You've got a narrow window to nab OpenTTD on Steam for free, because Transport Tycoon Deluxe has just been un-abandonwared by Atari

You’ve got a narrow window to nab OpenTTD on Steam for free, because Transport Tycoon Deluxe has just been un-abandonwared by Atari

The figure of the tycoon is tarnished these days. All the people who are killing the planet lay claim to the label—with their billions of dollars and Antarctic ice palaces and greasel armies. But it wasn’t always that way! Time was, the word tycoon brought to mind halcyon memories of afternoons at The Computer, connecting…

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Gabe Newell’s cult of personality is intense, but a Valve exec who worked with him says his superpower is how he ‘delighted in people on the team just being really good at what they did’

I’m not sure there’s any single figure in the games industry that people are more intrigued by than Gabe Newell. He has a fascinating air of mystery, which is weird, given you can sort of just email him and get a reply. But nevertheless, there’s a bit of a cult of personality around the man,…

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Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 31, 2025)

Best of the best (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios) 2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be…

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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Gets a Free Holiday Update

Atari and developer Digital Eclipse today released a free content update for the critically acclaimed interactive anthology Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. The holiday update adds 12 new titles to the compilation, from officially released classics to player-powered homebrews, and even once-lost Atari prototypes! The full list of games added for the holiday update includes:…

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