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Steam’s annual summer sale is here, offering big savings on a massive collection of PC games. New games will be on sale each day from July 12 to 22. On the first day, Portal 2 is 75% off ($4.99), Total War: Shogun 2 is 75% off ($7.49), and Call of …
Read More »Valve has "no plans to change" despite Euro ruling
Steam will not introduce any functionality to allow gamers to sell on products they buy digitally, it has said. We don’t have any plans to change,” was the stark response given (twice) to PCGamesN by Valve’s business development director Jason Holtman. The comments come following last week’s revelation that the …
Read More »Steam’s Greenlight gives users power to vote for new games
Developers that have often grumbled about having games rejected from Steam may be appeased by a new community voting element that lets gamers decide what gets sold on the site. "Steam Greenlight is a new system that enlists the community’s help in picking some of the next games to be …
Read More »Steam adding ‘Greenlight’ community voting element
Move by Valve's digital distribution platform could silence service's biggest critics
Read More »UPDATED: Steam Summer Sale – full list leaked
It’s one of the key annual highlights for PC gamers, and one internet poster claims to have revealed the complete line-up of this year’s Steam Summer Sale. The information comes from Reddit. It’s authenticity remains 100 per cent unverified. But if it’s true, this is what’s heading our way: Day …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 1-7
Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles and products from the first week of July. Last week’s top two spots remain the same this time around with ArmA ‘DayZ’ II and Civilization V: Gods & Kings claiming first and second on the charts respectively. Indie space strategy title Endless …
Read More »Steam and Origin "will have to facilitate" digital game re-sales
Digital retailers will be forced to provide the facility for customers to re-sell their digital purchases, the boss of digital trade-in specialist Green Man Gaming believes. A ruling from the European Court of Justice yesterday said that consumers should be free to resell licensed software, whether it was purchased physically …
Read More »Valve’s Steam devs heading to Develop in Brighton
Final sessions for next week's conference revealed
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 24-30
Valve has announced Steam’s top ten selling titles and products from the past week. The DayZ mod phenomenon shows no signs of slowing, with ArmA II: Combined Operations taking the top spot for the second time in three weeks, and buzzing around the upper end of the charts for nearly …
Read More »Tribes: Ascend descends on Steam
Hi-Rez Studios’ free to play first person shooter Tribes: Ascend is now available on Steam. The game remains free, although gamers do have the option of purchasing the Starter Pack. The 7.49 download (soon to rise to 14.99) includes a lifetime 50 per cent XP boost, two special classes, 12 …
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