Mac Version of Civilization 5 Dated, Older Games on Sale
Aspyr, the company responsible for porting Civilization V to the Mac, has announced a release date for the game: November 23. It will be available...
READ MORE >Call of Duty: Black Ops Steamworks Features Revealed
Though it's been known for a while that Call of Duty: Black Ops will use Valve's Steamworks suite on PC, publisher Activision today revealed a few...
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see all 22 commentsSteam Surges Past 30 Million Accounts with 178% Growth Over Last Year
Valve revealed figures for its Steam service today that dramatically illustrate its strength in the digital distribution market. Compared to a year...
READ MORE >"I can't think of a single thing that compares to what steam did for the PC gaming platform. ..."
see all 184 commentsShack PSA: Steam Wallet Is Now Live, Team Fortress 2 'Mann-conomy' Launches
After a quick test earlier this month, Valve announced this morning that its new "Steam Wallet" payment method is now live for all users. With...
READ MORE >"Thanks, I'll need your luck since I wouldn't have bothered posting if Steam offered refunds in ..."
see all 58 commentsDawn of War: Retribution Uses Steamworks, Beta Incoming for DoW2 and Chaos Rising Owners
Much like its upcoming third-person shooter Space Marine, Relic Entertainment has decided to adopt Steamworks for its upcoming Dawn of War 2:...
READ MORE >"This. GFWL succeeds only in setting back the RTS genre by at least a decade. Absolutely ..."
see all 58 commentsValve's Newell Calls Xbox 360 Patching Process a "Train Wreck"
In an interview with PC Gamer, Valve's Gabe Newell has called Microsoft's process for patching on the Xbox 360, discussing the disparity between...
READ MORE >"I love it that you're calling people morons when you can't spell for shit. "Merrit", "stereo ..."
see all 145 commentsRage Gets Page on Steam; Rage Using Steamworks? [Updated]
[Update 8/23 4:10PM] Bethesda has clarified to Shacknews that the Steam page "does not mean anything one way or another regarding Steamworks. Too...
READ MORE >"Of course Steamworks has critics. The "problem" is, SecuROM, Blizzard, Ubi and the rest have ..."
see all 102 commentsR.U.S.E. Not Using Ubisoft's DRM, Only Steamworks
R.U.S.E. publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that Eugen's strategy game will rely upon Steam alone for copy protection on PC, rather than using Ubi's...
READ MORE >"Exactly Levi. I WILL NOT buy a game that requires a constant internet connection. I play games ..."
see all 40 commentsBorderlands PC Getting Steamworks for Achievements [Updated]
[Update - 6:16PM] A 2K representative has confirmed to Shacknews that Borderlands will implement Steamworks achievments, but will not use any...
READ MORE >"The game certainly has some problems. Crappy collision detection, allot of loading screens and ..."
see all 59 commentsMetro 2033 'Ranger Pack' DLC Coming to PC, Xbox 360 on August 3
Hunters have a new challenge ahead of them as the first downloadable content for Metro 2033 is arriving August 3 on PC and Xbox 360. First...
READ MORE >"I'm playing it right now and haven't had any issues. Framerates are good on my laptop even ..."
see all 21 commentsValve to Release Mac OS Graphics Code to Steamworks Partners
Valve brings more good news for Mac gamers today as the company has revealed it will "provide a portion" of its graphics code to developers looking...
READ MORE >"I also love the whole "What did M$ ever do for PC gamers" seemingly without a fucking clue what ..."
see all 26 commentsValve Apologises for Wrongful Modern Warfare 2 Bans
Steam proprietor Valve Software has apologised after its cheat-detection software banned over twelve thousand innocent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...
READ MORE >"i mean it i really want to be unbanned i´d radder have mw2 than a crapy game i just bought ..."
see all 489 commentsKane & Lynch 2 PC Confirmed to Use Steamworks; 10% Discount Available on Pre-Orders
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will use Valve's Steamworks for PC DRM, the publisher announced today. A 10% discount is also available through Steam for...
READ MORE >"Having worked for nearly 2 years with environment art and fx on KL2, this post really warms my ..."
see all 26 commentsStardock CEO Responds to NPD Digital Distribution Report and Steamworks on Direct2Drive
Yesterday, a report came out from the NPD Group, claiming that 48% of PC games sold in 2009 were done so digitally. The report also ranked various...
READ MORE >"Oh, hello Stardock employee. Are you mad that Steam is and will forever be the superior ..."
see all 130 commentsMafia 2 PC Using Steamworks; Digital Pre-Order Bonus, 'Deluxe Edition' Unveiled
The PC edition of 2K Czech's mobtastic Mafia II will use Steamworks suite, Valve announced today. Publisher 2K Games also announced a PC 'Digital...
READ MORE >"They already have a de facto monopoly. That hasn't stopped them from evolving their platform at ..."
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