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Valve announces Steam 'Family Sharing'

Steam announced a "Family Sharing" feature today, which will let you share your library with up to 10 users. A beta is set to begin soon.

Jack Black reunites with Tim Schafer in Broken Age

Jack Black and Tim Schafer are reuniting for Broken Age. The two previously worked together on Brutal Legend, one of Double Fine's most divisive...

Natural Selection 2 holds free weekend; trying to crowdfund free updates

What does your indie team do when you have bills to pay but still want to focus on your pride and joy? Rather turn to paid DLC or start work on a sequel, Natural Selection 2 developer Unknown Worlds is trying a spot more crowdfunding to keep the FPS-RTS's free updates rolling. This comes after it launched another big free update, and has kicked off a free weekend and sale to draw in more players.

Where is my Heart finds PC, Mac, and Linux

Where is my Heart was a fascinating indie game from 2011--but it never really caught the attention of the PlayStation crowd. Two years later, it's coming to PC.

Wasteland 2 gameplay trailer sentenced to 18 minutes in the slammer

Wasteland 2 is a still away, so if you're hankering for a cruel wasteland but live outside our devastated manufacturing cities (social commentary, you guys), indulge yourself with a new 18-minute gameplay walkthrough for inXile's retro RPG. The video sees a party of Rangers exploring a supposedly idyllic town built around a ruined prison. It's not as pleasant as it sounds.

Tropico 5 revealed in first screenshots

The announcement of Tropico 5 earlier this month may have revealed details on building centuries-spanning dynasties and co-op and all that jazz, but conspicuously absent was any peek at how the game actually looks. So here, check out its shiny all-new art in the first screenshots (hint: it looks a lot like a Tropico game).

Gun Monkeys giving free keys to lonely players

Every multiplayer game needs people to play it, but indies especially can have trouble landing a healthy playerbase. Some games have tried kick-starting communities by bunging every player a free copy for a chum, but Gun Monkeys is experimenting with a more-nuanced solution. If someone fires up the deathmatch platformer and finds themself on an empty server, it'll bung them a free copy to get a friend in the game.