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Read More »Goat Simulator gets PC release date
Coffee Stain Studios’ deliciously bizarre Goat Simulator has now got a release date. The game will be released on April 1st – and yes, we realise that’s April Fools’ Day. The PC-only game will offer Steam Workshop support so players can make their own goats, missions, levels and more” although …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: February 23 – March 1
Banished has once again topped Steam’s best sellers chart, besting DayZ for the second week in a row. The city-building strategy game fished ahead of Bohemia’s Early Access hit, with the new Thief title finishing right behind in third. South Park: The Stick of Truth rose to fourth ahead of …
Read More »Devs can now set their own discounts on Steam
Valve releases new Steamworks tool to allow custom sales and price cutting
Read More »Valve giving devs option to set own discounts on Steam
Steam developers can now set sales periods and discounts on their own, Valve has revealed. The news broke originally when an anonymous developer posted an image of the new tools on Reddit, with Valve subsequently confirming the leak. "As with the addition of a ‘Recently Updated’ section to Steam, this …
Read More »Deus Ex: The Fall confirmed for PC
Former smartphone-only title Deus Ex: The Fall is to be released for PC on Steam. Square Enix has fully adapted the title for its new platform, with optional gamepad of mouse/keyboard support, as well as Steam trading cards and badges and a revised tutorial. Deus Ex: The Fall will arrive …
Read More »Steam Early Access game Rust makes over $30 million
Garry's Mod also rakes in $30m from sales
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: February 16-22
DayZ has been temporarily knocked off the top spot of Steam’s top sellers chart, as city-builder Banished outsold it during the past week. Shining Rock’s strategy game released last Tuesday – fairly early in the sales tracking period – so next week we’ll see what kind of staying power it …
Read More »Valve denies Steam anti-cheat system reports users’ browser histories
Valve’s headman Gabe Newell has responded to accusations that Valve’s anti-cheat system is combing through and reporting the browsing history of Steam users, outright denying the claims. Posting directly to Reddit, where the allegations were originally presented, Newell discussed what Steam’s VAC system does that might appear as if it’s …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: February 9-15
It’s DayZ and Rust’s world, we’re just living in it. The Steam Early Access titans continue to be unmovable from their peak on Valve’s weekly top sellers chart. In fact, it’s getting hard to remember a time when the pair didn’t just automatically fill up thetop two spots. Fellow Early …
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