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Standalone zombie game continues to rack up downloads on Steam Early Access
Read More »DayZ sells 172,500 copies in first 24 hours
DayZ has had rather impressive sales in its first day on Steam. The ultra-realistic zombie title sold 172, 500 copies in its first 24 hours, and saw142,403 players online. This figure was announced by game developer Bohemia’s CEO Mark Spanel via his own blog. In its first 12 hours, the …
Read More »Standalone DayZ racks up 88,000 downloads in 12 hours
Former mod attracted 19,000 players in first hour on sale
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Player restrictions removed as developer welcomes new signups
Read More »Standalone DayZ finally arrives on Steam
The initial pre-release version of DayZ is now available to purchase and play as an Early Access title on Steam. Though publicly available, Bohemia stresses that the standalone version of Dean Hall’s hit Arma 2 mod is still very much a work in progress. "Be aware that our Early Access …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 8-14
Indie Starbound maintained control over the top spot in this week’s Steam top ten sellers, beating out chart newcomer Rust. Both are being sold in pre-release form via Steam’s Early Access program. Other Early Access titles leaving their mark this time around include Wasteland 2 in fourth, and 7 Days …
Read More »Steam Wallet prepaid cards now available at Game4u
Game4u is now offering Steam Wallets, which enable you to purchase games and other content on digital games service, Steam. The Steam Wallet cards are offered in three denominations – $10 (for Rs 799), $25 (for Rs 1,999) and $50 (for Rs 3,799). Game4u will not ship physical cards, but …
Read More »Valve’s Steam Machines shipping tomorrow
New SteamOS to also be made available for download
Read More »Valve to ship beta Steam Machines this week, SteamOS also available
300 beta testers will get their hands on the Valve-produced Steam Box and its new touch-based controller. Valve has announced up to 300 selected Steam Machine beta testers will be notified at 2pm PDT today and will receive the devices later this week. The living room PCs will ship this …
Read More »Illuminating the way: Achieving Darkout’s striking lighting effects
Allgraf CEO Adrian Banninga explains why players are spoiled when it comes to darkness and how developers can create quality lighting in games
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