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Permadeath has become pretty common in modern games – but new PC title One Life interprets the concept far more literally. Titles such as DayZ, Rogue Legacy, Galak-Z, Binding of Isaac and Spelunky punish the player by making them start over entirely if they die in-game. Greenlight title On Life, …
Read More »Square Enix throws weight behind fan-made ‘Revision’ mod for original Deus Ex
The Steam edition of the original Deus Ex has received a facelift thanks to the fan-developed Revision mod, and Square Enix is surprisingly in full support of the release. Instead of the standard cease and desist letter one might expect, the development team received the backing of Square Enix’s marketing …
Read More »Steam top ten: October 11-17
Pre-orders for Fallout 4 have vaulted the upcoming game to number one on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. There’s a fair chance that’s where Fallout 4 will stay, with the game coming out in less than a month. That said, this week’s runner-up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive seems to …
Read More »Steam Controller and Steam Link aren’t working with Macs
Mac owners who have invested early in Valve’s recently released Steam Controller and upcoming Steam Link have been told that neither device will currently work with their machine. Unfortunately, there are some temporary software issues that prevent the hardware from functioning with Macs,” Valve said in an email to customers, …
Read More »Valve pulling Linux games from Steam that fail to meet SteamOS standards – report
Valve has removed its SteamOS icon from a batch of Linux-compatible games on Steam, which has reportedly resulted in Linux players no longer having the option to download said titles. A Gaming on Linux piece states Valve is removing the linux-based SteamOS icon from Linux releases that don’t work perfectly …
Read More »Adverts on Steam? No thanks, says Valve
Valve’s PC platform Steam looks to remain out-of-bounds for advertising partners for the foreseeable future. One of the key ways Steam differs from the likes of PSN and Xbox Live is that partners are not able to pay for advertising space within the interface. That seems unlikely to change, too. …
Read More »Darkest Dungeon’s full release coming in early 2016
Having won plenty of admirers throughout its stint on Steam Early Access, Darkest Dungeon now has a full release date. The game, which earned Kickstarter backing of $313,337 and hit Early Access in February, will be released on January 19th. This community has grown beyond our expectations, and we’re both …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: October 4-10
Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved has retaken the top spot on Steam’s weekly best sellers chart, thanks to a feature discount promotion on Valve’s storefront. Last week’s push helped the in-development survival gamereach 2m sales(and counting) prior to official release, and beat out Valve’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and …
Read More »Prison Architect earns $19m in Early Access
Introversion has revealed its popular in-development sim Prison Architect has made $19m in sales ahead of its official release. Founding director Mark Morris toldEurogamerthe game has sold 1.25m units as of September 26th– with official launch scheduled for today, October 6th. Introversion initially put an early alpha version of Prison …
Read More »Dedicated Steam section coming to GAME stores
Valve has announced that areas dedicated to Steam will be present in GAME stores in the UK this Christmas. The games firm says these will feature Steam hardware, such as the upcoming Stream Machines, Steam Link and Steam Controller, as well as digital cards. This hardware will be exclusive to …
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