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Hit Steam Early Access title Kerbal Space Program is receiving an educational update dubbed KerbalEdu, an application developed specifically for teachers and students. The game’s developer Squad has partnered with Finland-based TeacherGaming – an indie studio focused on education, and also the company behind the development of MinecraftEdu. A single …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 14-20
Discounted titles abound in Steam’s latest weekly top ten results, with Dark Souls II emerging as the victor ahead of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. As you might have guessed or heard, Steam’s Winter Sale kicked off late last week and already it’s had a major impact on the …
Read More »Telltale to release episodic Minecraft game in 2015
The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones developer Telltale’s next project has been revealed – an episodic series based on Minecraft. It’ll be multiplatform, too, having been confirmed for a PlayStation release by Sony. Minecraft: Story Mode will be an all-new narrative-driven game series developed by Telltale in collaboration with …
Read More »Steam games can no longer be gifted freely across regions
A complicated set of restrictions has been implemented that has effectively killed off one avenue through which cheap European CD keys are sold online. Engadget reckons that the changes, which apply to games that are given as a ‘gift’ directly through Steam, have been put in place as a response …
Read More »Treat yourself to some free developer tools for Christmas
Intel Developer Blog: Intel offers some free gifts to devs
Read More »Dark Souls Games for Windows Live migration is underway
PC owners who own Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition are now able to remove its Games for Windows Live integration. The move to Steamworks, which has been in the works for some time, was originally scheduled for last month before being slightly delayed. The migration is optional, should you …
Read More »[UPDATE] Valve removes ultraviolent game Hatred from Steam Greenlight
'We would not publish Hatred on Steam'
Read More »West Games tries to get STALKER successor development back up and running
The group behind failed STALKER successor Areal has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a very similar looking game entitled STALKER Apocalypse. West Games is this time using a funding platform called World Wide Funder, which was only recently established. It also allows developers to keep whatever cash has been pledged …
Read More »Syndicate successor Satellite Reign arrives on Steam Early Access
Having reached its Kickstarter targets last summer, Satellite Reign is now available on Steam. The 20.69 download (temporarily down from its full price of 22.99) is quite limited in scope for the time being, hence its release as an Early Access title. It includes four player agent classes, some upgrades …
Read More »Valve announces Steam Holiday Auction
Valve has detailed the Steam Holiday Auction, a limited time event allowing users to trade community items like Trading Cards for full games including Civilization: Beyond Earth, This War of Mine and more. Starting this coming Monday, Steam account holders can trade in unused items for Steam Gems that can …
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