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PC Gaming Era | November 2018 - See that button? You can't click it!
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For those that were wondering about the current Razer offers
https://eu.gamestore.razer.com/lp/razer-exclusives#condition
The EUR/USD 10 code can only be used with a purchase of 20 or more. Doesn't seem to say anything against using multiple codes for a purchase of an item though.
https://eu.gamestore.razer.com/lp/razer-exclusives#condition
The EUR/USD 10 code can only be used with a purchase of 20 or more. Doesn't seem to say anything against using multiple codes for a purchase of an item though.
So is there no way to view individual developers on Steam now? That's kind of a bummer, because it means seeing the exact things they've put on Steam is basically impossible now.
(For those unaware, clicking on developers takes you to the publisher hub, which is... not helpful at all, honestly. Unless the game is self-published, I guess.)
(For those unaware, clicking on developers takes you to the publisher hub, which is... not helpful at all, honestly. Unless the game is self-published, I guess.)
The revenue change is very obviously targeted at retaining (or even getting back? We can only hope) big publishers on the service.
Still seems to work the old way on most games? I saw what you meant on...A game page I've somehow lost track of and thus cannot link back to. The URLs between Dev/Pub were different but both ended up at the publisher like you said. But just about every other game page with different Dev/Pubs seemed to work as intended.
Indie's still get the original cut though? On that I disagree with the change if so.
That's not the case for all developers. Some take you to the developers' page.
Take a look at this for example:
Until they start whining that a 20% cut is too much too. They won't be happy until they can get 100% of every sale.
Even then they'll still probably find something to bitch about.
Is Valve really doing that much more? I heard multiple times now that with their complete hands-off approach doesn't offer any personal contacts devs can reach out to regarding support or marketing ideas.
It's valid for 12 days I think.
Oh, strange.
I must have had bad luck, 'cause all the ones I checked were publisher-only.
I honestly don't have an opinion on tthe matter. Makers of big games have more pull than indie devs and they also have the option of distributing games through their own services. Big publishers removing their games from Steam is going to affect Valve's business in a big way so this change is probably supposed to entice them to not leave, or even get some of them back. Is the changed revenue share enough to accomplish that? I have no idea. Is it unfair to indie devs? It certainly is on paper, however I don't know how much the provided services cost and if the 30% cut from very small games is enough to cover that cost.
The most probable explanation is that Valve was forced to change the revenue share to keep publishers from leaving while they feel that they are not in any such danger with indie devs. If the cut that Valve demanded from them was higher than what other services get, I would consider it unfair. Since the cut is the same as other services, I am inclined to consider it a response to the PC market's realities (the ability to sell your game outside of Steam) rather than a "fuck indie devs" attitude.
Of course. The issue was never the cut itself.
When can we have a competent dev take a stab at the franchise. All these amazing new TBS games and sadly JA doesn't get any of the love.
Wow.
Seems I wont use Steam anymore in the future then. Fuck Valve.
I also have an i9-9900k, Triple 2080tis and 128GB RAM.
Seems I wont use Steam anymore in the future then. Fuck Valve.
I also have an i9-9900k, Triple 2080tis and 128GB RAM.
To those of you who are looking at Mutant Year Zero or Jagged Alliance, End State looks pretty good.
Normally I'd be down for this kind of game, but eesh modern military stuff is so bland. I'm sorry End State. I can't go down this road with you.
Duck Boar aesthetic > milsim aesthetic
I decided to use the $10 coupon I got for buying Life is Strange 2 on Sunset Overdrive. I needed to get the purchase total up to $20, so I looked for a cheap VR game and found one made by the OG Burnout devs. I had to support, and I'm glad I did. I finally got the game I wanted ever since Shooting Range from Wii Play. Shooting targets all around you with dual pistols is a lot of fun. The knife throwing stages can get stressful when you're trying to avoid hitting old ladies.
Yeah there should be bundle today. Question is will they leak whole list this year?
Apparently submission had min limit of $20 msrp (with expections possible), so maybe it's less DLCy this year.
They blinked first because they had to. The PC platform being open as it is, they have no way of forcing big publishers to sell through Steam. Some games are big enough to sell well outside of Steam. In the same way that publishers weigh keeping 100% of the revenue against maybe selling less overall by not being on Steam, Valve has to weigh making less from sales of each big game against potentially losing all the revenue from them.
