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Night Dive Studios has revealed it will launch a remastered edition of Turok on PC this Thursday. The title – originally developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim – will launch on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store on December 17th. The updated release will include high resolution and widescreen …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: December 6-12
Fallout 4 is back on top of Steam’s weekly top ten sellers chart, with Rainbow Six Siege hot on its heels. The pair finished first and second respectively, ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. New releases Just Cause 3 and Hurtworld rounded out the top five. A pair of titles out …
Read More »Mighty Switch Force Academy launches out of Early Access
Mighty Switch Force Academy has launched out of Early Access on Steam, developer WayForward has announced. The indie studio boasts the official release packs 20 new levels, five classic stages, as well as four-player co-op and competitive play. WayForward debuted its Mighty Switch Force property as a puzzle platformer release. …
Read More »Around 77,000 Steam accounts are stolen every month
Valve is launching a two-factor authentication Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator app to protect its users accounts against hackers. In a post on its Steam blog, the firm details the on-going issues with users accounts being accessed and pillaged for valuable in-game items. Valve estimates that 77,000 accounts are hijacked every …
Read More »Final Fantasy VI remake heading to Steam next week
Square Enix is porting yet another Final Fantasy title to PC, with the mobile remake of Final Fantasy VI set to arrive on Steam next week. Why the company chose that particular version over the SNES or Game Boy Advance editions is a bit befuddling, but it’s what will be …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: November 29 – December 5
Grand Theft Auto V took advantage of its discount in Steam’s Exploration Sale last week, wrestling the top spot on the best sellers chart away from Fallout 4. Bethesda’s recent release fell to third, with the aforementioned GTA V and Counter-Strike Global: Offensive on discount finishing ahead, in first and …
Read More »Steam adds option to permanently remove games
Valve has added a new option to Steam, allowing users to permanently delete games and other purchases from their library. VG247points to the new feature – perhaps a welcome sight to those who have made questionable purchases during discount promotions, or received a joke gift from someone on their friends …
Read More »Saint Seiya: Soliders’ Soul PC port arrives on Steam
The PC port of Bandai Namco’s Playstation release Saint Seiya: Soldiers’ Soul has arrived on Steam. A Windows edition of the game – previously available exclusively through PS3 and PS4 platforms –launched on Valve’s digital distribution serviceahead of the holiday weekend. At $50, the PC version’s price tag splits the …
Read More »Steam Spy accuses devs of raising game prices ahead of Steam sale
Steam Spy has accused a number of developers of foul play ahead of the distributor’s latest major sale. Silicon Anglereports the Steam analytics website called out multiple studios for raising the prices of their products just before the PC platform’s Exploration Sale – thus allowing them to gain featuring while …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: November 22-28
Fallout 4 was able to hold off the rising tide of titles on special for Steam’s currently winding down Exploration Sale, taking the top spot on this week’s best sellers chart. Bethesda’s recent release finished at full price ahead of all of Steam’s discounted offerings, with Grand Theft Auto V …
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