Steam/PC Mega Thread

[EddieG]

I'd possibly be up for it.

[Quom]

Sign me up. That's a definite, so put me ahead of the maybes

[EddieG]

It depends on when for me, but you're probably better off playing against someone who knows more of what they're doing.

[Bobfoc]

OK, I've bought the four-pack now. I can gift the remaining three copies to the first three claimants willing to pay me £3.50 through PayPal. My Steam ID is Bobfoc if anyone is still interested.

[Quom]

It depends on when for me, but you're probably better off playing against someone who knows more of what they're doing.

It's a single player game.

[TEOL]

I already got Political Machine when it came out, didn't even realise they were selling four packs

[Berober]

As soon as you're on Steam bob, let me know and I'll sort out Paypal. I'm berober, surprisingly.

[Quom]

I'm not sure they were. I looked when we were chatting and likely would have bought it at the time if there was one assuming I could easily unload the other two on here.

[Ruki]

Kinda glad I played the Awesomenauts demo on xbox. It's a decent game...wouldn't have played it too much.

TEOL! You sorta know me....will I enjoy Political Machine? Because for $5, it is tempting.

[King Ellis]

:/ Trying to make me buy a game that you don't even like.

[LL!]

Seriously, Ruki. Piece of shit.

[Ruki]

I didn't know I wouldn't like it! It looked cool! But then I tried the demo and went "Meh".

It's kinda like a 2-D Monday Night Combat.

[TEOL]

Kinda glad I played the Awesomenauts demo on xbox. It's a decent game...wouldn't have played it too much.

TEOL! You sorta know me....will I enjoy Political Machine? Because for $5, it is tempting.

Well, if you ever liked any of those election style diaries that occasionally show up in the Cube, you'll probably like it.

[gunnar hendershow]

http://kotaku.com/5932056/valve-working-on-next-gen-source-engine

Valve Getting Ready For Its “Next Gen” Source Engine?

Luke Plunkett

Valve's Source Engine has been powering the company's games for nearly a decade now, having made its debut all the way back in 2004 with Half-Life 2. While it's done an admirable job in recent years for games like Left 4 Dead, updates and revisions can't mask the fact it's getting a little long in the tooth.

A replacement was always going to be needed, then, but when? It might be soon, if these snippets of code found in Valve's recently-released Source Filmmaker are to be trusted.

One such snippet reads:

'''Return an str with the current engine version.

If key doesn't doesn't exist, assume 'Source', otherwise invalid — assume next-gen 'Source 2'.'''

Along with mentions in code, there's also apparently some icons hidden away in the Source Filmmaker for "Source 2 tools".

Interestingly, in September of last year Valve made a very quiet change to its website, adding the line "And it's about to get even better" to its description of the Source Engine.

Since Valve's last "generation" of titles (HL2, Left 4 Dead, TF2) made appearances on consoles like the 360 and PS3, could a newer version of Source be on the way soon that's better suited towards the next generation? Or is this just some handy future-proofing for a tool that'll likely still be in use long after the original Source Engine is done and dusted?

And while we're on the subject of speculating, I wonder what games Valve could possibly be working on that would debut alongside a new engine...

We've contacted Valve for comment and clarification, and will update if we hear back.

Guys. This probably means Half-Life 3.

[TKz]

Everyone should play Orcs Must Die 2 co-op. It's wonderful!

Watch the video in my sig and turn it down because oh boy the sound is fucked for an example of how much fun it is.

[LL!]

I just love how much TheKazarian sounds like a fairy.

[TKz]

I just love how much TheKazarian sounds like a fairy.

That's nothing! SRN can actually only speak in a low whisper.

[LL!]

Fairy voice is deeeeeefinitely more important.

[TKz]

In a past life I was Navi.

[Berober]

So is anybody thinking of pre-purchasing the new Counter Strike game? You get a weeks early access and 10% off if you do it before the 14th I believe.