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Less than a week after its stealthy release on Steam, Ashes Cricket 2013 has been pulled from the digital service. The surprise release had come without any announcement from publisher 505 Games. Videogamer reports that the console versions had failed certification on at least one occasion”. The game had been …
Read More »Ashes Cricket 2013 pulled from Steam
505 Games’ Ashes Cricket 2013 has been pulled from PC games store Steam. The game, which has been without a release date since its delay in the summer, made a surprise appearance on Steam last week and was finally released on Friday (November 22nd). However, feedback from Steam users has, …
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New game review system to replace Steam Recommendations
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 17-23
Last week’s PC launch of Assassin’s Creed IV helped Ubisoft’s title beat out Call of Duty: Ghosts for top of Steam’s top sellers chart. Digital pre-orders had Black Flag frequenting the list leading up to the Windows release, but this marks the first time its reached number one. Last week’s …
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Service will be free and will not require a subscription
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Read More »Ashes Cricket 2013 is out this week, according to Steam
Having been without a release date for the best part of six months, Ashes Cricket 2013 could be out sooner than you expected. With the second Ashes tournament of the year kicking off this weekend, the clock has been ticking on 505 Games’ efforts to get the game out, having …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 10-16
Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling titles from the past week, with Egosoft’s X Rebirth launching its way to the top spot. The space sim beat out XCOM: Enemy Within (second) and last week’s winner Call of Duty: Ghosts (third) to grab the best seat at the table. Assassin’s Creed …
Read More »Steam controllers won’t go third-party
Valve won’t let third parties design and sell their own Steam controllers like it’s encouraging them to do with Steam machines, the company has revealed. In aninterview with IGN, Valve’s Greg Coomer said his company will supply Steam Controllers to third-parties that want to make their own Steam Machines. The …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 3-9
Call of Duty: Ghosts is unsurprisingly at the top of Valve’s latest Steam weekly top sellers chart, beating out last week’s winner Football Manager 2014. The sports simulator still nabbed the runner-up spot, beating out State of Decay, Total War: Rome II, and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag –with the …
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