Tag Archives: steam

Fallout 4 has been subjected to an insanely high level of hype over the course of this year. Right now, Bethesda's latest RPG has had one of the highest concurrent player counts on Steam since its launch too, so it's not too surprising to hear that over twelve million copies of …

Around two years ago, Valve announced that it would be trying to tackle PC gaming in the living room, with its own version of the Gamepad, along with Steam OS and Steam Machines. All three of those things have now finally arrived after much debate and tweaking, so in order …

Windows 10 was always going to be fairly popular with gamers thanks to the addition of DirectX 12. However, it seems things have taken off quicker than expected as Steam users have been quick to adopt Microsoft's latest operating system, with Windows 10 now being more popular than Windows 8 …

As beloved as it is, Valve took a big hit to its reputation when it tried to introduce paid-for mods earlier this year, causing it to drop the idea less than a week after it was introduced. Valve always made out like it hadn't given up on the idea though …

It almost feels at this point that Batman: Arkham Knight on the PC is never going to be ‘fixed' to the standard that it was supposed to be released at earlier this year. Not only was it suspended from sale and everyone involved in the more successful console versions brought back …

With Steam consoles nearing their launch date and VR almost ready to explode on to the scene, system maker Cyberpower is convinced that living room gaming will be a hot topic for 2016. David Scott explains his company's choice to opt for a self-assembly system using desktop parts – and …

Batman Arkham Knight officially re-launched on the PC yesterday after four months of patching and extra development time over at Warner Bros. However, it would seem that some players are still running in to problems with the game, with complaints landing on Steam and Reddit. It would seem that some …

Valve has caught plenty of flack over the years for Steam's poor customer service. Things have improved this year with the introduction of Steam Refunds but there are still some issues when it comes to opening support tickets and actually getting help. However, Valve apparently has a plan to improve …

If you happen to be one of the Mac owners that likes to use Steam, and you picked up the recently released Steam controller or Steam Link streaming box, then you may have realized that neither of those things actually work properly with OS X right now. As a result, …

Warner Bros is almost set to launch the final patch-fix for the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight this month and once it hits, the game will finally go back on sale on Steam, if anyone left actually wants to buy it following all of the initial problems. The new …

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, the 1997 classic adventure game is currently available to download for free on Steam. Once you hit install game, it will be added to your account and be yours forever, though you only have a limited time window to do this in. The offer ends at 6PM …

Street Fighter V is heading our way in 2016 and for those who plan on picking it up on the PC, you can now see if your rig meets the system requirements. The game isn't too demanding judging by the specs, so most should be able to play the game …

It looks like Warner Bros, Rocksteady and Nvidia's own team of developers are close to finally getting Batman: Arkham Knight up to scratch on the PC. As a result, the game will soon be available to buy once again on Steam and the final patch should launch for those who …

Unity, the firm behind the engine of the same name has revealed that between April and the end of July this year, developers created more than 174,000 games using the Unity engine, which is quite a scary number. The number was revealed by CEO, John Riccitello at the Unite Boston …

The very popular Just Cause 2 Multiplayer mod is about to get a big update. The update brings the mod up to version 0.2, which is in public beta at the moment. Aside from fixing a bunch of bugs, new features are also being implemented, with changes to the main …

It is Friday, which means its time to get your weekend gaming plans in order. If you happen to be looking for something new to play, then you'll be happy to know that Killing Floor 2 and Evolve will be free until Sunday evening. On Evolve's side, the game and …

Valve has had to pull a game from its Steam Greenlight platform, after a link on its page sent users to a link that downloaded malware, which when activated made changes to their account without permission. In one instance, it even went so far as to automatically rate the game highly and …

Steam has expanded a lot over the last couple of years. The platform has experimented with movies in the past in the form of gaming documentaries, like Indie Game the Movie or Valve's own documentary on the 2011 International tournament and now it looks like things are set to expand even …

While many PC gamers have moved on to the all digital trend, there are still some out there that prefer to buy their PC games on disc.  This helps out those with slower internet connections as well as those who are tied in to bandwidth caps. Unfortunately, this method won't …

If you have been thinking about trying out Company of Heroes or the latest hit survival game, Ark: Survival Evolved, then this weekend is the perfect opportunity as there will be a Steam free weekend for both of those games. Ark is probably the most surprising addition to the free …

Fable Legends is on the way at some point this year as a free to play action co-op game. Up to this point, we have known that Microsoft is marketing this as a ‘Windows 10' game, though we did not know how the company intended to keep it exclusive to the …

One of the most successful games so far on Steam Early Access is Starbound, a 2D sandbox style game, sort of like a sci-fi version of Terraria. Those who own the game can expect a big update soon, which will add in colonies, allowing you to populate the various worlds and …

Earlier this year, Frozenbyte launched Trine 3 on Steam Early Access and after a few months of open development, the game was completed a few days back. Unfortunately, it seems that quite a few fans were disappointed in the story's length as well as the ending to the game, causing the developer …

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is set to release on the PC on the 1st of September, after having its release date brought forward by two weeks.While most game publishers have caught on to the fact that pre-loading is generally quite helpful, especially for those who pre-order games, …

Today we have some good news and bad news. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD has finally landed on Steam, after launching on the Xbox One and PS4 months ago. However, the game has a rather unfortunate 30 frames per second cap by default, which is pretty disappointing. We also have the …

Smach Zero, a portable gaming device that runs Steam OS and is based on an x86 system-on-chip, will hit the market next year and will cost like an inexpensive desktop PC. The portable console, which is widely known as “Steamboy” will be a rather unique device that will not be …

Update: Trine 3 is almost finished. The game was announced and released on Steam Early Access earlier this year and now it will be officially releasing on the 20th of August. The PC version of the game will be available on Steam, GOG and the Humble Store, with Mac and …

Prison Architect originally launched back in 2012 on Steam Early Access, since then, the developers have been very open with customers and have provided updates on a weekly basis showing the game's progress. Right now, Prison Architect is currently in Alpha Build 35 but by October, it will be officially …

Valve had a bit of a panic moment last week as users discovered an exploit that allowed Steam accounts to be accessed using a username. For some reason, something over on Valve's end made it so that users could avoid the authentication process when changing an account password. Users could go …

Back at this year's Game Developer Conference, Valve turned up with its brand new virtual reality headset, built by HTC and known as ‘The Vive'. Over the course of the weekend we saw some blurry images of what we now know is a Portal virtual reality demo, though we did …