Two consoles enter. Valve leaves. Editorial: The only winner in this console war is Steam

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Steam Greenlight Rolls a Lucky Seven

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Marshall Britt
– Posted on June 13, 2013Posted in: News

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It may seem like there was a batch of games green-lit less than two weeks ago, because well, there was. Steam’s Greenlight program seems to have a proclivity for summertime releases. A great set of six games and one piece of software are the second batch with the thumb’s up. The long awaited Gunz 2: The Second Duel is a game that the community has expressed a heavy desire for, and it will be available very soon according to developers.

Assetto Corsa, Dread Out, Ether One, and Stonehearth are all extremely promising looking games that will certainly help fill long summer days. Steam also included Heaven Benchmark which can help to tune graphics processors. This really is a lucky seven, you can see the announcement here.

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Big week for Daedalic entertainment includes sale, teaser, and new games

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Nick DePetris
– Posted on June 12, 2013Posted in: News

Good news for fans of adventure games – the Deponia series is making some splashes this week. First off, we have the above first teaser for Goodbye Deponia, the next game in the series. Possibly inspired by this announcement (although we have no idea), Chaos on Deponia is available for $4.99 (75% off) in the Steam store right now.

Daedalic has also announced three new games. Blackguards has been outed as Daedalic’s first turn-based RPG, featuring “tactical battles in elaborately crafted 3D-environments” “full of interactive objects and strategically complex situations”. Their other announced titles, Memoria and 1954: Alcatraz, are truer to Daedalic’s adventure roots.

It’s a great week for Daedalic, whose Edna and Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes received a positive review from us. We look forward to trying some of their new adventure games, as well as giving their forays into other genres a shot.

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Steam weeklong deals feature Dishonored, Painkiller, and Super Hexagon

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Nick DePetris
– Posted on June 11, 2013Posted in: News, Sales

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E3 is nice and all, but this week’s Steam deals are hot, hot, hot! Stealth hit Dishonored is available for 20.09 (33% off). A couple of our favorites are also on sale, with Painkiller Hell & Damnationfor $4.99 and Super Hexagon for only 99 cents. Rounding out the sale is deals on Future Wars, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Symphony, and Space Empires V.

Head over to the sale page for links and more info.

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Five more titles Greenlit

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Nick DePetris
– Posted on June 11, 2013Posted in: News

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Five new titles have been Greenlit by Valve as part of their new initiative to approve things in smaller batches. The four games added are musical explorer Fract OSC, horror-adventure Haunt, epic action RPG Inquisitor, and rogue-like Rogue Legacy. The selection also includes a collaborative audio suite, Ohm Studio. It seems like Steam Greenlight is finally realizing its goal of being a consistent way for indies to get onto Steam.

Check out the full details over at the announcement page.

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Editorial: The only winner in this console war is Steam

By
Nick DePetris
– Posted on June 11, 2013Posted in: Feature list, Features, Opinion

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I love E3. In college, I looked forward to the conference as a much-needed break in the middle of the build up to finals (or as the reason I bombed some of said finals). While many gamers have been hating on the past few years of the fabled event, I loved seeing developer after developer roll out the red carpet to unveil their latest innovations. Whether it was Dance Central or the next AAA shooter, everything at E3 is just such a spectacle! Regardless of my interest level, it’s fascinating to see what the industry thinks the next big thing will be. However, with the new console launches coming up, the world was expecting great things.

Folks, I just finished watching the Sony press conference, and by all appearances Microsoft got stomped. Many are calling the PS4 the winner before the battle has even really begun. I’m just not convinced those people are looking at the right battlefield.

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Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 Ignites the Summer

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Marshall Britt
– Posted on June 10, 2013Posted in: News

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Developer Stainless Games brings the spell-slinging fun that is Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 to Steam on June 26th. There are some major updates and awesome new features coming to the game this summer.  The first and most exciting is the option to actually draft a sealed pool of cards and build your own deck! The deck can be used to play against others online which is something players have been asking for since the first iteration of the game.  The interface has been updated and players can still enjoy multiple decks with cards from Return to Ravnica through M14 cards that haven’t been released yet! Check out the trailer or pre-purchase the game here.

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Awesomenauts anniversary video shows how far it has come

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Nick DePetris
– Posted on June 9, 2013Posted in: News

Awesomenauts creators Ronimo Games recently celebrated the one year anniversary of their 2D MOBA. As a treat for fans, the team put together a video featuring the evolution of the game via concept art, old videos, and a timeline of character and DLC additions. It’s a great look at a terrific game. Plus, if nothing else, you’ll get to hear an extended edition of the totally rad theme song.

Awesomenauts is also part of the current Humble Bundle, and as such has just released on Linux. You can find the game on Steam here, or grab the Humble Bundle here for the next day and a half or so.

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Beyond the Hype: Bioshock Infinite

By
Sam Saunders
– Posted on June 7, 2013Posted in: Feature list, Features, Opinion

Ed. Note: While there isn’t much in here that qualifies as outright “spoilers”, it does contain references to various events from Bioshock and Bioshock: Infinite. Read at your own risk.

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Bioshock: Infinite is not just a game, it’s an enigma in and of itself. Upon its release, critics and fans alike cried out in joy that the game was a masterpiece, and that it was the best game of all time. There were dissenters to the lofty praise the game was given, but the overwhelming majority claimed that it was a masterpiece too holy to be touched by these non-believers. Now that the dust has settled, I want to take an honest look at Bioshock: Infinite and find out if it is in fact a game or a god-given gift.

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A Step in the Right Direction: The 39 Steps

By
Sam Saunders
– Posted on June 7, 2013Posted in: Feature list, Features

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A few weeks ago, a game was released that flew incredibly low under the radar. Most indie games on Steam go unnoticed by many, and that’s a shame because so many of them are more fun than some of the AAA PC games that get released. One game in particular that I think deserves to be highlighted is The Story Mechanics’ The 39 Steps.

Based on the John Buchan novel of the same title, The 39 Steps is one of the most intriguing anomalies in recent memory. The intriguing element? I can’t quite place my finger on it, but I can narrow it down to a few key pieces of this experience.

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Amazon launches deal-filled Indie hub

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Nick DePetris
– Posted on June 6, 2013Posted in: News, Sales

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Holy cow, folks. Just when you thought there were no more markets Amazon could sneak into, they’ve gone and done it again. Amazon has launched an insane new Indie Games hub, complete with bundles, launch sales, and featured sales. There’s even an indie spotlight featuring different developers and including sales on all of their products. The first one up is Gaijin Games.

While we can’t guarantee every game on the page will be available for Steam, some casual searching showed that many of them certainly are. How good are the deals? There’s a Double Fine bundle (named the “Oh So Fine and Dandy Bundle“) containing Brutal Legend, Costume Quest, Iron Brigade, Psychonauts, Stacking, and The Cave for only $9.99, which is 89% off the normal price of $89.95. Those are Steam sale prices, folks. And that’s just one sale!

Get on over and check it out.

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