My favorite part about Steam sales isn’t the deep discounts on games that’ll likely sit in my library unplayed for the next decade. No, the thing that gets… Continue reading
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Valve is usually careful about making sweeping changes to Counter-Strike 2, and it’s not difficult to see why. I’m old enough to remember when CS: Source randomly received… Continue reading
“Calling it gambling because a user could, through several indirect steps, convert an item into cash risks stretching gambling law beyond its traditional limits,” Loiterman said. “If New… Continue reading
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Valve’s new Deadlock shooter nearly as popular on Steam as Overwatch, despite being invite-only and far from finished
There are nearly as many people playing Valve’s unreleased and invite-only game Deadlock on Steam as there are people playing the resurgent Overwatch. Deadlock was actually the sixth… Continue reading
Earlier this month, Valve announced it was delaying the release of its new Steam Machine desktop and Steam Frame VR headset due to memory and storage shortages that… Continue reading
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Automation builder Satisfactory is now Steam Deck Verified, becoming one of the most dangerous additions to Valve’s handheld ever
Satisfactory developer Coffee Stain Studios is back at work after its holiday break, and it’s already deployed a long-awaited patch for the factory building game that upgrades it… Continue reading
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has stirred the Steam pot again, calling out Valve’s “30% junk fee”
Just a week or so after he made an indirect dig at Valve boss Gabe Newell, Epic Games‘ CEO Tim Sweeney is once again firing criticism in Steam‘s… Continue reading
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Valve’s Deadlock is still invite-only, but that hasn’t stopped six new characters being added via a major update
A new major update for Deadlock suddenly dropped, bringing six new characters that will join the roster gradually, a new game mode, and various quality-of-life tweaks to the… Continue reading
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Valve’s new Steam AI disclosure cares about what you actually see, stressing that behind-the-scenes dev tools are “not the focus”
As the generative-AI debate rages on unceasing (and likely will for as long as I care to think ahead), Valve has updated the declaration form used by developers… Continue reading
Valve has amended its mandate that developers who utilize AI be required to post notices on their games’ Steam pages. The change reflects a more narrow definition of… Continue reading
