NYC_Gamer4746d ago

thats why u have to respect Valve they really support their community with a lot of free items

TheBeast4746d ago

Everyone loves free stuff! Valve does know how to please :D

Commander_TK4746d ago

Because Valve is the best developer ever.

frostyhat1234746d ago

THIS IS BULL CRAP THE GAME HAS BEEN OUT FOR TWO WEEKS!!... o its free! I love Valve

Blacktric4746d ago

"The DLC is set to be released sometime this summer and will be availalbe for free on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Mac."

So it was possible to release DLC's for free on Xbox Live after all...

Ducky4746d ago (Edited 4746d ago )

MS had a limit on how much content can be released for free. (Don't know if they still follow that policy)

So future DLC might have a mandatory price tag on XBL.

Soldierone4746d ago

If it is mandatory then expect it to not even appear on Xbox Live.

Darkfocus4746d ago

the L4D DLC's still appeared on xboxlive...

Fireseed4746d ago

I think it may change, and that MS and Valve have struck a deal. I think this cause the usually Games for Windows exclusive Fable is now gonna be released on Steam. Perhaps they may even add in Steam for Xbox

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Blaze9294746d ago

so now all a sudden Valve can release DLC on the 360 for free huh? When they finally have a game on the PS3 with DLC, it just happens this one is finally free.

Not possible with Left 4 Dead - but possible with Portal 2. Someone is lying here either Valve or Microsoft.

despair4746d ago

limited free updates on X360, not zero.

Blaze9294746d ago

And where are you getting that from? Source?

Ducky4746d ago (Edited 4746d ago )

Here's a source.

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

Either Valve is lying, or that's how the wheel turns.

I remember another game that got one free DLC followed by paid DLC. Might've been RedDead... not sure. Can't be bothered to look things up. =/

Blaze9294746d ago (Edited 4746d ago )

""Well, they helped us get the first one out for free. We had the one DLC out for free. And I think... they have to look and say, wow, we're kind of being unfair to everybody else if these guys can do that. "

From the way Valve put it, sounds like Microsoft doesn't want ANYONE having free DLC and they let Valve slide once and to be fair to everyone else - they put an end to that...but here 'they' are allowing it again?

Still doesn't add up. Nor does that article say anything about developers/publishers getting 'limited' free updates on the 360.

I mean, they are the ones who went out on record to say Microsoft prices everything that goes up on Xbox LIVE Marketplace - which has to be complete bullshit. I don't see them having that much control over multiplatform 3rd party games. If that's the case, Microsoft would probably make everything $1-$5 cheaper than PSN just to win people over.

I mean I'm not mad or anything, free DLC - hell yeah bring it on! But someone's lying here...

dead_eye4746d ago

Microsoft allow 1 piece of free dlc. They might have changed it now seeing as it's not just p.c/mac getting it this time

Hudahudahuda4746d ago

Hohoho those sleazy greedy drooling, nose picking, poo flinging, nickle-diming mother funkers. Never let me down. Why in Gods name do they give a damn what a developer wants to do with their games? Why aren't developers allowed to give Free DLC on XBL?

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BeastlyRig4746d ago

The witcher 2 has free dlc also yes!

Pandamobile4746d ago

What the hell does that have to do with anything?

DarkBlood4746d ago

it has to do with nothing thats what this is a multiplatform converstation on dlc the witcher 2 even though i dont follow it at all i assume is a pc exclusive

ofc it has some free dlc but its common knowledge that big expansions arent free

i dont know why im even saying this lol

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Steam's highest-rated game is now less than a dollar in the Spring Sale

Jack writes: "Yet again browsing the latest offers in the Steam Spring Sale has led us to track down the very best. In terms of price to quality, we don’t think that it gets much better than this. Portal 2 is now less than a dollar, and if you haven’t got it already, now is the time to pick it up."

TheEroica38d ago

Portal deserves to be one of steams highest rated games... It's almost tetris levels of perfect game design.

TheEnigma31338d ago

It's a great game, but highly overrated. But for $1, it's an amazon deal.

Friendlygamer38d ago

Valve should bring their games to ps5

Kados37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Gotta love Steam. Just got Portal 2 for .97 cents CAD. Should have been $1.29, selected the bundle with Portal 1 and 2, which gets a 25% discount, already have Portal 1, so it removes the cost of that, and still applies the full 25% bundle discount to Portal 2. 90% + 25% discount.

Friendlygamer37d ago

That's sweet, I've been thinking about building a modest pc to play some oldies

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All the Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Given the medium's wild diversity, this primer of the essential video games everyone should try is a good place to start.

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thorstein45d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218345d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga45d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno45d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name45d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno45d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno45d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure45d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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The story behind Portal: Revolution — A fan-made prequel to Portal 2

Chris Brandrick, writing for overkill, speaks to Stefan Heinz, the lead developer on Portal: Revolution, a new fan-made campaign prequel to Portal 2.

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StalinSupremacy96d ago (Edited 96d ago )

valve suck so much at making games now, opting just to smaug on top of an enormous pile of money,
that fans got so desperate that they have to make their own games.
this industry is fucking over.