Steam

PC

Do We Own Our Steam Games?

4:00PM Yesterday | John Walker - Rock Paper Shotgun

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 »


PC

Skyrim’s Official High Resolution Texture Pack Makes Your Dovahkiin Sexier Than Ever

5:30AM February 8, 2012 | Mike Fahey

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 »


PC

So, How’d That Half-Life 2 Protest Go?

8:00AM February 6, 2012 | Owen Good

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 »


PC

PC Version Of Alan Wake Gets Release Date

7:45AM February 3, 2012 | Pierre Bienaimé

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.


PC

PixelJunk Eden Hits Steam Today

4:05PM February 2, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

First announced last week, the PC version of PixelJunk Eden will be out at 10am Pacific Time, February 2. Which is, hey, today! [Twitter]


PC

EA’s Origin Reaches 9 Million Registered Users

8:15AM February 2, 2012 | Stephen Totilo

EA’s Origin service for downloadable computer games now has 9.3 million registered users, the company said today. Rival service Steam is at 40 million registered users.


Mobile

Now Everyone Can Use The Steam Mobile App

5:36AM February 1, 2012 | Kirk Hamilton

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.


Mobile

Let’s Take The New Steam Mobile App For A Spin!

4:30PM January 30, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

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 »


PC

PixelJunk Venturing From PSN To Steam

11:00PM January 27, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

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 »


Mobile

Steam Releases Mobile App For Android And iOS

6:39AM January 27, 2012 | Kirk Hamilton

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 »