During their Steam Business Update at the Game Developer's Conference, Valve showed off some of the big updates coming to Steam, including an updated look for libraries and a new game events tab.…
March 21, 2019 | 06:07 EDT
In an effort to combat review bombing, Valve has updated how user reviews are handled on Steam. As outlined in a new blog post, Steam will soon be implementing a feature that checks for unusual…
March 15, 2019 | 05:32 EDT
Four years ago, I wrote about the growing world of digital distribution. I lamented the seeming split in game distribution services and the notion that I would have who knows how many of these things…
February 25, 2019 | 01:00 EST
A new Steam About page has launched, detailing the many features on offer from Valve's own digital distribution client. Steam has been around for over 15 years and a lot has changed in that time.…
February 20, 2019 | 10:40 EST
Valve has made a move to keep 3rd party games as safe and usable as their own titles by making their Steam multiplayer servers and relay networks available to developers. Since Valve started steam…
February 7, 2019 | 09:40 EST
Only a few weeks before release, Metro Exodus is now exclusively being sold on the Epic Games store, as revealed via a post on the official website. Both the standard and Gold Editions will be…
January 28, 2019 | 01:58 EST
The developer of the match 3/dating game hybrid has announced that he'll launch a HuniePop 2 censored version on Steam due to Valve's inconsistent policies. This news comes after a number of games…
January 25, 2019 | 08:53 EST
You probably thought the title was a typo. 2017 was two years ago, and the 2017 Steam awards were over a year ago now. But, after a tweet by developer Garry Newman, it seems that Valve Time is quite…
January 18, 2019 | 08:44 EST
2018 was a massive year for gaming. We saw Fortnite leading the push for games-as-a-service, streaming became much more of a thing thanks to Ninja (and Fortnite,) and battle royales are now a…
January 16, 2019 | 06:25 EST
One of the main features of Steam that has been both a godsend and in part one of the main criticisms some users have of the store—its key system. For those unfamiliar with how it works, a Steam key…
January 15, 2019 | 12:00 EST
Steam Windows XP support and Windows Vista support has come to an end as of the start of the new year. This change means that one of the world's largest desktop gaming clients will no longer function…
January 2, 2019 | 09:25 EST
The ongoing dispute between game developer Stardock and Star Control creators Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford has escalated to a takedown notice. In a post on the Steam board for Star Control: Origins…
December 31, 2018 | 10:56 EST
A Steam blog post went live today, detailing a comprehensive look at 2018 and the year’s best selling games on Categories include titles achieving a specific goal such as: Top Sellers …
December 27, 2018 | 07:17 EST
The Steam Awards 2018 Nominees have been announced by Valve a couple of days before voting. Additionally, the start date for the 2018 Steam Winter Sale has been announced on the same day that voting…
December 18, 2018 | 03:50 EST
Today, Epic announced their new platform for selling games on PC and Mac. The Epic Games Store launches this year with a hand-curated set of games on PC and Mac, before opening up to more games and…
December 4, 2018 | 12:31 EST
Artifact is the collectible-card game (CCG) from Richard Garfield and Valve, bringing the world and characters of Dota 2 to life in a complex and challenging card game. It's a quality CCG with a neat…
December 3, 2018 | 02:00 EST
Steam revenue share and Steam sales data are changing according to an announcement from Valve on the Steamworks developer group. Much like any other digital store, Steam revenue share is a percentage…
November 30, 2018 | 09:49 EST
PC software titan Valve announced today that the physical hardware for their Steam Links is sold out in Europe. For the U.S. audience, the hardware is nearly gone as well. Valve has committed to…
November 19, 2018 | 08:36 EST
Today, Valve has expanded their SteamPlay whitelist for 39 new titles on Steam, as first reported by GamingonLinux. What does this mean? It means that these are titles that should be easily playable…
November 14, 2018 | 04:28 EST
Ukrainian vulnerability researcher Artem Moskowsky discovered a bug in Steam's web API that could have given a malicious user any CD key on the service for free as reported by ZD Net. Valve's digital…
November 9, 2018 | 02:52 EST
Valve has released a new beta version of its Proton compatibility layer, which aims to allow seamless installation and play of Windows games on Linux. No games have been officially added to the…
November 1, 2018 | 09:00 EDT
Everyone knows the world loves a good Steam sale. And what’s better than a sale? Knowing exactly when that sale is going to take place. Dates for Steam’s next three sales in 2018 have been recently…
October 24, 2018 | 08:45 EDT
A brand new Dota 2 update was released according to a blog post on the game's official website, bringing with it odds on the latest loot boxes, an item set shuffle option, and more. The highlight of…
October 18, 2018 | 03:42 EDT
Valve's upcoming collectible card game Artifact, announced for release on November 28, is built upon the foundation of Dota 2 lore, but it also stands on its own. It's not Dota: The Card Game, but …
September 29, 2018 | 07:18 EDT