For me as well a little bit. Games like Rainbow Six Siege get away with it cuz all the customization they allow. Plus it's not all neckbeard dudebros, the roster is really diverse.
I read that one of the Yogscast guy aimed for games only bundle, at least his selection for the bundle are games only.
Thanks for reminding me to put this on wishlist. This looks close enough to JA I'd want to play. I still have a feeling nothing will ever surpass JA2 for me but this will probably scratch that sort of itch quite well. Cautiously optimistic about this one.
I adored Elex despite its flaws until the end game when the barely explained, oddly specific, never before relevant morality system directly affects the ending and aftermath. In my case I got something that suggested the opposite of how I played the game but apparently I was four cold points too high.
Always something with Piranha
Aesthetic-wise, absolutely. Mutant looks really cool in that regard.
The amount of indiedevs i'm seeing on twitter upset with the changes is crazy to me.
https://twitter.com/doougle/status/1068701019696058368
https://twitter.com/blakemizzi/status/1068752537501622272
https://twitter.com/tha_rami/status/1068708587118112768
https://twitter.com/Draknek/status/1068685308927991808
https://twitter.com/retroremakes/status/1068672103585669121
https://twitter.com/joewintergreen/status/1068667585942548481
Also, thanks to these very indiedevs i found an interesting article about itch.io and it's...eh... profability?
https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/29/18118217/itchio-steam-leaf-corcoran-pc-games-indie
"Itchio's own profit varies from month to month, Corcoran said, but it usually breaks even."
https://twitter.com/doougle/status/1068701019696058368
https://twitter.com/blakemizzi/status/1068752537501622272
https://twitter.com/tha_rami/status/1068708587118112768
https://twitter.com/Draknek/status/1068685308927991808
https://twitter.com/retroremakes/status/1068672103585669121
https://twitter.com/joewintergreen/status/1068667585942548481
Also, thanks to these very indiedevs i found an interesting article about itch.io and it's...eh... profability?
https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/29/18118217/itchio-steam-leaf-corcoran-pc-games-indie
"Itchio's own profit varies from month to month, Corcoran said, but it usually breaks even."
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Time to change my name to thirtytwentyfivetwentypercent I guess.
To be fair imo Valve should've thrown them a bone, maybe reduce the percentage for the first couple of thousand dollars of revenue.
To be fair imo Valve should've thrown them a bone, maybe reduce the percentage for the first couple of thousand dollars of revenue.
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"We don't have any disadvantages by this yet we're still upset."
Well considering you wrote that it seemed crazy to you, I never know on the Internet.
a dumb view might be a different view, but that doesn't stop it from being a dumb view
I don't believe indie devs who are struggling to make ends meat being disappointed that only AAA blockbusters are getting help is a "dumb opinion".
They aren't disappointed that they are getting a worse deal. They are disappointed because really, they are the ones who need the help the most even if they understand why they wouldn't be the ones to get it. See what Paz wrote in the other thread here for a better, more nuanced example.
There are absolutely a couple of hot takes in that list of Twitter posts though.
They aren't disappointed that they are getting a worse deal. They are disappointed because really, they are the ones who need the help the most even if they understand why they wouldn't be the ones to get it. See what Paz wrote in the other thread here for a better, more nuanced example.
There are absolutely a couple of hot takes in that list of Twitter posts though.
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Sometimes I wished Steam never existed so that some of these devs remember the times you had to drop pants to find a publisher because self publishing wasnt a thing.
They're getting the same cut as they have always gotten, same as virtually every store but Itch.io (you know, the one that barely breaks even), and they still get more for those 30% than everywhere else.
Doesn't explain why it's dumb. I don't see an inde dev feeling injustice for the big rich devs gaining more profits than them who are struggling to be a dumb view. Odd view? Maybe, but dumb? No.
It's dumb to complain about something that is the same everywhere but for only one place. I can understand an industry wide outrage at 30%.
Targeted at one company just feel like it's "in" to criticize the same one despite being the same as every others.
Just because it's the same thing everywhere else, doesn't exclude them to have an opinion on this matter. I neither want to call their opinion dumb just because I might disagree with them. It's so easy to call someone elses opinion dumb if I disagree with their opinion.
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