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Welcome to our newly designed
website created by our very own Yorick.
There's been a big reshuffle and lots of
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Ubisoft Expands Into South and Central America
Posted @ 4:44 PM, November 4 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Steam, Steam Games
Good news! Ubisoft just expanded their games catalog into South and Central America. Is this the first step to release their games worldwide? I hope so. This includes hits such as Far Cry 2, Assassin's Creed, Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Silent Hunter III, Beyond Good & Evil, and dozens more.
View Ubisoft catalog page here.
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Mount & Blade is Now Available On Steam
Posted @ 10:20 PM, November 3 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Steam, Steam Games
Mount & Blade is now available on Steam Client near you for $29.99. Mount & Blade is famous for it's Free-form sand-box gameplay and horseback combat.
Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior.
More info click here.
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Steam Cloud Coming This Week
Posted @ 1:17 PM, November 3 2008, By: DigiQ8 In News, Steam
Valve announced Steam Cloud a set of services for Steam that stores application data online and allows user experiences to be consistent from any PC, is coming out this week. This free steam extension will ship with the Left 4 Dead demo coming on Thursday for you who pre-ordered and Nov 11th for you who still having doubts for the game.
the information stored and accessible through the Steam Cloud includes keyboard, mouse, and gamepad configurations, as well as multiplayer settings such as spraypaint images.
The Steam Cloud will "just work," meaning any user changes to their game options will propagate to the Cloud by default. Upon logging into Steam from another PC, these settings will be brought down from the Cloud and automatically leveraged by the game. Any configuration changes on this second machine are then synced to the Cloud for future sessions.
Valve will add Cloud support to its back catalog of Steam games. And it will be available to all publishers and developers using Steam, free of charge.
Update:
HL2net: Could Steam Cloud store saved games online?
Doug Lombardi: "Not initially, but it is planned for a future update."
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New Steam Client Beta Adds Shopping Cart and Recommendations
Posted @ 1:43 PM, October 29 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Steam
A new beta for the Steam Client is now available. The new beta has many new additions like the support of shopping cart, recommendations & purchasing directly on the web. Check below for the full list:
- Added shopping cart, recommendations & purchasing directly on the web
- Added backend support for Left 4 Dead matchmaking
- Added backend support for Steam Cloud
- Fixed steam re-applying command line parameters (like -install) across 'change user' or 'change language' restarts
- Fixed steam refreshing the games list, refreshing the server browser if open, and reloading server brower filter settings
- Fixed the friends list placeholder for large clans disappearing when "view online friends only" was turned on
- Fixed games list not always refreshing after receiving license updates
- Fixed embedded IE control not scrolling or responding to key presses correctly
- Improved IE control perf
And here is a little more detail on the Store related changes:
We've done a pretty big overhaul to the store and our purchasing process so that you can now purchase online over the web without even using the Steam client, and when you purchase in the client the entire payment/checkout path is in the web control, instead of in a client wizard dialog.
We've also added shopping carts, online account creation, account history, and recommendations to the store.
If you were planning to buy a game, please try it with the new system and give us feedback on how the purchase path works for you.
If you'd like to checkout the new store outside of the client you can use this URL to opt into the new store while in a web browser:
http://store.steampowered.com/?webbasedpurchasing=1
Also, if you are outside the US you'll notice we haven't translated all the new strings yet and they show in English. We should be able to update with translated strings soon (before the beta is set live for everyone).
To access the Beta, go to File -> Settings, and on the Account tab will be a drop down. Select Steam Client Candidate, and then allow Steam to restart itself. Have fun testing 
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Empire: Total War Coming To Steam With a Great Offer, Uses Steamworks
Posted @ 9:11 AM, October 28 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Steam, Steam Games
Empire: Total War is coming to Steam in exactly 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days and 4 hours from now ( Feb 6, 2009), and if you pre-order ($49.99) now you will get " Rome Total War Gold Edition" for free today.
Empire: Total War introduces a host of revolutionary new features, including true 3D naval combat. For the first time in the Total War series, you will be able to intuitively command single ships or vast fleets upon seascapes rich with extraordinary water and weather effects that play a huge role in your eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat. After pummelling your enemy with cannon fire, close in to grapple their ship and prepare to board, taking control of your men as they fight hand-to-hand on the decks of these wooden behemoths.
Empire: Total War will incorporate Steamworks giving players game updates, downloadable content, friend-list support and achievements. To play single-player Empire: Total War, players need only to connect to the internet once via the Steam client after installing the game. (thanks Sierra Oscar for the heads-up)
Steamworks will serve as Empire: Total War's multiplayer backend, providing server browsing and match-making functionality, bolstering Total War's new level of commitment to multiplayer game modes and features. Further details on multiplayer will be announced soon.
