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This is the PC Gaming Society. We all know how these things work by now: this thread exists for the discussion of the focus of the society, which in this case is PC gaming. So, get discussing!
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Reply 2
Anyone play StarCraft 2?
Reply 3
looks like a marketing fail to me
Looking forward to Bodycount :biggrin:


I won't play FPSers on anything but my PC.

Thanks for those :smile:

Original post by lubus
looks like a marketing fail to me

Perhaps, but anyone who pays much attention to PC games media should hear of it, especially as it's looking like the media will think it's a pretty good game. I agree that their 'element of surprise' approach has failed to whip up an instant attention-storm, but keep in mind that they only announced it a couple of days [EDIT: Ok, a couple of weeks] ago, so we don't really know what their marketing campaign is going to be like, yet.
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Reply 6
Need a list of steam id's in the OP tbh :colonhash:

I wanted this thread just so i could stop dragging the Bargains thread off track into discussions of random games.

Atom Zombie Smasher is ****ing hard :colonhash:
Hey people! Glad to see a soc like this :biggrin:
Reply 8
Also what do people make of Battlefield 3 not being sold on Steam?
Reply 9
Can't wait for Deus Ex.
Reply 10
Original post by cambo211
Also what do people make of Battlefield 3 not being sold on Steam?


EA trying to advertise for their own shop. ORIGIN.

Personally I think Steam is better. never tried Origin TBH.
Original post by cambo211

Original post by cambo211
Also what do people make of Battlefield 3 not being sold on Steam?


Happy! I hate steam anyway...tbh it has to many games on the market.
But I'm sure lots of people like steam, so I assume they will be upset.
Original post by cambo211
Need a list of steam id's in the OP tbh :colonhash:

Good idea! Anyone who wants their Steam username in the OP, quote me with it.

Original post by cambo211
Also what do people make of Battlefield 3 not being sold on Steam?

This wasn't a game I was planning on buying, and this only makes me less likely to buy it. If it was on Steam, it may have caught my eye as a weekend deal or something.

To be honest, I don't really think this EA/Steam spat is such a big deal, and I don't know which company to blame. It's a bit of a nuisance for the gamer, though.
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Original post by Rishabh95
EA trying to advertise for their own shop. ORIGIN.

Personally I think Steam is better. never tried Origin TBH.



Original post by blueray
Happy! I hate steam anyway...tbh it has to many games on the market.
But I'm sure lots of people like steam, so I assume they will be upset.


People can't complain because Valve, although offering brilliant prices, really do control the Downloadable games market, and quite a few games are only available on Steam.

The issue for me would be that origin is a bit of a **** service, but alas my pc won't be able to run it anyway.
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Original post by LtCommanderData
Good idea! Anyone who wants their Steam username in the OP, quote me with it.


This wasn't a game I was planning on buying, and this only makes me less likely to buy it. If it was on Steam, it may have caught my eye as a weekend deal or something.

To be honest, I don't really think this EA/Steam spat is such a big deal, and I don't know which company to blame. It's a bit of a nuisance for the gamer, though.



Steam id: cambo211
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Reply 15
Original post by cambo211
Also what do people make of Battlefield 3 not being sold on Steam?


Personally, I'm not too fussed. I was going to pre-order a hard copy anyway and there's things like raptr and xfire which I can use to replace the Steam chat overlay.
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Gghd
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Reply 17
It was always going to happen at some point. Steam's dominance over the downloadable PC game market was a little scary. I mean, I love Valve and their Steam, well renowned for low prices, and sometimes a monopoly does lead to more innovation but there was no real competition.


Original post by LtCommanderData
Good idea! Anyone who wants their Steam username in the OP, quote me with it.


ID: TayDrinksIrnBru
Steam ID: Crispstah

Not really a fan of BF2, so not too concerned about BF3 not being available on Steam tbh :tongue:
Hey guys, and girls of course :wink:

Steam ID: scott1541

My entire PC game collection (Multiplayer games only)
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead 2
Couterstrike: Source
Team Fortress 2
Garry's Mod
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Minecraft


Original post by LtCommanderData
Good idea! Anyone who wants their Steam username in the OP, quote me with it.

Add me too :biggrin:
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