Tag: changes

  • Will GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) affect Steam?

    The GDPR regulation is almost here. After May 25th all companies that opearate in European Union are bound to respect the new laws and our privacy. Steam is going to need to get consent from EU individuals to obtain and store personally identifying information (like name, address, phone number, email etc). This should be performed…

  • Steam: In-home streaming now in open beta

    Want to stream games from your desktop PC to a living room PC while sitting on a couch? Now you can! Remember this is still a beta though so don’t expect wonders. Valve has improved Steam in-home, here’s the latest changelog: Added an intro dialog the first time you start streaming a game Show a…

  • Steam now allows you to cancel your own pre-orders!

    You can now cancel pre-orders without having to open a support ticket – just so long as the game hasn’t been released yet. Now, as the image above shows, you can initiate this process yourself with the newly added, and seemingly automated, ‘Refund an item’ link. It’s not clear yet whether you’ll be refunded in…