Mafia 2 PC Using Steamworks; Digital Pre-Order Bonus, 'Deluxe Edition' Unveiled
Steamworks means that the PC edition must run through Valve's Steam digital distribution client but gains "auto-updating, Steam Achievements, statistics, downloadable content, and more." 2K's Civilization V will also use Steamworks.
Priced at $59.99, the Digital Deluxe Edition offers a digital art book, orchestral score and map of the game's setting Empire Bay plus the 'Made Man' downloadable content--also found in the retail Collector's Edition--containing two new "luxury" cars and suits.
- Made Man Pack: Free access to in-game downloadable pack that lets you get behind the wheel of two different luxury automobiles. In addition, Vito will look the part with two new "made man" suits, including a vintage tux.
- Digital Art Book: Players get to know Empire Bay with a photo album-style Digital Art Book that takes fans through the artistic design process of the game.
- Orchestral Soundtrack: Immerse yourself in a symphonic masterpiece with the Mafia II score recorded by the Prague FILMHarmonic Orchestra.
- Digital Map of Empire Bay: Get familiar with the neighborhoods and own the streets with the Digital Map depicting the 10 square miles of Empire Bay and all the hangout spots.
Regular and Digital Deluxe Editions of Mafia II can be pre-ordered digitally from Steam and Direct2Drive, with granting instant access to your free copy of Mafia. The mob sequel is due to arrive for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on August 24.
In 2009 Direct2Drive declined to sell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 due to its use of Steamworks, claiming that it was a "Trojan Horse" for Valve's own sales platform. This policy was recently reversed, general manager Julie Uhrman told Big Download, as customers "weren't concerned whether a game came with a third-party client or not."
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Seabass307
replyAll PC games should run through Steam
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Key, why do they have to "run through Steam".
That is the only thing I hate about Steam (must be running to play), but so far Steam has only been positive for PC gaming so I am fine with it.
Here is a question to Steam fans:
If I make back up of all my games and then get a new computer and then install steam can I restore those backups and not even be connected to the internet? Can you make a offline account with ever logging into Steam online mode?
Will Steam on install force you to login to their servers with a account?
I can not wait for Mafia 2 PC and looks like the sales should be very good since its on Steam.
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"That is the only thing I hate about Steam (must be running to play)"
Well, it would be kind of hard to access features provided by a software that's not actually running.
"If I make back up of all my games and then get a new computer and then install steam can I restore those backups and not even be connected to the internet?"
Steam doesn't let you install games in offline mode, and that includes restoring backups created with Steam. However, just copying over the game's files (and possibly doing whatever's in the install script, if any) achieves the same thing, once you've decrypted the game, and that doesn't require you going online.
"Can you make a offline account with ever logging into Steam online mode?"
No such thing as an offline account. Offline mode merely keeps you logged in with your last properly authenticated username.
"Will Steam on install force you to login to their servers with a account?"
Yep, you need to go online at least once to authenticate and decrypt your game.-
Thanks for the intel, saves me for trying it, was juts curious how much I really own my games that I bought through Steam.
"Well, it would be kind of hard to access features provided by a software that's not actually running. " ya I do not care about achievements what so ever same goes for Xbox Live stuff.
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Who are these people that are hesitant toward steam? Are they the people that rarely have an internet connection? Cave men? Or are they elderly men with the ever tormenting paranoia of communism slipping it's way into our economy?
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I understand what you are saying and I guess what I am saying is I rather have DD system that did not require I run my purchased game through their software. If only they had two clients or an option at least that disabled the achievements.
I hate online connectivity platforms, I guess that is what I am really trying to say.-
A game purchased via Steam does not NEED steam to be running (after the initial install) to play unless the developers create the game in that way.
The two major reasons would be using Steam as a DRM check on game run and using Steamworks. If there is no dependance on Steam then it doesn't need to be running. You can easily check this by running the game's exe from its install folder without steam running, some work some don't.
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None of the above. I am among them. Just people who have different wants from you.
This announcement, the "misprint" from the Bioshock 2 manual (in 2k's words), and the fact that other than dahanese I can get absolutely no help trying to find a special 2k product in the wild means I get to pass on this.
No biggie for me, I did not play the first one. I was going to give this one a shot for GFWL, but after the "misprint" statement I figured this might happen. What can you do?
But for those who applaud this choice, be sure to support them with your FULL PRICED pre-order and not wait until it is "$5-$10" or Steam has a "crack sale" (as coined from earlier this morning). I am one of those who is a first day buyer of my chosen PC titles - so my purchase has to be replaced by 5-10 people when this happens. I am sure Steam can do that easily, but that is usually what, months down the road?
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Please check your Shack messages dahanese.
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No problem, I sent you another message catching you up. Sorry.
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