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Valve has announced the initial selections of its Steam Greenlight program. Sensibly, the first ten titles picked for the digital distribution service also were the occupiers of the top ten spots on the Greenlight charts. From the list: Black Mesa Cry of Fear Dream Heroes & Generals Kenshi McPixel No …
Read More »OPINION: Yes, $100 is too much to charge users of Steam Greenlight
$100. That is much it will cost for users to register to submit their games on Greenlight. And it’s proved a very divisive issue. My opinion is perfectly clear – I think $100 is vastly excessive. Whether you agree with me or not depends completely on which side of the …
Read More »Steam pulls sex game from Greenlight, introduces $100 fee
The recent introduction of Steam Greenlight has undergone a somewhat troubled launch. Greenlight, for those not in the know, allows amateur devs to upload their games for the Steam userbase to vote on. Those that prove the most popular are then listed on Steam proper. The headline grabber of the …
Read More »Steam’s Greenlight gives users power to vote for new games
Developers that have often grumbled about having games rejected from Steam may be appeased by a new community voting element that lets gamers decide what gets sold on the site. "Steam Greenlight is a new system that enlists the community’s help in picking some of the next games to be …
Read More »GAME Group aims to treble online revenues
The leading specialist games retailer has signed search and social marketing firm Greenlight to help grow its online offering. Greenlight will handle GAME’s search engine optimisation and work alongside the Group’s in-house marketing team providing expertise both on-site and remotely. "We have ambitious plans to treble online revenues in the …
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