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Everyone on Amazon hates Civilization 5 because of Steam
Just see this page on Amazon. That’s actually pretty horrifying. For people like me and most of you here (should I say Steam veterans?) the flaws of Steam app and the whole system are very well known and we pretty much ignore them at this point.
But stuff that ‘regular’ people have to go through when activating, decrypting games, verify cache (if the game fucks up), Steam “offline” mode, get along with Steam community and many other things like coping with horrible Steam user interface really threatens the future of Steam as major DRM for new games.
Maybe it’s good, maybe it’s bad, time will show.
Weekend Deals (18.09.10) – SPECIAL INDIE BUNDLE INSIDE!
Here are some great deals, this time on September 18th, that will spin your head around! Here’s another set of Weekend Space Deals:
SteamUnpowered changes 16.09.2010
To prevent more hatred from CD-Key store owners and random users messaging me I’ve just updated Steam Alternatives section once more. This time I’ve removed all detailed description from the CD-Key stores section, additionally the big red warning about ID scans is now positioned at the top of the section.
All CD-Key stores are arranged in alphabetical order now.
You can review the Steam Alternatives page by clicking here.
One more thing, to prevent more stupid questions I’m getting:
1. Is this website/group working with any game selling website or store?
No, it never will be. We are not connected to any store or store owners/employees.
2. Is this website getting money from CD-Key store owners for displaying their store?
No, we do not get any money, goods or whatever for posting links to their site and giving them a discussion forum.
3. Are you living off this website?
No. This website is just a pure hobby. I do not get ANY money for posting news or something. Also we do not have any advertisement on the website, I did try to implement AdBrite ads at one point but I resigned after few days, they were slowing down this website (it’s slow enough now).
4. Is this group/site hating Steam and Valve?
No, I personally loved Valve Software for like 2 years then this whole money making machine changed to greedy money making machine, that’s why this site exists. Besides I hate how Steam looks (the UI is horrible, even the new one), I hate how Steam works (it lags like a mother fucker, try having 120 games installed at once…), I hate the Steam Subscriber Agreement (some points of it) and I hate the behavior of official Steam forum moderators and some Valve employees, but does that really make me a Steam hater?
I have way over 100 games on my account, I buy games on Steam, I buy retail games that support Steamworks and I continue to send feedback to the Steam app makers. I guess I’m somewhere in the middle, I’m just not a satisfied customer that’s why I fucking complain and talk shit.
You don’t have to take it seriously at all.
This site is for fun and it will remain to entertain some people, some will leave, some will be bitching. That’s how Internet works.
This are only a few questions that people randomly ask me.
More changes concerning CD-Key stores on SteamUnpowered coming later this month.
Great Eidos deals – up to 75% off!
If you haven’t heard yet, you can get Just Cause 2 (the game is registerable on Steam) and a lot more other games on Eidos’ website. Unfortunately their store might not be available to everyone outside United Kingdom. But games can be gifted! So if you have friends in UK or good UK proxy go ahead and buy.
Star Wars Week on Steam
The Star Wars Week on Steam has just begun. You can get the whole package for around 50€ in Europe (13 games). But I wouldn’t recommend that. The only thing worth getting there is probably Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition. I’ve got it earlier this year and this game is a lot of fun especially with the XboX 360 pad for Windows.
May the Force be with you!
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Here are some great deals that will blow you away! Here’s another set of Weekend Explosive Deals:
Steam Wallet Beta Now Available
The Steam Wallet, Steamworks’ newest feature, is now available for public testing. With Steam Wallet, you can add value to your Steam account using any of the payment methods supported by Steam. Funds in your Steam Wallet may then be used to buy any item available on the Steam store, or combined with other payment methods to make a purchase.
To check out the beta in Steam client simply click here:
steam://storeurl/steamaccount/addfunds
If you would like to test in your browser, please visit:
http://store.steampowered.com/steamaccount/addfunds/
To help Valve test this new feature, now in beta, click here and follow the instructions available there. Remember, even in beta, purchases are real (no refunds). You should only fund with money you actually plan to use on Steam. And as always, please report any feedback here on the forums.
Here are some of our concerns:
1) Where are the money stored? Is Steam suddenly a bank?
2) What security measures did Valve take to actually prevent hijacking accounts in order to steal money (imagine sending Steam funds to your friends in the future)?
I’m sure you guys will find a lot more concerns although it may lead to good stuff like Steam Cards being distributed very soon just like on iTunes (like cards worth $5, $10, $15 etc.).
Update:
Recent changes to the Steam Subscriber Agreement say that the funds cannot be transferred to a different account (or refunded, for that matter).
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Rockstar Games said today that it will be bringing Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City and San Andreas to Mac gamers "later this year."
"Look for the long-awaited release of the classic Grand Theft Auto Trilogy (Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) for Mac – most likely later this year," the studio said in its "Asked and Answered" feature. "We’ll have much more info and a proper announcement soon."
Wonder if it’s at all related to the curious re-rating – at least in Australia – for a "modified" and "multiplatform" version of Vice City.
Technically, any Mac gamer with a copy of Windows installed has been able to play these games on his machine for some time. A native version is nicer to have. And its nice to see Rockstar climbing aboard in its support of the platform.
Source: Kotaku
New hijacking site shuts down Steam and takes over control
This is just a quick warning message to all of you Steam users. There’s a new hijacking website floating around. The “hacker” gives you link to a website (nothing out of ordinary) but the problem is that when you click on it your Steam client will shut down immediately and you won’t we able to login to your Steam account from now on.
Yes, we realize that if your e-mail is verified on Steam the “hacker” won’t be able to change the password but still he or she can get you VAC Banned and if you have shit loads of games like me it wouldn’t be very pleasant, would it?
You may think that “mehhh I don’t click links from strangers anyway” but that’s the problem, the new “hacker” takes over your friend’s Steam account and pretends to be your friend just so you could click the link – I know I would click on some random tinyurl.com link from my friends.
So yeah, be careful out there. I wonder what’s Valve going to do about it.
PS: This is not just me saying, here’s a random Steam Forums thread about it.
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