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Alan Wake Is This Week’s Humble Deal

by David Sanchez on May 22, 2013 @ 11:58 pm

If, like me, you’ve put off playing Alan Wake, now may be the time to finally get to it. The Remedy-developed thriller and its DLC follow-up Alan Wake’s American Nightmare are currently a part of the Humble Weekly Sale, which [...]

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PSA: Bit.Trip Series Discounted on Steam

by David Sanchez on May 10, 2013 @ 3:54 pm

If you’re one of the few poor souls who have yet to play any of the Bit.Trip games, a chance for redemption has come in the form of a Steam sale. From now until May 20, you can celebrate Bit.Trip [...]

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Steam Gets Seasonal with Its Indie Spring Sale

by David Sanchez on March 21, 2013 @ 4:06 pm

Steam has kicked off its Indie Spring Sale, and you can now purchase a number of stellar titles for cheap. The sale will run from today through March 29, so take advantage and snag some sweet indie games before the [...]

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Turns Up In Steam Registry Along With Achievements

by Mike Bendel on March 18, 2013 @ 1:17 pm

Konami already voiced its intent to bring Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 over the PC, but what about the still console exclusive original? It looks like that’s coming too, if a Steam registry listing is any indication. Digging deeper, a user [...]

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Halo 3 PC Evidence Mounts While Microsoft Denies Its Existence

by Mike Bendel on March 18, 2013 @ 10:57 am

Following a discovery within Steam’s leaky registry files last month, a profile entry for Halo 3 has turned up in the latest beta of AMD’s Catalyst driver set. Unless someone at AMD is doing this just for kicks, it means [...]

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Introducing Steam Leaderboards, Achievement Tracking

by Mike Bendel on March 10, 2013 @ 1:20 am

Complementing our PSN and Xbox Live tracking services, today we’re launching the ability to track Steam achievements on eXophase, along with a leaderboard listing the top earners on a global basis. Want to start tracking your stats? Simply create a [...]

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Microsoft Bringing Age of Empires II HD Exclusively to Steam

by Mike Bendel on March 7, 2013 @ 9:31 am

Yes, you read that right – in conjunction with developer Hidden Path, Microsoft is bringing RTS classic Age of Empires II exclusively to Steam – and it’s also receiving the HD treatment. The title is due out April 9 officially, though those who [...]

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Valve: No Shift In Priorities or Cancelled Projects, Says Company Boss Gabe Newell

by Mike Bendel on February 13, 2013 @ 5:24 pm

Valve boss Gabe Newell has chimed in on the seemingly abrupt round of layoffs at the company, assuring that there hasn’t been any shift in priorities or game cancellations. In a statement released to Engadget, Newell further stated that the redundancies have nothing [...]

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Cancelled Game “Project Hero” Re-emerges on Kickstarter

by Justin B. on February 6, 2013 @ 10:44 am

Project Awakended seeks to revive a previously cancelled title from Midway Games which was code-named Project Hero before the studio got canned. The Kickstarter project was started by Phosphor Games Studio, a studio comprised of some former Midway members who worked [...]

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Halo 3 Turns Up In Steam Registry

by Mike Bendel on February 4, 2013 @ 9:40 am

Yet to be released on PC, a Halo 3 listing has turned up in Steam’s registry files – along with PC ports of Halo 2 and Halo Combat Evolved. While not a surefire sign these will make their way over [...]

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Valve Officially Launches Steam Guides

by Mike Bendel on January 17, 2013 @ 3:23 pm

Valve’s officially went live with Steam Guides, an extension of the Steam Community experience that harnesses the power of community contributed content with user-created guides, walkthroughs, and tips. Available guides can be found on the official Steam Guides page or any of [...]

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Darksiders 2 Gets The Demon Lord Belial DLC Tomorrow

by David Sanchez on December 3, 2012 @ 7:15 pm

The third story-based content update for Darksiders 2 has been announced. Titled The Demon Lord Belial, the DLC will continue Death’s journey through a demolished Earth as he faces another twisted enemy. If you’ve got a hankering for some more [...]

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Steam Big Picture Mode Finally Exits Beta, Valve Launches Sale In Celebration

by Mike Bendel on December 3, 2012 @ 10:37 am

It’s been a long time coming, but Valve’s announced that Big Picture Mode for Steam is finally out of beta. The feature allows users to seamlessly browse the Steam interface with only a controller. All that’s required to activate it [...]

