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Rocket League Review
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Rocket League Review – Going Supersonic

Rocket League has been a massive hit as of late, and for good reason. It's one of those ideas that is the perfect elevator pitch: cars playing soccer. From the onset, Rocket League seems…

July 30, 2015 | 10:00 EDT

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Sega Europe Partners With GameSessions In Try Before You Buy Game Purchases

For those who may be unfamiliar with the concept due to the modern day gaming culture, game demos were little samples of gameplay that allowed consumers to test run a game to see if it was to their…

July 29, 2015 | 04:44 EDT

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PC and PS4 owners will get Rise of the Tomb Raider Up to a Year After Xbox One Owners

In a press release by Square Enix, they announced that fans of the Tomb Raider series on the PC and the Playstation 4 won't have to wait too long (depending on your definition of long of course).…

July 23, 2015 | 10:09 EDT

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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 Comes to Mac and Linux with New Update

Although Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2 came out in the Windows environment 2005, I don't think a lot of people were expecting that the game would get a massive update 10 years later. But…

July 21, 2015 | 03:26 EDT

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Tales of Symphonia is coming to Steam in 2016

Some games, despite their quality and good review scores, never get into the spotlight like they may have deserved. But some of these games are given a second chance when they come over to new…

July 2, 2015 | 03:52 EDT

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The Bat is Broken: The Mess That is Arkham Knight

It takes a certain kind of stupidity to wander into piranha infested waters. In a statement released wednesday, WB Games stated that the much maligned PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight isn't…

June 26, 2015 | 12:00 EDT

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[Updated] Batman: Arkham Knight PC Version Pulled

Batman: Arkham Knight has not had a good launch on PC, to put it mildly. There was, even before Warner Brothers, and Rocksteady started replying, a lot of issues, as documented by our own Andrew…

June 25, 2015 | 12:06 EDT

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Everything wrong with Batman: Arkham Knight PC port

In yet another case of a PC port not getting all of the attention it requires, players are left wanting more out of Batman: Arkham Knight. While the game only released today gamers have been plagued…

June 23, 2015 | 11:39 EDT

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Last Minute Change: WB Ups AMD Specs for Arkham Knight [Updated]

UPDATE: AMD has released drivers specifically for the release of Arkham Knight in anticipation of the game's midnight launch. More information and links to the drivers can be had on the Steam…

June 22, 2015 | 04:02 EDT

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Recap: PC E3 2015

PC gaming finally has a press conference at E3. The PC Gaming Show began with a montage that included a horde of Stay Puft Marshmallow Men attacking you in Left 4 Dead. Among other things. The first…

June 17, 2015 | 12:39 EDT

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Controversies and Rumors abound in Steam Summer Sale

Steam sales have sprung upon us, not by any surprise of course as the start date was leaked a while ago, and with it everyone knows to grab their wallets and start checking their wishlists to see…

June 12, 2015 | 12:00 EDT

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Steam Refunds Are Great! (Unless You’re Bad)

Steam dropped a bomb on both suck and fail this week when it announced consumers can request refunds on nearly any purchase made on Steam for any reason. Customers can contact Steam support and…

June 5, 2015 | 12:00 EDT

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Steam Finally Offering Refunds For Games - Here's How To Do It

Steam announced today that it will start taking refund request for games bought on nearly any game for any reason. This announcement comes after many years of gamers asking for a refund policy that…

June 2, 2015 | 04:23 EDT

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New Terms of Service on Twitch ban Adult-Only Rated Games

Twitch announced earlier today on their blog an update to their rules of conduct regarding Twitch-related services. The changes made have to do with games specifically meeting the ESRB's AO (adult…

May 27, 2015 | 10:31 EDT

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[Updated]The Dead Linger: Early Access Woes Over Indie Zombie Sandbox

Ed note: Portions of this article have been removed/changed for as they included too much speculation and/or opinion. The Dead Linger started as a promising Kickstarter back in 2012, raising over $…

May 22, 2015 | 12:00 EDT

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[Update]Selling Games That Don't Work: Capcom's Dark Void Unplayable

Update #2: After being in contact with a Capcom PR representative, and making them aware of the situation, I've been informed today that an issue regarding securROM's end has been taken care of, and…

