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Hooray: Skulls Of The Shogun Is Escaping The Clutches Of Windows 8
To the disappointment of many, the PC version of 17-BIT’s weird and enjoyable RTS Skulls of the Shogun was tethered to Windows 8 upon release. If you wanted to play it on PC, you’d have to upgrade your OS. No one wanted to do that. Thankfully, the game’s finally breaking free.
There’s A $90 Steam Game, And People Are Freaking Out
Strategy game Planetary Annihilation, which looks awesome, went live on Steam this week. Sort of. The game isn’t finished, but anyone wanting to play it now, ahead of schedule, can do so. For $US90.
Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings Is $6.79 On Steam Right Now
Just in time to get hyped up about The Witcher 3, Steam’s selling off the first sequel at a 66 per cent discount this weekend.
Crafty Team Fortress Players Make $10 Million By Valve
Over 400 “contributors and partners” have been paid over 10 million dollars by Valve ever since the company let fans start designing – and selling – Team Fortress 2 gear. In highlighting the sum, Valve pays particular attention to the users behind the recent Robotic Boogaloo update, which was made by around 60 fans and raked in over $US250,000.
Steam Greenlight Users React To ‘Gayest Game Ever Made’
What you’ll initially notice about My Ex-Boyfriend The Space Tyrant is one of two things: the “Approved for distribution by the Ministry of Homosexual Pornography” screen on the trailer, or sometimes nearly naked hot men prancing about. This, I assume, is intentional — the recently-launched Steam Greenlight page boasts that My Ex-Boyfriend is the “gayest game ever made”.
Oh, Alright! Here’s Batman: Arkham City And All Its DLC For Six Bucks
It’s not quite on the same level as today’s other deal in the price department (hard to beat free), but as far as bargains go, it’s simply delicious. For $US6, you can own Batman: Arkham City and all the game’s DLC, which should give you plenty to do on a Sunday afternoon.
Free Game Of The Day? That Would Be Shadow Warrior
Shooters published under the 3D Realms banner always tried to push the boundaries — be they technical or moral — and 1997′s Shadow Warrior is no exception. It hasn’t aged terribly well, but if you’re a fan of titles such as Duke Nukem 3D and Blood, then chances are a free copy of Shadow Warrior will tickle your fancy as well.
The Story Of An Indie Game’s Life (And Impending Demise) On Steam
There are literally thousands of games on Valve’s Steam service, and a growing number are small, independent titles. You’ve probably never even heard of many of them, but for the tiny teams (or sometimes individuals) behind them, their success or failure can be literally life-changing.
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