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PayPalValve are continuing to roll out more features to help gamers find the titles they want to play, with the latest being Developer And Publisher Homepages which is expected to roll out on June 18th. It's still going to be in a Beta when it's rolled out, while they continually add features.
According to this Steam Partner page, it's currently in a "closed beta" with a limited amount of developers and publishers testing it out. As you can see from the shot above, it looks quite a bit like the current Curator system (see ours for example).
What's even more interesting, is that page talks about franchise pages. So it sounds like publishers would be able to have a specific section for series that have many entries.
I have to say, I actually love the idea of this. Being able to follow specific places, see their upcoming titles and so on, it's a good way to help sift through the noise. You could obviously argue that this is what their respective websites are supposed to be for, but when Steam has so much of the market already, actually having it all there makes a lot of sense.
What do you think?
Thanks, SteamDB.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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lucifertdark 9 Jun 2018
I keep hearing about asset flipping games, but what does that mean? what are they? what do I as a gamer need to look out for to avoid wasting my money on them?
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Ehvis 9 Jun 2018
Quoting: lucifertdarkI keep hearing about asset flipping games, but what does that mean? what are they? what do I as a gamer need to look out for to avoid wasting my money on them?Games made purely out of the assets that can be bought in the (Unity) asset store. Some "devs" stitch a few basic components together, give it a name and put it on Steam to make a quick buck from unsuspecting buyers who respond to the fancy descriptions.
Once you know, you can pretty much recognise them from the thumbnails. They're generally pretty empty screenshots with no atmosphere whatever. They don't show gameplay and if there is an interface showing at all, it's the most basic stuff you've seen.
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lucifertdark 9 Jun 2018
Quoting: EhvisGames made purely out of the assets that can be bought in the (Unity) asset store. Some "devs" stitch a few basic components together, give it a name and put it on Steam to make a quick buck from unsuspecting buyers who respond to the fancy descriptions.AH I should have known that, I got stung with one of those a while back, Time Ramesside is it's name. Utter Utter tripe.
Once you know, you can pretty much recognise them from the thumbnails. They're generally pretty empty screenshots with no atmosphere whatever. They don't show gameplay and if there is an interface showing at all, it's the most basic stuff you've seen.
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FutureSuture 9 Jun 2018
I suppose I have to continue waiting for Steam to make achievements and game time tracking optional, just like Galaxy does. Unfortunately for me, Galaxy does not have a Linux client while Steam does. Why can we never have the best of both worlds?
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razing32 10 Jun 2018
Quoting: lucifertdarkYour best bet is to check youtube , or the comments section on steam.Quoting: EhvisGames made purely out of the assets that can be bought in the (Unity) asset store. Some "devs" stitch a few basic components together, give it a name and put it on Steam to make a quick buck from unsuspecting buyers who respond to the fancy descriptions.AH I should have known that, I got stung with one of those a while back, Time Ramesside is it's name. Utter Utter tripe.
Once you know, you can pretty much recognise them from the thumbnails. They're generally pretty empty screenshots with no atmosphere whatever. They don't show gameplay and if there is an interface showing at all, it's the most basic stuff you've seen.
Even googleing it can lead to a reddit post where people figured out what assets were flipped in that instance.
The problem is those "devs" constantly change their names and release under more and more accounts.
They are like a plague.
TL;DR version : If you know nothing about a game and it feels off/empty search for gameplay/reviews
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lucifertdark 11 Jun 2018
Quoting: razing32Your best bet is to check youtube , or the comments section on steam.Thanks razing32, I really should know these things the amount of years I've been a gamer, I started with PONG (the game not the smell).
Even googleing it can lead to a reddit post where people figured out what assets were flipped in that instance.
The problem is those "devs" constantly change their names and release under more and more accounts.
They are like a plague.
TL;DR version : If you know nothing about a game and it feels off/empty search for gameplay/reviews
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razing32 11 Jun 2018
Quoting: lucifertdarkNP. I just saw people get burned and followed youtubers who track these kinds of people.Quoting: razing32Your best bet is to check youtube , or the comments section on steam.Thanks razing32, I really should know these things the amount of years I've been a gamer, I started with PONG (the game not the smell).
Even googleing it can lead to a reddit post where people figured out what assets were flipped in that instance.
The problem is those "devs" constantly change their names and release under more and more accounts.
They are like a plague.
TL;DR version : If you know nothing about a game and it feels off/empty search for gameplay/reviews
It's really interesting what scam they have going selling crap games to generate cards and sell cards for real money to buy good games.
If you focus on the games and miss the drama I envy you :) It's a good place to be.
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