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Read More »Mixamo’s character creator Fuse comes to Steam
Valve adds fully customisable Team Fortress 2 models to animation tech
Read More »Breaking the Steam monopoly
For many, the first word that comes to mind when discussing digital games is Steam. The Valve-owned digital distribution platform celebrates its tenth anniversary this year having opened its virtual doors back in September 2003. Since then, the success of the service has skyrocketed. Its most recent figures reveal there …
Read More »Creative Assembly confirms Total War: Rome II SteamOS release
A SteamOS version of Total War: Rome II will launch early next year, developer The Creative Assembly has announced. The studio’s brand manager Rob Bartholomew revealed the news on Steam’s community site, adding that the game will support the recently revealed Steam Controller as soon as it can. "We’ve always …
Read More »No exclusive killer apps for SteamOS, says Valve
Half-Life developer encouraging third-party partners to be content and platform-agnostic
Read More »No killer app for SteamOS, says Valve
Studio says it will not be making SteamOS exclusive games. Valve’s designer Greg Coomer confirmed in an interview with IGN that the developer would not be making an exclusive killer app for SteamOS”. Coomer went on to state that such a practice would be against Valve’s philosophy and the studio …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 27 – November 2
Football Manager 2014 has come out on top of the past week’s top ten sellers on Steam. The sports sim finished ahead of pre-orders for the latest Call of Duty entry, as well as Batman: Arkham Origins – the previous week’s winner. Early access title Space Engineers finished in fourth, …
Read More »Steam hits 65m registered accounts
Valve’s gaming platform sees 30 per cent growth in last year
Read More »Steam now has over 65 million registered users
PC digital game network Steam has released another set of impressive numbers. The Valve-owned service now has over 65m registered users – that’s a jump of 30 per cent year-on-year for the last 12 months. This is the tenth year it has been in operation. Steam now has a games …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: October 20-26
Warner Bros. latest Dark Knight effort Batman: Arkham Origins finished ahead of indie gem The Stanley Parable to grab the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten sellers list. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 finished behind the pair in third, while Football Manager 2014 grabbed the fourth spot. …
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