Steam/PC Mega Thread

[Herr Matzat]

It´s fun that you guys don´t seem to remember this at all. (or your just not old enough)

It´s been in the makeing for over 10 years (i think he started doing it after an argument over no mercy, smack down and king of Colosseum) and we had nummerus topics on here about it. Ranging feom - this will never happen, holly shit, this just might happen, wtf this still exist and by now i have to say wtf it´s still not out? (i think they have been talking about more or less close to release for over a year now)

This makes me want to dust of KOC2 right now. To bad my PS2 is 400km away. >_>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DsDBg373CE

Edited August 31, 2012 by Michael Matzat on a Plane

[StevenRichardsRules]

Hasn't that Pro Wrestling X been in development for like 5 years?

I swear I've seen those pictures before.

[Quom]

Torchlight II has a release date: 20th September. I still have copies of the 4 pack if anyone wants to buy a copy!

[Herr Matzat]

Hasn't that Pro Wrestling X been in development for like 5 years?

I swear I've seen those pictures before.

Over 10 years.

[apsham]

The game has had ten years.

It hasn't made it, it hasn't been noticed.. seriously.. they should just drop it.

[Herr Matzat]

I guess there is a difference between some company deciding to make some game and some dork that never touched code before going on to create a fully modabel 3d sports simulation. It will just take some time, not this long but long.

And i doubt that after what he put in and what money he took (government funding, preorders) not releasing this at some point is not an option. I hope it will be good enough to become some sort of cult title when it ever gets put out eventually.

[Herr Matzat]

I just got early acces to FTL because i kickstarted it. It´s amazing, everyone should play it, and i belive every computer can run it.

http://www.ftlgame.com/

Full release for everyone is in two weeks.

[Herr Matzat]

New XCom trailer. Looks great. Love the dynamic camera.

http://www.viddler.com/v/624a31db?secret=88797838

[TKz]

Why is it apparently impossible to buy Guild Wars 2 anywhere? It's either sold out, not being sold currently, going to take at least 2 weeks (aka. sold out) or £50 from GAME. And that just seems like a lot for a PC game.

[RoHitman Reigns]

Probably because GAME is seeing how hard it is to get anywhere else and trying to get their $$ for the copies they have?

[TKz]

It more bugs me because it's £20 cheaper on their website, but not in stock. Which is just silly.

[Bobfoc]

I'd suggest trying Sainsbury's Entertainment. The game is available for £33.99, but the voucher code "SEFIVEOFF" will bring it down to £28.99. It's currently in stock too.

Here are the details if you're interested.

[TKz]

Oh that's awesome. Cheers man.

[King Ellis]

The same thing happened with Diablo. I mean, that sold a ton so it could have been supply shortages but, I dunno.

It is weird if it's gone out of stock EVERYWHERE like Diablo did. It leads to the kind of thinking of purposeful stock shortages like on console releases which people persist with but never really make too much sense.

[TKz]

Well, shopto, game and play are the only ones I usually check, but then I think they're some of the main sites in the UK. I don't even know any shops in my area that stock PC games other than GAME.

[Herr Matzat]

The same thing happened with Diablo. I mean, that sold a ton so it could have been supply shortages but, I dunno.

It is weird if it's gone out of stock EVERYWHERE like Diablo did. It leads to the kind of thinking of purposeful stock shortages like on console releases which people persist with but never really make too much sense.

I actualy was able to sell the Trial keys that came with diablo on ebay. It was crazy.

[Plubby]

The same thing happened with Diablo. I mean, that sold a ton so it could have been supply shortages but, I dunno.

It is weird if it's gone out of stock EVERYWHERE like Diablo did. It leads to the kind of thinking of purposeful stock shortages like on console releases which people persist with but never really make too much sense.

An intentional shortage doesn't make sense when the developer sells the game from their website :\

Unless the intentional shortage is to spike their own sales and reduce the money going to third parties.

[thatshortguy]

The same thing happened with Diablo. I mean, that sold a ton so it could have been supply shortages but, I dunno.

It is weird if it's gone out of stock EVERYWHERE like Diablo did. It leads to the kind of thinking of purposeful stock shortages like on console releases which people persist with but never really make too much sense.

An intentional shortage doesn't make sense when the developer sells the game from their website :\

Unless the intentional shortage is to spike their own sales and reduce the money going to third parties.

Actually, ArenaNet stopped selling GW2 on its site to reduce server loads. This, in turn, has caused customers to look elsewhere, causing a run on copies in other stores. Surely, though, this won't last terribly long.

[Herr Matzat]

Looooong article with interview on NY Times.

Game Maker Without a Rule Book

Every way I look, the scene shifts, the battle unfolds. I have a crazy contraption strapped to my head: a boxy set of goggles that looks like a 22nd-century version of a View-Master. It immerses me in a virtual world. I whirl one way and see zombies preparing to snack on my flesh. I turn another and wonder what fresh hell awaits.

Behold the future of video games. Or at least the future as envisioned by a bunch of gamers, programmers, tinkers and dreamers at the Valve Corporation here. This is the uncorporate company that brought us the Half-Life series, the hugely influential first-person shooter game.

.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/technology/valve-a-video-game-maker-with-few-rules.html?_r=2

Edited September 10, 2012 by Michael Matzat on a Plane

[Herr Matzat]

If this just uses my TV as external Monitor with not extra streaming box i will be so happy.

Edited September 10, 2012 by Michael Matzat on a Plane