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Hurray an indie royale to skip only sort of interested in two and ones not on steam.

If I had the option I probably would have preordered it however.

I could never get into Sanctum even though I really wanted to. Everything about the game was just too soulless and sterile.

Originally Posted by Genocidal I could never get into Sanctum even though I really wanted to. Everything about the game was just too soulless and sterile.

My thoughts exactly. I liked the concept, I liked the art style, and I liked the setting but... yeah... just felt soulless and sterile.

Originally Posted by poxi Nope, It's mentioned on steam store site, but the game hasn't got it. It was proved many times on SPUF, I also checked it myself. B:AA GOTY is 100% securom free (at least the steam version).

Oh, I was going by The big DRM list, and I could have sworn I'd used Securom Diagnostic Tool to deauthorize the game on my PC in the past. I keep a list of my DRM'd games and next to AA GOTY I wrote "revoked"

I want to throw in a recommend on War for Cybertron. While there were some problems that annoyed more serious PC gamers (FPS is locked and some other limited configuration options), most of those have been solved through programs to decrypt the .ini and even without these changes the game looks and feels great even on PC.

The multiplayer I thought had the potential to be the next great arena combat game but really didn't get the nursing it needed from High Moon to come to fruition. Once I went on a 30 second dogfight with another player as we both weaved around massive pillars, shot through underground tunnels as our jets almost clipped the walls, only for both of us to simultaneously transform in midair and begin our combat on the descent until I landed a quick blaster shot to his head. It was one of those moments where you have to stand back, leave the game, and say "There's no way anything else in this match will ever top that. I have to log off now." I'd wager the multiplayer is a bit hard to get a group for at this point, but I also had a pretty good time 2-manning the campaign.

Also, yay Arkham City sale below $15. $15 was my maximum after I passed on multiple $20-$25 sales, so this is just about awesome. This will likely last me until Diablo 3. ^_^

Bit on Transformers, Batman AC and all the dlc for under $34 I ain't complaining.

Heh, RPS has an article up about how indie is basically meaningless now that EA is doing indie bundles.

Picked up Transformers, going to try and play the campaign coop with a friend.

Are there any good mods for Batman Arkham City? I got the game on PS3, not sure if I want to double dip again for PC unless there's fun stuff for it.

Originally Posted by LancerEvoX Are there any good mods for Batman Arkham City? I got the game on PS3, not sure if I want to double dip again for PC unless there's fun stuff for it.

A quick google reveals just some different skins. I didn't dig too deep into it but, I did see a Spawn outfit for Batman and Harley Quinn in a different outfit as well.

Okay, I'm butthurt. I usually just blindly trust things off steam but I just bought batman:AC and this is nonsense.

The used serial number can be activated 10 times in total on this PC.
The used serial number has already been activated 1 times on this PC.


wtf is this? I only have a 500 gig HD so I'm always deleting and re-installing games. I feel like I don't even own this game now. Steam needs to stop letting these publishers push this garbage on paying customers. For $15 I'm not too upset but if I paid full price for a game and saw this i'd be up in arms. I guess it's my fault for not reading the steam page or doing my HW but this is why most gamers prefer physical media. Sick of this GFWL, securom, etc DRM politics. I'm not really one to complain about DRM and I love steam but now I see what gets gamers so worked up over this.

Originally Posted by vince_carter Okay, I'm butthurt. I usually just blindly trust things off steam but I just bought batman:AC and this is nonsense. The used serial number can be activated 10 times in total on this PC. The used serial number has already been activated 1 times on this PC. wtf is this? I only have a 500 gig HD so I'm always deleting and re-installing games. I feel like I don't even own this game now. Steam needs to stop letting these publishers push this garbage on paying customers. For $15 I'm not too upset but if I paid full price for a game and saw this i'd be up in arms. I guess it's my fault for not reading the steam page or doing my HW but this is why most gamers prefer physical media. Sick of this GFWL, securom, etc DRM politics. I'm not really one to complain about DRM and I love steam but now I see what gets gamers so worked up over this.

Steam really can't do anything. If you bought a retail copy of the game, you would be faced with the same activation bullshit. If Steam said get rid of this DRM stuff or we wont sell your product, you can bet x game wont be on Steam anytime soon. The publishers are the ones doing it. If the trend is following lately, making no DRM but Steam port of the game isn't going to happen anytime soon because the pubs really just slap pc ports together as fast as possible and they are buggy horrible messes. It's pretty sad.

Originally Posted by Sir_Fragalot Steam really can't do anything. If you bought a retail copy of the game, you would be faced with the same activation bullshit. If Steam said get rid of this DRM stuff or we wont sell your product, you can bet x game wont be on Steam anytime soon. The publishers are the ones doing it. If the trend is following lately, making no DRM but Steam port of the game isn't going to happen anytime soon because the pubs really just slap pc ports together as fast as possible and they are buggy horrible messes. It's pretty sad.

Yep. I wish I just paid the extra ~$7 for the 360 version. This is why PC gaming sucks a dong in 2012. I don't know whether to blame the pirates or the lazy publishers who can't figure out how to protect their properties better.

Originally Posted by vince_carter Yep. I wish I just paid the extra ~$7 for the 360 version. This is why PC gaming sucks a dong in 2012. I don't know whether to blame the pirates or the lazy publishers who can't figure out how to protect their properties better.

I've heard that you can contact Steam support and ask for more activations be allotted if you go over the limit. It is really just a service after all, though, so we don't really own any of our Steam games...

Originally Posted by vince_carter Yep. I wish I just paid the extra ~$7 for the 360 version. This is why PC gaming sucks a dong in 2012. I don't know whether to blame the pirates or the lazy publishers who can't figure out how to protect their properties better.

I think we can blame the publishers considering this DRM doesn't actually work..at..all. Doesn't stop the pirates, just annoys the consumers.

Originally Posted by sylveranking I think we can blame the publishers considering this DRM doesn't actually work..at..all. Doesn't stop the pirates, just annoys the consumers.

if anything, it just pisses the pirates off and makes them try harder to screw with the publishers...

If I ever run out of installs for this game, it will be the 1st game I ever pirate. Screw it.

Originally Posted by vince_carter If I ever run out of installs for this game, it will be the 1st game I ever pirate. Screw it.

WAIT. shouldn't you be paying attention to the game? coach is going to get mad if he catches you talking about DRM on CAG during a must-win playoff game.

Originally Posted by vince_carter The used serial number can be activated 10 times in total on this PC. The used serial number has already been activated 1 times on this PC.

This is why I often relegate to only buying games that used DRM schemes that have a limited number of activations to Amazon since they're extremely helpful with providing new keys if ever needed.

From the Amazon games and software download help page.

Can I download and install to multiple computers? For games: Each game manufacturer has a different policy on how many installations are allowed with each product key. If you run out of installations for the product key you originally purchased from Amazon, please contact customer service.

Unfortunately Batman AC isn't one of the titles that they offer :(

Not sure if this was mentioned previously but, coincidentally, IGN's free indie game of the month is Dungeon Defenders. So whoever is still subscribing to their Prime service can pick it up for free in your personal Prime Hub.