May 17, 2015 | 07:11 EDT

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The Slippery Slope of Paid PC Mods

The controversy surrounding the Valve ‘Paid Workshop Mod’ incident has sparked a great number of discussions within the PC gaming fanbase. Terms such as ‘greedy’, ‘entitled’, and other condemning…

May 14, 2015 | 09:00 EDT

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Steam Paid Mods Post-Mortem

It wasn’t that long ago that Valve introduced paid mods on Steam in partnership with Bethesda. That led to 4 days of fast paced excitement as everyone reacted to the new paid mod system that debuted…

May 13, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Siralim, a recent rogue-lite, gets an update on Steam

A recent update for the RPG rogue-lite Siralim makes changes to the game's graphics and user interface, while also making changes to the game's spells and abilities. The update, Siralim v2.0.15,…

May 5, 2015 | 07:00 EDT

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Marvel Heroes 2015 Review - No-Prize Winner

With the hurricane of hype surrounding Avengers: Age of Ultron still fresh in our minds, it seemed only appropriate to revisit Marvel Heroes. The free-to-play action RPG has been humming along for a…

May 4, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Glitch on Steam market's exchange rate forces Valve to shut down the system to fix it

Those of you that make often use of the Steam Market or the Steam trading system, probably noticed that both the systems went down earlier. The cause of that has been a glitch in the way the market…

May 1, 2015 | 10:34 EDT

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Hatred to be Released on June 1st

Developer Destruction Creation's upcoming independent shooting game Hatred is slated for a June 1st release. Since it's announcement, Hatred has been a controversial title for the gaming press, with…

April 30, 2015 | 12:53 EDT

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Calm Down, Valve isn’t out to get you!

Earlier today, we posted a news story about Valve’s opening of a line for developers to ban someone from their game. Previously, developers had been able to code ways to do that themselves or use…

April 29, 2015 | 10:17 EDT

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Steam now allows game developers to ban users from their games

If you have ever put a foot in the online gaming community since Ultima Online, you'll know that cheating is a thing, and it's a huge problem. Many games implement their own system to face the…

April 29, 2015 | 06:39 EDT

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How Valve Could Have Learned From The Sims Modding War

By now everyone knows about Valve’s decision to allow modders to sell their creations on the Steam Workshop. The first game to be initiated into this endeavor was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but to…

April 29, 2015 | 01:00 EDT

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Valve Removes Paid Mods From Steam

Valve announced today they are removing paid mods from Steam effective immediately. Since their announcement and institution, Valve's decision to charge for Skyrim Mods has been controversial to say…

April 27, 2015 | 09:11 EDT

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Kerbal Space Program 1.0 Released

Kerbal Space Program; the chaotic, memetic, best way to simulate how a Gundam could theoretically function, space flight simulator has released version 1.0 today. Along with the typical notes and…

April 27, 2015 | 05:32 EDT

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Killing Floor 2 Will Not Allow Paid Modding, Censors Harassment

Tripwire Interactive has updated their end user licence agreement for their title Killing Floor 2, reflecting several new changes in the wake of recent events. Of note are two major changes in…

April 25, 2015 | 03:49 EDT

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Backlash Erupts Amid Reveal of Steam Workshop Paid Mods - Updated

Modding has been one of the defining features of PC gaming for decades. The idea that you could modify the game you purchased - maybe add content, or restore features that were abandoned in…

April 23, 2015 | 06:43 EDT

Chip's Challenge
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Chip's Challenge Returns After 25 Years

Chip's Challenge is an absolute classic. It's a game about collecting computer chips within a time limit, while trying to avoid monsters and other obstacles. Special items like keys or ice skates…

April 20, 2015 | 08:49 EDT

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Trine 3 hits Steam Early Access on April 21st

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power will be getting an early release in unfinished form via Steam Early Access on April 21st, as recently announced by Trine series developer Frozenbyte. That announcement…

April 19, 2015 | 08:03 EDT

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New Restrictions Added onto Steam Accounts To Fight Phishing and Scams

As an owner of several unusual Team Fortress 2 hats (I'm proud of virtual currency, I know), I have been overloaded at times with requests from new steam accounts who just want to ask me for my…

April 18, 2015 | 05:57 EDT

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Release Date/More Details for PC release of Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim Released

