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Gamasutra (blog)
April 26, 2018
Recently I asked a bunch of devs how their week 1 (gross) revenue on Steam compared to their year 1 revenue (including week 1). I wanted to know because we had just launched Shadowhand on Steam and I was interested to see if the first week could in any way be a decent predictor of longer term salesÃâà...
GameSpot
April 26, 2018
Wild West Online, the PC "action MMO" that bears a resemblance to Red Dead Redemption, is finally launching in full soon. The game is currently available in an early access state through the title's website, but it will leave early access and also launch on Steam on May 10. If you buy any of the earlyÃâà...
GameSpot
April 26, 2018
If you're searching for a PC game to play this weekend and you don't want to break the bank, it's time to boot up Steam. This weekend, you can download and play five games at no cost: Payday 2, Arma 3, Day of Infamy, Front Defense: Heroes, and OrbusVR. They're all free to play through April 29. And ifÃâà...
GamesIndustry.biz
April 26, 2018
Mike Bithell, the designer of Subsurface Circular and the panel's moderator, recalled a first-person shooter made by an Iranian developer that did show conflict from the other perspective, but Ismail replied that those games would not be sold on Steam. Given Valve's dominance in the PC market, not makingÃâà...
PC Gamer
April 26, 2018
The suit was filed by the ACCC in 2014 over Steam's lack of a refund policy, which Australian consumers are guaranteed under law. Valve lost, appealed, lost again, and finally attempted to appeal to the High Court. Permission to do so was denied, however, bringing the drawn-out odyssey to a close.
GamesIndustry.biz
April 21, 2018
"You do a sale every two months, because that's what Steam allows you to do, and you put your release in a way that lets you participate in the bigger sales. It's not a good idea to launch two weeks before a potential summer sale, because then you'll miss it. You'd rather [launch] two months [before], so thatÃâà...
Shacknews
April 21, 2018
The final entry in the popular life simulation series Princess Maker is coming to PC via Steam this month, and I couldn't be happier. I've waited for years for the entire collection to be available in English, and now I can grab most of them (excluding Princess Maker 4, at least) in the same place. So I'm thrilledÃâà...
Shacknews
April 21, 2018
Get your Oculus Rift or your HTC Vive out, because it's time to stack up on some virtual reality games. Steam is offering a lot of its best VR games on sale this weekend, including Star Trek Bridge Crew, Superhot, and Rick & Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. And if you don't own a VR headset yet, maybe considerÃâà...
GameSpot
April 21, 2018
Strap on your VR headset and get ready to save some money. Steam is running a sale on virtual reality games, most of which can be played on either Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Let's dig through the offerings and see which games are worth grabbing before the sale ends on May 10. Bethesda has broughtÃâà...
The Register
April 21, 2018
A Playmobil pirate ships's journey to the Caribbean sea risks being scuppered as its supplies run low. The vessel, named Adventure by two Scottish brothers – Ollie Ferguson, 8, and Harry, 5 – and their family, set sail from the west coast of Africa last year. It was edging closer to Guyana when the brothers'Ãâà...
Road to VR
April 21, 2018
If you're still rebounding from Steam's Winter sale a few months ago, well, your wallet is in for some 'Spring cleaning' as both Steam and Viveport have put out some heavy discounts on top VR titles. On Steam, some notable VR games at steep discounts are (prices shown with discount applied):. Star Trek:Ãâà...
PC Gamer
April 20, 2018
If you blew all your money on an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive and then realized you had none left over for games, this is your chance to stock up. The Steam VR Spring Sale (hey, that's a new one) is running through Monday at 10 am Pacific, and offers some hefty discounts on some of the most popular VRÃâà...
Kotaku
April 20, 2018
Game developer Nikita P. mostly made visual novel Bustories, a game about meeting travel companions for the first and last time, in his spare time. Still, he was eager to see the fruits of his year-long labor on Steam and, hopefully, make some money for his efforts. There was just one problem: no one couldÃâà...
WVXU
April 16, 2018
Former congressman and Cleveland Mayor Dennis Kucinich picked up a major endorsement Sunday from the Plain Dealer newspaper and cleveland.com. Kucinich has some establishment Democrats worried he might win the Democratic gubernatorial primary. They think former Attorney General RichardÃâà...
VentureBeat
April 15, 2018
Mega Crit Games' addictive roguelike deck-building game Slay the Spire has seen a ton of success in Steam Early Access. The indie studio's debut effort is one of the top 100 most played games on the platform, and it's sold over 700,000 copies, according to Steam Spy data from up to the beginning of thisÃâà...
KTOO
April 15, 2018
Supporters of science and public education rallied outside the state Capitol on Saturday as legislators debated education funding. First grade teacher at Harborview Elementary School Jennifer Thompson led the crowd in a chant so the legislators inside could hear them. “STEAM starts early. LearningÃâà...
