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In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor was released on Steam earlier last week, but already buyers have been refunded and the game switched to free-to-play. Developer Arcen has had a tough time of late, being forced to layoff staff after previous release Starward Rogue sold below expectations. Now Release Raptor …
Read More »Steam Spy overturns data removal, refuses future dev takedown requests
‘The fact that the movie industry hasn't collapsed despite releasing box office numbers gives me faith that the games industry will survive as well,' insists creator Sergey Galyonkin
Read More »Steam insists No Man’s Sky is not getting special refund treatment
Valve has dismissed suggestions that it has relaxed the refund restrictions for the Steam version of No Man’s Sky. Parts of the internet have over the weekend started to argue that Valve was being more lenient with the Hello Games title than it is with typical releases. This is based …
Read More »Steam Spy restores sales data removed after developer requests
The owner of unofficial data tracker Steam Spy has re-added sales information for games that developers had previously requested it remove. That’s according to a series of posts on Twitter (below) from the service’s official account in which owner Sergey Galvonkin asked whether he should stop honouring requests by developers …
Read More »No Man’s Sky is the biggest Steam launch of 2016
Hello Games’ No Man’s Sky is doing the business on PC, too. Having shot straight to the top of the UK All Formats physical Top 40, the ambitious space adventure has also enjoyed strong digital sales. We don’t know what the digital PS4 sales numbers look like, but PC Gamer …
Read More »Steam release confirmed for Quantum Break
Current Windows 10 exclusive Quantum Break will be released on Steam next month. The game, formerly believed to be an Xbox One exclusive, was announced for PC in February. Back then it was a Windows Store and Windows 10 exclusive. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer did subsequently say that the …
Read More »No Man’s Sky probably won’t arrive on Steam until Friday evening
It’s finally here. In the US, anyway. One of the most hyped and anticipated games of recent times releases on PS4 in the US today (August 9th). It arrives in the UK tomorrow (August 10th). But PC gamers will have to wait a few more days for their fix. After …
Read More »Valve will now stop banned players from trading games on Steam
Update to Valve Anti-Cheat and Game Ban system means that cheating users will no longer be able to dodge bans by gifting titles to new accounts
Read More »Valve introduces new Steam trading restrictions
The increasingly strict controls surrounding Steam gifts have been further tightened. A new set of restrictions has been introduced relating to games that feature Valve Anti-Cheat Technology (VAC). Valve has announced that players will no longer be able to add VAC titles to their inventories, preventing stockpiling of such games. …
Read More »Valve releases SteamVR tracking for free to hardware devs
Licence for tech powering Vive headset on offer royalty-free to those who complete a training programme
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