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STEAM | October 2016 - A month where 100 games launch rather than coming out earlier
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morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Just wait another 18,8232 bandles for the next bundle.
GoldandBlue
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Anyone else have this show up in their Library? No idea what it's for.
Anyone else have this show up in their Library? No idea what it's for.
Prior to 2013, pre-ordering a game would sometimes if not generally result in a pre-order app appearing in your library that would be replaced with the actual game upon or closer to release. I think someone at 1C noticed the placeholder app for Crossworlds -- which is technically a game, albeit a functionless one -- and mistakenly assumed it's supposed to be in user libraries as it was added to several subs yesterday.
Ubisoft is lately really open and offers good PC support
http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchd....aspx?c=tcm:154-271880-16&ct=tcm:154-76770-32
http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchd....aspx?c=tcm:154-271880-16&ct=tcm:154-76770-32
GoldandBlue
Member
Ah, I see. Guess I'll just hide it.
Mikurden
Member
Accounting is out today. I don't have a VR headset but I get plenty of entertainment value just from being on their mailing list, so it's probably worth a look for those who do.
So here is Valve's response to the Washington State Gambling Commission
Basically,
They must be very confident that they have "lobbied" well enough to keep this from becoming a thing.
So here is Valve's response to the Washington State Gambling Commission
Basically,
Can't say they're wrong, tbh.
So here is Valve's response to the Washington State Gambling Commission
Basically,
Not terribly surprising that they would take this stance. Now we will see how interested the Washington State gaming comission is in actually forcing change in this area. Perhaps they feel this legal "shot across the bow" is enough to keep Valve in line or if not, it's not clear what rememdies they would seek that Valve would find acceptable. I have a bad feeling that this is headed to the courts sooner or later.
Thanks. There's really not much of a difference to justify the extra power needed. I just hope that using a native 1440p\4K monitor makes a clear cut difference.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Pretty flippant response. As someone who believes gambling should be more tightly regulated, I hope they are compelled to take affirmative measures to discourage or stop gambling. It's a canard to say the only choice is shut down the market--they can use known gambled data to machine learn patterns about which trades might be gambling oriented; they could have sent C&Ds to gambling sites before the whole scandal earlier this year (the fact that they did not react until after a PR scandal is on its face evidence of their complicity in gambling); they can require a whitelist for Steam OpenID domains and shut down sites that are transparently offering gambling services (despite Valve's characterization of fly-by-night gambling services that start up and shut down, it's actually the case that gambling sites have been well established and long lasting).
You can't make $500,000,000 a year from something and say you're powerless to invest anything in improving it.
You can't make $500,000,000 a year from something and say you're powerless to invest anything in improving it.
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.
I think my personal point of contention (and probably why the state gambling commission stepped in in the first place) is:
Because of this, I believe that they can be legally implicated as "facilitating gambling activities" as they are profiting from it, albeit in an indirect manor. If they decide to go that route, Valve would be in violation of a half dozen or so state gambling laws, including:
WAC 230-06-010 - Age restrictions for players
WAC 230-06-035 - Credit, loans, or gifts prohibited
to name a few.
Ubi started working closely with BlueByte for PC releases. They are doing For Honor PC port and consulting work but I don't kid they are doing WD2 PC.
spindoctor
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A couple of ex-United Front employees talked about what happened on reddit. Here are the relevant posts
Apparently everyone except Square Enix wanted Sleepy Dogs 2
Oh and they were working on Smash+Grab while doing Triad Wars. That explains why Triad Wars limped along for a couple of years with nothing good coming out of it.
I think their PC ports are usually handled by Ubi Kiev and Ubi Bucharest. I'm not sure if they handle the porting or just testing them. An Assassin's Creed game usually has 10 studios working on it so it's hard to know what happened where.
Apparently everyone except Square Enix wanted Sleepy Dogs 2
Oh and they were working on Smash+Grab while doing Triad Wars. That explains why Triad Wars limped along for a couple of years with nothing good coming out of it.
I think their PC ports are usually handled by Ubi Kiev and Ubi Bucharest. I'm not sure if they handle the porting or just testing them. An Assassin's Creed game usually has 10 studios working on it so it's hard to know what happened where.
