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19.07.2021 / 12:23

Valve’s Steam Deck has been built to avoid joystick drift

Valve has confirmed the Steam Deck shouldn’t suffer from the joystick drift issue that has plagued consoles in recent years.In an interview with IGN, a group of developers and engineers working for Valve confirmed that the issue of drift has been a focus when creating the Steam Deck’s hardware.Issues with joystick drift have become more common in recent years, with the Nintendo Switch famously promising free fixes for its JoyCon issues, and Sony’s PlayStation 5 console coming under fire for using the same flawed hardware.With this in mind, Valve has focused on the reliability of their new handheld console, which is due for release in December of this year.

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18.07.2021 / 17:33

Scalpers are already trying to sell Steam Deck reservations for over $1,000

Steam Deck consoles are already being listed on Ebay, with scalpers charging in excess of $1,000 (£726).Announced last week, the Steam Deck will provide PC gaming on the go in a device that can be connected to a display like the Nintendo Switch.Preorders for the console went live on Friday at 6pm BST, but the demand for the Steam Deck quickly proved too much for Steam’s servers, which crashed. In order to reserve a console, players had to spend £4 and have a Steam account that was more than a month old.Valve introduced those steps to reduce scalpers, which buy consoles at launch price in bulk and go on to sell individual consoles at an increased price.

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16.07.2021 / 17:31

‘Dead Letter Dept’ is an indie horror mystery about data entry

Dead Letter Dept, a horror game mystery coming soon to Steam.In Dead Letter Dept, players take on the role of someone who has just moved to the big city and secured a temporary data entry job. In-game, this means that you have to go through old damaged and lost mail that can’t be read by computers and enter it in manually.Some images have been mangled and damaged, so players will need to enter whatever can be made out, sometimes the messages will be a little strange, and sometimes “it feels like it’s talking to you directly through the screen.”Announcing my next game, released through @BeliefEngine[ DEAD LETTER DEPT.

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16.07.2021 / 16:37

Half of Steam’s most popular games may not run on Steam Deck

Valve‘s new Steam Deck has been designed to let players access their PC gaming library on the go, just like any PC.However, as reported in The Verge, as the Linux-based SteamOS also powers this new handheld, this impacts what games are compatible on the system.Less than 15 per cent of all games on Steam officially support Linux and SteamOS.

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16.07.2021 / 13:15

‘Tetris Effect: Connected’ launches on Steam next month with cross-play

Enhance has announced that Tetris Effect: Connected will be launching on Steam on August 18.The classic puzzle game given a synaesthesia twist from Rez Infinite producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi was first released in 2018 as a VR-compatible title for PS4 and PSVR.Tetris Effect had previously received a PC port via Epic Games Store in 2019, as well as a VR port on Oculus Quest in 2020.Tetris Effect: Connected is an expanded version, which includes new co-op and competitive multiplayer modes, which was available for Xbox and PC (via the Windows Store), meant as a launch title for Xbox Series X|S.Coming to Steam for the first time, Tetris Effect: Connected also coincides with the the multiplayer content coming to other existing platforms as a free

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16.07.2021 / 12:07

Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney hails Steam Deck as an “amazing move”

Epic Games, has shared his own excitement following the announcement of Valve‘s Steam Deck console.Taking to Twitter yesterday (July 15), Sweeney shared the Steam Deck announcement to his own page with some positive words.Describing it as an “amazing move” by Valve, Sweeney seemed particularly excited by the “open platform where users are free to install software o[f] their choosing”.Predictably, he mentions that users can choose to download “Windows or other stores”, which likely suggests that his own site – the Epic Games Store – will be available on the platform despite being Steam‘s main PC storefront competitor.Amazing move by Valve! A handheld PC/console hybrid running the SteamOS fork of Arch Linux, and it’s an open platform where

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15.07.2021 / 20:43

Valve announce the Steam Deck, a Switch-esque handheld for your PC games – and it has a dock

Valve is entering the handheld market with the Steam Deck, a handheld PC that can play your entire PC library on the go.After months of speculation about the SteamPal, a Valve-produced Switch-esque PC, Valve’s offering seems fairly comprehensive.Technically, it’s no slouch. It has a 7-inch touch screen, trackpads, gyro controls, a choice of 64, 256 or 512GB storage (with expandable memory via an SD card slot) and a 7-8 hour battery life.Introducing Steam Deck: powerful, portable PC gaming starting at $399.

