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Playing an Early Access game on Steam when suddenly the developer goes quiet? You've paid your money and been given a buggy mess in return, on the promise that some day it'll be a fully-fledged game with actual polish? Tough beans, if the game's developers bail out when development is part through, you're stuck with your purchase, Valve has said.

It was the surprise fantasy detective story of 2013, but unfortunately Telltale's The Wolf Among Us disappeared of a lot of radars when the developer announced episode two wouldn't be available until 2014. Now, with the first episode of season two of The Walking Dead out of the way, Telltale have announced a more specific release date: the first week of February.

It might not be taking on the likes of Grand Theft Auto, but the standalone edition of DayZ is doing incredibly well. In only a single month it has managed to sell a million copies on Steam, something that's incredibly impressive by almost any standard. It's doing even better when you realize it's currently part of Steam's Early Access initiative and it's not even properly released yet (or, rather, not in a fully stable state).

Still hungry to play EA's latest Sim City, but have been angrily holding your ground, refusing to buy it, after learning that it required you to be always online? Well, after some big promises and a lot of lies about what the cloud was doing in the background, the publisher has announced that Sim City will soon be playable offline.

Sony Online Entertainment are working on a set of unannounced games, some of which CEO John Smedley claims PS2 players "might just like". With Everquest Next handling the main Everquest line going forward, it might just be that Sony are looking to revive the Champions series.

Square Enix have today announced that Final Fantasy XIV will be having a free login weekend over the next few days for EU-based players.

Planetside 2 on PC is a fantastic game, and those that love it enough to subscribe are going to see some changes over the next few months. Instead of the 500SC they've been recieving each month as a reward, they'll instead be able to choose any one item up to 2000SC. On the surface this seems like a fantastic deal, but it's worried some long term fans. CEO John Smedley jumped on Reddit to clarify the changes:

Titanfall is looking to offer an alternative arcade shooter experience that'll compete nicely with Call of Duty while pushing the genre on a little. Today, some were worried that things hadn't changed enough, with the announcement that the maximum number of combatants in a match will be 12.

Looking for something to scare your socks off? Alien: Isolation looks like it might actually be that game, and while we've been disappointed by the IP before, SEGA look to have fixed things completely this time around. Horror? Check. Deadly aliens? Check. Unnecessary character link to previous entries? Check. Hell - it could even be a new entry in the film franchise.

There really aren't enough co-op multiplayer games around, to the point where Left 4 Dead manages to stand out basically unchallenged. They're fantastic games in their own right, especially if you have people to enjoy them with, but ultimately there isn't much competition. That's going to change soon, when Evolve is released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC later this year.