Horses
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Weekend PC Download Deals for June 19: GOG.com Summer SaleThis weekend's PC gaming deals include GOG.com's Summer Sale featuring discounts on titles like Hollow Knight Silksong and Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition. Steam and Epic Games Store also have various sales, with free games available on Epic Games Store and Amazon Luna. Humble Bundle offers several game bundles for different price tiers.
Banned horror title Horses begins recouping development costs after selling 30,000 copiesThe horror game Horses, previously banned from Steam and the Epic Games Store, has begun to recoup its development costs after selling 30,000 copies and generating $100,000 in revenue. Santa Ragione co-founder Pietro Righi Riva stated that while the revenue is not enough for a new project, it covers investor returns and development costs. The game, which won multiple awards, was eventually released on Itch.io, GOG, and the Humble Store.
Steam made him "radioactive," but the creator of banned horror game Horses wants his next project to be just…Andrea Lucco Borlera, the creator of the horror game Horses, discusses the challenges he faces after the game was banned from Steam and Epic Games. He describes the game's surrealist horror themes and his determination to continue developing similar projects despite publisher concerns.- DSTARS RETURNS ON MARCH 27-28, 2026 WITH AWARDS AND INDUSTRY TALKSDStars, an initiative celebrating the Italian video game development industry, will return on March 27-28, 2026, with online events including the DStars Awards 2026 and DStars Connects conference. The awards will recognize Italian studios and professionals, with five games nominated for Game of the Year. The conference will feature talks from industry figures, including Andre Garcia, who has worked on titles like Dragon Age and Assassin's Creed Unity.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year at Game Developers Choice Awards 2026Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by Sandfall Interactive won Game of the Year at the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, also securing awards for Best Debut, Best Visual Art, Best Audio, and Best Narrative. Other notable winners included Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for Best Technology and Blue Prince for Best Design and the Innovation Award. The Independent Games Festival also announced its winners, with Titanium Court taking home the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.- 28th Annual IGF Award Winners RevealedThe 28th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Award winners have been revealed, celebrating innovative indie titles. Titanium Court won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, while Poco took home Best Student Game. The ceremony honored excellence in design, visual art, audio, narrative, and audience choice awards.
Titanium Court wins Seumas McNally Grand Prize at 28th annual IGF awardsThe surreal strategy title Titanium Court won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at the 28th annual IGF Awards. Developer AP Thomson also received the award for Excellence in Design for the game. Other winners included Baby Steps, Perfect Tides: Station to Station, and HORSES.
HORSES wins the 2026 Nuovo Award despite the bans from Steam and Epic GamesThe game HORSES, developed by Santa Ragione, has won the Nuovo Award at the Independent Games Festival despite being banned from Steam and Epic Games. The game is available on GOG and itch.io. Other IGF award winners included Titanium Court for Excellence in Design and Seumas McNally Grand Prize, and Perfect Tides: Station to Station for Excellence in Narrative.
Epic insists it gave Horses studio "context" following decision to ban controversial horror gameEpic Games has disputed claims made by developer Santa Ragione regarding the ban of their horror game 'Horses' from the Epic Games Store. Epic insists it provided context on policy violations, specifically regarding 'Inappropriate Content' and 'Hateful or Abusive Content', which resulted in an 'Adults Only' rating, a category not permitted on their store. Santa Ragione claims Epic made incorrect statements and failed to provide necessary documentation for an appeal.