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Steam’s Free Weekend with Super Savings

As of now, the front page of Steam reads “Free Weekend Weekend”. Valve’s so-called “largest ‘Free Weekend’” to date makes ten different games available to pay for free for the next few days. Free Weekend Weekend: #WeekendDeal http://t.co/iv3JmKmrvu? Steam (@steam_games) October 16, 2014Awesomenauts, Blade Symphony, Company of Heroes 2, Don’t Starve, Grid 2, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Killing Floor, Payday 2, Trine 2, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown are all part of the Free Weekend.For those who wish to continue their experience with any of these games after the Free Weekend, be sure to grab them now.


Destiny is September’s Bestselling game, PS4 Outsells Xbox

According to the NPD Group’s September sales report, Destiny is the top selling physical game while the PS4 dominates the hardware sales.Before the report was issued, Sony claimed that the PS4 is once again the bestselling console for the month, with Destiny being most frequently played on the console.



New Features Announced for LittleBigPlanet 3

With the game’s release coming November 18, more information about LittleBigPlanet 3’s creative mode has surfaced.Players familiar with the platforming/puzzle franchise already know of its impressive feats, and LittleBigPlanet 3 is looking to take it to the next level.



Indie Spotlight: Turbo Dismount

By Chase StreetmanThere simply aren’t enough games that are just silly fun. Sure, there are titles like Hatoful Boyfriend that take the quirky dial and turns it so hard that it breaks clean off and flies into space, but even those have some sort of narrative or endgame.There’s not enough games that are just toys.Turbo Dismount, by Secret Exit,is a toy.