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Top 10 selling games on Steam, week beginning 9/1/13

The top 10 selling games on Steam for last week. They mainly include new entries but there are some veterans clinging on still.

1. Total War: ROME II
2. PAYDAY 2
3. Saints Row IV
4. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist
5. You Need a Budget
6. Sid Meier's Civilization V Brave New World
7. Castlevania: Lords of Shadows - Ultimate Edition
8. Prison Architect
9. Game Dev Tycoon
10. Arma III Beta

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ATi_Elite3891d ago

I Proudly Own Rome II, Payday 2, and Arma 3 Beta.

I'm sure next week Amnesia A Machine for Pigs will be in the top 10

TNTgamer3891d ago

That game.... Words can not describe my excitement.

CommonSense3891d ago

No, you happily own those games. You can't take pride in someone else's accomplishments...unless it is someone who is directly influenced by you. like your children, for example.

unless...did you you develop those games?? that would be pretty impressive.

MASTER_RAIDEN3891d ago

false.

pride in the quality of the collection of games he has built. thats what he means by it.

Xristo3891d ago

Don't forget about Outlast. Goes live tomorrow. Can't wait!!

ATi_Elite3890d ago

Outlast!

Dam you PC Gaming too many games not enough time!

Xof3891d ago

Rome 2 is such a disappointing mess. The real shame is that most of the problems should have been evident during playtesting, and should be easily fixable...

...But they aren't because CA made the data files much less accessible, meaning even basic mods to fix stupid decisions in the game will take a lot longer to come out. Gotta work on breaking through the encrypted data first--and to think they were declaring that it would be the "most modable" Total War game to date.

hellzsupernova3891d ago

What problems have you encountered?
I was looking at building a pc partly for this game!

Xof3891d ago

In terms of stability, it's got a LOT of bugs. The worst one I've encountered is that the game will pause itself, and you won't be able to UNpause the game--you'll have to exit to windows and relaunch.

The other big issue is its atrocious optimization. Even people with monster machines are getting inconstant framerates with stutters. (Which is odd, because visually Rome 2 is much less impressive than Shogun 2--the textures in particular are ugly).

The main issues with the game though are the really poorly-implemented design choices. The battle speed has been increased dramatically, so even the biggest of battles won't last any longer than 10 minutes, and the BAI is just wonky (you'll see whole armies chasing after a single unit of cavalry).

And the CAI still cheats.

But the real game breaker is the new arbitrary army limitations. See this thread on Steam for a good explanation of how it ruins the game:

http://www.twcenter.net/for...

Rome 2 introduces a lot of new options, features and mechanics that have the potential to make it one of the best Total War games of all time... but the execution is laughably inept. In a few months time, once we've got some mods to fix the broken mechanics and patches to optimize the game, it'll certainly be worth a buy--possibly a must-buy--but in its current state, Rome 2 isn't worth playing, let alone buying, let alone giving up Shogun 2 for.

hellzsupernova3891d ago

Thanks for the breakdown.

I was playing shogun 2 on my laptop but it ran poorly at best. So lately have been playing medievil 2 which is still awesome fun.

Shame was really hoping this game would bring me back to the pc as my main gaming device the total war series has stolen me every time.

hellzsupernova3891d ago (Edited 3891d ago )

Plus bubbles for helping. But on that guys post I feel like that's part of war. Why wouldn't a stronger army invade if you are weak and betray you and the armies attacking by sea is also a valid strategy.

Granted I haven't played it myself but in war these are valid tactics. Although the army limit in the cities sounds unreasonable.

Xof3891d ago

No, I agree. The AI is definitely better. The problem is that the improved AI just makes it all the more glaring how much of a game-breaking problem the army limits are.

AceBlazer133891d ago

Looking to expand my gaming.After I buy my ps4 a pc is my next savings target.So I'd like to know is this a good pc(I'm not a techy and I'm not into building PC I might touch the wrong thing.)

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-...

ElementX3891d ago (Edited 3891d ago )

Honestly you should just build one. It seems a little overwhelming at first however 90% of the assembly is foolproof. Cables only fit into certain places and it only takes a few hours, maybe a little more if it's your first time. I just built my 3rd pc in December or late November and I was surprised how much easier it has gotten.

