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Valve Announces $1 Million For Future CS:GO Majors

In an unforeseen and welcomed piece of news on the Official Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Blog, Valve has announced that all future CS:GO Majors will have a prize pool of $1,000,000 for teams to…

February 23, 2016 | 08:49 EST

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CS:GO's Operation Wildfire is live

Earlier this evening, members of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community were made aware of a pending update that had a large amount of information and changes, with speculation that it could…

February 18, 2016 | 12:56 EST

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Best/Worst Moment in Gaming 2015

As part of our ongoing Theme Week for January of 2016, we are looking back at some of the good and bad things about 2015. We asked our writers what they thought were some of the biggest moments for…

January 31, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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Better late then never: Team Fortress 2 Competitive Beta Sign-Ups Opened

Via a Valve employee on the Team Fortress 2 subreddit, it looks like Valve is ready to take the competitive Team Fortress 2 scene seriously, as they said they would in the past. A post made by Valve…

January 27, 2016 | 11:45 EST

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Best/Worst Trends in Gaming 2015

As part of our ongoing Theme Week for January of 2016, we are looking back at some of the good and bad things about 2015. Now we look at some of the gradual changes, the trends, that came into a bit…

January 25, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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Steam Paid Games Made Over $3.5 Billion in 2015

Steam sales were huge in 2015, according to numbers from Steam-Spy. According to the numbers, as posted on Steam-Spy's blog on Medium, statistics showcase how the Steam sales have pushed the client…

January 4, 2016 | 05:38 EST

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The Steam Sale Issue is Discoverability Not Flash Sales

My esteemed colleague Robert N. Adams discussed that he found this Winter Sale "disappointing" and, well, that's his opinion. The wonderful thing is opinions are something we all have, and I have to…

December 31, 2015 | 09:00 EST

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Steam Comes Clean About Christmas Store Issue

Valve and Steam have both been a pretty big topic in the news over the past few weeks, and the news hasn't been all that great. If you were online last Christmas day you may have noticed the Steam…

December 30, 2015 | 08:04 EST

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No, Valve's Lack of Reaction To The Christmas Issue is Not Okay

Sometimes something comes up that demands a discussion and especially when the reaction to it seems to be completely wrong. So here I am, and we're here to discuss what happened at Steam on Christmas…

December 28, 2015 | 09:00 EST

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[Updated] Valve Issues Statement on Steam Account Issues

Update: 9:20 PM EST: Valve has released a statement to Gamespot, saying that it was not a hack but instead a cache issue as was guessed by some earlier, and that there is no additional action…

December 25, 2015 | 05:32 EST

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Counter-Strike Sees Winter Update's Rifle and Pistol Changes Reverted

Last week, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive saw a huge update that made a number of big changes to the game's mechanics, as well as the addition of a new gun. While many of these changes were good…

December 16, 2015 | 02:04 EST

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Batman: Arkham Knight Gets a Bundle on Steam... For Itself

It's well known that Batman: Arkham Knight had a few issues with its PC launch, and that caused Warner Brothers to actually remove the game from Steam at the time due to the consumer backlash.…

November 17, 2015 | 09:02 EST

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Steam Cracks Down On Epic Quest of the Four Crystals User Review Manipulation

Steam user reviews have ended up making a bigger difference in the ability for a game to do well on Steam. Users usually stay away from games with Mixed or even negative reviews, but those games with…

September 30, 2015 | 12:24 EDT

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Valve's VR Headset Will Have "Limited" Release in 2015

Valve confirmed its launch plan for its upcoming virtual reality headset, the HTC Vive. Valve stated the first Vive units will be available "later this year," to the public, however, only a "limited…

August 29, 2015 | 01:24 EDT

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Portable Steam Machine Smach Zero Pre-Orders Announced

Previously called the SteamBoy, it has recently been announced that the portable Steam Machine now called the Smach Zero will be available to buy from the last quarter of 2016 and pre-orders will be…

August 11, 2015 | 04:30 EDT

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Don't Expect a CS:GO International

Dota 2 recently held its largest tournament of the year boasting a prize pool of over $18 million. Viewership totals are still coming in, but looking across the various livestreams confirmed millions…

