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STEAM'S sales throughout the year are always a good chance to grab armfuls of PC games at bargain prices -- and the Winter Sale is the biggest of the lot. This year it kicks off on Thursday, December 20 at 4.55 p.m. UK time and runs for just over two weeks, ending in the new year. We're hoping that this sale might see the return of Flash Deals, ultra-short-term offers that see even bigger savings on certain titles for brief windows during the sale. If the Steam Hallowe'en Sale is anything to go by, then we're in for a whole host of bargains. What are the best deals? That we don't know yet -- the specific discounts aren't revealed until the sale actually kicks off, and then they can change on a daily basis. Check back on Thursday and we'll let you know what's worth buying as soon as the information drops. What is Steam? Steam is a digital shop, a bit like the Google Play and iTunes app stores - but for PCs, not mobile phones and tablets. Gaming company Valve launched Steam in 2004, … [Read more...] about Steam Winter Sale starts on Thursday with thousands of PC games going cheap

RESEARCH from the makers of hugely popular kids' building game Roblox has revealed that kids online time surges by 60 per cent over Christmas. But at the same time when you've got the Christmas Turkey, visits from family, and seemingly endless hours of Christmas holidays stretching out in front of you it can seem quite overwhelming. That's not good news for you, your kids or, potentially, your wallet. Roblox know a thing or two about online safety, being the second most popular entertainment destination online after YouTube, and having had a number of highly publicised run-ins with unfortunate content earlier in the year when things went wrong. Tami Bhaumik, vice president of community safety at the firm, has some tips that will help stop that and make sure that games help you have a merry Christmas rather than ruining that festive cheer. First off, it's important to do your research. This can seem quite daunting, but if you know what to look for and what questions to ask it should be … [Read more...] about How to avoid huge bills AND keep your kids safe online this Christmas

YOU probably haven't heard of Subnautica, an underwater survival game that came out in January, much less played it. That's a shame, because it's one of the best and most creative games to come out this year with unique mechanics, amazing atmosphere and an engaging story. Thankfully, you can correct your oversight right now, for nothing, thanks to Epic Games. Subnautica, normally £19.49, is available for free from Epic's new PC games store from now until Christmas Day as the Fortnite maker tries to pull gamers into its new store. Subnautica is developed by Unknown Worlds, and is a first-person survival game set in the oceans of a mysterious alien planet. You scavenge for resources first to survive, and then to help you explore further through oceans teeming with life that ranges from tiny fish to enormous and sometimes deadly creatures. dead good deal Where to buy Red Dead Redemption 2 the cheapest before Christmas 2018 Hot DealsBATTLE BOX Fortnite fan in your life? Here are the … [Read more...] about Epic Games releases Subnautica for free as it takes aim at Steam – but you’ve got to be quick

MORE than a month before the launch of the highly anticipated Kingdom Hearts III, at least full copies of the game have leaked and been put up for sale on Facebook. The since-deleted listing had the games for sale at $100 (£79) from North Carolina, United States. The game's director, Tetsuya Nomura, posted a plea on Twitter for fans to not share any spoiler videos or similar while acknowledging the leak, and saying they are "aware as to how this all happened". He also said that the versions currently on disc didn't include some of the game's most sensitive content, assuring them that the "secret movie" as well as the game's epilogue, were always planned to be added via a patch to ensure they couldn't possibly leak early. It was reported on Twitter that the leak had come via a production facility in North Carolina, and that the ne'er-do-well who had spirited copies out of the plant had managed to sell 10 copies before the listing was removed. Kingdom Hearts 3 launches January … [Read more...] about Kingdom Hearts III full game leaks ‘after discs swiped from production plant’

YOU probably haven't heard of Subnautica, an underwater survival game that came out in January, much less played it. That's a shame, because it's one of the best and most creative games to come out this year with unique mechanics, amazing atmosphere and an engaging story. Thankfully, you can correct your oversight right now, for nothing, thanks to Epic Games. Subnautica, normally £19.49, is available for free from Epic's new PC games store from now until Christmas Day as the Fortnite maker tries to pull gamers into its new store. Subnautica is developed by Unknown Worlds, and is a first-person survival game set in the oceans of a mysterious alien planet. You scavenge for resources first to survive, and then to help you explore further through oceans teeming with life that ranges from tiny fish to enormous and sometimes deadly creatures. KEY ART Limited Edition LEATHER PS4 Pro revealed for Kingdom Hearts III NITE NITE Epic silences massively popular Fortnite leaker after setting … [Read more...] about Epic Games’ store releases its first FREE game – and you can download it right now