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Steam Gets a Mobile App for Droid and iOS
Valve’s popular cloud-based PC gaming platform Steam will now be accessible from your iOS and Android-based mobile phone, according to a press release sent out today by Valve.
The app is currently available, though the service itself is in closed beta. From the press release:
With the Steam app, gamers around the world may chat with Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, view screenshots and user-generated content for their favorite games, read the latest gaming news, stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales, and more.
“The Steam app comes from many direct requests from our customers,” said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. “Seeing which of your friends are online and playing a game, sending quick messages, looking at screenshots for an upcoming game, or catching a sale - these are all features customers have requested. Mobile is changing way people interact, play games and consume media, and the Steam app is part of our commitment to meet customer demands and expand the service functionality of Steam to make it richer and more accessible for everyone.”
To be considered for inclusion in the beta, users should log into their steam account from the app, which is available for free via the Apple App Store and the Android Market. Valve says that more and more users will be signed up for the beta as time passes.
Finally, we can blow tons of cash on Steam sales from the bus!
Steam Mobile App [Steam]
via Kotaku by Kirk Hamilton on 1/26/12
Google Music Now Lets You Download All Your Saved Music
One of our biggest complaints about Google Music was that you couldn’t re-download any songs you’d added to your online library. Google’s now brought this feature for the web interface and the Music Manager app, so you can download your music—whether it’s your entire library or just a few tracks—with the click of a button.This works for purchased music and songs you’ve uploaded yourself, though you can only download purchased tracks two times from the web interface. To do it, just click the triangle next to a song or group of songs and choose “Download Selected Songs”. If you want to download your whole library, open up the Music Manager app for Windows, OS X, or Linux, go to the Download tab, and click “Export Your Library”. You can do this as many times as you want, regardless of whether you’ve hit the limit for downloading purchased tracks or not. Hit the link to read more.
Download your music | Android Market Support via +Android
via Lifehacker by Whitson Gordon on 1/26/12
Get a Wii for Under $100 at Walmart on Black Friday
Walmart is sending out mailings to customers, letting them know what Black Friday deals are in their area. While Kotaku hasn’t seen the ads for everywhere, it has seen the one Atlanta. This is it.
While some of the smaller items will vary from store to store, the blue chip items—here, a blue Nintendo Wii—should be the same.
The “limited edition” Blue Wii is priced at $99.96, a good deal if you don’t already own one. It’s way cheaper than the $149.99 that the Wii is priced at elsewhere.
Walmart’s other blue chip item is also, oddly, blue: It’s a PS3 DualShock 3 controller, which is $54.96 and a Walmart exclusive. There are also PS3 and Xbox 360 Kinect bundles, priced at $199.96 and $199.96 respectively .
There are also a whole host of games, priced at $10, $15, and $28. The ad shows what titles you could expect.
Walmart’s Black Friday sales start Nov. 24 at 10pm and runs all day Friday Nov. 25. Find the Walmart store closest to you in the link below.
View Your Local Ad [Walmart]
via kotaku.com
Battlefield 3 Update: Tactical Light Finally Getting Fixed
Core Gameplay Designer with Dice on Battlefield 3, Alan Kertz, posted on his Twitter feed that the screens of the tactical light attachment after the next update. The light will finally quit blinding everyone of all view and just blind the area of the waist up on the shooter.
Check out the pictures below. Click on a picture to enlarge.
First picture: Reference Picture
Second picture: Tactical Light - Current
Third picture: Tactical Light - After Update
This Game Wants You To Be a Stealthy Bastard
There are a lot of big, big games out (or coming out) about now. Which is great if you’re loaded with cash. But sucks if you’re broke.
There are a lot of big, big games out (or coming out) about now. Which is great if you’re loaded with cash. But sucks if you’re broke.Never mind! Not all good games have to be paid for. Take Stealth Bastard for example, a free PC game that’s about light, dark, stealth and blood.
Taking cues from Metal Gear, Flashback and Super Meat Boy, Stealth Bastard is a 2D platformer where sneaking is important, but so is avoiding the bloody death that awaits you on every damn screen.
The game not only ships with the…game, but with a level editor as well, so for $0.00 it’s a pretty sweet deal.
Stealth Bastard [Official Site]
via kotaku.com