I think this is a great offer and you should not miss it. Click Here for more info.
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Now on Steam: Bully: Scholarship Edition
Posted @ 2:00 AM, October 22 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Steam, Steam Games
Rockstar's Bully: Scholarship edition is now available on Steam for $29.99, for now it's only available in the United States and Canada. Additional territories will release Oct 31.
Bully: Scholarship Edition takes place at the fictional New England boarding school, Bullworth Academy and tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and ultimately navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
Includes the complete soundtrack, featuring 26 original tracks.
More info here.
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Massive Red Orchestra Discount as Mods Come to Steam
Posted @ 2:49 PM, October 17 2008, By: Hectic Glenn In Steam
Red Orchestra MODs will be the first third party game MODs to be made available through Steam. And just to celebrate, Tripwire is reducing the price 75% to $4.99 until Monday 20th October. The first MOD released, Mare Nostrum, allows players to experience some of the fiercest battles of WWII across North Africa and Italy. - The MOD adds three new nationalities to the game including the British, Australians and Italians as well as adding the German Afrika Korps.
- Featuring 8 new maps, 8 new weapons and 10 vehicles the game play is varied from gritty street to street fighting in urban surroundings to all out tank warfare in the open desert
All these mods will be available totally free to users who have purchased Red Orchestra. $19.99 down to $4.99...what a steal!
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X3: Terran Conflict Is Now Available on Steam
Posted @ 4:43 PM, October 16 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Steam, Steam Games
X3: Terran Conflict is now available for $39.99 on Steam Client near you.
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Experience the brilliant climax of the legendary X-Trilogy , and take your place in the history of the X Universe.
Or you can buy X3 Pack which includes: X3: Reunion, X3: Terran Conflict, for $54.99. Click here for more info.
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Galactic Bowling: Coming to Steam
Posted @ 8:11 PM, October 13 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Steam, Steam Games
Perpetual FX Creative announces Galactic Bowling is now available for pre-purchase via Steam. Galactic bowlers who pre-purchase the game can take-10% off the regular price of $19.99. In addition, pre-purchasers will have immediate access to the game on Galactic launch day, October 20th.
Galactic Bowling is an exaggerated and stylized bowling game with an intergalactic twist. Players will engage in fast-paced single and multi-player competition while being submerged in a unique new universe filled with over-the-top humor, wild characters, unique levels, and addictive game play. The title is aimed at players of all ages and skill sets. Through accessible and intuitive controls and game-play, Galactic Bowling allows you to jump right into the action. A single-player campaign and online play allow you to work your way up the ranks of the Galactic Bowling League! Whether you have hours to play or only a few minutes, Galactic Bowling is a fast paced and entertaining experience that will leave you wanting more!
You can find more info here.
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Left 4 Dead Pre-Orders 60% Up on Orange Box
Posted @ 7:04 AM, October 10 2008, By: Evo In Left 4 Dead, News, Steam
According to this Edge Online report pre-orders of Valve's upcoming survival-horror-co-operative-shooter-extravaganza are 60% higher than those for the Orange Box.
Valve managing director Gabe Newell has this to say regarding the pre-orders:
"People had really strong reactions to Left 4 Dead when we started showing it. Our pre-orders are running 60 percent ahead of Orange Box. This in combination with the fact that it is a new IP made us think that an extensive marketing program made a lot of sense."
Valve have launched a massive promotional campaign for the game costing $10 million and covering television, online, print and outdoor advertising. The promotional posters for the game (as seen below) feature the logo of the game, the disfigured hand that is now synonymous with the game.
These advertisements will run hand in hand with a massive television campaign with 30-second adverts appearing on a wide variety of US TV networks from November 9th to the 28th. The ads will be mixing humour and horror, and I assume with bear classic Valve stylings.
The Xbox 360 and PC demo of the game is slated to be released in early November and will feature 1-4 player gameplay from the game's "No Mercy" campaign. Newell is also positive regarding the future success of the game.
"Well, Left 4 Dead has a long way to go to beat Half-Life and Counter-Strike, but our fans' excitement when they play the game has certainly infected us. It will be a top five title for the year, but beyond that we'll have to see how big it gets."
Pre-orders up 60% on the Orange Box, a $10 million advertising campaign? I am sure that Left 4 Dead will be a hugely successful game.
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New Steam Community Features Available
Posted @ 3:31 PM, October 9 2008, By: Munro In Steam
You may find your steam client losing connection for a while. It would appear Valve are adding additional Community features. So far the list includes:
- Redesigned Steam Community pages
- Official groups
- Blotter
- User groups on separate page
- Improved search
- Events time is showed in your timezone
- Profile status is changeable from home page
- Games on profile page are counted
Thanks to our AciD for the heads up.
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