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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_Elite3877d 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

TNTgamer3877d ago

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

CommonSense3877d 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_RAIDEN3877d ago

false.

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

Xristo3877d ago

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

ATi_Elite3875d ago

Outlast!

Dam you PC Gaming too many games not enough time!

Xof3877d 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.

hellzsupernova3877d ago

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

Xof3877d 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.

hellzsupernova3877d 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.

hellzsupernova3877d ago (Edited 3877d 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.

Xof3877d 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.

AceBlazer133877d 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-...

ElementX3877d ago (Edited 3877d 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.

AceBlazer133877d 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.

aliengmr3877d 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.

Somebody3877d ago

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

TNTgamer3877d ago

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

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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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UltimateOwnage6d 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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jznrpg16d 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_Z16d ago

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

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 releases to mixed user reviews, as microtransactions criticised

Players can pay to edit their character, resurrect the dead and other actions.

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AdonisIsBeast24d ago

Who cares as long as it’s optional

phoenixwing24d ago

paying to edit your character is kind of crap as far as microtransactions go

Xristo24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

I hate any/all MTX in a paid game (especially a full-price game)... but know that you can spend in-game currency (RC), which you get from killing mobs, to completely remake your character.

phoenixwing24d ago

@xRisto how much did it change the gameplay though? Changing your character would have probably not cost any rc if they weren't hellbent on getting money by making it inconvenient

koga8824d ago

You can literally edit your character using in-game gold, dropped from monsters or obtained from selling items, as soon as you reach the first main town. You can even use Rift Crystals obtained from other people using your pawn or dropped from monsters to change your entire character or Pawn. It's paying to avoid doing something that is literally in the game.

PRIMORDUS24d ago

They are lucky there using Denuvo or their game and all future DLC etc. would be for free. 🤣

phoenixwing24d ago

@koga you completely missed the point i was making but go ahead and act like i'm being the wrong one

lucian22923d ago

you can pay ingame currency though; why are ya so derp

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Crows9024d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Capcom cares quite a bit....hence why it was kept from reviewers and initial impressions.

As far as optional...yeah...ALL mtx are optional. That's not the problem. The miss the mark entirely.

Heck buying the game is "optional" too.

The fact that they were hiding this is scummy as hell. I was going to buy this day 1 or day 3. Now I'm reconsidering the purchase entirely because as the reviews point out...there are certain design decisions which have not changed but funnily enough seem to be remedied by these mtx...

In other words they may have left certain features in the game in order to monetize them. So the mtx affected the development of the game in a negative way.

garos8224d ago

I'm certainly not buying it anymore. It has affected at least one sale from me. I'll pick it up second hand

peppeaccardo24d ago

Very close to buy the game at a discounted price but not anymore.
Bad business practice and hence they do not get my support/money !

warriorcase24d ago

It wasn't kept fromreviewers s though. Twitter reviewers are saying there was mention of mtx's in the reviewers guide

-Foxtrot24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

STOP. USING. THAT. SHITTY. EXCUSE

God damn man

Look how DLC changed after Oblivions horse armour, within 10 years most developers took the absolute p***. What was said then aswell? “It’s only optional who cares?” Now look where we all are.

There’s no half measures with these things, when will people realise this.

jwillj2k424d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Oh it’s gonna get worse. Ng+ locked behind mtx, “cool downs” preventing you from playing for more than 3 hours at a time unless u pay the mtx for unlimited access, main campaign bosses, in-game music, certain dialog, difficulty modes, certain npc interactions, all locked behind mtx, etc.. etc. gonna end up being like the NBA 2k games eventually paying for cross overs and shit… They gon get mid-evil on our asses.

OMGitzThatGuy24d ago

I can guarantee most of the items you can buy with mtx and ingame currency wouldn’t exist in ANY paid form if the main goal wasn't monetization. If the goal is to give idiots who are willing to pay for basic game features as mtx a way to do things faster then the only ones the mtx hurt are the non paying players as you are now locking features behind a grind that you chose to put in the game that you are essentially admitting to creating some type of time sink. I have never heard of a game locking basic character editing behind a ingame paywall, it’s usually just an option.

Chard24d ago

Takes two to tango though - unfortunately people buy this garbage which incentivises the behaviour. It's an inevitable outcome of the profit motive

thorstein24d ago

@Mario

Yes. And so are resurrection "Wakestones." You can find them but they're rare.

victorMaje24d ago

Buying the game is now very optional too. If you don’t know why then you don’t get it.

shinoff218324d ago

Because it's only a door way. That's why we care. We've already seen some shit since Mtx was introduced.

Rimeskeem24d ago

1. DD2 is an ARPG with 8 different playable classes
2. There is no multiplayer aspect to the game
3. You can only have one character (have to pay for more)
4. You cannot delete the character unless you go into the game files
5. The game is $70 dollars upfront

Having to pay for more character slots in a game that *features* 8 playable classes is pretty much not optional for an ARPG.

Angyobangyo24d ago

Judging from steam reviews, gamers care. Not plastic gamers. Why didn’t Itsuno mention such MTX would be available in-game? Why weren’t the MTXs there for review copies?

