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Shopping on Steam has been given a facelift thanks to what Steam is calling ‘The Discovery Update 2.0′. On the face of it things don’t appear wildly different. Titles are presented slightly differently, with screenshots that enlarge when rolled over, while the sidebar provides faster and clearer access to a …
Read More »iceiceice: "Streaming is destroying careers"
Daryl Koh "iceiceice" Pei Xiang, captain of the Faceless Dota 2 team, has said that streaming is destroying players’ careers in China. In an interview with Cnet iceiceice was asked about the lucrative streaming contacts that players can earn in China, and he had some controversial views on the subject. …
Read More »Dates for Dota 2’s The International 7 confirmed
The dates for the Spring Dota 2 Major and The International 7 have been announced, months before either competition is due to take place. The Spring Major open qualifiers will be the first Valve event post Boston, and run March 6th through to March 9th 2017. They are then immediately …
Read More »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,"
Read More »Valve is banning ‘bullshots’ from Steam store
Developers will soon be prevented from using anything other than in-game shots in a title’s Steam Store carousel. Listings will often use either promotional art or assets created during development. However, with No Man’s Sky attracting such fierce criticism for the difference between its some of its pre-release material and …
Read More »Steam runs out of Splinter Cell: Blacklist keys during sale
Online distribution service Steam ran out of keys for Splinter Cell: Blacklist during a sale over the weekend. This weekend saw the entire Splinter Cell franchise go on sale at 75% off on Steam. This included the most recent entry in the franchise, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which saw a significant …
Read More »Valve responds to the Washington State Gambling Commission, refuses to stop skin trading
Earlier this month the Washington State Gambling Commission contacted Valve and asked them to put a stop to all gambling done through Steam’s services. Valve just replied, and said no. In a lengthy letter to the commission, which was also sent to Tech Raptor, Valve said they were disappointed” that …
Read More »The Steam controller has almost hit the one million units sold mark
According to Valve the Steam controller is on course to hit the one million units sold milestone early next year. That would put the controller at one million units sold in just over 12 months, after having launched in November 2015. The Steam controller proved divisive upon its launch. Some …
Read More »A new controller for the HTC Vive was shown off at Steam Dev Days
At the Steam Dev Days event Valve demoed a new prototype controller for the HTC Vive. Information on the new controller is thin on the ground, as the event is only for developers and not press. The only real information that we have to go on is that players can …
Read More »Future Samsung TV’s will have the Steam Link built in
Valve’s Steam Link device will be built into future Samsung TV’s, removing the need to buy an extra piece of hardware to stream games to your living room. The Steam Link box allows you to stream PC games to a TV via your internal network, making it easy to play …
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