Last June, EA removed Crysis 2 from Steam blaming “business terms” for developers using the service. Many folks at the time speculated the removal was part of a new strategy to help launch EA’s own digital distribution service Origin. At time of writing EA big hitters Mass Effect 3 and Battlefield 3 are still unavailable on the service. But now it looks as though the game that started it all — Crysis 2 — is once again available on Steam.
Indie game developers get it: people don’t have a lot of money these days. And while they’d love to sell their creations at full price, it’s given that a lower-priced offering will get people to try games like Canabalt or World of Goo out and come back to try out even more titles.
Previously in beta, Valve has now properly launched a feature on Steam that lets users remotely download games.
A little while back, I took a look at Dynamite Jack and really enjoyed the explode-y stealth action provided by this indie game.
Talk about a sweet deal. Right now you can play the heck out of the full version of Kalypso’s Tropico 4 on Steam over the weekend. If you decide it’s not your cup of java, no sweat. But, if you find its blend of oil, tobacco and banana republics up your alley, you can buy it for $US13.59, a 66 per cent saving off its regular $39.99 price.
The Dream Machine, one of the most interesting PC adventure games of the last few years, is out today on Steam. It’ll be cheap. You should definitely get it. Unless you already got it, in which case, you’ll get Steam keys for free. [The Dream Machine]
The update live now for Super Monday Night Combat introduces Steam Trading (among other upgrades and fixes), which means you can pickup crossover costume items in both this title and Team Fortress 2 for the super low price of nothing.
Today’s the day when the amount of teleporting happening on computers anywhere will start increasing exponentially. Or in the words of Cave Johnson, “You should be designing test chambers, right now and at all times, or by God I will fire you.”
No joke, it really is! It’s called Wrath of the Lamb, and for $US3 you’ll get new chapters, new enemies, new achievements, new bosses, new room types and even a “new final (final) chapter and boss with new endings”.