Giant Bomb
April 14, 2018
Another Hot Thursday! Your Steam Requests Fulfilled Again. Posted by Jan Ochoa | Apr. 12, 2018 4:08pm. Look in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No it's SNAKEBIRD and a bunch of other games that YOU requested on Steam!
Polygon
April 14, 2018
Everyone and everything is monochrome. A flapping flag makes a clunking sound, like the heartbeat of an android. Isometric spaces flash on and off the screen, as characters robo-strut from room to room. This is The Great Escape, a 1986 Sinclair Spectrum game, re-released today on Steam. It's a return toÃâà...
Idaho Press-Tribune
April 13, 2018
In Idaho, Lee said it is difficult to find STEAM learning opportunities for children before high school, especially in Canyon County where a large portion of students fall in under-represented demographics. Lee said 35 percent of the Treasure Valley's homeless student population lives in Nampa, based onÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
April 13, 2018
[Please note that all amounts are in U.S. dollars.] Colliers International Group $70.30 (Nasdaq symbol CIGI; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 37.8 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; www.colliers.com) is a global real estate services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
TweakTown
April 13, 2018
Bethesda has announced that their classic The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Special Edition is going to be going free-to-play this weekend on Steam, currently the game is available to download and if you are one of the few gamers that haven't played Skyrim definitely give it a download.
GameSpot
April 13, 2018
A new update is on the way to the PC version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Ahead of its full release, patch 10 is now available on PUBG's test server, and it makes a number of adjustments to the Miramar map and other aspects of the game. [Update: Following a three-hour round of serverÃâà...
Hot Hardware
April 13, 2018
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings landed in 2011 and its enhanced edition is on Steam for $3. The latest game in the franchise was 2015's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and the Game of the Year Edition of that title with all expansions and content is $20. The entire The Witcher franchise will set you back lessÃâà...
Cinema Blend
April 13, 2018
Eurogamer is reporting that the creator of the tool, Sergey Galyonkin, has confirmed that Steam Spy is no longer the powerful resource that it used to be. While the data collected so far is still relevant for everything up until around April 10th, 2018, it'll no longer be as useful as it once was due to the April 10thÃâà...
GameSpot
April 13, 2018
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Game Awards were held this week. Spoiler alert: What Remains of Edith Finch won Best Game. But to celebrate the nominees, both Steam and the Humble Store have dropped prices on some of the best games of 2017. Many of the deals are theÃâà...
GameSpot
April 13, 2018
As always, Steam has a bunch of games on sale right now. The standout of the sale is the Witcher series. All three Witcher games, along with the expansions, are available at steep discounts. If you're going to play The Witcher, you'll probably want to start at the beginning. This series leans heavily on itsÃâà...
The Missourian
April 12, 2018
Lonedell R-XIV will be adding a new teacher next school year as the district expands its STEAM program. Principal Wayne Dierker told The Missourian that STEAM involves the study of science, technology, engineering, art and math. Instead of art, the program will incorporate agriculture for LonedellÃâà...
The Verge
April 2, 2018
Valve has gone ahead and quietly hidden a link to its Steam Machines webpage from the Steam store itself, a move indicative of the ill-fated project to push a console-like transition for gaming PCs in the living room. The move, noticed by PC Gamer today, doesn't mean Steam Machines can no longer beÃâà...
Bangor Daily News
April 2, 2018
WINTERPORT — New England Steam Corporation (NESCO), owner and restorer of former Maine Central steam locomotive No. 470, has been chosen to receive a $50,000 grant from the Samuel Freeman Foundation. The funding will be applied to restoring the 470's original tender, which carried coal andÃâà...
Murfreesboro Post
April 2, 2018
The Discovery Center was recognized by the Southeast Festivals and Events Association (SFEA) for its inaugural Tennessee STEAM Festival, held last October at locations throughout the state. The museum won the bronze Kaleidoscope Award for “Best New Event in the Southeast” at SFEA's 15th AnnualÃâà...
GameSpot
April 2, 2018
PC gamers know that there are dozens of new games that come out on Steam each week, and aside from the big, obvious releases, it's hard to tell if something that looks promising really delivers the goods. We're here to help you find those hidden gems that might've flown under the radar, and boy, thisÃâà...
TechRaptor
April 2, 2018
Announced at Anime Boston and Sakura-Con, Sekai Project has picked up three more visual novels for publishing on Steam. In total, five titles were picked up by the American publishing house. The three games coming to Steam sometime in the future are Warped Reality, AIdol: Artificial Intelligence, andÃâà...
The Japan Times
April 2, 2018
FUKUOKA – Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Sunday it found a 1-cm hole in a pipe believed to have caused a small steam leak at one of the reactors at the recently restarted Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture. The leak at Genkai's No. 3 reactor occurred in part of the steam production systemÃâà...