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14.07.2021 / 19:23

‘Company of Heroes 3’ pre-alpha, release date, gameplay and everything we know

Company of Heroes 3 is the next entry in Relic Entertainment’s ambitious and critically-acclaimed RTS series, and it arrives on PC soon.You may recognise the studio as the developer behind some other highly-regarded real-time strategy games: it has worked on both Homeworld and the Warhammer: Dawn of War titles, too. It’s got a very strong pedigree when it comes to the RTS genre, and now it’s going back to its strongest setting: World War II.It’s been eight years since the last game in the Company of Heroes series launched, and four long years since Company of Heroes 2 received any DLC.

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13.07.2021 / 21:11

‘Company of Heroes 3’ announced, with a 2022 release – but you can play it today

Company of Heroes 3, a new real-time strategy game set to launch on PC in 2022.The announcement was made during IGN‘s exclusive game’s showcase Livestream where a brand new CGI trailer debuted alongside separate gameplay footage.Company of Heroes 3 will be set within a Mediterranean environment, with fighting throughout Italy and Africa, and will bring the series’ “intimate boots-on-the-ground storytelling” to a brand-new theatre of war, along with unlockable new tactics, factions, and a wealth of untold stories from World War II.The game will feature enhanced Company of Heroes gameplay with new features powered by the Essence Engine 5, the latest software for Relic’s real-time strategy technology.According to Relic, the Dynamic Campaign

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13.07.2021 / 18:59

‘Nier: Automata’ is finally getting a Steam PC patch this week

Platinum Games has announced that Nier: Automata will finally be receiving a long-awaited Steam PC patch this week.The patch, which is planned to release on July 15, is set to bring numerous visual improvements along with some new much-needed system settings.Some of the most notable changes include the implementation of borderless window settings, the detection of HDR, anti-aliasing and 4K UI textures.Here is the full list of visual improvements:Additionally, the patch will also include fixes for several common bugs alongside the new visual settings and improvements, including a fix to frame rate stabilization and an issue involving the presence of the mouse cursor when using a controller.Here is the full list of bug fixes:Last month, a

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08.07.2021 / 16:21

‘Surgeon Simulator 2: Access All Areas’ coming to Steam and Xbox

Epic Games Store last year, Bossa Studios has announced a definitive version of Surgeon Simulator 2.Surgeon Simulator 2: Access All Areas is coming to Steam and Xbox on September 2.It will be the first time the sequel to the cult classic with deliberately difficult controls is coming to console.The Xbox release will be optimised for Xbox Series X|S consoles featuring 4K graphics and 60FPS performance, as well as being Xbox Smart Delivery compatible.“We’re really delighted to bring Access All Areas to a whole new audience of budding surgeons,” commented executive producer Sylvain Cornillon.“The team has taken everything we’ve learned from launch to create the most hilarious, ridiculous surgery simulator we can imagine.

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06.07.2021 / 19:19

‘TIE Fighter’ has been recreated using a mod for ‘X-Wing Alliance’

LucasArts game, TIE Fighter, using a mod with updated visuals and VR support.TIE Fighter: Total Conversion (TFTC) is a mod that was created in order to experience the original classic title in its sequel, Star War: X-Wing Alliance.

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05.07.2021 / 22:13

‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ player numbers drop since Prime Status changes

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) has seen a player count drop of close to 17% on Steam since Valve started charging for Prime Status.According to SteamCharts, CS:GO saw a drop of 16.75% (that’s 110,541.8 users) in its player numbers from May to June this year. This drop has persisted, with the last 30 days on the chart having an average player count of 537,011.6 (-2.25% from June).Whilst unconfirmed, the large drop off in player numbers is likely due to Valve’s recent decision to charge players for Prime Status.

