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ICJ's Necrotic Drift
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by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/13/2008, 2:56pm PDT |
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Entropy Stew wrote:
So, back in January, Valve made an announcement about their "Steamworks" service, which would give indie game developers a shitload of resources.
Being of sound mind and body, I like Valve. They make good products, they don't seem to be arrogant about it and their direct download service honestly is easier than finding the goddamn disc all the time. The metrics and integration offered by their Steamworks thing would seemingly benefit everyone: Valve gets metrics on indie games, and I get metrics (OK, it's a text game, I'll more realistically get a metric) and I can push patches out and so forth. I don't care about piracy for my slop, but I guess if I were Inversion or someone, eliminating the zero-day warez release would be another benefit.
But here's the thing - our lovely batch of game journalists got the press release from Valve, announced all the amazing features, and then completely went onto the next thing. Because they are all incompetent, none of them bothered to check out when it would be available, or what would be involved in setting it up, or - God forbid - a quick article on someone's attempts to actually use it. I don't blame Valve for announcing a product and then going into a complete media black hole about it for five months. I do blame the laughable state of the gaming press to not do an ounce of follow-up. Although, to be honest, I find them all reprehensible anyway.
AudioSurf came out using Steamworks, so obviously someone was able to get through to them. Who knows.
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Buy My Wares by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/27/2004, 5:52pm PDT 
Getting it and Fallacy of Dawn as soon as paypal fixes their credit card thing by whydirt 07/27/2004, 6:09pm PDT
I read that as "Phallus of Dawn" NT by FABIO 07/27/2004, 6:14pm PDT
the first interactive fiction game starring a shemale NT by whydirt 07/28/2004, 12:51pm PDT
It wasn't as fun as 'Slouching Toward Bedlam' NT by Why, ICJ? Why isn't it? 07/27/2004, 6:19pm PDT
About time you got a lurker troll NT by Bill Dungsroman 07/28/2004, 5:49pm PDT
PUSSY! FOR NOT ANSWERING HIS QUESTION. by ROFL-MEISTER 07/29/2004, 9:15pm PDT
Re: PUSSY! FOR NOT ANSWERING HIS QUESTION. by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/30/2004, 12:23am PDT
33414 NT by 18798 05/13/2008, 1:03pm PDT
I do appreciate your enthusiasm, but I will have to destroy you. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/13/2008, 2:04pm PDT
Did you get permission from BDR to advertise on Caltrops? Do I need to, too? NT by I need clarification 07/29/2004, 1:37am PDT
Please to be stop chewing on Zseni's used Tampons NT by laudablepuss 07/29/2004, 6:29am PDT
What? NT Julia Hayes? Solar farms!! NT by laudablepuss 07/29/2004, 2:04pm PDT
I don't even use tampons. by Zseni 07/30/2004, 1:12am PDT
Not with MY tax dollars you don't! NT by FABIO 07/30/2004, 2:49am PDT
Can't trust anything that bleeds that much and doesn't die. NT by ROFL-MEISTER 07/30/2004, 9:00am PDT
You're showing us how it's done, ROLF-MEISTER! by Fussbett 07/30/2004, 12:30pm PDT
South Park? by You fucking wish. 07/31/2004, 2:07am PDT
You're forgetting panopticism, CUNT! by Foucault 07/30/2004, 9:04am PDT
That's a big word. by Zseni 07/31/2004, 8:07am PDT
CUNT by CUNTILLy-TAMPON-AFRAID-CUNT 07/31/2004, 9:55am PDT
Re: That's a big word. by Worm 07/31/2004, 10:45am PDT
Ordering is closed for this item. :( NT by whydirt 05/13/2008, 1:11pm PDT
:( NT by Jerry Whorebach 05/13/2008, 1:18pm PDT
Sorry about that by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/13/2008, 2:09pm PDT
When does it come out on Steam? NT by Entropy Stew 05/13/2008, 2:25pm PDT
Funny you should mention that! by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/13/2008, 2:56pm PDT
Solution: by motherfuckerfoodeater 05/13/2008, 4:08pm PDT
NOT ANYMORE >:( NT by Chet 05/13/2008, 4:17pm PDT
Valve docs: Fuck Off by Entropy Stew 05/13/2008, 5:30pm PDT
Re: Valve docs: Fuck Off by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/13/2008, 5:44pm PDT
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