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Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming free-to-play zombie survival game H1Z1 will launch as a Steam Early Access title next month. In a post on Reddit, SOE president John Smedley confirmed the game’s public pre-release will arrive January 15th for Windows. He also touched on expectations for the Early Access edition. "What …
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator X comes to Steam
The flight simulation market has finally something to cheer at Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition will launch on December 18th. It means that flight sim developers will be free to build add-ons for the hit title once again. The title will be available just for PC and has been …
Read More »Rust developer unveils new survival game Before
Garry’s Mod and Rust developer Facepunch Studios has revealed its next effort, Before – a survival game set in the stone age. The game hasn’t received a release date yet, but it’s in development for Windows, Mac and Linux. Going off the developer’s previous releases, it will almost assuredly launch …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 30 – December 6
Telltale’s Game of Thrones has claimed the top spot on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. The game finished on top of a group littered with discounted titles from Valve’s recently concluded Autumn Sale. Recent release The Crew climbed to number five on the charts as well. As for …
Read More »Valve takes on Twitch with Steam Broadcasting
But Twitch undeterred by rival service
Read More »Valve takes on Twitch with Steam Broadcasting beta
Valve has launched Steam Broadcasting in beta, allowing Steam users to livestream without having to utilize third-party services such as Twitch. In an announcement on Steam News, the games and software distributor details how players can stream gameplay live to their friends and other Steam users. When you see a …
Read More »I am Bread hits Steam Early Access this week
Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios will release its next effort I am Bread on Steam Early Access later this week. The game will launch on Valve’s digital distribution service December 3rd, carrying a price tag of $9.99 for the duration of its Early Access run. I am Bread’s Steam page …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 23-29
Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart is littered with games on special as part of Valve’s Autumn Sale. While past chart-toppers Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Civilization: Beyond Earth jumped back into first and second respectively, last week’s winner Far Cry 4 only fell two spots among the promotional chaos. …
Read More »Deep dev tool price cuts in Steam Autumn sale
App Game Kit 2, Fuse, Substance Designer, Leadwerks and more slash costs
Read More »This War of Mine recoups dev costs in two days
11 Bit Studios’ PC title This War of Mine is already in the black. The downbeat war survival title recouped its development costs after just two days of availability on Steam, the studio has said, with sales coming from customers spread across 92 countries. 33 per cent of sales came …
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