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Irrational Reveals BioShock Infinite Box Art, Internet Explodes

by David Sanchez on December 2, 2012 @ 9:16 am

The internet is in a frenzy yet again. What was it, two minutes since the last outburst? The box art for 2K Games and Irrational Games’ upcoming BioShock Infinite has been unleashed on the good ol’ internet, and people don’t [...]

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Indie Gem The Binding of Isaac Being Remade for PS3, PS Vita

by David Sanchez on November 30, 2012 @ 3:02 am

Edmund McMillen recently announced that The Binding of Isaac, his hit roguelike shmup project from 2011, was confirmed for release on consoles. As expected, the indie gaming community flooded the Super Meat Boy developer with questions regarding the game, which [...]

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Petition for Grand Theft Auto 5 on PC Started

by David Sanchez on November 27, 2012 @ 11:45 am

The internet community has banded together once more for justice and equality! No longer do people want to be demoralized! No longer will they stand idly by as their dreams are crushed! The time for change is now! Rockstar Games, [...]

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Borderlands 2: Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage Out Now

by David Sanchez on November 20, 2012 @ 5:16 pm

Can’t get enough Borderlands 2? Well, you’re in luck, because 2K Games and Gearbox Software have launched the latest round of story DLC for the game. Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage was made available today across the Xbox Live Marketplace, [...]

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Telltale Releasing Season Finale of The Walking Dead Next Week

by David Sanchez on November 14, 2012 @ 11:36 pm

It’s been quite the lengthy road leading up to this point, but Telltale Games has announced that The Walking Dead will reach its season finale soon. Titled The Walking Dead: Episode 5 – No Time Left, the final chapter in [...]

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Second GTA 5 Trailer Gives Insight on Main Characters

by David Sanchez on November 14, 2012 @ 9:03 am

Grand Theft Auto 5 details have been trickling in lately, slowly revealing more about the game’s characters, mechanics, and plot. Last week, we found out that Rockstar Games’ upcoming open world action-adventure game would star not one, but three protagonists. [...]

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Tomb Raider Collector’s Edition Detailed, Priced at $100

by David Sanchez on November 13, 2012 @ 12:07 am

Tomb Raider is due out in North America on March 5, 2013, and Crystal Dynamics has revealed the contents of the upcoming Collector’s Edition, which is available for pre-order and will be priced at $99.99. This Xbox 360 and PlayStation [...]

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Original Mod-Friendly Doom 3 Is Now Back on Steam

by David Sanchez on November 12, 2012 @ 11:00 pm

After Doom 3: BFG Edition landed on Steam last month, the original version of the game was removed from Valve’s digital distribution service. This resulted in a negative reaction among fans as BFG Edition isn’t exactly the mod-friendly title that [...]

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Sine Mora Brings Its Steampunky Goodness to PC Today

by David Sanchez on November 9, 2012 @ 2:59 pm

Last week, Kalypso Media revealed that it was porting Sine Mora to PC this month. The game was previously available on Xbox Live Arcade where it launched to favorable reviews. Now we’re awaiting a PlayStation 3 and Vita release via [...]

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Q-Games Explains Why PixelJunk 1-6 Will Be on PC

by David Sanchez on November 8, 2012 @ 12:31 am

It was a bit surprising for a lot of individuals finding out that Q-Games would release its next game solely on PC. After years of being a well-known PlayStation brand, PixelJunk will feature a game exclusive to PC. Tentatively titled [...]

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PSA: Be Sure to Take Advantage of Steam’s Halloween Sale

by David Sanchez on October 30, 2012 @ 3:52 pm

Tomorrow is Halloween, which means that there isn’t much time left for you snag some sweet deals on select titles through Steam. I don’t know about you guys, but there’s nothing more satisfying for me on Halloween than digging into [...]

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Steam Greenlight Now Welcomes Software Submissions

by Mike Bendel on October 17, 2012 @ 3:51 pm

Valve’s Steam Greenlight initiative is off to a resounding start. Having launched just months ago in July, the community-driven program has promoted dozens of quality indie games thus far, thereby guaranteeing inclusion on Steam. Now, Valve has announced that it will accept [...]

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Steam’s Big Picture Mode Goes Beta

by Mike Bendel on September 10, 2012 @ 12:10 pm

It’s been a long time coming, but Steam’s TV-tailored Big Picture Mode is finally available for the masses to try out. Valve announced that the feature has now entered open beta. It’ll be available “later today.” In order to gain [...]

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Gotham City Impostors Now Free to Play Steam

by David Sanchez on September 1, 2012 @ 3:41 pm

Warner Bros. announced that Gotham City Impostors would no longer sport its $15 price tag on Steam moving forward. The game, which pits Batman and Joker wannabes against one another, will instead be a free-to-play title. Players who download the [...]

