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Podcast regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab to talk about Steam Greenlight and why it had to be done away with. We compare it with Steam Direct, the system that's going to replace Greenlight. We also talk about For Honor, an upcoming third-person game, an awesome Humble Bundle, and the woeful state of PS4 game pre-orders in India.

Steam Greenlight being shut down

Reasons for shut down
Steam Direct
Increase in developer fees
Valve’s hands off approach
Rigging concerns
Valve against walled garden approach in consoles
Impact on independent game developers
Our favourite games from Steam Greenlight

For Honor

Always online single player
Ubisoft’s reason for this decision
Previous rollbacks of similar decisions
Diablo 3 and Error 37
Games as a service
The Titanfall approach

Humble Freedom Bundle (expires February 20)

Sony’s pre-order woes in India

Flurry of game releases in India
High PS4 install base in India
Pre-orders have stopped
Uncharted 4 pre-order situation
Horizon Zero Dawn pre-orders
No Man’s Sky
Selling PlayStation consoles at Sony Centres
Comparisons with Microsoft’s Xbox One retail strategy in India

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.

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