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Bandai Namco’s Dark Souls will ditch Games for Windows Live a little later than initially planned. The swap from GFWL to Steam was scheduled to take place this month but will now occur in December. We are working hard to finalize the process to move your Dark Souls: Prepare to …
Read More »Steam key resellers hit by gift rule update
Valve has tweaked the rules imposed on the trading of gifts. Eurogamer reports that the change is designed to stop scammers who trade illegitimately purchased gifts that are later revoked due to problems with payment. The process means that the seller retains their cash but those who purchased the game …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 16-22
Far Cry 4 has proclaimed victory on the latest Steam weekly top ten sellers chart. The latest installment in the Far Cry franchise beat out surprise indie hit This War of Mine for peak position, with Ubisoft’s discounted Far Cry Franchise Pack making its mark yet again in fifth. Call …
Read More »New rules for Steam Early Access
Developers advised not to release games early if they don't have the funds to finish them without sales
Read More »Steam clamps down on dev requirements for Early Access titles
A more stringent set of requirements has been put in place for games released via Steam’s Early Access service. A number of high-profile Early Access disasters previously led to Steam altering its customer guidelines, but Giantbomb reports that the terms presented to developers have now also been tweaked. The new …
Read More »Just a quarter of Steam Early Access games have had a full release
'While there are clearly many benefits to an Early Access model, there is also the possibility of a broken promise to the consumer,' says EEDAR's Patrick Walker
Read More »Only a quarter of Early Access games receive a full release
The gamble that is Steam Early Access has been demonstrated in numbers. EEDAR’s head of insights and analytics Patrick Walker has on Games Industry said that only 25 per cent of Early Access have ever gone on to receive a full Steam release. This is as true for games released …
Read More »Newell death threat dev re-joins Code Avarice
A developer who tweeted that he was going to kill Gabe Newell” has re-joined the studio whom he left to protect. Mike Maulbeck quit studio Code Avarice last month after publicly throwing a tantrum after its game Paranautical Activity was incorrectly listed on Steam, leading to the game being pulled …
Read More »Mike Maulbeck rejoins Code Avarice after Newell threats
Studio co-founders to change how they interact with community moving forward
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 9-15
Football Manager 2015 has climbed to the top of Steam’s latest weekly top ten best sellers chart. The latest release in the sports simulation franchise finished ahead of the surging Far Cry Franchise Pack, with pre-orders for Far Cry 4 driving the upcoming title to an appearance on the list …
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