cho Ren Sha 68k, Frozen Bubble, etc. and to see the genre go from being an underground culture to being called GOTYs by major publications? It's not like I'm assuming I'm some kind of indie veteran, but you couldn't have convinced me in a million years that I'd see Sony showing that kind of games on E3 back then.
If anything, this is a consequence of that transition that started (I would say) years ago. The market is shifting, indie games are becoming more popular and recognized, and its inevitable that they're being absorbed into the big leagues and melding with concepts that we usually only associate with AAA games.
Gamersgate are you kidding me?
I just received an email from them telling me that Bioshock Infinite has 67% off during this weekend. You would think "oh that's awesome" .. well not so much considering the price without any discount is, according to them, $79,95 !
Still is a very good price for a relatively new AAA game.
DeadlyVirus
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I don't think that the "indie" term goes exactlly by what you said. If it would, then Valve would have to be considered a "indie" company
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Best advice: get in on the Humble Bundle and Groupees deals.
Right now Humble has (for the next hour) a "Weekly" deal that will net you Botanicula, McPixel, Thomas Was Alone, The Showdown Effect, and Amnesia all on Steam for about $3 (or more, if you want). They also have their regular deal featuring EA games with Steam keys for most for at least $1 donated.
Groupees has two deals going on: Be Mine 9 (6 Steam games for $5) and the Build a Merdian4 Bundle featuring about 20 Steam games for $0.75 each.
That should give you plenty to play for the next few weeks/years for less than $20.
Atraveller
Banned
Yeah I saw that too, and I was pretty sure it wasn't 79.95 before.Gamersgate are you kidding me?
I just received an email from them telling me that Bioshock Infinite has 67% off during this weekend. You would think "oh that's awesome" .. well not so much considering the price without any discount is, according to them, $79,95 !
Atraveller
Banned
I thought you already own it on Origin?Alternative opinion: EA is just waiting on Valve to send through Steam keys for The Saboteur.
Cyberquake
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I know I wouldn't. The same for Dead Space 2. If the folks that bought the bundle like the games, they are much more likely to buy the others to fill that gap.
Alternative opinion: EA is just waiting on Valve to send through Steam keys for The Saboteur.
That looks neat. I hope the same attention to detail is paid when CDPR begins manufacturing Dice Poker sets.
Yeah, they "liked" the idea but they weren't sure people would be interested in a "simple game" like that. Again, this was only the opinion from one dev. Not sure what the rest might think. Don't know if that person will tell them about it either
Then again, some CDPR devs read neogaf. They better read this!
dark_inferno
Member
This looks awesome. Im so interested in playing Witcher 1 and 2. But i havent done it yet. Should i buy it in the next sale?
derExperte
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I would use stronger words but I don't want to get banned. So let's just say that whoever designed the last level where you try to catch the villain in Rayman Origins is not a nice person.
Alternative opinion: EA is just waiting on Valve to send through Steam keys for The Saboteur.
That looks neat. I hope the same attention to detail is paid when CDPR begins manufacturing Dice Poker sets.
Holy shit, on the 6th picture there is my magazine cover!
But Valve IS an independent company.
But I agree with you, the term "indie" has a different connotation these days. It usually means "my small team of 1-6 guys made this game with no help from publishers and it's now out please buy it or we'll die from hunger cause we wasted our life savings in it oh god"
Double Fine is turning into an independent company, funding their own projects and keeping total IP control. I wouldn't call them "Indie".
There are a couple moments at the end when
you're trying to get the last couple orbs
Since we're approaching Q4, which is ridiculous in terms of sales, my advice is:
Step 1: Buy indie bundles as they're literally cheap as chips
Step 2: Buy any deals that are 75% off or greater as they're unlikely to be cheaper in the future
Step 3: Never play your games
There is a short Halloween Sale in October, but it's themed and so only games that fall under the horror/mystery banner are discounted. The next big sale is a month later in November and runs for about a week; the following month is the Winter Sale, which is the biggest sale of the year, running for about two weeks. Save your pennies for the former two if need be, as virtually everything is discounted.
Atraveller
Banned
It seems like no one would do the Rome 2 OT, what the hell.
Everyone will be busy playing it.
Look at http://isthereanydeal.com/, http://Cheapassgamer.com, and Enhanced Steam for all of your deals and always keep an eye out for bundles. Humble bundle, indiegala, and indiebundle always have good deals to get you collection bigger.
