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[Arthea]

Meanwhile on greenlight, some nice games


a psychological horror game, looks promising, story heavy? We don't get many of those.

interesting concept in this puzzle game

we travel back in time to get futuristic racer? Why not! It's 2000 now

an interesting looking puzzle platformer

megaton! a Snarf game

 

[lashman]

talk about beefy patches ... MKX is downloading ANOTHER 15.8GB patch ... good going, High Voltage ....

 

[BinaryPork2737]

a psychological horror game, looks promising, story heavy? We don't get many of those.

Oh cool, it's being developed by the same guy that made Silence of the Sleep.

 

[SilentMatthew]

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Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken -- MB-858AEC515D70EF68 - Taken by Purkake4. 2 entrants total.
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Orcs Must Die! 2: Complete Pack -- MB-DF1308F448C33A06 - Taken by Cyldman. 2 entrants total.
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Celebrating m_shortpant's new PC and proper entry into PC gaming via humble key dumps.

 

[ashecitism]

Each time I've been to Valve, I've hung out in the lobby with a few people waiting to play test. I asked them about it last time and they were waiting to play Left 4 Dead 3.

lol, aren't they under NDA? Oh well, it's not like L4D3 is a secret at this point.

 

[BoosterDuck]

August 11th release date?

SD High School because the game is console only

 

[Arthea]

Thanks again Valve, for not letting me to wishlist that anthology, this way I'll forget it and it will save me some money, you are practically like a mother to me.

 

[derExperte]

Each time I've been to Valve, I've hung out in the lobby with a few people waiting to play test. I asked them about it last time and they were waiting to play Left 4 Dead 3.

Not sure if serious.
Let's start a thread and see which news website will pick it up first.

 

[Locust]

talk about beefy patches ... MKX is downloading ANOTHER 15.8GB patch ... good going, High Voltage ....

http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791437324143/announcements/detail/134324112480865086

At least it isn't just shader downgrades this time

Spoiler

I hope

.

 

[Parsnip]

August 11th release date?

Why does he look so flat?
Like, it's a cardboard cutout.
This one as well.

 

[Turfster]

Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries is 72% off on the Humble Store, which seems a lot for a game that's barely a month old.

Why does he look so flat?

He's getting old, bro.

(The lighting seems seriously off)

 

[Arthea]

I can't see that gameinformer linked pic, I get error when copying a link too. What's up with that? Everybody seems to see it.

 

[lashman]

Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries is 72% off on the Humble Store, which seems a lot for a game that's barely a month old.

... and not that bad either

 

[chronomac]

Stolen from the Tony Hawk news thread.

 

[BlackRainbowFT]

Why does he look so flat?
Like, it's a cardboard cutout.
This one as well.

I think it's due to the botched "mario galaxy"-shader.

 

[ashecitism]

Not sure if serious.
Let's start a thread and see which news website will pick it up first.

"The creator of ES claims to have met L4D3 playtesters!"

 

[Nabs]

Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries is 72% off on the Humble Store, which seems a lot for a game that's barely a month old.



He's getting old, bro.

Apparently it's a 2-3 hour game with questionable platforming and combat. $2.50 sounds about right.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Each time I've been to Valve, I've hung out in the lobby with a few people waiting to play test. I asked them about it last time and they were waiting to play Left 4 Dead 3.

I recall as well, Left 4 Dead 2 was going to have more dynamic weather and level changing options to keep things fresh, and that got playtested out because it was too confusing for the people they got.

I love the amount of polish Valve puts into things, but sometimes they cut way too much of the more fun, ambitious stuff.

 

[derExperte]

I don't understand what Turbo Dismount is about but I think I'll bite.

 

[Chariot]

Do you think I need to upgrade my processor too? I got 8 GB Ram which should be fine, but my Intel Core i5-4570 looks a bit weak, doesn't it?

 

[Turfster]

I don't understand what Turbo Dismount is about but I think I'll bite.

It's a 3D Nanaca Crash with a car, iirc.

Do you think I need to upgrade my processor too? I got 8 GB Ram which should be fine, but my Intel Core i5-4570 looks a bit weak, doesn't it?

