I'm crossing my fingers for dedicated servers, but Steamworks supports P2P networking as well.
They have been working on the multiplayer updates for months, that depot was getting updated and tested far more often than any other.
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Minerva's Den Added to Steam. GFWL/Securom removed from Bioshock 2
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I'm crossing my fingers for dedicated servers, but Steamworks supports P2P networking as well.
They have been working on the multiplayer updates for months, that depot was getting updated and tested far more often than any other.
ashecitism
Member
Steam says my retail key is invalid. I hope this will get fixed
could be a typo? It was for me on my first try.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Then Valve's all like:
I just did a fresh install and it didn't set up any GFWL files. I can also confirm that while running the Bioshock 2, no instance of GFWL is started.
Activated, but not yet in my library. Sweet though, I'm sure it'll be there by the weekend.
Restart Steam.
natsuyasumi
Member
No achievements yet, I guess.
afternoon delight
Member
And with this, I'll finally buy and play Bioshock 2. As much as I've heard to avoid it, I love me some Rapture and would like to see more of it.
It's cool that they didn't lock me out of my Minerva's Den purchase. I'd prefer if they went DRM-free but oh well.
Why? It poos on BS1 from great height.
moltonasty
Member
can anyone confirm 360 controller support??
So in short:
- Removed GFWL
- Removed Securom
- Added Steam Achievements
- Added full controller support
- Added Minerva's Den DLC previously only on GFWL for free to owners and to buy on Steam
Damn. I don't particularly care about the DLC at this point myself, but doing all this for free and helping GFWL die and moving Steam forward..
My hat off to 2K, good job.
- Removed GFWL
- Removed Securom
- Added Steam Achievements
- Added full controller support
- Added Minerva's Den DLC previously only on GFWL for free to owners and to buy on Steam
Damn. I don't particularly care about the DLC at this point myself, but doing all this for free and helping GFWL die and moving Steam forward..
My hat off to 2K, good job.
I H8 Memes
Member
After the amount of time and effort gamers put into begging companies not to use GFWL I feel like every publisher owes us for not listening. Dammit I want GFWL removed from every game I own that is using it.
Hopefully GTA 4 being a 2k game means that this garbage software will also be removed from that game as well.
Hopefully GTA 4 being a 2k game means that this garbage software will also be removed from that game as well.
Confirmed
So in short:
- Removed GFWL
- Removed Securom
- Added Steam Achievements
- Added full controller support
- Added Minerva's Den DLC previously only on GFWL for free to owners and to buy on Steam
Damn. I don't particularly care about the DLC at this point myself, but doing all this for free and helping GFWL die and moving Steam forward..
My hat off to 2K, good job.
You got it.
poopninjamvc3mk
I sucked six dicks to get this tag.
Hooooly Crap. The Bioshock 1+2 key that I got from a fellow gafer that didn't work before on any service, now works. Only thing is that it only gave me Bioshock 2 instead of both 1 but that doesn't matter since I already own B1 on ps3. Looking forward to the controller support
And it says I own Minerva's Den Kreygasm.
And it says I own Minerva's Den Kreygasm.
Great news about controller support. While it's absurd it wasn't there from day 1, at least they finally fixed that flaw! and it's not often developers come back to several year old games to fix things like this.
And the way 2k is handling Minvera's Den is great. It's one of the most overrated pieces of videogame content in recent memory, but it's still very good and its awesome that it is now freely available to all.
And the way 2k is handling Minvera's Den is great. It's one of the most overrated pieces of videogame content in recent memory, but it's still very good and its awesome that it is now freely available to all.
becuz da soulzzz(tm) is gone cuz no levine didnt you hear?!?!?!!?!1
You know, despite 2K Marin (the people who developed BS2) being founded entirely on top talent who left Irrational Games after BioShock ended development so they could do their own thing...
Protector Trials too? I don't have that on my DLC list
moltonasty
Member
Unfortunately not. My key is relatively easy without any O0s that could be mixed up and I checked that I didn't make any mistakes.
Maybe they haven't enabled all on Steam yet. I'll try tomorrow.
edit: I added the hyphens to the key and Steam accepted it. Yay
Awesome. Hopefully they fixed the audio issues as well. Downloading now.
Mutanthands
Member
Let's hope Bioware is listening and learning from this. I need my 1080p/60 FPS Mass Effect games to have controller support.
Not surprising considering it was free DLC in the first place. They probably just rolled it into the update with the main build and called it good.
Visualante2
Member
$10 is the US price on Steam and XBLA. This post was about that discrepancy.Then Valve's all like:
TouchMyBox
Member
Yeah, it uses my steam name and steam friend invites and whatnot.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
So no one has done real reporting to confirm:
-Steam achievements live
-protector's DLC definitely in confirmed in menu
??
-Steam achievements live
-protector's DLC definitely in confirmed in menu
??
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
TouchMyBox
Member
I see the protector's DLC in the menu, and I was in a steamworks game lobby.
The one dude left though and I couldn't actually play, but I'm assuming it works if you get 4 people together.
I H8 Memes
Member
Even if the Mass Effect games used GFWL EA wouldn't do shit to improve the Steam version of any game. They would make something like this Origin exclusive.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
thanks for the useful info
Since 2K showed it was possible to go all out with this, I'd love to see Super Street Fighter get rid of GFWL and go full Steam support, but Capcom's become an example of a shitty company while 2K is an example of a great company.
Capcom doesn't support old products even though they expect everything to make money.
Street Fighter is getting rid of GFWL, but you will have to purchase the Ultra upgrade to do so.
cyberheater
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Controller support. Fantastic news. Will pick this the weekend.
So I'll be able to use my retail/GFWL key and change it to Ultra/Steam somehow?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Just wait for it all to be bundled for a Fiver, or something.
iirc they were GFW not GFWL, ME2 used it's own online service.
They are looking into that upgrade path for people with retail copies.
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Visualante2
Member
If you buy Minerva's Den in the US you pay the same price on PC and 360.
If you buy Minerva's Den in the UK and Europe you pay more on PC.
I don't see why that should get a pass.
QuantumBro
Banned
Awesome I was willing to give them 5 for the dlc, can't believe they gave it away for free. 2K is basically my favorite third party publisher this gen.
ElRenoRaven
Gold Member
No way! Really? Like in that you plug it in and it works or you have to go and set it up type?
Oh shit man. I just read on. OH HELL YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
GFW is basically not even a thing. It was a checklist developers had to run their game through to be able to use Microsoft branding at retail. It meant a game had to support controllers, widescreen modes, etc.
Of course, many games were released that didn't meet the requirements but still got to use the branding.
Not saying it should get a pass, but your beef is with 2k there. Besides, it is probably the weakest cudgel to use in an argument against regional price differences.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
They have to punish the unfaithful who didn't already own Bioshock 2 despite it being givien away on Neogaf a shit load of times due to excess keys.
Anyone earn any achievements?
Full Support implies plug and go.
He did say later that the prompts aren't set up correctly yet.
Full Support implies plug and go.
He did say later that the prompts aren't set up correctly yet.