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A campaign to get Steam to confirm whether or not a game includes subtitles in its listings has seemingly been a success. MCV reported in July that UK gamer Kristina Barber has began a petition for the addition of such information, saying at the time that I don’t think in …
Read More »Newell: Steam Greenlight not perfect
Latest batch of 100 games marks progress, but Valve has loftier ambitions
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Gift key giveaway intended to solve problem of underactive servers
Read More »Valve greenlights 100 new games for Steam
Latest batch of titles to stress test dev tools and publishing system
Read More »Valve approves 100 Greenlight games for Steam
Valve has approved a stout 100 indie titles for release on Steam through its Greenlight program. The digital distributor explained in a post on its official news feed that the large number of approvals are part of a plan to run a stress-test on its improved and streamlined developer tools. …
Read More »Splinter Cell Blacklist plagued by problems on PC
Both the Steam and uPlay versions of Splinter Cell Backlist on PC have suffered some significant launch problems over the weekend. PCGamesN reports that the Steam version in several territories outside of the UK, US, Canada and Australia remains unplayable, with the ‘pre-load’ button not yet being replaced by a …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 18-24
PayDay 2 is out ahead of the pack again on the latest Steam top ten selling products chart. The heist title beats out Saints Row IV, which took the runner-up spot. The title also occupied the eighth spot with its Season Pass offering. Total War: Rome II, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, …
Read More »Rising Star Games steps onto Steam
Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut will be Rising Star’s first release on leading downloads store Steam. The horror game has been approved for release through Steam’s Greenlight system, whereby PC gamers vote for games they want to be published. It has always been part of our expansion plans to move …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 11-17
Steam’s latest top ten selling products chart has Payday 2 maintaining its hold on the top spot during its launch week. The heist game finished ahead of Saints Row IV in the runner-up position, Total War: Rome II in third, and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified in fourth. Chart mainstay Skyrim …
Read More »Jason Holtman joins Microsoft
Valve's former head of Steam assumes Windows gaming and entertainment role
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