PC Gaming ERA | May 2019 - Romance of the Three Storefronts

ArjanN · May 14, 2019

Pakkidis said:
I fully expect more "exclusives" to the Epic Store this E3. I wonder if Valve is going to respond or if they even care.

Quote from the PC gaming show press release:

"This year's live stream will present more announcements and new trailers than any previous PC Gaming Show," said PC Gamer global editor-in-chief Evan Lahti in a press release. "From brilliant indies to studios that have shaped PC gaming for decades, we're excited to showcase what's next for the world's most vibrant gaming platform."

The Epic Games Store headlines this year's lineup as a sponsor, and will reveal "brand new material for several games, including some exclusives, coming to the Epic Games store."

I honestly doubt it'll be all that EGS exclusive heavy, and they're all timed anyway so I can just wait a year or half a year and then pick them up.

cyba89 said:
With Sony not having a conference, Epic Gamer Show and most big publishers being in new gen transition mode E3 is going to suck this year.

Nah, late gen is actually usually the best time for releases. There might be a few less new AAAA announcements, but there's tons of stuff they could feature instead. Also, it's not even possible for one person to play every good game released on Steam alone nowadays.

Madjoki · May 14, 2019

dex3108 said:
Not that great launch for RAGE 2 on Steam at least. Only 13K concurrent.

Probably most copies sold on Bethesda store.

Asator · May 14, 2019

Ryna said:

On the plus side, we now have undeniable proof that PC gamer is in bed with Epic. People won't be able to claim that it's a conspiracy theory anymore.

Amspicora · May 14, 2019

I love the fact that we were right all along but

Ryna said:

Remember when PC gamer did accuse people to be Steam loyalists?

Now all make much more sense

manchego obfuscator · May 14, 2019

Simulator said:

I don't own Detention on Steam, so that's cool. Shift Quantum looks like a fairly generic puzzle-platformer, but maybe it's worth a shot.

dex3108 · May 14, 2019

Madjoki said:
Probably most copies sold on Bethesda store.

Ubisoft games are way more popular outside Steam than Bethesda ones and those still reached high day 1 numbers.

Deleted member 5621 · May 14, 2019

What's the point of ignoring stuff if Steam will show it to me anyway D:

eonden said:

Damn, super soon.

Uzzy · May 14, 2019

Another VTM game is coming, neat. Cheers again eonden

Andres · May 14, 2019

Was not expecting this to release this year.

Also, hurray for Steamworld Quest! They're insta buys for me.

eonden · May 14, 2019

Uzzy said:
Another VTM game is coming, neat. Cheers again eonden

I gotta say that I called a new VTM game coming, because during the PDXCon video they mentioned VTM and Bloodlines 2 separately.

My guess was a VTM:Bloodlines 1 remake / remaster (with the "unofficial" patch), but hey. I got it half right! You can call me now a Nintendo level leaker.

Lashley · May 14, 2019

datamage said:
Expected, but ouch.

lmao

Madjoki · May 14, 2019

WarRock said:
What's the point of ignoring stuff if Steam will show it to me anyway D:

It curated content, ignoring won't affect those. It will affect personalized sections only.

Lashley · May 14, 2019

Well, least were we right all along.

Unkindled · May 14, 2019

eonden said:

Look's interesting will keep my eye on it.

AHA-Lambda · May 14, 2019

Madjoki said:
Probably most copies sold on Bethesda store.

Doubt it'll make much difference; wasn't the rumour that the game was pre-selling on PC really poorly and so that's why they went back to Steam?

Uzzy said:
Another VTM game is coming, neat. Cheers again eonden

From the devs of The Council? Fucking excellent :D

Deleted member 18407 · May 14, 2019

Uzzy said:
Another VTM game is coming, neat. Cheers again eonden

That's cool. The Council was at the very least ambitious and enjoyable even if it wasn't completely successful. I think they'll do something interesting here.

Tizoc · May 14, 2019

Lashley said:
Well, least were we right all along.

This GIF was on my mind today XP

Joe Spangle · May 14, 2019

Wasteland 3 says it not going to be EGS exclusive.

