Apparently this launched from Early Access yesterday
Lot of good stuff this month imo
AC7
RE2 DLC
Metro (well I got it on Steam anyway)
Devotion
Yakuza Kiwami
And even if it were, what's wrong with not wanting to install extra crap on my PC? I choose to install what I want, so if I'm being forced to use a new program, I have every right to complain.It continues to boggle my mind how so many think that people have a problem with epic store because it's not steam, when the problem is exclusivity. It's not about a damn extra launcher.
Thanks. I had few cards left in my inventory.PSA: The Steam Awards cards from this past Winter sale will expire in less than 8 hours. Either convert them to gems or sale them ASAP.
Hit me up with recommendations for the March highlight thread. It'll be posted on here as well, but I'm too lazy to remember everything that releases.
And even if it were, what's wrong with not wanting to install extra crap on my PC? I choose to install what I want, so if I'm being forced to use a new program, I have every right to complain.
but honestly it's even more frustrating when it's coming from people you normally like.
you know ... it's really sad to see, but i know why it's happening (or, well, at least i think i do): it's because most of those people don't really use steam as a platform, they use it as a launcher. They buy a game, install it, launch it, play it for a while ... and that's it. They don't really interact withanyof the features steam provides. They don't visit forums, probably don't use the friends list, or guides, or achievements, or the activity feed, probably not even the wishlist, or anything else really. So for them it reallyisjust another launcher. And combine that with all the negative sentiment they're seeing among their gamedev friends (and people they follow on twitter in general) ... and voila.
Add to that the fact that volvo doesn't really communicate with journalists at all (unless they're launching a game once in a decade or something ... and even then it's barely a press release really. Hell, even when shit goes down and they try to contact volvo for comments - they usually don't get back to anyone) and you have what we can see right now. They don't know anything about steam because volvo doesn't send out press releases about new features or changes. This of course doesn't exonerate them from not actually willing to educate themselves about what's going on ... but hey, what can you do - that's most of the gaming journalism nowadays, barely anyone is willing to go beyond press releases ... UNLESS it's a hot story (usually when something blows up) because those generate clicks. Not that i can really blame them (for not willing to do more than the absolute minimum, just re-posting press releases) - journalism (especially games journalism) is a WOEFULLY underpaid job. You wouldn't be willing to go beyond absolute minimum if you were paid $30 (or less) per article either, i bet.
And yeah, most of those articles sound the same because they ARE the same - epic is more than happy to send out press releases about every small thing they do or are planning on doing in the future. And Tim tweets ... a lot .... so does Sergey. Can you name even ONE volvo person on twitter (who isn't ex-Campo Santo, and without googling) who's willing to actually talk to people on a regular basis? Or even just one volvo employee on twitter AT ALL? (they are there, i know ... but they're all basically private accounts really)
In any case, it is what it is. It goes without saying that this place is way, way better for normal and meaningful discussion.
It's as simple as that. Epic has money and they're willing to spend it on moneyhatting and advertizing. Developers, publishers and journalists are either too shortsighted to realize or simply too greedy to care about the long-term damage to the health of the platform because Epic is dangling dollar bills in front of their faces. It's not about competition, the cut, the poor struggling publishers or any of that crap. It's about the fact that Epic is spending money around and Valve isn't. If Valve ever decided to open its coffers and start spending money on moneyhats and advertizing you'd see a drastic shift in coverage of the issue. I sincerely hope that they're smarter than that and that they'll stay their current course.
Hit me up with recommendations for the March highlight thread. It'll be posted on here as well, but I'm too lazy to remember everything that releases.
thesteamthread.com linking to here now?
How devious, someone using their monopoly on thesteamthread.com to prey on my insurmountable laziness. Guess I'm trapped here now. Forever.
This makes a lot of sense. I guess most people really don't know what Valve does. And the only thing they read about them are Polygons terrible articles where they are shitting on Valve. I'm using Steam every day, and I wouldn't even be aware of the shovelware and toxicity if the media didn't write about it.
So Long (Patreon), and Thanks For All The Fish!
2 Feb @ 6:56am - Rayvolution
Greetings guys, after some very, very careful consideration. I've decided to shut down the Patreon. The reason being Rise to Ruins easily sustains my livelihood and a nice rainy day account that can keep SixtyGig Games running through the hard times now, so I don't feel right taking additional money from you guys! Your support has and always will be appreciated and I thank you all for your pledges, reviews and of course, buying the game.
Rise to Ruins has been doing increasingly well over the last 6 months or so, and to return the thanks you gave me by pledging, I would like to return to you 2 times the amount you pledged to me since the Patreon began. Meaning, if you've pledged $10, I'll return $20!
Anyone who wants to take me up on this offer, simply send me a message on Patreon with your PayPal information (Or post a comment in the Patreon announcement linked below) and I'll handle the rest! If you don't have a PayPal. I can also offer Steam gift card codes.
Please, don't look at this as a negative, I greatly appreciate everything you guys have and will do! This is actually a great thing; as Rise to Ruins has become so successful a rainy day fund this Patreon set out to build is no longer necessary.
Thank you guys for everything! I look forward to your messages.
The original post can be found here:
So long, and thanks for all the fish! | Raymond Doerr of SixtyGig Games on Patreon
I have this game, and I don't remember how and when
I have this game, and I don't remember how and when
But I don't drink. I am not allowed to drinkstop drinking so much![]()
I fucking hate Windows fucking Store with a fucking passion. Can't download anything from the Windows Store and the only reason I care is I want to get Gamepass for like a month to play Crackdown 3 since I'm such a massive Crackdown fan. Tried all the ways to remedy it but no dice, I could try to reinstall from scratch but fuck that, what a nuiscance. I mean Epic may be cunts with their shenanigans but at least you can download the fucking games from their store. (sorry for the rant!)
