The Steam Thread

[Just Burny]

I'm sure some people will be interested.

http://scottrice.github.io/Ice/

 

[BlackFlagg]

The Enhanced Edition of Baldurs Gate is on sale for $5(75% off)

 

[BlackFlagg]

New weekly bundle up as well for $1 ya get Neighbours From Hell Compilation, Supreme Commander, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, The Guild 2, and Red Faction: Armageddon! If you pay $6 or more<looks like they changed it to a flat price instead of beating the average>, you'll also receive Painkiller: Hell and Damnation, ArcaniA, Darksiders II and SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny!

Gonna grab the $1 set as usual but was wondering if anyone knows enough about the other 4 to say if it's worth dropping the extra $5 on em?

 

[muzzington]

X-Com: Enemy Unknown is 75% off this weekend and also free to play until Sunday.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

BioShock 2 has been updated on Steam to remove GFWL and SecuROM. Now includes full 360 controller support, Steam achievements, and still has multi-player. All current owners get all of the DLC, including Minerva's Den--which I've seen praised as one of the better pieces of DLC made for any game. New purchases include most of the DLC, with an option to buy Minerva's Den.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/11567/
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=690065

Here's some info about other games which seem like they'll be moving from GFWL to Steamworks:

http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_3rd_Party_DRM_on_Steam#Games_for_Windows_Live

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

This is kinda silly. Call of Duty: Ghosts PC requirements:

http://www.geforce.com/games-applications/pc-games/call-of-duty-ghosts/system-requirements

Minimum System Requirements

• OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHZ / AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHZ or better
• RAM: 6 GB RAM
• HDD: 50 GB HD space
• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 5870 or better
• Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
• DirectX: 11
• Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet connection required for activation.

Recommended System Requirements

• Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

The requirements for Watch_Dogs have been appearing and disappearing of late as well, showing similar specs: 4-6GB RAM, 2GB VRAM, 64-bit OS, quad-core CPU. Looks like it might be a good idea to wait and see what these next-gen-based games actually require before putting together a worthwhile gaming PC. Based on these recent rumours/news, the i3-2120 & HD 7770 system I put together last year would struggle to even meet minimums.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/dxhr-%E2%80%93-director%E2%80%99s-cut-pc-digital-release-details

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut is coming to Steam October 22nd in North America. $20 for the whole package; $10 if you own the base game; $5 if you own the game and The Missing Link.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Gone Home is 50% off on Steam for a few days. Also on the game's home page via the Humble Widget.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/
http://www.gonehomegame.com/

The current Humble Bundle: PC and Android 7 added a handful of games to start its second week.
https://www.humblebundle.com/

And Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut is out today. On Steam, it's $20 for new buyers; $10 if you own the original base game; $5 if you also own The Missing Link DLC.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/238010/

 

[BlackFlagg]

Path of Exile unlocks on steam later today, appears to be a free to play Diablo style ARPG MMO type game.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is available now on Steam for $20.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/245280/

A few months ago, I kinda wondered if this might happen. Dark Souls on PC has apparently been successful for Namco--despite being a bit of a shoddy port--and Devil May Cry got a good PC version for Ninja Theory (at least part of the work there was outsourced). Then I saw a rumour about Enslaved PC a little while later. And now all of a sudden, it's available. Neat.

 

[BlackFlagg]

All Saints Row stuff is 33-75% off, including SRIV which is 50% off($24.99)

 

[jimmy no nose]

Seemingly out of nowhere, Sega just released The Typing of the Dead: Overkill. 10 years after the original Typing of the dead and nearly 5 years after House of the Dead: Overkill. Kind of random, but no less awesome. Only $10 until November 1.

 

[Master Thrasher]

I bought it. I thought I was a faster typist.

Also, the original Overkill game is included if you don't want to type.

 

[vivisectvi]

Valve's Steambox Steam Machine prototype:

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

I like the idea of that chassis. And I assume it's a non-typical motherboard as well. The Verge has a gallery of various prototypes, so I'm just trying to figure everything out.

The CPU is on the rear right--near the I/O panel--and exhausts out of the top. PSU is front-right, which I think means it intakes from the top, and exhausts out the right side. The GPU is on the left, and exhausts out the rear. The HDD/SSD seem like it's in the middle, elevated in a cradle above and to the side of the CPU cooler. I think the RAM is in front of the CPU, in its own little compartment.

In any case, it looks kinda bonkers. They've fit a proper CPU, and a Titan GPU into something a little bigger than an Xbox 360.

The Verge have a full-on article as well.

