SEGA uses Steamworks at retail and online with Aliens vs. Predator

Two highly anticipated titles from SEGA, Aliens vs. Predator and Napoleon: Total War will ship with Steamworks support at retail and online, including among other features, Achievements, Matchmaking, Leaderboards, Stats, and Cloud. Aliens vs. Predator will ship on Steam and at retail in mid-February. Napoleon: Total War will ship on Steam and at retail in late February.

AVP is another game that tied to Steam. :(

Two highly anticipated titles from SEGA, Aliens vs. Predator and Napoleon: Total War will ship with Steamworks support at retail and online, including among other features, Achievements, Matchmaking, Leaderboards, Stats, and Cloud. Aliens vs. Predator will ship on Steam and at retail in mid-February. Napoleon: Total War will ship on Steam and at retail in late February.

AVP is another game that tied to Steam. :(

thusaha

This is a good thing imo not bad.

Dumb move. They just lost one customer, I don't want bundled crapware when i'm buying a retail game.RichardStallman

[QUOTE="thusaha"]

Two highly anticipated titles from SEGA, Aliens vs. Predator and Napoleon: Total War will ship with Steamworks support at retail and online, including among other features, Achievements, Matchmaking, Leaderboards, Stats, and Cloud. Aliens vs. Predator will ship on Steam and at retail in mid-February. Napoleon: Total War will ship on Steam and at retail in late February.

AVP is another game that tied to Steam. :(

millerlight89

Dumb move. They just lost one customer, I don't want bundled crapware when i'm buying a retail game.RichardStallman

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="thusaha"]

Two highly anticipated titles from SEGA, Aliens vs. Predator and Napoleon: Total War will ship with Steamworks support at retail and online, including among other features, Achievements, Matchmaking, Leaderboards, Stats, and Cloud. Aliens vs. Predator will ship on Steam and at retail in mid-February. Napoleon: Total War will ship on Steam and at retail in late February.

AVP is another game that tied to Steam. :(

thusaha

That's great to hear, steam is a great service it's been a long time since i went to my local gamestop to buy a PC game, i only go to buy console games.

steam is not a bad choice vs securom or gfwl, but I hate how steam is getting more and more a monopoly on the digital service. Lack of competition is why peoples are paying 50$ a year for xbox live and 3$ for a wallpaper... I hope more game publisher will use Stardock protection or gamersgate.Franko_3

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="thusaha"]

Two highly anticipated titles from SEGA, Aliens vs. Predator and Napoleon: Total War will ship with Steamworks support at retail and online, including among other features, Achievements, Matchmaking, Leaderboards, Stats, and Cloud. Aliens vs. Predator will ship on Steam and at retail in mid-February. Napoleon: Total War will ship on Steam and at retail in late February.

AVP is another game that tied to Steam. :(

thusaha

I like steam for valve games but I hate that it kills 2nd hand sales, same with GFWL. I wanted to sell B:AA after finishing it but its tied to my personal gfwl account. Same thing with FEAR 2, tied to steam account, cant be resold.

People who dislike it are ignorant.

I've used steam for years and love it.

I really like the idea of being able to buy a game retail, and have it still be tied to my steam account.

People who dislike it are ignorant.

I've used steam for years and love it.

I really like the idea of being able to buy a game retail, and have it still be tied to my steam account.

morrowindnic

I agree that it's better than GFWL but I want to play Steam-free game when I buy a retail game.thusaha

Yeah, I agree, when I buy a retail game I by far and away prefer it to be service/server independent --- and with disc-check only DRM.

However, this doesn't come close to being a deal-breaker, Steam's a good service and I have quite a few games tied to Steam. Given the option though, retail is still king.

while some people think it is bad that Steam is monopolizing the digital market, I actually feel good about it. I personally trust Valve. they are one of few developer/publisher who listen and care about fans.

If Microsoft or EA owned Steam, then yes, we are doomed. the moment they take 90% of the market, they will charge ridiculous amount of fees for ridiculous stuffs.

while some people think it is bad that Steam is monopolizing the digital market, I actually feel good about it. I personally trust Valve. they are one of few developer/publisher who listen and care about fans.

