Games Watch: Steam + Twitch Combo Features Dota 2, PSN Holds Apocalyptic Sale & Mercenary Kings Go to Steam This July

Twitch and Steam are now in sync with each other, and those who have both accounts and are avid fans of watching competitive Dota 2 will find this new feature to be worth checking out.

Before, Dota 2 tournaments seemed better watched in-game in order to get promotional items randomly given during the events, as Twitch excludes viewers from this particular benefit.

However, with the two accounts linked for a more seamless experience, Joystiq reports that even those who are watching via Twitch and have purchased virtual tickets for the competitive combat can now still receive the special items. The ticket can be acquired via Steam and it will immediately be linked to the Twitch account.

This comes as a perfect timing, as August 7 marks the launch of Dota 2 for $29.99, as well as the start of an annual event, The International, around the same time.

Mercenary Kings available this July

If you enjoyed the game version of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, then there's a big chance that you'll love this game from Tribute, same developer and one that held a successful Kickstarter campaign for the new game.

Titled Mercenary Kings, the game will be available on Steam Early Access for $15 or, for backers who were involved in the campaign, it'll be yours for free, or with other add-ons depending on the amount that you contributed.

According to VG 24/7, the game experienced delays because more work was put into the project, given the unpredicted success of the Kickstarter campaign.

Check out the trailer for more on Mercenary Kings.

Apocalyptic Sale gives discounts to 22 games

Want to get discounts on a selection of games that include Far Cry 3, Oddworld, Dead Space, Tokyo Jungle, and Dead Nation?

The European PlayStation Store has recently released an Apocalyptic Sale, where you're pretty much dealing with the end of the world or other grimmer situations.

But what's great about this sale is that there is no "end" to the offer stated in the Sony Entertainment Network page, but it's better to download the titles you want before the sale expires-if it does.

DLCentral gives a full list of the games available in the Apocalyptic Sale: