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[BigD145]

Heh

[Glloyd]

Ohgodwhy.

Too soon?

Perhaps. But I must admit, the banner ads for games are quite funny.

In all seriousness, RIP Occulus Rift, 2012-2014. Because apparently it's just an advertising tool now, and a new tool for online shopping. Yup. That is one of the saddest 1 minute 30 second videos I've ever seen.

EDIT: For those who don't want to watch it:

By clicking on a Facebook ad for a purse, the person in the demo is prompted to connect his Oculus Rift headset to enter a 3D virtual Facebook market, where he could walk into an assortment of stores. The user selects Nordstrom and a satchel priced at $199. He is able to wave his hands to turn the bag to get a better look, video chat with a friend for advice and ultimately make a purchase.

KILL ME

[Tellemurius]

Ohgodwhy.

Too soon?

Perhaps. But I must admit, the banner ads for games are quite funny.

In all seriousness, RIP Occulus Rift, 2012-2014. Because apparently it's just an advertising tool now, and a new tool for online shopping. Yup. That is one of the saddest 1 minute 30 second videos I've ever seen.

EDIT: For those who don't want to watch it:

By clicking on a Facebook ad for a purse, the person in the demo is prompted to connect his Oculus Rift headset to enter a 3D virtual Facebook market, where he could walk into an assortment of stores. The user selects Nordstrom and a satchel priced at $199. He is able to wave his hands to turn the bag to get a better look, video chat with a friend for advice and ultimately make a purchase.

KILL ME

That's a third party company with no affiliation with Oculus or Facebook.

[Sappho]

How much of this is genuine tragedy and how much is April fools' day pranks? I'm afraid to ask...

[Aklyon]

How much of this is genuine tragedy and how much is April fools' day pranks? I'm afraid to ask...

Oculus owned by facebook, yes. Everything else, likely pranks based on how big the reaction was on reddit or elsewhere.

[Levi]

Btw, I got two steam coupons for 75% off Flotilla and Skulls of the Shogun, if anybody wants them.  I never really got into flotilla, but SotS was fairly entertaining.

[IronyOwl]

Ohgodwhy.

Too soon?

Now here's some folks that know how to troll.

[Mech#4]

Ohgodwhy.

Too soon?

Now here's some folks that know how to troll.

Let it never be said that Valve doesn't have a firm understanding of the gaming community.

[umiman]

Not Valve though.

[Mech#4]

Steam isn't Valve? Ehh... parent company I guess. Hush your analytical mannerisms.


Edit: Oooh, clever sods. Never heard of Cheapshark. Bah.

[Hugehead]

If you click on the page it gives links to Cheapshark, it's not related to Valve at all.

[Thexor]

Hijacking the April Fools thread to discuss some sales... ( )

Any opinions on Skulls of the Shogun? The reviews seemed positive enough, and apparently the new version isn't locked to Windows 8 anymore.

[Yoink]

It looks really fun. Unhelpful I know, but the trailer video stuck with me enough that I actually recognise the name.

[Sinistar]

FORCED is 50% off, 32 hours to go and counting.

I remember seeing it on Kickstarter and being really sad I couldn't support it due to low funds at the time. It had some really neat co-op ideas back then and if universal acclaims by various reviewers are to be believed, this game is pretty much everything they promised?
Though quick look through negative reviews section on Steam page says there are bugs and network instabilities, but then again the positive reviews say those issues have either been solved or the devs are actively working to fix them.
Anyway, even original price is not that high and for a 6.99€ this is basically a steal.

[Nighthawk]

Anyone around here played the Deponia trilogy? It's on sale, and a lot of the Steam recommendations are saying it's pretty good, but I'd like to get a second opinion from one of you guys, since the opinions of Bay12ers have never really led me astray.