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Valve hopes to bring PC gaming to the masses in the form of its console-like Steam Machines. Ahead of the arrival of the first boxes later this year, MCV asked four manufacturers – Webhallen, Zotac, Materiel.net and Falcon Northwest – about placing their bets in the battle for the living …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: March 29 – April 4
Grand Theft Auto V is on top of this week’s Steam best sellers, with pre-orders picking up ahead of its PC release next week. Pillars of Eternity finished in the runner-up position, ahead of Cities: Skylines and Elite: Dangerous – which just recenltly released on Steam and makes its debut …
Read More »Valve offering free Vive VR dev kits
But hardware will only be given to selected studios, sign-up site launching this week
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: March 22-28
Pre-orders for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V have helped the title pull ahead of Cities: Skylines on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. The pair finished ahead of Pillars of Eternity in third – though the game’s Hero Edition also grabbed the fifth position, so it’s …
Read More »Newell: None of our choices have been made by financial analysis
Gabe Newell opens up on famous flat management structure, cliques and finances
Read More »Steam Discovery promoting more than 4,000 titles per day
Tags also proving to be useful, but curator impact “not as high” as Valve would like
Read More »Greenlight games cloned on Steam to spread virus among buyers
It has emerged that five Steam Greenlight games were cloned over the weekend, with unsuspecting buyers being directed to a site hosting a Trojan virus. Polygon reports that five games were posted by a new user called Bluebunny14, who appears to have paid Steam’s $100 Greenlight fee, all of which …
Read More »Accessories Update: Steam Link and Nyko Intercooler
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we hook up with Valve’s Steam Link streaming box and chill out with Nyko’s Intercooler STEAM LINK It’s not just the Steam Machines that are designed to bring PC gaming to the living room. Valve has …
Read More »Steam top nine sellers chart: March 15-21
Cities: Skylines has once again topped Steam’s weekly best selling chart, beating out Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Grand Theft Auto V pre-orders. Chart newcomer Reign of Kings finished in fourth, while Ori and the Blind Forest held fast in the sixth position for the second week in a row. Similar …
Read More »OPINION: The pitfalls to avoid in eSports documentaries
With the rising cultural phenomenon eSports has become, it’s no wonder there is a rush to explain its many (many) facets to the confused uninitiated. The complex world of competitive gaming is hard enough to keep track of when already inside its mile-high walls, so the intention to produce documentaries …
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