Saying that's what they're doing, and actually doing it, are two separate things obviously.
Though to their credit, I've seen a few things crop up lately on Steam that are customer-centric changes being made to the store. Like market prices for inventory items, changes to the marketplace filters, and even adding "Early Access Review" labels where appropriate. All said, I think I've seen more positive changes to the Steam site in the last 3 months than I have in the last 3 years.you're welcome.
But I agree that they definitely could (and should) be doing a lot more, especially when it comes to customer service.
The fact that they've had every opportunity to poach you and have repeatedly failed to seize on it just makes their dedication to the user experience seem even more questionable.
Guess they got tired of all that piracy.
Well, it's said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so Valve implementing the item price feature is, in a way, a pat on the back!
Tropico 5 launch most successful in series history
El Presidentes around the world have elected with their wallets to make Tropico 5 the most successful launch in the franchise's history, according to publisher Kalypso. The game reached sales of "over six figures," topping the Steam sales charts and showing impressive debuts in the UK and Germany.
We mentioned in our review of Tropico 5 that we felt Tropico 4 remains a better experience, but it's still good to see players voting to play the sunny banana republic simulation series. The Xbox 360 and Mac versions of the game are planned for summer, with the PS4 expected to welcome the Tropico delegation this autumn.
Dragon Age Inquisition screenshots show new environments, also The Fade
Bioware have released a bumper selection of screenshots from the upcoming Dragon Age: Inquisition—one of the few AAA releases still clinging to a 2014 launch. The new environmental shots show a series of areas set to debut in the RPG sequel, and also offer a look at the returning 'Fade'. The magical, er, whatever it is, wasn't an entirely popular segment of the first Dragon Age: Origins, and spawned a popular mod to skip the bloody place entirely. For lore fans, Bioware have also been filling out the backstory of these areas with in-character texts. Through them, you can read a Lord Seeker's address to the students of Therinfal Redoubt, or a First Enchanter's rambling thoughts about The Fade. None of which will really matter when Dragon Age: Inquisition is released on October 7th. We'll all be too busy killing dragons and sexing companions.
Starcraft 2 becomes a turn-based RPG with new mod Rogue Star
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The thing that stops me from being good at Starcraft 2 is I can only manage a few minutes of furious finger work. Luckily, there's now hope for those of us without the stamina to sustain our armies: Rogue Star, a Starcraft 2 Arcade mod that transforms the game into a turn-based RPG. Take that, pro-gamers—you could be spending whole, luxurious minutes before activating your blink attacks.
"The prologue contains 30+ abilities, 60+ items, and 10 unique enemy types," explains the mod's creator in a SC2 Arcade forum post. Elsewhere, in the mod's dedicated subreddit, he reveals that while Rogue Star is single-player only right now, co-op and PvP will be "added in a later content patch". More classes are also planned.
The best part is that, because Blizzard have made the Starcraft 2 Arcade free, you can play the game regardless of whether you own the base RTS. All you need to do is download the Arcade, and search its games list for Rogue Star.
PC Still Rules As Core Gaming Device, Beats Out Xbox, PlayStation, Wii U
New market research data conducted by Dealnews with nearly 1,000 participants has revealed some very interesting facts. For instance, PC gaming is still master of the game room and that more than 58% of hardcore gamers have yet to upgrade to the new-gen systems.
The infographic lets loose some very cool stats about the state of today's gaming marketplace, where we find that 39% of the survey participants still prefer PC as their primary gaming device. That actually makes a ton of sense because I'm part of that 39% – joined after all those great Steam deals and then I built up an undeniably valuable Steam library and realized I could play them at any time. It's like picking up a treasure box but not opening it until a later date and then realizing that you have a bunch of gold inside... or in this case, games actually worth owning and playing.
However, closely behind PC is the Xbox One and Xbox 360. The stats share so there's probably a discrepancy between Xbox One and Xbox 360, with more people probably (and most likely) favoring the Xbox 360 over the Xbox One, but it still shows a 26% share valuation just behind PC. This is followed by the PS3 and PS4 with 24% of the market value and Nintendo's consoles and mobile devices only capturing 11% of the pie.
Interestingly enough, as mentioned at the top of the article, more than half of all those participants on the console side are still rocking old-gen hardware, as 58% of gamers have not upgraded to the Xbox One, Wii U or PS4. It could have something to do with the price of entry being higher for the eighth-gen consoles, with Dealnews writing...
It's not hard to see why gamers would want to hold off on jumping into eighth-gen when prices are still high and software variety is still low... well, unless you count the Wii U's ever-expanding library, which now includes the top-selling Mario Kart 8.
Speaking of the Wii U, core gamers from the other brand are now less likely to pick on the little Wii U that could, seeing it and its fanbase as part of the core gaming family.... much more-so than the original Wii and its army of shovelware titles.
I'm guessing a lot of that has to do with the fact that Monolith Soft's 'X' looks better than anything coming to the Xbox One and PS4 right now, and that Mario Kart 8 is so much fun that I'm sure there are grown adults out there who think that the multiplayer is more fun than trying to make babies.
That's not to mention that the Wii U is picking itself up in sales and making a comeback like Heather Dorniden in the U.S. 600 meter race. It's hard to keep a good console down when it's still selling more than the Xbox One and has more worthwhile games to play.
Moreover, the eighth-gen console crowd is proving that they are really all-in on adopting digital distribution. More than 83% of participants acknowledged that they download their games through their console, a 7% increase over last year's stats.
Even though 79% of gamers aren't interested in an Xbox One, I'm curious if that stat will change following E3? I mean, who knew that the Glorious PC Master Race was actually the odds on favorite after all?
Yo GAF this game is kickass
Fast paced mecha action with some generic animu characters, wish I could play as Daniel, dude is cool.
I might set the blade weapon to a shoulder button since I can't mash the melee and guns at the same time to save my ass haha.
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Anyone play it recently? Ive kind of sat out and waited for it to be finished.
So three new map DLCs? Hopefully they're more along the lines of Forest of the Fallen giants in terms of complexity, and not Black Gulch.
Any hidden gems among these? Sometimes it's hard to spot a diamond in these bundles.