For some reason I'm picturing Gaben as De Niro in Casino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1KDmG4bxXY
I'm like 14 hrs into Arkham Knight and there has yet to be a single boss fight. I've been doing a lot of side stuff but still its rather disappointing when you consider that only like 4hrs into Origins there was one of my all time favorite fights. The Batmobile stuff seems to be very heavily implemented into just about everything too. People weren't kidding when they complained about it. Its not all bad or anything but it does become kind of tedious. Hoping the game picks up and becomes more fun as it concludes.
With all that said..the presentation is really amazing. Definitely one of the most impressive Unreal Engine games I ever played. Rocksteady is really talented and they overachieved on so many little things.
Such a great effort on their end.
Kind of happy this is their last game with this repetitive Batman stuff. They have given this guy more than enough of their time. They need to move on to greater things. Like a Superman game preferably.
With all that said..the presentation is really amazing. Definitely one of the most impressive Unreal Engine games I ever played. Rocksteady is really talented and they overachieved on so many little things.
Lovin these little Joker segments.
Kind of happy this is their last game with this repetitive Batman stuff. They have given this guy more than enough of their time. They need to move on to greater things. Like a Superman game preferably.
Chairmanchuck
Member
The thing is why they though in the era of CS:Go, LoL, Dota2, Overwatch and TF2 they thought it would be a good idea to make another MP only game.
spindoctor
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Well it was a last ditch effort. What do you do when no one is willing to pay you for a proper project? Their only hope was for Smash+Grab become an overnight sensation like Battlerite or even Paladins. When that didn't happen they had no choices left.
the_firewithin
Member
Am I making a mistake in thinking about getting the elder scrolls online?
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.
Nope, it's a great game - and the base version is on sale. If you're even kinda interested in MMOs and/or Elder Scrolls and it's lore, that $20 purchase could net you a few hundred hours of game play.
Just keep in mind that the "upgrade" to the gold edition which includes the first four major expansions will cost you $40 down the road if you decide you want them.
Phawx
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Hey fellers, is this a good price on the set: https://www.indiegala.com/store/product/dark-souls-iii-endless-bundle/374320
How do you feel on total value changing much within the coming weeks?
Yea, but.. that would require Valve to do work in a timely manner.
How do you feel on total value changing much within the coming weeks?
Yea, but.. that would require Valve to do work in a timely manner.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Might bite the bullet too, although I'd be triple dipping (Xb1, ps4 and now PC) Friends dont play but the game is solo friendly i suppose
HowardRoark
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I was eying that earlier in the day when it was posted on /r/gamedeals.
It's not super clear (or at least it wasn't to me), but it's bundling:
- Dark Souls 3
- Endless Legend
Price: $38.99
Looking at the historical lows for these:
- DS3 - $31.35
- Endless Legend - $5.24 (or $6.74 if it's Emperor Edition, it's not clear)
TOTAL: $36.59 (or $38.09)
They're also throwing in 35MM ($3.89 historical low).
It seems to be a mediocre deal, even adding in the $3.89 from 35MM.
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.
It's about $7.60 over the previous low for Dark Souls III, but it comes bundled with Endless Legend (with a historical low of $5.24 by itself) and 35MM which is bundle fodder.
So in theory you could have already built this bundle yourself for less in the past, but it's an alright deal if you're really looking to jump on Dark Souls III and Endless Legend right now. With the Halloween sale coming soon I'd say there's a chance we'll see a discount on Dark Souls III though I'm not sure how much or whether it will be better. If you can hold off til Black Friday there will almost certainly be a better deal either digitally from the Fall sale, or physically from sites like Amazon / Best Buy.
Jawmuncher
Member
Does it even include anything? Why is it called a bundle?
Phawx
Member
Ah, I mistakenly thought it included the season pass listed below. I'll skip this
UcchedavÄda
Member
Never change, NVIDIA:
.. are they comparing integrated Intel graphics cards with their own GPU?
Wok
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Cross-posting for indie fans.
I did not know We are Chicago.
IndieCade awards have been given. There are some familiar names.