Its not really worth it to play games again from your consoles unless they have a huge mod community or significant performance improvement.
Alaso don't be like some of the people here and only buy it on steam. Gog is awesome and super easy to install and play. Desura is also getting better by the day and many indies release first on their store.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Besides the money and influence, I don't see why they couldn't call themselves that. They don't routinely publisher or fund other people's games, so they aren't a publisher. They don't make a console, so they aren't a platform owner in a traditional sense.
More to the point: they make the games they want to make without any outside editorial controls.
(Mind you, I'm not advocating the application of the term "indie" for Valve, just that there isn't much of a good reason beyond "it just doesn't feel right.")
Snarky answer: Valve's primary business is not making games.
It takes time to cross the Alps, my friend.
Holy shit the Desura client can finally connect to its own servers!
Is the board game going to be distributed in America?
Atraveller
Banned
But not before the release.
No one stops the hype train, but it has never left the station
Yeah, I kind of fear for indies because of the influence their partners might have on them. I really hope they are left alone enough so that they are able to continue to do their own thing.
The second a turret sequence or QTE shows up in an "indie" game I'm going to quit gaming forever.
dark_inferno
Member
Wait for the real last level. You gonna smash your keyboard or controller.
YES
The Witcher 2 is still in my top five this gen.
What a coincidence. Might gonna buy it now.
MMBosstones86
Member
awesome shots man. That board game looks sweet
Remember: No Steam keys on GOG purchases.
But you can redeem Steam keys for GOG copies of the game.
Atraveller
Banned
You won't regret this.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Bought! Where do I find the Steam key on the receipt page?
Nabs
Member
Yup. I feel your pain.
The last half of the game drained a lot out of me.
Sorry man
It's also on sale on Steam now.Cyberquake
Member
I would wait the other way around, if you buy both games on steam, you can redeem those keys on GOG as well, keeping the bonus content as well.
SneakyStephan
Banned
Idk if any of these are on mac, but I can suggest some cool games/
Trackmania 2 canyon : fast arcade (but with a great learning curve) racing game, looks brilliant, plays amazingly well, has a track editor and is endless fun
natural selection 2 : asynchronous (not a buzzword
) competitive multiplayer game: sneaky aliens vs marines. The game is a hybrid between fps and RTS and each side plays very different.Also looks really good and has a great soundtrack.
Full mod support, low price, get this!
Witcher 1 and 2, I assume you know what these are
Serious sam 3: arcade over the top fps game with great weapons and really fast movement speed, it's loads of fun and you can play it coop.
Dawn of war II : squad based RTS with no basebuilding, it has a good multiplayer mode as well, fun game
C00kie M0nster
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Nabs
Member
The Witcher series is 75% off on Steam this weekend. You can probably still redeem these codes on GOG. http://www.gog.com/witcher/backup
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Sorry man
Can I launch it without opening Steam? Because, you know, they're really dedicated to DRM free releases.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I watched two firends play through that level on separate occasions and vowed never to purchase the game afterward.
Mr. Poolman
Member
I loved that level! the music, the insane jumps!
Man I'm going to hear this soundtrack now!
You can redeem your Steam keys for Witcher 1 and 2 on GOG for a DRM free copy of the game.
I know this is mostly a joke, but people still don't know that little fact
No man, you were supposed to buy it on Steam and get a GOG key, not the other way around.
My theory as far why people aren't comfortable referring to Valve as an indie developer is that there is another aspect of the term "indie" (the version that gets bandied around and isn't necessarily part of the formal definition) that implies games that are a bit non-traditional.
The only franchise from Valve that fits that criteria is Portal. The rest are pretty vanilla AAA staple genres.
Valve is a publisher in its own right, so its hard to call them an independent developer at this point. Yes, they happen to be independent, but that is because they control the entire production.
This is how I wished Uplay worked.
Steam versions activate on Uplay, but versions bought through Uplay, GMG, and Amazon do not activate on Steam.
Do not launch the Uplay client from a game purchased through Steam, that version is standalone.
This is how I wished Uplay worked.
Steam versions activate on Uplay, but versions bought through Uplay, GMG, and Amazon do not activate on Steam.
Do not launch the Uplay client from a game purchased through Steam, that version is standalone.
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