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Humble have announced (link below) that Steam have removed support for the 0Auth system that automated the process of redeeming Steam keys. So Humble are going back to the old way of manually redeeming keys. They do not say why support for 0Auth has been removed in their announcement. Does anyone else know why this has happened? I thought one of the reasons they stopped using the old manual method was because of people selling on the Steam keys at a profit. So it seems odd that they are going back to this method.

http://blog.humblebundle.com/post/107906804069/changes-in-steam-key-redemption

The European powers-that-be basically thought that Microsoft was monopolising the browser market by including IE in the Windows install. They also thought that this gave Microsoft an unfair advantage over their competitors. Not everyone who uses a PC is tech savvy and will just use whatever they are presented with without shopping around. I kind of understand where they are coming from but it's a complicated subject when you start digging.

I hadn't thought of that. Microsoft were forced to include a "Browser choice" shortcut for European copies of Windows. It was deemed unfair from a market standpoint for them to include Internet Explorer in Windows without any mention of other browser competitors. So would you say that this Xbox app is a competitor to Steam for example?

http://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-leaked-build-reveals-new-xbox-app/

Some outlets are reporting a leak that informs us that Windows 10 will feature an Xbox app which allow users to log in to the entire "Xbox ecosystem" (achievements, friends lists, activity feeds, etc.). Do you think that this will be genuinely useful or just some gimmick to help sell Windows 10? There may be more about this that we don't know yet but what's your first reaction? Have Microsoft released Xbox apps on Windows before? I don't remember. I've never had an Xbox so find it difficult to make a judgment on this so I would be interested what others have to say on this.

P.S. I searched the forums before posting this to check if anyone else had already posted about this. I couldn't find anything but apologies in advance if they have.

I was unaware of the existence of Raspberry Pi until it was mentioned in this thread.

I agree, that was my initial reaction too. But having read through the indiegogo page, £100 is just the initial price for early adopters that donate to the campaign. After that, they foresee selling them at a lower price but haven't disclosed what that lower price will be yet.

Good point. This isn't something with long term appeal. It's to indulge in a nostalgia trip. There are thousands of titles though.

I've started watching the videos on the indiegogo page but couldn't finish them. If you're going to watch them, be prepared to see people uncomfortable in front of a camera giving a stiff and awkward presentation.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-02-sir-clive-sinclair-crowdfunding-new-zx-spectrum-computer

Reading the above article was a bit of a surreal moment for me. I never thought we would ever see anything of the Spectrum ever again. I grew up in the 80s with the Spectrum being my main outlet for video games. Anyone else old enough to remember the Spectrum? If this campaign is successful, would you get one? I must admit I might be tempted to get one if I could afford it. I like the idea of a Spectrum containing thousands of titles. Then again, there's a lively emulator scene which makes me wonder if this project would garner enough interest.

I'm currently watching the below video while writing this post. I'm a big fan of Thief: The Dark Project and Thief 2 The Metal Age. The Youtuber doing the below Let's Play is also a big fan of the early Thief Games. He's done full let's plays of Thief: The Dark Project, Thief 2: The Metal Age and System Shock 2. He was also unimpressed with the new Thief game and briefly alludes to that in this video. Anyway, hopefully you may find this video useful in getting a better impression of the game. I hadn't heard of this game at all until I saw this video pop up in my subscription feed.

I was living in a different city and had a job in the civil service. They'd put a TV on in a break room for anyone to watch the news about the horrible event if they so desired. I live in the UK but I'll never forget seeing the live TV feed. One plane had already crashed. I watched with horror as the other plane crashed into the second tower on live television.