If you're gaming on a PC, the best piece of software you could get is Steam; an engine created by Valve, the company behind game series' like Half-Life and Portal. It's an online program that allows you to buy and download games into an account's library, save those games onto your computer, and play online with friends or play solo offline.
(Image: Emily's Steam library)
The games available on Steam cater to all gamer types - from casual to hardcore, and everyone in between.
Finding games to play is easy, because you can search through the Steam Store, with several different catagories to choose from. A good way to find games you'd like is to look at reviews and play-through videos on youtube. For example, here's a top 10 Free-to-Play video:
There are nearly 2000 games available through Steam, 54 million active user accounts; and as of January 2013, Steam has seen over 6.6 million simultaneous players. Steam even controls an estimated 50–70% share of the digital distribution market for downloadable PC video games. (according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(software)).
Because gaming isn't a "one size fits all" genre, Valve has decided to release it's own gaming console, called the Steam Machine. Not a lot is known about it at this time, because it is still in it's prototype stages; however, Valve is sending 300 Steam users prototypes for testing. To find out more, visit http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamMachines/ and http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamMachines/.
To get Steam, go to http://store.steampowered.com/.
- Emily
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