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Read More »State Of Decay hits 1m copies sold
Undead Labs’ hit zombie survival game State of Decay has surpassed 1m copies sold. Games Industry reports on the milestone, which counts both the XBLA release as well as the Steam Early Access version on PC. "As we said at the half million mark, we are humbled by your continuing …
Read More »Sega gives Steam Machines thumbs up
Last week digital games giant Steam announced plans to launch into the living room. The firm unveiled its own operating system (SteamOS), announced plans for series of ‘Steam Machines’, and even showed off a new controller designed specifically for PC games and genres. Sega went hands-on with the device at …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 29 – October 5
Steam’s latest weekly top ten selling products list has been littered with (mostly 2K published) games boosted by discount promotions. Sales on 2K Games this past weekend propelled several of the company’s titles onto the charts, including Bioshock Infinite (first), Borderlands 2 (runner-up), along with XCOM: Enemy Unknown (fourth) and …
Read More »Hands-on with the Steam Machine in the latest issue of MCV
In the in the latest edition of MCV, Sega goes hands on with Steam’s new controlller. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features,retailers make lots of money in September, Nintendo discuss the Wii U fight-back and we interview Xbox indie boss Chris Charla. And that’s on top …
Read More »Piston Console launches next month
Hardware maker Xi3’s Piston Console will launch next month on Black Friday. The gaming PC will cost $999 and is described as the "first step” in what Xi3 believes will be a transformative technology revolution for the Living Room." That said, Xi3 founder Jason Sullivan has refused to spill the …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 22-28
State of Decay made its mark in a big wayon the Steam charts last week, taking over the top spot from Total War: Rome II. Rome fell to fourth, behind the impressive runner-up finish of Early Access title Castle Story and the discount promo-fueled Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition. …
Read More »Valve reveals dual touchpad Steam Controller
Company claims new gamepad is capable of almost mouse-like precision
Read More »Xbox’s Harrison: I don’t think Steam Machines are a threat
Xbox VP Phil Harrison has downplayed the potential rivalry between Xbox and Steam. Last night the global PC download giant announced it will be entering the living room space with a number of machines that will use the new SteamOS software. But Xbox has dismissed the potential new competitor, reiterating …
Read More »Valve confirms Steam Machines
Users are also allowed to hack or alter the system and use it how they see fit. Valve has detailed its plans to launch a Steam-based living room console. In fact, the firm will release multiple devices from multiple manufacturers, with the first 300 devices being sent out this year …
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