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  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited September 2012
    Hooray! I'm super happy to hear that! Still plenty of room for entrants! I also plan to do this again with another game in a couple weeks :P

    If I didn't already have Civ V, I would definitely enter. Hell, even just reading a forumer let's play is fun.

    Really wish I could afford to get the new X-COM, because it looks pretty sweet, but my funds are tied until Christmas. I should give the demo a whirl, but the download size....

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  • vegeta_666vegeta_666 CanadaRegistered User regular
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    It's closed! The 4 winners are: USAgent, MoosehatIV, steevl and StabbityStyle!

    Once I get feedback from them, I'll open up another one as I have 3 more to give away!

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    vegeta_666 wrote: »
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    It's closed! The 4 winners are: USAgent, MoosehatIV, steevl and StabbityStyle!

    Once I get feedback from them, I'll open up another one as I have 3 more to give away!

    Whoa, I won? That's the first time I ever won something off Steamgifts!

    Too bad my Internet is down and I'm typing this on my phone. AT&T's automated support line informed me that there is a known problem in my area and it should be fixed by 3:06 pm tomorrow, though! Then I can accept the game and give feedback.

  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    Wow, thanks to Vegeta_666 for Rome: Total War and ArcSyn for Cortex Command and for their respective Steam Gift raffles!

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    Four hours remain, is everybody in who wants to be?


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  • SumanaiSumanai muh PTRegistered User regular
    edited September 2012
    emp123 wrote: »
    InkSplat wrote: »
    So, Civ V should run fine on a macbook that can run Diablo 3 (though barely), yes?

    My father in law has played hundreds of hours of Civ IV, and I was thinking of convincing him to make a steam account so I could give him the Civ V copy that comes with XCOM, but I don't want to waste it if it likely won't run well enough to be playable.

    I think you have to buy something before you can be gifted something. Or maybe your account needs to be old or something. I forget, but when I tried to gift my sister Amnesia Steam wouldnt let me (which, really, turned out to be a good thing since her laptop cant run it, and you know, it might kill her).

    I believe limited accounts only prevent you from starting chat sessions and sending friend invites. This is done to prevent spammers from creating hundreds of accounts for phishing and scamming purposes. I don't think Gaben would prevent you from gifting a game to a friend you just introduced to Steam.

    Edit: Here's the official info on limited accounts: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663

    Sumanai on
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  • Banzai5150Banzai5150 Registered User regular
    Couldn't come up with a decent contest so here's another chance for people to get

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  • vegeta_666vegeta_666 CanadaRegistered User regular
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    Missed my last one/didn't win? Here's another one! 3 copies, open til Tuesday at 8:30pm EST.

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  • BinaryPhalanxBinaryPhalanx Registered User regular
    edited September 2012
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  • RichardRichard Registered User regular
    I was meaning to go all creative with a fun contest but I've settled for the simple but effective "click on this to win"-setup.

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    edited September 2012
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    And the winner is....

    @Al Baron

    For my next giveaway, I've decided I want to know what you want to see in a video game.

    PM me your favorite weapon from a game. Shooter, Mario Title, whatever, I just want to know what kind of weapons you think are indescribably awesome and (preferably) unique.

    Those who PM will receive the URL for a giveaway of...

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    That's right, Painkiller: Black Edition, the best version of the only game in the illustrious Painkiller franchise.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk7DlYcQ0uM

    Taramoor on
  • Al BaronAl Baron Registered User regular
    Aw, yes. Garrnet, user of the OG sticky camera.

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    Yay, woke up to my internet working again. Thanks again to @vegeta_666 for Rome: Total War!

  • darklite_xdarklite_x I'm not an r-tard... Registered User regular
    I don't need to enter that Painkiller giveaway since I already own it, but I will say that the stake gun from the Painkiller games might be the best gun ever. Only thing that comes close to matching it is the rebar crossbow in HL2.

    Steam ID: darklite_x Xbox Gamertag: Darklite 37 PSN:Rage_Kage_37 Battle.Net:darklite#2197
  • AsheAshe Registered User regular
    edited September 2012
    New Star Soccer 5 has finally made an appearance on Steam. I've been playing the free version for a while now and it is great fun. "Just one more match!"