August 11, 2015 | 02:20 EDT

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An Open Letter to Valve – Let Curators Recommend DLC

Dear Valve, I don't know how likely it is you are to read what I have to say, but after stumbling across an issue with your shop, I felt it important to say something on an issue I discovered. So…

August 10, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Coming to PC

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is being re-released again. Square Enix has announced today that Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will be coming to the PC with a major graphical overhaul and new gameplay features,…

July 28, 2015 | 01:39 EDT

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Team Fortress 2 Gets a Sizable Update With Gun Skins and Contracts

8 Year old game? Doesn't matter, cause it's still getting content surprisingly. On The Team Fortress 2 website, information regarding the Gun Mettle Campaign has been posted for all to see, and it's…

July 1, 2015 | 10:45 EDT

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Dota 2 Custom Games Announced

Valve is continuing their Dota 2 Reborn campaign by announcing the next big thing: custom games. Anyone who was a big Warcraft III fan will be screaming for joy, as with custom games comes a tool to…

June 16, 2015 | 07:13 EDT

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Dota 2 Reborn Aims to Improve the Dota Experience

It appears that with Heroes of the Storm having recently released, the current MOBA juggernauts are not content to sit back and hope for the best. To that end, Valve has announced Dota 2 Reborn,…

June 13, 2015 | 09:49 EDT

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Steam Refunds Are Great! (Unless You’re Bad)

Steam dropped a bomb on both suck and fail this week when it announced consumers can request refunds on nearly any purchase made on Steam for any reason. Customers can contact Steam support and…

June 5, 2015 | 12:00 EDT

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Steam Finally Offering Refunds For Games - Here's How To Do It

Steam announced today that it will start taking refund request for games bought on nearly any game for any reason. This announcement comes after many years of gamers asking for a refund policy that…

June 2, 2015 | 04:23 EDT

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[Update]Selling Games That Don't Work: Capcom's Dark Void Unplayable

Update #2: After being in contact with a Capcom PR representative, and making them aware of the situation, I've been informed today that an issue regarding securROM's end has been taken care of, and…

May 17, 2015 | 07:11 EDT

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Steam Paid Mods Post-Mortem

It wasn’t that long ago that Valve introduced paid mods on Steam in partnership with Bethesda. That led to 4 days of fast paced excitement as everyone reacted to the new paid mod system that debuted…

May 13, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Matchmaking is Coming to Team Fortress 2

After a lot of speculation, the guys at TeamFortress.tv have revealed that Valve is finally planning a competitive matchmaking system for the spectacularly popular Team Fortress 2. The group…

April 30, 2015 | 07:08 EDT

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Calm Down, Valve isn’t out to get you!

Earlier today, we posted a news story about Valve’s opening of a line for developers to ban someone from their game. Previously, developers had been able to code ways to do that themselves or use…

April 29, 2015 | 10:17 EDT

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How Valve Could Have Learned From The Sims Modding War

By now everyone knows about Valve’s decision to allow modders to sell their creations on the Steam Workshop. The first game to be initiated into this endeavor was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but to…

April 29, 2015 | 01:00 EDT

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Why the Paid Mods Fiasco Is More than What It Appears to Be

Humor me for a minute. Back in 1993 the world was graced with a game called Doom. You've heard of Doom so I'm not going to go into detail about what it is, but I will talk about how it came out. It…

April 29, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Valve Removes Paid Mods From Steam

Valve announced today they are removing paid mods from Steam effective immediately. Since their announcement and institution, Valve's decision to charge for Skyrim Mods has been controversial to say…

April 27, 2015 | 09:11 EDT

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Backlash Erupts Amid Reveal of Steam Workshop Paid Mods - Updated

Modding has been one of the defining features of PC gaming for decades. The idea that you could modify the game you purchased - maybe add content, or restore features that were abandoned in…

April 23, 2015 | 06:43 EDT

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New Restrictions Added onto Steam Accounts To Fight Phishing and Scams

As an owner of several unusual Team Fortress 2 hats (I'm proud of virtual currency, I know), I have been overloaded at times with requests from new steam accounts who just want to ask me for my…

