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Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling titles for the past week. ArmA II, imbued by the power of its DayZ mod, simply refuses to relinquish its firm grasp on the top of the charts. The aging FPS came out ahead again this week despite some heavy competition in the arrival …
Read More »Bethesda: Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC not announced for PS3, PC
For the past month, the only way you could play Skyrim’s add-on Dawnguard was to own an Xbox 360. Clarifying news from Bethesda confirms that could be the case for much longer. The game’s debut DLC made it out for 360 owners in late June, but the announcement mysteriously omitted …
Read More »Steam gaining traction on low-end PCs
Last month’s Steam hardware survey shows that more and more people are using Valve’s digital retail platform on less powerful PCs. The report shows that the number of Steam users relying on Intel’s integrated graphics has risen from 4 per cent to 11 per cent, while the use of dual …
Read More »Newell: Valve making Linux push due to Windows 8 concerns
Valve boss Gabe Newell has expressed doubt in Windows 8 regarding what he sees as a transition from an open platform to a closed one in Microsoft’s next OS. Speaking at Casual Connect in Seattle, Newell shared his thoughts on how the move could be catastrophic for the PC space. …
Read More »Notch worries PC gaming is owned by Steam
Minecraft creator speaks to benefits of self-publishing
Read More »Prototype 2 arrives on PC
Radical’s open-world action adventure sequel Prototype 2 has at last made its way onto PC. The game is available now on Steam for $49.99, with the Radnet access pack DLC also being offered for $9.99. It’s been a turbulent three months since the game launch on consoles, as its developer …
Read More »Microsoft posts record $18.06bn for past quarter, still sees net loss
Micosoft has announced fiscal results regarding the fiscal quarter ending June 30th, 2012. Although the company brought in a record of $18.06bn in revenue (compared to $17.37bn for the same quarter in 2011), it posted a net loss of $492m due to a ‘goodwill impairment charge’ of $6.2bn. The charge …
Read More »Shadowrun Online chases $500k on Kickstarter
Project becomes second Shadowrun-related campaign to hit crowdfunding site
Read More »Windows 8 launching October 26
Microsoft has announced an official release date for Windows 8. The latest OS from the software company will arrive on October 26th, Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky announced at its annual sales meeting earlier today as well as on the Windows blog. The new operating system will be integrated with Microsoft’s Surface …
Read More »Zenimax: Open platform makes PC best for MMOs
Elder Scrolls developer says it's easier to push limitations on PC
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