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Some of the functionality missing from Windows Store versions of PC games will be added in the future, Microsoft has said. It was reported last week that Steam and Windows Store versions of the same game are not equal, with the former missing some key functionality. For instance, the Store …
Read More »HTC Vive virtual reality headset priced at £689 in the UK
A second VR headset now has an official UK price. HTC has announced how the $800 it is charging for Vive in the US will translate on this side of the pond. The number it has produced? 689. By today’s exchange rate $800 is worth about 576, so that’s a …
Read More »Windows Store downloads lack some features of Steam equivalents
Customers who buy products such as Rise of The Tomb Raider on Microsoft’s Windows Store as opposed to rival services such as Steam aren’t getting exactly the same game. That’s according to How-To Geek which reports that differences between how purchases are delivered result in the Windows Store version missing …
Read More »Trine dev Frozenbyte links popularity to price for new game
Higher community score in demo for Shadwen means a lower release price for the full title
Read More »Patient dev explains why its indie game is worth £15 asking price
Change the price man, $20 is too much. $15 is perfect for this game.” That indie games should by default be ‘cheap’ is a belief that a lot of smaller studios have to contend with. And one developer has chosen to explain precisely why 14.99 is fair price for its …
Read More »After 26 years in development, Unreal World arrives this week
Move aside, Duke Nukem Forever – there’s a new contender for the longest-developed game of all time. Unreal World has finally come to Steam, after nearly three decades in development. That’s right – the sandbox RPG has been worked on for 26 years by a team of two people. Head …
Read More »Game in development for 26 years comes to Steam
Unreal World started life as a shareware ASCII RPG in 1990
Read More »‘Why is our game worth less than a Nickelback poster?’: Dev rebutes pricing criticism
‘If people are unwilling to pay a price commensurate with the labour involved in creating games like this, then fewer people will take those risks,’ says Brigador creator
Read More »No Steam release for Quantum Break on PC
Microsoft has said that the only way people will be able to buy the PC version of Quantum Break is through the Windows store. And while many recent Microsoft PC releases – such as Rise of the Tomb Raider – have been dubbed as ‘Windows 10′ titles despite happily working …
Read More »Unity 5 adds native support for SteamVR
Vive headset bolsters existing compatibility with Oculus Rift, Gear VR and PlayStation VR
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