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General => General Chat => Topic started by: Bell on January 25, 2015, 04:19:45 pm

Title: What I've been working on.
Post by: Bell on January 25, 2015, 04:19:45 pm: Hey dudes
Just thought I'd show you the product the company i'm working for is producing.
In short its a way to download full games for free and then play those games for a few hours as a trial, after which you can decide to buy the game while still in-game and then continue on playing.
It's sorta like Steam Free Weekends but available all the time.
We are still in Beta and building a catalog, feel free to give it a crack and provide me with any feedback.

Any information on errors or issues you have or average download speeds would be great!
Chur bros.
www.gamesessions.com (http://www.gamesessions.com)
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Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Xsannz on January 25, 2015, 07:26:15 pm: oh yeah, full games as demos this harks back to the old Apogee days where the games was full but missing a few levels unless you bought it,

rather than games today being a scripted 1 level event.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Bell on January 25, 2015, 07:38:33 pm: Yep that's the idea, it also stops developers from needing to spend extra time making those scripted demos.
It also takes away any pirating excuses i.e "I buy games if I like them after i've pirated them"
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Lias on January 25, 2015, 08:35:24 pm: Quote from Bell: January 25, 2015, 07:38:33 pm
Yep that's the idea, it also stops developers from needing to spend extra time making those scripted demos.
It also takes away any pirating excuses i.e "I buy games if I like them after i've pirated them"

I actually backpurchased quite a few really old games on Steam that I pirated back in the 90's and early 2000's etc.

I'll never play them, just to give the dev's a few $$ for their game.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: .osiRiS on January 25, 2015, 08:40:43 pm: Would be nice if you can report an amount (GB) for the games and a timeleft with download speed.

"About an hour" is a little vague.

Also got an error when pausing the download and re starting it.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Bell on January 25, 2015, 09:32:41 pm: Cheers Osiris I'll pass that on, did it continue downloading after you clicked ok?
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: .osiRiS on January 25, 2015, 10:30:13 pm: No it didn't. It had installed a shortcut icon so I clicked that and it then started to reinstall from scratch.

Where abouts are the files being pulled from? Download seems awfully slow.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Bell on January 25, 2015, 11:44:17 pm: They come from Amazon CDN's which cache files after the first download in a region.
There is a chance you are the first to download Sniper in Australasia so get slow speeds as we have seen that happen before.
If you can let me know what you normally get speed wise and what you are getting now I'll pass it on.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Pyromanik on January 26, 2015, 02:38:50 am: Hey, it's that Bell fellow. You still in London? I'm coming down for Waitangi day :>
New service seems like very cool idea.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Retardobot on January 26, 2015, 10:03:23 am: Nice work Bell!

Just a bit sucky that I no longer game on a PC :( Ever since I picked up an Xbox One and a shiny new 50" Sony Bravia, I've been doing all my gaming from my bed.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Lias on January 26, 2015, 10:28:11 am: Quote from Retardobot: January 26, 2015, 10:03:23 am
Nice work Bell!

Just a bit sucky that I no longer game on a PC :( Ever since I picked up an Xbox One and a shiny new 50" Sony Bravia, I've been doing all my gaming from my bed.

Traitor :-P
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Retardobot on January 26, 2015, 10:43:23 am: I've realised that the argument of "console gaming is cheaper" is completely valid.

I can't afford to keep upgrading to play my games at a level that properly delivers the intended experience.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Bell on January 26, 2015, 11:01:16 am: Quote from Pyromanik: January 26, 2015, 02:38:50 am
Hey, it's that Bell fellow. You still in London? I'm coming down for Waitangi day :>
New service seems like very cool idea.

Na, am back in Aussie will be moving to Sydney in a couple of weeks.
Where are you at the moment?
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Pyromanik on January 26, 2015, 11:54:27 am: Geordieville, just down the road from Ubisoft (well, work is).
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Xsannz on January 26, 2015, 12:20:45 pm: Quote from Retardobot: January 26, 2015, 10:03:23 am
been doing all my gaming from my bed.

you found a porn channel you can get on the xbox?
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Pyromanik on January 27, 2015, 08:24:27 am: XXXBMX
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Bell on February 25, 2015, 04:10:22 pm: a dirty bump incase anyone is interested... http://www.pcgamesn.com/introducing-gamesessions-the-steam-integrated-return-of-the-demo (http://www.pcgamesn.com/introducing-gamesessions-the-steam-integrated-return-of-the-demo)
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Post by: Hmmmgood on February 25, 2015, 05:59:12 pm: Damn good idea Bell,will give it a try tonite.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Retardobot on February 25, 2015, 06:04:22 pm: Hey.

Hey, hey, Bell.

Proud-a-you.
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Obble on February 25, 2015, 06:15:01 pm: Nice one Bell. (Y)
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Bell on February 25, 2015, 08:22:59 pm: Quote from Retardobot: February 25, 2015, 06:04:22 pm
Hey.

Hey, hey, Bell.

Proud-a-you.

Haha cheers
Title: Re: What I've been working on.
Post by: Pyromanik on February 26, 2015, 08:26:11 am: _b :D