With Steam Machines expected later this year, Valve game delivery platform is set to become bigger than ever. It seems like a good time to ask then, is Steam too powerful? How is Valve using its influence? What do developers think of the platform? Is it transparent enough. We get into all these issues in our latest issue, on sale now.
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Does Steam Have Too Much Power?
Developers tell us about their experiences of publishing through Valve’s platform
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50 Best Developers In The World
Which teams are doing the best and most consistent work right now?
The Blockbuster In The Shadows
Exploring the rise of League Of Legends
The Biggest Games You’re Not Playing
What other massively popular games are mainstream gamers not looking at?
The New Face Of War
Creative Assembly talks about its new multi-wave approach to Total War
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The Retro Guide To Resident Evil
The Return Of Exclusives – Why are the console-makers chasing third party titles again?
Exclusive interview with Cliff Bleszinski
Behind The Scenes of James Pond 2: RoboCod
Speed Racer – interview with WipEout creator Nick Burcombe
Previews: Metal Gear Online, Bloodborne, The Order: 1886, Halo 5: Guardians, Firewatch, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Battleborn, Until Dawn, Skytorn, No Man’s Sky, The Tomorrow Children, Dex, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Severed, ScreamRide, Tearaway Unfolded, Mushroom 11, SkySaga: Infinite Isles
Reviews: Elite: Dangerous, Resident Evil, Saints Row IV: Gat Out Of Hell, The Talos Principle, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Lumino City, Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-, Tales From The Borderlands Episode 1: Zer0 Sum, Game Of Thrones, Episode 1: Iron From Ice, Scrolls, Randal’s Monday, Into Blue Valley, Kalimba
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