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First of ten games to pass through community voting service is now available
Read More »Valve’s recent Steam T&C changes face legal challenge
A recent change to Steam’s terms and conditions could face legal action from a German consumer rights group. Last month Valve added a clause into Steam’s T&Cs that is designed to protect itself from class action lawsuits. Failure to agree to the changes resulted in consumers being locked out of …
Read More »Samsung smartphones threatened by data-wiping vulnerability
A new vulnerability has emerged that can instantly wipe the data stored on some Samsung smartphones that use the TouchWiz UI. The Verge reports that the seemingly innocuous HTML code has been shown to affect both the Samsung Galaxy S Advance, Galaxy S II and at least some network variants …
Read More »Undercover journalist reveals misery of Chinese iPhone 5 workers
A Chinese journalist has shone on a light on the working conditions that prompted a riot at the Foxconn factory assembling the iPhone 5. MCV reported yesterday that police were called to calm a brawl involving some 2,000 workers. The disturbance was prompted by the poor conditions that workers have …
Read More »US cable giants prepare console challenge with streaming games push
Traditional gaming has held its own in the face of increasing opposition this generation – but its stiffest challenge may be yet to come. American cable TV giants AT&T, Verizon and Time Warner are readying a new push into streaming gaming that will see subscribers able to play titles directly …
Read More »Valve faces legal challenge over Steam EULA
German consumer rights group says agreement 'coerces' players into signing
Read More »Steam Greenlight attracts 3,000 games
Nearly one million users flock to community voting service
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 16-22
Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles for the past week, with Borderlands 2 and Torchlight II duking it out for the top spot. In its second week of availability, Gearbox’s shooter RPG was able to hold off the launch of Runic’s dungeon crawler – though both titles seem …
Read More »Slender sequel will terrify you all over again
Fresh from scaring the bejesus out of the gaming world in June, Slender creator Mark Hadley has revealed he is working on a sequel – The Arrival. Slender: The Eight Pages was a free experimental PC game that gained a cult following and was extensively covered by the specialist press. …
Read More »Valve’s first hardware beta set for 2013
One-year goal to make Steam games 'more fun to play in your living room'
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