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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:27AM Premature ejaculation man said

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This is an odd one. the reasoning isn't too bad either

An odd thought because I don't know how this can possibly change things (other than perhaps replacement ads or dynamic ads within games)
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:45AM Premature ejaculation man said

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Google also scares me.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:04AM ZaxCG2 said

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I certainly HOPE it doesn't change a thing. I love Valve... LOVE THEM TO DEATH.

They're one of the only PC game making companies who bless their customers who buy their games with many updates and modding capabilities! That is- in return for you being a part of their system STEAM in which you cannot play games without an internet connection.

But yeah, I'm sure Google just wants to buy 'em for Steam... as its become so huge. Who knows, could help them with faster download speeds maybe yes?!
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:19AM cuteSAVAGE said

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I LOVE Valve to death too... I also LOVE Google.

When two things I love come together it usually produces fantastic results. Noodles and Mushrooms, Nomeansno and Jello Biafra, SNK and Capcom, DualShocks and PlayStation 3's... I like the idea of Valve and Google, as long as they don't fondle with each other's business.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:52AM Haggard said

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I don't think Steam needs faster downloads. It pretty much used the full capacity of every internet service I've ever had.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 11:54AM SneezyPorcupine said

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NOOO! Dood, Google scares me too. They used to be a pretty up-beat company, but lately, they're pulling an MS and just buying out all their competition. Have you looked at their WIKI page lately? The list of acquisitions is endless!!

I think Valve should buy Google instead. AMIRITE??

Don't mess with my cake recipes you bastards! =(
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:29AM Ignatius said

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I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not, I love Google, but on the other hand, I'm kinda scared what they'd do to Steam.

I mean, I see enough bloody advertisements on Steam as it is.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 11:59AM SneezyPorcupine said

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Man, I just hope this doesn't affect anything to do with negotiations that Valve and MS were doing regarding certain game distributions on Live.

But given that MS and Google are sworn enemies right now (due to the recent lawsuite that MS got owned in...) I have a feeling its gonna b bad news.

On another note, I still can't believe Yahoo! didn't sell to MS. But if Valve does sell to Google, I'd be disappointed to some degree... I guess.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 1:14PM Ubiquitous Oxymoron said

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Rather google than M$ or EA imho.

would prefer it if they stayed 'indie' tho'
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 3:53PM (Unverified) said

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What the fuck are you talking about? Steam doesn't contain any advertisements. Don't confuse a STOREFRONT with a bulletin board, dude. You're giving a great online distribution service a bad name to every person that eyes over your comment.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 3:55PM Ignatius said

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Steam update! Steam update! Look at our five pages of updates that constantly pop up every single time you open up Steam or everytime you play a game!

See all these new great deals or things that are on Steam!

You, er... don't use Steam much, do ya?
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:46PM (Unverified) said

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"You, er... don't use Steam much, do ya?"

Either that, or he disabled Steam News like the rest of the world.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:30AM The Kong said

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great so when google attempts to take over the world with mind controlling robots and form a global dictatorship morgan freeman won't be there to save us...nor will our oaks from left for dead be as to escape googles zombie apocalypse...sigh
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:48AM (Unverified) said

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I believe you mean GORDON FREEMAN. Morgan Freeman's an actor.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:02AM darkinchworm said

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Morgan Freeman?

(font size=over 9000) LOL
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:07AM ZaxCG2 said

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Gorgon Feeman.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:08AM Premature ejaculation man said

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Shoot this motherfucker!!!!
[/morgan freeman]
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:23AM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said

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Morgan Freeman: This suit will give you more mobility, but you'll be more susceptible to knives and gunfire.

Gordan Freeman: ...

Morgan Freeman: Now that's more like it, Mr. Freeman.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:33AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said

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Lol, 'Google Freeman' :) They will have to change the name once they pick him up
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:20AM Nigeria said

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Aflong Aflongkong
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 12:02PM Ignatius said

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Both Morgan and Gordon are awesome. However, there is one glaring difference between the two.

