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  • Nintendo stands against DLC

    Reggie Fils-Aime of Nintendo has just stated why their games don’t provide DLC: “When we sell a game, we want the consumer to feel that they’ve had a complete experience. We’re unwilling to sell a piece of a game upfront and, if you will, force a consumer to buy more later. That’s what [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes”…

  • European Union against domains being taken over by the USA

    The European Parliament has adopted a resolution which criticizes domain name seizures of “infringing” websites by US authorities. According to the resolution these measures need to be countered as they endanger “the integrity of the global internet and freedom of communication.” With this stance the European Parliament joins an ever-growing list of opposition to the…

  • Burnout Paradise for free, if you live in the UK

    People at HotUkDeals have figured out how to get Burnout Paradise for free via EA’s Origin service – in the UK, at least. Open the Origin client, do a search for Burnout Paradise, add it to your basket, check out and then enter the word “PARADISE” (in caps) as the Promo Code. It’s worth noting…

  • Worth P(L)AYing: Tribes Ascend

    Alright guys I have had enough of shitty games. Especially shitty shooters (talking to you: Modern Shitfare 3, Red Orchestra 2 Heroes of Fail and Battlefield 3) I really feel like we gotta promote good games in here so… here’s Worth P(L)AYing! What is it? It’s simple, if you’re playing any good, underrated, indie (or…

  • Social shopping group for games (Steam games too!)

    The guys from G-FORUMS have created the first social shopping group for videogames. What are social shopping groups? Well, I think that most of you have heard about groupon, but let’s talk about that site anyway. Groupon offers you a lot range of cheap deals for a lot of cities and countries, the condition to…

  • TellTale Games damaged rented Jurassic Park Jeep..and won’t do anything about it!

    Hi guys, see that car down there? Some guy owns this Jeep and he decided to lend it to TellTale Games for the promotion of their new, Jurassic Park theme game.

  • Steam database compromised, what now?

    Check this e-mail from Gabe: Edit: It turns out it’s probably fake but we’ll see:  

  • Official Steam forums hacked?

    The Steam forums are currently offline. "The Steam Forums are temporarily offline for maintenance. Your patience is appreciated." Valve is yet to comment on the situation, but some users have reported what looks like a breach that occurred last night. Images, below, show the forum redesigned slightly to contain a message from FknOwned.com, a website…

  • Poll time: Do you use EA’s Origin?

    Just a simple question to you guys, out of curiosity: [poll id=”44″]

  • Electronic Arts: “Origin is not spyware”!

    Origin is under fire in Germany, here’s some info from the Spiegel (via Eurogamer) – they mostly bash EA for (allegedly) accessing other programs without notifying users and giving “partners” free rein to collect information on “IP addresses, usage data, software, equipment, software usage and existing hardware peripherals” fingor marketing purposes. According to the Spiegel,…

  • Electronic (F)Arts know how to fuck it up!

    Check this story out, I cannot believe how stupidly EA/Origin behaves: From now on we’ll keep on posting every bad EA thing we find. This sums it up pretty well: Source: Reddit and original image.

  • Happy Birthday to Gabe Newell!

    After having dropped out of Harvard University Newell spent thirteen years working for Microsoft Corporation, ultimately becoming a "Microsoft Millionaire". Newell has described himself as "producer on the first three releases of Windows". Inspired by Michael Abrash, who left Microsoft to work on the computer game Quake at id Software, Newell and another Microsoft employee,…

  • Fuck everything about this

    Some gaming industry “professionals” claim that Steve Jobs and the iPhone had a bigger impact on videogames than Steam, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony combined. According to a survey distributed to 1,000 videogame industry professionals, the iPhone has shaped videogames more than any other device or console, and Steve Jobs has shaped videogames more than any…

  • Razor1911 creates BF3 bypass to play online without Origin

    Haha wtf, weird times. One of the most known cracker/pirate groups Razor1911 released Origin bypass for Battlefield 3 for legit customers, allowing them to play online without using Origin. So from now on if you hate the EA’s Origin just don’t use it and play this game. Here are the release notes of this tool.…

  • Compare game and other software prices instantly!

    From now on thanks to CDKeyPrices.com you can search for your favorite game or software and compare their prices directly on our website. Just use the search box on the right! Thanks for reading! Have fun playing games or whatever you’re doing today.

  • Indie Royale

    As more people buy this pack (registarable on Steam and Desura) the price goes up. The pack contains: A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda Gemini Rue Sanctum Nimbus Here you can buy the indie bundle: http://www.indieroyale.com

  • The Haunted: Hells Reach

    Hi guys, just wanted to let you know that The Haunted: Hells Reach is priced fucking good in Europe (9,99€) and higher everywhere else (14€ in US and 11,5€ in UK). It’s basically something similar to Killing Floor but harder and in 3rd person view. Now go kill some demons!

  • Gabe Newell on piracy and DRM

    “Russia now outside of Germany is our largest continental European market,” Newell was quoted as saying on Geekwire. Presumably this also means the UK is Valve’s largest continental European market. But Newell’s statement also indicates that Russia eclipses France, Spain and Scandinavian countries in terms of profits. It seems other games companies who had tried…

  • Gabe Newell on pricing and free to play

    Gabe Newell discussed the difference between silently discounting a game and making a big sale. When they quietly lowered prices, they found it to be elastic (sales increase proportionally, so the overall revenue remains the same), but… “The sale is a highly promoted event that has ancillary media like comic books and movies associated with…

  • Hey guys!

    We have our Early Halloween Lottery past us. So what now? Please leave a comment (or send us an e-mail on lottery@steamunpowered.eu) and tell us what games would you like to see in the next lottery. We’ll try to get that done! Also if you have any game reviews (text or video, doesn’t matter) and…

  • And the winner is…

    We had 146 total entries. Most of users passed the quiz (141 valid quizes) and small amount of users failed the quiz (5). The most of people who didn’t get it right made a mistake on the last question which was fairly easy. Correct answers: Question #1: What was Steve Jobs’ name? Steve Question #2:…

  • 300 indie games… for free!

    How about 300 Indie games? Get them all by going here. And yes these games are free and legal! The 2012 IGF Pirate Kart is a compilation of over 300 games by over 100 developers! It has been submitted to the 2012 Independent Games Festival Main Competition. Here’s what the creator of this great package…

  • Early Halloween Giveaway