Carzy Zarx’s PC Gaming Emporium - Catch Up on All the Latest PC Gaming Related News

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Lots of news today. I'll start with the ones not involving games, and all of them involve Steam in one way or the other

 

STEAM CONTROLLER: our first impressions

http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-controller-impressions/

The first time we got our hands on the Steam Controller, way back in early 2014, we weren't too impressed. But it's been a year and a half of iteration since then, and at long last the controller is shipping out to PC gamers everywhere. Is it better now that Valve's added an analog stick and tweaked its button layout? Can those trackpads replicate the experience of using a mouse?

 

STEAM LINK and STEAM CONTROLLER don't work with Macs - yet

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-19-steam-link-and-steam-controller-dont-work-with-macs-yet

The Steam Link and Steam Controller currently do not work with Macs.

The Steam Link currently doesn't stream from Macs, and the Steam Controller doesn't currently support gamepad emulation on Macs (if you opt into the Steam Beta client, keyboard/mouse emulation will be functional).

In an email to customers (below), Valve apologised, blaming the problem on "some temporary software issues".

 

Valve admits Steam customer support is awful (again), but says it's working on it

http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-admits-steam-customer-support-is-awful-again-but-says-its-working-on-it/

Have you ever wondered why Steam's customer support is so awful? I sure have, especially over the past few weeks, which I will say no more about. Fortunately, Valve is aware of just how bad the situation is, and while it may be cold comfort for anyone currently waiting for help with a screwy Steam account [ahem], it's got a plan in place to make things better.

>>Personally I've used it twice and both times they were pretty good. After reading this and what happened to others (have they answered your problem, Basil?) I think I was very lucky.

 

THE SIMS 4, FALLOUT 4 & WARHAMMER: END TIMES – VERMINTIDE Are This Week’s Best Selling PC Games

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-sims-4-fallout-4-warhammer-end-times-vermintide-are-this-weeks-best-selling-pc-games/

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, The Sims 4, Fallout 4 and Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG. You can view the full charts after the jump! 

UK PC Charts [October 17th, 2015] 

1. THE SIMS 4
2. THE SIMS 4: GET TO WORK
3. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2015
4. GRAND THEFT AUTO V
5. CIVILIZATION: BEYOND EARTH – RISING TIDE
6. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WARLORDS OF DRAENOR
7. THE SIMS 3: STARTER BUNDLE
8. THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT
9. THE SIMS 4 BUNDLE PACK 1
10. WRC 5

Steam Charts: 

1. Fallout 4
2. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
3. Tales of Zestiria
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Games Series
6. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
7. ARK: Survival Evolved
8. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide
9. Rocket League
10. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Green Man Gaming Charts: 

1. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
2. Fallout 4
3. Star Wars Battlefront
4. Fallout 4 – Season Pass
5. Sword Coast Legends
6. Rocket League
7. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide Collector’s Edition
8. Just Cause 2
9. Tales of Zestiria
10. Chivalry – 4 Pack