I've bought a few Valve Complete Pack CD-keys for Steam from game.co.uk. These bundles include 26 games. When the key is activated, the 26 games appear in your library, but there is nowhere to right-click to view the CD-key of the bundle itself. Is there a way to do this?
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Per the Steam article on the subject
Extra copies are not given in most cases.
Only titles purchased in special promotions as outlined below are eligible for giftable extra copies
There has also been some discussion in gaming chat about the ethics of giving away extra humble bundle keys, as the site says the keys are for your sole use.
The original discussion was here. Ullallulloo emailed Humble Bundle support and asked for us. He posted the reply in chat here. Here's what it said:
"Our Steam keys do not generate giftable copies on Steam. Please consider your bundle a "unit" and not to share copies of the games or Steam keys from it.
If you'd like to give a copy of the games away, we have a system in place that allows you to buy a gift key from www.humblebundle.com so your friends can have access to direct downloads as well as any Steam or other keys we have included.
Please let me know if there's anything else I can help you with.
Thank you for your support"
For non-Humble Bundle trading, I would suggest the meta post related to game trading.
The differences lie in the services that Steamworks and Origin offer. If you are only playing a game in singleplayer and you have no need for anything special, then they should both be identical experiences. However, if you do care for extra community features provided by Steam/Origin, ask yourself several things such as the following:
Does Origin or Steam offer a better community? Does Steam or Origin have better support for achievements for this game? Does one support cloud saving while the other does not? Am I more invested in Steam or Origin?
Steam has a larger catalog and it's been around for longer, which means it may be worth investing your online presence in Steam rather than Origin. However, if you're happy with the catalog that Origin offers and you want some of the games that are on Origin but not Steam, Origin may be the way to go.
It really depends on how much you care about the external features provided by both services. It's likely better to primarily use one service, so if they are both equal for a specific game, buy it from the service that you have a larger presence in.
Best Answer
For account safety purposes, you can NOT see any CD keys after activating the game, unless the game uses the same key for activation and online play (such as Unreal Tournament series). You shouldn't need the bundle key for any other uses than proving that you own the account to Steam Support (they only ask if you activated a Retail HL2 code (the codes released on circa 2004), as far as I know).