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Read More »New Steam beta update adds framerate counter
Valve has added an FPS counter to Steam’s overlay, allowing users to check the framerate of their games without having to use third-party software such as FRAPS. Polygon reports the counter is accessible right away as part of the current Steam client beta, much to the rejoicing of account holders …
Read More »Ex-Valve employee lambasts ‘worst’ open office space
Rich Geldreich on the bad side of an open studio setup
Read More »Steam surpasses 8.5m concurrent users
Concurrent users on Steam topped 8.5m earlier today, setting yet another record for the digital distributor. It was reported just last week that Steam had hit 8,357,541 concurrent users, which at the time was the most Valve’s service had ever experienced. Today however, the Steam stats page shows concurrent users …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 28 – January 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is on top of Steam’s best sellers chart for the second week running, finishing ahead of Arma 3 during the concluding week of the store’s end of year sale. As with the past two weeks, the list is littered with titles on feature from Steam’s aforementioned holiday …
Read More »Steam posts new concurrent user record to close out 2014
Steam users came out in droves during the holiday break, with Valve’s digital distribution service scoring a new record in total concurrent users over the past weekend. Blue’s News reports Steam’s game and player stats page showed users peaking out at 8,357,541 on Sunday, December 28th at one point. DOTA …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 21-27
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has emerged the victor in Steam’s best sellers chart for the last full week of 2014, beating out Far Cry 4 for the top spot during the digital distributor’s ongoing end of the year sale. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Skyrim and South Park: The Stick of Truth …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: December 14-20
Discounted titles abound in Steam’s latest weekly top ten results, with Dark Souls II emerging as the victor ahead of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. As you might have guessed or heard, Steam’s Winter Sale kicked off late last week and already it’s had a major impact on the …
Read More »Gabe Newell reportedly puts Hatred back on Steam
Developer of controversial game claims Valve founder himself reversed decision
Read More »Hatred returns to Steam, allegedly with the help of Gabe Newell
Just a day after being yanked from the service, Hatred is back on Steam Greenlight. Perhaps more surprising however is that the developer of the controversial shooter says that it was Valve boss Gabe Newell himself who sought to overturn its removal. Yesterday I heard that we were taking Hatred …
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