Valve has begun to realise that even with record-breaking numbers of users and games on their side, it can’t just be business as usual for Steam. In a blog post, Valve detailed new features for their system, such as a library update, an entry in the Chinese marketplace and a new events system. Here’s a quick breakdown of what Valve has planned for the future of Steam.
Ubisoft has now announced that it’ll skip Steam for its impending online shooter, The Division 2. The game had a now removed Steam Page, with a Ubisoft representative saying “We have no plans currently on releasing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 on Steam.”
What’s worse than the zombie apocalypse? Easy: The zombie apocalypse, if it were designed by your friends. Real-time walking dead strategy game They Are Billions has been playing around with a level editor for the last two weeks, and with a little fine-tuning, that added layer of tactical zombie-slaying is alive and ready to slowly walk over to your side of the screen for a hot meal of leg of Larry.
In the nearly 15 years since Steam has existed the platform has taken a 30% cut of sales on the platform. For a long time, that’s been enough for most developers and publishers. It’s a huge slice of the profits, but it’s one that’s been worth it just by virtue of being listed on Steam. Valve is now making the biggest change to that revenue sharing model since the service began
Tis the season for bargains currently and as was predicted earlier this month, Steam is kicking off its Autumn Sale right meow.
By Dylan ‘Dib’ Brown The time zone was awkward, but this weekend signified the lifting of the Non-Disclosure Agreement for Artifact, Valve’s new card game based on the Dota 2 universe. Yours truly was finally able to stream and write about the game. So let’s get the first article out to share our thoughts on an underrated aspect of Artifact …
One company that isn’t ready to toss the towel in yet on loot boxes? Ubisoft, as the French publisher has seen its stock rise thanks to the microtransaction vehicle.
With HTC out of the picture, Valve might be preparing to reveal their own VR headset with one very special franchise pegged for an exclusive release.
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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