April 18, 2015 | 05:57 EDT

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Valve Posts Analysis of the Steam Discovery Update

Valve recently posted an analysis of the latest major update to Steam, which introduced the Discovery Queue and Steam Curators. Valve gave permission for the information within to be shared with the…

March 30, 2015 | 10:40 EDT

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Valve Received "F" from Better Business Bureau

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) recently gave Valve Corporation an "F" in their rating system (check here for more on how it works). That doesn't mean that Valve is untrustworthy, manipulative, or…

March 14, 2015 | 09:05 EDT

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Valve reveals Source 2, Steam-Link and more at GDC

While Valve already discussed some of their planned announcements for this year's annual Game Developers Conference, their presentation still contained some surprises. Following the announcements…

March 4, 2015 | 09:16 EST

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Valve To Devs - Stop Trading Keys For Votes

Many of us liked to imagine potential future prospects as children, one of these dreams jobs for many was getting into the video games industry and making it big. For aspiring game devs, Steam's…

February 18, 2015 | 12:31 EST

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Steam Inventory and Curated Workshops now available to Steamworks developers

Valve recently announced that Steam Inventory will be available for Steamworks developers, as well as Curated workshops for non-Valve games. While only currently in beta, it represents some exciting…

February 9, 2015 | 12:01 EST

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Tracking DLC on Steam just got easier

The latest update for the Steam beta has added a new feature that makes tracking DLC easier. The update: General Changed tools to not appear in the Recent games filters/lists unless…

February 6, 2015 | 05:40 EST

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Major Bug Discovered in Steam For Linux

If you’re a Linux user and a gamer, chances are you have Steam installed. But according to users on the GitHub page for the Linux version of Steam, Valve has a horrible bug in the current release…

January 17, 2015 | 12:17 EST

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Valve Removes Hatred from Steam Greenlight [Updated]

Update: Valve has reinstated Hatred's Greenlight page. Today, Destructive Creations posted their game "Hatred" to the Steam Greenlight service to see if the community would be interested in…

December 15, 2014 | 05:13 EST

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[UPDATED] Steam Stops New Auction System Due To Gem Exploits

  Update  @ 6:36 PM on 12/12: The steam auction system is back as they have apparently patched the problem. Well, that didn't take long at all. Less than 24 hours after Steam announced its new…

December 12, 2014 | 01:19 EST

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Valve Introduces A Holiday Auction Using Items From Steam Inventory

Coming off the Rumor that the Steam Winter Sale will start on the 18th,  Valve has posted on the Steam Store Page a new way for you to earn games: through an auction system. Valve has always been…

December 11, 2014 | 09:30 EST

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[RUMOR] Steam Christmas Sales Slated to Start on December 18th

It's that time of year again: hide your credit cards, as Gabe Newell is coming to town. As first reported by the Steam subreddit, the Christmas Steam Sales seem to have a starting date of December…

December 11, 2014 | 07:03 EST

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Valve announces an integrated broadcasting service for Steam

Did you ever find yourself stuck on a level and asked your friend for help via phone? Then you had to tell him what was happening while awkwarly following his instructions and more often than not…

December 2, 2014 | 04:18 EST

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Dota 2 Tease Oracle and New Update

Valve Corporation has released some new information on it's multiplayer online battle arena game DOTA 2. It seems that the next hero to be added to the roster is Nerif, the Oracle. Oracle is an…

November 15, 2014 | 03:28 EST

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Team Fortress 2's Halloween Update: Bumper Car Madness

*/ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ It's that time of year again, another update from Valve at Halloween. And this time around, they've done a bit different. While it's not turning the game on it's head, the…

November 8, 2014 | 01:00 EST

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The new Steam store is here!

To the surprise of some, Valve has redesigned the Steam storefront! The update adds plenty of new features, and they're all described after the break!  The biggest change to the store is how it…

September 23, 2014 | 02:00 EDT

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The dead have risen once more and Australia has spoken

Valve time takes a long time these days, but you can be rest assured Valve stick to their guns. After only 5 years, L4D2 has been resubmitted to the Australian classification board and been…

September 11, 2014 | 09:00 EDT