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Double Fine's Kickstarter adventure coming to PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android

By Steve Watts, Feb 16, 2012 11:30am PST

Double Fine's extra adventure game monies will go towards mobile versions, English voice acting, and subtitles for various languages.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 free multiplayer weekend on PC

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 15, 2012 3:30pm PST

Though Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has sold untold squillions of copies, evidently a few of us haven't bought it yet. Activision is opening up the shooter's multiplayer portion for everyone to play for free this weekend on Steam, to lure us in.

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"The hit detection feels real sloppy it shows you hit but kill cam all most all ways shows other ..."

- Twin--Sword see all 28 comments

Tim Schafer expected $2000 on first day of Kickstarter funding

By Steve Watts, Feb 13, 2012 10:30am PST

Double Fine head Tim Schafer talks about their surprisingly successful Kickstarter project, and how the developer is still ultimately responsible for the content.

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"I found out about the whole Notch thing afterwards. I put my money down though because I love ..."

- Gwyndion see all 11 comments

Steam knocked offline on Sunday by power failure

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 13, 2012 7:00am PST

Steam was knocked offline for several hours on Sunday by a power failure at Valve's data center. The downtime forced some victims to resort to archaic forms of Sunday afternoon entertainment, such as strolling in the countryside and conversing with loved

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"I was actually able to play Kingdoms of Amalur during the downtime, I just couldn't sync with ..."

- Rice-Rocketeer see all 35 comments

Dota 2 beta rollout held up by server capacity

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 13, 2012 6:00am PST

Though the Dota 2 beta already has enough players to land a stable spot in Steam's top-ten list of most-played games, it's not enough. Valve has explained that the beta is still closed and expanding slowly because there isn't enough server capacity.

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Steam hack exposed 2004-2008 transactions

By Steve Watts, Feb 10, 2012 1:15pm PST

A letter from Gabe Newell updating users on the Steam hack from last year warns that a file of transaction activity between 2004-2008 was probably obtained. Passwords weren't included, and credit card and billing information was encrypted.

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"As long as the Expiration Date and/or the Security Code has changed, you're safe."

- TheDr7 see all 21 comments

Alan Wake coming to PC February 16

By Steve Watts, Feb 03, 2012 12:00pm PST

Remedy Entertainment has announced that Alan Wake will hit PC via Steam on February 16, followed by other digital distributors shortly afterwards.

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"That was when Alan Wake was still going to be an open world game."

- TheEmissary see all 16 comments

EA Origin to expand social features, reach 'other platforms'

By Jeff Mattas, Feb 02, 2012 9:30am PST

EA shed some more light on its multi-platform strategy during its Q3 financial conference call for fiscal year 2012, including improvements for digital service EA Origin.

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"Things EA can do to trump Steam: Add ingame video capture to Origin. License fraps or ..."

- dabbs see all 5 comments

EA Origin has 9.3 million users, generates $100 million in revenue

By Andrew Yoon, Feb 01, 2012 2:30pm PST

Whether you like it or not, EA's Origin client is not going away any time soon. Launched as a director competitor to Steam, EA's PC storefront has gained significant momentum since its debut.

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"I was of the same opinion until they suckered me with Mass Effect 3. I'm tempted to wait and ..."

- rottdcorpse see all 56 comments

Weekend PC digital deals: Warhammer 40K

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 27, 2012 5:45pm PST

This weekend, the canny PC gamer can pick up big digital savings on the Warhammer 40,000 games, Sonic Generations, Serious Sam 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Might & Magic Heroes VI, and other tasty treats. Come on, tuck in.

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"Guard your tongue, whelp, lest we cut it out. We space marines care not for your moon-touched ..."

- X-GOUKI see all 15 comments

Pineapple Smash Crew boarding PC next week

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 27, 2012 5:00pm PST

Downright delightful squad-based arcade shooter Pineapple Smash Crew is coming to PC via Steam on February 2, smacking of Alien Breed, Cannon Fodder, and other wonderful top-down treats.

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PixelJunk Eden coming to Steam

By Steve Watts, Jan 27, 2012 9:00am PST

Q-Games is bringing PixelJunk Eden to Steam next week, complete with the Encore add-on and some PC-exclusive features.

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"I'm glad others get to play these games but stop doing shit like this and make PixelJunk ..."

- Begawkiness see all 9 comments

Steam for Mobile app now in beta on Android, iOS

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 26, 2012 11:30am PST

Valve's Steam service has just expanded to iOS and Android devices. The newly-released Steam Mobile app will allow gamers to chat with Steam friends, browse community groups, read the latest gaming news, and more.

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- babyliu see all 123 comments

Dear Esther trailer teases Feb. 14 release

By Jeff Mattas, Jan 18, 2012 6:00pm PST

A new trailer for Dear Esther has been released, teasing the high-definition remake's upcoming release in February.

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"Kind of reminded me of one of the old Alan Wake Trailers. Solid art. I wonder how the game ..."

- darthfusion see all 3 comments

Team Fortress 2-inspired headgear coming to Saints Row: The Third

By Xav de Matos, Jan 16, 2012 5:15pm PST

Today, THQ has announced that Team Fortress 2-inspired head ware is coming to the PC version of Saints Row: The Third.

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"How cool would it be if they had the full on TF2 chars in? Well at least the Soldier, Heavy, ..."

- Goto10 see all 8 comments