'Horizon Zero Dawn' comes to Steam, Epic Games on August 7

Horizon Zero Dawn ends its PlayStation 4 exclusivity soon. Sony announced that the game will be making its way to the PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store starting August 7. This PC version of the game will arrive with Frozen Wilds DLC and visual updates, like unlocked framerates and ultra-wide display support. It'll show better reflections and foliage, access to benchmarking tools, and different graphic options.

Source: Engadget

'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' won't be available on Steam at launch

Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Valhalla will only be available on one third-party store for the PC, the Epic Games Store. The game will also be launching on Ubisoft's Uplay, Google Stadia, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5 this Holiday 2020. It will be the first mainline new installment of Assassin's Creed that will skip Steam at launch. 

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Steam will hold another 'Game Festival' to give indie titles exposure

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With conventions and gatherings like GDC and Indie Megabooth getting cancelled because of COVID-19 concerns, a lot of independent developers have lost a way to get their games showcased. Valve is hoping to help these developers out by hosting a spring edition of its Steam Game Festival. It offers indie developers a digital space to turn the spotlight on their games. Steam will feature over 40 games during the event starting March 18, Wednesday, and might last for 48 hours, like the last Game Festival held in December. Steam hasn't released the games and demos that will be available, but these will show up on the Steam store this Wednesday.

Source: Polygon

Google exec: Chrome OS to support Steam

Chrome OS might soon support Valve's Steam gaming platform, at least according to Kan Liu, the director of Project Management of Chrome OS. However, he didn't give any details about how this will work and when they will bring the feature to the public. 

Valve's Steam platform can be considered as the leader in the PC game streaming segment. But it is facing stiff competition from the likes of Epic. One way to get ahead of its competitors is being available where they aren't. With Valve's work with the Chrome OS team, then they will be the first in that space, outside of Google's Stadia game streaming service, that is. But Stadia is currently only available in select regions. 

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