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Steam for iOS has been released
The Steam Mobile app allows gamers to chat with Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, view screenshots and user-generated content for their favorite games, learn more about the games available on Steam and put them on a wishlist or purchase them, read the latest gaming news, stay up to date on unbeatable Steam sales, and more.
Free Apps Roundup for January 27, 2012
This week on the Free Apps Roundup: Can’t tell what the song you’re listening to is trying to say? It can be difficult. That’s why Shazam is back with a new app to add information to your music. Shazam Player will stream the lyrics straight to your device, so you can finally know what Fall Out Boy is saying. In addition, Steam released their beta mobile app, and I found a number of great limited time freebies to keep your device brimming with apps.
Steam grants your gaming wishes
You’ve got wishes? Well, Steam has the magic wand. Or, maybe Steam is the magic wand, and Valve is waving it. Regardless, the Daily Wishlist Giveaway has begun. Each day, the online gaming platform will award 10 people the top 10 games on their wishlist. The Giveaway is now underway and will continue into the holiday season.
Steam’s database hacked, information possibly stolen
If you use or have used Steam to purchase games, be aware that their forums and database were hacked and information was possibly stolen. Although there’s no evidence of anyone being affected, you should watch out for any unauthorized withdrawals from your credit card. It would also be a good idea to change your Steam account password, and everyone will be forced to change their forum password once the forums are brought back up.
Portal for Mac and PC free on Steam until September 20th
If you happen to be a fan of Valve’s Portal game series but you don’t have a copy of the original Portal for Mac or PC, you’ll be happy to know it is absolutely free on Steam until September 20th. Valve is giving away the title as a part of its “Learn with Portals” educational program, hoping to emphasize the role Portal plays on educating gamers in physics and critical thinking skills.
Avadon: The Black Fortress now available on Steam
Avadon: The Black Fortress—an epic, old-school role playing game—is now available on Steam for both Mac and Windows for a limited time price of $8.99,10% off the regular price of $9.99. If you read Appletell’s review and thought The Black Fortress looked interesting, but you held back because of the cost, this is a great time to buy a game that will provide a lot of enjoyment.
Steam has every Mac game on sale
Every single Mac game on Steam is on sale from 30% to 75% off. Eight pages and 194 games of money-saving goodness! This is a great time to buy all of your favorite games. Just be sure to buy them before the sale ends on July 10th.
Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue for Mac OS X review
Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue is a profoundly juvenile game. I know, you’re surprised. A game that shamelessly appropriates the legend of The One Ring into a battle for seven items of all-powerful underwear? One where you teleport from location to location using outhouses? Juvenile? True, all too true. It also happens to be very funny. Deathspank, our titular (hee hee) and slightly dim-witted hero must battle his way through a world at war. A world that looks like it was cobbled out of a teenage boy’s Trapper Keeper…
Steam introduces five Free to Play games
Valve has launched five Free to Play (F2P) games on Steam, including Spiral Knights (the only one that’s Mac compatible), Forsaken Worlds, Champions Online: Free for All, Global Agenda: Free Agent, and Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA). Starting today, each of the five F2P games will offer exclusive in-game content for those who play the “F2P game of the day” on Steam.
Worms Reloaded, fired onto Mac OS X
You wouldn’t usually use the words “worms” and “triumphant” in the same sentence, but it’s acceptable when discussing the return of Worms Reloaded on the PC. And now, thanks to Steam and Team17 Software, Worms Reloaded is available on Mac OS X for the first time, enabling Mac gamers to experience one of PC gaming’s most iconic multiplayer experiences.

















