Capcom has uploaded an interesting item to the Steam workshop - the main character from Okami HD has been submitted as the Amaterasu courier for Dota 2 as reported by PC Games N. Following rumors…
December 6, 2017 | 11:00 EST
This morning Headup Games, the creators of the physics puzzle game Bridge Constructor, have announced that their next product will require them to apply a coat of Aperture paint and to start thinking…
December 6, 2017 | 10:00 EST
Skyfront VR is an arena shooter developed by Levity Play. Described as a “zero-gravity” shooter by the developers, players have complete freedom of movement across the sky and around obstacles. Since…
November 18, 2017 | 09:00 EST
Sale Hunters and Gift Givers rejoice: Steam Digital Gift Cards are now available according to a news post on the official Steam Blog. Physical gift cards have been available for Valve's digital…
October 28, 2017 | 08:00 EDT
Valve's promised curation update has reached a beta stage, with a select few getting early access to test the new tools and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. This system is targeted at…
October 26, 2017 | 02:00 EDT
Valve and 3D printing service Shapeways have announced a licensing deal where independent creators on the Shapeways platform can make products using Valve's licensed properties for a small royalty as…
September 29, 2017 | 11:30 EDT
SteamVR Home has updated and added a boxing ring, trophies, new furniture, and a number of other new features according to a news post on Steam. Serving as a sort of launchpad for Steam's virtual…
September 25, 2017 | 11:40 EDT
Valve has added histograms to Steam reviews in order to combat review bombing according to a post on the Steam blog. A histogram is simply a type of a bar graph that shows the distribution of samples…
September 19, 2017 | 06:58 EDT
Product codes for games (and other products such as films, software, and the like) on Steam can now be activated outside of the client as reported by Steam Database's Twitter. Although Valve's…
August 30, 2017 | 02:23 EDT
Half-Life 2: Episode 3 and Half-Life 3 have been a meme for years; ever since 2007 fans have been waiting for some sort of conclusion for the series. It's hard to believe that it really has been just…
August 25, 2017 | 02:41 EDT
2017 has been a year of change for Valve. From eradicating Steam Greenlight and replacing it with Steam Direct to making vital changes to its trading card and gifting systems to discourage bad actors…
August 17, 2017 | 09:02 EDT
A little over two years ago Valve announced that Dota 2 would have custom games, which are games made with the tools (like a level editor and more) provided by Valve to the community. It's fitting…
August 16, 2017 | 11:40 EDT
Life. Death. Digital Card Games. Some things in life are inevitable, and Valve is no exception. Once known as one of the premier single player developers in the industry, Valve has shifted their…
August 8, 2017 | 11:13 EDT
Valve has announced a new Steam update that changes and updates their groups system according to a post on the Steam Blog. The first of three changes is the addition of a new type of group called…
August 4, 2017 | 12:00 EDT
Last July, controversy erupted when some YouTube and Twitch personalities were found allegedly promoting websites for gambling in-game items from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in which they were…
July 21, 2017 | 06:40 EDT
Asset flips are a dime a dozen, and I'm sure if I went looking I'd run across all kinds of games on Steam that are merely "games" quickly thrown together using assets from something like the Unity…
July 14, 2017 | 09:07 EDT
Qualifying for the biggest event in Dota 2's competitive year has always been something of a dark art, relying on invites from Valve. What was known is that doing well in Valve's other two…
July 4, 2017 | 04:51 EDT
PayPal's UK Twitter account has let slip that the 2017 Steam Summer Sale will be starting on June 22. The tweet in question states that the Steam Summer Sale will begin at 6:00 PM BST (that's 10:00…
June 21, 2017 | 09:40 EDT
Steam Direct, the digital publishing system that is replacing Steam Greenlight, is now live and ready to use, according to an announcement from Valve. Valve had previously stated its intention to…
June 15, 2017 | 09:44 EDT
Jay Pinkerton, a writer on the Team Fortress 2 "Meet The..." series of videos and Portal 2, has reportedly left Valve as reported by Eurogamer.net. Mr. Pinkerton reportedly updated his Facebook page…
June 7, 2017 | 05:24 EDT
Steam Greenlight will be closing today, June 6, 2017 according to an announcement from Valve. It will be replaced with Steam Direct on June 13, 2017. Valve's digital distribution service was…
June 6, 2017 | 03:48 EDT
According to a post on Russian forum RSDN, Denuvo - creators of one of the currently most prolific anti-piracy software in video gaming - have been illegally using someone else's software in their…
June 5, 2017 | 04:10 EDT
Back in February, Valve announced that they would be bringing their Steam Greenlight project to an end, and replacing it with Steam Direct, which would aim to address a lot of the concerns critics…
June 4, 2017 | 05:08 EDT
Just over a week ago, Valve outlined their plan for what the Steam storefront should look like going forward. Included with that was a slick new section of a game's store page that shows you why…
May 16, 2017 | 04:12 EDT