AceBlazer133891d ago

Yh I really wanna build one but I can't help shake the feeling I'll mess up somewhere.I might buy the wrong size casing or incompatible parts or something.

aliengmr3891d ago

10 or 15 years ago it was somewhat difficult, but now its just plain easy.

If you are building your first PC I recommend a nice roomy case.

Just need an ATX motherboard and case. ATX is/was your standard size. After that you need to make sure what processors fit the mobo. That's pretty much it. The mobo will have a list of things it supports.

Personally I always stay away from the latest and greatest stuff. I stay 1 gen behind for GPU. Haven't touched my CPU for years now.

I does get frustrating, but in the end there is a certain amount of pride that comes from building a PC.

Somebody3891d ago

Nothing beats the feeling playing games on a machine that you've assembled yourself.

TNTgamer3891d ago

The problem is that when I built mine it was running "Winowdos" (that's not a typo btw)

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Steam’s Refund Policy Change Won’t Affect You Unless You’re A Lowlife

Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected

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thorstein3d ago

Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.

fsfsxii2d ago

Pc gamers will take this as an excuse to pirate things

KyRo2d ago

I'm not sure why you're getting disgrees. Whilst not all PC gamers are petty, an awful lot of them are lol

Crows902d ago

Entirely untrue. Not any more petty than console gamers. The only large difference is console gamers don't have much of a choice.

Michiel19892d ago

Not sure why you're getting agrees. an awful lot of console gamers are overemotional twinks ready to go to war over a plastic box, I'll take being a pc gamer then.

Speaking about overgeneralizing much.

Nooderus2d ago

"X" type of gamer conversations are cringe

qalpha2d ago

Daily reminder that 'TheGamer' is a corporate-generated, anti-gamer, anti-consumer, clickbait web site. They are mostly A.I. generated articles that villainize gamers. They provide nothing positive and actively try to provoke and divide the community through extreme view points and politics. Do not give them any clicks.

Inverno2d ago

Only scumbags? As if people don't play their games on console put in the most amount of hours and return it to GameStop and trade it in for another game. But also how many people are actually do this? And what games have been allowed to be refunded?

DustMan2d ago

You can refund any game you've purchased as long as it hasn't been longer than two weeks, and you've played less than 2 hours. I wish they would change it to 3 hours because some RPG's have so much exposition that you may only get an hour total of complete gameplay. That's my only knock on it. I've refunded plenty of stuff I was just curious to try. I typically stay away from Early Access titles which are the only ones affected by this policy change.

Inverno2d ago

Apparently early access doesn't count, only complete games with a play early preorder bonus.

Gaming4Life19812d ago

I definitely know if I want a refund in 2 hours.

SegaSaturn6692d ago

I never liked refunding anything. Even if a film is bad, i dont want my money back. Sometimes things just aren't for me, and it's not the creator's fault necessarily.

Gaming4Life19812d ago

I feel you and i have never walked out on a bad movie cause I payed my money. I also don't refund games cause I'm a gamer and I know what to buy lol. I think having a digital refund is great.

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Why Are Steam's Recommendations Dogpoop?

Blindfolding myself and clicking a Steam page at random would serve me better recommendations than Steam’s algorithm

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UltimateOwnage20d ago

Hmm, not sure I agree with that. The recommendations I get are usually pretty good, but then again I have pretty large library of games on Steam and hundreds of them in my wish list, along with lots of curators I follow for it to build recommendations off of. On occasion it will throw me a random FIFA game or something I've never bought or shown interest in, but mostly its decent IMO.

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5 Best Metroidvania Games on Steam (March 2024)

Dive into the best Metroidvania games on Steam, from hidden gems to top-rated classics, and embark on unforgettable adventures!

jznrpg30d ago

Skul is a metroidvania ? It’s on PS+ soon I’ll check it out. If it’s good I’ll buy a copy physically if they have one

Nacho_Z30d ago

If Pseudoregalia is one of the best I'd hate to see what the worst look like.