Valve has unveiled changes to how demos work on Steam, as the company is aiming to make them easier to discover. These updates will see demos redesigned to be more like standalone games on the platform, giving them their own store page separate from the main game’s hub. The benefit to this is that the demo page can contain separate screenshots, trailers, and details on these slices of the full game to help set them apart and give potential players more accurate information. You’ll also be able to add demos to your collection without needing to download it straight away, and when it’s uninstalled, it’ll also be removed from your library.
According to Valve, these changes are driven by developer and player feedback, and players can expect to receive alerts for demos of wishlisted ga…
What a week it’s been for the looter-shooter The First Descendant. After just seven days, the free-to-play game from Nexon has reached a huge milestone with 10 million players.
On X (formerly known as Twitter), the official First Descendants account celebrated the occasion by saying: “Thank you all for your tremendous support and love. It means everything to us.” This comes after The First Descendant’s big start on Steam, with the looter-shooter having over 225,000 concurrent players within 24 hours of launch.
So far, The First Descendant seems to be keeping players around, too. Per SteamDB, the game has over 168,000 concurrent players on Steam at the time of publication. That number obviously doesn’t include people in-game on PlayStation and Xb…
Virtual reality was all the rage in films from the ’90s, and at long last, one of the wildest dives into that cyberpunk genre is about to be released on 4K Blu-ray. Virtuosity, the 1995 film starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, is getting a new ultra-high-definition release and it’s now available to preorder for $50 ahead of its release on February 25.
Set in the far future, Virtuosity follows Parker Barnes (Washington), a former cop imprisoned for murder who volunteers to take part in tests for a high-tech training simulator, where he regularly spars against SID 6.7 (Crowe), a cybernetic collective being comprised of 183 of the most dangerous killers in human history in virtual reality scena…
Full Circle, the team behind the highly anticipated Skate reboot, has shared some new information about what players can expect upon its release. This includes a new way to use the iconic Flick-it system, a new approach to soundtracks, and lots of customization options.
Senior gameplay designer Reid Buckmaster explained in a development update that the studio has “done a ton of work rebuilding Flick-it to ensure that every trick feels as satisfying to perform as ever.” Buckmaster explained that the new system will accurately help players perform more-difficult tricks and is meant to be fun and satisfying for everyone. Come from Sports betting site VPbet