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Valve has announced a new Steam Family Sharing program for its digital distribution platform, allowing multiple Steam accounts access a library of games on an authorized computer. The functionality is very similar to that initially proposed by Microsoft for Xbox One before the console’s online features were largely stripped as …
Read More »IGF-Steam deal renewed for 2014
Awards show finalists welcomed on Valve platform for second year
Read More »Valve brings digital game sharing to Steam
New scheme will allow account holders to lend their entire library to other users
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: September 1-7
Total War: Rome II backed up last week’s first place finish with another this week on Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart. Payday 2 also maintained its runner-up position from last week, after following out of first place to make room for Rome II. Horror title Outlast debuts at number …
Read More »Valve debuts Steam trade offers feature
Valve has introduced a new Trade Offers feature on Steam that allows users to propose and send prepackaged trades to one another. Players can create an offer from the ‘trade offers’ page in their own inventory, their friend’s inventory, or from any badge pages based on what Steam trading cards …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 25-31
Total War: Rome II has dethroned Payday 2 for the top spot in Steam’s latest top selling products chart. The former king didn’t fall too far however, absorbing a short drop to the runner-up position. Saints Row IV and Splinter Cell Black list followed suit in third and fourth, respectively. …
Read More »Success for Steam subtitles campaign
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
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. …
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