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[Parsnip]

Uh oh, I peeked into the Tomb Raider thread. Shouldn't have done that, it's scary how many experts are posting there.

 

[NingenJanai]

Doesn't work, every other site works. Issue on both computers and phone with wifi on

Tried changing your dns?

 

[MayMay]

https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/499200247416242176

But Amazon says it too.. So weird.

 

[def sim]

What a day. Geo Wars 3 coming to Steam

oh wow

I didn't catch this earlier. Fantastic!

edit: sierra? whoa

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Geometry Wars 3 coming Steam

This makes me feel a little better about the Tomb Raider news. Super hype about this and new King's Quest.

 

[Krusenstern]

Uh oh, I peeked into the Tomb Raider thread. Shouldn't have done that, it's scary how many experts are posting there.

The upcoming Uncharted vs. Tomb Raider platform wars are going to be annoying.

have you tried
http://www.neogaf.net/forum/

Doesn't work either. I'm using a proxy site to currently access GAF and it works so far.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Just finished Metal Gear Rising. Suffice it to say that it's an awesome game.

Uh oh, I peeked into the Tomb Raider thread. Shouldn't have done that, it's scary how many experts are posting there.

Square Enix just shot themselves in the foot?

 

[Volimar]

Off topic but I can only access neogaf on my phones data, WiFi and computers don't work. I didn't get ip banned did I? All other sites work

Not just you, there's a thread on OT about it.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=124989692

 

[Jawmuncher]

Lords of the Fallen now available for Pre-Order

So bandai Namco us publishing on steam and in the US with Square Enix publishing in the UK on consoles I guess. Weird situation there.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Uh oh, I peeked into the Tomb Raider thread. Shouldn't have done that, it's scary how many experts are posting there.

Yeah, I wanted to post initially but the general hostility prevented me from doing so.

That said

 

[Chance Hale]

Not just you, there's a thread on OT about it.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=124989692

Thank goodness! Appreciate it and hopefully the issue is resolved soon.

 

[Shantom]

Only .27 million on PC (out of almost 5 million) sounds really bad.

ArsTechnica have it at 1.7 million in April. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/steam-gauge-addressing-your-questions-and-concerns/2/

 

[Sub Zero]

So bandai Namco us publishing on steam and in the US with Square Enix publishing in the UK on consoles I guess. Weird situation there.

They seem to be self publishing it on Steam.

Also, from a brief search did on Steamdb. The game seems to be region free. If that's the case I'll probably snatch a cheap RU copy

Edit: Hmm, actually not. According to this the game might actually be region locked. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Stumpokapow]

Confusion about a "Published By" label makes sense, because it's a non-traditional distribution agreement. See also: Dance Central. It's clearly a timed exclusive, and actually it might make sense for both parties. Consider an arrangement where RotTR has a $50 million dev budget and a $25 million ad spend, and MS covers the entire ad spend and gives them a $10/unit break on license, pressing, and distribution fees. At one million units sold on Xbox One (this is very conservative), that covers 46% of the combined dev and ad budget for the game. That's all napkin math of course, but it's not hard to imagine an arrangement that's beneficial to SE. Then if the exclusivity period is fairly low, as long as it costs them less than a few million units on PS4, they win. Furthermore, I think the idea with this game is for it to be a long-seller over the life of the generation, so they're probably gambling that the upfront sales, while critical for the company's success, won't represent the bulk of the game's sales long-term.

 

[Jawmuncher]

They seem to be self publishing it on Steam.

Also, from a brief search did on Steamdb. The game seems to be region free. If that's the case I'll probably snatch a cheap RU copy

Ahh ok. Though it doesn't seem to be up yet on the Russian store. Just thought it was Bandai Namco since the trailer on the page still had their logo.

 

[Zarx]

Yes I inferred it based on your post .



Looks like it just outsold the XB1 version. My bad.

Those numbers a from a site that is banned on here. Which estimates retail sales only.

 

[Turfster]

Furthermore, I think the idea with this game is for it to be a long-seller over the life of the generation,

Will Squenix finally have learned not to complain a game "didn't perform as expected" after one quarter and quite stellar sales?
Time will tell.

