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The Official Steam Update Thread

post #1 of 9
4/2/08 at 2:38am
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Didn't see one, figured there'd be a use for one.

I know people have had their fair share of problems with Steam in the past, although I think much of that was due to Half-Life 2's chaotic launch, but I think it's becoming the PC game equivalent of ITunes in a big bad way.

I guess UbiSoft has now signed on to have their games put on Steam, Far Cry and Splinter Cell are the first two up and you can pre-order Assassin's Creed for download on April 9th.

I see a lot of console threads on here, any PC gamers use this service as religiously as I do?
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post #2 of 9
4/2/08 at 7:56am
There was a previous thread about a Chud Steam group.

I log on Steam often to check out new games and stuff. I just bought Audiosurf off it a few days ago (most satisfying 10$ purchase of my life). I don't do multiplayer too much though.

But, yeah, Steam has come a long way from the Half-Life 2 debacle. It's pretty essential right now if you're a PC gamer. Once I upgrade my DSL to 24 mbit I'll even stop buying games retail.
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post #3 of 9
5/10/08 at 4:52am
For this weekend only the old school top-down shooter Shadowgrounds: Survivor only for $4.99. I haven't yet played this myself, but I've heard good things about this game developed by the Finnish company Frozenbyte.

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post #4 of 9
5/10/08 at 11:25am
After playing through the first episode I'd say Shadowgrounds is well worth the purchase. It's like the original Doom, but from a top-down perspective and with good graphics and a simple character development system.
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post #5 of 9
5/10/08 at 12:09pm
I love Steam, and use it regularly. All pc games should have the option of being delivered this way.

A recent gem I found on there was a space sim called Darkstar One. Good, old-fashioned Wing Commander-style gameplay, with some Privateer trading/pirating/bounty-huntering thrown in. I think it was $9.99. First time I've used my old force-feedback joystick in ages.
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post #6 of 9
5/10/08 at 12:11pm
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Originally Posted by Timo View Post
After playing through the first episode I'd say Shadowgrounds is well worth the purchase.
I remember enjoying the demo, think I'll go pick this up. Thanks for the heads-up, Timo.
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post #7 of 9
5/11/08 at 12:15pm
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Originally Posted by Jacob Singer View Post
I love Steam, and use it regularly. All pc games should have the option of being delivered this way.

A recent gem I found on there was a space sim called Darkstar One. Good, old-fashioned Wing Commander-style gameplay, with some Privateer trading/pirating/bounty-huntering thrown in. I think it was $9.99. First time I've used my old force-feedback joystick in ages.
Being starved for space sims I bought this full-price when it came out. It starts pretty good but it gets kind of repetitive about half-way through. Still, at $9.99 it's a very good buy.
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post #8 of 9
9/7/08 at 8:30am
All id games are 50% off this weekend at Steam. I just bought Quake I & II. Damn, I think I could play through the first episode of Quake with my eyes closed. I don't think I've ever played any single player levels of any game as many times as these.
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post #9 of 9
9/7/08 at 12:00pm
I finally installed Steam last weekend when PORTAL was on sale for $10. The download was pretty slow for me, but I eventually got it. Still need to play the game, though.
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