Valve have outlined some key changes they are making to their forum moderation policy. Starting September 25th, Valve will start reviewing forum discussions that have been reported by other users. In…
September 21, 2018 | 02:43 EDT
While at PAX West, I had the chance to play Artifact and speak with programmer Jeep Barnett and Lead Designer Richard Garfield. PAX West was the first public showing of the game, and the first time…
September 12, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
Valve has launched a beta for a new project in support of it’s Linux development. Starting today, Valve is officially developing and supporting a fork of the WINE compatibility layer called Proton,…
August 22, 2018 | 11:40 EDT
Flash sales may be returning to Steam in some form according to a tweet from Valve News Network founder Tyler McVicker. There are quite a few gamers out in the world who happily buy a bunch of great…
August 3, 2018 | 04:01 EDT
A Steam game has been accused of scamming its players and implementing malware onto their computers, according to several charges from prominent YouTube channels, installing Cryptocurrency mining…
July 30, 2018 | 03:01 EDT
The new Steam Chat system has been pushed to the client and website according to a news post from the digital game distributor. Steam has been around for nearly 15 years, and the social features…
July 24, 2018 | 06:45 EDT
Valve has announced Steam Chat, which upgrades the ability for users to converse with their friends while playing games on Steam. Performing similarly to Discord, this platform aims to let users…
June 12, 2018 | 09:50 EDT
Subnautica, the open world underwater survival and exploration game published & developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, is teaming up with Valve to help out The Whale and Dolphin Conservation…
June 9, 2018 | 02:15 EDT
Valve has responded to the recent controversy surrounding the removal of several 'adult themed games' on the Steam Store. The blog post by Erik Johnson directly references the issue, and an admission…
June 6, 2018 | 04:47 EDT
Valve's Steam Link app for iOS has been rejected by Apple over "business conflicts". The Steam Link service allows players to remotely stream games from their desktop PC to a mobile device, by…
May 25, 2018 | 10:28 EDT
Update #5: The following is a list of developers (and their games, if known) that have allegedly received an e-mail from Valve stating that they must remove pornographic content from their games.…
May 17, 2018 | 11:34 EDT
Valve has launched the beta for the SteamVR Input system according to an announcement on the digital distributor's website. SteamVR Input is a new input system that allows users to create bind…
May 15, 2018 | 01:30 EDT
Valve has announced that the Steam Link App and Steam Video App will be coming to mobile devices to expand the platform's offerings according to a news post on the digital distribution services…
May 9, 2018 | 05:46 EDT
Firewatch developer Campo Santo has been purchased by Valve, according to the official Campo Santo website. The news came on Saturday, via a blog post on the website attributed simply to "Campo Santo…
April 24, 2018 | 12:36 EDT
Two years following their release, Valve has removed the section for Steam Machines from its digital distribution platform. Originally planned as a way of competing against consoles, Valve joined…
April 2, 2018 | 08:38 EDT
I just recently had the pleasure of playing Final Fantasy XV a few months ago during my Year of Final Fantasy celebration, so I was very excited to see what kind of enhancements the PC version of the…
March 15, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
The Steam Wishlist was updated last night with enhanced information and new features. Valve released a blog post that goes over the details of all the new bells & whistles now available to users…
February 16, 2018 | 12:34 EST
As part of SteamWatch's year-end retrospective, I sat down with three different developers to discuss the change from Steam Greenlight to Steam Direct and their experiences with both systems. The…
January 29, 2018 | 11:00 EST
Valve's Steam platform has been able to successfully stand as one of the pioneers of PC gaming ever since its launch in 2003., presenting itself as one of the easiest ways for gamers to obtain their…
January 29, 2018 | 09:00 EST
Valve is working on some improvements to the Big Picture mode and some other elements of the Steam digital distribution client as reported by PCGamesN. Yesterday, Valve had a presentation in Spain at…
January 26, 2018 | 09:34 EST
With the end of every year comes a variety of game awards from many sources, and one of the biggest names in PC gaming has unveiled its list of winning titles. In the second-annual Steam Awards, 13…
January 8, 2018 | 06:45 EST
Valve has rescinded the Major status of the upcoming Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds Dota 2 event which is set to take place in the Philippines on January 15 according to a blog post on the game’s…
January 6, 2018 | 11:45 EST
The Steam Winter Sale 2017 is rumored to start tomorrow as reported by Kotaku UK earlier in October 2017. The holiday season is here and that means it's high time for some deep discounts on video…
December 20, 2017 | 11:15 EST
Steam sometimes feels like an endless well of less than reputable business practices. No matter how many updates Valve proposes, no matter how many asset flips are reported, it seems that there are…
December 13, 2017 | 07:22 EST