Neowin News Feed for: Steam

NVIDIA SHIELD pre-orders open to the public three days early

John Callaham — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:09:57 +0100

NVIDIA has launched the public pre-orders for its Android portable game console SHIELD today, three days earlier than planned, with shipments expected to start by the end of June. Read more...

NVIDIA's Project SHIELD now just SHIELD; coming in June for $349

John Callaham — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:35:26 +0100

NVIDIA has renamed its Android game console Project SHIELD to just SHIELD. The console, which will also stream PC games on Steam, will go on sale this June for $349, with pre-orders starting May 20. Read more...

Pinball FX2 on Windows: Win it before you can buy it! [Updated with winner]

Christopher White — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:07:03 +0100

Zen Studios is releasing its hit pinball platform, Pinball FX2, on Steam this coming Friday, but one lucky reader will win a code for the tables before you can buy them! Read more...

Linux beta of Left 4 Dead 2 now on Steam

John Callaham — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:16:01 +0100

Valve has announced that PC and Mac owners of Left 4 Dead 2 can down download the full Linux beta version of the popular zombie co-op shooter, along with authoring tools and a dedicated server. Read more...

11.65 percent of Steam owners used Windows 8 in April

John Callaham — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:39:49 +0100

The newest Steam hardware survey results for April 2013 show that its users continue to switch to Windows 8, with 11.65 percent of Steam subscribers shown as using Microsoft's latest OS. Read more...

Interview: We chat with Microsoft on Age of Empires II HD

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:50:43 +0100

We chat with Microsoft's Ryan Chaply on the recently launched Age of Empires II HD, a graphically revamped version of the classic RTS game and its expansion pack on Steam. Read more...

Dell's Alienware X51 gaming PC can now have Ubuntu OS installed

John Callaham — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:32:17 +0100

Dell has announced that its Alienware X51 gaming PC is now being sold with an option to have Ubuntu installed in place of a Windows operating system for the first time. Read more...

Microsoft releases Ms. Splosion Man for PC via Steam

John Callaham — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:41:03 +0100

Microsoft has finally released the PC version of developer Twisted Pixel's side scroller action game Ms. Splosion Man via Steam and Games for Windows Live, along with a Windows Phone 7 version. Read more...

Windows 8 now used by over 10 percent of Steam owners

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:31:07 +0100

The use of Windows 8 by people who use Valve's Steam service increased again in March and is now being used by over 10 percent of the people who participate in the hardware survey for the service. Read more...

Civ V: Brave New World, and what we know so far

Paul Ferson — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:13:30 +0000

With new information about Civilization V's second expansion surfacing at PAX, we at Neogamr decided to compile what you might've missed into one convenient article. Read more...

Duke Nukem 3D comes to Steam in Megaton Edition

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:03:45 +0000

Duke Nukem 3D finally shows up on Steam in a new Megaton Edition for the PC and Mac that contains the original 1996 game, plus three expansion packs and a graphical OpenGL update. Read more...

Steam Early Access allows gamers to purchase games in development

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:49:26 +0000

Steam has launched Early Access which allows gamers to purchase games that are still in active development. Gamers can send feedback, bug reports and discuss the game. Read more...

Team Fortress 2, and the evolution of a player-powered economy

Paul Ferson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:21:41 +0000

The economy in Valve's war-themed hat simulator has been changing drastically in recent months. One community operated site, TF2 Finance, has taken an in-depth look at how it has developed thus far. Read more...

Weekend downloadable PC games sales for March 15-17

John Callaham — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:19:36 +0000

This weekend, PC games can go nuts on Steam by downloading a ton of Ubisoft games at cheap prices, along with sales of the Total War game franchise and many more. Read more...

Fusion, the Android SMS app designed by Redditors, goes live

Paul Ferson — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:23:32 +0000

Fusion has been released on the Play Store for Android, after several months of design and code work. The app was designed by the community and built by one guy, making it quite a remarkable addition. Read more...

Weekend downloadable PC games sales for March 8-10

John Callaham — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:08:58 +0000

This weekend, we bring to your attention new downloadable PC game price cuts for the Max Payne franchise, 50 percent off Football Manager 2013 and many more titles. Read more...

Microsoft to launch Age of Empires II HD on Steam April 9th

John Callaham — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:36:51 +0000

Microsoft has announced plans to release Age of Empires II HD, a graphically revamped version of the classic historical RTS game first made by the now defunct Ensemble Studios. Read more...

ArmA III pre-orders start; buyers can play alpha version now

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:23:19 +0000

Bohemia Interactive is letting people buy ArmA III well ahead of its release date later in 2013, and they also get to play an early alpha version of the military shooter right now. Read more...

Steam says Windows 8 has overtaken Windows XP

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:51:23 +0000

The number of Windows 8 users on Steam is now more than the number of Windows XP user, according to the newly updated Steam hardware survey report for Feburary 2013. Read more...

Weekend downloadable PC games sales for March 1-3

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:26:57 +0000

This weekend, you can play the full version of War of the Roses for free, along with price cuts for many other games on Steam, GoG.com and other PC game download sites. Read more...