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STEAM Announcements/Updates 2013 - Summer sale start date? No one knows, don't ask

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Grief.exe

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Yeah, I occasionally poke about the registry. (Stop sitting on Tintin and King Kong, Ubi!) My cynicism won't allow me to believe it until I see it, though. ;)

Its definitely happening. There is no way a coincidence like Halo 2 service being postponed to June, Arkham City/Asylum/Bioshock 2 all receiving significant updates, GFWL being abandoned.

Just too much evidence pointing in that direction, I feel pretty confident that we will see something very soon.

http://rtxevent.com/events/event.php?id=205

If GFWL gets shut down, doesn't that mean Dark Souls' multiplayer is also dead? I don't expect Scamco to spend any money porting it to Steamworks.

I do agree, but they may want to promote their old title when Dark Souls II comes around.

They are going to have trouble living through a PR nightmare of just letting Dark Souls out to die.
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
GFWL was abandoned the moment Microsoft agreed to make AoE2 HD Steamworks. I don't see it being shut down, though, at least not any time soon, as continued use of GFWL games would be contingent upon all of them receiving updates to remove it. Plus, if MS is preparing to nuke GFWL, where's the Steam release of Gears PC? :p
 

Deques

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Found this on reddit

xrenLAE.jpg

Could it be? Summer Seal?
 

DirtRiver

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Seems a big jump to infer that it refers to this Saturday. What if this puzzle had been only discovered next week? Then it would be that Saturday.
 

Grief.exe

Member
GFWL was abandoned the moment Microsoft agreed to make AoE2 HD Steamworks. I don't see it being shut down, though, at least not any time soon, as continued use of GFWL games would be contingent upon all of them receiving updates to remove it. Plus, if MS is preparing to nuke GFWL, where's the Steam release of Gears PC? :p

Wouldn't that be amazing if Epic was working on Fortnite and updating Gears for Steam at the same time?

I haven't actually seen a registry entry for Fortnite yet.

I don't expect a GFWL shutdown to be immediate, but probably sometime in the next year or two. I don't think Microsoft cares about residual profits that much, they haven't bothered to released Halo 2 on DD at all, discount any game, or release the majority of them on alternative distribution.
 

oipic

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The plot (?) thickens (?): July 19th is a key date for Saturn watchers - more info and links here.

doing my bit to muddy the waters
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Wouldn't that be amazing if Epic was working on Fortnite and updating Gears for Steam at the same time?

It'd be proof that pigs do fly. :p

I haven't actually seen a registry entry for Fortnite yet.

It could be tucked away as a VTA. I Am Alive actually released as a VTA as Ubi forgot to update the name.

I don't expect a GFWL shutdown to be immediate, but probably sometime in the next year or two. I don't think Microsoft cares about residual profits that much, they haven't bothered to released Halo 2 on DD at all, discount any game, or release the majority of them on alternative distribution.

Given June ends this Sunday, I suspect Microsoft will finally announce its plans for Halo 2's MP support tomorrow.
 

Bluth54

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Let's assume GFWL is getting shut down.. what would happen with GFWL titles that are not on Steam? :/
If only Codemasters would submit their keys to the Steam database like it was done with Dark Souls.

Valve has let non steam keys register on steam before. I wouldn't be surprised if Valve lets GFWL retails keys register on Steam if they switch the DRM to Steamworks.
 

Grief.exe

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It could be tucked away as a VTA. I Am Alive actually released as a VTA as Ubi forgot to update the name.



Given June ends this Sunday, I suspect Microsoft will finally announce its plans for Halo 2's MP support tomorrow.

Have you seen this? http://rtxevent.com/events/event.php?id=205
A 343 event where they discuss everything that is happening in the Halo lineup this summer.

I think Fortnite is VTA right now as well. Hopefully Halo 1-3 is right next to it.

