Comments on: Steam Christmas Sale leak? http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/ What're you buying, stranger? Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 By: Tecman http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5062 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:44:46 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5062 “…have been added to the Steam registry, which I don’t know what it is.”

It’s the ClientRegistry.blob file. It sits right inside the Steam installation folder and is also one of possible fixes for any Steam woes (“Delete ClientRegistry.blob” sits right next to “Restart Steam”). Long story short, some people have written an application that disassembles the file in such a format where you can look at the various Steam ID entries (even upcoming ones sometimes, or deals that never happened like Neverwinter Nights, Supreme Commander 1 and its expansion and A Vampyre Story, as examples of those) or game packs. So sometimes you can use it as a crystal ball showing you upcoming but unannounced titles. It’s just that it’s never 100% precise, since some deals just don’t happen and some deals don’t get added to the registry beforehand they’re actually released.

🙂

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By: Luke http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5061 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:14:42 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5061 Bought too many individual indy games to make these packs a really good deal though.

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By: The RPS Bargain Bucket: Snowed in | Rock, Paper, Shotgun http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5060 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:05:07 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5060 […] Speaking of Steam, it looks like some stuff from the upcoming Christmas sale might have leaked. […]

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By: Rob http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5059 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:50:24 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5059 Bollocks!
Just bought Super Meat Boy as well…

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By: cosby http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5058 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:00:54 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5058 now i spend my money cause i’ll not buy any of them thanks lewie:D

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By: Lewie Procter http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5057 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:11:11 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5057 In reply to Dan.

Hard to say. Based on the pricing of the other packs, £4 for 5 games, that would make it £12, but that seems way too low considering there are two high profile recent releases. Super Meat Boy alone sells for £12.

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By: Dan http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5056 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:06:40 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5056 hmm i wonder how much that giant potato pack would be, if it’s under 15 quid i’ll get it.

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By: Lewie Procter http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5055 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:38:59 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5055 In reply to Diziet.

I might be wrong, but I think the PC version was self released. There isn’t really a perfect definition of “indie game” anyway, but you do raise a good point.

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By: Diziet http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5054 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:20:49 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5054 I would question that list in one respect. The inclusion of Lumines in the Indie Smart Pack. It’s published outside Japan by Ubisoft and has seen major releases across all the platforms but was, imo, mostly notable for being a playstation/psp release. Hardly Indy. Other games developed by the same guys are Ninety Nine Nights and upcoming Kinect/Move game Child of Eden.

Of course none of what I’ve just typed calls into question the veracity of the list. It’s just Lumines is an odd choice for ‘Indy’.

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By: SAeN http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/#comment-5053 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:09:27 +0000 http://savygamer.co.uk/?p=9078#comment-5053 I’m guessing the sale will go live on Monday? That would coincide with the end of the treasure hunt.

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