Edit: Just starting in to an Engadget article, and they already have some images that make it easier to see what goes where.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/valve-steam-machine-hands-on/

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Also, at CES in January, they'll be announcing actual hardware units with partners, and some of the games that will be coming to Linux (and thus SteamOS/Steam Machines).

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

We've got a new WB Games Humble Bundle.

https://www.humblebundle.com

Pay $1.00 or more for:
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Game of the Year Edition
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 3
Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Beat the average (currently $4.13) to get:
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Scribblenauts Unlimited

All games are Steam keys for Windows. (Arkham City is also on Mac.) No soundtracks this time.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

With the Team 17 Weekly Sale that's currently going, Humble changed the Steam system from providing individual keys to redeem, to linking your Steam account, and redeeming games automatically. Looks like there is now a system to send individual games as gifts, in conjunction with the new linked accounts setup.

http://support.humblebundle.com/customer/portal/articles/1356336-gifting-steam-keys

 

[BlackFlagg]

I am not a fan of this new system, I can not for the life of me log in to the steam website, I'm using the exact same username and pass that I do on the app and it just says invalid log-in, quite annoying...

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Do you have Steam Guard enabled? I'd suggest trying some stuff like clearing cookies, using a different browser, de-authorizing all of your Steam Guard-authorized computers, temporarily changing the account password, and maybe a few other things.

 

[BlackFlagg]

figured a way around, can use the big picture option on the app and use the browser in that to do it

 

[Master Thrasher]

The You Don't Know Jack series in now on Steam. I miss the 90's sometimes.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Nice; I just noticed this today. Looks like there was some stuff added to the Steam client in an update last week:

"Updated Downloads section, including download-queue management and quick links to throttling and app update settings

Added "High Priority" app update setting - Steam will prioritize automatic updates for that app"

 

[KingPK]

Anybody want a 33% off Foul Play or 25% off Volgarr the Viking coupon? I guess I got them for buying Hotline Miami (which is fucking awesome).

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

The Humble Store has opened with a handful of games, all at 50-75% off.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store

A little odd in that it seems to be just another storefront, with a few twists. I would have figured a "Humble Store" would be all of the various games that use the Humble Store widget on their respective home pages, gathered up in a browsable, searchable way.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

According to the Humble Store FAQ, the Humble Debut Sale is a 7-day affair. There will be 9 games on sale at a time, with a new batch swapped in at 11AM every day.

http://support.humblebundle.com/customer/portal/articles/1362606-the-humble-store---faq

 

[BlackFlagg]

We've got a new WB Games Humble Bundle.

https://www.humblebundle.com

Pay $1.00 or more for:
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Game of the Year Edition
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 3
Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Beat the average (currently $4.13) to get:
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Scribblenauts Unlimited

All games are Steam keys for Windows. (Arkham City is also on Mac.) No soundtracks this time.

more added to the above average bundle,
F.E.A.R.
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
Guardians of Middle Earth + DLC
Lord of the Rings Online: Steely Dawn Starter Pack
Gotham City Impostors: Professional Kit
The Millennium Skins Pack for Batman: Arkham Origins

 

[oldskool]

We've got a new WB Games Humble Bundle.

https://www.humblebundle.com

Pay $1.00 or more for:
Batman: Arkham Asylum - Game of the Year Edition
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 3
Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Beat the average (currently $4.13) to get:
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
Scribblenauts Unlimited

All games are Steam keys for Windows. (Arkham City is also on Mac.) No soundtracks this time.

more added to the above average bundle,
F.E.A.R.
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
Guardians of Middle Earth + DLC
Lord of the Rings Online: Steely Dawn Starter Pack
Gotham City Impostors: Professional Kit
The Millennium Skins Pack for Batman: Arkham Origins

Thanks for the heads up; can't believe how good a deal this bundle was to start with & now I find out there's a couple DLC packs and another couple games added on after the fact.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Steam Autumn Sale 2013 has started. First bunch of deals:

http://store.steampowered.com/

Daily Deals
Antichamber - $4.99 (75% off)
Prison Architect - $14.99 (50% off)
Sleeping Dogs - $4.99 (80% off)
Terraria - $2.49 (75% off)
Rogue Legacy - $5.09 (66% off)
Left 4 Dead 2 - $4.99 (75% off)
The Walking Dead - $6.24 (75% off)
Skyrim - $7.49 (75% off)
Outlast - $6.79 (66% off)

Flash Sales (Every 8 Hours)
Castle Story - $13.39 (33% off)
Crysis 2: Maximum Edition - $7.49 (75% off)
Space Hulk - $10.19 (66% off)
Hammerwatch - $3.39 (66% off)

 

[BlackFlagg]

You just have the reg edition of Skyrim listed there, the Legendary edition is also on sale for $20.39(66% off), just grabbed it