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Steam Labs - Interactive Advisor and New Recommendation Systems

Steam developers have announced further experiments that are being conducted under the Steam Labs programme. The entry published on the blog concerns an intelligent Steam advisor, as well as a new way of recommending games based on user reviews. There was also an interesting idea of an in-depth analysis system.

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Bart Swiatek

September 20, 2019

Steam Labs - Interactive Advisor and New Recommendation Systems

French Judge: Resale of Steam Games is Legal Under EU Law

According to the judgment of the French court, which invokes European Union directives, resale of games from Steam is perfectly legal. Valve has a month to change the rules and inform users about it.

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Paul Wozniak

September 19, 2019

French Judge: Resale of Steam Games is Legal Under EU Law

Golden Glow for Rare Achievements in New Steam Library

The new design of Steam library offers an interesting feature. All the in-game achievements that were unlocked by less than 10% of their owners, were spectacularly highlighted.

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Milosz Szubert

September 19, 2019

Golden Glow for Rare Achievements in New Steam Library

Toxic Dota 2 Players Banned Until 2038

Valve Software has banned the most toxic group of Dota 2 players. The ban on logging in to the servers will last until 2038.

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Bart Swiatek

September 18, 2019

Toxic Dota 2 Players Banned Until 2038

CS:GO Update Introduces New Deadly Bots

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the popular online shooter from Valve Software, received an update recently, that improved the AI of bots in deathmatch. You can also check the novelty on your own server.

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Bart Swiatek

September 18, 2019

CS:GO Update Introduces New Deadly Bots

Open Beta of New Steam Library Launches

The beta version of the new Steam Library, which we have heard about since March this year, is now available to all interested parties. Valve Software not only refreshed its appearance, but also added a number of new functionalities.

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Christian Pieniazek

September 17, 2019

Open Beta of New Steam Library Launches

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Devs Present Video of a „Valve Break-in”

Developers at Larian Studios have published a funny video that shows the backstage to the creation of cross-save functionality in Nindo Switch port of Divinity: Original Sin II. Well... sort of.

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Bart Swiatek

September 17, 2019

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Devs Present Video of a „Valve Break-in”

Steam Update Improves Video Game Recommendations

Steam has received an update today that improves the game recommendation system. Changes made by developers should make it easier for players to find titles that are actually of interest to them.

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Bart Swiatek

September 13, 2019

Steam Update Improves Video Game Recommendations

Source Code of Half-Life VR Found in Game Files of The Lab

A video appeared on the Internet, in which the author presents the source code of Half-Life VR, which he allegedly found in the game files of The Lab, a game released by Valve.

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Paul Wozniak

September 5, 2019

Source Code of Half-Life VR Found in Game Files of The Lab

New Beta of Steam Library Goes Live This Month

Valve is preparing to introduce a beta version of the changed appearance of the Steam Library. New features were presented at last week's conference in Seattle and users will be able to try them out later this month.

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Barth Faryna

September 5, 2019

New Beta of Steam Library Goes Live This Month

Gamers Arrested for Fixing Games in CS:GO

Australian police have arrested six players suspected of fixing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive games. This is the first case of its kind in the history of this country.

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Bart Swiatek

August 26, 2019

Gamers Arrested for Fixing Games in CS:GO

Chinese Gamers to Disappear from Steam? Steam China Revealed

Perfect World, a company cooperating with Valve, shared the first details about the official Chinese version of the Steam platform. Soon the players from China will be „almost completely independent” from the rest of the world.

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Christian Pieniazek

August 21, 2019

Chinese Gamers to Disappear from Steam? Steam China Revealed

Two Erotic Games in Steam Top Games for July

Steam's approach to erotic content has changed significantly in recent years. Currently we can find there many titles for adult players, some of which are even at the top of the July list.

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Barth Faryna

August 21, 2019

Two Erotic Games in Steam Top Games for July

Valve Takes Control of Steam's Release Date Changes; No More Abuse?

Valve decided to crack down on the abuse of Steam release date changes, which caused the games of some devs appear in the „Upcoming” tab for long periods of time. From now on, in order to change the release date, you will need to contact Valve directly and give a specific reason.

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Paul Wozniak

August 7, 2019

Valve Takes Control of Steam's Release Date Changes; No More Abuse?

Vanishing Ranks, Long Waiting Times - CS:GO in Serious Trouble

There have been a few annoying bugs in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in recent days that make it difficult or even impossible to have fun. The cause of the problems is most likely a failure of the matchmaking system. The developers from Valve haven't responded to the case yet.

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Bart Swiatek

August 1, 2019

Vanishing Ranks, Long Waiting Times - CS:GO in Serious Trouble

Success of Steam's Interactive Recommender

Interactive game recommendations on Steam turned out to be a great success and resulted in a very positive response from the community. Valve follows through and introduces new features that will allow players to search for new titles in more detail.

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Barth Faryna

August 1, 2019

Success of Steam's Interactive Recommender

Bug in Skin Crates Causes Collapse of Team Fortress 2 Economy

A bug appeared with the latest update for Team Fortress 2, which changed the drop rates of unusual items in some of crates from less than 1% to 100%. A flood of extremely rare skins has led to a market collapse.

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Paul Wozniak

July 27, 2019

Bug in Skin Crates Causes Collapse of Team Fortress 2 Economy

Dota Underlords - Battle Pass Prototype Tests Have Started

Valve released the so-called Proto Pass for Dota Underlords, a prototype battle pass, which was given to everyone taking part in the open tests of the game.

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Adrian Werner

July 14, 2019

Dota Underlords - Battle Pass Prototype Tests Have Started

Steam Labs Launches; Offers AI Game Recommendations

Valve has released Steam Labs, thanks to which we can test, among others, the system of automatic game recommendation, based on the analysis of our preferences.

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Adrian Werner

July 12, 2019

Steam Labs Launches; Offers AI Game Recommendations

Artifact's Lead Designer: Game Can Still be Saved

In a conversation with Eurogamer, the creators of the card game Artifact told us about the challenges and problems they encountered while working on the title. Lead designer Richard Garfield, known for his creation of Magic: The Gathering, believes that Valve's production can still be saved.

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Bart Swiatek

July 5, 2019

Artifact's Lead Designer: Game Can Still be Saved