Got an e-mail from the good folks at Steam a few moments ago detailing a new feature y’all might be interested in. I mean, the only thing anyone is going to care about today is Google TV, but I’ll do what I can to distract you from that for a moment. The deal is that Prima Guides are now available for use in-game. You know, via that shift+tab overlay thing.
The service has launched with a few guides: Dragon Age: Origins, Just Cause 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Splinter Cell: Conviction. That’s an eclectic group to kick things off with.
Of course, you can read the guides outside of Steam, too.
The guides are usually $19.99, but they’re $9.99 as part of some introductory offer.
Which brings us to an unofficial poll: what was the last strategy game you bought? I’m thinking mine was Final Fantasy VIII way back in 1999.
Then I found GameFaqs…