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[TooUglyForFugly]

It was released nearly 18 months ago. I don't think anyone is calling it GOTY for 2014

Yeah, I meant 2013. But my short-handed way of speaking doesn't help.

 

[Ed_Gein]

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/twitch-to-mute-copyrighted-music-in-video-on-demand/

lol. Not taking long at all for Twitch to flush itself down the toilet.

 

[sacka]

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/twitch-to-mute-copyrighted-music-in-video-on-demand/

lol. Not taking long at all for Twitch to flush itself down the toilet.

Yea some mass outrage over that.

 

[AngryRanga]

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/twitch-to-mute-copyrighted-music-in-video-on-demand/

lol. Not taking long at all for Twitch to flush itself down the toilet.

Can't have the artists behind those songs being damaged by all that free advertising. Lucky they mute half an hour of the video if they find any copyrighted music, can't let any of those 25 minute songs get through.

 

[AngryRanga]

And I know that if a song is played on low volume with someone speaking over it that completely deters me from buying that song because I've already heard it. Don't really understand the logic behind how the law is applied.

 

[PAdman]

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/twitch-to-mute-copyrighted-music-in-video-on-demand/

lol. Not taking long at all for Twitch to flush itself down the toilet.

I'm in the midst of writing an article about it which I was going to post here on Saturday after they do their AMA on that shithole reddit but you've beaten me.

 

[sacka]

What about GTA archived games, are they muting them because of the music during gameplay?

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Time to get the video downloaders out.

 

[The Big Sauce]

RYSE will be coming to PC this spring and it will have 4K resolution

 

[E92_]

Saw this on gaf and it made me laugh.

 

[Donners]

International Cricket Captain is available on Steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/307980

 

[JR#8]

Pre-ordered this yesterday....

 

[LukasTheGreat]

One HD re-release I would love to see is Bioshock Infinite. With all these HD re-releases of everything, why the hell isn't Assassin's Creed Rogue and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel getting next-gen releases?

BioShock Infinite on PC makes me ejaculate. Sa bootiful.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Pre-ordered this yesterday....

You know what, I would but we never play it anymore and I can't justify buying something that expensive to shove it in a closet forever.

 

[E92_]

Saints Row studio Volition is to reveal a new game later this week.

The upcoming project will be shown for the first time during a PAX Prime panel in Seattle on Friday August 29.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/475365/saints-row-studio-to-reveal-new-game-on-friday/

 

[E92_]

We’ve just received word that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Valve over its refund policy, which it claims is operating in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.

The issue, it appears, centres around its refund policy. Valve apparently does not provide refunds of any kind and the ACCC is taking issue with this, considering it goes directly against Australian consumer law.

The ACCC alleges that Valve made false or misleading representations to Australian customers of Steam that:
- consumers were not entitled to a refund for any games sold by Valve via Steam in any circumstances;
- Valve had excluded, restricted or modified statutory guarantees and/or warranties that goods would be of acceptable quality;
- Valve was not under any obligation to repair, replace or provide a refund for a game where the consumer had not contacted and attempted to resolve the problem with the computer game developer; and the statutory consumer guarantees did not apply to games sold by Valve.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/08/the-accc-is-suing-valve/

This morning the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced that it would be suing Valve over its refund policy, as it allegedly goes against Australian consumer law. According to Doug Lombardi of Valve, it plans to co-operate fully.

“We are making every effort to cooperate with the Australian officials on this matter,” said Doug Lombardi, “while continuing to provide Steam services to our customers across the world, including Australian gamers.”

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/08/valve-responds-to-being-sued-by-the-accc/

 

[ep2018]

About ******* time. Steam should be like Amazon -- when you buy a book on Amazon kindle and a few chapters in you dont like the book, there is a button called refund which refunds you the purchase. Steam should be the same, if your a level or so into the game you should be given the option for a refund.

Watching all the Americans go ape s**t on PC Gamer website on the news article is gold though.

 

[ep2018]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/475365/saints-row-studio-to-reveal-new-game-on-friday/

Surely not another Saints Row?

 

[pantskyle]

The ACCC should force Valve into finishing Half-Life.

 

[Valentino Dmitri]

Surely not another Saints Row?

That will probably be the title of the game...

In all seriousness though, I'd pay money for SRV: Saints in Time featuring Jane Austen

 

[GoldenHodge]

Surely not another Saints Row?

Am I one of the few people who actually liked both Saints Row 2 and 3? Haven't played the fourth one yet.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Am I one of the few people who actually liked both Saints Row 2 and 3? Haven't played the fourth one yet.

I'm playing #2. The game mechanics are nice. The bugs are weird. I managed to glitch through a wall, then got a car stuck on a wall like a failed four-wheel Spiderman.

 

[nameless]

http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/twitch-to-mute-copyrighted-music-in-video-on-demand/

lol. Not taking long at all for Twitch to flush itself down the toilet.

Haha flushing itself down the toilet to the tune of $1 billion, how quickly things can change...

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Am I one of the few people who actually liked both Saints Row 2 and 3? Haven't played the fourth one yet.

I wouldn't if I were you. They basically took Saints Row 3, added superpowers, and then took everything even vaguely funny out of it.

 

[Valentino Dmitri]

I liked 4 the best