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Alien Swarm FREE on Steam in 7 hours. Get it while you can, for FREE!!!

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Alien Swarm FREE on Steam in 7 hours. Get it while you can, for FREE!!!

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If you like action style games like Space Siege or Diablo (except with guns) then you need to get this FREE Game. Starting in about 7 hours, on Today, Monday 7/19, Alien Swarm is being GIVEN AWAY on Steam for FREE!!!! If you like FREE Games then downloading this one is a no-brainer. I mean what's the worst that could happen? You try it out, don't like it, and un-install it....Oh no, the agony!!! LoL

Go get it peeps, it's FREE!!!!!!!

 

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Reply #26 from Elemental Forums Top

Although it's fun, I think it's obvious why its a free game.

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

You know, you should probably tell us what you think is obvious so we can tell you if it was obvious or not.

Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #28 from Elemental Forums Top

Isn't it obvious? :D

Edit: Just to be clear, /s

Reply #29 from Stardock Forums Top

From Rock, Paper, Shotgun:

Jim:: Yes, it’s very much in that school of Oh-This-Is-Aliens-From-A-Top-Down-Perspective
John:: But unlike Shadowgrounds and others, this is four-player co-op. And without four, it’s not really worth trying.
Jim:: And, sadly for Team 17, it makes Alien Breed Evolution look a bit stiff and uninspired. Which is a shame, because that’s a fairly entertaining game.
John:: Yes. Valve making a free game in your genre must be a bit like entering a county fair chilli cooking contest, and finding out Anthony Bourdain is participating.


Jim:: Yes. However, in conclusion, we can only take this game as evidence of showing off.
John:: Absolutely.
Jim:: Valve are no longer a game development company, but a showing off company.
John:: “We thought we’d make the best example of this genre in our spare time.”

:D

Here.

Reply #30 from Stardock Forums Top

Yeah - I couldn't justify buying the game simply because its so short - 2 1/2 hours or so to complete, but it is fun.  And they've got it setup for modding and adding new content for users, so win there.  It seems like its begging for additional campaigns, which perhaps would be paid content (hopefully $1.99 to $4.99) as I'm sure, out of the X people that play it for free, a certain % of them would pay for more content.  So, its either then just showing off,  trying to increase the adoption rate of the steam client, or a marketing plan so more people will buy the dlc when it ships (if).  Valve gets some press, loses some bandwidth, and perhaps increases its player base.  Sounds like a decent move to me. 

Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top

They should have made Alienswarm only free to those who have purchased something from steam

Reply #32 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Shunmaha, reply 31
They should have made Alienswarm only free to those who have purchased something from steam

Silly n00b, you silly!

Steam wants people to GET STEAM, not reward steam users. This is just nother reason people should have steam on thier computers, and it probably will end up with either a direct revenue stream or an indirect one.

Reply #33 from Sins Forums Top

I downloaded it, and it didn't even work on my computer...

My uncle has it, and I just went and played it on his computer. Pretty cool.

Reply #34 from Sins Forums Top

They should have made Alienswarm worth 20$ like killingfloor

Reply #35 from Stardock Forums Top
It's not a bad multiplayer game. I couldn't take the single player campaign for long.. the AI was rough.. I had to keep leading my group into a room just to backtrack and weld doors. If you don't have at least 3 players it's a bit underwhelming as well. I'm looking fwd: to seeing some user content.
Reply #36 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting coreimpulse, reply 9

Quoting blix2006, reply 6i pitty people who think steam is this big evil intrusive program.sure if you wanna whine about games for windows live im right there with you...but steam?great program


Yeah, awesome, and when steam is integrated to windows, it'll be a great windows service.

Microsoft has already said that "Windows Marketplace" for people to sell Windows games/apps will be bundled in the upcoming Windows 8.  ;)

Reply #37 from Stardock Forums Top

I though it played like crap and immediately deleted it from my computer.

 

It's not even worth the cost of free.