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Read More »Valve admits it needs to communicate with fans more
Steam owner Valve has said that it must improve the way in which it communicates with its passionate fan base. While companies such as Microsoft have enjoyed great success recently by opening up its channels of communication with the Xbox fan base, Valve has typically taken a more Apple-like approach, …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: March 1-7
Dragon Ball Xenoverse has claimed the peak position on Steam’s top ten sellers for the past week. Pre-orders are still going strong for the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto V, with the title finishing in the top five again. Rockstar’s title finished ahead of Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Cities: Skylines …
Read More »Unturned was the most owned game on Steam in 2014
And the chances are you’ve probably not even heard of it. Early Access title Unturned is described by some as a cross between Minecraft and DayZ that sees players working together to survive an ongoing blocky zombie apocalypse. An in-depth look at Steam user data by ArsTechnica has shown that …
Read More »Steam Machine prices detailed – from £300 to £3,300
Valve’s efforts to take PC gaming into the living room will cost as little as $460 (302). The Steam Machines have been detailed on the Steam website, and shows 15 different manufactuers, some of which are developing multiple products. The PC/console hybrids start from as low as $460, but for …
Read More »Valve: We’re not saying no to a VR Half-Life
Half-Life 3 could come to virtual reality, says Valve. The latest statement from the firm will reassure fans, who have been eagerly awaiting news on the long over-due sequel. Earlier this week, HTC – which is building the Valve VR headset – said it was ‘working with Half-Life’. But it …
Read More »‘No motion sickness with Vive VR,’ claims Newell
Valve boss insists "zero per cent" of people will suffer from common complaint of virtual reality devices
Read More »Newell: SteamVR headset has 0% motion sickness rate
Valve reckons it has cracked the motion sickness problem that virtual reality headsets cause with a number of players. Boss Gabe Newell admitted to The New York Times that he’d reacted badly to previous demonstrations of VR tech, describing them as the world’s best motion sickness inducers”. However, the company’s …
Read More »Valve’s VR controller spotted
Prototype of strange device features two wand-like controllers
Read More »Steam Controller’s final design revealed
Device retains dual touchpads and includes Xbox-style action buttons
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