Kiryu199224d ago

Who cares is how all this started. The many many excuses. Please keep defending these greedy publishers and unfair tactics. We be gamers are the problem

Horse armor

$10 online passes if buying a used copy

Cheat codes gone and are replaced by micro transactions

Unlocking stuff by playing games behind micro transactions and XP boosters

It’s only cosmetic

No one is being forced to spend even though publishers are literally making their games more grindy to force people to play

Full priced games have mobile game type micro transactions

$70 priced games because higher development costs while making record profits and laying off record number of employees

And to play the game early pay us extra $20-30 on top of full price

Release games now and promise to maybe fix them later only to abandon the game

Day one patches that make the games worst

If it’s your favorite game defend the publisher if it’s not hate on another publisher for similar content

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kenpachi24d ago

Must have picked up some EA crew to put this in the game

robtion24d ago

Yeah these are really bad ones. Directly impacting gameplay too. Super scummy move. I hope nobody buys them.

CrimsonWing6924d ago

Yet Helldivers 2 gets a pass? Y’know a GotY contender by the name of RE4 had them and so does Devil May Cry V. The funny thing is I enjoyed both of those games thoroughly without having to buy a single microtransaction.

What I do consider a valid complaint is not being able to start a new game or being able to edit your character. That’s kind of a seriously baffling decision, but then I think how I played Dragon’s Dogma 1 and I never edited my character and I just did a 100% playthrough on a single file and didn’t start a NG since. So, I don’t think these are really going to impact me, but I can see how it will others.

Crows9024d ago

Helldivers 2 is a live service game where everything is obtainable in game with incredible ease.

Not sure about re4 or DMC but nobody is giving anyone a pass ...this article is about dragons dogma 2...not those games.

What is valid are in game features made to supposedly force you to think carefully only to have a surprise online store offer solutions to built in problems for more money.

Goosejuice24d ago

Those same things they are selling can be found Ingame as well. U can buy the character editor through merchants with gold. Don't get me wrong..I dislike these mtx they are doing but you don't need to buy them to be able to get them.

CrimsonWing6924d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Oh my bad, I can’t bring up games with microtransactions that nobody had a sh*t fit over. My mistake.

I love how people move the goalpost.

Crows9024d ago

@goose
@crimson

All mtx sucks. I'd rather helldiver's not have them because it makes me wonder if the rate at which you collect materials. That said. The games features are all fully enjoyable and aren't affected by the mtx.

That's not the case with dragons dogma 2...they left in place features that are supposedly part of the challenge of the game only to let you buy your way out very conveniently. I didn't look through all of them but I've heard some are rare but can be purchased with more money now. Even more so in a game about managing weight load there's a tent, I believe, that you can pay more money for that weighs less than your typical tent...not all sure on all the mtx and I'm aware that you can purchase many through in game vendor but they're incredibly useful mtx that are obtained much more slowly in game...or even a limited amount of them.

Instead is selling fast travel...just let us don't for free....or instead of selling cosmetic changes...how about letting us do it for free...

Nothing in helldivers comes close to this abomination

Angyobangyo24d ago

One is a single player game and one is a live service game. One is $40 vs$70. And most importantly, one game is there to spread democracy.

Ironmike23d ago

It's not incredibly easy for certain things in helldivers though u still have grind quite bit but u ate correct in saying u can eventually get enough medals to purchase stuff

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Moegooner24d ago

Read your comment again and maybe, just maybe you might realise how dumb it was.

CrimsonWing6924d ago (Edited 24d ago )

What was dumb about it? That I pointed out the hypocrisy?

garos8224d ago

It was extremely scummy that capcom hid this from reviewers. I have no doubt this game is good but these type of microtransactions don't sit well with me. They've lost a sale from me

Lionsguard24d ago

I was going to pay full price to support this game because I've been waiting for it for forever but I think I'll wait until I get it for free from Epic or a Humblebundle monthly.

Redemption-6424d ago

I am not defending Capcom, as I am not a fan of MTX in single player games. I do however belive they were open to reviewers about having MTX in their game. The reviewers just decided to leave that part out. Which is very disingenuous. There are some companies that get away with these things. Image if this was done by EA, Ubisoft, or even Activision? I am positive those defending Capcom, would have had their pitchforks ready if the companies listed above did this

anast24d ago

That's why reviewers can't be trusted. In fact, they are not reviewers at all. They get free codes to talk about stuff they don't understand nor care about.

Sanctusone24d ago

I mean it was pretty obvious to anyone with eyes...one of the items you get from deluxe edition was in game items.
1500 Rift Crystals - Points to Spend Beyond the Rift (A)
Which honestly I figured they kept a similar mtx system like DMC5 and the optional red orbs.

Lionsguard24d ago

1500 Rift Crystals doesn't mean anything. The first game had Rift crystals too, you just earned them by people hiring your Pawn and you get it from certain quests.

anast23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

A reviewer's job is to point out the obvious of a product as though they were the consumer. This means reviewers, to do their actual job, would need to review the complete game: the edition they are reviewing, how they got the game, technical aspects, story, and monetization scheme. Since, it is obvious that MT's are a part of the game, it would need to be reviewed. This way people can be informed, so they can decide if they want to play this style of game/monetization scheme.

For example, AC Origins was bad with Mt's. I had to farm side missions or pay to advance the story. This was after I already did close to 25 or more side missions. While I was grinding there were constant reminders that I could pay to ease the grind. I would have never bought the game if it were reviewed properly.

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