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Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
It isn't necessarily a function of Steamworks. If a game is sold on Steam, the publisher/developer can request unlimited free keys from Valve.
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It isn't necessarily a function of Steamworks. If a game is sold on Steam, the publisher/developer can request unlimited free keys from Valve.
Yeah. Or maybe they want to track consumer habits, which is worth a lot of money. But in that case doing it via separate account platforms should be okay as long as it's transparent (ie play a steamworks game, and the game logs you into your uplay account without any unnecessary fluff)
Robert J. Sullivan
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Gentlemen of the Row doesn't fix the worst problems of SR2 PC port though.
I think the worst one is that the speed at which the game runs is determined by your processor frequency, the further away you are from 3.2Ghz (lower or higher) the faster the game will run often resulting in an accelerated game. This problem only seems to appear for W7 users though.
You can fix that but it involves downloading a mod and an external program and timing a race on a straight road with a slow ass car. Yep.
IdolNinja the creator of the Gentlemen mod made a FAQ on SPUF :
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1715922
If you still wanna buy the game after reading this then go ahead.
I think the worst one is that the speed at which the game runs is determined by your processor frequency, the further away you are from 3.2Ghz (lower or higher) the faster the game will run often resulting in an accelerated game. This problem only seems to appear for W7 users though.
You can fix that but it involves downloading a mod and an external program and timing a race on a straight road with a slow ass car. Yep.
IdolNinja the creator of the Gentlemen mod made a FAQ on SPUF :
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1715922
If you still wanna buy the game after reading this then go ahead.
Yeah the PC port of Saints Row 2 is a major mess but the Gentlemen Of The Row mod helps a lot. I'd love to see them report it (of course never gonna happen) just to have a good version on PC. It's by far and away my favourite of the Saints Row games, hell it's one of my favourite open world games full stop.
In fact I don't think you need a second launcher to track stuff in your game. Honestly I believe that you don't even need an always on connection, as the game could save data like game saves and just upload them whenever the player is online.
Also, but I don't know, maybe there is some law or something that require the user to opt-in to this kind of tracking...
Yeah, just a small login screen, with an automatic login option, like what we had before uPlay and Origin etc.
The problem is that companies always try to get more than what is reasonable and end up being obnoxious.
Don't know what was there before Uplay and Origin, but if is something (apparently?) unobtrusive like Tropico 4 launcher, I'd be fine with it, even if I'd prefer an in-game login.
Because WTF, when I launch a game from Steam I expect to actually launch the game and maybe go to the toilet while waiting, I dunno, so when I come back I'm in the menu and not still on the desktop.
Earlier in the year, Ubi updated Uplay so that the Steam versions of its games automatically load (previously you had to launch the game from Steam and launch it again from Uplay), but what irks me is that Ubi didn't go one step further and have the client automatically exit once the game is no longer running. From Ubi's perspective, I can see why this was done -- there are achievements to poke through and a small sample of content you can purchase using Uplay points -- but the option would be nice.
Edit: I've been missing words in my posts all night. What is wrong with me.
Edit: I've been missing words in my posts all night. What is wrong with me.
Oh is that why I have 100+ hours logged for Anno 2070 :s
So then why don't they ask Valve for Steam keys and sell them on their own site? That costs them nothing, and Valve doesn't take a cut from keys sold outside their store.
Want to make sure customers buy from your store? Simple: put the game $10 or $20 higher on Steam than your own site, and informed people will probably get it there to save a little. And if they end up buying it on Steam, the extra bucks should cover the fees anyway.
See how easy it is? In a matter of minutes I came up with an idea that completely invalidates Origin's and Uplay's existence.
I'd estimate that me quitting the game proper but forgetting to exit Uplay is responsible for at least 10% of my AssCreed 2 -> 3 playtimes.
This is exactly what I was thinking.
Remove Uplay client integration from games sold on Steam, all games sold from other retailers activate on Uplay, Steam version costs $20 more than Uplay version when on sales.
All Ubisoft games bought on Steam activate on Uplay.
Ubisoft would cover their costs completely and still promote their client organically.
GOG isn't a client, though. Just a store with a link to download your games. And forums, I guess (never used them).
I don't need the community aspects, but I really like them. What at first seemed like a stupid idea (we talk about those same games here, for example) turned out to be fantastic. I love seeing what games my Steam friends (95% of which are fellow Steam-GAFfers) bought, the screenshots they took, recommendations they wrote and so.
Wait. Square is still using Digital River? After FFVII?
The company with mental issues...
Atraveller
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Indeed, something is seriously wrong with SE's decision making.
CosmicQueso
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Wait, you're serious?
I'm having more fun with SR4 than I've had with any game since... wow since longer than I can remember. Not only is it my GOTY so far, but may be one of my favorites ever.
There's a ton there. Some reviewer said that it's the Crackdown sequel he never knew he wanted or something like that and that's a good start, but I've laughed a lot during the game as well and had a real hard time putting it down.
Of all the purchases that could be disappointing, I just don't see how SR4 would be on that list. But hey, to each their own.
I thought that was one of the reasons achievements were invented...
Bohemia Interactive's games are slightly cheaper on its own store than Steam.
