Posted 11/17/2008 at 09:36:40pm

Actually, according to Steam's support, you can only gift duplicates in very specific circumstances - https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4502-TPJL-2656

 It may be possible to gift them since the Orange Box is included with the all in one package, but I'm not sure. Either way, its still nice to see them expand gifting duplicates beyond the Orange Box (which was the first package they started this with)

 To brc1980 above I'd suggest searching the Steam forums for threads regarding Vista support. From what I've heard some people the games run fine while others have had issues.

Lastly, why isn't this listed under the Gaming News section as well as the main news?

Posted 10/30/2008 at 10:27:22pm

Since Apple switched over to intel x86 procs awhile back their computers have pretty much been pcs with OS X on them. That makes discussion about thier pcs relevant to this publication. Apple is just another pc brand that happens to also develop its own os. I doubt you could even call them a separate computing platform anymore.

Also Maximumpc reviews many things related to pcs, including gadgets such as Apple's iPhone and iPod.

To the poster below praising Apple - you're probably right about the user friendlieness and innovation. The 2 things I've heard Apple and OS X excel at over Microsoft and Windows. Performance, on the other hand, isn't one of them, which MaximumPC has proven numerous times and I'd rather take a hit in those than lose out on performance. The other thing I don't like about Apple is that their systems use proprietary parts. That means if something breaks you gotta get replacement parts from Apple. Using proprietary parts means they can ensure stability because the systems are only built with specific sets of parts. The downside is that you don't  have much choice about what parts actually go into the machine or which parts you can upgrade. I prefer to build my machines over buying from a brand name. It allows me to choose the parts I want (within my budget). It allows me a broad choice of vendors for replacement parts when something breaks. Plus I get a certain satisfaction from building my own rig and seeing it work.

Lastly, its sometimes good to see what the competition is up to and discuss how it affects us, because it does affect us in some way.

P.s. - Are paragraphs working? Cause they're not showing up in the preview. I apologize ahead of time if this gets posted as one giant paragraph as I did format it when I typed it up.

Posted 07/09/2008 at 05:41:18pm

I was wondering which update I installed today borked my connection.

Posted 07/09/2008 at 04:18:53pm

Same here. I've been running it in Windows XP Professional 32-bit for a month now and no issues.

Posted 06/27/2008 at 08:44:24pm

Does that list include sales via digital distribution such as Steam? From what little I've read on it, most of the analysts can't track those figures since Valve and other digital distribution companies don't usually release their sales figures to the public. I know CoD4 was released on Steam last year and I'm assuming D2D had it out around the same time as well.

 Even if that list doesn't include sales from digital distribution I can still see your point as I doubt digital sales would be anywhere near enough to make up the difference between the console sales. Im just wondering if the actual sales figures are being underreported though.