Click if you want more info on some games, there are links to each game on the page.
I did not know We are Chicago.
HowardRoark
Member
Yeah, really poor communication job by IG. It would be (and should be) an instabuy for anyone not owning DS3 if it included the DLC.
GhostTrick
Banned
Ucchedavāda;220582993 said:
Yes but to be fair, there's a point:
It's supposed to be a GPU you can fit in any computer even the lowends one, because of how light on power consumption this thing is. No need to change your power supply.
I think the point is to show how this can turn your 3 years old office desktop or toaster into a gaming machine.
You have to imagine that if they go after Valve on those kinds of grounds (ie liability due to indirectly profiting from third party actions), they would need to have an air tight case or else it will almost certainly end up in court. Which I'm sure is something that Valve does not want.
My understanding of the way most of the gambling sites operated is that they used the trading system and never used the Steam Marketplace (for reference I used one of the Dota 2 item betting sites several years ago - I am of legal gambling age before anyone asks). Maybe the CS:GO stuff is different though, I'm not sure. If Valve could somehow definitively say these third parties never used the marketplace to conduct these things (this seems doubtful, but I have no idea what kinds of logs are kept on Valve's side), then there would be no grounds for the commission to recoup money since Valve never profited. But without being able to definitively say what has occured -- Valve's letter even admits that it happens outside of their knowledge most of the time -- then it feels like really murky waters to me. The kind of waters that a state comission looking for money might try to test in court if they see big $$$ in it for them (which it seems like they do in this case).
The next developments will remain interesting if nothing else. Some tighter regulation on the gambling side of the video game industry might not be a bad thing overall for the players. Especially as regards mobile games but, sadly IMO, none of that is at issue here.
Jawmuncher
Member
Indie gala trying to trick people
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Hollow Bliss got greenlit! Working hard on it.
But a question for you all, I've been debating what I should do with the Steam capsule art for the game, and I want to get your guy's opinion if this seems okay, or if I should go with something different?
These first images are the 'small capsule' image, which is the image that appears on the Steam Storefront. I figured the logo wouldn't really work for this, so I want to see if you guys think this is good for the image on the storefront when browsing for the game:
And might this be okay for a Store Header? This is the image that displays on the Steam Store page:
There's more I need to work on, but I kind of am debating if I should ask my artist to whip up something or if this will work so she can work more on the project art itself. Opinions are welcome.
But a question for you all, I've been debating what I should do with the Steam capsule art for the game, and I want to get your guy's opinion if this seems okay, or if I should go with something different?
These first images are the 'small capsule' image, which is the image that appears on the Steam Storefront. I figured the logo wouldn't really work for this, so I want to see if you guys think this is good for the image on the storefront when browsing for the game:
And might this be okay for a Store Header? This is the image that displays on the Steam Store page:
There's more I need to work on, but I kind of am debating if I should ask my artist to whip up something or if this will work so she can work more on the project art itself. Opinions are welcome.
It's not communicated anywhere on the page, but apparently it's called the Endless bundle as it includes Endless Legend, according to this reddit post. Kind of an unfathomable combination
edit: They added a proper banner to the site that mentions this now, sort of. It still seems weird.
Chairmanchuck
Member
Hollow Bliss got greenlit! Working hard on it.
But a question for you all, I've been debating what I should do with the Steam capsule art for the game, and I want to get your guy's opinion if this seems okay, or if I should go with something different?
These first images are the 'small capsule' image, which is the image that appears on the Steam Storefront. I figured the logo wouldn't really work for this, so I want to see if you guys think this is good for the image on the storefront when browsing for the game:
And might this be okay for a Store Header? This is the image that displays on the Steam Store page:
There's more I need to work on, but I kind of am debating if I should ask my artist to whip up something or if this will work so she can work more on the project art itself. Opinions are welcome.
I like it like that. Composition seems fine to me.
I see that Mike 'Mike Ross' Ross has left Twitch, so there's no more Capcom Pro Talk and free Twitch Turbo's for everyone. Tragic, though maybe now 4th place at EVO 2017 awaits.
HowardRoark
Member
I was giving them the benefit of the doubt, but I guess I wouldn't rule it out.
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