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  • Dragon’s Lair Headlines The Next Batch Of Games To Hit Steam Via Greenlight

    Dragon’s Lair is kind of like Myst. Both games show up on every platform imaginable regardless of how many times people have played it. The former has now added a new platform to its growing portfolio as it’s one of the latest games to join Steam via Greenlight.

    Steam Greenlight announced the next 13 games that will be coming to the digital distribution platform in the future. With these games, we’re now up to 50 indie titles being approved for the platform. Today’s announcement also marks the first time that software has been approved for release since it was added to Greenlight a few months ago.

    “In just three months, the community has helped us identify 50 new titles for us to offer via Steam,” said Alden Kroll of Valve. “With the help of Greenlight, the indie games market share of games sold on Steam has increased by 50 percent for a third consecutive year. That’s a stat we are proud of, but one we also hope to increase as we learn more about Greenlight and continue to refine it in the new year.”

    Here’s the 13 games that you will soon be able to purchase and play on Steam:

  • Blackspace
  • Darkfall Unholy Wars
  • Dawn of Fantasy
  • Dragon’s Lair
  • Euro Truck Simulator 2
  • Gear Up
  • Kinetic Void – Space Adventure
  • The Light
  • No Time To Explain
  • Primordia
  • Sang-Froid : Tales of Werewolves
  • StarForge
  • Waking Mars

    • As for general purpose software, six titles were approved for the first round.

  • Action! Screen Recorder
  • Bandicam: Game Recorder
  • Construct 2
  • Display Fusion
  • HitFilm 2
  • You Need A Budget 4

    • The third round of games reaching approval are of no surprise. The creative games are left by the wayside while games with already established fanbases rally its fans to get approved on Steam.

    The software is a little more interesting, however, as users are approving more game and video creation software. The only odd one out is “You Need A Budget 4,” but I guess Steam users really do need a budget whenever Steam sales roll around.

  • Steam Greenlight Launches Today: Let the Voting Begin

    Valve, the creators of Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and the popular Steam digital video game distribution platform, announced today that Steam Greenlight has officially launched. The voting has already begun.

    Greenlight is a new system that allows gamers to vote on what new games should be sold in the Steam Store. Developers can post screenshots, descriptions, and videos detailing their game in an effort to impress gamers and garner votes. As of right now, a quick count shows that there are already over 250 game projects to be voted on, and more are being added constantly. Some of the more interesting titles I’ve already glimpsed in Greenlight include Kenshi, Dawn of Fantasy, and Slender: Source.

    “We’ve been working on this feature for the last few months with the input from a group of indie partners, and the response has been extremely positive,” said Anna Sweet, business development at Valve. “With the additional help of beta testers, we are able to launch with a solid line-up of titles for the community to start viewing and rating. And, as we’ve done with all Steam features, we intend to continually grow and modify Greenlight as more and more developers and community members have a chance to get involved.”

    Perhaps Steam Greenlight is simply part of Valve’s redesign of Steam to focus more on user-generated content. Or, perhaps Steam Greenlight is the result of Valve being inundated with more indie game submissions than they had the manpower to keep up with. Either way, PC gamers now have a ton of control over what gets into the Steam store, and indie developers will have to keep that in mind when designing games.