I must admit that I'm one of those 500,000 players. I recently downloaded and tried it out only because it's free to play and has pretty decent action. I've only made it to level 5 and haven't played or bought anything, so they're obviously not making money off of me. The only MMO I'm actually excited for and will pre-order and buy is The Elder Scrolls Online. I just wish I could try out Guild Wars 2 for free, because I've heard good things about it.
I read in an interview that Gabe Newell said that the Steam Box will have 3 different tiers, the cheapest being only about $99 and will be able to stream games from our current gaming PCs onto our TVs. Maybe this will include all Windows games, since the Steam Box is only streaming them and not running them.
@WingChopMasta I have Steam for my Linux and the games that I have work just fine. Team Fortress 2 runs beautifully and I just hope that they release a lot more games for Linux before they release the Steam Box. Linux needs more games for it, because it's a good operating system, and I think the Steam Box will help push the release of Linux games.
@LAnoirFAN Unlike the Piston, this looks like it's actually worth the money. At least Razer tells you what the graphics card is in their Razer Edge. Xi3 hasn't said anything about what graphics card the Piston has, or even if it has one! Not only that but the Edge has a built in screen and battery, the Piston you have to plug into an outlet and your TV. This tablet is about as powerful as a gaming PC worth $1000 (including monitor).
This game looks pretty awesome. Disney better get their head out of their ass and let Lucasarts do its job and release great games! But that might be too hard considering how big their mouse ears are and how much shit is stuffed in them.
@LtReviews Endless space was pretty cool, but I just couldn't get into it like I did with Civilization V. I've spent countless hours conquering the world in that game. I'm still waiting for that awesome turn based strategy game where I get to conquer the galaxy. Is Galactic Reign available on Windows 7 (not phone)? I'd like to at least try it out the free demo/trial.
WTF!! Their greed just knows no bounds! These microtransactions are meant for free-to-play games, not full on $60 games that also charge an extra $15 for each map pack! These customizations should be added for free or included in the map packs! Now they're nickel and diming us to death after they've already charged us $110 for the full game! (full game includes map packs)
I want the PS4, but I won't be sorely disappointed if I'm unable to get it on day one. The only game I would miss is Killzone: Shadow Fall. I would still be able to play Destiny and Watchdogs on the PS3 and I won't be able to play GTA V on the PS4 anyway, so I'll need to keep my PS3 for a while.
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