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Borderlands 2 came out on top of Steam’s latest top sellers chart, as the Summer Sale rages on. The title’s Game of the Year edition finished ahead of last week’s winner, Skyrim – though its Legendary edition was still able to nab the runner-up slot. Payday 2 surged to third …
Read More »Microsoft: Games for Windows Live will live on
Microsoft has officially stated it does not intend to shut down its much maligned Games for Windows Live PC games service – a reveal that flies in the face of several rumours, reports and at least one internal leak. Last week, a Microsoft representative told Game Informer that the firm …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 15-21
The annual summer sale has invaded Steam this week, meaning that a host of past chart toppers have burst back onto the top ten thanks to major discounts. Skyrim’s Legendary Edition on special leads the pack, with a discounted Payday 2 taking the runner-up spot. DayZ was able to climb …
Read More »Steam Summer Sale 2014 kicks off
Valve’s Steam Summer Sale is officially underway, offering a variety of specials and discounts on the distributor’s vast PC games library for the next ten days. An announcement post on Steam’s News section states that more than a hundred products will be featured as Daily Deals. The sale also includes …
Read More »RailSimulator co-dev Oovee sees Steam sales success with Spintires
A hardcore driving simulation called Spintires is currently the second best selling game on Steam. The UK-made game was the subject of a successful Kickstarter that was funded in July 2013 having beaten its 40k funding goal, raising over 60k. It currently sits behind only the on-sale Just Cause 2 …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 8-14
Early Access title The Forest continues to outpace the rest on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The game has been on top of the list for a few weeks now, perhaps suggesting there’s a new sheriff in town – though DayZ is still selling strong enough to finish …
Read More »Alienware’s Steam Machine now uses Windows following delay
But hardware will eventually also house SteamOS when Valve launches systems next year
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 1-7
Recently released Early Access titles The Forest and The Stomping Land have taken the top two spots on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. Last week’s winner Watch Dogs slipped to third, while DayZ maintained its previous position in fifth. Discounts on Injustice: Gods Among Us and Mortal Kombat …
Read More »Dead Rising 3 confirmed for PC, heading to Steam
Former Xbox One exclusive Dead Rising 3 will receive a Windows PC launch via Steam, Capcom has announced. The publisher included the reveal as part of its E3 2014 lineup unveiling, though only a release window of Summer 2014 mentioned. Along with Dead Rising 3’s PC edition, Capcom will also …
Read More »Former Valve exec Jason Holtman joins Oculus
Valve’s former director of business is the latest industry veteran to join the virtual reality revolution at Oculus. Jason Holtman will be spearheading Oculus’ business development and developer relations for its Rift headset, much like he did at Valve with Steam. He’ll work with head of platform engineering Marshall Cline …
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