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Valve tackling DRM issue

Valve has unveil a new set of advanced features for its Steamworks platforms at GDC, offering a complete suite of publishing and development tools that promise to make DRM a thing of the past. In a statement to the press Valve points to the Custom Executable Generation technology as the …

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Left 4 Dead sales jump 3000%

Valve boss Gabe Newell revealed at the DICE Summit earlier this week that following his firm’s 50 per cent price cut to zombie FPS Left 4 Dead last weekend, sales of the game jumped an incredible 3000 per cent. Sales were so strong that they actually eclipsed those seen in …

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Steam gives away GTA Vice City

Ahead of the release of the PC version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV on December 2nd, Valve has announced that those who pre-order the game via its online digital distribution network Steam will receive a downloadable copy of GTA: Vice City for free. Gamers will be able to access …

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22 Valve titles for £70

With the highly-anticipated Left 4 Dead just a week away, Valve is giving gamers the chance to buy its entire back catalogue for under $100 (70). The Complete Pack is available to download via Steam, and features 22 titles including the entire Half Life series, Portal, Team Fortress and Counter-Strike, …

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Games for Windows Live to challenge Steam?

Microsoft has, without great fanfare, revamped its Xbox 360-a-like Games For Windows Live service, and the introduction of a PC version of content delivery service Live Marketplace suggests that the technology firm is on the verge of launching its own digital downloads system. Users will be able to access trailers, …

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