digital distribution
Steam offers refunds for games played under two hours
Valve says it will monitor system abuse to prevent users getting free titles
Valve tells developers: Stop exchanging game keys for Greenlight votes
‘You put us in a really uncomfortable position’
Steam Workshop content creators make $57m
Revenue generating in-game item stores open up to non-Valve games
New rules for Steam Early Access
Developers advised not to release games early if they don't have the funds to finish them without sales
Developers reveal early Steam Discovery impressions and stats
Store page views on the rise but sales for some small studios could be in decline
Interview: How Valve hopes to improve discoverability on Steam
'Giving customers more options means giving developers more places for their product to make a connection,' says Alden Kroll
Valve shakes up Steam game discoverability
New recommendation system and curator list designed to improve how users find titles
Steam racks up record eight million concurrent users
Players flock to store as summer sale nears end
[Update] Leadwerks Workshop suggests devs can circumvent Greenlight and publish games straight to Steam
End could be nigh for community-voting scheme and store curation
Wasteland 2 dev: Valve took PC gaming out of the dark ages
Studio head Brian Fargo praises Steam creator for not ‘wielding’ its power
UK closing tax loophole on Steam game downloads
Sales though Valve's eponymous digital store will be charged at 20 per cent VAT rate next year
Sega's profits saved by digital sales
Phantasy Star Online 2 and Puyopuyo!! Quest help Sega reach profits of £265.8m
Unauthorised Paper Monsters game creeps onto Steam
Title pulled after developers protest and claim no knowledge of Steam publishing deal with Strategy First
Steam Early Access game Rust makes $8.8m
Sandbox title knocks fellow in-development title DayZ off sales top spot
US digital sales hit $11.8 billion in 2013
Mobile and free-to-play online games take majority of earnings as digital grows 11%
Microsoft mulled digital-only Xbox One even after E3
Console's Blu-ray drive wasn't a sure bet midway through 2013, says Spencer
Steam boasts record 7m concurrent users
Valve's digital distribution service could be a major draw to the living room PC
Valve unveils Steam Reviews community ratings system
New game review system to replace Steam Recommendations
Team17: How digital distribution turned us into a publisher again
Debbie Bestwick looks at the changes digital has brought to the company and the game industry
Humble Bundle launches charitable storefront
The Humble Store becomes permanent digital distribution service after years on the back-end
Humble Bundle opens permanent store
‘Buy great games at great prices 24/7 and support charity with every purchase’ says Humble Bundle
Anomaly developer launches storefront
11 Bit's Games Republic offers cash to games bloggers who help sell games
Valve brings digital game sharing to Steam
New scheme will allow account holders to lend their entire library to other users
Xbox One to get digital trades and loans
Microsoft senior director Albert Penello says company will bring back family sharing 'when time is right'
Free Steam Keys for select Gun Monkeys players
Gift key giveaway intended to solve problem of underactive servers
