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Valve has revealed Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart for the week ending on April 6th. Bioshock Infinite held off Trion Worlds’ just released open world multiplayer shooter Defiance for the top spot – something Infinite is getting used to. Pre-orders for Age of Empires II HD have picked up …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 24-30
Valve has revealed the latest weekly top selling products on Steam, with Bioshock Infinite out in front again for its launch week. Infinite itself, and its Season Pass DLC sandwiched the consistently high-selling Arma 3 Alpha for the top three spots on this week’s chart. The GTA Complete Pack and …
Read More »Incredipede launch day sales on Steam surpass previous four months
Indie developer Northway Games has revealed its IGF-nominated title Incredipede sold more copies in its first 24 hours on Steam, than the previous four months of independent sales combined. Speaking with Joystiq, Colin and Sarah Northway spoke on the sobering moments after the game’s launch on their website. "There were …
Read More »GDC 13: PC gaming experiencing renaissance, says Luckey
Platform's resurgence aiding developer interest in virtual reality headset Oculus Rift
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 17-23
Valve has revealed the latest top sellers chart for the week ending on March 23rd, with Bioshock Infinite snatching the top spot away from the Arma 3 Alpha. The two switch first place and runner-up positions ahead of Infinite’s launch later this week. The rest is a bit messy, with …
Read More »Valve opens Steam Early Access scheme
Selection of in-development games including ArmA 3 to be opened up to users
Read More »Indie game Antichamber has sold 100k units
Steam title Antichamber has done pretty well for itself since its release in June. Creator Alexander Bruce told Polygon that the game has sold 100,000 units on Valve’s platform. And for those thinking 100k is not an impressive number – we can assure you it’s far in excess of some …
Read More »Steam Early Access initiative launches
Valve has rolled out a new Early Access category on Steam, allowing players to purchase and provide feedback for in-development games. The company announces that Steam users can now buy beta versions of selected titles on Steam and get involved early,” as they put it. The move makes strategic sense …
Read More »Team Fortress 2 to get virtual reality mode
Valve's free-to-play hit is first game to offer full support for Oculus Rift
Read More »Capcom and Valve team up for Resident Evil and Left 4 Dead crossover
Valve and Capcom will look to create some zombie synergy with the announcement of a content crossover between Left 4 Dead 2 and Resident Evil 6. The promotion will merge the two worlds together, adding the four survivors from Left 4 Dead 2 to Resident Evil 6’s Mercenaries No Mercy …
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