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05.07.2021 / 19:37

‘The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time’ is an adorable heist simulator

The Greatest Penguin Heist Of All Time looks like a silly, fun time.The Greatest Penguin Heist Of All Time is a four player co-op physics based game “inspired by old school stealth and heist games” – check out this penguin dodging security lasers in a tweet from the developer:I wish to proudly display my ability to sneak past lasers in Penguin Heist#gamedev | #penguin

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05.07.2021 / 17:31

‘RimWorld’ latest update brings new content and Ideology expansion

RimWorld update along with the brand new RimWorld Ideology expansion.Update 1.3, which has 15 months of work behind it, will be free and will include new content, a variety of improvements, as well as breach raids.First, the RimWorld update will introduce an overhaul to the way animals work with the addition of a new pens-and-fences system. Now animals are more productive with more focused roles and will make the colony look more farm-like.Additionally, there are now search bars all over the interface so players can type in text on the architect menu, research menu, stockpile filter, and elsewhere to jump to what they want.

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03.07.2021 / 16:07

‘Dead By Daylight’ hits all-time player peak on fifth anniversary

Dead By Daylight has reached a concurrent player peak of over 100,000 after the Steam sale and anniversary event coinciding together.Behaviour Interactive‘s asymmetric horror game Dead By Daylight has hit a concurrent player peak cap of 105,093 on June 30 as recorded by SteamDB.This all-time high coincides with the game’s fifth anniversary, which saw a wealth of events and items added to the game in celebration.Giveaways, challenges, cosmetics, and more.

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02.07.2021 / 14:55

Noisy ‘Rust’ DLC adds mobile phones, boom boxes and new dances

Voice Props Pack DLC (downloadable content) has released on Steam and brings “a selection of audio themed items” to Rust.Released on Steam yesterday (July 1), the Voice Props Pack adds a variety of items that range from useful to fun.Players can use brand-new mobile phones to “take calls on the go” or leave voicemails for other players on their server.Conversations – as well as plenty of other things – can be recorded with new cassette recorders, which produce audio recordings that can be played back through the newly added boom boxes.These boom boxes will also allow players to “tune in to a selection of internet radio streams or play some deep cuts from the Rust and Chippy soundtracks”.Megaphones will let users “project your voice across

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01.07.2021 / 21:05

‘Persona 4 Golden’ has sold over 1 million Steam copies since PC port

Altus shared that Persona 4 Golden recently hit one million sales on Steam.The Official Atlus West Twitter celebrated the occasion with a “special broadcast from the Midnight Channel” before sharing news of the six-figure Steam sales.The game is currently on sale for £10.39 on Steam and has “overwhelmingly positive” reviews by players on the platform.A Special Broadcast from the Midnight Channel ✨Persona 4 Golden has sold 1 million copies on Steam! Thank you for your support! pic.twitter.com/qrrZF0WQb8— Official ATLUS West (@Atlus_West) June 30, 2021Though Persona 4 first released in 2008, the Golden edition was launched in 2012 with expanded content.

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01.07.2021 / 16:31

‘Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster’ has an official release date

Square Enix has revealed the release date and prices for Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, along with some brand new in-game screenshots.Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster will officially launch on July 28 via Steam and will cost around £70.

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01.07.2021 / 14:27

‘Blade and Sorcery’ mod adds the coolest sword ever

Blade and Sorcery which can take on many different forms.The Shatterblade mod is available on Nexus Mods and adds a unique sword to hack-and-slash VR game Blade and Sorcery.According to the Nexus Mods page, the Shatterblade is a sword composed of 15 separate blades that can form many modes.In action, these shards can come together to form a wicked looking blade that looks like a stylised but traditional sword. However, each of these shards can be grabbed individually from the blade and used as a dagger.

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30.06.2021 / 13:57

‘Final Fantasy V’ and ‘VI’ to be removed from Steam next month

Square Enix will remove Final Fantasy V and VI from Steam next month, which will be replaced by the upcoming Pixel Remasters.A note for both games on their respective Steam pages (which are both labelled as the ‘old version‘) reads that they will “no longer be available for purchase after July 27, 2021.”Instead, users are advised to “please purchase the pixelated remaster version”. It does not specify whether the new version will arrive as soon as the old version has been delisted, as the note only mentions that these are “coming soon”.Square Enix first announced the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series via a short teaser from its E3 showcase.

