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Valve has added an FPS counter to Steam’s overlay, allowing users to check the framerate of their games without having to use third-party software such as FRAPS. Polygon reports the counter is accessible right away as part of the current Steam client beta, much to the rejoicing of account holders …
Read More »Alien pair vanish from Steam
Two of the more recent Alien games to be released on PC have been delisted from Valve’s Steam service. Eurogamer reports that both Rebellion’s 2010 shooter Aliens vs Predator and Gearbox’s lamented 2013 outing Aliens: Colonial Marines are no longer available to download. Lapsed licenses are unlikely to blame, particularly …
Read More »Steam posts new concurrent user record to close out 2014
Steam users came out in droves during the holiday break, with Valve’s digital distribution service scoring a new record in total concurrent users over the past weekend. Blue’s News reports Steam’s game and player stats page showed users peaking out at 8,357,541 on Sunday, December 28th at one point. DOTA …
Read More »STALKER developer GSC Gameworld re-opens
The Ukrainian studio behind cult PC shooter STALKER has re-opened. The developer hit hard times in 2010 and was eventually closed completely the following year. It now emerges that the company was half way through the development of STALKER 2 when business was halted, Valentine Yeltyshev has told Games Industry. …
Read More »60fps Dark Souls PC fix hit by surprise Bandai Namco DMCA copyright takedown demand
UPDATE:It looks like this was alla big misunderstanding, according to Neogaf sleuths, and that DSfix will survive as normal. ORIGINAL STORY: The mod that popularised the otherwise technically compromised PC version of Dark Souls has been pulled after a copyright threat. DSfix, made by Durante, implements 1080p and 60fps gameplay …
Read More »Gfinity’s IPO debut raises £3.5m
UK eSports firm Gfinity has debuted on London Stock Exchange’s AIM today, raising 3.5m. Gfinity arrived on the alternative investments marketing this morning at 17p per share – shares are already trading at a higher rate two hours later. The placing gives the company a market cap of 13.2m. Gfinity …
Read More »Kerbal Space Program educational app in development for use in schools
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 …
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