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Steam Offers Pre-Order Incentives for Dungeon Defenders

Get a portal gun for the huntress class and TF2 pets by pre-ordering from Steam

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Dungeon Defenders is coming out next Wednesday. No really - after a ton of delays (which sound like they may have been worth it, due to the crazy amount of features the game will now have), it'll finally be coming to your PC, 360, or PS3, depending on your preference. In what is perhaps an effort to sway more PC sales, Steam is offering some Valve-oriented pre-order incentives for your pre-ordering delight. A Steam pre-order will grant any of your characters access to four Team Fortress 2 familiars/pets, and your Huntress class access to a portal gun. Don't believe me? Check out the video and details - the proof is in the pudding!

The Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device for the Huntress hero class. Constantly consuming energy when active, this device allows it’s user to open portals from one location to another and can be used to greatly extend a trap’s range, quickly teleport across the map, or confound enemies!

Four Team Fortress 2 Familiars:

  • The Heavy: Uses his Gatling gun to shoot at enemies from afar.
  • The Engineer: Repairs groups of nearby towers while you’re on the offensive.
  • The Medic: Heals a group of nearby allies amidst battle.
  • The Pyro: Uses a flame-thrower to set your foes on fire.

Dungeon Defenders will be out October 19th on PS3, 360, and PC with 4-player co-op. And I must say, I'm looking forward to this one. Not only for the mixed tower defense/RPG experience, but the game will always have a bit of a nostalgia factor for me as it was my very first news story with Co-optimus over a year and a half ago! 

Source: Store.steampowered.com

 
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seshat
2:07 PM
10/12/2011

wow, they should nerf that portal gun! It seems overpowered...


Wilkz07
2:30 PM
10/12/2011

what the hell is with all the TF2/portal hats and what not that now seem to come with every pre-order game on steam? Pre-order Red Orchestra 2 and get a TF2 battlehardened helmet... wtf.


Engineer Seven
3:55 PM
10/12/2011

@seshat
I've read that it's tied to an energy meter so you can't just spam the hell out of it.

Really debating grabbing this on PC over Xbox now....I love me some Portal


CappinCanuck
4:06 PM
10/12/2011

Real preorder rewards plz... no more tf2 hats.


smurphster
4:18 PM
10/12/2011

--- Replying to CappinCanuck -----
what do you mean by "real" preorder rewards? if you got something that actually gave you an advantage, or extra levels, there'd be a whole slew of people complaining. i don't mind the small perks like this. when i pre-order a game, it's because i want it on the release date. perks are nice but they rarely change my buying habits.


SecretAsianManz
5:29 PM
10/12/2011

--- Replying to smurphster -----
Agreed. I usually don't care about what sort of "reward" I get for preordering a game, especially if they're just skins or cosmetic changes. If I'm not going to preorder a game, giving me a costume or whatever isn't going to change my mind.

Also, they're not TF2 hats. The familiars actually have an impact on gameplay. Probably not a big impact, but they're not just cosmetic. So in a sense they are "real" rewards. I'm also pretty sure TF2 doesn't get any hats out of this.


Shazoo
7:03 PM
10/12/2011

you forgot to mention you get a discount if you pre order on steam as well. A 10% off that you don't get on other consoles (except probably Playstation Plus members), as well as the ability to play online for free without an additional subscription. It may include mod support as well as instant updates/patches/fixes instead of waiting for days through an approval process. The game will also most likely have controller support too, giving the user the choice of keyboard/mouse or controller. Lots of reasons to like the steam version of the game.


SecretAsianManz
7:36 PM
10/12/2011

--- Replying to Shazoo -----
Good point, there is a discount on Steam. They also have a discount on the 4 pack if anyone's feeling generous


CappinCanuck
12:59 AM
10/14/2011

--- Replying to smurphster -----

Anything beyond tf2 hats . Like the 10% is good but that's Steam's thing. The portal gun is cool too. Nothing that's an advantage, but even things like extra skins or a discount or free first dlc, anything that's typical like that. Just not TF2 hats

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Release Date: 10.19.2011
Genre: None
ESRB: Everyone 10+

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