    Ashe on
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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    darklite_x wrote: »
    I don't need to enter that Painkiller giveaway since I already own it, but I will say that the stake gun from the Painkiller games might be the best gun ever. Only thing that comes close to matching it is the rebar crossbow in HL2.

    Nail gun from F.E.A.R.?

    Steam: offday
  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    Cerebral Bore from Turok? (Never played Turok, but I hear tons of stuff about that cerebral bore)

  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    I bought the Painkiller collection that included all of the unofficial sequels and stuff from those guys out of Poland.

    I hope they got some random check in the mail after the Summer Steam Sale from people doing the same thing.

    Great game!

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    anoffday wrote: »
    darklite_x wrote: »
    I don't need to enter that Painkiller giveaway since I already own it, but I will say that the stake gun from the Painkiller games might be the best gun ever. Only thing that comes close to matching it is the rebar crossbow in HL2.

    Nail gun from F.E.A.R.?

    You guys clearly never played Armed and Dangerous.

    Everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
    HiT BiT
  • AsheAshe Registered User regular
    Repostin' - not long to go on these:

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    Also, this next one is for not only Gratuitous Space Battles, but also BIT.TRIP.RUNNER, Wizorb and Jamestown. Get 'em added to your game-quilt!

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    The best gun in FEAR is clearly the shotgun. They are all great but that shotgun is the poster child super model of shotguns.

  • darklite_xdarklite_x I'm not an r-tard... Registered User regular
    Ooh, I forgot about Turok's cerebral bore. That gun was pretty sweet.

    Steam ID: darklite_x Xbox Gamertag: Darklite 37 PSN:Rage_Kage_37 Battle.Net:darklite#2197
  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Drake wrote: »
    The best gun in FEAR is clearly the shotgun. They are all great but that shotgun is the poster child super model of shotguns.

    Also, say what you will about RAGE, but it had a shotgun worthy to inherit the crown from FEAR's.

    Everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    Wow - I've been playing the Sims 3 and had no idea that you could repaint/refinish just about every item in the catalog. My single girl now has a red and black zebra print toilet fit for the princess she is.

  • Lord_SnotLord_Snot Живу за выходные American ValhallaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2012
    Drake wrote: »
    Drake wrote: »
    The best gun in FEAR is clearly the shotgun. They are all great but that shotgun is the poster child super model of shotguns.

    FEAR has the all-round best guns in any FPS I've ever played.

    Shotgun, nailgun, dual pistols, the rocket launcher, repeating cannon. The grenades...

    All so brutal, all so awesome.

    Lord_Snot on
  • SynthesisSynthesis Honda Today! Registered User regular
    Wow - I've been playing the Sims 3 and had no idea that you could repaint/refinish just about every item in the catalog. My single girl now has a red and black zebra print toilet fit for the princess she is.

    This looks just as hilarious as it sounds.

  • InkSplatInkSplat 100%ed Bad Rats. Registered User regular
    Man, that's depressing. I downloaded and installed TF2 just to see if I had anything I could give away, and all the items I have are non-tradable. :(

    Origin for Dragon Age: Inquisition Shenanigans: Inksplat776
  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    Big thank you to envoy for Payday The Heist care of some random magazine that gave him a free key!

    Also thank you @Taramoor for the gift of Hydrophobia, which is the best bad game I hear.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    Big thank you to envoy for Payday The Heist care of some random magazine that gave him a free key!

    Also thank you @Taramoor for the gift of Hydrophobia, which is the best bad game I hear.

    The best part of Hydrophobia is that just when you think it can't get any weirder... it ends.

    Like, seriously, when it ends you'll just go... "Wait, that's it?"

  • subediisubedii Registered User regular
    edited September 2012
    Lord_Snot wrote: »
    Drake wrote: »
    Drake wrote: »
    The best gun in FEAR is clearly the shotgun. They are all great but that shotgun is the poster child super model of shotguns.

    FEAR has the all-round best guns in any FPS I've ever played.

    Shotgun, nailgun, dual pistols, the rocket launcher, repeating cannon. The grenades...

