Valve: Are Games Too Expensive?

valve_prints_moneyValve offers up some evidence that the $60 price point for the current generation of games isn’t as helpful as the publishers were hoping it would be.  Sales of Left4Dead increased 3000% during their weekend sale.  Last gen my sweat spot was $40, and even now I rarely pick up games for more than $45.  With some of the recent Steam sales I’ve been picking up games I never would have otherwise, including Left4Dead PC, since I already owned the 360 version.  I’m glad digital delivery has taken off so it allows this kind of experimentation.

TF2 Free Weekend – Aug 22-24

TF2 Free Weekend – Aug 22-24

Everyone preload this.  And post when you think you’d like to do a 2-4+ hr session.  This is your chance to see how well (usually surprisingly well) TF2 runs on your aging (or awesome-o) PC.

There is no TF2 demo, and loading it up the weekend of can be a painfully slow download.

Several of us already own it.  My steam id for the friends list is Phokis.  Shoot me a request once you are up and running with Steam.

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Get Hyped for: Left 4 Dead

zombies. brains. 3 buddies.

Get Hyped for: Left 4 Dead

FPS. 4 player co-op. Zombies.

Published with Valve (Half Life/Team Fortress 2), made by the Counterstrike guys.

This is all you should need to know to begin to get excited for this game.  Not enough?  Well, lets delve into the other details they’ve reveal:

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