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Sir T
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The first Gemini game was decent. Yoink.
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Severian
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PAYDAY 2 is now available to add to your account for free on Steam, good for 5 million users who add it through this offer. Once added it is permanent.
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schild
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5 million people will add it and not play it, nice.
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Ironwood
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Is it rubbish then ?
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"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
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Severian
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I haven't played it myself but it is supposed to be fun as co-op multiplayer, with friends who can enjoy a frantic FPS which requires teamwork.
Single player is not good. So I will likely be one of those 5M who does not play it.
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Zetleft
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I used to play it with randoms all the time and usually found good groups with people that actually used their mics, but I haven't played in ages it might be populated by asshats now. I'll probably have to reinstall and give it a go. Pretty fun game with multiple paths you can take to each map.
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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So, I didn't know where to post this. If you buy PLAYERUNKNOWN's Battlegrounds (fuck that name, but the game is awesome) and you have Amazon prime. You can use your Amazon prime to get Twitch Prime. Then on Twitch you get free cosmetic loot for PUBG. Here's the kicker, the loot comes in a loot box you can open in game. But if you don't open it, here's the current price to sell it on Steam Market: https://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/578080/TWITCH%20PRIME%20SETDon't be me, I opened mine and the contents are only worth $10. Still. EDIT: I don't see an option to do this on Twitch anymore, maybe it's over :(
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« Last Edit: July 10, 2017, 09:46:52 AM by MrHat »
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schild
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too late for the vast majority of us i'm sure
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Shannow
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It says an overwatch box now?
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Someone liked something? Who the fuzzy fuck was this heretic? You don't come to this website and enjoy something. Fuck that. ~ The Walrus
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Signe
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Titan Quest Anniversary Edition is on sale for $3.99. I liked it.
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Krushchev
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Titan Quest Anniversary Edition is on sale for $3.99. I liked it.
Neat. Just noticed it in my library since I owned the original
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« Last Edit: July 31, 2017, 12:54:17 AM by Krushchev »
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Lucas
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.
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If you were on the fence about purchasing it and/or, at long last, you decided to enter the rabbit hole, for the next 48 hours Football Manager 2017 is 80% off on Steam (this was done in light of the release date announcement for FM18, which will come out on Nov. 10th).
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" He's so impatient, it's like watching a teenager fuck a glorious older woman." - Ironwood on J.J. Abrams
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HaemishM
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If you have any interest in football (soccer) from a management perspective, the FM series is just brilliant.
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Nebu
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If you were on the fence about purchasing it and/or, at long last, you decided to enter the rabbit hole, for the next 48 hours Football Manager 2017 is 80% off on Steam (this was done in light of the release date announcement for FM18, which will come out on Nov. 10th).
I have FM 16 and have heard that FM 17 isn't much of an upgrade. Any opinions on this? (Haemish as well)
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"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
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Lucas
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.
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If you were on the fence about purchasing it and/or, at long last, you decided to enter the rabbit hole, for the next 48 hours Football Manager 2017 is 80% off on Steam (this was done in light of the release date announcement for FM18, which will come out on Nov. 10th).
I have FM 16 and have heard that FM 17 isn't much of an upgrade. Any opinions on this? (Haemish as well) Well, if you only take into consideration their publishing policy (or rather, Sega's), each year is basically a "data disk", to use an ancient terminology :P Let's say that, IMO, as far as the "polish factor" goes (as well as the match engine fidelity), FM17 is probably the best game of the '15-'17 triennium. Unfortunately, but that's just a personal issue, I can't devote as much time to it as I did 'til a few years ago, so I'm slowly shifting toward the "Touch" version, which is definitely more streamlined and quick (while retaining all the pros of the normal game).
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" He's so impatient, it's like watching a teenager fuck a glorious older woman." - Ironwood on J.J. Abrams
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HaemishM
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The 3d engine in 17 is a bit better looking, and there seem to be a few more options but really - it's a data disk. I'm the sucker that's bought every version of the game since 2011 and usually end up putting about 50-100 hours into each season but if you are looking for major, noticeable improvements, I can't say that 17 feels a whole lot different from 16.
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Nebu
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I prefer to play with imaginary players, so the seasonal data has no value to me. I guess I'll wait to see what 2018 brings for FM. Thanks all.
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"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
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Severian
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Outlast Deluxe Edition is free on Humble Bundle for the next 36 hours. https://www.humblebundle.com/store/outlast-deluxe If you want that on Steam you'll have until October 7th, 2017 at 10:00 AM Pacific to redeem the keys, after that they disappear.