    All so brutal, all so awesome.

    I liked FEAR's guns, but there was a weird thing they did with the SMG and Assault Rifle that just annoyed me. Basically the sound effect for the gun isn't synced up with individual bullets (and in fact, even if you do manage to shoot single bullets, you'll still hear an "automatic" sound as if you've shot a burst). It just made those guns feel floaty and annoyed me every time I fired them because the sound didn't match what was actually happening with the weapon, bullets would be firing slightly out of sync with the sound effects (or not at all). Not as noticeable with the SMG, but you could clearly tell it with the AR.

    I will say that FEAR 3 fixed this in spades because whilst the G3A3 can only burst fire anyway, it sounds like freaking hurricane.

    subedii on
  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    Drake wrote: »
    The best gun in FEAR is clearly the shotgun. They are all great but that shotgun is the poster child super model of shotguns.

    Also, say what you will about RAGE, but it had a shotgun worthy to inherit the crown from FEAR's.

    I love the time I've spent with Rage. Load that shotty up with some Pop Rockets and go to town. It's a really meaty and well done shotgun, even with standard loads. Definitely worthy of Id.

  • pyromaniac221pyromaniac221 this just might be an interestin YTRegistered User regular
    Hmm. Both Shogun 2 and Fall of the Samurai are discounted at -75% for the daily deal even though it doesn't show up on the Total War Sale page. Just a heads up.

    psn tooaware, friend code SW-4760-0062-3248 it me
  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    subedii wrote: »
    I liked FEAR's guns, but there was a weird thing they did with the SMG and Assault Rifle that just annoyed me. Basically the sound effect for the gun isn't synced up with individual bullets (and in fact, even if you do manage to shoot single bullets, you'll still hear an "automatic" sound as if you've shot a burst). It just made those guns feel floaty and annoyed me every time I fired them because the sound didn't match what was actually happening with the weapon, bullets would be firing slightly out of sync with the sound effects (or not at all). Not as noticeable with the SMG, but you could clearly tell it with the AR.

    I will say that FEAR 3 fixed this in spades because whilst the G3A3 can only burst fire anyway, it sounds like freaking hurricane.
    Good thing you never need those guns. I've played through the entire game not using the assault rifle once. Played just fine, and was just as awesome.

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  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    Looks like Prison Architect is available for purchase, with early alpha access. They have their own Kickstarter like thing going.

  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User regular
    Corpekata wrote: »
    Arcen have announced A Valley Without Wind 2, and if you have the first game you'll get it for free. The big change is the much maligned artstyle, as well as a City Management meta game.

    Loads of other changes too, detailed here http://christophermpark.blogspot.ca/2012/09/a-valley-without-wind-2-full-sequel.html
    I... wha...

    I knew Arcen was awesome because of AI War, but now that we're getting a sequel to AVWW, with non-Windows-Screensaver art, AND we are getting it for free if we bought the first one...

    Wow. Just wow.

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  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User regular
    anoffday wrote: »
    Oh god. I just installed it. It's really happening.
    I took time off of Guild Wars 2 and came back to the Steam thread just for this. This better be happening. :D

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Peewi wrote: »
    Peewi wrote: »
    Al Baron wrote: »
    Wow, this fucker's getting released after all this time:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhyZFT4Aw_Y

    All previous owners will be getting a Steam key when it's released, too.

    I think I have that from a Humble Bundle and only ever checked it out briefly.
    Yeah, I checked it out and had no clue what was going on it. I think maybe I stumbled into the level editor instead of the campaign or something? Like even the menus in that game gave me trouble.

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  • starmanbrandstarmanbrand Registered User regular
    Looks like Prison Architect is available for purchase, with early alpha access. They have their own Kickstarter like thing going.

    Been waiting so long for this! But 30 bucks for an alpha, combined with the fact grad school is preventing me from logging more than an hour or two a week?

    Might have to wait...

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    I feel like I've been cheating on steam. I never expected guild war 2 to happen. I'm sorry babe. I don't know what to say.

    I didn't even realize borderlands 2 had come out till coming to the thread and seeing all the signatures. what the hell is wrong with me?

  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
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