Should last you a while longer still.
It's less than a year old =p

 

[derExperte]

Do you think I need to upgrade my processor too? I got 8 GB Ram which should be fine, but my Intel Core i5-4570 looks a bit weak, doesn't it?

No.

 

[Nabs]

Do you think I need to upgrade my processor too? I got 8 GB Ram which should be fine, but my Intel Core i5-4570 looks a bit weak, doesn't it?

Absolutely. Go for it.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Do you think I need to upgrade my processor too? I got 8 GB Ram which should be fine, but my Intel Core i5-4570 looks a bit weak, doesn't it?

maybe

 

[ashecitism]

One of the most hilarious changes they made based on playtesters is probably the antlion lair in Ep2. It was supposed to be more open with different, interconnected paths, but one guy kept turning to the right, thus running in circles, so it got simplified.

Or the planned ending with Chell saying "Yes". Testers got confused who's voice it was, so it got scrapped, even though there was a prompt "press to say yes" lol

 

[Rhaknar]

dont forget that the witcher 3 on GMG is not a stream key

 

[chronomac]

Good luck with that.

 

[lashman]

One of the most hilarious changes they made based on playtesters is probably the antlion lair in Ep2. It was supposed to be more open with different, interconnected paths, but one guy kept turning to the right, thus running in circles, so it got simplified.

Or the planned ending with Chell saying "Yes". Testers got confused who's voice it was, so it got scrapped, even though there was a prompt "press to say yes" lol

the real question is - are volvo playtesters actually able to breathe on their own? or do they need instructions and/or assistance ....

 

[Chariot]

Should last you a while longer still.
It's less than a year old =p

Huh? I am almost sure that my pc is odler than a year. My memory must be fooling me. But that's nice to hear, more money left for porn. Thanks!

Good luck with that.

But really, thanks guys ;D

 

[Kurt Russell]

Do you think I need to upgrade my processor too? I got 8 GB Ram which should be fine, but my Intel Core i5-4570 looks a bit weak, doesn't it?

So far my 3570k has been a trusty warhorse. I'd say that 4570 will also last for some time (at least until they announce new and improved stuff)

 

[r3n4ud]

Good luck with that.

My eyes!

 

[someguyinahat]

Why does he look so flat?
Like, it's a cardboard cutout.
This one as well.

Paper Tonio in the Thousand-Year Skater

 

[Turfster]

Huh? I am almost sure that my pc is odler than a year. My memory must be fooling me.

Oh, I misread that, it's Q2'13.
Still, it's a Haswell, so you're good until like at least the next console generation, and probably the one after that =p


I'm still rocking a 6 year old CPU and it can take anything I've thrown at it, so...

 

[Saty]

One of the most hilarious changes they made based on playtesters is probably the antlion lair in Ep2. It was supposed to be more open with different, interconnected paths, but one guy kept turning to the right, thus running in circles, so it got simplified.

Or the planned ending with Chell saying "Yes". Testers got confused who's voice it was, so it got scrapped, even though there was a prompt "press to say yes" lol

Yeah, Valve really need to cut down on listening to playtesters about 'challenge' stuff. The products suffer. There is no need in game named 'Portal' to have the the first hour of the game as simple, tutorial levels. Drop me in the deep water, please. Tutorials should be regulated to where they once where - a separate and optional level outside of the 'real' campaign that teaches you what you need (think HL1). In-story, in-campaign tutorial sections are the worst.

 

[the_firewithin]

I wish I trusted myself not to screw up trying to OC my cpu a little bit. I know its supposed to be easier these days but I don't trust my karma lol

 

[Turfster]

I wish I trusted myself not to screw up trying to OC my cpu a little bit. I know its supposed to be easier these days but I don't trust my karma lol

Most of the "heavy" calculations are offloaded to the GPU anyway these days, so your CPU doesn't really need to do all that much, usually.

 

[Purkake4]

Huh? I am almost sure that my pc is odler than a year. My memory must be fooling me. But that's nice to hear, more money left for porn. Thanks!

But really, thanks guys ;D

http://i.imgur.com/REk2i5F.gif

 

[jshackles]

lol, aren't they under NDA? Oh well, it's not like L4D3 is a secret at this point.