Maybe he's European, where we pay about 33% more for the same game than in the US, and can't even use the "get a friend to buy it" workaround for that because it's been region locked up the wazoo.
CosmicQueso
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Ahhhh... perhaps. I wasn't thinking of it in that context.
They have been sporadic for a while now. They don't even announce the ones that are released, Valve just opened the floodgates.
YianGaruga
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I believe there is no schedule anymore. Cards just release whenever, mostly at the same time a game goes on sale. New card releases have become relatively rare.
If I ever move to a European country (the UK excluded), I think I'd just ask Valve to remove the geo-block from my account, under the guise of "travelling abroad", and keep my savings account active back in Australia, so I could continue to purchase stuff from Steam AU. Dealing with the Aussie Tax would be less of a hassle than putting up with the default currency conversion of 1 USD = 1 Euro, I'd imagine.
It's annoying but not unreconcileable on the cheaper stuff, where it's like the price of a beer or whatever, but to take SR4, the difference is like, 14 or something. That buys you a lot of daily deals or even a newly released non-AAA title.
Reposting the games of the week.
08/26/2013 - PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate - Tower Defense - Double Eleven/Q-Games - $19.99 (2-Pack for $34.99)
08/27/2013 - Lost Planet 3 - TPS - Capcom/Spark Unlimited - $49.99
08/27/2013 - Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn - MMORPG - Square Enix/Square Enix - $29.99
08/27/2013 - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Ultimate Edition - Action/Adventure - Konami/MercurySteam - $29.99
08/28/2013 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - Action/Adventure - Activision/Red Fly Studios - $14.99
08/28/2013 - Shelter - Adventure - Might and Delight/Might and Delight - $9.99
08/29/2013 - America's Army: Proving Ground - FPS/Simulation - U.S. Army/U.S. Army - $XX.XX
08/29/2013 - Memoria - Adventure - Deep Silver/Daedalic - $XX.XX
08/29/2013 - Guardians of Middle-earth - MOBA - Warner Bros./Zombie Studios - $19.99
08/29/2013 - The Chaos Engine - Action - Mastertronic/Abstraction Games - $9.99
08/29/2013 - Game Dev Tycoon - Simulation - Greenheart Games/Greenheart Games - $9.99
08/30/2013 - Rayman Legends - Platformer - Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montpellier - $39.99 -
08/26/2013 - PixelJunk Monsters Ultimate - Tower Defense - Double Eleven/Q-Games - $19.99 (2-Pack for $34.99)
08/27/2013 - Lost Planet 3 - TPS - Capcom/Spark Unlimited - $49.99
08/27/2013 - Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn - MMORPG - Square Enix/Square Enix - $29.99
08/27/2013 - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Ultimate Edition - Action/Adventure - Konami/MercurySteam - $29.99
08/28/2013 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - Action/Adventure - Activision/Red Fly Studios - $14.99
08/28/2013 - Shelter - Adventure - Might and Delight/Might and Delight - $9.99
08/29/2013 - America's Army: Proving Ground - FPS/Simulation - U.S. Army/U.S. Army - $XX.XX
08/29/2013 - Memoria - Adventure - Deep Silver/Daedalic - $XX.XX
08/29/2013 - Guardians of Middle-earth - MOBA - Warner Bros./Zombie Studios - $19.99
08/29/2013 - The Chaos Engine - Action - Mastertronic/Abstraction Games - $9.99
08/29/2013 - Game Dev Tycoon - Simulation - Greenheart Games/Greenheart Games - $9.99
08/30/2013 - Rayman Legends - Platformer - Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montpellier - $39.99 -
Seems to be just bug fixes (also something to do with changes made on maps due to crashes, which would explain the large size). From what I'm reading the size differs depending on you having the DLC or not:
1 DLC - 586 MB
2 DLCs - 919 MB
no DLC - seen people getting different filesizes, 19, 256, 532, etc.
Chance Hale
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To be fair many of the big publishers(SE, Capcom, Namco Bandhai, Ubisoft, etc) seem to still use Digital River for their physical storefronts. Guess they're cheap
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.
Have we heard anything else about this game besides "It's coming to Steam on the 28th." ?
Really looking forward to it but the game page isn't up yet. Not sure if I'll be able to stay away from temptation when it comes to spending my GabenBux until then.
Since it's a Summer of Arcade game on XBLA, it might launched only on that platform this week and later on PC/PSN.
The half-Origin client that came with Alice Madness Returns on Steam keeps checking something like every 5 minutes, which makes the computer stutter... and usually results in a missed jump. It got really really annoying, and I haven't played in ages just became of that.
doniewhalberg
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No brothers? I could of swore that was coming to pc this week? Damn, if not.
I google'd and found that the new PC/PSN release date is Sept 3rd.
Pushed back to September 3, along with the PSN version.
doniewhalberg
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Thanks guys. Oh well, not too bad in that case. Looking forward to that one, seems the buzz is still rolling, keep hearing people meant how good it is and the spoiler not to be named (must be good, I see everyone reference it as well as how good the game is).
Two hours ago, Undead Labs posted this:
Okay, Brant and I can't figure out what to focus on for the stream tomorrow. What do you want most? (We don't know the PC release date.
They still want to launch in 2013.
The opposite here, lol.
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