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Valve responds to requests to shut down 'Counter-Strike' weapon skin trading

Valve has responded to allegations from the Washington State Gambling Commission that link its Steam service with illegal betting.
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Thumbs up! Steam will soon receive DualShock 4 controller support

The DualShock 4 will soon be officially supported by Valve's Steamworks Controller API, along with other, unannounced "major" controllers.
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More than 300 companies and developers sign on with SteamVR Tracking

More than 300 companies have licensed SteamVR Tracking technology over the last two months, Valve revealed during its annual Steam Dev Days event.
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Steam's September survey shows growth in the use of GeForce GTX 10 Series cards

The latest Steam numbers reveal that PC gamers using Steam are slowly adopting Nvidia's latest GeForce GTX 10 Series graphics cards, but have a ways to go.
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Check out the new skins and accessories for Valve Software's Steam Controller

Accessories for the Steam Controller and Steam Link set-top-box have appeared on Steam, allowing customers to change the look of these devices, and more.
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Miss Advance Wars? Tiny Metal might be just what you need to fill the tactical void

Tiny Metal is a turn-based tactical strategy video game that recalls Nintendo's Advance Wars series. It launched on Kickstarter on September 19.
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Play the latest PC games for less with these awesome Steam Machines

Valve's SteamOS is making waves in the specialized area of home theater and gaming PCs. Here are our picks for the best hardware on the market right now.
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'Overwatch' meets 'Left 4 Dead 2' in fan mod compilation

User-made mods have recently dropped Overwatch characters into the world of Valve's zombie survival shooter Left 4 Dead 2, with hilarious results.
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Steam removes all of Digital Homicide’s games after it sues 100 users

Indie developer Digital Homicide has sued 100 Steam users to the tune of $18 million, which has caused Valve to remove the developer from Steam.
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If you're not at least 13 years old, Steam asks you not sign up for its service

Valve has quietly updated its Steam Subscriber Agreement which now states users must be 13 years old.
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Valve revamps Steam code review system to block perceived rigging

Valve has made it much harder to exploit Steam reviews to influence a game's rating, by curtailing the abilities of gamers with free codes.
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United Front's 'Smash + Grab' open beta hits Steam this weekend

Sleeping Dogs developer United Front Games is hosting a free playable preview of its upcoming multiplayer brawler Smash + Grab this weekend.
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Steam Early Access title 'ARK: Survival Evolved' sees backlash over paid DLC

Studio Wildcard has issued an official response to complaints targeting the recent DLC rollout for its Steam Early Access game ARK: Survival Evolved.
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British Telecom sues Valve over patents on core Steam features

British Telecom is suing Valve, claiming that the Steam digital distribution platform violates four of BT's technology patents.
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BigScreen brings Martian LAN parties to the Oculus Store

BigScreen is hitting the Oculus Home store with a big update today, delivering on the promise to bring a cross-platform VR LAN party experience.
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'Racket: Nx' updates racquetball for the virtual reality generation

Developer One Hamsa aims to take racquetball to the next level with Racket: Nx, a room-scale virtual reality game for HTC Vive headsets.
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'Quantum Break' will not see new patches or fixes on Windows 10

Fans who picked up Quantum Break at launch are being left out in the cold as developer Remedy drops its support for previously issued PC editions.
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‘Quantum Break’ heads to Steam next month as special bundle lands at retailers

The popular game "Quantum Break" is landing on Steam next month as a special "Timeless Collector's Edition" hits retail.
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Climb a towering mountain in virtual reality with ‘Everest VR’ for HTC Vive

Virtual reality developer Sólfar Studios has launched Everest VR, a simulated first-person trek to the summit of Mount Everest for HTC Vive headsets.
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Steam’s VR Weekend Sale discounts dozens of Vive and Rift games

Steam has launched its first-ever VR Weekend Sale, giving HTC Vive and Oculus Rift owners access to dozens of discounted VR games.
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Star Wars ‘Trials on Tatooine’ is the closest you’ll get to being a real Jedi

Lucasfilm has released Trials on Tatooine, a free-to-play virtual reality Star Wars experience and Jedi training simulator for the HTC Vive VR headset.
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Nvidia releases 'VR Funhouse' minigame compilation on Steam, and it demands serious hardware

PC hardware manufacturer Nvidia has launched VR Funhouse, a Steam minigame compilation featuring support for the HTC Vive and tracked motion controllers.
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Twitch streams boost game sales, according to internal study

A new study from Twitch data scientist Danny Hernandez finds that Twitch streaming can lead to a significant boost in game sales via Steam.
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Doom now supports Vulkan thanks to patch released on Steam, and optimized AMD drivers

id Software launched a patch on Steam that updates Doom with Vulkan support. AMD released fresh new drivers optimized for the Doom/Vulkan combo as well.
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New Steam Survey: Vive is outselling Oculus by two to one

It seems that Steam users are largely gravitating toward the HTC Vive over the Oculus Rift in a recent survey.
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Think you’ve got a big Steam collection? This guy just hit level 1,000

If you thought you had a big steam collection, think again. Japanese gamer PalmDesert, has amassed more than 5,000 games, with a level in excess of 1,000.
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Indie developer admits game used ‘Call of Duty’ artwork

Trek Industries' first-person shooter Orion has been removed from the Steam storefront amid accusations of asset theft.
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Update: The Steam summer sale has begun!

A promotional email distributed by PayPal has confirmed the start date for the 2016 Steam summer sale.
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Microsoft’s PC releases will come to Steam, but the company isn’t saying which

Xbox division head Phil Spencer says that Microsoft PC games will still be sold via Steam, but isn't sharing any details on exactly which ones.
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You can now download DRM-free Steam games with GOG Connect

GOG has just launched GOG Connect, a way for consumers to download a select list of games from their Steam library, DRM free.
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'The Kingdom of Loathing' RPG spinoff seeks Steam Greenlight approval

The creators of the free-to-play browser game The Kingdom of Loathing are pitching a Western-themed RPG sequel via Steam Greenlight ahead of a 2017 release.
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BigScreen’s update lets you ditch the mouse for motion controls on Vive

BigScreen's new beta release adds support for HTC Vive controllers, making it possible to go mouse-free within the virtual hand-out.
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Steam can run on the PlayStation 4 thanks to Arch Linux, a jailbreak, and old firmware

An individual named OsirisX managed to install Arch Linux on the PlayStation 4, enabling him to run the Steam client and the Bastion game without problems.
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Sega Genesis Steam mod support spurs record sales for 16-bit classics

Sega attributes a rapid rise in digital sales this month to a recently launched Steam update that added mod support for classic Sega Genesis games.