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Valve has released the latest Steam top ten sellers chart for the week ending on May 5th. Sniper Elite V2 sold well in its launch week, ending up in the runner-up position; however, this weekend’s big Arkham sale was not to be denied. Batman: Arkham City earned the top slot …
Read More »Valve launches remote Steam download service
Steam users can now initiate downloads and manage their games through a web browser or mobile device. A new Steam Beta client has gone live which, once installed, lets users download titles while they’re out which will become ready to play when they get home. Players have to make sure …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 22-28
Valve has revealed the past week’s top sellers chart, with a pair of new titles taking top honors. Launching last Tuesday, and simultaneously launching itself to the top of the list, is Telltale’s zombie adventure title The Walking Dead. The release is followed up by pre-orders for Runic Games’ dungeon …
Read More »Steam and Source Engine Linux support ‘underway’
Valve 'porting games, tech and platforms to the open-source OS'
Read More »Newell issues damning assessment of EA’s Origin
Valve and Steam boss Gabe Newell has slammed EA’s rival Origin download service, saying that he "doesn’t think EA are doing anything super-well yet”. "They have a bunch of smart people working on it but I think they’re still playing catch up to a lot of people who have been …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 15-21
Valve has released Steam’s top sellers chart for the week ending on April 21st. For the second week in a row, dungeon crawler Legend of Grimrock claims the top spot. The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition jumps to the second spot, with Skyrim keeping a tight grip on the third. Newcomers …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2012: Steam wins first Digital Retailer gong
Popular online PC game retail portal Steam became the first company to win the new Digital Retailer prize at last night’s MCV Awards 2012. The achievement acknowledges the market-leading position attained by Valve’s network, which has become the de facto choice for millions of PC gamers across the world. Five …
Read More »Crytek poised to reveal Crysis 3 project
Leaked EA Origin advert suggests new title will not appear on Steam
Read More »FEATURE: The price of digital
It costs less to buy games from Tesco than it does via Steam. Retail price wars and general cost depreciation means that, on average, games lose 25 per cent of their value in just one month on the UK High Street. And that just doesn’t happen in the same way …
Read More »EA Partners contracts permit Steam publishing
Choice is down to the developer, publisher claims
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