I'm going to bed, have to wake up early to pick up Super Metroid and Yoshi's Island off of Craigslist. Later guys.
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Have you seen this? http://rtxevent.com/events/event.php?id=205
A 343 event where they discuss everything that is happening in the Halo lineup this summer.

I tried to load the page before but it stalled at the redirection. It's in the first week of July, right? That would mean Halo 2 would be without MP support for at least ~a week. Not exactly a cataclysmic event, but I figured Microsoft would have something in the pipeline so the transition would be smoother.

jase would you kidnap here if she came to australia

would you at least cry at her sight

I'd literally swoon. :p
 

Maxwood

Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.


There's something hidden in here
 
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I have a 75% coupon for Droid Assault if anyone wants. PM
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
JaseC
Honest question, do you have pictures of her in your house?
Or Basement?

Haha, not exactly. I have a framed one-sheet of The Lovely Bones and a physical copy of The Host: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion that I inadvertently happened upon, but that's it. Australian houses generally don't have basements.

I have a david bowie tattoo, would you have a saoirse ronan tattoo?

I don't have any tattoos. I'm boring that way. :p
 

Twinduct

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Haha, not exactly. I have a framed one-sheet of The Lovely Bones and a physical copy The Host: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion that I inadvertently happened upon, but that's it. Australian houses generally don't have basements.

I could go to bed feeling better tonight then :p
I've got a poster of Hanna .. or had not sure.

I imagine Aussie/ South African homes would be pretty similar.
Except we have 8ft walls ... and electric fences ... and cctv cameras
 

Gvaz

Banned
I get paid Monday, so I'm prepared this time for the Summer Sale. Looking not to really spend much this time compared to last year.
Summer Sale hasn't started yet, unless it starts this Monday, then you're kinda screwed.
I can help you out. If its anything like last year, Amazon and GMG will have better deals than Steam this year too.

Yeah I know. I've been able to hold my own during the previous sales in the past seven years of having steam but things have been pretty crappy up until just now :(
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
I could go to bed feeling better tonight then :p
I've got a poster of Hanna .. or had not sure.

Nice. I was actually going to get a Hanna one-sheet soon after TLB arrived but eventually forgot all about it.

I imagine Aussie/ South African homes would be pretty similar.
Except we have 8ft walls ... and electric fences ... and cctv cameras

We have boxing kangaroos. :p

Where do you breed your spiders then? ;)

On farms!
 

zkylon

zkylewd
It's Hanna's sister, Hanna. :p
I feel that by now I should've watched more than 1 saorise movie

give me one I can talk about in film class


not the same but I'll take it

I have a david bowie tattoo
seriously? because if true that'd make you a cool person©

man every day I find out yet another reason to be thankful not to have taken a friend's offer to move to australia
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
I feel that by now I should've watched more than 1 saorise movie

give me one I can talk about in film class

You can watch either TLB or The Host as a lesson in how not to adapt literature to film. :p

That's the single most disturbing thing I've seen recently. Arachnophobe here.

I had a Daddy Long Legs in my room that I let chill for a few weeks; I eventually kicked him out when his web started getting messy.
 

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
yeah, no, I'm not allowed to bring bad movies anymore lol

the eyerolls are too hurtful for me to bear

On a more serious note, The Way Back is good, though a little long (2h13m) -- it drags on a bit here and there but the performances are strong and the film is littered with some fantastic shots.
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
It's not about the sale, but rather its quality. Lately Steam is losing steam (heh) to its brothers.
 

Tomodachi

Member
To be fair amazon probably wouldn't try so hard to price-match / beat Steam prices if there wasn't a Summer Sale in the first place. Plus, this year many will have free money on their Steam wallet thanks to cards so they'll be more inclined to spend money directly on Steam rather than stores selling keys.

On a completely different note, a quick question: is Q.U.B.E. worth my time? I'm trying to trim my backlog before the inevitable hoarding of new games.
 

krumble

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Live in the UK and would really like the borderlands deal on amazon

not sure if I paypal someone in the USA they could gift it to me?
 
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