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'Games are starting to look like an instance of some larger experience', says Newell
Read More »Top technologies for 2013
Intel Developer Blog: The computing giant offers its predictions for 2013 as a year of tech
Read More »Piston is ‘a’ Steam Box, not ‘the’ Steam Box
Yesterday’s reveal of the long-awaited Steam Box wasn’t quite what it seemed. Yes, Xi3’s Piston is certainly going to be ‘a’ notable Steam Box. But it’s not ‘the’ Steam Box, the details of which Valve boss Gabe Newell has revealed to The Verge. We’ll come out with our own [hardware] …
Read More »Brazil’s BoaCompra books tickets to Europe
BoaCompra has stated that it’s on the hunt for European talent having established its first office in the territory. The Brazilian free-to-play company specialises in both publishing and monetising online titles and currently reaches around 70 per cent of all Brazil’s internet users. It currently has offices in Maring, So …
Read More »Nvidia amps up cloud gaming with Grid
Six firms sign up to streaming service
Read More »Minecraft moves over 450,000 units on Christmas day
Mojang’s multi-platform cash cow Minecraft has once again flexed its muscle. The indie game with its own convention moved 453,000 units on December 25th. Creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson took to twitter to share the news; initially claiming the figure was collected on December 24th, and then later correcting the date …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 23-29
Valve has revealed the top ten sellers for the first of two full weeks of store-wide discounts during Steam’s holiday sale. Several heavy hitters were vying for the top spot, but in the end first-person hack and slash Chivalry: Medieval Warfare beat them all. Skyrim would have likely surpassed the …
Read More »Steam’s Linux beta goes live
Valve is now enabling all Steam users to access the Linux beta through the digital store. There are currently 39 games available including the likes of Team Fortress 2, World of Goo, Frozen Synapse, Killing Floor and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, with the library of titles likely to grow over …
Read More »The War Z pulled from Steam, Valve calls release ‘a mistake’
After a launch marred by a string of controversy, The War Z has been completely blocked from purchase on Steam. While the game remains listed on the PC digital distribution hub, you can no longer buy it. Valve has decided to offer a refund for any customers who felt they …
Read More »‘Misleading advertising’ controversy plagues The War Z
Hundreds of users claim Steam title lacks a number of promoted features
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