Valve appears to be quietly testing a new feature on Steam with the introduction of a Playtest function, which may replace the need for Beta keys on the platform.
Read More »Valve responds to players angered by Artifact’s ‘pay for everything’ monetisation model
"I'm just so saddened by the greed Valve is showing"
Read More »Why is Bossa giving Decksplash away for free?
In a unique approach to gauging interest and testing, Bossa are giving Decksplash away for a limited time. Product manager, Ricardo Rego, tells us why
Read More »GameMaker Studio 2 enters MacOS open beta
Yo-Yo Games 2D engine comes to Mac for the first time
Read More »Over three years after its smash success, DayZ finally enters beta
It was the surprise hit of late 2013, but DayZ still, remarkably, remains in alpha on Steam Early Access. That’s all about to change, however, with the game’s next patch preparing to take the game into beta. The still PC-only DayZ shifted nearly 1m units and made over 20m in …
Read More »Ghost Recon Wildlands beta sets new Ubisoft record
Over 6.8m players took part in the open beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands. That’s a record high for the company, overtaking the 6m people who participated in the For Honor beta earlier this month. Across the game’s various beta phases, some 6.83m players took part, with over 34m hours played. …
Read More »Unity announce new 2017 engine and final update 5.6
Key features include beta support and publishing to Chinese marketplace
Read More »For Honor beta coming at the end of January
Ubisoft is rolling out a closed beta for its brand new combat IP For Honor at the end of the month. The test will take place between January 26th and January 29th, and is for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Those interested in taking part can sign up here. …
Read More »Battlefield 1 beta breaks records
The recent open beta for DICE’s upcoming Battlefield 1 has broken EA records. The studio has revealed that the game was played by 13.2m people, making it the biggest in the publisher’s history. That also beats the numbers boasted by Blizzard’s record-breaker Overwatch (9.7m) and Ubisoft’s The Division (6.4m), as …
Read More »Unity 5.5 beta brings major bumps to line rendering and particle system
Other additions include Mono C# compiler upgrade, default WebGL 2.0 support and improvements to 2D physics and texture importer
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