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Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 20-26
Divinity: Original Sin continued its Steam chart dominance in the month of July, finishing in the top spot on Valve’s top sellers list for the third consecutive week. Last week’s runner-up DayZ slippped to fourth this week – making room for Dark Souls II’s season pass offering and Skyrim’s Legendary …
Read More »New Steam Controller design features thumbstick
It seems that Valve has redesigned the Steam Controller once again. A user on Facepunch’s forums was digging through a Steam client beta and stumbled across what appears to be a new design for Valve’s gamepad. This new one features an analogue stick on the left hand side in place …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 13-19
Divinity and DayZ continue to lead the pack on Steam’s latest weekly top sellers, grabbing the chart’s first and second positions respectively. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maintained its spot in third for the second week in a row as well, while Wolfenstein: The New Order (on special) and Early Access hit …
Read More »Yogscast Kickstarter game cancelled; backers ‘unlikely’ to be refunded
A Kickstarter campaign for an adventure game based on popular YouTube channel Yogscast has been scrapped, with backers likely to lose out on a refund. The Yogventures project raised $570,000 on the crowd-funding site back in 2012, with indie developer Winterkewl Games set to create the title in time for …
Read More »Vita gem OlliOlli lands on Steam next week
Critically acclaimed skateboarding game OlliOlli will launch July 22nd on Steam, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. It was reported back in February that UK developer Roll7’s 2D title made a strong enough impression with its initial PS Vita launch to warrant experimenting with other platforms, starting with PC. It’s in …
Read More »Aliens will abduct you in Oculus Rift horror title The Hum
So survival horror is dead, is it? Upcoming indie Oculus Rift game The Hum disagrees. The successfully Greenlit game is set in the aftermath of an alien invasion which was preceded by an inexplicable humming noise. Players star as a survivor struggling for answers. But, something strange starts to happen,” …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 6-12
Divinity: Original Sin maintained its top spot again on this Steam’s weekly top ten sellers chart, while DayZ is on the climb again. Bohemia’s Early Access survival game finished as last week’s runner-up, jumping three spots from the previous period. Chart regular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive finished right behind in third. …
Read More »Mountain aiming for Steam and Android release
Having made a lot of noise this last week, Mountain could be making its way to higher ground. Made by David O’Reilly, the ambient $1 game sees players… well, what you actually do seems to be down to interpretation. Players watch the mountain, certainly. Do they interact with it? Opinion …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 28 – July 5
Divinity: Original Sin has claimed the top spot on Steam during last week’s sales period, which included the fading days of the digital distributor’s summer sale. Wolfenstein: The New Order and Payday 2 finished with their own flourishes, thanks to significant promotional discounts. The pair finished in the runner-up and …
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