Earlier this month the Washington State Gambling Commission contacted Valve and asked them to put a stop to all gambling done through Steam’s services. Valve just replied, and said no. In a lengthy letter to the commission, which was also sent to Tech Raptor, Valve said they were disappointed” that …
Read More »The Steam controller has almost hit the one million units sold mark
According to Valve the Steam controller is on course to hit the one million units sold milestone early next year. That would put the controller at one million units sold in just over 12 months, after having launched in November 2015. The Steam controller proved divisive upon its launch. Some …
Read More »Future Samsung TV’s will have the Steam Link built in
Valve’s Steam Link device will be built into future Samsung TV’s, removing the need to buy an extra piece of hardware to stream games to your living room. The Steam Link box allows you to stream PC games to a TV via your internal network, making it easy to play …
Read More »There are now over 10,000 games on Steam
Valve has announced that there is now over 10,000 games on its Steam distribution platform. Valve announced the figure at its Steam Dev Days event, saying that over the last 10 years more than 10,000 games have hit the PC, Mac and Linux. While this news is great for Valve, …
Read More »Some physical versions of Mafia III on PC are missing activation codes
Some of the Mafia III Deluxe Editions on PC are missing an activation code, meaning people are not able to play the game. In the Deluxe Edition the game comes as a physical disk, or six, to install it to your PC. However a code is required to activate the …
Read More »That Dragon, Cancer is now available on iOS
That Dragon, Cancer is now available on iOS devices, costing $4.99 on the US App Store. Having launched earlier this year on PC, Mac and Linux the semi autobiographical game is now available for Apple mobile devices in the US, with a UK release expected soon. The game also has …
Read More »Digital Homicide drops $18m lawsuit against 100 Steam users
Company claims it don't have enough cash to see it through
Read More »Digital Homicide drops case against Steam users
Digital Homicide has dropped its controversial court case against Steam users after running out of funds. Just a few weeks ago Digital Homicide decided to sue 100 Steam users for harassment, which in turn got all of their titles removed from Steam after a subpoena was sent to Valve requesting …
Read More »Steam backtracks on changes to review system
All reviews will be displayed regardless of purchase type, but scores will remain uninfluenced by key redemption
Read More »Steam reverses some of its recent review changes
After that anger that greeted its recent changes, Valve has further tweaked Steam’s user review system. It was announced last week that buyers who purchase a game outside of Steam would no longer have their review scores contribute to a game’s overall store average. This was designed to curb the …
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