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Read More »DOTA sees Valve and Blizzard clash
Blizzard Entertainment, Activision’s global-leading money-generator of World Of Warcraft fame, has publicly criticised Valve for its bid to trademark the DOTA name in its upcoming title, DOTA 2. What is now a disagreement could quickly plunge into a legal dispute, with both Valve and Blizzard planning to release games with …
Read More »Valve and Blizzard clash over â??DOTAâ?? trademark
Warcraft boss brands trademark attempt â??a strange moveâ??
Read More »Steam user count passes 30 million
Digital downloads service sees 200%+ sales growth over the last 12 months, catalogue reaches 1,200 games
Read More »Steam hits 30m users
Valve’s digital games retail network Steam now has over 30m active accounts, the company has announced. During the last 12 months it has seen user growth of 178 per cent and sales growth in excess of 200 per cent. Over 1,200 games are now available to buy over the network, …
Read More »Steam vs Windows ‘hurting PC market’
The developer of the upcoming Duke Nukem Forever has claimed that the Steam and Games For Windows platforms are damaging to the PC industry. Making the comments at the London Games Festival according to CVG, Gearbox marketing boss and Shacknews founder Steve Gibson said that Valve’s Steam and Microsoft’s Games …
Read More »Team Fortress 2 introduces in-game economy
Half-Life and Portal publisher Valve has updated its popular online shooter Team Fortress 2, and with the changes comes the arrival for the first time of an in-game virtual item economy. Until now the game has relied on stimulating new sales via the ongoing patching and updating of the title. …
Read More »Minecraft man plans new studio
The man at the centre of the Minecraft phenomenon has declined job offers at Valve and Bungie, opting instead to open his own independent development studio. Swedish programmer Markus Persson, whose solo effort Minecraft is apparently returning up to $350,000, is now looking to form a new start-up venture. It’s …
Read More »Digital eclipses boxed PC retail – NPD
New data shows digital sales 3m units ahead throughout the first half of 2010
Read More »Steam introduces pre-pay option
A new payment option has been quietly rolled out onto Valve’s digital distribution portal Steam that allows users to pay money into their accounts to be used at a later date. Funds can be added in 4, 8, 18, 35 and 70 increments and can be spent against any item …
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