Last month we reported that Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim was getting a western PC release, courtesy of XSEED Games. Originally announced with a release window for this spring, it has now been…

April 17, 2015 | 08:14 EDT

Resident Evil 5 Port Issues
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Here We Go Again: Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition has Code Extracted To Enable Local Co-op

Here we go again with Capcom and PC ports, as anyone who's seen the First Impressions of Resident Evil Revelations 2 on our YouTube channel may remember. A controversy regarding local co-op being…

April 8, 2015 | 09:52 EDT

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Rooms: The Unsolvable Puzzle coming soon to Steam

Rooms: The Main Building was a successful puzzle game with over 400,00 copies sold and winning multiple awards.  Recently indie developers HandMade Game announced the popular game's sequel, Rooms:…

April 7, 2015 | 03:42 EDT

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse Steps Into The Grand Tour With New DLC

Dragon Ball Xenoverse is a well regarded entry into the long running series of video games based on the Dragon Ball franchise. Dragon Ball GT is an anime only sequel which features an infamous theme…

April 4, 2015 | 08:27 EDT

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Atari Launches reboot of Asteroids

Asteroids: Outpost is a reboot of 1979's iconic arcade game Asteroids. According to Eurogamer, it was made available on Steam for Early Access on March 27th in a new campaign to reboot several of…

March 30, 2015 | 05:06 EDT

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Valve Posts Analysis of the Steam Discovery Update

Valve recently posted an analysis of the latest major update to Steam, which introduced the Discovery Queue and Steam Curators. Valve gave permission for the information within to be shared with the…

March 30, 2015 | 10:40 EDT

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Giana Sisters Dash Into Running-Based Spinoff

The Giana Sisters are characters you may know from a pair of recent platformers or from the older Super Mario Bros. clones for British computers. In either case, they're back again, this time in a…

March 20, 2015 | 10:48 EDT

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Dead or Alive 5 Last Round is Missing Features on PC

Dead or Alive is finally coming to Steam at the end of March, but it seems that the port will not be quite as feature complete as some fans would have hoped. The PC version of Dead Or Alive 5 Last…

March 17, 2015 | 07:23 EDT

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Valve reveals Source 2, Steam-Link and more at GDC

While Valve already discussed some of their planned announcements for this year's annual Game Developers Conference, their presentation still contained some surprises. Following the announcements…

March 4, 2015 | 09:16 EST

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Five Nights at Freddy's 3 available for Purchase on Steam

In case you needed the latest and greatest in interactive video laxatives, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is now available for purchase on Steam for 7.99 (USD). [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch…

March 3, 2015 | 08:33 EST

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Agarest: Generations of War 2 is Censored on Steam

The extremely popular sequel to the Agarest series Agarest: Generations of War 2 has finally made its way to Steam with full mouse and keyboard functionality, but some fans will be disappointed to…

March 2, 2015 | 12:37 EST

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Remaster Redundancy

At the time of writing, there are nearly a dozen unique rereleases of major games from the 360/PS3 era onto the ‘new gen’ XBOX One and PS4 with signs of many more to come. To clarify, the count…

February 25, 2015 | 01:00 EST

The Ever-Expanding World of Digital Distribution
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The Ever-Expanding World of Digital Distribution

In 2006, I purchased a physical copy of the Half-Life Anthology collection. It contained all of the original Half-Life games as well as Team Fortress Classic. Although the box contained a CD-ROM, I…

February 22, 2015 | 01:00 EST

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Steam starts censoring torrent sites

Steam, the most popular PC gaming distributor on the net, is catching a bit of heat for blocking popular torrent sites, and in the case of KickassTorrents, erasing them entirely from their users'…

February 17, 2015 | 04:47 EST

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Steam Inventory and Curated Workshops now available to Steamworks developers

Valve recently announced that Steam Inventory will be available for Steamworks developers, as well as Curated workshops for non-Valve games. While only currently in beta, it represents some exciting…

February 9, 2015 | 12:01 EST

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Giant SpaceKat's Revolution 60 to be Released on Steam

It took indie development team Giant Spacekat a shockingly fast 60-something hours to get their game Revolution 60 through Steam's Greenlight, despite fierce criticism on the page's comments.  The…

February 7, 2015 | 12:08 EST