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Read More »Steam introducers moderation into user tagging system
Valve has taken measures to try and quell the carnage caused by the Steam Tagging system. Last week the digital service introduced the ability for users to add custom tags to games. The result? A host of titles instantly became associated with mean, abusive and spoiler-ridden tags. Now Valve has …
Read More »Mutant Mudds finds most success on Nintendo platforms
Developer Renegade Kid has revealed a surprising statistic about its action platformer Mutant Mudds Deluxe. The game, which is available on 3DS, Wii U, PSN and Steam has enjoyed its strongest sales on Nintendo’s machines. NintendoEverything reports that the Wii U sales better the combined sales of both PSN and …
Read More »Steam adds user tagging, chaos ensues
Valve today added the ability for users to add tags to games listed in its Steam library. Want to hazard a guess as to what happened next? Well, PC Gamer notes that major plot points in games such as Final Fantasy VII and BioShock Infinite have been ruined while Supreme …
Read More »User tagging comes to Steam
Valve working to improve discoverability on its digital store with user-created tags
Read More »Steam Dev Days session videos available online
Valve shares 28 talks from its first developer-only conference
Read More »1m sales and counting for Rust
Punishing survival game Rust has cracked one million downloads, game creator Garry Newman has announced. Based around surviving in the wilderness, with activities including resource-gathering and crafting, Rust has spent several weeks at the top end of the Steam bestseller chart. The UK-based head of Facepunch Studios and maker of …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: February 2-8
Another week, another one-two finish for DayZ and Rust on Steam’s top sellers chart. The two have had nearly complete control of the top two spots for the better part of a quarter, and it appears it’s going to take something big to knock either from their posts. Starbound continues …
Read More »Valve triumphs in Steam pre-owned games lawsuit
A German court has ruled in Valve’s favour in a case hoping to force it to permit the sale of pre-owned Steam codes. It’s the second time a consumer rights group has failed to force Steam’s hand following a European Court of Justice ruling in 2012 that ruled consumers have …
Read More »Unauthorised Paper Monsters game creeps onto Steam
Title pulled after developers protest and claim no knowledge of Steam publishing deal with Strategy First
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