BioShock gets Steamed, also heading Direct2Drive

So will they pull a Tomb Raider in Europe again?

Love me some Steam!

I just need the demo to be dropped on the service to see how it runs on my PC.

Oh, take THAT stores... that are trying to sell this game...

Demo please!!!

I'll be buying from Direct2Drive. =D

Maybe if you get the Limited Edition from Steam, they'll give you a Big Daddy desktop widget instead.

Who wouldn't kill to see the little guy maul your Recycle Bin?

Make you go "aw" every time.

It's stuff like this that keeps me from buying a 360.

I can't wait for Falcon, but with GOW, Lost Planet, Geometry Wars and Bioshock on the PC...what's the sense of spending $349 when I can get all these games for less than $150.

I seriously can't wait for FALCON!! Let's go MS.

It's stuff like this that keeps me from buying a 360.

I can't wait for Falcon, but with GOW, Lost Planet, Geometry Wars and Bioshock on the PC...what's the sense of spending $349 when I can get all these games for less than $150.

I seriously can't wait for FALCON!! Let's go MS.

I'd only buy an FPS for a PC. And since there's no demo so I can see how the game would run on my machine, I'm not bothering with it. SOZ.

I'd rather cut my arms off and shove them up my arse then play games on the PC. I hunch over a PC all day at work, why would I want to hunch over it again for my gaming.. I guess I don't have that uber-nerd PC stamina.

lol so much for "exclusivity". virtually all of the "must have" 360 games are or will be on PC shortly.

While I am a proud PS3 owner too Curmeo, the "PC" is essentially owned by Microsoft. So they take a lesser cut with the PC; they still get our gold.

Exactly!! Screw PC games!

What's with all the PC hatin' out of nowhere? Intre-console fanboy rivalry wasn't enough for you, so now you flame PC gamers too?

Why would you play videogames on a console?! First of all, the controls suck. Second, the precision sucks. Third, the resolution sucks. Why would I want to play on my 65" 1080p Sony WXRD when I can play on my 30" Apple Cinema Display that runs my game in 2560x1600? That's REAL resolution and my mouse and keyboard provide superior results. I own all three consoles and enjoy them, but for first person shooters, strategy, MMO and RPG games, they simply can't compete with the PC.

Also, you're going to get burned if you order from Direct2Drive. There is a REASON it says APPROXIMATELY. That reason is that Supreme Commander was a huge pre-order game and those of us who pre-ordered it didn't actually get to download and play it for about TWO WEEKS. They offered a number of explanations about how the company that made the game was still working on making it work with their DRM scheme or whatever... but the fact of the matter is still that the "pre-release" wasn't available until TWO WEEKS POST RELEASE.

Also, people who hate gaming on the PC tend to be the idiots who are new to gaming and couldn't operate their fucking toaster properly.

I am hearing from sources up her in Canadiana, that the game is being delayed until September 2nd due to a bug caused by the pressing that is game breaking. Anyone know anything about it?

This is very disheartening if true.

What a bunch of pc hating fucktard trolls. Stay on your console news and keep those comments to yourself. It's bad enough the rest of the population has to read the pathetic sony vs. ms horseshit day in and day out on the net, let alone retard opinions on PC gaming. Go fuckoff.


To the subject at hand, this is great news for STEAM users like myself, and it looks like those who choose to pre-order on STEAM get to play the game before anyone else, maybe that's why the console fanboys are in a downward spiral of dumbfuckness. It's bad enough they have to use clumsy thumbsticks for their control scheme, I guess they'll have to wait too. What a shame.

If you can't see the benefits of PC gaming, then stay on your couch with and carry on waggling on your joysticks. I'm actually surprised that the argument on cost above seems to have concluded that PC gaming is cheaper.

When was the last time anyone had to check the latest version of DirectX? Probably not as recent as the time you sent your Xbox back.

Consoles = cheap toys with anemical build quality that you have to send back to the manufacturer once a year because they break down. Also, clunky gamepads with limited controllability ("Oh noes, we can't allow the player to do that because we've run out of buttons :(").

I primarily play PC b/c of most of the reasons listed here. I don't play sports or fighting games so there you go.

I got a wii b/c it was the only console that did something a PC can't normally do, plus it has IPs I will never see on a PC. Meanwhile every big 360/PS3 game will come to PC or just be a clone of an existing game. So, IMO Wii/PC is the best option. Wii for party games, motion, laid back stuff and magical Zelda kinda stuff. PC for FPS, RTS, MMO games that frankly suck on Console.

oh yeah and Dreamcast > PS3

I want to play it for my PC, because I feel like I have superior control with a mouse and keyboard....also, i feel like it is a bit more immersive because you are closer to the screen.

The only problem is that while my PC is decent, it is 2 years old and probably won't be able to run the game all that well.

So that is why I'm buying it for the 360.

Sally sold Sea shells down by the sea shore.. i saw it.

From my 2560x1600 desktop, I must say...

Totally worth every one of those 125000 pennies. (You can get deals on the Dell 30")

That said, I may have to buy a 2nd 8800GTX for bioshock... gotta make sure I don't drop any frames. :)

Anyway, I was a huuuuge System Shock 2 fan (I don't think I've played through any game more). I hope bioshock lives up to its spiritual predecessor.

Here is a couple questions: If I buy the boxed retail version, can I register it on Steam, like I did with HL2? If I preload the game on Steam, will my install from a retail version be quicker? Or should I just give up my old ways and commit to using Steam?