The Witcher 2 digital sales breakdown: 81% through Steam
Steam accounted for 81% of all The Witcher 2 digital sales in the first six months, CD Projekt has revealed by announcing its digital sales figures. GOG rung up 35% of the 240,000-odd sales, while all other platforms combined only made up 4%.
READ MORE >Rochard landing on Steam next week
Rather than faff around with long and protracted release run-ups, Recoil Games today announced simply that a PC edition of Rochard will be released next week via Steam, priced at $9.99.
READ MORE >Report: Steam Users' forums hacked
The Steam Users' forums were reportedly hacked over the weekend, and are currently down for maintenance.
READ MORE >"God damnit now I'm going to have to change my password again just out of paranoia"
see all 17 commentsValve boss explains Steam pricing experiments
Valve boss Gabe Newell explains some of the pricing experiments the company has toyed with in the last few years, and what they've learned from them.
READ MORE >"In other news, LA Noire just got Nice Beach'd... was $50 US for Aussies when it hit the store at ..."
see all 24 commentsCostume Quest now available on PC
Adorable Halloween-themed RPG Costume Quest is now available on Steam, and is the first PC game from Double Fine in over six years, since Psychonauts.
READ MORE >"Pretty huge (and sudden) change of direction from them, really good to see."
see all 8 commentsGabe Newell laments move from open platforms
Valve's Gabe Newell says the video game industry is moving away from open platforms, and thinks Apple could shake up the industry with a living room console device.
READ MORE >""He doesn't support an "open" platform, he supports whatever he can do to put Steam on more ..."
see all 95 commentsLeisure Suit Larry getting HD treatment; new adventures to come
Replay Games has announced that it is working on an HD remake of the original Leisure Suit Larry, as well as some new adventures, with series-creator Al Lowe.
READ MORE >"FUCK YES. Al Lowe is the bomb. Fuck Sierra/Vivendi for dumping him and making those shitty ..."
see all 9 commentsOrcs Must Die! PC demo released
A three-level PC demo has arrived for Robot Entertainment's action-y tower defense game Orcs Must Die! ahead of its release on XBLA tomorrow and PC next week.
READ MORE >"I'll probably get both, also, I know Orcs Must Die! is fun (tried the demo), no idea about ..."
see all 24 commentsPortal 2 50% off, celebrates free DLC release
To celebrate the launch of free downloadable content for Portal 2, Valve has halved the price of the puzzle title for a limited time on Steam.
READ MORE >EA says market has space for Origin, Steam, and others
EA executives talk about Origin's place in the market, its perceived competition with Steam, and the trend of EA games being pulled due to Steam's terms.
READ MORE >"Not even. You have to add your friends into Battlelog separately from what I've seen."
see all 96 commentsSurvey: PSN attracting more devs than XBLA
Is Xbox Live Arcade "past its prime"? Results of a indie developer survey shows many abandoning Microsoft's console to work on PSN, Steam and iOS.
READ MORE >"Well the survey cites "ease of working with the platform owner" as being the most influential ..."
see all 27 commentsPortal 2 'Peer Review' DLC coming October 4
Portal 2's long-promised free DLC will be available on October 4th on PC, Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360.
READ MORE >"You imply solving the extra tests will take more than a couple hours tops"
see all 11 commentsPsychonauts now on Mac, companion app on iOS
One of Double Fine's most beloved games, Psychonauts, is now available on the Mac. In addition, Tim Schafer's studio has released a free companion app for iOS.
READ MORE >"My Steam copy is running well. Could be my imagination, but it seems a bit prettier than I ..."
see all 16 commentsThe Binding of Isaac hits Steam; discounted 10% until Oct. 5
The Binding of Isaac, the roguelike RPG-shooter from Super Meat Boy co-creator Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl, released exclusively on Steam today at a 10% discount.
READ MORE >"Great game. Sorta a constant LoZ dungeon with top-down shooting mechanics (think a much slower ..."
see all 11 commentsLA Noire 'Complete Edition' coming to PC in November
Unlike PS3 and Xbox 360 players, PC owners are getting the "Complete Edition" of LA Noire. On November 8th, Team Bondi's detective thriller will be available on PC, Steam and OnLive.
READ MORE >"not as a whole. i'm sure the individual members wouldn't mind getting personal checks though "
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"I am surprised it didn't have more as well. I bought it at full price at launch from GOG to ..."
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