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Steam-bought EA games auto-added to Origin

It has emerged that EA’s PC download service Origin is auto-adding EA titles to gamer’s user lists that were purchased from a rival network. Specifically, Steam. Joystiq reports that users have noticed that games such as Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 are automatically appearing on their Origin accounts …

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Valve would consider own-brand hardware

Steam owner and digital PC giant Valve has said that it would consider entering the games hardware race. Well, if we have to sell hardware we will,” co-founder and Valve MD Gabe Newell told Penny Arcade. We have no reason to believe we’re any good at it, it’s more we …

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Valve admits extent of Steam hack

Valve’s Gabe Newell sent out a notification today warning patrons of the company’s digital distribution service Steam that hackers may have obtained a copy of a file containing payment transaction details dated 2004-2008. "This backup file contained user names, email addresses, encrypted billing addresses and encrypted credit card information. It …

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