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The founder of one of the world’s largest mod communities has argued that paid mods may be a vital revenue source for games in an increasingly hostile digital marketplace. Our reluctance to pay for anything digital, is forcing the music, movie and games industries to adapt,” ModDB founder Scott Reismanis …
Read More »Hatred set to launch on Steam in June
Controversial shooter Hatred will launch on Steam this June, developer Destructive Creations has announced. The ultra-violent Windows PC game will arrive via Valve’s platform on June 1st. It’s set to become the first Adults Only-rated title available on the digital storefront. Hatred made news last December when Valve banned and …
Read More »Valve’s Anna Sweet heads to Oculus VR
Oculus VR has announced the hiring of former Valve member Anna Sweet. Sweet was previously responsible for business development at the Steam firm, covering both software and hardware programs, according to ablog post on Oculus’ website. She has now taken up the role of head of developer strategy and will …
Read More »DayZ, Garry’s Mod and Dear Esther creators weigh in on Steam Workshop paid modding debate
The developers behind successful PC hits DayZ, Garry’s Mod and Dear Esther, all of which saw their origins as mods for other games, have weighed in on Valve’s recent introduction (and subsequent removal) of paid modding. Steam Workshop saw the ability to charge for mods added a few days ago, …
Read More »Valve’s Anna Sweet joins Oculus VR
Former Steam employee new head of developer strategy at virtual reality firm
Read More »Valve calls time on paid Steam Workshop mods
Despite only having been in place for a few tumultuous days, paid Steam Workshop mods are no more. We’re going to remove the payment feature from the Skyrim workshop,” Valve has said. For anyone who spent money on a mod, we’ll be refunding you the complete amount. We talked to …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: April 19-25
Grand Theft Auto V held tight to the top spot on Steam’s weekly best selling products chart, but Killing Floor 2 arguably had a better showing with two of its products finishing in the top three. Killing Floor 2 took the runner-up spot, while the game’s Digital Deluxe Edition finished …
Read More »Creator of pulled premium mod quits Steam for good
Skyrim mod creator Chesko has said he’s done with Steam Workshop mod support after clashing with Valve over his controversial Art of the Catch mod. It was reported last week that the fishing mod, which was one of the first premium mods to be made available on the service, became …
Read More »Newell takes to Reddit to defends premium Steam mods
Such has been the backlash to Steam’s introduction of paid-for mods that Valve founder Gabe Newell has taken to Reddit to address one of the move’s most critical communities. Premium mods went live last week but quickly evoked a fearsome response online. Our goal is to make modding better for …
Read More »Invisible Inc for PS4 in the works, full Steam release lands next month
Klei Entertainment has pinned an official release date on its Steam Early Access stealth title Invisible Inc., revealing the game is in development for PlayStation 4 as well. The PC, Mac and Linux versions of the game will leap from Early Access to 1.0 status on Steam May 12th, according …
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