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    Is Deus Ex Human Revolution exclusively Steamworks?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Dec 17, 2011.

  1. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    If I buy a boxed copy or a digital download from Amazon.com can I give the key code to someone as a gift and they can activate it on Steam?

    Thanks.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 17, 2011
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    I'm pretty sure you can.

    Deus Ex is on STEAM Retail Key list: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601
    And I remember when it first launched, many NBR users bought the download version from Amazon and activated via STEAM; I'm sure it also works via retail boxed version.

    Here's an article that says SQUARE announced PC version will be a steamworks title: Steamworks confirmed for Deus Ex: Human Revol - Shacknews.com - Video Game News, Trailers, Game Videos, and Files

    What's cool about Amazon is that when you buy a game, you get the KEY instantly. I just bought and activated Just Cause 2 a few days ago.


    Good luck
     
    alexUW, Dec 17, 2011
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  3. MagusDraco

    MagusDraco Biiiiiiirrrrdmaaaaaaan

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    the digital download is 100% steamworks (I bought it from them when it was on sale for $40 and they game a steam key..and an installer if you wanted to use that to install it to steam instead of downloading it off of steam)
     
    MagusDraco, Dec 17, 2011
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  4. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    Yeah Deus Ex is like Skyrim: Steamworks only.
     
    Star Forge, Dec 17, 2011
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  5. oasis789

    oasis789 Notebook Enthusiast

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    According to Steam:

    Which retail CD Keys are accepted on Steam?

    All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam:

    Deus Ex: Human Revolution Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
     
    oasis789, Dec 17, 2011
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  6. HTWingNut

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    Problem is how do I know that the key is in that format if I am ordering online?
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 17, 2011
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  7. Kiol

    Kiol Notebook Consultant

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    Why don't you buy it as a gift in steam?

    You have both options at checkout , buy it for yourself or as gift
     
    Kiol, Dec 17, 2011
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    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    It should work. It is a Steamworks game and it uses Steam Cloud for saved files as well as using Steam for patches. I haven't heard of people downloading a standalone patch for Deus Ex outside of Steam (unless you are a pirate! ;))
     
    Star Forge, Dec 17, 2011
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  9. Kiol

    Kiol Notebook Consultant

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    I downloaded borderlands from amazon, and it became fully integrated to steam after activation( ie automatic patches etc) now i deleted it but stays in my library if I want to download it later again
     
    Kiol, Dec 17, 2011
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    I bought my copy of Deus EX HR from Amazon downloads, activated on Steam with the serial. Got an useless tactical options pack, or whatever it was.
     
    jeremyshaw, Dec 17, 2011
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