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  • Steam now displays available subtitles on the store page!

    Thanks to this petition Steam store page now displays if the game has subtitles or not. That’s a pretty cool feature for deaf or partially deaf people. Keep it up Valve.

  • Poll Time: Should Steam allow refunds?

    Quick and very important question since EA is now allowing refunds on Origin. Why wouldn’t Valve do that? Come on dudes, I know you’re reading this! [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][poll id=88] [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

  • GameFly redesigned, Valve games on sale up to 75%!

    Check it out! Additionally they have some games on sale including Valve games, of course they are redeemable on Steam :)

  • Steam – Summer Sales July 11th?

      According to a Reddit user, he has been told by a Steam-Support representative that Valves yearly Summer Sale will start July 11th. Take this with a grain of salt, but better get your wallet ready to thrown at your display. Here a screenshot from the support ticket. If the sales happen likely start at…

  • Valve on Virtual Reality: “it will take years, if not decades”

    Those who’ve tried playing Team Fortress 2 with the Oculus Rift largely agree that it’s a game changer. Yet Valve’s tech-brain in chief, Michael Abrash, talked at GDC extensively about the challenges of developing working VR and especially AR systems, and what exactly technical advances we’ll need to get a more satisfactory VR system. Virtual…

  • Poll Time: Valve vs EA Games

    Lets do this. Who has better games? Who has better developers? Which platform is better, Steam or Origin? Lets make sure who’s the better player here. Go! [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][poll id=80] [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

  • Steam launches Early Acces, new features for beta testers

    Steam Early Access titles allow the community to get involved early and play select titles during their development. The goal of Early Access is to provide gamers with the chance to “go behind the scenes” and experience the development cycle firsthand and, more importantly, have a chance to interact with the developers by providing them…

  • Valve’s business increased by 50 percent last year

    Gabe Newell stepped up to the stage during last week’s BAFTA awards to receive the prestigious Academy Fellowship for his contributions to gaming. Newell credited Valve’s successes largely to user-generated content on open platforms such as Steam Workshop before sharing some jaw-dropping numbers. “There’s sort of an insatiable demand for gaming right now,” Newell said.…

  • Microsoft doesn’t consider Valve as competition

    Valve finally prepares to roll out prototypes for its Steam Box in as little as four months. During a talk at Microsoft’s TechForum conference earlier this week (via The Verge), Microsoft’s head of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick – that’s “Xbox boss” – said a simple “no” in response to being asked if he considers…

  • Valve fires few people, including Jason Holtman

    Here’s some sad (?) news. Copy pasta from Gamasutra: Several employees were let go from Steam andHalf-Life maker Valve on Tuesday. The lay offs affected couple of employees (approx. 25) describing the incident include “great cleansing” and “large decisions.” Affected employees were asked not to speak about specifics, but the impression we get is that…

  • German consumer federation goes to court war with Valve

    Sorry I didn’t post this earlier but now it’s here, check this out, finally someone BIG is going after Valve, Steam and it’s subscriber agreement. Can’t wait to see how this turns out! The Federation of German Consumers Association (VZBV) has taken issue with Valve and Steam. The VZBV tried to get Valve to allow…

  • EU Commission explains pricing, availability and more

    I’ve just received another e-mail with further details about Valve, Steam and pricing in European Union in general. Go ahead and read it. As I mentioned in my previous e-mail, EU competition law generally does not restrict the freedom of companies to unilaterally decide whether and what to sell in which country. There is no…

  • New Steam Community Feature Beta – Game Guides

    Check out new Steam Community feature – Game Guides! Steam Community Announcement

  • European Commission responds: If Valve decides to offer a product solely within the UK this does generally not amount to an infringement of EU competition rules

    I’ve just received a response from the European Commission (it’s weird because I did not send them an e-mail but a physical letter) and you guys are not gonna like it: … Thank you for your e-mail regarding Valve corporation. We note that, in substance, the concerns you have raised are to do with the…

  • Poll Time: Should Valve release it’s own OS based on Linux in the future?

    Here we go with another poll, this time it’s all about Linux. [poll id=63]

  • DOTA 2 Keys for our readers!

    Ready, steady go: Wave one: 5 keys Wave two: 5 keys Wave three: 5 keys Wave four, coming soon…

  • Valve will release its own console with Linux based Steam on board

    At last night’s Video Game Awards, Gabe Newell confirmed the company’s plans to sell its own living room PC that could compete with next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft. The biggest revelation is that Valve seems set to release its own complete hardware and software solution. Newell says that he expects companies to start selling…

  • And now we wait…

    The letter to the European Commission has been sent! We have almost reached 1,000 signatures on the petition (it’s around 900 right now). I’ve changed it up a little, added few sentences about the petition and stuff like that. But if you want you can send the same letter just copy paste it from the…

  • To all EU citizens: Please help us!

    We are about to send a letter to the European Commission. Sending a letter. Why? At the moment I – as a citizen of Poland or for example France, Greece, Germany or any other member country – cannot buy products in the Steam Store in the shop reserved for residents of the United Kingdom (http://www.steampowered.com/?cc=uk)…

  • Take it from me!

    Seriously add me for some free DOTA2, I have 6 copies left – one copy per user! Add me on Steam now. Update: No more DOTA 2! When I have some more I will post it here.    

  • Next-Gen Valve engine is officially in development!

    Gabe Newell officially confirmed on this video that the new Source Engine 2 is in development, check it out:

  • Steam Halloween Sale

    There’s a Halloween sale on Steam, check it out. Our Halloween Lottery should be up soon ;-)

  • Valve Linux Steam Client Beta Application

    Valve is looking for Linux gamers to install and test their new Steam for Linux client. They are, however, primarily interested in experienced Linux users. Get access to the beta now!

  • Steam Greenlight adds software category!

    Steam Greenlight has been updated today, adding the ability for developers to post non-gaming software for consideration by the Community. Software in Steam Greenlight will work just like games, where Valve is looking to the community to provide data on what they would like to see made available via Steam. Launched on August 30, Greenlight…

  • Valve wants you!

    Check it out: