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Charity outing Help: The Game, which gathers 12 original titles from some of Europe’s biggest studios, is now available. The bundle, published by Sega, is available on Steam for 9.99. The games were created in six days during a worldwide game jam. All profits are being donated to charity War …
Read More »Sweeney: Microsoft’s ‘sneaky manouevres’ aim to break Steam
Epic Games co-founder renews attack on Universal Windows Platform
Read More »Steam has its first VR-only best seller
Raw Data has become the first virtual reality title to claim the top spot in the Steam charts. Although the game is currently sitting at No.2 in the charts, PCGamesN reports that it claimed the No.1 spot for a period following its Early Access launch yesterday. The 30 game (currently …
Read More »Twitch bans CSGO Lotto and other Steam gambling streaming
The streaming of gambling sites that use Steam OpenID API has been banned by Twitch. The move follows Valve’s first statement on the subject yesterday, in which it vowed to crack down on the increasingly controversial practise. Valve specifically notes that using ‘the OpenID API and making the same web …
Read More »Valve issues ultimatum over use of Counter-Strike OpenID API for item gambling
Controversy ignited by YouTubers failing to disclose their ownership of websites that they promoted
Read More »Valve finally breaks Counter Strike Go gambling silence
Sites that use Steam’s OpenID API for Counter Strike Go item gambling have been given a clear message form Valve – stop. Valve has to date remained silent about the gambling controversy that has surrounded both its team shooter and a number of YouTube stars. And while both TmarTn and …
Read More »Indie Steam game Reus has sold over 800k copies, is coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Abbey Games’ PC strategy title Reus is launching on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year. The console launch is coming by way of Dutch indie publisher Soedesco, and is currently pencilled in for a Q3 release. The game will be coming out both physically and digitally on console. …
Read More »Evolve’s player count shoots up 26,000% since free-to-play transition
The decision to move Evolve from a premium to free-to-play business model appears to be giving the team shooter a new lease of life. The game’s player base has increased by a whopping 26,000 per cent since its transition to a free-to-play model. Evolve had around 200 players when the …
Read More »Report: Money generated in Steam Summer Sale up 43% year-on-year
Consumers spent $68m more in this year’s Steam Summer Sale than 2015’s. That’s according to analytics site Steam Spy on Twitter (below), which claims that gamers spent $228m compared with last year’s $160m. That’s a 42.5 per cent increase. Note that Steam Spy figures – by its own admission – …
Read More »‘Not fun’ and ‘Accidental purchase’ top Facepunch and RocketWerkz Steam refund request reasons
Studios behind Rust and Out of Ammo reveal data for the last month, showing that technical troubles also encourage players to ask for their money back
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