 

[MMBosstones86]

Quantum Break SOUNDS a lot better than it looks. That demo gameplay looked like nothing special.

Filing under 'meh' for now.

 

[Fox318]

Tomb Raider II will be a Games For Windows: Live exclusive along with Half-Life 3 and Spore 2: The demo edition from like 1978

GFWLIVE IS BACK BABY

 

[Zeknurn]

Is anyone else having issues trying to sign up for the Settlers beta? I get a blank page after signing in and stuck on "http://www.thesettlers.com/en-GB/migrate-your-account"

Damn Uplay.

 

[SSPssp]

I know this is late, but I'm really annoyed about the Tomb Raider announcement. I know I should hold out for PC, but I know I can't wait and I'm going to have to buy it twice.

I hope the XBONE CE or Limited Edition doesn't sell and I can get it for cheap. That might be the only good thing about this.

 

[Turfster]

but I know I can't wait and I'm going to have to buy it twice.

Don't do this.
You're playing right into their hands, and then you're stuck with an expensive paperweight. =p

 

[spindoctor]

They seem to be self publishing it on Steam.

Also, from a brief search did on Steamdb. The game seems to be region free. If that's the case I'll probably snatch a cheap RU copy

Edit: Hmm, actually not. According to this the game might actually be region locked. Can anyone confirm?

40 minutes ago Added AllowCrossRegionTradingAndGifting – false

Russian bear not saving us this time...

Those numbers a from a site that is banned on here. Which estimates retail sales only.

Figures. I was sure it had sold way more than that.

 

[Saty]

Is there any chance for more Microsoft Gamescom announcements to happen? Where is exactly their 'newly commitment to PC' at display here?

 

[JaseC]

They seem to be self publishing it on Steam.

Also, from a brief search did on Steamdb. The game seems to be region free. If that's the case I'll probably snatch a cheap RU copy

Edit: Hmm, actually not. According to this the game might actually be region locked. Can anyone confirm?

Yeah, looks like there's only one pre-order sub and it's locked by way of ACRTAG.

 

[Turfster]

Where is exactly their 'newly commitment to PC' at display here?

dontbelievehislies.jpg

Seriously, they've trotted out that line for almost 10 years now, and it's never amounted to anything.

 

[AkuMifune]

WIll now spend the next hour trying to talk myself into Risen 3.

Not sure if want Risen or just very bored with backlog. .png

 

[Parsnip]

Square Enix just shot themselves in the foot?

I wish it was only that.
I could appreciate a thread full of people just posting that over and over again actually.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Is there any chance for more Microsoft Gamescom announcements to happen? Where is exactly their 'newly commitment to PC' at display here?

Probably just a false rumor as usual .
Though there could be small announcements still. Like a wireless dongle for X1

 

[maneil99]

Is there any chance for more Microsoft Gamescom announcements to happen? Where is exactly their 'newly commitment to PC' at display here?

Age of Empires 2 HD + Age of Mythology HD + Rise of Nations EE

 

[def sim]

Is there any chance for more Microsoft Gamescom announcements to happen? Where is exactly their 'newly commitment to PC' at display here?

Yeah, I was hoping for a wireless dongle announcement for their controller already. Bummer.

 

[Sub Zero]

40 minutes ago Added AllowCrossRegionTradingAndGifting – false

Russian bear not saving us this time...

Yeah, didn't look at the most recent app when I checked the first time and got excited for a second.

Still, I don't think that I'll be missing much. All of CI's games were pretty terrible

 

[MMBosstones86]

Is there any chance for more Microsoft Gamescom announcements to happen? Where is exactly their 'newly commitment to PC' at display here?

Their commitment to PC is a timed exclusive.

 

[Tizoc]

3 hours, ish.

Thanks guess I'll watch theirs over dinner haha.

 

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[CecilRousso]

I know this is late, but I'm really annoyed about the Tomb Raider announcement. I know I should hold out for PC, but I know I can't wait and I'm going to have to buy it twice.

I hope the XBONE CE or Limited Edition doesn't sell and I can get it for cheap. That might be the only good thing about this.

If you buy it twice, then you're buying my copy . Stuff like that always kills my interest in a title. Luckily that shit doesn't affect Temple of Osiris.

