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    Steam Spam

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sheff159, Aug 31, 2006.

  1. sheff159

    sheff159 Notebook Deity

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    Ok so I start up steam yesterday to play some EP1 (beat it in 3 hours start 2 finish) and I see all these Pop Cap games completly spamming my games console. This made me a bit angry, because now there are like 15-20 demos hogging up the console. So my question is, is there any way to edit whats on and off the console? I tried looking for a while and couldnt find anything.
     
    sheff159, Aug 31, 2006
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    * Bumping *
     
    sheff159, Aug 31, 2006
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    danimal1968 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I opened up steam last night and all of that stuff had disappeared.
     
    danimal1968, Sep 1, 2006
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I don't see all those games any more either.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 1, 2006
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    I just loaded up steam, and I see a Update/News window advertising popcap games.
    The same notice/ad also appears in the Browse Games list in the main STEAM window.

    It would appear that Popcap is going to use Steam as a distribution method for their little games. They (popcap) are and always have been horribly overpriced, and I would never buy them. But if popcap wants to pay Valve for a distribution method, more power to Valve.

    Nothing sinister going on.
     
    Elminst, Sep 1, 2006
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    Ok yeah I just went on steam and they were all gone, along with some of the other demos that were there for a while. Its ok now, but 2 days ago there were about 20 games that it was advertising. I guess this one fixed its self, thanks for the answers though.
     
    sheff159, Sep 2, 2006
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    I had the same experience - the stuff showed up one day, and was gone the next.
     
    danimal1968, Sep 2, 2006
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