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Fallout: New Vegas PC Using Steamworks DRM

By Chris Faylor, Jun 08, 2010 3:11pm PDT

The PC edition of Fallout: New Vegas will use Steamworks for its digital rights management, publisher Bethesda has confirmed, meaning that the RPG...

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"I cant use my fallout new vegas and i paid for it. im so upset. too many processes to go through ..."

- zero_crash see all 114 comments

Unreal Development Kit Updated With Steamworks

By Alice O'Connor, May 25, 2010 9:40am PDT

The latest version of the Unreal Development Kit--Epic's free, standalone version of Unreal Engine 3--can be found in a 762MB download from...

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"Ah, thanks. I think I haven't read about this before. At least there is a true reason. Is ..."

- shinseitom see all 22 comments

Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers Coming to PC via Steam

By Brian Leahy, May 24, 2010 7:00pm PDT

Wizards of the Coast is gearing up to release (via Kotaku) Stainless Games' Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers for the PC via...

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"As a Magic: The Gather nutjob, I also agree. I love M:TG and Dominion is really an awesome ..."

- Don Soleone see all 27 comments

Lara Croft PC Using Steam for DRM

By Chris Faylor, May 20, 2010 10:20am PDT

Crystal Dynamics' downloadable isometric action game Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will utilize digital distribution platform Steam for...

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"^^^THIS a million times. Easy accessibility + low prices makes piracy a FAR less attractive ..."

- MeestaNob see all 27 comments

Civilization 5 Gets Steamworks, Pre-Order Perks

By Alice O'Connor, May 06, 2010 11:10am PDT

Firaxis' Civilization V will utilise Valve Software's Steamworks suite, publisher 2K Games revealed today alongside the announcement of a...

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"Physical media is dead to me. I buy digital or I stream. Not interested in collecting physical ..."

- badcaps see all 144 comments

Valve's Steamworks Seeps Into Unreal Engine 3

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 11, 2010 8:20am PST

Epic Games and Valve Software announced they have inked a deal that will see the Valve's free Steamworks tools more easily available to all Unreal...

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"You misinformed pour soul. Unreal engine 3 does not support AA under Dx9. It requires Dx10/11 ..."

- bloodypalace see all 49 comments

Steam Coming to Mac in April, Portal 2 This Fall

By Chris Faylor, Mar 08, 2010 10:17am PST

After some heavy-handed hints, Valve today confirmed that it will be bringing its previously Windows-only digital distribution platform Steam to...

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"Complainers on this topic: please consider that as the PS3's graphics engine is based on ..."

- SketchyFletchy see all 219 comments

Natural Selection 2 Pre-Orders Transferable to Steam

By Alice O'Connor, Mar 03, 2010 11:00am PST

Those who pre-order Natural Selection 2 will be able to activate a Steam copy of the indie PC sci-fi FPS-RTS hybrid with their key, developer...

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"Hilarious! It's especially funny because no company in the history of gaming has ever been late ..."

- duffman03 see all 17 comments

Just Cause 2 Uses Steamworks DRM

By Chris Faylor, Mar 01, 2010 3:30pm PST

Joining the ranks of Supreme Commander 2 PC and Aliens vs. Predator PC, Avalanche's Just Cause 2 PC will be using Valve's Steamworks DRM....

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"I will not buy this game because it uses Steamworks. Here is what's wrong with Steam: * No ..."

- Raptor_007 see all 30 comments

Supreme Commander 2 Demo Arrives on Steam, Steamworks DRM Confirmed

By Brian Leahy, Feb 24, 2010 3:00pm PST

Supreme Commander 2, Chris Taylor's RTS follow-up to 2007's Supreme Commander, will be using Valve's Steamworks program for its DRM. All copies of...

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"I just emailed support, they didn't really explain how to cancel a pre-order. They better cancel ..."

- rythex see all 114 comments

Metro 2033 Uses Steamworks on PC

By Alice O'Connor, Feb 19, 2010 9:43am PST

Valve Software's Steamworks suite will power all PC copies of 4A's post-apocalyptic shooter Metro 2033, Valve and publisher THQ announced today....

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"yeah GWFL is fucking awful. Steam has a nice interface, while GWFL wants to rape your ..."

- synic0 see all 117 comments

Aliens vs. Predator PC and Napoleon: Total War Incorporate Steamworks, Require Steam

By Chris Faylor, Jan 25, 2010 2:30pm PST

All digital and retail copies of Napoleon: Total War and Aliens vs. Predator PC will pack Steamworks integration, publisher SEGA and digital...

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"Steam doesn't suck. It's easy to copy games another computer with Steam. It's easy to play ..."

- Dessicator82 see all 79 comments

Lead and Gold Gets Publisher, New Screenshots

By Chris Faylor, Dec 08, 2009 2:10pm PST

Publisher Paradox has signed on to make its console publishing debut with developer Fatshark's Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West, the two...

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"Played a bit of this today, it's surprisingly fun. Shooting has a precise feel to it and the ..."

- rudds see all 9 comments

Modern Warfare 2 Adopts Steamworks on PC

By Nick Breckon, Oct 23, 2009 12:20pm PDT

Activision and Valve today announced that they've hammered out an agreement to get Valve's Steamworks suite of tools onto the PC version of...

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"WTF is that i don't have any Hack or Cheat i have skill and played always CoD4/CoD5 online...!!! ..."

- assigunth see all 197 comments

'Steamworks Makes DRM Obsolete,' Claims Valve

By Chris Faylor, Mar 24, 2009 8:50am PDT

In a press release celebrating its free development and publishing toolset, Half-Life creator and Steam operator Valve declared that "Steamworks...

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"Just because it's POSSIBLE to turn of steam's forced updating, doesn't mean it's ideal and ..."

- UMG see all 89 comments