Valve has posted a rather lengthy blog post talking about their vision for the future of the Steam store. This blog post is meant to inspire a dialog between Valve and the enormous installed user…
May 9, 2017 | 08:32 EDT
It took Germany 20 years to make it a possibility, but local players are finally able to play the uncensored version of the original Half-Life. German players can download a free update from Steam…
May 5, 2017 | 10:42 EDT
In a post on Steam's blog, Valve has announced several changes to Steam's gifting system. Before today, users on Steam could purchase a game as a gift and store that copy in their inventory for later…
May 4, 2017 | 12:02 EDT
Valve writer and VR ambassador at Valve Chet Faliszek is leaving the company after 12 years of service. This news has been confirmed by Faliszek speaking to gamesindustry.biz. During his tenure at…
May 2, 2017 | 08:30 EDT
The Dota 2 team have updated the popular MOBA’s matchmaking system that will affect players playing the game’s competitive ranked mode. This update also reintroduces the ability to queue for games…
April 23, 2017 | 10:28 EDT
Welcome back to GreenWatch, where we take a look at events happening on Steam's store. This week we have developments around the Russian Site Network, new developers removed from the store, key…
April 19, 2017 | 09:29 EDT
SEGA and Platinum Games have finally finished up their April Fool’s surprise. After releasing the small title 8-Bit Bayonetta on April Fool’s Day, SEGA hid a link in some of the achievements for the…
April 11, 2017 | 02:24 EDT
You may have heard that recently a particular trio of Youtubers were invited by Valve to visit their offices in Seattle. The trio were John Bain (also known as Totalbiscuit), Genna Bain (CEO to…
April 4, 2017 | 06:54 EDT
Valve has announced more changes coming to the Steam Customer Review system, intended to further "fine-tune the relevance and accuracy of the overall review score for each product." Reviews from…
March 12, 2017 | 04:55 EDT
Back in December, a federal court in Australia fined Valve $3 million because the court found that Valve breached Australian Consumer Laws. The breach comes from the fact that between 2011 and 2014…
February 23, 2017 | 09:30 EST
Steam will be increasing prices for its games, enforcing sales taxes in several countries across the world. According to a statement by Valve, via GameSpot, tax amounts will be included in the…
February 22, 2017 | 12:30 EST
Update 2/19/2017: Capcom has indicated that the problem has been fixed, and those who were affected by the issue should not run into the problem for the time being. Wbacon, a Steam user and Capcom…
February 16, 2017 | 10:24 EST
Changes to Steam's storefront have become much more common over the last few years, with the Discovery 2.0 update ushering in positive results for developers across the board. Today's change might…
February 15, 2017 | 11:54 EST
At a recent press event at the Valve headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, Valve founder Gabe Newell talked about their stance on console gaming. This is interesting because Valve hasn't really…
February 12, 2017 | 10:02 EST
Steam users are more than likely familiar with Steam Greenlight, the community-based voting system that allows gamers the ability to express interest in smaller indie games without committing to…
February 10, 2017 | 05:17 EST
Valve won't tell you what other projects they are working on, but in some not-so-surprising news, Gabe Newell has revealed that Valve is currently developing three "full" Virtual Reality games. The…
February 10, 2017 | 09:30 EST
Steam received a pretty sizable update to its storefront back in November, dubbed the Discovery 2.0 update. The goal was to allow people to personalize Steam better for their use so they can view and…
February 10, 2017 | 08:00 EST
On 2nd February 2017, the European Commission has announced that they have launched an investigation into the Valve Corporation and five video game publishers over suspected anticompetitive practices…
February 3, 2017 | 05:56 EST
Dota 2 is running a free special event titled "Dark Moon" that adds a Horde Mode to the game through February 6, 2017, according to a news post on the game's official website. To play the event, you…
January 28, 2017 | 10:30 EST
Gambling has been the recent monster Valve has been trying to slay for some time now. It started first with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, but now it seems to have spilled over to Team Fortress 2…
January 28, 2017 | 09:30 EST
According to a report by research firms Eilers & Krejcik Gaming and Narus Advisors, gamers spent an equivalent of over $5 billion on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling during 2016.…
January 25, 2017 | 10:41 EST
A reddit user has stumbled upon an issue that allows anyone access to a Steam account's email preferences through Google search, which also displays the email. Anyone can then change those email…
January 6, 2017 | 08:48 EST
The other shoe has dropped on Valve's initiative to expand its client-side controller support inside Steam. Back in October, we reported on Steam adding PlayStation 4 configurations to its Steam…
January 5, 2017 | 08:12 EST
Due to Steam having been found to have breached Australian Consumer Laws, Valve Corporation has been hit with a $3 million fine by Australia's Federal Court. The fine, which was requested by the ACCC…
December 26, 2016 | 06:20 EST