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    Steam is folding up and terminating it's service tomorrow!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Mar 31, 2009.

  1. HTWingNut

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    Two words for you...











    April and FOOLS!
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 31, 2009
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  2. gaming_zedman

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    three for you:

    its not midnight.


    but good one, you had me there.
     
    gaming_zedman, Mar 31, 2009
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  3. nerever_kuhn

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    aaaaggh! :D
     
    nerever_kuhn, Mar 31, 2009
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  4. HTWingNut

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    Thought I'd catch you all off guard before midnight! LOL...
     
    HTWingNut, Mar 31, 2009
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    Better try on some other topic coz steam is closed!! not possible
     
    spradhan01, Mar 31, 2009
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    Son of a ya got me.

    I got excited :(
     
    mcdgexxx, Mar 31, 2009
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  7. MAG

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    I knew it :p
     
    MAG, Apr 1, 2009
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    You got me.. :p

    +rep for that.

    -Gotta spread rep.
     
    FoxTrot1337, Apr 1, 2009
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    Scared me, I was thinking that it's just my luck, I finally caved in and bought two Steam games a few days ago and now they close down. :p
     
    LCM99, Apr 1, 2009
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    did not get me, it was so obiously april fools lol. I mean steam? atleast make it believable like Apple announces price cuts for there hardware and stops overcharging for the same stuff a pc uses.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Apr 1, 2009
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  11. HTWingNut

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    OH Vicious, you knew you panicked for a second there! I know my heart would skip a beat even if I *thought* it wasn't true.

    Also like your new avatar!
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 1, 2009
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    Now that would be more unbelievable . :D
     
    1337haxorz, Apr 1, 2009
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  13. foosa123

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    You got me...
    I think my heart jumped a bit when I read that title :D
     
    foosa123, Apr 1, 2009
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    good one! :)
     
    trvelbug, Apr 1, 2009
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    good one, just been to the apple store. they have a new set of price cuts. but add it to cart, you get greeting card and price goes to normal. i am thinking of suing apple
     
    martinmach, Apr 1, 2009
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    Oh man, thought this stupid joke would take off... guess I failed... :(
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 1, 2009
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    Actually it's pretty good, your thread is the first thread I clicked today when I visited NBR :D.
     
    nic., Apr 1, 2009
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    well played sir, well played
     
    theneighborrkid, Apr 1, 2009
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    I didn't see the full title, so I though Steam was starting up F@H servers. If the thread preview show'd the full thing, you would have got me though :)
     
    Charr, Apr 1, 2009
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