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Impulse Adds Bethesda Back Catalog, Will Not Include Future Steamworks Releases

by Brian Leahy, Jul 27, 2010 11:20am PDT

Stardock has added some Bethesda back catalog games to its digital storefront, offering gamers a chance to buy Oblivion, Morrowind, Fallout 3, and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. Many of the titles are available in "Game of the Year" or deluxe versions that include expansion packs or DLC.

Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Bethesda Games on Impulse

Fallout 3 - $29.99
Fallout 3 GotY Edition - $49.99 - Includes all five DLC packs
Oblivion GotY Edition - $19.99 - Includes Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansion
Oblivion GotY Edition Deluxe - $24.99 - Includes all DLC and the Shivering Isles expansion
Morrowind GotY Edition - $19.99 - Includes both expansions
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth - $19.99

Fallout: New Vegas will not be sold through Impulse as it uses Valve's Steamworks for DRM as Stardock's policy to not sell Steamworks titles, despite the growing frequency of it as DRM for high-profile PC games, has not changed.

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Let me get this straight.

Fallout 3 is a games for windows live title, which means Fallout 3 installs the GFWL software automatically, right? And the GFWL overlay/software/etc. is pretty much the same as Steam as in it's a portal to the GFWL store. Am I understanding this correctly? If I am, how the hell is GFWL any different than steam?

This is all beside the fact that Brad Wardell has his head way up his own ass and fails to realize that PC gamers buying AAA titles from digital download services will just look elsewhere to purchase the game if Stardock doesn't carry it. Way to drive potential customers away. Keep up the great work.

Jul 27, 2010 11:41am PDT

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Let me get this straight. Fallout 3 is a games for windows live title, which means Fallout 3 installs ... : ajvitaly
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  Fallout 3 does not automatically install GFWL. I installed it without GFWL, and I can run it just fine, ... : the archvile
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    Games for Windows LIve installed automatically when I installed the Steam versions of Bioshock, Bioshock ... : HisDivineOrder
    - GfWL was not a competitor until recently. Steam was. Stardock is not pissed at all, they're simply wo... : seawolfnfhq
    - Bioshock 1 does not use GFWL; it does not install the client at all and this is for certain. And Steam is... : TheWeaponeer
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  In my experience DOW2 over steam DID install GFWL, it just happens transparently and you don't have to go... : Fpsnut
  - Hmm, that was a reply to "the archvile" : Fpsnut
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  The difference is that to play steam games you have to go through store front, while GFWL games integrate... : Fpsnut
  - If you disable the news popups and have a direct shortcut to the game, you never need to see Steam's stor... : BornAcorn
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    Have you actually used Steam? This is a serious question, because I use it, and you do not have to "go ... : Beelzebud
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      Well, When I load up Steam the first thing that shows is the store (or whatever they call that tab). I... : Schnapple
      
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      You can set it up so that Community or Library show as your Default Start Up Tab (Favorite Tab). Now the ... : AxeMan808
      
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      Yeah, but most people are never going to do that. So Impulse is annoyed.
      
      Jul 28, 2010 4:55am PDT
      
      Yeah, but most people are never going to do that. So Impulse is annoyed. : Schnapple
      
      Yeah it's so invasive they allow you to change those settings. My Steam client starts on the mini-games... : Beelzebud
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      I dunno, you tell me: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970693826/games?tab=all Imagine ... : Fpsnut
      
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      I personally don't use shortcuts; I had that in mind for those who won't like steam and just want NV. ... : BornAcorn
      
      Yep, exact same here. : Fpsnut
    - You can disable all the options you want, you can setup your own personal way to play your Steam game; bu... : TheWeaponeer
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  The GFWL store is a separate program from the GFWL software integrated with the game. : BornAcorn
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    What BornAcorn said. I mentioned this last week as well. The storefront in GFWL is an outside, completely... : TheWeaponeer
    - This is very well put and may shed some light as to why Microsoft took the route they did, and why Impuls... : Schnapple
    - Yes, I think it's time publishers insist that Valve separate the Steam store from the game-launcher/DRM c... : Pixelbeast

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