Generally you’d expect an Early Access Fraudster article to be about an indie developer, but the subject of today’s piece is none of than Atari itself, developed by the applicably named Salty Games, and it goes by the name Asteroids: Outpost. Asteroids is a modern day spinoff of the classic arcade title, a combination of Minecraft … Continue reading “Early Access Fraudsters: Asteroids: Outpost”
Brutal Force isn’t available for purchase on Steam, it hasn’t been since its store page was removed many months ago. According to Steam Charts, the game is mostly forgotten: 0 plays this past month, one person the month before that, and an all time peak of 5. The developer (Enterchained) website no longer exists, and … Continue reading “[Column] Brutal Force, And Why Gamers Notice Everything”
Divergence Online is no longer available for purchase from Steam, with developer Ethan Casner pointing to harassment from Steam users as well as displeasure with how Valve is handling said reviews/comments. Casner points specifically to user reviews using offensive slurs, as well as attempts to dox the developer through the review/comment system. While the comments … Continue reading “Divergence Online Pulled From Steam By Developer”
Divergence Online is an upcoming hardcore sandbox MMO by developer Stained Glass Llama, dubbed a spiritual successor to pre-CU Galaxies and set to hit Steam as soon as Valve hits the launch button. SGL hopes to bring Divergence back to the glory days of sandbox games, one that predates Youtubers and streamers using their alleged … Continue reading “Divergence Online Ultimatum: No More Free Keys”
[Update: Valve has shut down the Steam store.] MMO Fallout can confirm that Steam has experienced a major client bug, causing players to be able to access other accounts at complete random. Speculation is running rampant on the cause, which some are pointing toward a simple caching error, however it is possible to view random … Continue reading “[Warning] Steam Page Caching Goes Rogue”
Have you ever looked at your Steam library and thought “this game was so bad, I don’t even want it in my collection?” If you said yes, your day has come. In an unannounced update to their customer support section, Valve has made it possible to completely disown games on Steam. It sounds like a … Continue reading “You Can Now Disown Games On Steam”
Darkbase 01 is a shooter developed by Nothing To See Here. Well, not really, it’s developed by Solar Storm Studio, a single person studio located in Trinidad & Tobago if his various profiles are to be believed. The game currently has 73 reviews and a 21% approval rating, slightly skewed since many of the positive reviews … Continue reading “Nothing To See Here: Another Indie Meltdown”
Valve’s new refund policy for Steam has been up and running for about a week, and my prediction that this system would be crippling for certain developers is already coming true. If you’ve been paying attention to the digital papers these past two days, you’ve likely noticed a series of articles circulating around the developer … Continue reading “[Community] Steam And The Refund Fallacy”
Today marked the day that Valve took a leap forward for the cause of customer service and announced that players would be allowed to return their games, no questions asked, within two weeks or two hours of game time, whichever comes first. There are certain caveats to the deal on what can be returned and … Continue reading “[Column] Shovelware Makers On Steam Should Be Afraid”
Valve has surprised us again with the reveal of a new refund policy, allowing customers to get a full refund on their purchase, for any reason, withing two weeks of the purchase. Bought a game and can’t play it? System not powerful? Game broken beyond playable? Didn’t like it? Not a problem. Valve will be … Continue reading “Steam Introduces 14-Day Refunds”
MMO Fallout 