Publisher and developer relations already exist. They know they are real game developers releasing products worthy of Steam. The point of Greenlight is to take a lot of the burden that comes from doing this themselves and letting the fans do it. Specifically: To get through the large number of independently developed games. There are much more independent games than there are major games.
That would be against the entire point. Valve is a small company. They can use their people better than that.
Deposit, as in, they get it back at some point? When would they get it back?
Wait... what? AAA are already on Steam in large numbers.
Anyways, if we ditch the $100 entrance fee, then what is a viable solution for weeding out all of the bullshit from the real games?
Atmosphere, mood, story, art style, etc, seemed to be what it was all light on. Remember, this game wasn't even a zombie game a year ago. I don't have much faith in a title that has made such a quick turn around.
TBH, I didn't find it to be that great at PAX. Yeah, sure, the ideas are interesting in how you use the controller, but it doesn't come off as a very fun game. It's missing a certain excitement that games like L4D have.
I've had Union Jack and can't remember if it was overly hoppy or not. It doesn't seem like it in my mind. That's what can turn a lot of people off: When beers get too hoppy.
I'm really not shocked by this. The memory card thing is just an extension of what Strangelove is talking about with having to reset the entire system to switch accounts.
As long as the ultimate goal of getting hammered is accomplished I won't be too upset. Though I do worry about people who drink things like Smirnoof due to the high sugar content and how easily they dehydrate you and give you a terrible hangover.
Holy shit, you and your friends have the worst taste in alcohol. Honestly, who the fuck goes to the bar an orders Smirnoff Ice on top of a bunch of gimmicky shots?
Hahahah, this is modern MS we're talking. I think some would complain that aesthetics is all they think about.
Anyways, I like the clean look and the fact that the icons are the same color as the text. The icons still look distinct enough to see on their own while at the same time the text is no longer gaudy. Compare the 360 logo for an example of terrible looking text combined with an icon. That one in particular is a huge improvement.
I would argue that these have much of a flow to them. One thing you have to keep in mind is that they're built for the modern environment, not Windows 7, and they look much better in their natural habitat. Which is why they've redesigned all of their sites.