Steam changes user reviews to help prevent bots and inaccuracy
Valve's gaming portal has been working on readdressing its systems to help prevent aggressive spam
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Over 6000 games released on Steam in 2017 and it isn't over yet
The amount of releases on Valve's store is almost equal to the the combined releases between 2005 and 2015
Silicon Echo closes following removal of games from Steam - Polygon
Over 200 games were taken down from Valve's platform following user reports of "asset flipping"
Chet Faliszek joins Bossa Studios
Former Valve writer and VR ambassador joins the Worlds Adrift developer after recent investment
More Steam games have been released since June than the combined total between 2006-2014
Following the launch of Steam Direct, over 1,300 new titles have become available
Former Valve dev, Rick Ellis, forms Sharkbite Games
Studio started in 2016 and with new funding from venture capitalist round is developing titles
Steam Direct launches, replacing Greenlight submission programme
Blog post details the final days of Greenlight and what to do to apply for Steam Direct
Valve loses another writer as Jay Pinkerton leaves
Follows Chet Faliszek, Erik Wolpaw and Marc Laidlaw out of the company
Valve dates its new Steam Direct programme
After many months of store changes, the publishing platform also ends Greenlight submissions
Writer Chet Faliszek departs from Valve
Faliszek leaves the company after 12 years as writer and VR ambassador.
Valve talks discoverability, curation with prominent YouTubers
Jim Sterling and TotalBiscuit travel to Steam's offices to talk shop
Ladykiller in a Bind: We need to talk about sex
Video games are one of our most interesting and engaging narrative mediums, so why do business plans appear to have such a problem with portrayals of sex and relationships? Alex Calvin speaks to Christine Love, the developer of 'kinky lesbian sex' visual novel Ladykiller in a Bind, to get her take
Gabe Newell: Valve is thinking how to distribute Source 2
" For our developers it works great, for other developers it’s not nearly as useful as Unity. So it’s sort of like, it’s here if people want it."
Gabe Newell: "At Valve, we don't have a budgeting process"
Newell sheds light on how games get made at Valve
Valve cans Steam Greenlight, replacing service with Steam Direct later in 2017
Valve shows Greenlight the red light
Valve boss Newell decries Trump immigration ban, talks future of International esports event
""We have people who work at Valve who can’t go home. They've been here for years."
Valve facing $3m fine for breaking Australian consumer law
Company would prefer $250,000 fine, of course.
Alienware's Frank Azor: need for Steam Machines isn't as great as it once was
Delays with the Steam Machines launch and Microsoft launching Windows 10 dealt blow to Valve's initiative.
Valve cracks down on Steam 'bullshots'
"We haven’t been super crisp on guidelines for screenshots in the past, so we’d like to take this opportunity to clarify some rules in this space,"
Valve show off new Vive touch controller prototype at Steam Dev Days
No word on when prototypes will release, yet
Valve's SteamVR Tracking technology now has 300 licensees
Royalty-free technology has had a successful first two months
Digital Homicide drops $18m lawsuit against 100 Steam users
Company claims it don't have enough cash to see it through
Steam backtracks on changes to review system
All reviews will be displayed regardless of purchase type, but scores will remain uninfluenced by key redemption