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Father mike
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I would like to thank Vladimir Putin for ensuring that every member of the NPR news staff has had to say "Pussy Riot" on the air multiple times.
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Ginaz
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I don't think this is a temporary deal, but Sang-Froid Tales of Werewolves is now free. It's a fun tower defence/strategy game where you have to defend your home against werewolves and other mythical creatures. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this type of game...except for Lamaros because he hates everything. http://store.steampowered.com/app/227220/SangFroid__Tales_of_Werewolves/
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Father mike
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Soooooo ... the Halloween sale is going on. It's so lackluster, I didn't even want to start a new thread for it.
The trend of insane 75-90% off deals being replaced by 20-30% discounts continues. Most of the stuff that was interesting enough to fall in the "maybe during a sale" category -- it isn't even discounted.
The Autumn Sale is Nov 22-30, so maybe all the publishers are waiting for that ?
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I would like to thank Vladimir Putin for ensuring that every member of the NPR news staff has had to say "Pussy Riot" on the air multiple times.
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Baldrake
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No Man's Sky is 60% off. I know people were underwhelmed at launch, but is it worth giving it a crack now?
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Mithas
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No Man's Sky is 60% off. I know people were underwhelmed at launch, but is it worth giving it a crack now?
It's much better than it was at launch. They have base building, added a storyline of some kind, and added a few other improvements like being able to call your ship to you. That said, for me there was nothing to make me stick with it. I think I have 12 hours into it or so and I don't really see a need to go back. Maybe the story is good but I never tried.
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Baldrake
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Thanks, Mithas! 12 hours gameplay might be enough ti name it worthwhile.
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Xanthippe
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No Man's Sky is no longer on sale, but Osiris: New Dawn is, for 9.99. It's an early access game. After crash-landing on a distant planet, build a colony with your friends, battle others and explore the system prospecting for immeasurable riches. Discover and fight indigenous alien creatures or search for lost human expeditions as you survive the far reaches of space.
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Father mike
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There are several of these floating around. StarMade, Empyrion, Planet Explorers, and a few more. All of them have some promise and all are VERY alpha/early access.
Planet Explorers is probably the closest to a real game. It's pretty stable, has working multiplayer, has a (very weak) story mode. Has a lot of cool crafting features, but the building and crafting UIs are actively user-hostile. It "released" a few months ago, and the development team moved on to a 3D version of Stardew Valley (My Time at Portia)
Empyrion could be very decent, if the dev team doesn't get bored and quit. Haven't gotten too deep into it yet. It seems that after mining resources and building a base, you raid very tough artifact bunkers for further tech upgrades.
StarMade has a free demo, and appears to be a "build a ship and mine stuff" game more that a "scifi minecraft" game. Haven't put any time into it.
StarForge is garbage and was abandoned years ago by its dev. It is notable only for being one of the first early access games to be abandoned without a majority of the promised features.
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I would like to thank Vladimir Putin for ensuring that every member of the NPR news staff has had to say "Pussy Riot" on the air multiple times.
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Tale
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No Man's Sky is 60% off. I know people were underwhelmed at launch, but is it worth giving it a crack now?
Elite: Dangerous is also 47% off at Humble if you want to explore the galaxy.
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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No Man's Sky is 60% off. I know people were underwhelmed at launch, but is it worth giving it a crack now?
Elite: Dangerous is also 47% off at Humble if you want to explore the galaxy. Christ that's tempting for anyone with a VR set. I think finally arriving at a star and looking out the cockpit at it in E:D VR is one of my top ten gaming moments.
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Baldrake
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No Man's Sky is 60% off. I know people were underwhelmed at launch, but is it worth giving it a crack now?
Elite: Dangerous is also 47% off at Humble if you want to explore the galaxy. Already have a couple hundred hours in E:D.
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Signe
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So that Steam Link thingamahoppybob is on sale for $5. Is it worth it if the shipping is more than another fiver? This is dodgy, isn't it? I'm going to think up some crazy ass conspiracy theory about it.
(crazy ass is two words, right?)
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My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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Sky
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I'd go with hyphenation.
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Ard
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So that Steam Link thingamahoppybob is on sale for $5. Is it worth it if the shipping is more than another fiver? This is dodgy, isn't it? I'm going to think up some crazy ass conspiracy theory about it.
(crazy ass is two words, right?)
From what I remember reading from the last time they did this, they're dumping stock because they're switching over to an app instead of physical hardware.
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