Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo
Indie studio Campo Santo announced today that it’s joining Valve. Its 12-person team will be moving to Washington, and the acquisition will not affect...
Firewatch’s Campo Santo reveals its new game: In the Valley of Gods
Developer Campo Santo announced its new game In the Valley of Gods at The Game Awards tonight. It’s slated for release in 2019, with...
PC Gaming Weekly: One way Steam could disarm review-bombers
Some studios on Steam have no problem getting noticed. In fact, they might be getting too much attention in the form of review bombs...
Valve’s solution to Steam review-bombing makes no sense
I was target of a review bombing campaign years ago, when I released Telepath RPG: Servants of God on Desura. I had committed the...
Valve’s review-bomb fix won’t fix review bombing
The customer review is a relatively young form of criticism, but consumers have already unlocked some of its creative power with memorable and hilarious...
Firewatch dev plans DMCA takedowns of PewDiePie’s videos over use of N-word
Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg used the N-word on a recent YouTube livestream, and that has some people upset with him — including Firewatch co-creator Sean...
Beautiful indie game Firewatch passes 1 million copies sold
Even though it traded the guns for a walkie-talkie, Firewatch has become a first-person success. Developer Campo Santo revealed on its Twitter account that...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2016
Let’s face it: 2016 was a bad year in so many uncountable ways. But when it comes to video games, it was a great...
Firewatch Hollywood adaptation takes indie hit from consoles to movies screens
Hollywood has found a new game studio to team up with. Firewatch developer Campo Santo is working with film production company Good Universe on...
Firewatch beat Far Cry: Primal and Street Fighter V as PS4’s most downloaded game in February
Sony today revealed a list of the PlayStation 4’s most downloaded games in February, and Firewatch — a first-person, story-driven experience that costs $20 — topped the list, beating mass-market blockbusters like Far Cry: Primal and Street Fighter V.