Duke Nukem Forever Uses Steamworks on PC

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• alright dude : rtrson
• So are you getting Bulletstorm, which uses GFWL? : the archvile
• are you a time traveller from 2003? because that's the only logical explanation for your retarded line of... : grmreapr
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  Same here, fuck Steamworks. : loganscar
  • Fuck Steamworks but cheers for GFWL? Give it up Ballmer you dick. You ain't fooling nobody! : jtthe2nd
• Hilarious, this is the one thing that would make me buy the game 100%. : ReckHavoc
• what's the opposition to steam? : FreshwaterAU
• I started using Steam shortly after it came out on a Windows 98 system. It was a crappy old HP the family... : OdinM1
• Good for you, it's the one thing which will make me buy the game. : abrasion
• Oh man, I'm looking forward to you guys having to face us Wednesday. :D : LoioshDwaggie

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• hahaha : koddak99

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• some hipster shit : Machinaeclipse
• Looks like some kind of Bulletstorm DLC or sequel or something. : Haxim
• An enigma... : Schnapple
• It's the spinoff of Cooking Mama : mastermike569
• Its a phantom. : Lukiopimp
• Quake 2 mod : dlr(2)
• You'll find out May the 3rd. Unless you don't live in America. : Maddog_Delphi97

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  Pc gaming didn't need saved. Steam definatly didn't save it. Pc gaming is fine on its own. All Steam is i... : loganscar
  • Hence why it saved PC Gaming - maybe not entirely, but it definitely is a major support for the PC game i... : vHazardous
  • You think GFWL is the shit, your pc gaming credibility is zero. : jtthe2nd
  • lol, just lol : Milleh
  • Next thing you're going to say is that Steam is like AOL or something stupid like that. : Lukiopimp
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    It's a store (with insanely good sales all the time), DRM (the most effective DRM to date), and a chat pr... : Evil Bones
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      Sales are just as good as anywhere else, DRM is just as easily cracked as anything else, and the chat is ... : loganscar
      • The thing is that it's all unified. I buy games on Impulse, Direct2Drive, etc but link them all into Ste... : melkore
  • Nice try, Microsoft. His very first post says GFWL > Steamworks... 'nough said. : tavis
  • Oh I remember you, the guy with more than 16% of his posts talking about how great GFWL is and how bad st... : AgentPothead

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  And what a fine one it is. Fuck Microsoft and GFWL, long live Valve! : rottdcorpse
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    Seriously. I don't care if their excuse is that the xbox division is purposely separated from the pc/wind... : Dr_Cube
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      I'll tell you, it was "fun" updating Red Faction: Guerrilla. Bought it on Steam, but gets its updates tho... : Epsilon Sector
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        Wow, I've got Dawn of War II on steam and it's the most painless thing ever. From within a game I just p... : Fpsnut
        • I think it's more along the lines of how this particular developer was known to be terrible at patching a... : Epsilon Sector
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          Yeah but I think steam handles the patches for the Dawn of War games and GFWL does the multiplayer and ma... : benwha18
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            Exactly. Steam is great for patching, well...unless you want to revert to an older patch which is typical... : Epsilon Sector
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              Actually, I hate the way Steam patches. It just redownloads files rather than the difference thing. I k... : shinseitom
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                So you're suggesting that every file have multiple hash chunks and only have the parts of them that need ... : RaptorII
                • People with metered internet tend to disagree. And most gaming machines have plenty of CPU these days. St... : PyroRegia
              • I thought that depended on the game/dev choice. I thought Source games just download the changes. : BornAcorn
      • I had that VERY SAME PROBLEM. Its fucking pathetic. : X-GOUKI
      • I listened to a Bombcast last year where Brad ran into something similar with Bioshock 2. IIRC it was in... : the archvile
      • Other games patch just fine on the service, it is either an issue with your computer, or it is the develo... : loganscar
      • Other games patch just fine on the service, it is either an issue with your computer, or it is the develo... : loganscar
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      GFWL is fine. Sure, it could be better, but what it is now is a solid foundation for multiplayer(matchmak... : loganscar
      • You are a paid Microsoft plant/shill as far as I am concerned. : Dr_Cube
      • You lost all credibility when you claimed GFWL had a sold foundation for multiplayer.. that is so insane ... : ReckHavoc
• Also, YAY!!! : rottdcorpse
• Thank God! : erebus
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  It is the defacto standard because nobody was willing to take the risk and build a digital storefront + x... : Dr_Cube
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    I don't think that's the case at all. The publishers didn't build the type of service Steam became not be... : Schnapple
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      If they didn't want to do it then they cede the pc market to whomever does build it, but since the pc is ... : Dr_Cube
      • pretty much all that needs to be said right here : watcherxp
      • We're basically agreeing but I take issue with the "cede the PC market" part - I don't think EA et. al. d... : Schnapple
• Awesome. : icedcool
• Because the alternatives here are much better? GFWL, GameSpy(lol) -- hell no. Gimme Steamworks anytime... : zehh
• Perhaps, but it's in that position mostly because of gamer preference, since although alternatives such a... : GenBanks

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• I makes me sad to say this, but it's pretty much the same for me. I can't remember the last game I got fr... : BornAcorn

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• steamworks is bullcrap : RuskiSnajper
• Please, by all means, fall in with a lead belt on. : melkore

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• ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : Milleh

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  WAIT. Will this mean TF2 hats/goodies? : The Wilhelm Scream
  • yes, it will be a new skin for the pyro : Saithene

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• don't worry you can wear the same pair 4 times without washing forwards backwards inside-out forwards ... : Saithene

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  You can get it on GoG for $6: http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/duke_nukem_3d_atomic_edition Who knows, w... : the archvile
  • Gah, sorry, you meant DNF PC with the PS3 version. : the archvile

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• same here. Steam makes a game so much more attractive. I love that New Vegas is on Steam instead of GW... : FreshwaterAU

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  In 2001, people saying DNF will be released... : brabee
  • Truly far crazier in retrospect. : Xulu
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  Gearbox has massive ties to 3drealms and they are not developing it alone even valve does to an extent. : HermitBear
  • well in 2001 they weren't, that's what I meant, yeah : tunis5000

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• IAWTSPOLP : zehh

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• YAY! : Xencer