Annapurna really dropped the ball today with our man Tim, shame on them 
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Blah blah blah monopoly blah blah blah xenophobia blah blah blah poor widdle devs
Epic's exclusivity push leads to ugliness
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tl;dr hyper toxic steam fanboy.
Annapurna really dropped the ball today with our man Tim, shame on them
what happened?
Epic's exclusivity push leads to ugliness
When companies are engaged in vigorous competition, consumers benefit. That's a pretty basic concept that usually goes …
tl;dr hyper toxic steam fanboy.
Not entirely. The author at least acknowledged that Epic, Sweeney, the Ooblets devs and Deep Silver are also responsible for the outrage. That's a first on GI.biz and similar sites.
look what's back
Ah, they swallowed their pride after all. shame.gif
Looks like I'm buying TWAU2 on PS4 and double dipping on PC once it's released here.
Anyone else felt like the new EGS stuff was...underwhelming?
Also 12 free games, they that desperate huh? Steam sales will still outtake them.
Also 12 free games, they that desperate huh? Steam sales will still outtake them.
No problem with EGS becoming that place to get free games at to the public, it's only gonna backfire longterm and can't last regardless.
No time frames to those exclusives either, wouldn't be surprised if the bigger stuff (were there any?) are short term.
No time frames to those exclusives either, wouldn't be surprised if the bigger stuff (were there any?) are short term.
apparently Totally Reliable Delivery Service was running their beta through steam ... so that's great ... as always
Yup same. No fucking way im touching EGS but im also not waiting any longer for TWAU2 than I have to.
I like how EGS narrative changed from "no sales on our store" to "Yo, yo, yo! Check out! We have a winter seal too plus free shit on top of it", not devaluing at all. I even expect them to give away stuff like Control, Remedy won't sell anything on their own anyway.
Y'all seriously gonna drop $20 on a telltale game day 1 in 2020?
...ah who am i kidding i wouldve too for wolf among us 2
...ah who am i kidding i wouldve too for wolf among us 2
Bloodroots too. I played the beta via Steam.
That PA comic was pretty accurate with Epic shopping for games on Steam like everyone else does :d
Apart from TWAU 2 that's a pretty non consequential list of exclusives at least
Devolver acting like everything is back to normal is laughable somewhat.
Yes, that's what I thought too when I saw that list ; apart from Godfall other games are small indies, not without interest for some (Foregone, Bloodroots...) but with little visibility before this event.
Godfall could go either way too, dev hasn't exactly made anything similar or grand in scope before (from what I gathered, could be wrong). Just Duelyst.
Pretty good for what it was I guess, f2p ccg/tabletop mashup, going by the many user reviews, but it doesn't scream they can make MMO Diablo Souls.
Or MMO Diablo DMC, whatever take their combat goes for, methodical and tactical or stylish and cool or a blend of the two or something else, I dunno...
Pretty good for what it was I guess, f2p ccg/tabletop mashup, going by the many user reviews, but it doesn't scream they can make MMO Diablo Souls.
Or MMO Diablo DMC, whatever take their combat goes for, methodical and tactical or stylish and cool or a blend of the two or something else, I dunno...
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So the money hatting continues. Doesn't surprise me with Phoenix Point and Mechwarrior 5 currently leading the top sellers list on EGS. Too many people just don't care. At least no Dying Light 2 in that list (yet), so I'm happy. And while I've enjoyed TWAU, I don't exactly feel bad for not playing the sequel.
Can someone elaborate that statement about free games? I would not like to miss out on those.
For instance, is Wolf Among Us one of these 12 freebies? It caught me off-guard, and without this thread, I could have missed it.
Next year's list is just a big, I can really live without those games.
The wolf among us 2 would have landed on my radar, but 2020 is looking like an excellent year already:
- HL:Alyx
-Cyberpunk
-Vampire: Bloodline 2
-Doom Eternal
-TLOU 2
-Dying Light 2
-New Ori Game
-Flight Simulator (with VR support!)
-Psychonauts 2
-Nioh 2
-System Shock Remake
-New Stronghold game
-That Avengers Game
13 Games for 12 Months and those are just the announced ones. There is always something that shows up from nowhere.
The wolf among us 2 would have landed on my radar, but 2020 is looking like an excellent year already:
- HL:Alyx
-Cyberpunk
-Vampire: Bloodline 2
-Doom Eternal
-TLOU 2
-Dying Light 2
-New Ori Game
-Flight Simulator (with VR support!)
-Psychonauts 2
-Nioh 2
-System Shock Remake
-New Stronghold game
-That Avengers Game
13 Games for 12 Months and those are just the announced ones. There is always something that shows up from nowhere.
I have found some info. It is a free game per day during the Winter sales.
I don't know how they count to 12. It should be Dec 19 - Dec 31.
I don't know how they count to 12. It should be Dec 19 - Dec 31.
What do you mean, wouldn't EGS exclusives lead the top charts on EGS no matter what? Without numbers it doesn't mean anything.
These two games selling better than the AAA games that are usually leading the top selling list (RDR2, Jedi order, BL3) is remarkable imo. Especially after the outrage when Snapshot sold their backers to Epic, and the complaints about Mechwarrior Online. Also, Phoenix Point launched in an almost broken state and got mediocre reviews.
Shenmue 3 seems to be a giant flop in every other release/platform/chart and was #3 on EGS for ages. Without numbers charts mean nothing.
Also, click to actually go in top 20, the positioning is different and Shenmue is still #3 above all those you mention, who knows how the heck Epic make it up?
I just look at it as no one buying RDR and Jedi on egs because they are available elsewhere, BL3 is already old at this point, so everyone who wanted it probably already had it or will just wait for Steam at this point in time. I doubt those games are moving big numbers, so the few eggscloosies being higher on the list doesn't surprise me.
Also, as mentioned, without having any numbers or any point of reference (CCU etc) the entire list is more or less a giant pile of whatever. The top games could sell in the 10s of thousands or just in the hundreds and the list would look entirely the same.
Reminder of the leaks which have not yet turned true:
- Anno 1503
- InnerSpace
- Next Up Hero
- Pyre
- Rayman 3 (but Rayman Legends was given away)
- The Settlers History Collection
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Yup, i've been saying that for months and months. They are doing everything that they railed against Steam for doing and are doing nothing that people praise Steam for. It's a joke.
Looking at the names of the EGSclusives, i can live with that. Nothing looks particularly interesting and i'll just get them on console if they turn out so good i get desperate to play at launch.
I think that Kickstarter backers redeeming their keys might be affecting the list.
