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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 - To Next-Gen and Beyond!

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NingenJanai

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Anteater said:
Happy Birthday!

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Thanks, and don't despair, the wait will be worth it, I enjoyed a lot the game on 360.
 
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toddhunter

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NaM said:
Did you play online coop? I'd love to know how that works since I read mixed reviews about it.
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Sorry but was just by myself. I haven't tried any of the online features although I believe they can be somewhat temperamental. I also imagine it would be nuts kind of fun.
 
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toddhunter

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jshackles said:
The downsides: there isn't much (any?) new content here. And of course, they opted for a base price that is quite a bit higher than their Android/iOS version.
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Thanks for the impressions. I've hovered over "add to cart" a few time over the past day or so. However I've pretty much played out the ios version so I should probably wait for a discount.
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
toddhunter said:
It downloads compressed files and then after the preload period it extracts the files from them, basically doubling the space requirements during the process.

It took around 20 minutes to complete on my PC.
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So my HDD should be normal after this unpacking then.
 
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PetriP-TNT

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Grief.exe said:
What problems were you running into? AA/AF is really unoptimized, I had to put it into windowed mode initially and then it jumped from 10 FPS to 60 even when I put it back into full screen.

From Steam forums

"Potato PC here.

Radeon HD 3650 512 DDR3, 4 gigs of DDR3 and Intel Pentium E2500 dualcore.

Running on 1280x720, shadows on low, blur disabled because who wants blur, zangeki and zantime on med-high, no AA or texture filtering and its running as good as it can"
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My laptop is some Intel 2,2ghz dual core (edit:http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Pentium-B980-Notebook-Processor.76524.0.html this one), 630M and 6 gigs of RAM. It was semi stable 22 fps all the time, the game started in Windowed/720p mode with everything set to med and the intro screen barely ran 4 fps while the game was semi playable.

Maybe I'll try again.
 
graywolf323

graywolf323

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ricochetguro said:
Consortium is really neat, people should give it a go as 17.99 (or around 14 if you use a trader) really isn't much to support a dev doing as much as they are. Reminds me a bit of The Last Express in terms of using one location where you can miss certain events depending on where you are and who you talk to. Dialogue system is a bit like Alpha Protocol in terms of being timed and having reactions affect your relation with them, although what's neat is often times you will have the option to talk to multiple people at once. So, if one person asks you a question you can choose to offend them by answering the superior or something along those lines. Really seems like there's an incredible amount of branching possibilities. Only real negative so far is the FPS elements are a bit poor but you can get through the entire game without firing a bullet it seems as I've managed to talk my way out of everything.
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it's on my wishlist but sadly after the Christmas sale I don't have ~$15 to spend on it right now
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Aww yiss, MGR!

Gonna play it for a while before heading out.

EDIT: why is there no 1600 x 900 windowed resolution ;_;
 
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Grief.exe

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PetriP-TNT said:
My laptop is some Intel 2,2ghz dual core, 630M and 6 gigs of RAM. It was semi stable 22 fps all the time, the game started in Windowed/720p mode with everything set to med and the intro screen barely ran 4 fps while the game was semi playable.

Maybe I'll try again.
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I was getting 4 FPS in menu screens as well until I went windowed mode.

I've since gone back to full screen and never dipped below 60 FPS.
 
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Javaman

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JaseC said:
I can't help but a feel a little bad that people were coughing up about 17x what I paid for the game, but I'd be lying if I said that buying two $20 games that haven't been discounted in yonks, without dipping into my own pocket, doesn't feel wonderful:

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I've been waiting years for a discount on that damn Darkest of Days game, even going so far as posting on the publisher's facebook page. They're some kind of silly casino game pub now. I'm going to hold off until the next Xmas sale and break down and pay full price then.

What game were you selling?
 
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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Javaman said:
I've been waiting years for a discount on that damn Darkest of Days game, even going so far as posting on the publisher's facebook page. They're some kind of silly casino game pub now. I'm going to hold off until the next Xmas sale and break down and pay full price then.

What game were you selling?
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Apparently Phantom has disowned its non-casino endeavours:

Stumpokapow said:
Kabouter contacted the publisher behind Darkest of Days to implore them to put it on sale during the Steam sale. They wrote back to him to explain that they'd love to, but it's out of their hands as their "owner has signed a new agreement". I have no idea what that means, but I'd take it as a confirmation that it won't be a daily deal but also that if it's a game you want to own and never bothered to buy, that it is a delisting risk.

