GSC Game World’s PC exclusive STALKER: Call of Pripyat, the direct follow-up to 2007’s Shadow of Chernobyl, has hit Steam in digital form. While it’s priced at $29.99, those who already own both of the previous Stalker titles can pick it up for 33 percent off as part of a generous loyalty discount, bringing the total damage to just $20. […]

The PC demo for Rebellion’s Aliens vs. Predator reboot has officially gone live on Steam, a day early. Weighing in at around 1.1GB, it is comprised of a single Deathmatch map — Refinery. Players can duke it out as any of the game’s three races, including Colonial Marine, Predator and Alien. Unfortunately, the demo lacks DX11 implementation and Eyefinity support, […]

With nearly six years of operational success both on a financial and managerial level, Valve’s digital distribution service Steam amassed a running tally of over 25 million accounts in 2009, up 25 percent from the previous year, the company announced today. At least 10 million of these accounts have involved themselves in social activities by creating a Steam Community profile. […]

Pre-orders for 2K’s highly-anticipated BioShock 2 have opened up on the Steam today, joined by the sweet deal of receiving the original with any pre-purchase. Already have the original? Then you’ll be able to gift that extra copy to a friend. What’s more, is that during the pre-order period, BioShock 2 by itself will be priced at $44.99 — 10% […]

It takes merely a glance at the history of releases in the entertainment industry to discern what element is key to a higher chance of success: braaaiiins or, well, zombies anyway. Just take a look at all the titles that have something to do with zombies and the numbers they rack up: 28 Days later: $45,064,000 28 Weeks later: $54,146,747 […]

As if you haven’t already spent enough during this year’s season of gift giving, Steam has officially launched its annual slate of holiday deals. With savings selectively hitting the 80 percent mark, a plethora of titles from nearly every publisher have been discounted, putting last month’s round of discounts on the service to shame. In fact, as there’s an overwhelming […]

Just in time for the holidays, Capcom is bringing the PC version of its demon slaying action romp Devil May Cry 4 over to digital distribution partners on December 22. Apparently, backstage issues with licensing caused the holdup and Capcom is pleased to report that everything has been resolved on that front. It’s been a long time coming considering the […]

After the great Thanksgiving 5-day sale that Steam had, you would think that they were all out of deals for a month at least. Not so. The seminal Counterstrike: Source is on offer for 75% off this weekend which means you can grab one of the best online shooters for just $5/£3.50. Having put hours into this game over the […]

True to its word, Gearbox Software has made the Zombie Island downloadable content available for PC owners of Borderlands today. The undead laden add-on scenario is priced at $9.99, same as its console equivalent. You can purchase it now direct from Gearbox or Steam.

Speaking at this week’s Develop Jury Service, Traveler’s Tales founder Jon Burton expressed his disdain towards the pricing model of digital offerings for the PSPgo, going as far to say that the platform will die unless radical changes are made. “I own a PSPgo but don’t want to buy LittleBigPlanet, for instance, as I can get it 20 per cent […]

You really have got to love these Steam sales. As per usual Steam is offering a weekend deal but to make it a bit more special for the Thanksgiving weekend, they’re offering a “5-day long, 1-day only” sale. What this means is that every day over the Thanksgiving weekend Steam will be offering a large number of games for a […]

As per usual, Valve are offering a special deal this weekend on Steam and this week it’s the turn of both Crysis and Crysis Warhead with a 50% saving on both titles to bring the price down to just £9.99 for each game. If you haven’t already got a copy of Crysis or Crysis Warhead, now would be a good […]

Presumably to coincide with the Mass Effect 2 Collector’s Edition unveil, BioWare has slashed the price of its sci-fi epic Mass Effect down to $9.99 on Steam, a 50 percent reduction. If you want to prepare yourself for the imminent sequel, doing it on the PC is a swell idea, provided you meet the system requirements of course. The sale […]

In preparation for the imminent launch of Modern Warfare 2, Activision is running a weekend sale on Steam for the previous installment. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare can be now be had for 40 percent off the usual purchase price, bringing it to a total of $23.99. Not a bad deal if you’re one of the few who have […]

If you’re still willing to plunk down $60 for the IWNET-powered PC version of Modern Warfare 2, then you may want to consider purchasing it on Steam. Those who pick up the title through Valve’s digital distribution service can reap the benefits of full Steamworks integration.

Steam never disappoints in giving us a reason to bring out our wallets. Separate from the usual weekend dealio, Valve’s digital distribution service is running a short promotion on the PC version of Assassin’s Creed, slashing the price down from $20 to only $5 bones. Dubbed as a midweek madness special, the sale will run from now until Thursday. If […]

It’s THQ week on Steam and you know what that means: deals. Lots of deals. Each day this week a THQ-specific deal will go up for 24 hours, meaning most of us will have to fight the incredibly tempting urge to buy. Suffice to say, Steam usually ends up taking hold of our wallets. Currently, all games in the Titan […]

Steam is running a sweet deal on three of Eidos’ Hitman titles, putting the entire pack on offer for $9.99, a savings of 50 percent. Technically, it’s not a complete collection, seeing as Hitman Contracts is missing from the store, but still a great deal nonetheless. Makes us wonder when Agent 47 will return on hire. Last we heard, a […]

Last year’s FPS sleeper hit Zeno Clash, developed by indie studio ACE, is making the jump to a major console platform courtesy of publisher Atlus – that platform being the Xbox 360. Slated for a March 2010 debut on Xbox Live Arcade under the revised title of “Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition,” this premium edition of the game will feature a […]

Developer Valve sent word that Crash Course, the second downloadable content pack for Left 4 Dead will hit Steam and Xbox 360 on September 29. In usual Valve fashion, it will be available free of charge to PC owners of the game, adding an all-new set of maps across the single player and multiplayer game modes. Due to Microsoft imposed […]