[Stallion Free]

Edit: Anyone knows how to put Extraction Point in 1920*1200?

http://www.widescreengaming.net/wiki...traction_Point

[TouchMyBox]

I like the comic about that: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/4/16/

It makes me think that some companies don't do any playtesting whatsoever.

[Baha]

Aquanox 1 & 2 are the steam daily @ $2.49 each or $3.99 for the package.

[Des0lar]

Aquanox 1 & 2 are the steam daily @ $2.49 each or $3.99 for the package.

Oooh, I may very well get them both. Nostalgiaaaaaaaa

[Tess3ract]

Costume Quest for $3? Okay I'll finally bite.

[scorpscarx]

Cool I didn't even know Aquanox was on Steam.

Not sure if buy though, I remember that game as a really cool graphical showcase and not really as a game, I might not have given it a chance though.

[HoosTrax]

Not sure if buy though, I remember that game as a really cool graphical showcase and not really as a game, I might not have given it a chance though.

That makes two of us. I just remember the length of the dialogue cutscenes being longer than the length of the missions themselves.

[AcridMeat]

Costume Quest for $3? Okay I'll finally bite.

Well worth it! Extremely charming and nostalgic.

edit: One of my dreams last night was that I accidentally bought Warp on steam. I wasn't happy about it at all.

[CrunchyFrog]

Sweet, grabbed both Psychonauts and Darksiders off Amazon, and my backlog cries just a little more. But for only 7 bucks total, dayum.

[AcridMeat]

I like the development of your backlog crying and not the wallet. How it should be!

[MRORANGE]

Well worth it! Extremely charming and nostalgic. edit: One of my dreams last night was that I accidentally bought Warp on steam. I wasn't happy about it at all.

late night gaf browsing is never a good thing... especially with cheese.

[Stallion Free]

Warp's final boss fight is one of the worst I have ever beaten, from a design/implementation perspective.

[Wok]

Is there any estimate of the number of Steam users having access to the beta of Dota2 and CS:GO? Indeed, the stats page always surprises me: there is about 5 million concurrent users, and 50 thousands play Dota2, 60k play CS, 55k play CS:S, yet less than 7 hundreds play CS:GO.

Edit: CS:CZ accounts for about 5k users.

[HoosTrax]

I think Dota 2 has been in closed beta for way longer. Unless you actually mean CS:CZ and not CS:GO.

[amrod]

stacking on the cheap! gonna see if i can charge my cc tomorrow

Thats all i want out of it too... Maybe it will be that cheap on steam summer sale

[scorpscarx]

I've been playing the hell out of CS:GO, it's more fun than source due to the slightly better visuals and the gameplay feels a little better to me as well.

Small details like the smoke that guns emit is pretty effective.

I am getting a solid 200 fps+ at all times with the game completely maxed out with Adaptive MSAA and 2560x1440 though, lol.

[Archie]

Is there any estimate of the number of Steam users having access to the beta of Dota2 and CS:GO? Indeed, the stats page always surprises me: there is about 5 million concurrent users, and 50 thousands play Dota2, 60k play CS, 55k play CS:S, yet less than 7 hundreds play CS:GO.

~780k people have Dota 2 access

[SalsaShark]

I couldn't stand it. I guess if you were able to go into the game without any baggage carried over from the rest of the franchise it could be a half decent weekend romp, but between it being "super stupid" and shitting all over the franchise and putting in horrible segments which weren't fun (that iraq segment is where I had to turn it off) and every enemy going "I'M GOING TO RAPE YOUR MOTHER, FISHER, YOU BITCH ASS I HATE YOU FISHER WHY DID YOU RUN OVER MY DOG FISHER? YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST PAID THE VET BILLS FISHER!". It got trite in its first minute.

I love the previous games but i went in with low expectations because of what ive heard, so i guess that helps.

that iraq shooter part was fuckin embarrasing and i almost gave up, but surprisingly enough there hasnt been any more of those

[dk_]

~780k people have Dota 2 access

And I still can't manage to get a key.

[Lemming]

And I still can't manage to get a key.

Check your pm :)

[Joe Molotov]

~780k people have Dota 2 access

780k person closed beta lol. Most games wish they could get that many people in the full game.

[Drkirby]

780k person closed beta lol. Most games wish they could get that many people in the full game.

And the only reason it is closed is because Valve Literally doesn't have enough servers to suport a much higher player base till they get more, then they give more keys out. I am sure their economics who likely also double as staticians tell them the number of players they can support with their current number of servers.

All I know is that Valve needs one instance of the game for roughly every 3-4 people actually playing, due to private and bot games.

