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EU residents are now able to obtain refunds on their digital Steam purchases. The no questions asked policy has been introduced in an amendment to the Steam Subscriber Agreement document. If you are an EU subscriber [which in Valve’s terminology you become by installing the Steam client and completing registration] …
Read More »Cities: Skylines surpasses 500,000 sales
Cities: Skylines has run past 500,000 sales in less than a week. The game became Paradox Interactive’s fastest-selling title thanks to it moving 250,000 copies on launch day. The company revealed yesterday that number has now doubled: "Looks like we broke the 500k barrier, HUGE thanks to every single Chirpy …
Read More »Steam users now required to disclose paid endorsements
Valve has released an updated version of the Steam Subscriber Agreement, included in which is a new clause that requires users to disclose when they’re being paid to promote a product on the service. Gamasutra reports a new clause that requires users to clearly communicate when they are using a …
Read More »Stealth Inc 2 is exclusive to Humble Bundle on PC
Curve Digital is releasing its next PC game exclusively on the Humble Store for a limited time. Former Wii U exclusive Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones game will be released proper on April 7th but can be pre-ordered on the Humble Store right now. Order between now and …
Read More »Steam tops 9m concurrent users
Steam has once again bested its concurrent user record, surpassing 9m active accounts for a stretch during the past weekend. VG247 reports Valve’s digital platform peaked at 9.06m concurrent users around midday Sunday, Pacific Daylight Time. The figure dethrones the previous best of 8.51m users logged at the beginning of …
Read More »Steam top eight sellers chart: March 8-14
Cities: Skylines has taken the top spot on Steam’s best sellers list for the past week, beating out Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The victory for Cities: Skylines doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given the game sold 250,000 copies over a 24-hour stretch last week. Curiously, the fourth and …
Read More »Rumours suggest Valve has added extra restrictions to Steam gifting
The clampdown on cross-region gifting in Steam appear to have been tightened further. Late last year a number of restrictions were put in place to limit users in countries where games are cheaper – such as Russia – from selling keys to consumers in countries such as the UK, where …
Read More »Full Steam ahead: Here are Valve’s first 15 Steam Machine partners
GDC saw Valve’s PC-meets-console range of devices, the Steam Machines, burst back onto the scene. We run down the 15 different hardware partners set to bring their boxes to market later this year SYBER Price: $500 to $1,400 (332 to 929) Syber is a side division of previous Steam Machine …
Read More »Valve admits it needs to communicate with fans more
Steam owner Valve has said that it must improve the way in which it communicates with its passionate fan base. While companies such as Microsoft have enjoyed great success recently by opening up its channels of communication with the Xbox fan base, Valve has typically taken a more Apple-like approach, …
Read More »What next for indies?
The indie revolution is hitting its next phase. Develop asks what the future holds for gaming’s most creative element
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