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Valve has announced the beta release of its own movie creation tool to the general public. The Source Filmmaker has been used by the company to create in-house films such as Team Fortress 2’s ‘Meet the Team’ series. The Source Filmmaker can make a movie out of any game running …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 17-23
Valve has announced Steam’s top ten selling titles and products from the past week. Massive Civilization V expansion Gods & Kings made the leap from third last week to the top of the pile this time around likely due to its actual release (previous appearances were based on pre-orders). The …
Read More »EA Origin: ‘Our aim is to be a better version of Steam’
EA says it wants its Origin download platform to be a better version of all the other portals on the market. The firm’s senior VP of global ecommerce David DeMartini has also responded to Valve and Steam boss Gabe Newell’s criticism that Origin has yet to do anything ‘super-well’ – …
Read More »Valve launches ‘Steam for Schools’ program
Valve has announced plans for ‘Steam for Schools’, a program that aims to provide a free, limited version of Steam to classrooms for educational purposes. Valve’s director of educational programs Leslie Redd unveiled the initiative earlier today at the Games for Change festival in New York City. We have a …
Read More »Valve drops Steam support for Windows XP SP1
There will be no further updates or customer support for Steam users who are running Windows XP SP1, Valve has announced. As of August 31st the company will no longer offer customer care for anyone who has not updated their copy of Windows XP to SP2 (Service Pack 2). This …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 10-16
Valve has announced Steam’s top ten selling titles and products from the past week. Looks like Stardock made the right move finally coming around to the idea of their titles on distributors outside of Impulse (now currently owned by GameStop), as the latest in the Sins of a Solar Empire …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: June 3-9
Valve has revealed the top ten selling titles on Steam for the first week of June, with Max Payne 3 taking the top spot for the second week in a row. Bohemia’s FPS ArmA 2 kept its grasp on the runner-up position thanks to the continued popularity of the game’s …
Read More »E3 2012: ‘Steam sales devalue IP’ claims Origin boss
Origin opts for long-term strategy over mass sales
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: May 27 – June 2
Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles and products for the week prior, with Rockstar’s latest grabbing top honors. Behind Max Payne 3, ArmA II sits at the runner-up position for the second week in a row as it continues its remarkable run thanks in full to the game’s …
Read More »Max Payne 3 arrives on PC
The PC version of Max Payne 3 is available now for purchase and download. The game received a worldwide PC digital launch hours ago via Valve’s digital distribution service Steam. The Max Payne 3 Rockstar Pass is being offered as well, which offers access to all add-ons for the game …
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