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PC owners are now able to purchase credit for leading downloads store Steam in branches of GAME. The specialist is the first UK retailer to sell Steam Wallet codes from Valve, which enable users to buy games and DLC through Steam. Customers will be able to buy codes worth 5, …
Read More »Steam climbs over 6m concurrent users, sets new record for service
Valve’s PC digital games and software service Steam saw a record setting number of users this past weekend. Steam boasted over 6m users signed in concurrently during its autumn sale event–a new high water mark for the platform. The figure bests Steam’s previous record of over 5m concurrent users during …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 18-24
Valve has revealed the top selling products on Steam for the past week, with the majority of the holiday weekend included in the period. Black Ops II held onto its top spot, despite major discounts to Borderlands 2, XCOM, and a slew of other solid titles for Steam’s Autumn Sale. …
Read More »5,000 more users invited to Steam Linux beta
Valve expands test pool for beta of forthcoming distribution platform
Read More »Linux for Steam beta takes in 5,000 new testers
Valve has invited in 5,000 additional participants for the Linux for Steam beta test. The company explained things have progressed to the point where it’s ready to bring in a larger number of testers. We’re making good progress finding and fixing issues that our users have reported so we’re expanding …
Read More »Steam amasses 50 million users
LGC12: Big Picture mode garners 500,000 subscribers while Steam Workshop attracts 106 million community contributions
Read More »Gabe Newell to be welcomed into AIAS hall of fame
Valve founder taking keynote at DICE conference
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 11-17
Valve has revealed the top ten sellers on Steam for the week ahead of Black Friday’s promotions. Call of Duty: Black Ops II leapt to first, as its launch in the middle of the week no doubt boosted the title after making an impact a week earlier with pre-orders. Assassin’s …
Read More »Slender Man game Faceless blocked from release on Steam
Valve has initially blocked a Slender-style game from Steam Greenlight due to copyright concerns. Faceless, a title initially known as Slender: Source, was submitted to Valve’s crowd-driven service by developer Justin Ross. It has been one of the most voted games since Greenlight was launched. The game is inspired by …
Read More »Former Zynga vets join Rumble Entertainment
Brian Schneider and Steve Desilets assume senior roles at free-to-play studio
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