Steam Greenlight adds 21 more games
The second batch of Steam Greenlight game approvals has been announced as promised.
READ MORE >Team Fortress 2 Mann vs Machine update adds new tours
Team Fortress 2 has issued an update for its Mann vs Machine mode, featuring new Tours of Duty, new loot, and improved matchmaking options.
READ MORE >"If we can get a group of 6 shckers together, this won't be an issue! I do want to play since I ..."
see all 10 commentsSteam launches 'Beyond Games' initiative
Valve has kicked off its non-gaming initiative with six software applications, most complete with Steam features like automatic updates and cloud saving.
READ MORE >"I can see your point there. I think this is more of thinking in terms of future content. They ..."
see all 12 commentsSteam Linux closed beta launching in October
If you're waiting for the Year of the Linux Desktop to begin, take a deep breath and cross your fingers. Valve said yesterday that "Things have been going well" for its Steam Linux client, so it plans to launch an internal beta next week then an invite-only external beta for...
READ MORE >"There's less operating system to get in the way so they CAN be faster. I remember WoW used to ..."
see all 13 commentsShack PSA: Saints Row 3 gets free weekend
Saints Row: The Third is getting a free weekend on Steam, along with a hefty discount for purchase.
READ MORE >Valve to reveal next batch of Greenlight titles on October 15
Valve has announced that it will reveal the next bath of Steam Greenlight titles on October 15.
READ MORE >"This game is already out and available free for download. And it's fucking epic."
see all 12 commentsTeam Fortress 2 tests Valve's 'long-term survival' ideas
Valve's Robin Walker talks about how Team Fortress 2 became a test bed for shifting marketplace trends.
READ MORE >"Persistant items.... microtransactions... you can test all you want but it helps to have a great ..."
see all 9 commentsMorning Caffeinated! -- Torchlight 2, Neverwinter, and the power of music
Ramblings and musings of occasional significance to the Shacknews audience. This is the morning edition for September 12, 2012. Topics include: Torchlight 2 should fill the Diablo 3 void for some players; Neverwinter's mod tools are intriguing; and Planetary Annihilation is ...
READ MORE >"I originally wasn't going to fund this because I already funded too much stuff. Yesterday I went ..."
see all 10 commentsLegend of Grimrock editor beta now available
If you own delightful dungeon-crawler Legend of Grimrock on Steam, you can get cracking on many your own hellish holes as developer Almost Human Games today released a beta version of the editor. Initially available only on Steam, it lets you make everything from your own le...
READ MORE >"Same. I got pretty far but stopped playing because I couldn't find some stupid key I must have ..."
see all 18 commentsFirst batch of titles gets Steam Greenlight
Steam Greenlight launched on August 30 to much fanfare--and numerous pranksters--but Valve has announced that 10 titles garnered enough fan support to get a coveted spot on Steam in the coming months.
READ MORE >"It's nice to see Project Zomboid make it. It still needs work but it's pretty fun so far."
see all 17 commentsSteam Big Picture Mode to start public beta today
Valve will be launching a public beta today of its Steam Big Picture mode, according to a New York Times report.
READ MORE >"I let out a 'Holy Shit' in a duke nukem voice when i loaded it for the first time."
see all 148 commentsCritter Crunch hitting PC and Mac next week
Critter Crunch is hitting Steam on September 11 for $6.99, developer Capybara has announced.
READ MORE >XCOM: Enemy Unknown experiments with pre-order bonuses on Steam
Ever keen to experiment with digital distribution, Steam is trying something unusual on XCOM: Enemy Unknown pre-orders with publisher 2K. Rather than offering fixed bonuses, Steam will unlock increasingly fancy goodies as more people pre-order, including extra character cust...
READ MORE >"Stack of Doom was a pretty crappy mechanic though. It always did seem like a weak spot of the ..."
see all 22 commentsShack PSA: Steam Community update live
Valve has rolled out its large Community update for Steam, offering widespread changes to game hubs, groups, personal content, and friends lists.
READ MORE >"Thanks, I only used to access them through the "forums" link available with each game on my Library."
see all 4 commentsSteam Greenlight adds $100 submission fee
Steam Greenlight was flooded with hundreds of games, including countless hoax and illicit entries, within hours of launching last Thursday, which apparently makes it quite difficult to fulfil its purpose of filtering Steam store submissions. To bring the volume down and ward...
READ MORE >"Solution to problem: give the $100 back on successful submission to Steam with Greenlight. So ..."
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"bleh...not sure what Steam is greenlighting these days but i'm not sure if most of these titles ..."
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