Notification When A Game is Added To Your Account From Developers.

[Mr.Cypher504!]

Yeah most Devs give games to people that own the original . I have gotten a few games from DEVs doing this or giving a newer game or newer version, do to one we own. So with no word or notification most don't even know what was added. I don't mind a Email or a Popup , just some kind of Notification would be nice when something is added to my account that i didn't buy or add myself.

THX YOU!

[Floid]

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There's also another (not that old) thread that could be collated into this one too:

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/1700542332339308564/
(Suggests the idea that it could be made part of the alerts system. Which is also a good way of doing it.)

The game devs actually plastered those announcements all over Steam when they did that.

Perhaps for Skyrim Special Edition. And fortunately that was a big enough title that it played out that way.

But there have been quite a few other games where this was not the case. Like just today I randomly found a new updated (remastered-ish) release of a game in my library that is from a title that I already owned. But the updated version is a separate game.

And i'm going to defo play it, since I really liked the original. But the point is unless I had randomly stumbled across that new game in my library, there is no way I would have known it was even there or that it had even been released.

[999999999]

"Update news" pop ups usually notify you of this if you did not turn that option off.

Steam > Settings > Interface >>> Notify me about...

You can check it by clicking on "View" at the top and choose "Update News."

[Count_Dandyman]

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"Update news" pop ups usually notify you of this if you did not turn that option off.

Steam > Settings > Interface >>> Notify me about...

You can check it by clicking on "View" at the top and choose "Update News."

Doesn't tell you about situations like this

[Floid]

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"Update news" pop ups usually notify you of this if you did not turn that option off.

Steam > Settings > Interface >>> Notify me about...

You can check it by clicking on "View" at the top and choose "Update News."

Yeah appreciate the suggestion, but i've had that feature enabled for quite some time.

And unfortunately the "Update News" dialog window is very hit and miss, maybe 1 out of 10 titles displayed there will have any relevance to my library, or associated interests (eg followed games / wish-listed games / similarly tagged games etc).

So that delivery method is really not proving very effective at all for informing users about automatic free library additions.

[999999999]

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"Update news" pop ups usually notify you of this if you did not turn that option off.

Steam > Settings > Interface >>> Notify me about...

You can check it by clicking on "View" at the top and choose "Update News."

Doesn't tell you about situations like this

It did for Skyrim: SE and Bioshock Remasterd for me.

[cinedine]

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"Update news" pop ups usually notify you of this if you did not turn that option off.

Steam > Settings > Interface >>> Notify me about...

You can check it by clicking on "View" at the top and choose "Update News."

They don't.

[Count_Dandyman]

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Doesn't tell you about situations like this

It did for Skyrim: SE and Bioshock Remasterd for me.

Yeah it told you about the news and signalling they were doing about it to build publicity but if a dev isn't doing that it doesn't tell you that they gave anything.

[999999999]

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They don't.

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Yeah it told you about the news and signalling they were doing about it to build publicity but if a dev isn't doing that it doesn't tell you that they gave anything.

Then that is something that falls on the game devs to do, since the system is already there for them to publish said news.

[Mr.Cypher504!]

Sorry guys ....i didn't search the crap loads of posts on in this topic Thread . Its just easier to make a new one when you want something done or fixed or is a issue . Some of these posts might be old and some new but the more we ask for something the better chance it will be fixed or added. Like i said this can be a easy fix for them to add .

Forgot to add also i Won a Game from the The Video Game Awards and it was Emailed to my account that i won and that it was auto added to my account and didn't have to do a thing. So there is a system in place they just need to allow Devs/Publishers the tools to add Emails or Popups when something is added to our accounts ;)

[999999999]

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...they just need to allow Devs/Publishers the tools to add Emails...

I'd rather not let the game devs send out emails to users. That doesn't seem like a good idea from how some shady devs acted in the past.

[Mr.Cypher504!]

This is what was sent and there is nothing to click or need to log in, its just auto added to the account what was given and approved by Steam / Valve.

https://steamcommunity.com/id/cypher504/images/

[cinedine]

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They don't.

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Yeah it told you about the news and signalling they were doing about it to build publicity but if a dev isn't doing that it doesn't tell you that they gave anything.

Then that is something that falls on the game devs to do, since the system is already there for them to publish said news.

The pop-ups are managed by Valve.
And it isn't a solution if you have them turned off or don't use Steam on a daily base.

[999999999]

Love the private artwork. lol

Even if the "handshake" approval (really just a click without paying any mind to what it was that they approved) is made, Valve tends to let things slip up quite a bit before catching on.

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Then that is something that falls on the game devs to do, since the system is already there for them to publish said news.

The pop-ups are managed by Valve.
And it isn't a solution if you have them turned off or don't use Steam on a daily base.

But the game devs must already have said news (especially the picture) given to Valve in the first place.

And many users also opt out of emails too.

[Floid]

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It did for Skyrim: SE and Bioshock Remasterd for me.

Yeah it told you about the news and signalling they were doing about it to build publicity but if a dev isn't doing that it doesn't tell you that they gave anything.

Yeah exactly. Just been going through my library some more, and just found even more games that I had no idea had even been added rofl...

Steam has made some really useful QOL changes over the years, and this is one that is also needed.

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...Forgot to add also i Won a Game from the The Video Game Awards and it was Emailed to my account that i won and that it was auto added to my account and didn't have to do a thing. So there is a system in place they just need to allow Devs/Publishers the tools to add Emails or Popups when something is added to our accounts ;)

Yeah I don't think they need to go so far as including every single addition to your library, since you already get a receipt e-mail when you purchase a game. But with games that just get added, like from promotions or just as free separate remastered versions, it would be nice to at least get an e-mail saying "xyz game has been added to your game library free of charge."

Because come on guys if a game gets added to your library, and you already have a big library, and there is nothing in the news feed about the release of the game, how are you supposed to know that game is now in your game library ???

[Mr.Cypher504!]

No this was a giveaway supported by Steam/Valve and The Video Game Awards. Yeah as for the art work i was freaked when i won and no one believed me ...