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Night Dive Studios has revealed it will launch a remastered edition of Turok on PC this Thursday. The title – originally developed by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim – will launch on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store on December 17th. The updated release will include high resolution and widescreen …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: December 6-12
Fallout 4 is back on top of Steam’s weekly top ten sellers chart, with Rainbow Six Siege hot on its heels. The pair finished first and second respectively, ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. New releases Just Cause 3 and Hurtworld rounded out the top five. A pair of titles out …
Read More »Fans watched 360 million hours of the League of Legends World Championship
The League of Legends World Championship 2015 broke a number of records for developer Riot. In a blog post, the firm said that over the course of this year’s tournament, 360 million hours of live events were watched, almost doubling last year’s total of 194 million. Meanwhile, Riot also reports …
Read More »GCHQ director launches Picross-style brain teaser
The director of the GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, has launched a Picross-style puzzle. In a post on the GCHQ’s website, the organisation says that completing this first puzzle will lead successful participants onto a series of increasingly difficult puzzle. MCV hasn’t the mental capacity to finish said puzzle, but the team …
Read More »Around 77,000 Steam accounts are stolen every month
Valve is launching a two-factor authentication Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator app to protect its users accounts against hackers. In a post on its Steam blog, the firm details the on-going issues with users accounts being accessed and pillaged for valuable in-game items. Valve estimates that 77,000 accounts are hijacked every …
Read More »Steam adds option to permanently remove games
Valve has added a new option to Steam, allowing users to permanently delete games and other purchases from their library. VG247points to the new feature – perhaps a welcome sight to those who have made questionable purchases during discount promotions, or received a joke gift from someone on their friends …
Read More »Ratings spotted for Dirt: Rally on PS4, Xbox One
Listings for PS4 and Xbox One editions of Dirt: Rally have popped up on Taiwan’s rating board. VG247reports both Playstation and Xbox ratings list Codemasters as publisher, but there’s no word of a release date or window. The ratings aren’t official confirmation, but a console release is always something that’s …
Read More »Steam Spy accuses devs of raising game prices ahead of Steam sale
Steam Spy has accused a number of developers of foul play ahead of the distributor’s latest major sale. Silicon Anglereports the Steam analytics website called out multiple studios for raising the prices of their products just before the PC platform’s Exploration Sale – thus allowing them to gain featuring while …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: November 22-28
Fallout 4 was able to hold off the rising tide of titles on special for Steam’s currently winding down Exploration Sale, taking the top spot on this week’s best sellers chart. Bethesda’s recent release finished at full price ahead of all of Steam’s discounted offerings, with Grand Theft Auto V …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: November 15-21
Fallout 4 continues its reign atop Steam’s best-selling products chart, while Football Manager 2016 has settled into the runner-up position for consecutive weeks. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive took third, knocking Black Ops II down a peg to fourth in the process, and GTA V rounds out the top five. Past chart …
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