I'd just like to mention how utterly badass that particular function is.  It's Bruce Campbell, replete with chainsaw and boomstick, badass.

That's how harsh competition is in the AllLines distribution ways, if 1.5 million sites (and counting) can spread the truth i don't see why common titles wouldn't be available in more than half that much simultaneously, asynchronously, daily and beyondly.

It's been like this for - what - a decade or more. Get real, you might even find Videos on it.

Buy wherever you please, i'm watching wallet in hand.

Umm...Question..

Does clicking and dragging your game on to Impulse allow you to Patch it via Impulse? Or to redownload it later?

I'm assuming not, I doubt "where he loads it from" was the reason he was waiting for it on Steam.

I'm imagine he wants it on steam for the support for the game offered through Steam, the same reason I get games through Impule when I have the option, so I can redownload them easily when I need to, and so that I can keep everything up to date, no hassle.

Which program you use to launch a game from is irrelevant in every aspect if the program doesn't come with support for that game.

Here's the problem:

You can fairly easily add your games to Steam as well.

Don't be upset though, they just have a larger library and, generally, release games on their release date.  For some reason Impulse gets them weeks (or longer) later.  We're still waiting for the remainder of the THQ collection that was being toted as "Coming Soon" on the weekly Impulse Updates... in January...

Perhaps you should hire a few people who's sole job is to get the product on there and make the deals happen faster/more frequently.

I imagine they were doing some more coding on the Impulse client before adding more titles.  They did go several months without much added, seemed like it must have been intentional.

However, I admit I'd like to see a lot more, and wonder what happened myself.

So launching it from Impulse will inevitably get Steam up and running to get the game going...so now I have both running! I'm just content that I don't need Impulse running to launch their games. 

I don't use Steam because I don't have any games that need to be updated with it. I was about to download the Empire: total war demo, but then I realized I'd have to install steam. I was afraid it'd eat system resouces, so I balked. Plus, I feel like Stardock is always reading these posts. What other company actually listens to input? It's absurdly cool. Customer loyalty  -100%.

i can't understand people saying they don't buy a game only because it's not on either steam or impulse (whatever they prefer). if you like a game then go for it. there is no loyalty problem here, it's just business and you support everyone as long as you buy everywhere.

i can understand a PS3 console gamer doesn't want to drop some hundreds of dollars only to play mass effect or halo 3 or any game exclkusive to xbox 360 but on PC it doesn't cost you anything to use several digital platforms. actually, you have more choice and competitive prices and offers. it's a win-win for you and for these platforms.

i hope not too many people have these ideas cause if steam users start to all think "omg demigod isn't on steam so i won't buy!!1!" the game is gonna suffer commercially.

by the way, about the method from OP, it's pretty useless imo. your icons are showing on impulse tab but they don't belong to it. if you launch a retail version of a game through impulse it'll ask you a DVD, if you launch a steam games it will connect to your account....lol i don't see the point beside maybe tomake it look like you have a bunch of games on impulse when you don't.

Ok people, you obviously don't explore your software.

Drag and drop.  It's like sex for the gui.  If you want a text file in your list of games, it's simple drag and drop.  If you want to put your porn collection in Impulse, it's simple drag and drop.  It can even have it's own tab...

You can't add text files to Steam unless you create an executable to run them.  You can't add anything to Steam by drag and drop.  Steam was coded by control freaks that did everything imaginable to avoid making it useful, it wont even run in the DMZ.

Did I say drag and drop? 

Once they have Impulse Now configured to add them in as well, they'll have something wonderful.

I still buy stuff from retail stores. I'm just not downloading steam. Period. I have no reason to download it, wheras Impulse updates Sins, gave me fences for free, and allows me easy access to these forums, which given the amount of time I've wasted on them, were probably worth the value of the game in the first place. Added to that, this satisfaction builds customer loyalty. Why would I switch to Steam, a company I don't know, when this one has historically been worthwhile. Another example is EA tricked me into buying spore with a fun creature creator demo, so I'm pissed at them. I won't buy another one of their games unless one of my friends personally tells me its the best thing, ever. Critics liked Spore for some reason. I usually trust them, but I think they might be smoking some of the wacky when it comes to EA games. 

Using Steam/Impulse to launch games is like using iTunes or whatever to listen to music. Why bother when you can just launch games/music straight from your file browser? All my game icons are right on the desktop. Easy. I know lots and lots of people like using game and music managers, but they seem like extra cruft to me.

I like Impulse precisely because I don't have to see it. To me, it's a nice patch manager and nothing more. Steam is starting to get on my nerves; whenever I want to play a game of Civ IV, I have to wait an extra 20-30 seconds for the stupid client to launch and check for updates. Steam would be more attractive if it operated like Impulse.

Here's my current game collection on Impulse.

The Steam games I purchased followed two basic rules: I really wanted them or they were at a good price. Plus, they weren't available on Impulse.

Other indicated games are pre-Impulse.

Braid and Demigod will probably be my May purchases.

I myself prefer to stick with one distributor, unless I don't have a choice or the price is too enticing to ignore.

Lol I bought 2 games using that crap "that blows my" Steam and I ended up downloading first game from warez to avoid half minute waiting and to be able to install standalone mods/patches and second one is unplayable for 3 months because of some update to steam itself. Bit*hes know about problem and no solution, nor they will stop selling game, they just steal money as much as they can. Steam is worst thing that ever happened to me. The more I hate steam, the more I love Impulse.

"Launch it from Impulse."

Err, why would you start a program to start a program for you?

Vista itself isn't a bunch of executables dependant on each others' goodwill?

(PS; I tried clicking on the Registration link above and all i got is a "game-collection.jpg" image? What's goin' on around here?!? )