Morgan won't shut up and Gordon won't speak.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 12:04PM SneezyPorcupine said

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@ Solid Chief

+1 for you, good sir. That was definitely a hilarious line in that movie. That, and when he finally gets iced, the expression on his face.
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Posted: Sep 18th 2008 12:29AM The Kong said

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LMFAO!!! Sorry about that...I feel stupid :/. lotta typos in there thanks to the amazing (sarcasm) touch keyboard on the iTouch....LOL Morgan freeman wtf was I smoking...
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:31AM MowDownJoe said

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Well, that's it. PC Gaming will be dead. Steam will be consumed by a company seeking to take over the world, and every other PC game publisher will be putting in invasive DRM.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:55AM Haggard said

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Oi, stop hogging all the cynicism!
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:33AM moofree said

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Just think of what GLadOS could do for Google.
Google's network could very well outlast the company!
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:06AM DonaldMick said

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The only problem is that GLaDOS would be in perpetual beta.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:10AM (Unverified) said

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^^ Ha! made my day, early in the morning... thanks! :)
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:15AM darkinchworm said

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@Donald:

So GlaDOS = Gmail?

Oh, shit.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:27AM DonaldMick said

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@dark_inchworm: Yeah, pretty much. You thought Valve Time was bad before...
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 12:23PM Ricky Bango said

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Uh, if I'm not mistaken, GLaDOS belongs to a little company called Aperture Science, not Valve Software.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 1:50PM darkinchworm said

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Uh, if I'm not mistaken, you're being anal.

Shut the fuck up.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:33AM (Unverified) said

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Skynet is 1 step closer to self awareness...

But I love my Google Maps!
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:34AM juju187 said

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another move toward a google Os
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:48AM Premature ejaculation man said

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They've got a browser, got desktop search, got photo and video bases covered. Digital distribution system under steam would allow games and more to be purchased, it would also be used as a software update platform.

Anything I'm missing?
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:08AM CommentSystem said

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android open OS for phones
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:47AM (Unverified) said

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NOOOO!!!!

Google already killed youtube, I can't let my precious valve and steam go as well!!!!

*cries in corner*
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:54AM Ignatius said

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YouTube is still there...?
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:04AM cuteSAVAGE said

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Yeah... But it's owned by a major corporation now maaaaan!
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:13AM (Unverified) said

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as if it wasn't a major corporation before... it's alright, I bet nothing's going to change
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:05AM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said

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And you know this, MAAAAAAAN!
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 11:21AM Mr Khan said

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The only thing Google did was help bring YouTube out of the wild west with a few IP-infringement deals (especially the one with Viacom that insures all the episodes of Doug or Rocko's Modern Life will never get uploaded there)

But nothing significant
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 11:47AM Shagittarius said

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Next thing I knew I was running down the street in my damn drawers...
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:47AM Ranus Studios said

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Goodness.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:51AM jaal said

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Does this mean Valve will be forced to develop for PS3 now? Well Valve games does come out for PS3 but those ports aren't done inhouse.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 5:51PM (Unverified) said

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My head just exploded.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 8:56AM (Unverified) said

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Isn't this better than Microsoft or Sony buying them out and making them console developers like Bungie? I think it would also speed development times up over there, and we might finish Half Life 2 Episodes in the next decade. O, and get the Team Fortress 2 updates for 360. Google would definately still let them do their thing, YouTube hasn't changed into Google Video, and they've added so much stuff since being sold.

I really like the idea.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 9:13PM (Unverified) said

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The time they take to perfect their games is why Valve is so good. Trust me, the wait is always worth it. Speeding up their dev process would be the worst possible change.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 10:31AM Duke said

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I didn't know that MS forced their game divisions to be console only. I guess I'm just mistaken by seeing the PC games they release. Silly me.
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Posted: Sep 17th 2008 12:51PM (Unverified) said

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Ok I'm sorry, but does Valve do big console releases? No. Did Bungie do consoles before Microsoft? No. Valve would have to do more work to make console ports of all its games under Microsoft or Sony, which would lead to less development time for gameplay as well. If someone has to buy out Valve (And Steam is so attractive its bound to happen) It'd be better to be a company like Google which acts like a distant parent rather than a demanding one.
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