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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has dethroned Shadow of Mordor to nab the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The two finished first and second respectively, ahead of Civilization: Beyond Earth – which rose two spots from its position last week. Borderlands: The Pre Sequel’s season pass offering …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 5-11
Shadow of Mordor is out in front for the second week running on Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart. The title beat out Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel in the runner-up spot and Alien: Isolation in third to maintain its peak position on the list. Chart regulars filled out the middle portion, …
Read More »Developers reveal early Steam Discovery impressions and stats
Store page views on the rise but sales for some small studios could be in decline
Read More »Disney brings over 20 games to Steam
A number of Disney titles have appeared on PC for the first time, with the company releasing some 21 titles on Steam for the first time. Headline titles include Epic Mickey 2, excellent racer Split/Second, Toy Story 3 and Pure. All of the titles are currently on sale for ten …
Read More »Crossover platformer Team Indie launches this week on Steam
Notable indie game protagonists are set to unite in Brightside Games’ upcoming platformer Team Indie, launching later this week for PC and Mac platforms. Tim from Braid, CommanderVideo from Bit.Trip.Runner and Clunk from Awesomenauts are among the cast of indie game stars featured in the title, which has players using …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes dated for Steam
The PC port of Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released before the end of the year. Specifically, the game will arrive on Steam on December 18th. The PC SKU will offer 4K graphics as well as an increase in simultaneous light sources, the number of models …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 28 – October 4
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor has scaled to the top of this past week’s Steam best sellers chart. The game rallied from a seventh place finish during its launch last week to finish ahead of the Valve Complete Pack – which took the runner-up spot for the second week in a …
Read More »State of Decay sells 2m copies
Undead Labs has announced its zombie survival game State of Decay has sold 2m copies across Xbox 360 and Windows PC platforms. In a post on the Undead Lab’s site, the company’s community manager Sanya Weathers waxed on how the milestone was achieved with no marketing and no advertising. "Two …
Read More »Paid-for Steam curator recommendations need to be declared
Steam users must be open about paid-for recommendations according to the store’s updated terms and conditions. These have been updated for Steam curators. Now they read: If you’ve accepted money or other compensation for making a product review or for posting a recommendation, you must disclose this fact in your …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 21-27
Early Access title Life is Feudal: Your Own has captured the top spot on this week’s Steam best sellers chart. The in-development sandbox game finished ahead of the discounted Valve Complete Pack in second and Wasteland 2 – last week’s winner – in third. Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor made …
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