If Microsoft or EA owned Steam, then yes, we are doomed. the moment they take 90% of the market, they will charge ridiculous amount of fees for ridiculous stuffs.

chapman86

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while some people think it is bad that Steam is monopolizing the digital market, I actually feel good about it. I personally trust Valve. they are one of few developer/publisher who listen and care about fans.

If Microsoft or EA owned Steam, then yes, we are doomed. the moment they take 90% of the market, they will charge ridiculous amount of fees for ridiculous stuffs.

millerlight89

As long as its not GFWL or Gamespy or anything else I am happy.

I like steam for valve games but I hate that it kills 2nd hand sales, same with GFWL. I wanted to sell B:AA after finishing it but its tied to my personal gfwl account. Same thing with FEAR 2, tied to steam account, cant be resold.

bonafidetk

Not that I was ever interested in AvP, but I was interested in Napoleon. Steam is a deal-breaker for me. I stick by my commitment to never buying from it again.LongZhiZi

Two highly anticipated titles from SEGA, Aliens vs. Predator and Napoleon: Total War will ship with Steamworks support at retail and online, including among other features, Achievements, Matchmaking, Leaderboards, Stats, and Cloud. Aliens vs. Predator will ship on Steam and at retail in mid-February. Napoleon: Total War will ship on Steam and at retail in late February.

AVP is another game that tied to Steam. :(

thusaha

If is mandatory to the single player campaigns in AvP then I will not buy or play the game and will focus my attention in Bad Company 2.

People who dislike it are ignorant.

I've used steam for years and love it.

I really like the idea of being able to buy a game retail, and have it still be tied to my steam account.

morrowindnic

I have only 2 games in Steam, HL-W and DoW 2, and both provided me annoying experiences DUE Steam. I'm not interested in supporting this platform; I use FRAPS to take screenshots and vids, Xfire to track my stats, friends and servers + VoiP, Gamershell to download patches and don't need any of the Steam services, even finding the achievements system a very puerile feature more related to consoles than to PC games.

Those are my reasons to dislike Steam, even if I understand that Steam is nice to some people, a fact that I respect.

ohh great another steam release:cry:

yup , steam is great , all of my games r on steam or atleast shortcuts r added to game list...

*steam updates ur games

*steam is a great chating/socializing software

*easy to use

*doesnt overload your pc ...

*great anti cheat protection

im ok with all games using steam ! :)

steam is not a bad choice vs securom or gfwl, but I hate how steam is getting more and more a monopoly on the digital service. Lack of competition is why peoples are paying 50$ a year for xbox live and 3$ for a wallpaper... I hope more game publisher will use Stardock protection or gamersgate.Franko_3

Agree with this 100%

I like steam alot but forcing customers to use it... not cool!Gamartto

No issues with Steam here and it won't keep me from getting AvP.

So does this mean that you'd be able to redownload it through Steam without the disc or is it just tied to the steamworks stat tracking and multiplayer?guynamedbilly

Steam is the future of PC gaming, get used to it!!

Steam is awesome, a very good way to keep on your pc games in one place, gives you a chatting service, igwb (in-game web browser), achievements, what more could you want?Alpha_Omega69

[QUOTE="Alpha_Omega69"]Steam is awesome, a very good way to keep on your pc games in one place, gives you a chatting service, igwb (in-game web browser), achievements, what more could you want?carlosjuero

You can still play the games if you get VAC banned.

Dumb move. They just lost one customer, I don't want bundled crapware when i'm buying a retail game.RichardStallman

[QUOTE="RichardStallman"]Dumb move. They just lost one customer, I don't want bundled crapware when i'm buying a retail game.ZuluEcho14

[QUOTE="thusaha"]

Two highly anticipated titles from SEGA, Aliens vs. Predator and Napoleon: Total War will ship with Steamworks support at retail and online, including among other features, Achievements, Matchmaking, Leaderboards, Stats, and Cloud. Aliens vs. Predator will ship on Steam and at retail in mid-February. Napoleon: Total War will ship on Steam and at retail in late February.

AVP is another game that tied to Steam. :(

millerlight89

Requiring steam blows, and all these people who are fine with this but hate GFWL need to be slapped, as this is waaaaay worse, its one of the worst forms of DRM you can be forces to use.

Steam is fine if you CHOOSE to use it. being force to use it is the worst thing they can do, at least GFWL isnt DRM, and i can still lend my GFWL games out, or sell them.