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JBeckman
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Yeah it's becoming quite popular it seems, Skyrim for example switched over from LIVE to Steam.
Unsure about Arkham City though, wasn't it via Steam but still utilizing Live?
(Still they could easily use that SIM/SID function regardless, just that with Steamworks it's nearly always utilized and it's often the only way it's distributed so there's no way for the game to leak or be cracked earlier than the key is released, for digital titles like Serious Sam 3 even if the key has been available for weeks now it can't leak until they release it since there's no way to acquire the files.)
There are other methods of course also such as SecuROM (Battlefield 3) and LIVE / ZDP or Tages but I think Steam is the most secure since every single file is encrypted.
(Still without the exe - such as SecuROM or ZDP - not much can be done either.)
EDIT: Steam is improving though, newest beta improves support functionality and RAM usage and CPU has gone down a bit (11 MB when idle currently, not bad though Windows likely have a bit more cached via Prefetch or how it was again, I'm no expert on that sort of thing, ha ha.)
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2192326
Has it's downsides though such as requiring net connection (Not that much of a issue by now however but still.) and now and then there's some occasional bug or server connection issue, offline mode can also be a bit unreliable but often it works OK.
(No use in mentioning prices as most stores do this but there are often cheaper alternatives available so it's usually not required to purchase via Steam.)
EDIT: Ah right also the release date restrictions, still VPN seems to work well with that and should be safe (Don't try to bypass store regional prices though.) but can be a bit clunky to set up. 
(Yeah I know there are contracts and business deals but when the game is out and released it should be playable if it's available, which isn't a issue with digital distribution but apparently annoys retail distributors so Valve is playing it safe, might be other regulations as well since other D2D stores usually do this also, what do I know.)
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 12:27 Post subject: |
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| xxax wrote: | | Sertorius wrote: | | the retail DVD has leaked out, that's it. |
That's what? |
Saints.Row.The.Third.RetailDVD-iND
 Spoiler: | TITLE: Saint's Row: The Third
GENRE: Action
PLATFORM: PC
DEVELOPER: Volition
US PUBLISHER: THQ
UK PUBLISHER: THQ
NORDIC PUBLISHER: THQ
ONLINE PLAY: TBA
Steam Retail DVD. needs to decrypt the .sim / .sid files on release date with phoenix or equivalent.
Multi10: Ger/Eng/Rus/Fra/Ita/Spa/kor/pol/dut/chz
NO CRACK yet! |
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sausje
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 12:29 Post subject: |
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What, so early?!
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 12:59 Post subject: |
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It's steam.
.sid files inside.
The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant.
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sausje
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 13:03 Post subject: |
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But no chance on earth that we will get earlier crack then release date right?
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 13:14 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 14:08 Post subject: |
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Rockstar really needs to take a leaf out of the SR book and reinject a bit of life into GTA. They don't have to go down the same completely bat shit insane route, but they need to ease off on the whole gritty grimdark reality thing.
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 14:49 Post subject: |
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| DCB wrote: | | Rockstar really needs to take a leaf out of the SR book and reinject a bit of life into GTA. They don't have to go down the same completely bat shit insane route, but they need to ease off on the whole gritty grimdark reality thing. |
Why? No need for GTA to go back there now that we have Saint's Row.
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 14:50 Post subject: |
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Sorry DCB, I'm with Dezztroy on this. Keep the silly/fun stuff with Saint's Row.. and keep the grimdark realism with GTA. Two separate game franchises, two separate directions. Me likey!
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ixigia
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 14:57 Post subject: |
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GTA IV's DLCs did a great job though, they managed to keep the original atmosphere intact while enhancing the craziness factor 
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garus
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 18:09 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 18:10 Post subject: |
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And, of course, let's not forget the amazing way you can don a fire-retardant suit, set yourself on fire, then drive a quad bike through crowded neighbourhoods. Epic stuff from Rockstar there! Loved it!
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 19:58 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Oct 2011 19:59 Post subject: |
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ixigia
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Oct 2011 21:28 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Oct 2011 11:30 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Oct 2011 11:32 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Oct 2011 11:33 Post subject: |
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They must've dragged it out just now cause it was active half an hour ago...
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ixigia
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Oct 2011 14:29 Post subject: |
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Meh. It's the sad destiny of all the cam footages when THQ is involved 
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Oct 2011 20:01 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | Sorry DCB, I'm with Dezztroy on this. Keep the silly/fun stuff with Saint's Row.. and keep the grimdark realism with GTA. Two separate game franchises, two separate directions. Me likey! |
GTA is "grimdark realism"? In what alternate reality is GTA realistic? Do people not remember flying around with a jetpack in San Andreas?
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sausje
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Oct 2011 20:06 Post subject: |
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Compared to Saint's Row, GTA series are über realistic.
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Oct 2011 20:11 Post subject: |
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I never said GTA was realistic, I was responding to someone ELSE who did.
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