CS:GO with Record User Activity on Servers
CS:GO boasts a new record of users who have simultaneously played the popular FPS. Data from Steam show that on February 8 about 876 thousand players met on the game's servers.
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Konrad Serafinski
February 9, 2020
Valve Will Automatically Squelch Toxic CS:GO Players
Valve is starting a serious fight against toxicity among CS:GO players. The studio is working on a system which, based on reports, will catch users disturbing others and mute them in conversation.
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Konrad Serafinski
February 8, 2020
In 2019, Steam Intervened in 44 Cases of Review Bombing
Valve has published a summary of 2019 on Steam. In addition to data on the platform's popularity and new features, the company has also revealed how many times it was forced to intervene in connection with review-bombing.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 7, 2020
Steam Sets New Record of Active Users
A two-year-old record of active users on Steam was broken yesterday. SteamDB informed that currently the best result is about 18.8 million. Of this, however, only 5.8 million accounts were actually playing.
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Paul Wozniak
February 3, 2020
Dota Underlords Early Access Departure Date Revealed
We've learned when Dota Underlords will leave the early access phase. According to Valve, update 1.0 will debut on February 25. Together with it, the first ranked season will start, which will offer a lot of attractions.
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Milosz Szubert
January 31, 2020
Artifact hasn't got Any Updates From Valve for a Year
Artifact, a card game from Valve Software, has not received any update for a year. No new content has been created, no balance fixes have been implemented, and no errors have been fixed. According to the developers' announcements, the game was to be thoroughly rebuilt, but it is not known whether something is being done in that direction.
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Bart Swiatek
January 29, 2020
The Power of Steam in Numbers - SteamDB Analysis
The creators of SteamDB scanned the account IDs on Steam, so that we can, among other things, find out how many fully registered users are on the platform currently. The data also shows the number of currently active profiles or accounts opened in a specific year.
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Paul Wozniak
January 25, 2020
Half-Life Alyx With Scale Comparable to Half-Life 2
The creators of Half-Life: Alyx answered user questions on Reddit. We learned, among other things, that the biggest team in Valve's history is working on the game, and its storyline will resemble Half-Life 2 in length.
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Konrad Serafinski
January 23, 2020
Half-Life Games Available For Free
In anticipation of the March release of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve released the previous installments of the iconic series about the adventures of Gordon Freeman for free. All Steam users can benefit from the action.
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Michael Kulakowski
January 21, 2020
HTC CEO Claims Left 4 Dead 3 is Coming to VR; Valve Denies
HTC President Alvin Wang Graylin may have accidentally revealed at the GoldenV Awards that Valve is currently working on the third installment of Left 4 Dead, which will go to the VR devices. The production is expected to be released later this year. Valve denies working on the game.
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Paul Wozniak
January 17, 2020
Valve Returns to Left 4 Dead 3? New Rumors From Reliable Source
Tyler McViker has published a new material on Left 4 Dead 3 on Valve News Network channel. According to the creator, Valve could have been or is planning to return to work on the game, thanks to the warm reception of Half-Life: Alyx's announcement.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 17, 2020
Valve Index Goggles Almost Sold Out; Half-Life Alyx Effect?
VR Valve Index goggles sell better than their manufacturer assumed - the device can now only be bought in Japan, and only if we decide to use only helmets and controllers - without the base station. Such great interest is most likely due to the very promising Half-Life: Alyx.
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Bart Swiatek
January 15, 2020
Valve Separates Soundtracks on Steam
Valve has made changes on Steam that include game soundtracks. From now on, they can function as a new, separate type of application, enabling us to purchase a soundtrack without having to buy the game.
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Peter Doron
January 9, 2020
Dota Underlords has Lost 90% of Players; Dota 2 in Retreat
Dota records a rather poor launch into 2020. In the last 30 days, Dota 2 has recorded the lowest number of people in the game in over six years. That said, only a fraction of the more than 200,000 players who checked Dota Underworlds at launch are playing it now.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 6, 2020
Gameplay Mechanics of Cancelled Portal Prequel in Action
LunchHouse Software received the source code of F-STOP, a cancelled project which was to be the prequel for the first Portal, from Valve. Thanks to this, the devs could prepare a video showing the mechanics of the cancelled game.
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Adrian Werner
January 4, 2020
First Gameplay From Half-Life: Alyx
A new material dedicated to Half-Life: Alyx has been released online. The editors of Tested had a chance to test the new production from Valve, and the video they published shows fragments of the game.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 20, 2019
Half-Life Alyx Will Enable us to Spend Long, Comfortable VR Sessions
Robert Walker, a developer from Valve Software, who is currently working on VR Half-Life: Alyx, wss interviewed by The Verge. The topic of the conversation was mainly the game mechanics in the aforementioned production.
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Bart Swiatek
December 12, 2019
Rumor: Left 4 Dead Will be Back as VR Game
Left 4 Dead is an iconic series that has probably taken many hours out of your, and your friends' lives. 10 long years have passed since the release of the last installment, and according to the latest leaks, the next part may soon appear on the horizon in virtual reality.
video games
December 10, 2019
Valve Doesn't Want Any Games About Hong Kong Protests on Steam?
Valve is delaying the release of games related to protests in Hong Kong. All of the titles are on the pro-democratic side of the conflict. And if you don't what something is about... it's about China, in other words, money. Blitzchung, Hearthstone player recently suspended by Blizzard, also appears in the affair.
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Julia Dragovic
December 8, 2019
In the Valley of Gods Suspended; Devs Will Help With Half-Life Alyx
Work on In the Valley of Gods, the new adventure game from the devs of Firewatch, has been suspended. Currently, Campo Santo team members are helping Valve with projects such as Half-Life: Alyx and Dota Underlords.
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Adrian Werner
December 4, 2019