This is a good game with a great, dedicated dev. Please, please support it.
It used to be called Retro Pixel Castles. You probably got it when it was in an Indiegala bundle back in 2014ish!I have this game, and I don't remember how and when
Last month, Deep Silver announced that Metro Exodus will be a timed-exclusive title on Epic’s digital store for the PC. Obviously, this frustrated a number of PC gamers – with some review bombing both Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light on Steam – and on Gameru’s forum, a 4A Games developer has expressed his feelings toward this whole situation.
This 4A Games developer with the nickname “scynet” admitted that the decision to release the game on Epic’s store was sudden and that it could cause some inconvenience to players. Scynet also claimed that those that decide to pirate the game would have done so, regardless of this timed-exclusive deal.
However, the developer went one step further and stated that if all PC gamers boycott Metro Exodus then the next Metro game (if there is one mind you) will not come out on the PC. Now I’m pretty sure that the developer was exaggerating here but it begs the question; how many PC sales can guarantee the continuation of the Metro franchise on the PC?
Of course, this is the opinion of only one developer and not of the entire studio or the publisher, however it shows how nervous some of 4A Games’ developers actually are.
Scynet also stated that 4A Games is currently putting the final touches to the PC version of Metro Exodus, which is currently scheduled for a February 15th release!
Monooboe
AFAIK you miss out on some background story stuff and a major side quest or so...
but, you can customize the "official" characters the same way like a 100% custom one except for looks and there background story, you can still use whatever class and skills... so there is no real reason to not use a official one imo
It only took like two months, but Epic has already brought major PC devs back to Epic's former anti-PC stance of 2006-2012.
It only took like two months, but Epic has already brought major PC devs back to Epic's former anti-PC stance of 2006-2012.
MUH COMPETITION
I guess it also confirms that devs got nothing out of epic moneybags to make it exclusive (which Galyonkin said would cover at least difference between sales on epic & steam).
I assume you are on the very latest W10 version? And how are you updating apps? Doesn't that work either?
Here are some more hardcore suggestions, including making a new user account: How To Reinstall Store And Other Apps In Windows 10
Sometimes someone disabeling some service or using one of those privacy tools to turn off Windows features can lead to weird issues much, much later. Difficult to track down the underlying cause.
Thankfully I haven't had any issues with the store not working and don't mind it too much for apps but of course it was never made for big games and I'd rebuy stuff like FH4 on Steam in an instant.
thesteamthread.com linking to here now?
How devious, someone using their monopoly on thesteamthread.com to prey on my insurmountable lazyness. Guess I'm trapped here now. Forever.
TBH, I’m not sure which stage I’m at either.I can't tell if the 4A developers are at the A - ANGER stage of the DABDA grief cycle or the B - BARGAINING stage.
Wow, now they are blackmailing, "you better buy on Epic Store or you get nothing!"
Hey, people can still use era.steamthread.com. They'll be fine, it's just another launcher.
Well it's only one dude. Can hardly get mad over someone going off the rails on some Russian forum.
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I was just thinking yesterday how the usual "complete silence" and no PR from Valve isn't really helping the situation right now, so thank you for articulating way better than I could. I think they really should change the strategy in this area, but it is probably too late now.Add to that the fact that volvo doesn't really communicate with journalists at all (unless they're launching a game once in a decade or something ... and even then it's barely a press release really. Hell, even when shit goes down and they try to contact volvo for comments - they usually don't get back to anyone) and you have what we can see right now. They don't know anything about steam because volvo doesn't send out press releases about new features or changes.
I love the dithering so much in many of the PC-98 games. It's kind of a shame that although many games with pixel art style are still being made today, almost none of them tried to emulate how dithering look. Although I do understand the reasoning behind it. I suppose I feel a certain fondness for it the way other people love CRT scanlines (I dislike scanlines).
PC-98 emulation scene is still alive, although definitely not as prominent as others. The np2kai RetroArch core is still being developed and the standalone NP21/W emulator is still thriving. If finding/importing a working unit from Japan proves difficult, emulating it through RetroArch is still the next best thing.
EDIT (you are not auto-merging my posts forum!):
I was just thinking yesterday how the usual "complete silence" and no PR from Valve isn't really helping the situation right now, so thank you for articulating way better than I could. I think they really should change the strategy in this area, but it is probably too late now.
I was just thinking yesterday how the usual "complete silence" and no PR from Valve isn't really helping the situation right now, so thank you for articulating way better than I could. I think they really should change the strategy in this area, but it is probably too late now.
I think they're still thinking how to best tackle this situation and that's why there's no news. I doubt they want to 'punish' publishers and burn bridges, so it's a delicate situation.
I think they're still thinking how to best tackle this situation and that's why there's no news. I doubt they want to 'punish' publishers and burn bridges, so it's a delicate situation.
It certainly is delicate, but given that journalists are simply not doing any research whatsoever, I think they will have to change tactics. Even the little message they put up on the Metro Exodus page showed how Epic is counting on them being silent, with Galyonkin even replying on twitter "Do you find a store owner attaching a note like this to a product made by people they disagree with a bit weird? ".i hope not ... and they DEFINITELY shouldn't ... that would be like the worst thing they could do right now