As an owner of 300-400 games on Steam, I am glad they did this. Now I wont have to buy it!
Just like I did with BF3, I will boycott any game not available on Steam.
Well, I’ll probably buy D3 
But outside of that one game, it’s boycotts all the way around!
i have the first two on Steam, i’m not going to get the third one elsewhere. if i get the game on Origin i’ll still have to reinstall it at some point if i want to replay it. no, if i am going to be waiting at all, i might as well wait until it hits the sales circuit.
Not only would I prefer to get ME3 on Steam, I have loads of games that I’m working on already - Skyrim, Arkham City, AC: Revelations is the top of the list, with another dozen in the “not done yet” state, including Portal 2 multiplayer, DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, Civ V and so on.
And the City of Heroes subscription, of course.
Limiting the ways that people can buy your game is a bad idea, generally speaking. They better be getting a lot out of the audience lock-in to make up for the lost sales.
come to think of it, on the flipside, i am willing to pay the ridiculous premium price that Diablo 3 will ask for despite the fact that Blizzard has a storefront, DRM and requires a constant internet connection.i am probably biased since i have bought all their games, but these are simply unobtrusive and well implemented. they gave you a copy of the game if you still have your old CD key, the DRM is well integrated and deters cheaters, and their games focus mainly on multiplayer.
and now they have integrated ebay into D3!
I just noticed that From Dust is $5 on Steam today. I can’t vouch for it as I’ve never played it, but I just bought it.
Per Greenmangaming via Twitter:
For those who can’t translate 140-char language, Skyrim 50% off today on Greenmangaming.com
Edit: Sale not live yet but should be in about an hour.
Anyone know if it will activate on Steam?
It’s a Steamworks game, yes.
They’re saying “limited” stock so you might want to get on it quick once it goes live.
Guess I had my info wrong… they’re already sold out.
GMG has a much different sales cycle timer than Steam. The sale was a few hours ago and ended quickly. Oh well.
Fiddlesticks about Diablo 3! I refuse to buy any game that requires a constant internet connection (unless it’s an online-only game, of course). Was going to buy Assassin’s Creed 2, but Ubisoft just pissed me off with their crazy DRM stuff. Makes you wanna turn to piracy, innit?
Steam has a new mobile app for iOS and Android users.
It’s in closed beta right now. Installing and logging into the app will put your account on the wait list for future invites.
Awesome, been waiting for this.
I’ve been pretty lucky getting into betas recently. Here’s hoping my luck streak continues!
Deus Ex games are all 70% off at Getgamesgo - Steam activation required
70% off MRP, mind you. Still, cheaper than Steam at the moment, especially for the Missing Link DLC ($4.49 vs $14.99)
Is Risen any good? $5.99 on Amazon right now.
No Steam activation
I enjoyed risen a lot.
The team behind it are the same guys from the Gothic series. It’s not as polished an experience as something like Skyrim, but it does a good job of sucking you into the world. Combat is a lot tougher than skyrim, and it’s a bit awkward, IMHO.
Definitely worth $6 though, I payed $29 and I feel I got my money’s worth easily.
Thanks. Giving it a shot.
I guess after frequent complaints from earlier sales of Risen due to the DRM, Amazon has a DRM-free version now. So you just download the 2GB game and you’re done. Nothing to log into or codes; just install and play.
Greenmangaming currently has Skyrim 50% off again for limited quantities. Still shows as active but I don’t know how long they’ll last.
Skyrim offer just ran out.
Space Marine for $12.50 at Greenmangaming starting midnight Eastern Time. US customers only. I have no idea if its any good or not but it sounded like a significant enough deal to mention.
Per GMG Twitter: