Steam News Update - March 16, 2007

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  • CSN NewsBot

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    Steam News Update - March 16, 2007

    Another week, another exciting Steam news update. This week the focus is on the new Eidos games that hit the marketplace, the new voice communication in Source, and also news of some neat new items in the Valve store.
    We've added a ton of games from Eidos, including all of the Hitman and Commandos games. We offer the games individually and in collection packs. If you purchase any of these games or collections before March 26, you'll receive a 10% discount off the regular price. More Eidos games on the way in coming weeks.



    With the update this week to voice communication in Source, we want to point out some of the options out there for headsets. At Valve, we tested using a bunch of these Logitech headsets. They are fairly inexpensive, easy to set up, and the microphone does a really good job of picking up your voice. Also, once you have your microphone set up, make sure you go into the Voice section of the Options screen to test what you sound like in game.



    Silverfall will be released on Steam and at retail on March 20. Check out the demo here, pre-purchase the game now and be ready to play when the game is released.



    Finally, Black Mesa windshield parking permits are now available in the store (along with a couple Half-Life themed bumper stickers). The Black Mesa permits are individually numbered, so get them while they last.
    I'm almost tempted to get a bumper sticker combo pack just for the "WWGFD?" sticker. Almost.
  • acidsnow

    #2
    $29.95 for a bunch of stickers....

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    • Zom-B

      #3
      All the Hitman games? Where's Contracts?

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      • DevgruSeal H.E

        #4
        I thought the sticker pack looked pretty interesting. I'm not paying $29.95 unless I get the number 1337.

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        • Zips

          #5
          acidsnow wrote..

          $29.95 for a bunch of stickers....
          It's $9.95 unless you want a "low number." Marketing towards those who love to try and buy low ID's on ebay or something.

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          • skankuser

            #6
            acidsnow wrote..

            $29.95 for a bunch of stickers....
            If you seriously buy that, go hang yourself with a clothes hanger. Or bend it and jab your eyeballs out till you bleed to death. You don't deserve to live.

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            • Diamond Dust

              #7
              skankuser wrote..

              If you seriously buy that, go hang yourself with a clothes hanger. Or bend it and jab your eyeballs out till you bleed to death. You don't deserve to live.
              Seriously why spend 30$ on that when you could get the HEADCRAB HAT!!!!!

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              • DaRk-AnGeL

                #8
                Only in America would you pop 30 bucks on a crappy hl2 themed parking permit.......



                That made me lol...

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                • Gpig

                  #9
                  That parking permit is only good for a year!



                  I just picked Hitman: Blood Money last week for the PC and it's really good, but it's also $10 cheaper in stores. You can get it for $30 everywhere. Why does the bundle include a $20 Hitman 1 but no Hitman Contracts? If anything it should be a deduction from the price if they include Hitman 1.

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                  • entRo

                    #10
                    DaRk-AnGeL wrote..

                    Only in America would you pop 30 bucks on a crappy hl2 themed parking permit.......



                    That made me lol...
                    And only Zips would seriously consider dropping money for that kind of fanboy bullshit.

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                    • -:Nighthawk:-

                      #11
                      Sounds like somebody is jealous of the plush headcrab zombie hanging from Zips's rear-view mirror.



                      Really though, while the WWGFD? sticker made me chuckle, I'd never put it on my car unless it was vinyl (easy remove) and free. I have only one bumper sticker, and it is currently covering the scuff marks that came as a result of me foolishly listening to my friend say "oh, you've got plenty of room" as I backed up.

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                      • Thortok2000

                        #12
                        Great skin of the day Nighthawk, but the pictures seem to be mirrored, a left handed screenie of a right-handed skin...

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                        • Xephik

                          #13
                          It seems VALVe has no clue about the ads because they have not mentioned anything about them since release... >.>



                          Whatever happened to those pistol updates?

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                          • Zips

                            #14
                            Xephik wrote..

                            It seems VALVe has no clue about the ads because they have not mentioned anything about them since release... >.>



                            Whatever happened to those pistol updates?
                            This one?

                            http://www.csnation.net/viewnews.php/8578/

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                            • Syx

                              #15
                              The bumper stickers ARE vinyl, nighthawk.



                              I'm such a valve bitch that I bought it for the WWGFD sticker.

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