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The PC version of RPG Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is Capcom’s fast-selling game for the platform thus far. The title – which debuted on January 15th on Steam – is also one of the publisher’s Top Three best-selling PC releases. Dark Arisen is an enhanced version of 2012’s Dragon’s Dogma, …
Read More »Steam Controller natively supported in XCOM 2
The latest entry in 2K’s XCOM franchise is hitting shelves today, and it appears that the strategy title has native Steam Controller support. Word comes via the XCOM 2 community page on Steam, where a spokesperson for 2K Games has confirmed that the strategy title will support Valve’s new controller. …
Read More »Livingstone’s bold vision for game-based learning
By his own standards, the past few years have been quiet for Ian Livingstone. The man who founded Games Workshop, co-authored the Fighting Fantasy series and launched Tomb Raider, has spent the last five years transforming the UK games market. He was instrumental in introducing the Games Tax Relief, and …
Read More »Ian Livingstone to open two STEAM-focused schools
Industry veteran working with Aspirations Academy Trust to offer 3,000 students base knowledge to work in games
Read More »One third of Steam users are running Windows 10
The PCs of one in three Steam users are running Windows new operating system. According to Steam’s updated Hardware and Software survey, 32.77 per cent of users are running Windows 10. During the company’s last questionnaire, 28 per cent of users were running Windows 10. It isn’t the most popular …
Read More »Surprise! PC game boxed sales down, digital up
Sales of boxed PC games in the UK fell by more than 36 per cent, to just over 1m games sold, in 2015. The latest statistics from GfK Entertainment show that a total of just 21.3m was spent on physical PC games last year in Britain – a drop of …
Read More »Edge Case Games team ‘begged’ its CEO not to put Fractured Space on Early Access
It’s difficult to find a title that encapsulates the current zeitgeist of the games industry as much as Edge Case’s Fractured Space. The indie studio’s debut release is a 5v5 MOBA-esque space combat title that has been developed in Steam’s Early Access. The game ticks all the modern buzzwords. Yet …
Read More »Opinion: PC game makers should relish High Street interest
‘UK games stores made a major mistake ditching PC games.’ I’ve heard that said a few times, typically by smart PC developers who have made their fortune selling fun, affordable indie games on Steam. The numbers back up their assertion. Depending on which data supplier you believe, between 550m and …
Read More »Five Nights at Freddy’s World pulled from Steam
After what can at best be described as a troubled launch, developer Scott Cawthon has removed Five Nights at Freddy’s World from Steam. The game launched with a number of bugs and missing features, with Cawthon admitting that: There are a lot of features that this game should have had …
Read More »Five Nights at Freddy’s dev apologises for missing launch features
The developer of Five Nights at Freedys World has admitted that the game’s release was rushed and missed several key features. The RPG spin-off to the horror series was released last week but was beset with a range of problems including problematic controls and game systems that were completely absent. …
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