 

[Knurek]

What Gallagher seems to be saying is that Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics think the way you put Tomb Raider “on top of action adventure gaming” is to prevent the majority of its fan base from playing it.

Gaming press be salty about TR as well.

 

[Phinor]

Yeah, looks like there's only one pre-order sub and it's locked by way of ACRTAG.

Does this (unless something changes) definitely mean that the only way to buy the game is to simply.. buy it yourself? If that's the case, I might just move this from October 2014 to Summer 2015 in my personal release calendar.

 

[Kaper]

Assuming they don't bias the RNG towards giving dupes (which I suspect they do), the odds of that are still decent; 1 in 512.

Isn't it 1 in 343? 7 cards in the Ys set.

 

[Parsnip]

The AC Unity Gamescom trailer is great.

Now all I need is that BGE2 announcement, come on Ubi.

 

[Hero Prinny]

I have finally returned from the Dominican Republic, my babies <3 so what has steam gaf been up to?

 

[Divius]

Anyone currently in here who might be able to help me set up Risk of Rain multiplayer?

I've done all the things I am supposed to but it just won't work.

 

[wilflare]

yo SteamGAF
lol 11PM here and I just got home from school
and it's only the first week of school

i'll catch the Sony Gamescom and then sleep :/

bleh

 

[Porcupine]

The shitstorm that has already started because of Tomb Raider is insane. Will be fun to watch.
(But I'm hoping it's a timed exclusive, too )

 

[JaseC]

Does this (unless something changes) definitely mean that the only way to buy the game is to simply.. buy it yourself? If that's the case, I might just move this from October 2014 to Summer 2015 in my personal release calendar.

Yeah, ACRTAG region-locks unused/new gift copies sourced from South American, Eastern European and South-east Asian users.

 

[SSPssp]

If you buy it twice, then you're buying my copy . Stuff like that always kills my interest in a title. Luckily that shit doesn't affect Temple of Osiris.

Don't do this.
You're playing right into their hands, and then you're stuck with an expensive paperweight. =p

Yeah, I know its not smart but I can't be the only one who's going to do this! I think any fan of the series who also has an XBONE is going to be really tempted.

And another fallacy: I didn't get into PC gaming until this April so I'm looking to "justify" my XBONE purchase which I now regret.

Edit: If they actually release it for PC in January 2016 (only 3 month wait) I think I can hold out.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Confusion about a "Published By" label makes sense, because it's a non-traditional distribution agreement. See also: Dance Central. It's clearly a timed exclusive, and actually it might make sense for both parties. Consider an arrangement where RotTR has a $50 million dev budget and a $25 million ad spend, and MS covers the entire ad spend and gives them a $10/unit break on license, pressing, and distribution fees. At one million units sold on Xbox One (this is very conservative), that covers 46% of the combined dev and ad budget for the game. That's all napkin math of course, but it's not hard to imagine an arrangement that's beneficial to SE. Then if the exclusivity period is fairly low, as long as it costs them less than a few million units on PS4, they win. Furthermore, I think the idea with this game is for it to be a long-seller over the life of the generation, so they're probably gambling that the upfront sales, while critical for the company's success, won't represent the bulk of the game's sales long-term.

I remember Tomb Raider, or hell, any Square-Enix game, dropping pretty fast in price especially on PC but also consoles, at least in Europe. I don't see why they would expect things to change.

 

[Cyberquake]

Chaos on Deponia is $3
http://www.bundlestars.com/store/chaos-on-deponia/

Thank you for this. Will buy it!

 

[Jawmuncher]

I have finally returned from the Dominican Republic, my babies <3 so what has steam gaf been up to?

Gamescom talk is it.
Nothing too big so far besides times tomb raider exclusivity.

 

[spindoctor]

Does this (unless something changes) definitely mean that the only way to buy the game is to simply.. buy it yourself? If that's the case, I might just move this from October 2014 to Summer 2015 in my personal release calendar.

It pretty much does. And yea, this game always felt like a Steam sale purchase to me. Especially after they decided to release it bang in the middle of the busiest season for games.

Thank you for this. Will buy it!

You should consider buying the complete collection from a trader. It would only cost you a dollar or so more and you'd get all 3 games.