Yeah they might have been under an NDA, but then again maybe not. I mean, they were waiting in the lobby to get started, so they might not have signed anything at that point.

Also it didn't help that I was waiting for someone else to get out of a meeting, and Jeep Barnett walks out, recognizes me, and asks if I'm there for the L4D3 play testing.

So yeah at this point it's like the worst kept Valve secret.

 

[freshVeggie]

Do you think I need to upgrade my processor too? I got 8 GB Ram which should be fine, but my Intel Core i5-4570 looks a bit weak, doesn't it?

It's a good CPU.

Long, looooong before CPU your GPU will become a bottleneck. Don't waste your money on a CPU now.

 

[pahamrick]

In case anyone here missed it from the MKX threads, back up your saves. The patch wipes all your progress.

 

[Chariot]

So far my 3570k has been a trusty warhorse. I'd say that 4570 will also last for some time (at least until they announce new and improved stuff)

Oh, I misread that, it's Q2'13.
Still, it's a Haswell, so you're good until like at least the next console generation, and probably the one after that =p


I'm still rocking a 6 year old CPU and it can take anything I've thrown at it, so...

It's a good CPU.

Long, looooong before CPU your GPU will become a bottleneck. Don't waste your money on a CPU now.

Neat! Now just need to call in some favours and debts and I am ready for this generation. (hopefully)

Just one question: why are there so many versions of the GTX? There are like 34 versions of it on mindfactory and I have no idea what to choose (or why).

 

[lashman]

In case anyone here missed it from the MKX threads, back up your saves. The patch wipes all your progress.

ah, I see HVS is on a roll .... good for them

 

[MMBosstones86]

Dungeon Siege 3 beaten. No fucking New Game Plus? What kind of fuckery is this?

you....want to play it again?

 

[Knurek]

you....want to play it again?

Well, it's the second best Obsidian game, why wouldn't he want to play it again?

 

[Vazra]

you....want to play it again?

I enjoyed the game. Better loot on higher difficulty would have helped me to continue playing. More fun with it than Diablo 3.

 

[freshVeggie]

Neat! Now just need to call in some favours and debts and I am ready for this generation. (hopefully)

Just one question: why are there so many versions of the GTX? There are like 34 versions of it on mindfactory and I have no idea what to choose (or why).

Vendors implement various output configurations, fans and overclocks.

Besides that there are buttloads of vendors with varying track record in terms of quality, heat dissipation and longevity.

No easy way out. You gotta look up benchmarks. Not GTX970 but specific vendor benches like Gigabyte GTX970, MSI GTX970 etc.
Just know that each vendor even has multiple GTX970 variations.

I did my research - extensively - and came to the conclusion that MSI Gaming G4 offers best bang & quality for the buck.

I also bought it from Mindfactory, so know that they are pretty good.

 

[Turfster]

Humble additions

• Heroes of Might & Magic 1
• Some DLC IDK

 

[titch]

I second that..

Thirded actually

I've been lashed

Humble additions

• Heroes of Might & Magic 1
• Some DLC IDK

Still no steam keys...the dream is over

 

[derExperte]

Good luck with that.

One is an expert, one can't fucking spell and one's Jawmuncher. The choice who to trust has never been easier.

Just one question: why are there so many versions of the GTX? There are like 34 versions of it on mindfactory and I have no idea what to choose (or why).

Get one that turns off the fans while idle. My Asus Strix does that, MSI too.

 

[crazyrabbits]

Quick report for people who can buy this.
Anno 2070 is an Uplay code (of course), might be region restricted.
Wolfenstein is the real deal, DRM-free as far as I can tell. It is set to run with English VO+Polish text by default, but you can easily set it to have English text (took me about 2 minutes of googling to find this, can confirm it works just fine).
Whole deal costs ~$4, sure as hell beats paying $80 for a Steam key from trader (or whatever Wolf09 is worth nowadays).
PLGAF and/or people living near our border - might be worth giving this a try.

Huh. I'll take a look for this at my local Chapters - they usually have foreign gaming magazines.

Also, LOL at the M&M HB week 2 bonuses. Ubi gonna Ubi.