Hooray. I liked the original and 2 was good enough.

sirap · May 14, 2019

So happy that we're getting more VTM games. Always bummed me out that such a rich universe was left unexplored in videogames.

Also mad respect to Durante. Dude's playing with fire but I'm glad someone said it.

Mentalist · May 14, 2019

Uzzy said:
Another VTM game is coming, neat. Cheers again eonden

Neat. BigBen is also publishing the Werewolf: the Apocalypse RPG now and Cyanide announced it'll be at E3.

Looks like Paradox is starting to make good use of the license with AA studios. I wonder if Kalypso has some WoD games in the works as well?

Andres · May 14, 2019

https://steamcommunity.com/games/857980/announcements/detail/1601504362742469071

Whhhhy is the end of May suddenly becoming stacked with releases.

Taborcarn · May 14, 2019

Uzzy said:
Another VTM game is coming, neat. Cheers again eonden

What excatly do they mean Narrative RPG? Anything that isn't a pure dungeon crawler? Just wondering why they chose that way to differentiate it from Bloodlines 2, I figure that will be a narrative-heavy game too.

Wok · May 14, 2019

Argh! I always have issues with Microsoft Store.

Even with a Windows account based on my Microsoft account, I cannot play these games.

At least, it was only 1 €.

Stoze · May 14, 2019

eonden said:
Rhaknar Wok , the card game batsignal is here

Quest is really good. Not drop dead fantastic like Dig 2 and Heist imo, but like those games it's very well designed and tightly tuned and polished. Had I known the Steam release would be this close behind Switch, I would've gotten it on PC to better appreciate the art and have m&kb control.

Also first twitter impression of Druidstone:

SteveWinwood · May 14, 2019

Wok said:
Argh! I always have issues with Microsoft Store.

Even with a Windows account based on my Microsoft account, I cannot play these games.

At least, it was only 1 €.

it's just another launcher

Kyougar · May 14, 2019

KingKong said:
this thread is going to tear itself apart when The Outer Worlds comes out

Like the 5 people who cared about the last 2 Obsidian games?
Joking, of course, but Obsidian is far from the old days where their games where insta-buy.

Deleted member 401 · May 14, 2019

I really gotta say, I'm looking forward to Nintendo and Microsoft's E3 presentations this year.

Asator said:
On the plus side, we now have undeniable proof that PC gamer is in bed with Epic. People won't be able to claim that it's a conspiracy theory anymore.

You might want to look in the announcement thread. Or not.

TC McQueen · May 14, 2019

So, I guess AMD's E3 press conference is going to be the non-shit PC Gaming Show this year.

Deleted member 401 · May 14, 2019

Welcome to the Pan-Platform E3 Show, brought to you by Sony.

Deleted member 21003 · May 14, 2019

KingKong said:
this thread is going to tear itself apart when The Outer Worlds comes out

If it's good I'll just buy it on the Microsoft store.

Unkindled · May 14, 2019

Wasteland 3 made an update about not skipping Steam,GOG at launch.
https://www.fig.co/campaigns/wasteland-3/updates/914?media_id=i647

Thank you for your patience as we continue development and work toward more consistent backer updates. To restate it again: we're committed to our backer promises, and you can expect the Steam and GOG versions of the game on launch day. No store exclusivity.

Mentalist · May 14, 2019

Saying no to EGS exclusivity is becoming a cheap way to garner positive buzz.

SteveWinwood · May 14, 2019

Mentalist said:
Saying no to EGS exclusivity is becoming a cheap way to garner positive buzz.

good that means people have had their voices heard and companies know that they can damage their brand by associating it with them

Casper · May 14, 2019

AvernOffset said:
If anyone wants to gamble on Druidstone, preorders are 10% off for another 20 hours on their website. Steam key + DRM free version through Humble.

Thanks for the heads up! I snatched it up. I am excited to check it out!

zoku88 · May 14, 2019

dex3108 said:
Not that great launch for RAGE 2 on Steam at least. Only 13K concurrent.

Yea, I think everyone had a feeling this was going to happen. Especially with the thread where everyone forgot it was coming out...

Wok · May 14, 2019

Alright. The culprit was not the Windows Store, but the Xbox App (and its error 0x406).

