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Steam breaks record with 37m concurrent players across entire platform
It's the first time it has reached this number of players in its history
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Steam reviews now show if game was played on Deck | News-in-brief
An icon will appear if a title was played primarily on the handheld console
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Valve's not-so-secret game Deadlock is a bold experiment in soft-launching | Opinion
With tens of thousands of people already playing despite the game never being formally announced, Valve's Deadlock shows us a smarter way to launch an online game
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SteamOS support coming to ROG Ally and other handhelds
Dual-boot support for SteamOS and Windows is also being prepped for Steam Deck OLED
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New Steam rules blocks links within store page descriptions
Changes will come into effect in early September
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Steam demo overhaul includes standalone store pages, user reviews and wishlist notifications
Valve says demos will now behave in the same way as free games on leading PC marketplace
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Research identifies suspicious behaviour on Steam Marketplace that may suggest money laundering
The study found potential manipulation of the marketplace by certain traders in CS:GO
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Lawsuit paperwork reveals Valve employs around 350 people – and less than 100 work for Steam
Most of Valve's payroll is still committed to game dev roles
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More users choosing to play games on Steam with controllers
Xbox is the most popular controller among players, according to Valve
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UK digital rights campaigner sues Valve for £656m over alleged anti-competitive practices
Claim accuses Steam maker of market dominance and overcharging consumers
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Polish regulators to investigate PS Store and Steam for anti-competitive practices
An inspection has already taken place at Sony's headquarters in Poland
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Steam currently banned in Vietnam
Local publisher spokesperson alleges ban is due to Valve side-stepping government approval for game releases
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Steam refund policy updated to include pre-release playtime
Change will impact titles in Early Access and/or games providing access prior to release, but not those in beta testing
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Discoverability is a problem that will never be solved | Opinion
Even as digital platforms battle low-quality dreck, the bigger problem remains intractable – too many products, and not enough consumer attention to go around
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More than 500 games earned over $3m on Steam in 2023
The platform also reached 33 million concurrent users for the first time
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Valve asks developer to take down Nintendo 64 version of Portal
A playable build of the fan-made game was released last week
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Steam's revised policy to allow "the vast majority of games" using AI
Valve details new rules on AI, with developers now required to disclose how tech is used in their titles
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Gabe Newell ordered to make in-person deposition for Valve v. Wolfire Games lawsuit
Valve head initially asked for remote deposition due to health concerns relating to COVID
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Steam stumbles on regional pricing | Opinion
Valve's new policy of using USD denominations in countries with unstable currencies will hurt consumers there – but the real target is region-spoofing consumers elsewhere
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Steam Deck 2 will be a "generational increase" as original sells "multiple millions"
Valve says it now has a roadmap for future handhelds, expects successor in two to three years
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Valve dropping Turkish and Argentinian currencies on Steam
Over 25 countries will receive regionalised pricing
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Valve loses appeal against EU antitrust ruling
Steam firm was fined by the European Commission in 2021 for content geo-blocking
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Steam Deck follow-up not likely until late 2025 or later
Its doubtful battery technology will improve enough not to be impeded by new hardware performance
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Valve begins selling refurbished Steam Decks
A "thoroughly tested" 64GB handheld will set back consumers $319
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Twitch bans streamers from promoting skin gambling sites
The change also includes a prohibition on sponsorships