Steam Who? – Humble Bundle’s Spring Sale
By Nathan Grayson on May 7th, 2014 at 11:00 am.
Is there going to be a spring Steam sale? Or has Valve finally elected to give its wearied money counters – their abacuses gnarled and gnawed on, fear and desperation write large on waxen wood – a brief respite? I’m not entirely sure it matters now, though, as Humble has elected to fire the first shot with a sale of its own, and it’s off to a damn impressive start. Check it out for deep discounts on games like South Park: The Stick of Truth, Batman: Arkham Origins, Broken Age, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, and Thief. Tons more below.
Oculus wants to build a billion-person MMO with Facebook By Sean Hollister on May 5, 2014 03:42 pm 161 comments
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CS:GO came out two years ago now, and wasn’t looking so shabby then. But through regular, incremental updates, it’s lately become both vibrant eSport and crate-fuelled community celebration - the beneficiary of all the lessons Valve have learned with Team Fortress and Dota 2.
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It’s also just now become Double Fine’s second game to launch on Steam Early Access.
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