When a game is launched for the first time, there is a pop-up window and the user is asked to let the game access his Xbox account details. If this window does not appear, then the game either crashes or is stuck on the main screen.

The fix involved:

starting the Powershell as Administrator,
fixing the Xbox App using the command line.

I have executed the following line (found on a blog), which took a long time to complete:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

However, I guess this line (found on Reddit) would have done the trick faster:

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxApp | Remove-AppxPackage

Every time I subscribe to Game Pass, there is an issue like this. I don't know if others managed to play in the end, I guess not.

sredgrin · May 14, 2019

Mentalist said:
Saying no to EGS exclusivity is becoming a cheap way to garner positive buzz.

I mean, the last handful of random comments on their Fig thing were talking about it, so it's only natural to want to stop being asked about it.

Though given they are owned by Microsoft now the answer should have been pretty obvious at the very least it wasn't going to be EGS exclusive.

BlueOdin · May 14, 2019

In grid view are there keys I can press in order to make the tiless bigger or smaller instead of using that shitty slider?

Saty · May 14, 2019

http://www.oneprstudio.com/tripwire...players-and-100-million-in-franchise-revenue/

ROSWELL, Ga. – May 14, 2019 – Today, publisher and developer Tripwire Interactive celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the Killing Floor franchise. Since the horror based co-op first person shooter first launched on May 14, 2009 for PC on Steam, the Killing Floor franchise, including the original Killing Floor, Killing Floor 2, and Killing Floor: Incursion, has sold nearly 10 million units, earned over $100 million in franchise revenue, and has been played by over 15 million unique players worldwide.

dex3108 · May 14, 2019

It's an unconventional approach to indie development, but then his latest project, Supraland, is an unconventional game—part puzzler, part point-and-click, part first-person shooter, all set in a Metroidvania version of a child's sandbox. Münnich says he had zero expectations before last month's release because "nobody cared about it" during Early Access. "I would've been happy if I got 2,000 people to buy it," he says. Now, it's approaching 50,000 sales, and 96% of its 1,100 Steam reviews are positive.

https://www.pcgamer.com/how-first-p...came-a-hit-and-whats-in-store-for-the-sequel/

Wok · May 14, 2019

BlueOdin said:
In grid view are there keys I can press in order to make the tiless bigger or smaller instead of using that shitty slider?

Click on the slider, then use left and right arrows for small increments, page-down and page-up for bigger increments, Home and End for both extremes.

Unkindled · May 14, 2019

If it wasn't obvious Epic will show more exclusives at PC gaming show.
https://wccftech.com/e3-pc-gaming-show-2019-epic-games/

Epic is sponsoring the show and promising to reveal "brand new material for several games" and "some exclusives coming to the Epic Game Store. " PC Gamer editor-in-chief Evan Lahti (the magazine/website organizes the event) promises it will be the biggest show yet

Deleted member 21003 · May 14, 2019

Supraland is great.

BlueOdin · May 14, 2019

Wok said:
Click on the slider, then use left and right arrows for small increments, page-down and page-up for bigger increments, Home and End for both extremes.

Thanks!

Did they change something about Grid View though? Feels like I can't not get no space between tiles anymore.

nintendoman58 · May 14, 2019

How is Rise to Ruins?

I've begun to take an interest into Colony/Factory Building/Simulation management sort of games like Slime Rancher, Rimworld, Factorio, and Satisfactory, and I was wondering how that game compares?

Madness1001 · May 14, 2019

manchego obfuscator said:
I don't own Detention on Steam, so that's cool. Shift Quantum looks like a fairly generic puzzle-platformer, but maybe it's worth a shot.

The list is much longer than I thought when you start to scroll down...

List of Origin Access games...

dex3108 · May 14, 2019

Damn i kinda like RDR Online. It is much more different than GTA Online. More story focused missions and interesting characters, slower gameplay, more grounded world... I think that i will play it a lot if/when RDR2 comes to PC because i am not paying for PS+.

Deleted member 8068 · May 14, 2019

Did someone here buy Rage 2 from Voidu? If so, did you receive your key?

chadskin · May 14, 2019

lol

Unreal Engine, though, not the EGS

Taborcarn · May 14, 2019

They're more deserving of a BOFA award.

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