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Valve has added a new feature to Steam’s global traffic map, offering a glimpse into average download rates for each country grouped by service providers. Now available as part of Steam’s stats page, the list can be filtered either by average download rate or total bytes. The filters can be …
Read More »Steam Broadcasting video streaming is now live
Steam users are now able to watch their friends play games thanks to the latest Steam Client update. To use a feature simply head over to your friends list and bring up the drop-down menu next to anyone in-game. A ‘Watch Game’ option will then appear. The user in question …
Read More »Counter-Strike hit by another match fixing scandal
Valve’s Counter-Strike has been rocked again with yet more evidence of tournament match fixing. The Daily Dot claims to have evidence that a match between iBUYPOWER and NetcodeGuides.com played last August as part of the CEVO Professional Season 5 was fixed. It saw the favourites iBUYPOWER crash to a 16-4 …
Read More »Hatred issued Adults Only rating
Destructive Creation’s controversial upcoming title Hatred has been issued an AO for Adults Only rating by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Speaking with Games Industry, an unidentified ESRB representative confirmed the rating – adding that content descriptors for intense language, violence, blood and gore would be required for sale of …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: January 11-17
H1Z1 has finished on top of Steam’s weekly best sellers chart, outpacing pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto V. The Early Access launch of Sony Online Entertainment’s zombie survival affair helped push the game to victory, but the PC version of GTA V grabbing the runner-up spot during its first few …
Read More »‘Very large presence’ for Steam Machines at GDC
Little has been heard about the Steam Machines, Valve’s proposed series of console-style PCs designed for the living room, for quite some time but the firm promises more will be revealed at this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The lack of news regarding the hotly anticipated devices has …
Read More »Steam Machines will be ‘front and centre’ at GDC 2015
Valve planning to have a "very large presence" in San Francisco this year
Read More »Valve’s Steam controller design has been finalised
Valve has finished the design of its Steam controller and is putting it into production, according to Origin PC CEO Kevin Wasielewski. Speaking toGameSpot, Wasielewski said after a number of revamps following user feedback, Valve had settled on a final design for the controller and may showcase it during GDC. …
Read More »Valve’s Steam controller design ‘finished’
Gamepad to be unveiled at GDC in March
Read More »Annual Dota 2 tournament The International set for August
Valve has confirmed its annual Dota 2 eSports competition The International will return in 2015. The event will be held once again stateside in Seattle, Washington and run from August 3rd-8th. Tickets aren’t on sale as of yet, but according to Valve relevant info is coming soon via the Dota …
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