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Valve hit by legal action in Australia over Steam refunds

29 August 2014, 10:30

The ACCC is suing the gaming company for misleading consumer guarantees.

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Half-Life 2 and Portal get Tegra K1 Shield Tablet enhancements

21 August 2014, 13:15

Shield tablet editions are "as visually rich as the full PC editions of the games".

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Analysts: 92 per cent of all PC games sales are now digital

19 August 2014, 11:30

When did you last buy a physical copy of a PC game?

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Alienware Alpha Console Shatters Barriers of Living Room Gaming

13 August 2014, 17:37

Alienware Alpha Console Shatters Barriers of Living Room Gaming.

Alienware Alpha console to cost £429 in UK, available in November

13 August 2014, 11:08

The whole of the EMEA region should have the console available during November.

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Valve may soon be adding TV, movies and music to Steam store

12 August 2014, 13:00

A recent beta update makes reference to a range of new application-type IDs.

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Valve's Steam Controller seems to have sprouted a thumb stick

24 July 2014, 10:07

Replacing the diamond shaped 4 button arrangement on its middle-left.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition on flightpath to Steam

10 July 2014, 12:07

Also, thanks to Dovetail Games, new flight simulation concepts are expected next year.

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NeoTokyo standalone Half-Life 2 mod is now free on Steam

8 July 2014, 14:53

As it is free of SDK dependencies you don't need any Source Engine product installed to play.

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Bitmap Brothers' classic RTS 'Z The Game' hit Steam today

4 July 2014, 11:45

Q*bert Rebooted is also coming to Steam, iOS and Android next week.

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Rock Simulator 2014 jumps to No.9 on Steam Greenlight

26 June 2014, 15:16

But will this RPG simulation be as good as Goat Simulator?

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The Steam Summer Sale begins

20 June 2014, 10:04

This year you can also participate in the 'Steam Summer Adventure' and win three wish list titles.

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The Steamboy Project is a Steam Machine in your hands

16 June 2014, 09:30

Look inside for a video teaser showing this intriguing device, expected in 2015.

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Valve's puts warning in an update to the Steam Early Access FAQ

5 June 2014, 12:45

The update warns that some games may never reach development completion.

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ASUS ROG launches its GR8 Console PC

4 June 2014, 11:49

ASUS also shows off the world's largest curved LED monitor.

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Valve's own VR headset spotted at developer gathering

3 June 2014, 12:15

Photos of the headset were taken at the recent 'Boston VR Bender' meeting.

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Valve delays Steam Machine launch until 2015

28 May 2014, 11:30

The delay appears to be largely because of Steam Controller design considerations.

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Steam Machines won't be money-spinners, says Alienware boss

22 May 2014, 11:14

Tells the WSJ; "This will absolutely be the least profitable system we ever sell."

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More Steam games launched so far in 2014 than in whole of 2013

19 May 2014, 14:00

Steam Greenlight has started to have a big impact, say reports.

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After 200K Steam sales, devs abandon unfinished game

8 May 2014, 11:03

Valve also acts to remove a game from Steam Early Access due to dishonesty.

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Global PC games market revenue overtakes consoles

28 April 2014, 13:00

DFC Intelligence points out that the PC is a necessity that can also play games.

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2K Games will transition a few key legacy titles to Steamworks

23 April 2014, 10:30

Borderlands and Civ titles are saved from GameSpy shutdown - but lots of others aren't.

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Scammers using new technique to bypass Valve's Steam Guard

18 April 2014, 11:30

Makes use of a Steam directory SSFN file – with this anyone can bypass Steam Guard.

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Over a third of Steam Games are bought and never played

17 April 2014, 10:10

So says a new report based on data collected from the Steam Community portal.

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Half-Life speed run cuts a third off previous world record time

15 April 2014, 11:17

'Quadrazid' and team blazed though the original Half-Life game in under 21 minutes.

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Valve's 'Free to Play' movie is now free to watch

20 March 2014, 15:45

Movie, premiered at the GDC San Francisco, shows the life of e-sports athletes.

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GDC devs highlight that most gamers never finish their games

18 March 2014, 16:45

Figures, based on Steam Achievements, show most only get half the way through a game.

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Gauntlet: Invade the Darkness for PCs, coming summer 2014 (video)

18 March 2014, 11:18

Enter the dungeons as a Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf or Wizard in this classic coin-op reboot.

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Valve shows off Steam Controller redesign - without touch screen

17 March 2014, 09:45

Incorporating feedback garnered from the Steam Dev Days during January.

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Valve releases 'ToGL' Direct3D to OpenGL translation software

12 March 2014, 10:00

This could give the SteamOS a much bigger games library.

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Steam Family Sharing released for all users

3 March 2014, 09:30

You may authorise sharing on up to 10 devices at a time.

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Valve to allow developers to create their own sales, discounts

27 February 2014, 10:04

Such tools should bring the developer and gamer closer.

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Windows gaming GM, Jason Holtman, departs after 6 months

13 February 2014, 11:20

Previously Holtman held a senior position, working at Valve (Steam), for eight years.

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