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Early Access title The Forest continues to outpace the rest on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The game has been on top of the list for a few weeks now, perhaps suggesting there’s a new sheriff in town – though DayZ is still selling strong enough to finish …
Read More »Sony pondering Early Access program for PSN
An equivalent of Steam’s Early Access initiative could be on its way to PS4, PS3 and Vita via the PlayStation Network. That’s one of the massive conversations we have internally,” VP of developer and publisher relations at Sony Computer Entertainment America Adam Boyes told Gamasutra. We’re working through [paid alpha …
Read More »Happy Wars heading to Xbox One
Toylogic’s free-to-play online multiplayer title Happy Wars is on its way to Xbox One, Microsoft announced this week during its E3 press briefing. The game combines RPG and strategy mechanics, offering a short single player campaign along with up to 15 on 15 battles in multiplayer. A release window for …
Read More »Magicka 2 PC release confirmed
Magicka 2 will launch on both PS4 and PC platforms, Paradox Interactive has confirmed. Though touted only as a PlayStation 4 title during Sony’s E3 press briefing, Paradox has confirmed in a new press release that the game will also launch on Windows PC – Magicka’s original platform. The title …
Read More »Fable Anniversary gets Steam release
A coded message hidden in a new trailer has teased the release date for Fable Anniversary. Developer Lionhead confirmed the title was headed to PC last week, but also revealed its release date was left somewhere in the trailer. That comes in the form of a binary message, which appears …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 1-7
Recently released Early Access titles The Forest and The Stomping Land have taken the top two spots on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. Last week’s winner Watch Dogs slipped to third, while DayZ maintained its previous position in fifth. Discounts on Injustice: Gods Among Us and Mortal Kombat …
Read More »Good Old Games reveals Steam-rivalling GOG Galaxy
Steam but without any DRM or online requirements – that’s effectively the pitch for CDProjekt’s new GOG Galaxy client. The PC software is completely optional and does not need to be connected to the internet for access, although obviously online multiplayer, achievement sharing and the like will only work if …
Read More »Dead Rising 3 confirmed for PC, heading to Steam
Former Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 3 will receive a Windows PC launch via Steam, Capcom has announced. The publisher included the reveal as part of its E3 2014 lineup unveiling, though only a release window of Summer 2014 mentioned. Along with Dead Rising 3’s PC edition, Capcom will also …
Read More »Valve begins warning users that Early Access games may never be finished
Early Access games have always been a gamble for consumers, and an update to Steam’s T&Cs is now telling them as much. Previous disasters such as the infamous Earth: Year 2066 have cast a shadow over Valve’s increasingly populated service. New terms now state that Early Access games may never …
Read More »Valve warns Steam users over Early Access games
Players told to only purchase a game if they are 'excited about playing it in its current state'
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