DEFCON Released Today 84
VVrath writes "Independent developers (and bedroom programmers), Introversion are releasing their third game, DEFCON at 6pm GMT today. As the successor to the sleeper hit Uplink and the IGF award winning Darwinia, this is one of the most eagerly awaited indy games of this year. Based on the game of thermonuclear war played in the film WarGames, DEFCON gives you the opportunity to nuke the hell out of your friends (and enemies), with the player who loses the least crowned victorious. With this being Introversion's first game for sale by download only (it's available on Steam as well as through their own website), does this mark the end of indy games being sold in shops?"
I know this (Score:4, Funny)
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Not download only (Score:5, Informative)
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I bought Darwinia for OS X via download through their site and seeing that there is not Steam on OS X...
I'm just hoping they are supporting an OS X native again because I can't dual boot with my PPC macs. But these guys have a fairly good track record for supporting Linux and OS X.
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23 years. (Score:4, Interesting)
What's the difference?
23 years since Stanislav Petrov [wikipedia.org] decided not to play.
And 23 years since I saw the movie WarGames.
Thanks, Stanislav. Because you chose not to play, we all get to play!
Re:23 years. (Score:4, Funny)
How about a game of chess?
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>How about a game of chess?
Later. Right now lets play Global Thermonuclear War.
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Thank you, Tackhead, you've just made my
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I demand a lawsuit against Introversion for the safety of the world! Where's Jack Thompson when you need him?
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Mac Linux versions. (Score:2)
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There was hope that it would be available for download soon, though. (I believe they even named the programmer that was working on it.)
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xander
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Don't buy it!! (Score:5, Funny)
haha! :) (Score:1)
Someone please mod the parent up
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So, are you saying that only losers will play DEFCON?
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And if you're going to do that, I'll take a WOPR and fries.
Thanks!
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This is a troll, idiot. (Score:2)
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Unfair Advantage (Score:3, Informative)
Duck and cover, everyone!
Now, to stock up on Jammie Dodgers. Do Jaffa Cakes count as a viable alternative?
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Now if there is a nuclear war... (Score:5, Funny)
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Demo? (Score:1, Redundant)
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Re:Demo? (Score:5, Informative)
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How about now [steampowered.com]?
I suspect the demo version is simply the retail version without a key - the emergency-download-mirrors email I was sent by Introversion a few minutes ago has FileFront [filefront.com] as one of the mirrors. Download from there if you like - I guess the other mirrors are equally public...
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Yes, but... (Score:4, Funny)
Store is already slashdotted :-( (Score:1)
You can still buy it through Steam, but I'm sad that I missed my chance for a boxed version.
Bah! (Score:2)
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Couldn't play it though because it wasn't released at that point.
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Mac? (Score:2)
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I Think I've Played This Before (Score:3, Interesting)
and on the tabletop (for you youngsters, we used to play games using playing surfaces made from compressed paper products that involved actually having people in the same room):
http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/nucwar.htm [flyingbuffalo.com]
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I think it was only released on the PC in America.
download only is probably my fault (Score:1)
I imagine that sparked a huge internal debate with one side finally saying "If they don't want the CDs we work so damn hard for, then FINE! They can't HAVE the CDs!"
Fire up the quotes! (Score:2)
Mr. Liggett: All right, Lightman. Maybe you can tell us who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex.
David Lightman: Um, your wife?
Nice
fak3r
Non Steam Version? (Score:1)
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And if you bastards weren't
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Yes - and the minute the game launched, the metaserver melted and is currently still a pile of slag. As a result, everyone who purchased the full version is currently forced down into demo mode, Steam and direct Introversion purchases alike.
Defcon seems to reauthenticate on each load and when trying to create a new game - I have gotten succes
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Just to clear up potential confusion, There has been incidents of spyware/badness, but they were unfounded.
Some silly people were digging around some of steams files and found LOTS of their personal data in them. Ended up just be
Works on WINE (Score:1)
That should get me over until I can get a linux version :)
Is it me, or is this game creapy? (Score:1)
Is it the music choice?