Gematsu
April 2, 2018
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair have collectively sold over 200,000 copies on Steam, Spike Chunsoft announced in a tweet. To celebrate, Spike Chunsoft has added Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony to the Steam bundle containing the first two games.
Destructoid
April 2, 2018
It's nice to see studios get excited over big sales numbers that aren't in the multi-millions. Spike Chunsoft just tweeted out that they've peddled over 200,000 copies of Danganronpa 1 + 2 on Steam, nearly seven years after the release of the original on PSP. If you haven't picked them up yet you can nowÃâà...
PCGamesN
April 1, 2018
Both games seem to have been delisted from Steam some time on Friday, and Game Informer reports that they've been removed from Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network as well. Delistings like this happen from time to time, usually as a result of an expired license or certificate. Call of Juarez GunslingerÃâà...
GameSpot
April 1, 2018
Anyone who pays attention to the PC world knows that there are so many new games that release on computers every week, and aside from the really huge releases, it's hard to tell whether you might enjoy something or not. That's where STEAM PUNKS comes in--we're taking some of that guesswork awayÃâà...
GearNuke
April 1, 2018
Ubisoft has struck gold with Far Cry 5 which is quickly outpacing its predecessors on Steam in sales. The game launched on March 27th and has already sold more than half million copies according to sales tracker SteamSpy. The success of Far Cry 5 speaks more about the open world formula establishedÃâà...
The Japan Times
April 1, 2018
FUKUOKA – Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Sunday that it found a 1-cm hole in a pipe that is believed to have caused a small steam leak at its recently reactivated nuclear reactor in Saga Prefecture on Friday. The leak at the Genkai plant's No. 3 reactor occurred in part of a system to produce steam forÃâà...
Patch.com
March 31, 2018
The popular annual event, with dozens of exhibits from local business and education leaders, is part of SSEF's multi-faceted outreach program designed to challenge, inspire and support Sandy Springs public school students' pursuit of STEAM education and careers. Sponsorships provide STEAM LegacyÃâà...
Indiana Gazette
March 31, 2018
The Indiana Free Library and IUP Art Department are putting the STEAM in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with their Art in a Makerspace program. The library welcomes children and teens to take part from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 7, for this interactive afternoon of making art throughÃâà...
Welcome to Loud City
March 31, 2018
Thursday night was a back and forth battle in San Antonio that included ten lead changes and seven ties. It wasn't the smoothest four quarters for either group, but it was a one possession game in the final minute. Russell Westbrook missed two key three pointers in the final minute, as his recent clutch-timeÃâà...
The Courier-Express
March 31, 2018
STEAM is an approach to learning that uses science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics as access points to guide student inquiry, dialogue and critical thinking. The end result is ... The STEAM coach will prepare students for local, regional, state and national competitions in those fields.
NHK WORLD
March 31, 2018
The operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan has found a steam leak in a reactor just one week after putting it back online. It suspended power generation early Saturday. Kyushu Electric Power Company says a worker found the small leak at the No. 3 reactor around 7 PM onÃâà...
Daily Tribune News
March 31, 2018
Students at Clear Creek Elementary were having so much fun, they probably didn't realize they actually were learning all kinds of science and math concepts. The school celebrated its seventh annual Pi Day March 23 — a few days late due to organizers being at a national conference on March 14, theÃâà...
Santa Maria Times
March 31, 2018
The morning kicked off with a short introduction before Scouts rotated between five stations, each representing different STEAM topics, ideas and career fields. Some stations taught students the importance of engineering through bridge and catapult construction activities, while others had studentsÃâà...
The Mainichi
March 31, 2018
According to Kyushu Electric, staff discovered at around 7 p.m. Friday that steam was leaking from the pipe of a device used for the removal of oxygen and other dissolved gases from the feedwater to steam generators. The No. 3 reactor at the plant resumed operation on March 23 after being offline for overÃâà...
Crunchyroll News
March 27, 2018
In addition to news on upcoming western releases of Steins;Gate Elite and other titles at this past week's GDC 2018 event, Spike Chunsoft announced a release date for the Steam version of Steins;Gate 0. The visual novel is coming to the service on May 8, and its page is now live ahead of launch.
The Lake Country Echo
March 27, 2018
Teacher Ellie Malecha, our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) specialist, has provided students in grades K-4 with opportunities to create, collaborate, critically think and problem solve through various curriculum projects that require them to solve real-world situations.
PCGamesN
March 27, 2018
It is not easy running a haunted house. You do not know even half the work that goes into it. You will, however, if you win our Steam key giveaway for MachiaVillain - a strategic management game about making the most terrifying haunted house you can. Check out the best free Steam games if you want aÃâà...
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