A new Steamworks Software Development Kit (SDK) update has been announced (via VG 24/7). It gives video game developers the tools needed to introduce items that will appear in players’ inventory on Steam. The Steam Inventory Service changes the user experience on the biggest digital distribution platform for PC, Mac and Linux games. This optional service allows developers to create items that users will ...
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République Remastered Coming To PC
République is an episodic stealth survival horror title from a dedicated team of veteran developers. These developers have worked on some amazing video game franchises, like the Metal Gear Solid, Halo, Infamous and F.E.A.R. series. The title was released on iOS devices in 2013, however a release date for the remastered edition of the game has just been announced. République Remastered will be arriving on ...
Read More »Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty Available for Preorder on Steam
Get ready, Oddworld fans: Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty’s release date inches ever closer, and Steam decided to finally get the game up for preorder. Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is the remake of the Playstation One platform puzzle classic Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, in which you lead an unlucky factory worker from becoming lunch to savior of his entire race. The game ...
Read More »Homeworld Remastered to Release in February
Fresh out of PAX South, Gearbox has announced an HD remake Relic’s classic RTS game, Homeworld. Set to release on February 25th, Homeworld Remastered will include the original Homeworld 1 and Homeworld 2, along with the remade versions set to include new recordings from the voice cast, remade cinematics, a remastered score, new models, new textures, new special effects, along with support for HD, UHD, ...
Read More »Free games this weekend include Civilization: Beyond Earth and Saints Row IV
The weekend has technically not started yet, but Steam thinks otherwise and is offering a couple of free games for us to enjoy until the end of the week. Seeing as how we ‘re not in the habit of looking a gift horse in the mouth, we haven’t asked them to give us any explanations regarding their reasons for doing this. All ...
Read More »GTA 5 PC release date and system requirements still not listed on Steam, delayed?
PC gamers were overjoyed at E3 2014 when Rockstar confirmed that GTA 5 would be coming to their platform in Fall 2014 along with the PS4 and Xbox One versions. While the company initially flat-out denied that the PC version was delayed, it was eventually announced that members of the “master race” should only expect to see the game on January 27th, 2015. With ...
Read More »Steam Concurrent Users Pass 8.5 Million
Steam reached 8.5 million concurrent users on January 2, 2015. At about 11:10am on that day, Steam stats page reports that 8,500,345 concurrent users were logged in. The timezone is unclear but most likely it is PST seeing as Valve is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The previous Steam record was 8 million from June 29, 2014. Previous to that Steam reported 7.5 ...
Read More »Steam Receiving A Number JRPGs in 2015
Steam has seen the release of a few JRPGs in recent times. Now a few more will be coming to Steam: Fairy Fencer F and a couple of Hyperdimension Neptunia titles. Idea Factory President Yoshiteru Sato has announced that a few of the company’s games would be coming to Steam. The games include: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sisters ...
Read More »PlayStation Experience Interview – Behold Studios
At the PlayStation Experience I was able to walk around the show floor, play upcoming titles and talk to the developers making the game itself. It was a great convention, not super packed like PAX and Comic Con tends to be. There were still a lot of people, especially the first day of the PlayStation Experience. Despite that the community ...
Read More »Divinity: Original Sin Coming to Retailers in America
Divinity: Original Sin is the latest title in the Divinity series. The title has been available through digital distribution, but is now making its way to retail distribution. Funded by Kickstarter, Divinity: Original Sin is a single and multiplayer RPG by Larian Studios. While the game is available on Steam, gamers will soon be able to pick up the game ...
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