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BloodRayne and Psychonauts Added to Steam Library
eToyChest is reporting that Majesco (and thus Double Fine) have inked a deal with Valve to feature some of their hit games on the digital download service. BloodRayne 1 and 2, as well as Advent Rising, are already available on the service. The cult favorite Psychonauts will be coming next month. From the article: "BloodRayne 2 and Advent Rising are available now via Steam for $19.99 while the first BloodRayne costs $9.99. Those who purchase any of the titles during the first two weeks of availability will receive a 10% discount." They're a little pricier than I'd like, but it's interesting to see titles from a variety of publishers on the service.
I know some people have had problems with steam, and the biggest complaint seems to be offline game play. I was under the impression that it had been fixed, but I have no problems playing "online" even in single player mode, so I can't comment too much on that issue.
However, I love the idea, and the implementation of steam. The fact that I can preload a game, before its available, and with the click of a few buttons and a few minutes for it to be decrypted, means I can play a game literally minutes after its released.
I'm not tied down by physical media. If I build a new box, I only need install steam, log in, and it will reinstall all my games for me. Friends means I don't need something like Xfire to find my buddies and play. All in all, I have no complaints about Steam, and would prefer all my games come through it
Have you tried tech support? They are way too helpful when I need it. You might see if there's a problem that has to do with your location, especially if you connect through certain universities. I haven't been having any problems with downloading games or content.
If you connect through a router, try here
If its after buying a game, try here
Other applications can sometimes prevent connection aswell; the test here can help identify if your running some that may cause conflicts
Server status can be found here, I have it book marked. If there's no bar; there's no service.
Demented But Determined.
I just bought the game (finally) about a week ago and enjoyed almost every moment. :) Well worth the price. It's a fun platform-y game and plays decently with a mouse+keyboard. Camera issues will annoy at times, but not often enough to destroy the fun. There were about 3 times in the entire game that I had "cheat" by looking online for what I was supposed to do next. (I'm fairly impatient though, so this is a fairly low number.)
Now if only Steam offered some way to customize the ordering of all these games.