What do you own? Looking through my possessions, I feel fairly comfortable that the food in my fridge belongs to me. And I have an odd confidence that the hardware in my PC is mine. But the books on my shelves? I seem to have very little rights over them. The CDs stacked up in a cupboard (remember CDs?) certainly aren’t my property. And the software on my computer may as well be tied to a long piece of elastic, just waiting for the publishers to give it a tug. You own a licence. But a licence for what? More »
Your Dragonborn might be able to tear massive dragons out of the heavens with the power of his voice, but does he have back pimples? He can now, as Bethesda releases the free official high resolution texture pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. More »
Earlier this week, tens of thousands of users joined a Steam group dedicated to playing Half-Life 2 as a demonstration calling on Valve to get its arse in gear and release, or at least officially confirm work on Half-Life 3. How’d it turn out? It was either a great success or a disappointment, depending on your point of view. More »
A release date for the PC version of the psychological action-thriller Alan Wake has been announced. It will be available on February 16, and will cost $US29.99.
First announced last week, the PC version of PixelJunk Eden will be out at 10am Pacific Time, February 2. Which is, hey, today! [Twitter]
Valve’s Steam mobile app, which was released last week and has been in beta, is now available for all users. It can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and the Android Market.
With the new Steam mobile app (yes!) currently only available in beta form (no!), many of you probably can’t actually access it. Never mind. This video is the next best thing. More »
Kyoto-based Q-Games revealed today that its PSN title PixelJunk Eden would be headed to Steam. Priced at US$9.99, the Steam version will include the game’s “Encore” DLC pack. Eden‘s full 17-song soundtrack, which includes unreleased tracks, will be available via DLC for $US5.99. More »
Valve’s popular cloud-based PC gaming platform Steam will now be accessible from your iOS and Android-based mobile phone, according to a press release sent out today by Valve. More »
