Image: Aggro Crab / Landfall / Kotaku Peak is a climbing crew-like that took over Steam earlier this season and plays like you took a kids summer camp and crash landed it on a dangerous island in the middle of the Pacific. Whether you survive or slip and fall has to do with how much stamina you have, which can …
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“The situation developed rapidly,” said itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran, in what might turn out to be the understatement of the year. Almost overnight, game developers have awoken in a much more censorious atmosphere than the one they’ve grown used to. The rise of digital distribution has long allowed creators to dictate the content of their games, largely unchallenged by retailers. …
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In my latest Dungeons and Dragons campaign, I play the most annoying Bard you’ve ever imagined. No, even more annoying than that. I craft parody songs based on each session and bring my actual guitar out at regular intervals. I’m that guy in the pub who everyone hates. But then the mouth of my theatrical mask contorts into a foul …
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Payment companies such as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe are facing public backlash, including from billionaire Elon Musk, for pressuring online gaming platforms to remove hundreds of games in response to a campaign from an Australian anti-porn lobby group. Itch.io, an independent gaming platform, last week removed all adult or not-safe-for-work (NSFW) games from appearing in its library in a hasty …
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The UK games industry trade body UKIE has provided a statement to GamesIndustry.biz regarding the recent removal of adult games from the Steam and itch.io platforms. Last week, itch.io said it had “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from its browse and search pages following pressure from its payment processors. Similarly, Steam has removed several adult-only games and updated its guidelines …
Read More »As if we needed more ways to grow our Steam libraries with games we’ll never finish or even play. Now, Steam is experimenting with a redesigned storefront menu as part of its latest beta update to help sell more games. Instead of being overwhelmed with text links and cluttered menu buttons in the current version, Steam’s store page remodel combines …
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Eight fresh new games can be yours on Steam right now, for the absolutely criminally low price of free, but are any of them worth playing? There are lots of free games on Steam. In fact, there are literally dozens of new ones on there every single day. But your time is still valuable, so let’s go on a fun …
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In context: Steam is known for its periodic overhauls, which aim to enhance how users interact with its vast catalog of games. The latest update, introduced in the Steam client beta, marks another step in this ongoing process, featuring a redesigned store menu and several new features intended to improve navigation and personalization on the platform. One of the most …
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Steam has a few freebies for you to grab today, and you can add each of these to your library right now, and keep them forever. Every so often Steam reveals some free games, none of which require any kind of subscription, and all can strengthen your creaking backlog. Let’s get started with Kasama: The Awakening, which features a central …
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The Steam store is a fundamental part of PC gaming. If you play on a computer, there’s a very high chance you’re making use of the Valve client to buy and play games. While I’m generally happy with the current experience, there’s always room for improvements, and now Valve is about to drop one of the biggest overhauls to Steam …
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