The developer now sells engine tech independently, and the publisher now sells casino and gambling software. Again, red flags.
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According to the USPTO, the IP is owned by the developer, 8monkey Labs, so my deduction is that the "new agreement" pertains to 8monkey securing distribution rights once Phantom's current publishing contract has expired. If so, the million-dollar question then becomes: Will 8monkey relist the game on Steam, and is the risk of the answer being "no" one you want to take? As for your question:

JaseC said:
Motor Rock. I bought three spares for $11 back when it hit Steam and yesterday I sold one copy for 25 TF2 keys and the remaining two copies for 50 Dota 2 keys. I'm set to make just under $164.
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Javaman

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JaseC said:
Apparently Phantom has disowned its non-casino endeavours:



According to the USPTO, the IP is owned by the developer, 8monkey Labs, so my deduction is that the "new agreement" pertains to 8monkey securing distribution rights once Phantom's current publishing contract has expired. If so, the million-dollar question then becomes: Will 8monkey relist the game on Steam, and is the risk of the answer being "no" one you want to take? As for your question:
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I guess I better go ahead and buy it now then. I feel extra dumb now for passing on $5 hard copies of the game I found a couple of months ago at a discount store. (Ollies)
Thanks for the info.
 
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zkylon

zkylewd
for all the headaches it's given me, mgr is a fine piece of videogaming

I mean, it's still has that platinum games thing where they have the most badass characters ever tied into a crazy ass story and fighting them bizarro enemy designs and they go ahead and blow it by putting you in a sewer 2 hours in.
 
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Card Boy

Banned
I got a few rare games now on Steam in my library.

Blur
Cryostasis
Football Manager 2012
Mafia
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

Technically abit more if you count these.

Gotham City Impostors
Divinity II - The Dragon Knight Saga
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
 
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AbundantChoice

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Has anyone here gone in on the Incognita alpha from Klei? I'm super-curious but it's apparently ultra-mega-super-alpha, so i'm not sure if it's time for me to jump in yet. Still, I noticed that if you buy it now it comes with a free second copy. Hmm...
 
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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
AbundantChoice said:
Has anyone here gone in on the Incognita alpha from Klei? I'm super-curious but it's apparently ultra-mega-super-alpha, so i'm not sure if it's time for me to jump in yet. Still, I noticed that if you buy it now it comes with a free second copy. Hmm...
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I split the Soundtrack Edition with somebody here... but have yet to install the game. ;)

Edit: If the game shows up on Steam with a Soundtrack Edition, I hope I can get a key for it (or rather the soundtrack DLC).
 
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Cheshire_Buddha

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Gez said:
I got a few rare games now on Steam in my library.

Blur
Cryostasis
Football Manager 2012
Mafia
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

Technically abit more if you count these.

Gotham City Impostors
Divinity II - The Dragon Knight Saga
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
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Yeah, I was looking for Riddick during the sale and noticed it wasn't there anymore. Such a shame, as I never got to play a single version of it.
 
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wilflare

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Gez said:
I got a few rare games now on Steam in my library.

Blur
Cryostasis
Football Manager 2012
Mafia
Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

Technically abit more if you count these.

Gotham City Impostors
Divinity II - The Dragon Knight Saga
Batman: Arkham City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
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should have kept more copies of these rare games :p

Cheshire_Buddha said:
Yeah, I was looking for Riddick during the sale and noticed it wasn't there anymore. Such a shame, as I never got to play a single version of it.
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EDIT: buy the one on GOG - it does not have the nasty DRM
 
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wilflare

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Grief.exe said:
Steam version is the one you buy to show off to your friends.
GoG version is the one you actually want to take out for a spin.
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if only we can have both elements on the Steam version. - so does DXHR actually sell for a high now? I still remember how they were almost worth next to nothing (thanks to all the many sales, not a bad thing)

man. I hope games can seriously do away with all those adverts whenever we boot the game... does it really make a difference on us? (run on crytek engine, nvidia/amd, etc)
 
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ohblahitsme

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So I can't get my PS3 controller to work with Windows 7 over a wired connection (no bluetooth on my computer). Any ideas?

Edit: Also, it's for a good cause (Dark Souls)!
 
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PetriP-TNT

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Are there any cheap deals on MGR:R right now? My brother is looking and missed out on the sale (there were some yesterday but I can't remember where)
 
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Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
PetriP-TNT said:
Are there any cheap deals on MGR:R right now? My brother is looking and missed out on the sale (there were some yesterday but I can't remember where)
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If you are in the US the 25% voucher on GMG is still up I think?
 
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