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[derExperte]

What should I play: Far Cry 3, Bioshock Infinite, The Witcher 2 or the 2013 Tomb Raider?

But those are old. Buy Payday 2 and preorder SR4.

 

[Ogedai_Khan]

Part 1:

Games of August 2013

handy list! thanks!
Sir, you are being hunted looks quite interesting

 

[PandaPedinte]

 

[Miker]

What's the most Steam threads we've had in a year?

 

[JaseC]

No. Steam games have the Steam logo (it needs to be official, several games are likely coming to Steam but they don't have a Steam logo...yet).

Historically, the only EAP games to not make it to Steam are Hellgate: London (which died a messy death), Syndicate (which is an EA-owned IP) and Crysis 3 (which, like Crysis 2 before it, will probably come later as a "Maximum Edition" or equivalent), so odds are good that Titanfall will come to Steam, plus Respawn didn't deny the possibility when asked about it. That said, we are in uncharted territory somewhat: this is the first EAP game EA has thrown its weight behind.

 

[73V3N]

Thanks for the list Kifimbo.

there needs to be a "why can't I hold all these games" with PC games.

 

[Melted77]

Nice. Fresh new thread.

 

[Mass Effect]

360 controller is still broken in Big Picture Mode despite last night's beta claiming a fix.

Wait, how so? Does it not work at all anymore?

No. Steam games have the Steam logo (it needs to be official, several games are likely coming to Steam but they don't have a Steam logo...yet).

Yeah, I didn't see the logo. My fault.

 

[Milamber]

Love that new thread smell.

 

[Grief.exe]

Wait, Titanfall is coming to Steam?

Also, you people go through these threads like crazy.

There is a good chance it is coming to Steam.

Its published under EA Partners which allows Respawn to self-publish.

 

[Turfster]

Yeah, some people can't see the future to know that someone else is pasting a gigantic list into multiple posts at the same time they are writing theirs. The nerve!

Except that he'd announced he'd do it and asked for the first replies to be for the list.

What should I play: Far Cry 3, Bioshock Infinite, The Witcher 2 or the 2013 Tomb Raider?

Tomb Raider and Bioshock Infinite are 'short' but good. The Witcher 2 can take much longer. Haven't played Far Cry 3. Depending on what you're in the mood for, I'd go with either Tomb Raider or Witcher.

 

[fantomena]

Something is wrong with Payday 2 on my Steam account. Everything else downloads fine it seems, but payday 2 drops from about 3,8 MB/s to 0 after seconds.

 

[jshackles]

Be careful with the thread title. It's all fun and games til someone calls that number and gets a phone sex line.

Don't believe me?

“What happened was, they put some phone numbers in the game and then they thought they could just change the area code to 555, then it’s invalid because it’s what they do in movies,” The Last of Us creative director Neil Druckmann tells Kotaku. ”But I guess that doesn’t work when you have a 1-800 in front of it.”

 

[YianGaruga]

What should I play: Far Cry 3, Bioshock Infinite, The Witcher 2 or the 2013 Tomb Raider?

Out of those I enjoyed Far Cry 3 the most overall. Great graphics, great combat and exploration, unique story and characters. Bioshock Infinite is good looking and creative but kind of meh because it doesn't live up to its potential. Tomb Raider is the very definition of Summer Blockbuster Movie - The Game, I enjoyed it but it's not going to blow your mind. It's also kind of disturbingly sadistic and voyeuristic.

Haven't played Witcher 2.

 

[Lain]

I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below containing the key.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you won a game from ModBot in the last day, you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- This giveaway is a LIGHTNING raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 15 minutes after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

Rayman Origins -- MB-B6FEAFB9F878A7E3

Came with Rayman Legends, but I already have it (and still have to play it lol).

 

[Gbraga]

Nice title, I bet it was fantomena's idea.

 

[morningbus]

What's the most Steam threads we've had in a year?

I think we've already surpassed it this year.

If I had to guess, I'd say the previous record was 4. It definitely speaks to how the quality of posts has taken a fucking nosedive Steam has grown.

 

[scokem]

Great title Grief! I'm going to be putting a giveaway together over the next few hours if my evening goes to plan but I guess I'll have to leave the NOLURKERS rule off seeing as only a few of you *cough* JaseC, Salsa and Grief *cough* have a chance of getting to over 5 posts in that short time

 

[DaBoss]

Be careful with the thread title. It's all fun and games til someone calls that number and gets a phone sex line.

Don't believe me?

So are you saying someone should call it to make sure it isn't an actual number?

 

[Milamber]

Came with Rayman Legends, but I already have it (and still have to play it lol).

Oh nice. Thanks.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Great title Grief! I'm going to be putting a giveaway together over the next few hours if my evening goes to plan but I guess I'll have to leave the NOLURKERS rule off seeing as only a few of you *cough* JaseC, Salsa and Grief *cough* have a chance of getting to over 5 posts in that short time

It uses the previous thread as well

 

[TheDancingWatermelon]

So are you saying someone should call it to make sure it isn't an actual number?

If not for that reason, perhaps for science.

 

[Grief.exe]

Be careful with the thread title. It's all fun and games til someone calls that number and gets a phone sex line.

Don't believe me?

“What happened was, they put some phone numbers in the game and then they thought they could just change the area code to 555, then it’s invalid because it’s what they do in movies,” The Last of Us creative director Neil Druckmann tells Kotaku. ”But I guess that doesn’t work when you have a 1-800 in front of it.”

