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Valve has announced the beta launch of its Steam service for VR platforms, including the Oculus Rift. Valve programmer Joe Ludwig took to Steam’s community pages to post instructions on how any Steam user with VR headset can utilize the service’s Big Picture mode to play games that carry VR …
Read More »Now Bugbear’s Next Car Game hits Steam Early Access
Ready to lay down another few quid on an in-development title? Bugbear’s Next Car Game is the latest title to join the likes of DayZ, Rust, Starbound, 7 Days To Die, Project Zomboid, Wasteland 2, Nether and Prison Architect in releasing on Steam’s Early Access service. For 18.99 buyers get …
Read More »OPINION: The consequences of your love for Steam Early Access
There was a time when finishing a game before you released it was considered a prerequisite. Of course, in this modern era of crowdfunding it’s quite common to charge for a game before you’ve even started making it. But the latest ‘thing’ seems to be making a bit of a …
Read More »And so it begins – Ubisoft to release Ghost Recon Online on Steam Early Access
And then the industry realised that there’s a ton of money to be made by releasing unfinished games. The colossal success of DayZ, Rust and many others on Steam Early Access has caught the attention of traditional publishing, with Ubisoft announcing plans to release Ghost Recon Online on the service. …
Read More »Double Fine repackages Broken Age as Season Pass offering
Double Fine has decided to forego an Early Access release of its adventure game Broken Age, instead electing to move forward with the Season Pass method for the title. The studio revealed to Kickstarter backers that it has decided to shift the point and click title into a two-act Season …
Read More »Valve releases SteamVR for Oculus Rift
Experimental VR option works with Big Picture mode
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: January 5-11
Early Access titles DayZ and Rust have settled in at the top of Steam’s top ten sellers chart, and it doesn’t look like they’re going anywhere soon. Bohemia’s zombie survival title beat out Facepunch’s general survival title, grabbing the top spot on the list for the fourth week in a …
Read More »Leadwerks game engine heads to Steam
3D development platform features built-in level design tools and new renderer built on OpenGL 4.0
Read More »FPS Creator Reloaded green-lit for Steam
Entry-level game engine arrives on Valve’s PC store via Greenlight
Read More »Valve releases Steam Family Options
Parental controls exit beta as company prepares to enter the living room
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