Morning Discussion

April 17, 2009 5:01 AM

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As I stumbled about the apartment this morning, I found myself absent-mindedly singing "Miniature Replica Soldier." What an amazing trailer. Well done, Monolith.

Also, glad to see that Resident Evil 5 and Halo Wars did rather well in March. But jeez, what happened with Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on Nintendo DS? Didn't even break 90K, and that's after one analyst's estimate of 200K units was considered low.

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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AgentPothead

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April 17, 2009 7:15 AM

Steam Poll do you guys leave steam running all the time or only when you are playing games that require it? If my pc is on steam is running for me.
- dantastic
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:16 AM
  
  yeah except windows update rebooted my pc so you just reminded me to load it back up :D
- deject
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:16 AM
  
  It's usually running all the time.
- feek
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:17 AM
  
  all the time
- eeeealmo
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:18 AM
  
  all the time
- Rag and Bone Man
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:19 AM
  
  Only when I'm playing a game (why wouldn't they require it?)
- feek
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:20 AM
  
  does anyone else notice that after several days without rebooting (putting the pc to sleep) that the steam notification animations get all fucked up? it bothers me
  - dantastic
    
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    April 17, 2009 7:23 AM
    
    when i started running vista64 the sound notifiers were fucked and i had to disable due to atari noises
- -efx-
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:20 AM
  
  My work PC always has steam on but my home pc never does anymore.
- melt_core
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:23 AM
  
  Only when playing games.
- bigexplosions
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:23 AM
  
  all the time
- sesmaster
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:24 AM
  
  todos los veces
- MercFox1
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:24 AM
  
  Same, Steam is running when my PC is running.
- [deleted] 1867646337
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:25 AM
  
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- Toraz Chryx
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:26 AM
  
  It's always running... when I'm booted into windows :p
- [deleted] 1681767352
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:27 AM
  
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- jahulio2
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:32 AM
  
  I leave steam on when my computer is off.
- dael
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:35 AM
  
  I like to keep my startup apps to a minimum so no, only when I play. But when I've launched it's running until shut down.
- Dschinghis Khan
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:39 AM
  
  all the time
- [deleted] 1131495975
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:39 AM
  
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- [deleted] 1857631681
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:40 AM
  
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- grabbie
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:41 AM
  
  only when I'm playing games or lately getting updates ahead of time since steam is slower than usual for me
- Luminair
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:50 AM
  
  steam is a bit of a piece of shit which needs to restart a lot. so just because I often need to restart it anyway, I close it for the preemptive restart.
- mn3m0n1c
  
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  April 17, 2009 7:56 AM
  
  Only when I need it running; don't really see the point in leaving it open all the time, I guess.
- Thomas Hace
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:01 AM
  
  all the time on my desktop
- Link.
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:01 AM
  
  Running all the time.
- [deleted] 1258815869
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:09 AM
  
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- sheepraper
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:16 AM
  
  I leave it on when I am home. If I leave the house, I will shut Steam down.
- gimpx32
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:19 AM
  
  All the time because I have a few friends that I talk to on there, and becuase TF2 is the game I seem to play most of the time.
- Begawkiness
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:19 AM
  
  Sometimes, if I'm playing a game using it lately I keep it on so I don't have to boot it up constantly. Otherwise no it's not running.
- Ormsbee
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:21 AM
  
  Pretty much all the time, unless I'm in a "work" mood, and close all my non related work items.
- boarder2
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:23 AM
  
  only when playing a game
- [deleted] 1355701334
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:25 AM
  
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- Mmmmmoo
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:25 AM
  
  Always running while in Windows.
- DrZettl
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:27 AM
  
  Only when playing games.
- cyclonebee
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:38 AM
  
  Always running.
- .Jayson
  
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  April 17, 2009 8:49 AM
  
  I usually let it start with windows and it runs when the computer is on. I sometimes come home to messages and game invites :(
- AgentPothead
  
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  April 17, 2009 9:43 AM
  
  Bumped because Knowledge is Power!
- [deleted] 1090952718
  
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  April 17, 2009 9:46 AM
  
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- [deleted] 354686
  
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  April 17, 2009 9:48 AM
  
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- Syixxs
  
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  April 17, 2009 9:50 AM
  
  Running all the time. I use it as my general games organizer, as well as my main method to coordinate multiplayer.
- thejm4n
  
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  April 17, 2009 10:25 AM
  
  Only when a game needs it.
- dkrulz
  
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  April 17, 2009 10:29 AM
  
  All the time.
- tangles
  
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  April 17, 2009 10:35 AM
  
  Only when playing games that require it... or when I'm signing in to see if the CoD patch has been released
- Hoax
  
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  April 17, 2009 10:37 AM
  
  Only when playing games.
- WhatIsThisFor
  
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  April 17, 2009 10:37 AM
  
  I leave it on 24/7
- joesnizzle
  
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  April 17, 2009 10:39 AM
  
  When I boot into Windows it's always running.
- jbury
  
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  April 17, 2009 10:49 AM
  
  Only when I want to play a game
- MuteMode
  
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  April 17, 2009 10:53 AM
  
  Always. I also use the Steam overlay thing for pretty much all games I play.
- [deleted] 1802241968
  
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  April 17, 2009 11:04 AM
  
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- Fluffy_Bunny
  
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  April 17, 2009 11:28 AM
  
  Steam is always on. Even when I'm at work. I have it running on my Work PC.
- dasampla
  
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  April 17, 2009 11:47 AM
  
  Always on.
- NFXFSX
  
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  April 17, 2009 11:48 AM
  
  Always running.
- melkore
  
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  April 17, 2009 11:49 AM
  
  I leave it on all the time. I launch all my games through it as well so it's a one stop shop for my gaming.
- Godhatesfatpeople
  
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  April 17, 2009 11:52 AM
  
  It's been on a lot lately. Because I also use the friends list during the day.
- mnsnota
  
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  April 17, 2009 11:58 AM
  
  Only when itz gametime.