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"The only one benefitting is Valve, which makes astronomical profits."
Read More »Wolfire Games files antitrust lawsuit against Valve for “extraordinarily high” 30% cut
Steam launches an open beta for UTM traffic analytics
Valve has updated its Steamworks platform with an open beta test for UTM traffic analytics.
Read More »Steam geoblocking investigation ends with €7.8m of fines for Valve, Focus, Zenimax, Bandai Namco, Capcom and Koch Media
“The Commission has concluded that the illegal practices of Valve and the five publishers partitioned the EEA market in violation of EU antitrust rules.”
Read More »Ex-Valve contractor announces GameDataCrunch – a new Steam analytics platform for developers
“Publishers and PR agencies have told me that some of the views I'm working on here can take them hours of manual work to generate for a single title."
Read More »Steam appears to be testing a Playtest button on Steam, in a bid to replace Beta keys
Valve appears to be quietly testing a new feature on Steam with the introduction of a Playtest function, which may replace the need for Beta keys on the platform.
Read More »Valve delays Summer Steam Game Festival
The event will now run from June 16th to the 22nd.
Read More »Steam reports a ‘continuous increase in the number of games achieving success on Steam’ in 2019
The median game earns 24% more on Steam in 2019 in its opening two weeks than it did in 2018
Read More »Here’s what Valve is doing to avoid putting ‘stress’ on home internet bandwidth
"We know that with so many people at home trying to get things done at the same time, it can put a stress on your home’s internet bandwidth"
Read More »Half-Life: Alyx records 43,000 concurrent users on launch day
"It's clear that the numbers are held back due to VR requirement"
Read More »Steam breaks its own concurrent player record again with 22 million players online over the weekend
"Global lockdowns and self-isolation due to COVID-19 has led to at-home gaming becoming a safe form of entertainment to pass the time"
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