I think there would be too many numbers to work.

Doesn't a number predicate on only having four numbers at the end? READOP is six.

 

[Giran]

Except that he'd announced he'd do it and asked for the first replies to be for the list.

And now you tell me these despicable people don't even read every single post ever made in the old thread? Truly shameless.

 

[jshackles]

So are you saying someone should call it to make sure it isn't an actual number?

If not for that reason, perhaps for science.

I'm genuinely curious but at work so cannot call. Though to be fair, it does say "For a good time..."

I think there would be too many numbers to work.

Doesn't a number predicate on only having four numbers at the end? READOP is six.

Yes but it will take the first four numbers. So it would be 1-800-555-7323.

 

[Fuu]

I don't know when they did it but I just noticed that Capcom "corrected" the Brazilian price for Ducktales, it was R$39.99 during release and for a few days, now it's R$29.99 ($17.30 and $13, respectively). Didn't even wishlist it as to not encourage the previous price in any way, glad they changed it.

 

[YianGaruga]

It uses the previous thread as well

The last few posts have shown that people don't understand the wording of the NOLURKERS rule. Xelios reworded it as

"You need six or more posts in either the current thread or the previous one to be eligible."

which is easier to understand if you're not used to thinking with logical negation.

 

[JaseC]

Merry Saoirsemas!

I am giving away 20 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker--if you have both fewer than five posts in this Steam thread and fewer than five posts in the immediate previous Steam thread--you are not eligible for this giveaway.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:

XCOM Apocalypse -- MB-D9D2BD6B383A4BE5
Civilization IV -- MB-9FBB597A9EF713A4 - Taken by Terra_Ex
Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts -- MB-7CAAFAD66E84C1B5
Company of Heroes -- MB-9411BC142BEFCC3B
XCOM Enemy Unknown -- MB-0CD5DB60AE5D8513
Spec Ops The Line -- MB-FF123FCB69A46DF4 - Taken by 73V3N
Mystery Game #1 -- MB-D9F1B5D7AF978645
Multiwinia -- MB-AF161AB7F7F77276
XCOM UFO Defense -- MB-E4853D3881F812F8
DEFCON -- MB-C3637ECEDEEB18B5
XCOM Interceptor -- MB-931BACD0A2667571
Darwinia -- MB-8DEEB2864F890494
Gemini Wars -- MB-B3753E2844DDB622
XCOM Terror from the Deep -- MB-56D5A984F3AE010B
Company of Heroes Tales of Valor -- MB-66D59A703D10D271
Achron -- MB-160C7A036D24BCE3
XCOM Enforcer -- MB-0D12A25EC372CF5D
Uplink -- MB-BAADE6DDC9A0C43B
Magicka -- MB-0BED0C75A9B6E93B
Poker Night at the Inventory -- MB-7523A182134E49D9

Whoever snags Enemy Unknown can PM me for some DLC, too.

Edit: I'm not sure why one of the games is listed as a Mystery Game. Sorry about that.

 

[Various Artists]

Already on 2013 thread 5 eh? Steam keeps on trucking!

 

[Deadbeat]

So what meltdowns can we expect in this thread?

edit: and the christening of the thread begins.

 

[Various Artists]

Wow, that giveaway is super generous!

 

[DaBoss]

Thanks for the giveaway, Mystery Game will be mine...as soon as I get enough posts.

 

[Ogedai_Khan]

with the new thread are most people still lurkers?

 

[Various Artists]

Thanks for the giveaway, Mystery Game will be mine.

I wanted it but I dont have 5 posts in this thread yet!

 

[fantomena]

Scorsese, you so generous.

 

[Blue Ninja]

Tried for Enemy Unknown.

 

[Milamber]

Who's the girl in JaseC's avatar?

 

[statham]

love the title

 

[JaseC]

with the new thread are most people still lurkers?

Nah, xelios confirmed that the post threshold is a case of either/or.

Edit: Then again, nothing has been taken, so perhaps my interpretation was correct.

 

[TheDancingWatermelon]

Merry Saoirsemas!



Whoever snags Enemy Unknown can PM me for some DLC, too.

Edit: I'm not sure why one of the games is listed as a Mystery Game. Sorry about that.

Thats a really nice giveaway, great way to kick off the new thread with some awesome games!

 

[ramoisdead]

Great thread, Grief.

I wonder if this will last until the Winter Sale. Eh probly not.

 

[Sajjaja]

Oh man, these giveaways...but the 5 posts... D:

Nah, xelios confirmed that the post threshold is a case of either/or.

Ah okay. So I don't need 5 in this one if I have 5 in the previous?

 

[NingenJanai]

I like the new thread title.

 

[Khronico]

Saiorse just laying down them gifts. Thanks!

 

[morningbus]

Merry Saoirsemas!

I would have gone for Saoirse Hashanah, but great giveaway!

 

[Deadbeat]

Tried for Enemy Unknown.

You have to have 5 posts in this thread as well.

I want spec ops (and thus it will be gone when im eligible).

 

[Blue Ninja]

Thats a really nice giveaway, great way to kick off the new thread with some awesome games!

We are unworthy.

Nah, xelios confirmed that the post threshold is a case of either/or.

You have to have 5 posts in this thread as well.

I want spec ops (and thus it will be gone when im eligible).

Well, what is it?

 

[statham]

5 posts? okay then

 

[Miker]

Here I come mystery game!

...it's Bad Rats, isn't it?

 

[fantomena]

I think I found the problem with Payday 2.