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Free game on Steam: Alien Swarm (Diablo 2 meets Aliens)

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by London'sBurning, Jul 18, 2010.

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  1. London'sBurning

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    http://store.steampowered.com/app/630

    The game will be unlocked in roughly 15 hours and will be free to play on Steam. It will also come with Source SDK for free.

    Add to wishlist and check it out tomorrow.

    Here's a game play video.

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    #1 London'sBurning, Jul 18, 2010
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  2. AstroRocket

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    I remember when that game was called Robotron...
     
    #2 AstroRocket, Jul 19, 2010
  3. Eps

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    got an old hl:1 alien character on there. the egg sack crab.
     
    #3 Eps, Jul 19, 2010
  4. B

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    Thanks for letting us know, I am looking forward to trying it out when I get home from work. If it is a good game I'd be interested in trying some four player co-op with some people from the board.
     
    #4 B, Jul 19, 2010
  5. Acedude

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    Thanks for the heads up.

    Diablo 3 can't get here fast enough :(
     
    #5 Acedude, Jul 19, 2010
  6. Jontro

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    Are they really making a Diablo 3?? Dang I can't wait! Diable 2 was the first game I've ever finished without using cheats (because there were none :( )
     
    #6 Jontro, Jul 19, 2010
  7. Acedude

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    http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/?rhtml=y

    My guess would be Fall 2011.
     
    #7 Acedude, Jul 19, 2010
  8. saintja2

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    Well, why change a good concept?

    This was also pretty good back in the day:

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    #8 saintja2, Jul 19, 2010
  9. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    Thanks for the reminder. Repped.
     
    #9 Xerobull, Jul 19, 2010
  10. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum
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    Wow, servers hammered right now- been trying to DL for an hour or so.

    Upside- you can use a wired 360 controller in this game!
     
    #10 Xerobull, Jul 19, 2010
  11. Uprising

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    Just started downloading it. A measly 600kbps...bah.
     
    #11 Uprising, Jul 19, 2010
  12. tehG l i d e

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    I reinstalled Steam for this, better be good.
     
    #12 tehG l i d e, Jul 19, 2010
  13. Dr of Dunk

    Dr of Dunk Clutch Crew

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    Looks like you just need to tape down your "fire" button and kind of move around. :)
     
    #13 Dr of Dunk, Jul 19, 2010
  14. B

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    Would be nice, but ammo is limited. Looks like you actually have to think before you fire.
     
    #14 B, Jul 19, 2010
  15. Kam

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    How long is this game free?
     
    #15 Kam, Jul 19, 2010
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    Indefinitely.
     
    #16 B, Jul 19, 2010
  17. KingCheetah

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    I think that is the download time.
     
    #17 KingCheetah, Jul 19, 2010
  18. Kam

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    That's always good.

    I'm going to download it later tonight. Probably when i go to sleep.
     
    #18 Kam, Jul 19, 2010
  19. Dr of Dunk

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    It didn't take too long for my download to finish. I think I was getting 1 MB/s initially which ain't great, but not too shabby. Now to try it out... :grin:
     
    #19 Dr of Dunk, Jul 19, 2010
  20. Duncan McDonuts

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    People had to switch download regions when it was first released. I went from US-Dallas to Australia-NSW to Sweden to Japan to Vietnam until I finally got one that went above 30 kb/s. Vietnam was at 1.5 mb/s. :)
     
    #20 Duncan McDonuts, Jul 19, 2010
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