[alba]

Sweet, grabbed both Psychonauts and Darksiders off Amazon, and my backlog cries just a little more. But for only 7 bucks total, dayum.

Is the Darksiders deal a steam key or? I want to get it but I'd rather have it on steam :O

[Des0lar]

Is the Darksiders deal a steam key or? I want to get it but I'd rather have it on steam :O

Isn't it Steamworks?

[SalsaShark]

yes its steamworks, the deal is for a steam key

[alba]

Isn't it Steamworks?

Wasn't sure, just checked the steam forums and it does activate on steam so, just bought it :)

EDIT:

The Amazon PCDD thread at CAG is a good resource for Steam sales. The OP is updated by an Amazon rep and he says pretty explicitly which deals activate on Steam and which do not. Worth bookmarking.

Cheers, will do!

[Caerith]

The Amazon PCDD thread at CAG is a good resource for Steam sales. The OP is updated by an Amazon rep and he says pretty explicitly which deals activate on Steam and which do not. Worth bookmarking.

[Gez]

~780k people have Dota 2 access

I deleted this. Game was making me really angry and furious all the time. I sold my LoL and HoN accounts for a profit aswell.

Awesomenauts needs to come to PC because its the best DOTA game out there IMO, it never makes me frustrated like the PC DOTAs and is a all round fun experience where you can have 3 people doing couch co-op with you online.

[Aselith]

Check your pm :)

And I STILL can't manage to get a key for CS:GO!

[The Grim Heaper]

And I STILL can't manage to get a key for CS:GO!

If it makes you feel better, I don't have either of them. ): (BTW, not begging for any!)

[JaseC]

I've been playing the hell out of CS:GO, it's more fun than source due to the slightly better visuals and the gameplay feels a little better to me as well. Small details like the smoke that guns emit is pretty effective. I am getting a solid 200 fps+ at all times with the game completely maxed out with Adaptive MSAA and 2560x1440 though, lol.

I definitely prefer GO to Source, although some Aussie servers west of Sydney would be nice (can't stand playing with an ~80+ ping).

CS:GO is for sure better than CS:S. I have your back on that one.

:brofist

[NaM]

I definitely prefer GO to Source, although some Aussie servers west of Sydney would be nice (can't stand playing with an ~80+ ping).

CS:GO is for sure better than CS:S. I have your back on that one.

[scorpscarx]

I definitely prefer GO to Source, although some Aussie servers west of Sydney would be nice (can't stand playing with an ~80+ ping).

CS:GO is for sure better than CS:S. I have your back on that one.

Totally filling that pre-D3 addiction itch, 25 hours deep so far :P

[trinest]

And I STILL can't manage to get a key for CS:GO!

Super Jealous of people who do :(

[jaundicejuice]

Binary Domain's set-up is so retarded. The game doesn't detect if you're using a keyboard and mouse and provide you with the correct display for keys, you have to set it to display the proper ui elements in a drop down menu in a separate launcher that you can't access once you've started the game.

Man, I wish I had bought a PC version of Vanquish instead of this. Binary Domain is such a bog standard cover-centric third person shooter saddled with horrendously stupid A.I. teammates that won't shut up and frequently walk in your line of fire and blame you for their idiocy. The whole voice communication thing is pretty shit too, you give your AI teammates verbal orders or take these frequent breaks in the game to interact with them via one word answers and build up their trust so they'll better follow your orders. I find myself having to frequently repeat words because the game simply doesn't understand me. It's a pretty shit answer if the solution is to simply disable the voice communication. Your A.I. teammates also don't shut up, the amount of banter is on par with Blades of Time and it's super annoying.

I bought Binary Domain, Ridge Racer and Ys: Oath in Felghana because I wanted to speak with my wallet and show Japanese publishers there's a market for their games on PC, but damn, I wish this was Vanquish instead. I wouldn't recommend buying BD for more than 10$.

[Ledsen]

I love the previous games but i went in with low expectations because of what ive heard, so i guess that helps. that iraq shooter part was fuckin embarrasing and i almost gave up, but surprisingly enough there hasnt been any more of those

Splinter Cell: Conviction is one of the very best Splinter Cell games. But not the single player campaign. Nope, that's pretty bland. No, what I'm talking about is the Deniable Ops mode (single player or co-op) on Realistic Difficulty. Same type of gameplay as Chaos Theory: big, open levels where you use your wits and stealth skills to clear the level. Amazing, amazing gameplay. I even made a thread about this amazing mode.

[crimsonheadGCN]

Is there any estimate of the number of Steam users having access to the beta of Dota2 and CS:GO? Indeed, the stats page always surprises me: there is about 5 million concurrent users, and 50 thousands play Dota2, 60k play CS, 55k play CS:S, yet less than 7 hundreds play CS:GO. Edit: CS:CZ accounts for about 5k users.

