Once again, Valve has taken convenience a step further with the introduction of the mobile Steam app for Android and iOS platforms. Currently in closed beta, users can use the app to chat with friends, keep tabs on daily Steam deals, browse community groups and view user generated content such as screenshots. This means you’ll never miss another Steam sale, which […]
The long-awaited PC release of Alan Wake is near, with Remedy community manager ADM revealing that its Steam bound in February 2012. Considering how patient we’ve been up until now, a few more weeks is nothing. While there’s no word on pricing yet, a run-down of the system requirements was provided. At minimum, you’ll need a dual core processor and […]
In what appears to be the start of a new initiative by Microsoft to publish old PC titles digitally, Age of Empires III: Complete Collection has turned up on Steam. The asking price for this RTS oldie is $19.99 until January 9, representing a 50% discount. Otherwise, it’s $40. Fairly steep even when you factor in the deal, considering how […]
Valve’s digital distribution service Steam continues to go from strength to strength, reaching a peak of 5 million concurrent users during its holiday sale extravaganza last week. It’s simmered down a bit since, but the figure was held a day after the holiday sale as well, on January 2. Impressive, to say the least. It’s unclear how this stacks up to […]
It’s here, folks. Valve has launched its annual year-end holiday sale, offering deep discounts across its entire Steam catalog. Like previous sales, each day will highlight an assortment of time-limited deals. Today, Metro 2033, Singularity, Portal 2, Bunch of Heroes, Just Cause 2, Fable III, and Max Payne are among the wallet-tempting daily deals. Additionally, Valve has put together a […]
Just as many PC faithful had begun to lose hope, developer Remedy made the surprise announcement today that its physiological thriller Alan Wake is receiving a belated release on PC in 2012. It’ll include both downloadable content scenarios, The Signal and The Writer. This comes mere days after the announcement of Alan Wake: American Nightmare, which is an XBLA exclusive affair for […]
Offering more ways to save, Valve has quietly added the ability to use one-time use coupons on Steam. An FAQ on the matter notes that coupons apply to specific products and have a defined expiration date.
As we await Valve’s annual year-end Christmas sale on Steam, the company is kicking off its festivities a bit early, announcing a new initiative in which Steam users can score free games. It’s called the The Daily Wishlist Giveaway. To enter, just visit the featured daily deal page on Steam each day. You must also have at least 10 games on […]
Score another victory for Steam. Stardock has announced that it is bringing its entire catalogue of titles over to Valve’s dominions. This comes following the sale of its own digital distribution platform Impulse, which is now in GameStop’s hands as of March earlier this year. My, how times have changed. Currently, Stardock’s well-received RTS Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity […]
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim might just be the most popular PC title to grace Steam — ever. The concurrent player count, as of today, peaked at an impressive 231,593. We’ve never seen it reach that high. The closest contender is probably Portal 2, which peaked at just over 90K in release week. This is a significant achievement, and makes us […]
Following an intrusion on the Steam forums last weekend, Valve has since discovered that the breach runs deeper. Attackers gained access to a Steam database separate from the forums, which houses “user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing addresses and encrypted credit card information.” At this time, an investigation is still ongoing. Valve “does not have […]
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to play (or replay) 2005’s gem of a psychedelic platformer — Psychonauts, a massive update has been pushed out for Steam owners of the title. It now wears the Steam Play banner, which means your Steam copy will also run naively on Mac OS. Achievements and support for cloud saving have also been added into the […]
Ever since Electronic Arts announced that Battlefield 3 will be offered exclusively on Origin on the PC a lot of gamers have been up in arms, myself included. However someone went through the small task of reading the Origin’s End User License Agreement (EULA) and found out that Origin is “spying” on your computer (area of contention posted after the […]
While EA continues to shun the service with its nearest competitive title Battlefield 3, pre-orders for Modern Warfare 3 have went live on Steam, alongside a massive banner spread occupying the front page of the Steam storefront. There are no bonuses for pre-ordering early at the $59.99 price right now, though Call of Duty community guru Robert Bowling has confirmed […]
Publisher EA recently was forced to remove Crysis 2 and Dragon Age 2 due to a ongoing disagreement with Valve over its policy on downloadable content. While the terms remain confidential, EA called them restrictive. Now, by way of a statement detailing its stance on third-party distribution, EA claims that Steam limits the way publishers can communicate with their customer base […]
Today signaled the arrival of the first piece of DLC for Dragon Age 2 and the removal of said title from Steam. Doing a quick browse on the Steam storefront mysteriously no longer lists BioWare’s fantasy RPG sequel. Uh-oh. This is an oddly familiar situation. Crysis 2 suddenly disappeared in the same way. EA pinned blame on a licensing conflict with Valve’s DLC policies. So, […]
Garry Newman’s delightful sandbox physics game Garry’s Mod has hit an incredible milestone, selling 1 million copies since its inception as a simple Half-Life 2 modification six years ago. Newman broke the news on his blog earlier today, thanking fans for their continued support. The game allows users to toy around with the robust physics engine in Valve’s Source SDK, […]
For those curious, select EA titles already tied to your Steam account can be activated on Origin. While we’re not sure if this is intentional, it’s a nice perk nonetheless. First discovered by PC Gamer, among the keys that work are Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, Alice: Madness Returns and Dragon Age 2. […]
Zeboyd Games, developer of retro-style RPGs Cthulhu Saves the World and Breath of Death VII, just made its Steam debut last week. The developer announced today that total earnings from Valve’s digital distribution service have already eclipsed 1 year and a half revenue figures from Xbox Live Indie Games. That’s quite the testament to Steam, considering both titles were only released on […]
Playdead’s gloomy puzzle-platformer Limbo will shroud PSN and Steam in darkness on July 19 (a day later for Euro folks) and August 2, respectively. Once an XBLA exclusive, the ports of this black-and-white indie gem were confirmed last month. Additionally, Playdead CEO Dino Patti has teased an “little extra secret” in store for these conversions. Details on that are forthcoming.