Category: Valve
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Valve is trying to get Xbox Game Pass on Steam
Looks like Game Pass is coming to Steam in the near future! The source is here from Valve Q&A from Tyler McVicker on YouTube. The weird thing is that Valve is the one talking to Microsoft, not the other way around.
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European Commission fines Valve Software 1.8 million euros for regional price blocking
Well here’s something I didn’t really expect to see. Few years ago European Commission launched an investigation into violation of European Union’s laws by companies like Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, Zenimax and of course Valve Software – the owner of Steam. The case is now over (or is it?).
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Former Valve developer opens up – is Steam killing PC gaming?
Former Valve Software employee Richard Geldreich posted some really interesting insights on Twitter lately. According to the guy Steam was killing the PC gaming for years. Starting 2009 that is. This is when they’ve introduced different regional currencies and tiers in the store. Geldreich worked at Valve from 2009 to 2014 and claims that the…
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Latest Steam Beta introduces higher DPI support for all platforms!
Remember how Steam used to look like crap on higher DPI settings on Windows or Linux? Not anymore! Activate the latest Steam beta to see how it looks like under other than default DPI settings. Here’s a screenshot from 125% DPI mode on Windows 10 at 1080p:
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Steam launches new wishlist design, Lunar New Year Sale now up!
Yay! Steam updated it’s website a little bit today, just in time for the Lunar New Year Sale. At first the Steam wishlist was missing an essential thing… . But Valve Software has fixed it pretty much right away, the wishlist looks weird on mobile but that’s just needs a quick fix I guess. Here…
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Key activation now available on the Steam website!
You can now activate your Steam games directly on the Steam website (YEAH!!!!!!) without using the outdated game client. That’s really good news!
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Steam: Gifting system has been improved!
Steam Gifting will now be a system of direct exchange from gift buyer to gift receiver – Valve has removed the Gift to E-mail and Gift to Inventory options. Benefits from the new system: Scheduling Gifts Is Even More Straightforward. Go ahead and buy a gift months in advance and have it delivered to a…
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Valve wants to shutdown Team Fortress 2 gambling sites
If you’re unfamiliar with how skin gambling works in Team Fortress 2 it’s basically a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive clone made by Valve. They have released the following statement recently: “In July of last year we outlined our position on gambling web sites, specifically noting that Valve has no business relationship with these sites. At that time we…
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Steam update adds library management options and Xbox controller configuration
Two weeks ago Valve released a beta update to the Steam client. They’ve added configuration support for Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers, along with any generic controllers as well. That feature is now available to everyone! PlayStation 4 controllers support has been added last month. From now on you can connect and use virtually any console…
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Steam Store: Discovery Update 2.0 is now live!
The Steam store has been updated today. It has a lot of new functional settings and finally looks better! I bet most of you guys won’t be able to switch to the new UI just yet, but lets all agree we needed a change after all these years. The new update is called Discovery Update 2.0…
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Steam: Mobile app update coming in early 2017
According to various media around the globe Valve Software is currently working on it’s Steam mobile app. It appears that in early 2017 you will be able to watch streams of some sort of video materials on your mobile device – documentaries, tutorials, full length movies and even TV shows. Steam video library keeps on expanding,…
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Steam: Major update coming soon!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted some Steam news, but according to couple of sources online Valve is probably going to launch a brand new Steam Store UI soon. They are planning a refresh of the home page design itself, while it will also introduce a prominent “Popular Among Friends” section. With the new update, Steam curators…
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SteamSpy: The 2016 Steam Summer Sale was a success
According to SteamSpy, a really cool website that shows interesting data and statistics from the Steam store, discounts were actually reduced from 2015, but the overall revenue was way up. Which basically means they’ve made a lot more money with a lot worse deals. About 36.8 million copies of games were sold during the 2016 Summer Sale, compared…
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Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC): Another proof that false positive bans are real
Since I’ve started using Steam back in 2007 I had this little obsession of mine, well more of a concern. You see, every now and then I have some sort of paranoia that I might get VAC banned for no reason, like I sometimes read online. I used to be very cautious of what I’m…
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The Steam sales are getting worse!
Every time there is a Steam sale on the horizon I think of buying something but when the event launches and I see the main store page I just can’t browse it. Why? The store displays all of the offers randomly, which means I can’t focus on any particular offer. I really preferred the old…
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You can’t gift Counter-Strike: Global Offensive during the Summer Sale
I wanted to buy a copy for my buddy yesterday and I saw that the game was not giftable at all, I couldn’t even buy it to my inventory. It just said I already have the game and can’t do that. Meanwhile people on reddit were going nuts and some guy from Valve responded with…
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Giveaway: Chance to win 1 of 20 CS:GO keys!
Hey guys, I’m happy to announce that our friends at Grab The Games are hosting a new giveaway. Enter for a chance to win 1 out of 20 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Steam keys!
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Valve’s Steam controller is selling badly
According to the latest data, Valve has sold around 500 000 Steam controllers which isn’t exactly the best number. They have been officially selling the controller since November 2015. It’s been over half a year and what’s even worse the number also includes all of the controllers sold with Steam Machines (all of them have…
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Former Valve employee files lawsuit over wrongful dismissal
Remember that community translation drama on Steam? Former Valve employee files a $3.1 million lawsuit over wrongful dismissal. The suit also alleges employee misclassification and a hostile work environment. Read the suit here – it claims that the employee’s primary responsibility was translating content into Spanish, although she also served as a liaison with law enforcement in Spanish-speaking countries and…
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SteamVR Performance Test measures your system’s power
Hey guys, I have no idea if you are following the latest virtual reality boom around the world but I honestly think that’s just a gimmick like PlayStation Move controllers, Xbox Kinect and Wii sport/move games. Everyone knows they are on the market but no one really plays them more than once ;) Anyway you can…
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Few words about Valve’s employee (Head Admin and creator of STS)
Here is some really bad info from reddit/r/Steam guys, Victor, a translator and ex-moderator from the Spanish Steam Translation Server team, posted a really concerning message regarding Steam Translation Server program: “Valve employee also known for being the Head Admin and creator of STS, has been harassing, lying, discrediting, creating an oppressive, intimidating environment, and overall doing…
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Poll Time: Is your local currency available on Steam?
We all know that prices on Steam could be really uneven in some regions. Especially after that sneaky conversion that happened in 2008. We’ve tried to change that but it didn’t work, they simply wouldn’t care. But maybe they do now? Valve started to add more local currencies to Steam over the years and in…
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Valve ignores Windows 10 Mobile
Some of you probably realize that Valve enforced secure trading on Steam by forcing users to use their mobile authenticator if they want their trades to go smooth. Turns out the app is only available for iOS and Android. All other people have to wait 3 days until their items are delivered to the buyer. There…
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Exploration Sale is now live on Steam
You guys found anything good? Get Company of Heroes or the sequel if you like RTS. You won’t regret it! Too bad I already own most of the games I would play :(