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Read More »PayPal: Steam Summer Sale starts June 23rd
Payment service PayPal has confirmed when this year’s Steam Summer Sale kicks off. The firm announced via Twitter (below) that the huge sales period will be launching on June 23rd. PayPal also leaked a number of Steam Sales in 2014 and 2015. Steam’s Sales periods are characterised by huge discounts …
Read More »Gay-themed game bundle now available on Steam
A bundle of three experimental games based on the theme of homosexuality are now available to download – for free – on Steam. The three titles – Hurt Me Plenty, Stick Shift and Succulent – are the work of Robert Yang and have previously been available on Itch. There is …
Read More »Microsoft: We will ship games on Steam again
The locking off of Microsoft’s first party PC games from Steam may only be a temporary measure. Speaking on Giant Bomb’s E3 livestream, as reported by GameSpot, Xbox boss Phil Spencer recognised the importance of Vale’s platform to the PC games market. "I look at Steam today, it’s on an …
Read More »Steam Dev Days conference returns for second outing
This year’s event to focus on VR, hardware and user-made content
Read More »Offworld Trading boss wants an end to Early Access refunds and reviews
Steam’s Early Access system should run on a different set of rules to the rest of the store. That’s according to the creator of Offworld Trading Company Soren Johnson, who has argued that players should not be able to claim refunds on Early Access titles, or leave reviews. We want …
Read More »Steam to distribute free version of Star Wars: Battlefront 3
An unofficial sequel to Pandemic and LucasArts’ Star Wars Battlefront 2 is apparently coming to PC. Despite seeming like a prime candidate for a swift copyright-infringement cancellation, Galaxy in Turmoil maker Frontwire reckon it is on safe legal ground. So much so, that Steam itself is stepping forward to distributethe …
Read More »Why you should value your Steam keys and think before you give your game away for free
Kiss CEO Darryl Still explains why you should consider physical and digital SKUs as equal, and reveals the right way to use giveaways
Read More »Modding can ‘reenergise’ retro gaming, says Sega Europe
Allowing players to modify classic games can help rejuvenate piracy-hit retro gaming. That’s according to Sega’s James Schall, talking after the launch of the Sega Mega Drive Classics Hub. The Hub opened on April 28th on Steam, and over 350,000 Mega Drive titles were sold in just three weeks. But …
Read More »Paradox requests takedown of all game stats from Steam Spy
Creator complies, responding: ‘I firmly believe Steam Spy should be seen as a useful tool by developers, not as a threat'
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