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If it were not suspiciously Friday I would be pulling a sickie right now, because Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition has dropped on Steam. The classic Eric Chahi adventure is two decades old and still one of the most atmospheric and interesting minimalist narratives in gaming, and you can have it on your Mac or PC for $10. It has keyboard and gamepad support which makes it almost infinitely superior to the iOS version, since I have that thing where touch screens refuse to respond to me. Mae karoomba.

Thanks, Destructoid.

From Dust is now available through Chrome. To celebrate its launch, Ubisoft has put the title on sale for week, and it will run you $9.99. After that, you’ll have to pay full price for it, which is $14.99. Get it now through the Chrome Web Store.

Ubisoft has announced From Dust will be released via Chrome in April. Chrome users will be able to play “a High-End console game within their very own Google Chrome browser,” says the release. A video showing how it will look is posted below.

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Eric Chahi’s classic adventure Another World is making the jump to Android. The 1991 platformer, variously know as Out of this World or Outer World, was ported to iOS in September to mark its 20th anniversary. No date was set for the new release, but when it hits the Marketplace, it will include variable difficulty settings, customisable controls, and OpenFeint support.

Eric Chahi, the creative force behind Another World and From Dust, has a mysterious new project in mind.

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It’s only fitting that some of the most fabulous retro games are getting a new lease of life on some of the most fabulous new technology – case in point: The 20th anniversary re-release of classic platformer Another World, which has just been launched for iOS.

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Ubisoft has released a patch to remove the always-on DRM on the PC version of Eric Chahi’s strategy god sim, From Dust.

The game was expected to release with a one-time only registration system, but mistakenly shipped with constant connection DRM.

Ubisoft-hosted save files will be migrated to your PC when installing the patch.

Thanks, Blue.

Ubisoft’s announced on the EU PS Blog that From Dust will launch on PlayStation Network next Wednesday, September 14. The game, made by Another World creator Eric Chahi, will launch for £11.99/€14.99. The God sim had launched earlier in the year as part of the Summer of Arcade line-up for Xbox 360 near the end of July, as had the PC version, which encountered the wrath of consumers with problems over Ubi’s always-on DRM.

Eric Chahi’s Another World will launch on iOS on September 22, according to AusGamers. The iOS version, which was first confirmed by Chahi at GDC to celebrate the game’s original release on PC 20 years ago this year, will feature original and remastered graphics with the option to switch to one of the two at any one time, two game controls, three game difficulty modes, Game Center support and localisation for France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

The remaster will set you back $4.99.

Steam is offering refunds to folks who purchased From Dust through the service, should they request one, per the urging of Ubisoft.

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Earlier today, there were some unverified reports circulating that Steam was providing refunds to those who purchased From Dust via the service, due to the inclusion of Ubisoft’s always-on DRM. Now, it looks as though over the course of the day, more reports have surfaced claiming the same thing, not to mention an entire shitstorm ensuing on the matter. Get familiarized with it below.

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Ubisoft has told Gamasutra that day one sales for From Dust on XBLA were 45 percent higher than previous titles released digitally from the firm on the system. As a comparison, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World sold over 70,000 copies during its week according to a Gamasutra analysis. From Dust was released on XBL July 27.

The embargo on Eric Chahi’s From Dust has lifted, and a few staggered reviews have started popping up. Ubisoft has also seen fit to send us over a few new screenshots of the game, as well as its launch trailer – all are posted below.

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From Dust began life as a bog-standard RTS, but rapidly involved into a contender to revive interest in the flagging god sim genre, creator Eric Chahi has revealed.

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Eric Chahi has said the early 2000′s were a grim time for innovation, but the market is now correcting itself thanks to digital distribution and the console networks, once more making space for titles like his own From Dust.

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Posted below are a few more shots of Eric Chahi’s lovey From Dust.

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Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot took to the stage at E3 last year to announce a new digital title called Project Dust. A small trailer was shown during the event, which from our perspective looked quite sad, but beautiful at the same time. Fast forward a few months later, we were finally able to get our hands on the first three levels of this stunning sandbox god-game, as well as chat with creative director Eric Chahi.

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Famed designer Eric Chahi has allowed his classic adventure Another World to be ported to iDevice, and discussed the game’s publication woes.

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ThinkServices has announced details of a post-moterm series of developer panels for this year’s GDC.

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Ubisoft has released a new E3 trailer for god game Project Dust.

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