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A new Steam client update is now available in beta, bringing a new Steam Controller feature that aims to improve usability with strategy and RPG titles. Valve details the patch in a new Steam Community post, explaining the addition of the new ‘Mouse Region’ touchpad mode. The mode basically allows …
Read More »Valve boss Gabe Newell invests in temperature controlled cooking tool maker
Having single-handedly created the digital games PC market, Gabe Newell is giving a Seattle startup a helping hand in a completely different sector. Cooking. ChefSteps, as the company is called, specialises in cooking methods that utilise technology. It’s about to launch its first product, Joule, which is an ‘Immersion Circulator’. …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: November 15-21
Fallout 4 continues its reign atop Steam’s best-selling products chart, while Football Manager 2016 has settled into the runner-up position for consecutive weeks. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive took third, knocking Black Ops II down a peg to fourth in the process, and GTA V rounds out the top five. Past chart …
Read More »Unikrn creates ‘Team Unikrn’, an all-female CS:GO team
Unikrn have today announced their first foray into team ownership with an all-female competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. The team, comprised of five European women from the UK, France, Greece and Germany, was formed in conjunction with Luxbet, a division of Unikrn’s global partner and wagering service Tabcorp. The formation …
Read More »Fallout 4 PC edition sells 2m on Steam – report
Fallout 4 has reportedly exceeded 2m sales on Steam alone. According toSteam Spy’s data, the game surpassed the milestone within 10 days of its launch. It alsosold 500,000 units within the UK in one week, and Bethesda claimed the titlesold-in 12m unitsas of launch day. Shacknewspoints out a few notable …
Read More »Steam’s autumn and winter sales dates leaked
It looks as if the first of two big Steam sales will kick off next week. ShackNews reports that messages in a Steamworks developer group date the Steam Autumn sale for November 25th. It will run until December 1st. It then adds that the Steam Winter sale will run from …
Read More »Disgaea PC release set for Feburary 2016
Nipon Ichi’s popular tactical RPG series Disgaea is set to debut on PC early next year. Anew store page on Steamlisted by the company reveals the definitive edition of the original Disgaea will launch within the release window of February 2016. PC features include updated UI and textures, support for …
Read More »Games performing far worse on SteamOS than Windows
Steam machines are finally upon us, but a new report paints a grim picture of their actual gaming performance. Ars Technica has found that 3D games are in terms of frames per second typically performing between 21 per cent and 58 per cent worse on Valve’s custom Linux-based SteamOS than …
Read More »Steam top ten: November 8-14
Fallout 4 continues to top Steam’s weekly best sellers chart, taking the number one spot again during its launch week. Fallout 4’s Season Pass also found a place in the top five, finishing in fourth ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Football Manager 2016 has stormed up the chart into second, …
Read More »Ninjas in Pyjamas sack CEO over non-payment of CS:GO players
The Swedish eSports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas has removed CEO Per Lilliefelth from his position after allegations that players have not received their salaries were levied last week. The company announced the ‘necessary organisational changes’ on Sunday, beginning with the immediate sacking of Lilliefelth. Unnamed sources close to the organisation …
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