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  1. "Origin Great Game Guarantee" - full refunds for EA digital games

    External URL: https://www.origin.com/us/news/origin-great-game-guarantee
    By Andytizer,   
    • 4 comments
    • 3,487 views

  2. Valve CEO: Why Linux is the future of gaming

    External URL: http://www.zdnet.com/valve-ceo-why-linux-is-the-future-of-gaming-7000020735/
    By Andytizer,   
    • 5 comments
    • 5,318 views

  3. Other Places: new video series about game locations

    External URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/ultrabrilliant

    Other Places is a set of amazing videos of game locations with terrific production values and great use of music. These striking and hauntingly beautiful videos produced by @ultrabrilliant, a British games journalist. Obviously created on PC, most likely using various tools to hide the interface and clip through the world to find the most interesting and evocative shots. I wonder what the general techniques are for this kind of video capture? Here's a sample:

    By Andytizer,   
    • 3 comments
    • 3,321 views

  4. Splinter Cell: Blacklist Steam version rendered unlaunchable in numerous territories

    External URL: http://www.pcgamesn.com/splinter-cell-blacklist-steam-version-rendered-unlaunchable-numerous-territories

    PCGamesN reports problems with Splinter Cell: Blacklist's release for players in certain countries:

    Players in South Africa, Bermuda, Kuwait, Indonesia, Egypt, Israel, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Cyprus, and Serbia have been stuck in a state of perpetual pre-load, despite the game’s recent release in all of those countries.

    By Andytizer,
    • 2 comments
    • 2,902 views

  5. Batman: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and BioShock 2 to switch to Steamworks

    External URL: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=619976
    By Andytizer,   
    • 6 comments
    • 4,440 views

  6. Ultra Street Fighter 4 PC to use Steamworks over GFWL

    External URL: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=76281007

    From @Haunts, a Capcom employee:

    @FishStix @tehrebound Yes the intention is to have them all launch at around the same time. Should have more deets on PC ver soon.

    By Andytizer,   
    • 6 comments
    • 5,899 views

  7. John Carmack joins Oculus as Chief Technology Officer

    External URL: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game/posts/562211
    By Andytizer,   
    • 0 comments
    • 2,529 views

  8. Hi-Rez Studios shut down their own forums permanently

    External URL: http://www.hirezstudios.com/hi-rez/latest-news/view/hi-rez-studios-blog/2013/08/05/hi-rez-communication-focus

    Hi-Rez have decided to shut down their server permanently, stating:

    More and more players use social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, and Reddit to connect and discuss their entertainment of choice. Consequently, fewer players visit official forums long enough to even create an account. In keeping with this observed tendency, Hi-Rez has shifted focus to those social media platforms increasingly over the course of the year.

    By Andytizer,   
    • 0 comments
    • 3,534 views

  9. GOG.com don't plan on introducing Linux support in the foreseeable future

    External URL: http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/gogcom-dont-plan-on-introducing-linux-support-in-the-foreseeable-future-updated.2369/
    By Andytizer,   
    • 3 comments
    • 3,789 views

  10. Planetside 2 characters transferable between PC and PS4

    External URL: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-05-sony-explains-lack-of-planetside-2-pc-and-ps4-cross-platform-play-teases-character-transfers
    By Andytizer,   
    • 1 comment
    • 3,841 views

  11. Redditor helps a quadriplegic gamer play SimCity

    External URL: http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/reddit-simcity-quadriplegic-gamer/

    Sometimes the only barrier to playing a PC game is as simple finding "the right file in the wrong place..." (from our amusing slogans thread) and moving/deleting/burning it with fire, or finding some obscure patch or community fix. For gamers who are disabled, these problems can feel insurmountable, which is why I always like seeing a story where one gamer uses their PC game fixing skills to help others:

     

    Redditor joey6957 had a problem playing SimCity:

    When you put a road on the map you use the mouse clicker & hold it while determining where to put the road & at the same time you press the N key or M key to lower or raise the the road. When i lay a road down i use my Quadjoy which the device only allows you to do '1 thing at a time.' In other words I cant press the N key or M key on the on screen keyboard while laying a road.

    By Andytizer,   
    • 1 comment
    • 3,246 views

  12. Petition to Valve to list subtitle options on Steam reaches 1500 signatures

    External URL: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/steam-please-list-subtitle-options-on-the-store-page
    By Andytizer,   
    • 0 comments
    • 3,064 views

  13. Xbox One Controller PC compatibility in 2014

    External URL: http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/08/12/xbox-one-controller-pc-compatibility-coming-in-2014
    By Andytizer,   
    • 5 comments
    • 3,651 views

  14. Games for Windows Live to close July 1, 2014 1 2

    External URL: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/games/pc-games/age-of-empires-online-info
    By Andytizer,   
    • 16 comments
    • 18,273 views

  15. FFXIV bars YouTubers and streamers from monetising their videos

    External URL: http://support.na.square-enix.com/rule.php?id=5382&la=1&tag=authc

    After a bumpy pre-launch, Final Fantasy XIV is now available. However, a curious new 'Materials Usage Policy' has been unearthed which comes into effect today, and makes statements such as:

    You may not monetize your video via the YouTube partner program or any similar programs on other video sharing sites.

    By Andytizer,   
    • 7 comments
    • 5,175 views

  16. Steam Parental Control confirmed by Steam Support

    External URL: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/0/864976837774750483

    From user The iTea Guy in the Steam Client Beta support forum:

    My Client has been putting me into "Kid Mode", i have not configured or set it up at all, and you cant turn it odd without a PIN which again "I never setup". only way to get out is to sign out and Back in, but shortly after browsing my library it turns it back on again.

    By Andytizer,   
    • 3 comments
    • 6,237 views

  17. Torchlight 2 Mac Port Hit 'Unexpected Complexities'

    External URL: http://kotaku.com/a-couple-of-readers-have-asked-about-torchlight-2s-much-1006075540
    By Andytizer,   
    • 1 comment
    • 3,702 views

  18. Rome II - sorry from Creative Assembly

    External URL: http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/82496-Sorry-From-CA-Current-State-of-the-Game-and-What-Happens-Next
    By Andytizer,   
    • 0 comments
    • 3,572 views

  19. Steam has begun listing Subtitle support on Steam pages

    By Nicereddy,   
    • 6 comments
    • 6,557 views

  20. Steam announced 'Family Sharing'

    By Andytizer,   
    • 11 comments
    • 5,151 views

  21. Fez debuts its Mac and Linux ports in Humble Indie Bundle 9

    By Andytizer,   
    • 1 comment
    • 4,120 views

  22. SteamOS announced by Valve

    First in the series of planned announcements, Valve has announced SteamOS,

     

    SteamOS is a brand new operating system based on Linux that's designed to be used in the living room.

     

    New features to SteamOS and Steam include:

    By Andytizer,   
    • 9 comments
    • 5,909 views

  23. Valve announce own SteamOS hardware for 2014

    By Andytizer,   
    • 1 comment
    • 4,167 views

  24. Valve announces Steam Controller

    Valve have released their third and final announcement for the Steam Controller, a new proprietary controller.

    By Andytizer,   
    • 6 comments
    • 6,097 views

  25. Bioshock 2 Steam update removes GFWL, gives away Minerva's Den DLC to previous owners

    By Pendragon,
    • 11 comments
    • 10,275 views
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