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29.06.2021 / 17:59

‘Teardown’ developer adds new difficulty and accessibility options in update

Teardown, which adds new accessibility and difficulty options.READ MORE: Best FPS Games – here’s everything you need to play in 2021There are now six new options which allow players to adjust the difficulty of the game, in order create an experience that is fitting for them.A message on the options screen says “We have done our best to balance the difficulty in Teardown to what we think is an appropriate level of challenge. If you think the game is too hard.

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28.06.2021 / 20:33

Free game ‘Spookware’ offers a horror movie twist on ‘WarioWare’

WarioWare, Spookware tasks players with surviving a variety of common tropes in the horror film genre.Created by Adam Pype with sound made by Viktor Kraus, Spookware describes itself as “WarioWare meets horror-tropes” and features a variety of levels based on a host of spooky tropes and cliches.Levels include abducting cows with a tractor beam, frantically trying to start your engine before something reaches your car and answering an old fashioned phone only to hear an ominous dead line.Each task requires completion before the timer runs out – as PC Gamer notes, Spookware can be very fast paced to begin with.Spookware currently asks players to pay as much as they would like for the game, however it can also be downloaded free of charge.The

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28.06.2021 / 17:17

Trippy arena FPS ‘Spaceflux’ enters early access and gets new trailer

Spaceflux, an FPS set in impossible space, is now available on Steam as an early access title with a 50% discount.Billed as an “arena FPS in fractal space”, Spaceflux is an intriguing spin on regular arena shooters. Players can infinitely loop around arenas which brings in a whole new dimension of spatial awareness.Other elements included are portals which, like the classic FPS puzzle game Portal, bend two points of space together allowing players to travel quickly around maps.

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25.06.2021 / 14:53

Konami launches closed beta for anime ‘Among Us’-like ‘Crimesight’

Konami’s latest game, a social deduction multiplayer named Crimesight, is hosting a closed beta and is “looking for players”.According to a tweet from Crimesight’s official Twitter account, Konami is looking for potential players to test the closed beta of the game.Described as a ‘PVP mystery simulation game’, Crimesight chooses one player at random to be the murderer, while all other players must figure out their identity.[Looking for new Players]We are recruiting players to participate in the closed beta test of a new PvP mystery simulation game called "CrimeSight"!■Apply by doing the following:・Follow @CRIMESIGHT_EN・Retweet this tweet.#CrimeSightMore details:https://t.co/TGg3UVuEAj pic.twitter.com/YlooibgJFC— CRIMESIGHT_EN

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25.06.2021 / 13:07

‘Borderlands 3’ crossplay is here (but not on PlayStation consoles)

Borderlands 3 introduces crossplay to the game on all formats but PlayStation, alongside some major game improvements.Earlier in the year, Randy Pitchford, Gearbox’s boss, posted a tweet that revealed the information. It also confirmed that PlayStation consoles would not be involved in the rollout of crossplay for Borderlands 3, for “certification” reasons.Good news or bad news first? Good News: An update for Borderlands 3 has been prepared for release that includes full crossplay support across all platforms.

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24.06.2021 / 23:05

‘Teardown’ is adding scary new robots to frustrate heists

Twitter post, game developer Dennis Gustafsson has shared a clip showing off some new robots designed to chase players across the map in Teardown.The clip shows a player utilising the interactive environment of Teardown to flee from a pursuing robot.The video (spotted by PC Gamer) showcases just how dedicated these robots will be to catching you. Not only does the robot survive a direct shot from a grenade launcher, but fans can also see “dynamic pathfinding” in action as the robot relentlessly finds a path around absolutely any attempt by the player to impede its path.I know a lot of you liked the dynamic pathfinding I tinkered with a couple of years ago.

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24.06.2021 / 19:51

Tim Sweeney states Epic Games Store will “someday” add shopping carts

Tweet sent earlier today (June 24), Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney has confirmed that the Epic Games Store will eventually add a shopping cart feature for users.Sweeney reiterated in the message (see below) that the Epic Games Store still doesn’t have a shopping cart feature, noting that “someday it will have a shopping cart”.So, like, the Epic Games Store doesn’t have a shopping cart. It ought to have a shopping cart.

