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Ten years after it first came out, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords has benefitted from a significant patch. The update adds support for both Mac and Linux in addition to a wealth of new features. 37 achievements can now be earned, the game now …
Read More »Activision’s Deadpool game reemerges on Steam
The Windows version of Deadpool has returned to Steam, marking the first time a digital offering has been available since the removal of the title from digital channels on both PC and consoles in January 2014. The game and its lone DLC release are back on sale via Valve’s digital …
Read More »Epic Cards Battle developer offers player rewards for Steam reviews
Develop MomoStorm Entertainment has caused a stir on Steam by saying it will hand out free game currency to those who post a review of its game Epic Cards Battles on Steam. Diamonds rewards for Steam reviews,” an in-game message is titled. We wish to express our deepest thanks to …
Read More »Batman Arkham Knight PC re-release could still be months away
An internal email sent to EB Games staff in Australia has suggested that Warner will not re-release a fixed version of Batman Arkham Knight on PC until the autumn. As previously advised we have stopped sales of Batman: Arkham Knight PC while Warner and Rocksteady work on addressing performance issues …
Read More »Satellite Reign is leaving Early Access next month
The spiritual successor to Syndicate is on target for a full release in August. The game was successfully funded on Kickstarter in the summer of 2013 and then hit Steam Early Access late last year. It will be released in full on August 28th. We’re pleased to announce that Satellite …
Read More »Valve’s Vive VR headset going on world tour
Tech to appear at events across USA and Europe, including Gamescom next month
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: July 5-11
Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved is once again perched on top of Steam’s top ten sellers weekly chart. No surprise, the game surpassed 1m sales during the period. Grand Theft Auto V and newcomer Rocket League finished behind in second and third, respectively. Elite: Dangerous jumped up to fourth …
Read More »The effects of a Steam free weekend promotion on Fractured Space
Here at Edge Case Games, we took our paid Early Access title and made it free, for keeps, for a long weekend. Here we look at the impact this unusual promotion had on our game and our studio
Read More »Project Ascension aims to combine Steam, Uplay, Origin and more into a single service
The number of third-party games platforms on PC has become somewhat of a running joke among gamers, as each big publisher attempts to battle Valve’s Steam with their own service. There’s EA’s Origin, Ubisoft’s Uplay, GOG.com’s Galaxy and Blizzard’s Battle.net, to name but a handful. While some games are available …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved hits 1m Early Access sales
The success story that is Ark: Survival Evolved continues to stomp all over the digital market. Studio Wildcard’s title has been getting a lot of attention from streamers, helping it to hit the sales milestone in a little over a month on the market. It was previously announced that the …
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