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Steam Gifts Giveaway – Updated

by Justin B. on August 30, 2012 @ 10:25 am

[Update: We've had several additions to the prize pool and we are now up to six. So if you are interested in any of the prize pools please place an entry as a comment in this thread / article indicating [...]

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Closure Brightens Things Up On Steam Next Month

by David Sanchez on August 27, 2012 @ 7:11 am

Developer Eyebrow Interactive has announced that Closure will be making its way to Steam on September 7. The game was originally released on the PlayStation Network back in March. That version was based on a free Flash game, but it [...]

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Rejoice: Castle Crashers Announced for Steam

by David Sanchez on August 17, 2012 @ 12:13 am

When Castle Crashers launched on Xbox Live Arcade back in 2008, it was hotly received by gamers and praised for its remarkable beat ‘em up gameplay, enjoyable RPG elements, delicious art style, and awesome sense of humor. It was an [...]

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Blacklight: Retribution Review

by Justin B. on August 9, 2012 @ 11:16 am

  Over the past several years we have seen a prolific amount of free-to-play (F2P) games crop up, from your traditional Asia-based studio to one of gaming’s biggest giants, Valve. Free-to-play titles rely on the sale of in-game items rather [...]

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Steam Summer Sale Begins, Your Possession of Money Ends

by David Sanchez on July 12, 2012 @ 12:50 pm

It’s here! It’s finally here! The Steam Summer Sale for 2012 has finally begun! That means that while many individuals’ gaming collections will grow bigger, their bank account funds will grow smaller. Ah, ya gotta love it! The Steam Summer [...]

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Death Rally Brings Vehicular Carnage To Steam August 3

by Mike Bendel on June 29, 2012 @ 4:53 pm

Alan Wake developer Remedy has announced that it is bringing the reboot of its destructive racer Death Rally – recently released on Android and iOS platforms – over to Steam. This isn’t a mere port, however, Remedy touts that the [...]

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Valve Releases Source Filmmaker, Sign Up for Free Beta

by Mike Bendel on June 27, 2012 @ 1:14 pm

To coincide with the release of Valve’s latest Team Fortress 2 short “Meet the Pyro,” the company has released a beta of Source Filmmaker (SFM). Leveraging Valve’s own in-house technology, the tool allows anyone to create animated films with relative [...]

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Binding of Isaac Hits 700,000 Sales, Celebrates with Update

by David Sanchez on June 23, 2012 @ 3:27 am

Edmund McMillen announced that his side project, The Binding of Isaac, had surpassed the 700,000 sales mark. According to the developer, the recent Wrath of the Lamb DLC that was released for the game managed to make up one-fifth of [...]

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Xbox Site Leaks Sonic Adventure 2 for XBLA, Probably PSN Bound Too

by Mike Bendel on June 19, 2012 @ 2:32 pm

It looks like Sega will continue its Dreamcast revival efforts later this fall, as a listing for Sonic Adventure 2 appeared on the official Xbox site earlier today. The page pegged an October 3 release date on the title. Online leaderboards [...]

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Pre-Order Max Payne 3 on Steam, Get L.A. Noire, Bonus DLC for Free

by David Sanchez on May 28, 2012 @ 11:43 am

Max Payne 3 launches for PC this Friday, but you can pre-order it on Steam now. If you decide to go the digital route, you can score some sweet freebies, so if you’re going to get Rockstar’s latest anyway, you [...]

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The Walking Dead Episode 1 Shoots One Million Sales in the Head

by David Sanchez on May 17, 2012 @ 12:36 pm

Famed adventure game developer Telltale Games has reported that The Walking Dead Episode 1: A New Day has officially hit the one million sales mark. That’s awesome news for both Telltale and The Walking Dead, as the game was received [...]

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Steam Gets Remote Download Feature

by Mike Bendel on May 2, 2012 @ 3:31 pm

Valve’s quietly added a new feature for those set to receive beta updates in Steam, the ability to remotely manage content downloads. Yes, that means you can manage your Steam library from any computer, or even via your mobile phone. [...]

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Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC Hits Steam May 8, Simplifies Portal 2 Puzzle Creation

by Mike Bendel on April 26, 2012 @ 1:15 pm

Valve’s announced that another bout of free Portal 2 DLC will hit Steam on May 8. It’s dubbed “Perpetual Testing Initiative” and allows players to easily create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles. Creations can be directly published to Steam [...]