Games

The games industy is vast, spreading over PC, browser, and mobile platforms with various ways to download or play them. This section covers news from the top gaming developers and publishers, as well as some tips on how to install and configure them.

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How to force fullscreen games to play in windowed mode

I like to play classic computer games from time to time and purchase them most of the time on Good Old Games. While those games run without issues on modern Windows PCs, […]

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Search for better deals on Steam with Cheapshark Chrome extension

You can find great deals on Steam if you are patient and wait for Steam Sales before you buy games. It is possible to improve the chance further, for instance by using […]

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Steam "This trade appears suspicious" notification

Team Fortress 2 was the first game that Valve introduced virtual items in. You were able to find weapons and hats while playing the game. Eventually, the company introduced a store to […]

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Why is Steam down so much lately?

If you are a user of the gaming platform Steam on PC, Mac or Linux, you may have noticed that the service tends to go down frequently in recent time. Going down […]

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Microsoft announces DirectX 12: forgets to mention compatibility

If you run a supported version of the Microsoft Windows operating system, your system is automatically supporting a version of DirectX as well. Depending on which Windows version you use, you may […]

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Mozilla and Unity create WebGL version of engine, now plugin-free

So, browser plugins of old have to die, that is the stance of Google and to a lesser extent Mozilla. The web is moving towards a plugin-less reality, and while companies that […]

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Save money by buying PS4 games in the USA

Ah, the global economy. When you compare the price of a game in select countries, you may notice huge differences. A game may cost half the money in the USA for instance […]

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What you need to know about Steam Family Library Sharing

Steam Family Library Sharing is a new feature of the Steam platform that has just been made available to all users. The feature allows you to share your library with other family […]

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Steam's VAC protection now scans and transfers your DNS cache

I think we can all agree that games need some form of cheat protection. This is especially true for multiplayer games where people compete against each other. If you have ever been […]

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Steam Tags feature announced: has a trolling problem already

Valve is rolling out a new feature on its Steam gaming platform called Steam Tags. If you have a blog on the Internet, or visit sites that use tags frequently, you know […]

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What is Steam In-Home Streaming?

Valve is expanding rapidly right now, with new Steam Machines being announced by more than a dozen manufacturers. These machines run Steam OS, which is a custom Linux distribution created by Valve. […]

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How to limit access to games on Steam for kids

The Steam gaming platform has recently started to add so called Family Options to the application to provide parents and other guardians with the means to control the access of minors. While […]

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Steam gets Global Download Option

Valve recently introduced a new feature to the Steam gaming client that enables you to download games, apps, or updates in the background while you are playing a game at the same […]

Don't forget the holiday games and browser themes

The other day my colleague Martin Brinkman did a very nice roundup of holiday goodies for your computer. While he covered almost all of what I would tell you as well, there were […]

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Valve adds customer review options to Steam Beta client

Game review websites beware: Valve announced today that it has added a new feature to Steam that enables customer reviews for all users. The feature to write reviews has been rolled out […]

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Steam Region Lock guide

Region locking refers to making games available only to a select region. The popular gaming platform Steam distinguishes between three different region lock states. Games that can only be purchased by users […]

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Are 500 GB enough for Xbox One and PS4?

Both Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's Playstation 4 will be released this month and in time for the Christmas season. If you have followed the news so far, you probably know which […]

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Xbox One's first privacy accessory is not worth it

I think most gamers can agree that Microsoft had a bad start when the company first introduced the upcoming Xbox One console to the general public. I'm still amazed that a large […]

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Enable High Priority Updates on Steam for your favorite games

If you buy lots of games on the Steam gaming platform and have many of them installed on your computer system, you may have noticed that there is a first come first […]

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How to fix mouse lag in some games under Windows 8.1

If you are a gamer and have recently upgraded your Windows operating system to version 8.1, you may have noticed that some of the games that you play on your PC have […]

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The Steam Machine Prototype is mighty powerful and expensive

Valve's Steam Machine will join the fight for the living room and compete with Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Wii U and a bunch of (mostly) Android-based gaming consoles. Unlike those other […]

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Steam with new report violation options

Ever since Valve started to introduce digital items on Steam, users have started to trade items on the Steam platform First, by using third party sites as there was no official marketplace […]

Why you may have received a Steam Trade Ban, and how to enable trading again

Ever since Valve introduced virtual items on Steam in Team Fortress 2, trading became a big topic. Players were suddenly able to trade items they found or bought with friends and foes, […]

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Steam now highlights subtitles and languages for games in store

If you want to play your games in a certain language, you need to make sure that you are buying the right version, or that the game is supporting the language at […]

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The impact that the shutdown of Games for Windows Live has on games that use it

Microsoft announced that it will shut down Games for Windows Live on July 1, 2014. The service will run as is until then, but when that day comes, it may have consequences […]

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Amiga and Gameloft games coming to Windows Phone and Windows 8

My weekly series that covers the best new Windows 8 apps in a given week over at Betanews has been quite depressing the last two weeks. App growth in the US store […]

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Steam: a switch from offline to online mode does not require a restart anymore

Most of my PC gaming activities have moved to Steam in the past two or so years. A couple of factors play a role here, like the increasing popularity of the platform […]

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Steam: How to protect yourself against phishing and scamming

The push to virtual items in games such as Team Fortress 2 or Dota 2 has led to an increase in phishing and scamming activities on the Steam gaming platform. Some virtual […]

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How to earn money on Steam

I spend more than $1500 Dollars on games in the past nine years on Steam alone according to Steam Gauge which I reviewed yesterday. That's a lot of money even if you […]

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Steam Gauge: find out how much you have played and spend on Steam

If you are using the Steam platform you may know that it keeps track of all the games you have played and for how long you have played them. That's just a […]

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Steam slow? Try these two tips to speed up browsing

The Steam Summer Sale is in full swing and while I personally think that it is severely lacking in comparison to previous sales, it manages to drive Steam's resources to the limits. […]

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Miss no Steam Sale offers with mobile apps

The Steam Summer sale is a much anticipated yearly event on Steam where nearly every game in the service's catalog is offered for a discount. I have published a guide previously that […]

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How to deal with annoying Steam Group notifications

I'm not using Steam's Group feature a lot. It is basically a place where gamers can come together to talk about specific games or events. Official groups are available as well which […]

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How to download and play games on Steam simultaneously

Many Steam users do not know that it is possible to download and play Steam games simultaneously. This comes from the fact that downloads are automatically paused whenever a game is launched […]

Microsoft axes Xbox One 24-hour online checks, used game policy

Both Sony and Microsoft are preparing to launch new gaming systems later this year with Sony looking like the clear winner up until now because it did not make any significant changes […]

PS4 vs Xbox One: which is better?

Now that both Sony and Microsoft have revealed their next gen gaming systems to the world on this year's E3, it is time to look at which of the consoles is better. […]

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The Kingdom of VoStora turn-based roleplaying game

The 16-bit era was probably the high-time of classic Japanese roleplaying games which combined world exploration with turn based combat. The Kingdom of VoStora looks and plays as if it just emerged […]

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Xbox One licensing puts you last

Rumors about Microsoft's Xbox One system have been floating around on the Internet for some time. Most concentrated on always-on requirements and used game sales. Microsoft up until now did not really […]

How to make the most out of Steam Sales

Steam has been increasing the number of sales per year drastically in the past couple of years. That's not necessarily a bad thing even though it could lead to fatigue in the […]

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How to raise your Steam level to 10 efficiently

Stream's Trading Card game is chucking along just fine in its beta state. Participants get virtual trading cards when they play games supporting the feature on Steam. These cards can be sold […]


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