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24.06.2021 / 17:49

‘Arma 3’ devs are offering “no questions asked” refunds for latest DLC

Arma 3 Creator DLC: CSLA Iron Curtain, Bohemia Interactive has confirmed that the company will be offering “no questions asked” refunds until July 30, 2021.In a forum post released today (June 24), a PR representative from Bohemia Interactive has confirmed that refunds will be available for the Arma 3 DLC (downloadable content) through Steam.The DLC in question, CSLA Iron Curtain, received backlash as players reported that poor quality and short content made it hard to justify the £10.99 price tag.Sources within the development community expressed surprise as several issues that CDLC shipped with were known issues at the time of release and had supposedly been fixed ahead of launch.One source, in particular, claimed “Fuck knows what really

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24.06.2021 / 13:59

‘Hardspace: Shipbreaker’ adds radiation element in latest patch

Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and with it comes updates, fixes and a new element to the game, radiation.Developer Blackbird Interactive said in the ‘Pretty Rad Update’ that radiation will create “spatial challenges” via changing circumstances. For example, radiation filters can be encountered in ships with a Hazard level of six or above, and players start seeing them at certification rank nine in the campaign.They said: “Radiation filters appear in wall-sized containment units and can be extracted from the ship’s interior or the crawl space.

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24.06.2021 / 09:53

New Steam restriction makes it even harder to buy games from other regions

Steam has reportedly introduced a new restriction that will make it harder for users to purchase games from other regions.As discovered by SteamDB, Valve has recently allegedly placed a limit on how often users can change their Steam account’s country. Users can now only switch regions every three months, in addition to requiring a payment method that is registered to whichever country a user is purchasing from.“In a further crack down on people buying games in cheaper regions, Valve added a limit on how often you can change your Steam account’s country,” SteamDB noted.

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23.06.2021 / 21:23

‘Arma: Cold War Assault’ is temporarily free on Steam and GOG

Bohemia Interactive has made Arma: Cold War Assault free on Steam and GOG. The offer ends at 7 pm BST on June 24.Arma: Cold War Assault was originally released as Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis in 2001.

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23.06.2021 / 20:17

‘Aliens: Fireteam Elite’ gets a new name and a release date

Cold Iron Studios has announced that Aliens: Fireteam Elite will be released August 24 2021.A new video for Aliens: Fireteam Elite has been released on YouTube and reveals a release date of August 24. The game will release on Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.The video also includes the hardened marine pack pre-order bonus.

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22.06.2021 / 16:37

The Steam Summer Sale 2021 is starting soon, mystery cards confirmed

Steam Summer Sale 2021 is set to begin this week, and Mystery Cards have been discovered which confirm the Sale’s Murder Mystery.The Steam Summer Sale 2021 is slated to start this week on Thursday June 24, according to the Steam Database Twitter account, which reported the sale’s rumoured start time back in April.Steam Database has also tweeted that it has discovered the mystery cards that will go along with the sale, confirming the rumoured murder mystery theme that of the sale.These themes allow Steam users to unlock various cosmetic items, collectable trading cards, chat emojis and various other items they can use for their profile.Mystery cards are live https://t.co/CJ49Dn27zV— Steam Database (@SteamDB) June 17, 2021The Steam Summer

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21.06.2021 / 21:19

‘Nier: Automata’ update removes Denuvo Anti-Tamper software

Steam update released today (June 21), PlatinumGames has removed Denuvo Anti-Tamper software from Nier: Automata.Fans on Reddit first spotted the change through SteamDB, a website that tracks updates and changes to Steam games.The changelog attached to the update states that it has “Removed 3rd-party DRM – Denuvo Anti-Tamper” from Nier: Automata earlier this morning.Denuvo Anti-Tamper is a controversial topic for PC gamers.

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19.06.2021 / 15:21

‘Phasmophobia’ adds two new spooks and two new dev team members

Phasmophobia has received a brand new content update, bringing two new ghost and a new map.The update, which released yesterday (June 18) brings with it the Japanese Yokai, the Malaysian Hantu, and a new map.The Yokai is aggravated by players talking, which will cause it to go on the hunt earlier in matches.

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