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Odd, I swear they discussed that a new adapter would be coming fall of this year many months ago (or last year even), but I couldn't find anything pointing towards that.

I was already well aware that you could use the Xbox One controller wired on the PC.

edit: Found it, back in March, so not as long ago as I thought initially, and all the said at the time was "later this year".
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/4/814...er-for-windows

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I have the wireless adapter for the 360 and don't really feel the need to switch to XBox One controllers. At this rate, i'll probably keep using it until it or all my controllers die.

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Bought an Nvidia Reference GTX 970 today from Best Buy to replace a 770 that was having all sorts of issues (teaches me for buying a refurb). Was trying to hold out and just deal with it, but caved in since I happened to have a 10% off mover's coupon. Kind of dig the reference cooler on this thing.

For all the issues Batman has on PC, it runs pretty solid at 2560x1440 for me with the new card. Plus it preps me for Fallout 4 and probably Battlefront later this year. Anyone want to buy the additional digital code that they gave me for Arkham Knight since I already own it? :p

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Ooooh freebie! Haha, I'm sure somebody will take that soon (I would but I won't get around to AK for a long while yet.)

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I didn't say free :p I can probably get $20-25 off ebay for it looking at current prices.

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Pfft Sub-forum son! :lol:

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Like anyone goes there!

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:lol: 90% of the time I forget there even is a sub-forum. It's more dead than Book Talk.

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Looks like Good Old Games made a deal with Bethesda, so Fallout games are back on that service DRM free.

http://www.gog.com/news/bethesda_sof..._way_to_gogcom

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I think this is PC only for now, so posting here. Cliff Bleszinski (of Gears of War fame) announced his new free to play shooter LawBreakers.

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Looks kinda Overwatch-ish to me :p

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Glad you posted that from Cliffy B......looks interesting and I see a bit of Unreal Tournament in it. Like to hear more and glad he made reference to the fact it "could go to console if....."

It was sad though to see on other forums some were just ripping Cliffy B. as unimaginative, money hungry and not caring while calling what he has done like Gears of War basically a lame boring game. I'm personally glad he's back even though this is PC only.....for now.

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Hitman: Absolution for a $1 minimum donation to charity

Stealth Inc 2 for free

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I'm just going to put this here in case some of you folks want to send me your info... :p

https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...7b&oe=5693D294

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F yay! cant wait!

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Anyone ever use an Alienware Alpha? I never heard of it, but a Gamespot article about the new Alienware Steam Machine mentioned it. They said the new upcoming Steam Machine is nearly identical to the older Alpha, except that the Alpha uses Windows instead of SteamOS. I looked on Amazon, and the Alpha base model is only $400. That seems like a decent deal for a low end gaming PC. I would prefer Windows over SteamOS too, so I don't see any real reason to go with the newer Steam Machine if it has the same internal parts.

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There were reviews of the Alpha last year when it came out. Alienware released it with Windows and a 360 controller since they had the hardware, but SteamOS and the Steam Controller weren't ready. So the OS and the controller are the two main differences.

It's also advertised as "Steam Machine Ready" so you could install SteamOS onto it, maybe in a dual boot situation.

The main appeal is the compact, "console" size of it. If you're looking for a gaming PC to hook up to your TV in the living room, it may be a good fit. Otherwise, you can get a better value in terms of specs from a larger desktop machine, and it'll be more easily upgradable.

http://www.cnet.com/products/alienware-alpha/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/28508...omplement.html
http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/12/a...-alpha-review/

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System Shock: Enhanced Edition is currently on sale for $7.99 on Steam. Didn't even know this was a thing, but evidently it came out a month ago.

Now with 10x7 resolution support!

And mouselook, which is an even bigger deal. I remember this game being a huge PITA to play.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/410710/

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It was released on GOG a month ago as a time-limited exclusive, it just was released on Steam today.

http://www.pcgamer.com/system-shock-...tion-hits-gog/
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressr...s_to_Steam.php

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Played some yesterday. So far the only character i've been able to survive with is the robot guy with the hammer. A lot of deaths by snipers. So many characters to try out

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Takes some getting used to with each character. Easiest for me was Pharah since she's your basic rocket launcher prototype character. Or maybe Soldier 76 with a basic machine gun.

For a good time, add Noodles#1876 :p

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Debated putting this in the Game Deals thread, but that one seems more console centric. Steam is currently running a Halloween Sale on select titles through the 2nd.

http://store.steampowered.com/search...mhalloweensale

The link lists 50 or so titles, but a lot more are on sale than that. I've got a few on my wishlist that are on sale, but aren't shown, so there may be some hidden deals out there.

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This site list 1500 titles under this sale:
https://steamdb.info/sales/

This site also lists a lot of titles:
http://steamsales.rhekua.com/

Including this game 99% off for $0.08:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/364270/

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I think you added me first assuming you show up as Stanley Fu in hearthstone

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http://blog.htc.com/2015/12/htc-vive-update/

The HTC Vive VR headset is supposed to be available for consumers in April.

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Overwatch beta going on break until sometime in January sucks! I want to play more!
Actually its probably good since i have a ton of non-video game stuff i need to get done :)

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"remaster" of Turok released this week. (More a Port than a Remaster, imho)

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I purchased Undertale during the Steam sale because of all the GOTY recognition it seems to be getting. Feels slow at the start so far though, I hope it picks up. The introduction area isn't doing much for me.

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I'm usually hesitant with most "smaller" GOTY choices. I dunno why, but I know Journey was in a similar position a few years ago and that game puts me to sleep.

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I heard it starts out slow, so maybe that's all it is. I really want to play it, but with such an insane backlog, there's just no point right now. I think I have like 10 games I'm currently "playing", but I definitely don't have time for that.

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Another year gone:

• Worth: $4860 ($1354 with sales)
  
• Games owned: 504
  
• Games not played: 233 (46%)
  
• Hours on record: 1169h

Bought a ton of games this year, but with bundles and cheap games, I probably spent maybe $400 total.

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I havent played it but my kids love it. they're constantly quoting characters from the game. The thing is, they've never played it! they've only watched other people play it on youtube or twitch. I asked my oldest daughter if she wanted to the play the game and she was like "meh, i've already seen all the endings."

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That's funny. I played a little more at work (no cloud saves means starting over, didn't take the time to manually copy a save over) and played a little longer. Was a little better as I went, so i'm going to try and keep playing during lunch breaks.

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I guess there are paths, that if you take, can alter future replays. Like if you play through using evil choices, then on replay you wont have the same opportunities to play through as pure good. At least i think thats what my daughter was telling me one time when I was trying to listen to a basketball game while driving.

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Final Fantasy IX is coming to PC. This is one of my favorite FF games behind 6 and 7, and I always thought it was very underrated. Excited to play it again. :)

http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-ix-i...nes-1750452318

http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-ix-p...oun-1751370615

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Yep, I can't wait. I hope it's a good port and not ported from mobile first and then to PC like FFVI. I never actually beat FFIX, but I enjoyed the hell out of it.

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Nice! Never got around to playing this one, so I will definitely pick it up if the port is good.

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I wonder why they skipped over VIII? Maybe that's the more popular over IX and they're saving that one for last of ports? Especially since there was a PC version of VIII back when it first released.

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VIII has been out for awhile and available on Steam, basically that same PC port if i'm not mistaken.

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a "remastered" version of 8 was released to steam in late 2013. http://store.steampowered.com/app/39150/

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There's going to be a PC version of EA Access.

http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/12/10755814/ea-origin-access-subscription-pc