50,000 people have access to CS:GO, according to a tweet by CS:GO_DEV a few weeks ago.

[Stronghammer22]

I found CS:GO in my library last night. It could have been there for days, as there was no indication that I was accepted and I rarely scroll through my library. I feel special. :P

[Fare Godmace]

The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb releases on May 28 according to Kotaku.

For those who didn't know about it, it's a DLC that costs 3$ and adds lots of new content (new chapters, bosses, enemies, items, rooms and endings).

[Glass Rebel]

The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb releases on May 28 according to Kotaku. For those who didn't know about it, it's a DLC that costs 3$ and adds lots of new content (new chapters, bosses, enemies, items, rooms and endings).

You know, it just dawned on me why this is a hilarious title :lol

[Kabouter]

Cleared my backlog of yet another game, Singularity. I have to say, this was quite a surprise. I picked this up during a sale on a whim, and thought it'd just be some time travel monster shooter, and little more. Instead it's reminiscent of BioShock in many ways, except obviously a lower budget production. The game starts in a considerably less impressive fashion than BioShock does, and certainly fails to create a world as intriguing and engaging as BioShock. I love worlds I can marvel at from time to time, Singularity offers but few such moments. I feel like being limited to just the fictional island of Katorga-12 might work for the game's story and what not, but when moving between times, I prefer to see a 'real' world change rather than some isolated research station. The game starts showing its strengths quickly however. Gunplay is very good, as you would expect from a Raven Software game, and the game creates an eerie atmosphere that always leaves you a little on edge, especially in the beginning of the game.

The game really starts to shine though when its main gimmick is made available to you, the 'Time Manipulation Device', which allows you to either age or renew objects and people amongst other abilities. It's a lot of fun playing around with it, and some of the puzzles they give you based on it are actually very good and much better than you'd find in most FPS games. There's also the ability to travel to 1955 and back to 2010 at certain points during the game, which they could have made somewhat more use of, but is still quite interesting. I'd also have liked more 'big' moments of restoring objects. At certain points in the game, you can use the TMD to restore entire bridges and even a ship, those moments are great, and I would have liked to have seen a few more of them.

In terms of story, I thought it was great interesting and had some pretty good ideas. I would have liked to have seen a bit more character interaction and a few more different characters in general. Other than you, I can only think of four real characters off-hand, a bit light. I also loved the propaganda films early on that showed you what the world was like/how it had changed, I wish there were more of them throughout the game. Lastly, I want to mention the fact that where most games in my experience get weaker towards the end, Singularity only improved, and ended it all with a choice between three equally excellent endings.

On the whole, I was pleasantly surprised by this game. There are a few flaws, and there is definitely a lot of potential left here, but I really enjoyed myself through the whole thing. Glad I picked this up, and it's a shame this bombed so very hard. 7.5/10

[Patriot2]

^Raven's always made solid shooters so that's not a big surprise, you should also check out the new Wolfenstein its actually better then expected :)

[derFeef]

So sad Raven can't do their thing anymore :-/ And so sad that Singularity got ignored (both by gamers and Activision PR).

[Stallion Free]

The ship level in Singularity is easily one of the best setpieces in recent years.

[Nyx]

And I still can't manage to get a key.

Same here.

In other news, Warlock : Master of the Arcane is out tomorrow for 20 euros, demo was awesome, will buy.

[Baha]

The Haunted: Hells Reach is $6.78 at Gamersgate and is steam redeemable. Anybody own this game who can give impressions? I'm somewhat interested.

[K.Jack]

So weird. Aquanox 2 has a 59% Meta average, but PC Gamer (which I trust) is at the top with an 87%.

You know, it just dawned on me why this is a hilarious title :lol

It's definitely praiseworthy.

[Des0lar]

So weird. Aquanox 2 has a 59% Meta average, but PC Gamer (which I trust) is at the top with an 87%.

I liked what I played by the time it came out. Like a space fighter game with a mission structure and cool upgrade possibilities for your ship. Story is delivered through animated portraits talking to each other in various locations. I loved it as a kid lol

[kami_sama]

The Haunted: Hells Reach is $6.78 at Gamersgate and is steam redeemable. Anybody own this game who can give impressions? I'm somewhat interested.

It's one of the games I have in my backlog. Only thing I know is that is has a metacritic of 61.

[MRORANGE]

So weird. Aquanox 2 has a 59% Meta average, but PC Gamer (which I trust) is at the top with an 87%. It's definitely praiseworthy.

It just shows how useless metacritic is as a sum average for reviews.