by Steve Watts, May 15, 2013 12:30pm PDT
What do you do when your platform already sells and launches video games? Make the platform itself a video game, naturally. Valve announced the beta launch of "Steam Trading Cards" today. The collectible meta-game lets you upgrade your Steam profile by playing games and collecting and trading their associated (virtual) cards.
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by Steve Watts, Mar 26, 2013 2:45pm PDT
by Ozzie Mejia, Nov 28, 2012 2:45pm PST
Klei Entertainment is preparing to venture into new territory. After a banner year in which the independent studio released Shank 2 and the highly acclaimed Mark of the Ninja, Klei is now bringing their affinity for tough-as-nails titles to the sandbox realm with Don't Starve. To learn more about this survival game, Shacknews talked to Klei's lead designer, Kevin Forbes.
Don't Starve takes place in a mysterious island wilderness. Players take the role of Wilson, a gentleman scientist from 1920's New England. Forbes points out that Wilson isn't particularly good at what he does, so he tries to take a shortcut by making a deal with a demon named Maxwell. Like many deals with the devil, this does not end well, as Wilson is tossed in the middle of the wilderness with few means of defense.
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