CS Making a Killing for Valve Through Case Shop
Trading virtual items in Counter-Strike is a vein of gold for Valve. Players spent nearly $1 billion on this alone in 2023.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 23, 2024
Fan Remake of TF2 on Source 2 Deleted After DMCA From Valve
It's no fun being DMCA'd. Being on the target of many gamers, the fan projects Team Fortress 2 and Portal 64 have officially ended. The reason for the cancellation of development in both cases was Valve.
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Kamil Kleszyk
January 12, 2024
Valve Has Updated Steam’s Policy on Artificial Intelligence. Bittersweet News for Developers
Valve will ask developers to reveal how their games use artificial intelligence.
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Kamil Kleszyk
January 10, 2024
Sims and Strategies Steam Sale. Festival of Capitalism and Economy Begins
The Festival of Capitalism and Economy has started on Steam. It lets us purchase many strategy and simulation games at lower prices. This is the first such event prepared by Valve this year.
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Maciej Gaffke
January 9, 2024
Steam Set New Record of Active Players. Previous One Was Nearly Year Old
It took almost a year, but Steam has finally set a new record for the number of concurrent players.
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Adrian Werner
January 8, 2024
Baldur's Gate 3 Was the Biggest New Bestseller on Steam in 2023
Steam has had a record year, but barely ten most popular games, with Baldur's Gate 3 leading the way, are responsible for most of the sales revenue.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 5, 2024
End of CSGO Era; Valve Finally Abandons the Game After 10 Years
Valve has kept its word. After more than a decade, support for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which had already been replaced by CS 2, has ended.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 3, 2024
Cyberpunk 2077 Among Top Earning Steam Games of 2023
Valve has released a list of the highest-grossing games on Steam this year. Among the top earners was Cyberpunk 2077.
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Adrian Werner
December 28, 2023
Valve is Testing Private Games on Steam; Hide Inconvenient Titles From Your Friends
Steam finally lets you test a feature that will help you hide embarrassing games from your library from your friends.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 21, 2023
![Steam to Expand Parental Control Options [Update: New Details]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/436542972.jpg)
Steam to Expand Parental Control Options [Update: New Details]
According to creator of SteamDB, developers at Valve are currently working on expanding the parental control options on Steam, which will add two useful features.
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Marcin Przała
December 13, 2023
Steam Announces Sale and Event Calendar for Q2 2024
We've already learned the dates of all the festivals and other major events that will take place during the first half of 2024 on Steam. The platform has announced the dates of six more events scheduled for the second quarter.
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Maciej Gaffke
December 11, 2023
Gabe Newell to Testify on Steam's Alleged Monopolistic Practices
Gabe Newell will have to go to court in person to testify about „Steam's monopolistic practices.” Valve's chief executive wanted to avoid this.
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Hubert Sledziewski
November 27, 2023
Valve Accidentally Reveals Left 4 Dead Prototype in New Problematic CS 1.6 Update
Counter-Strike 1.6 has received news in Half-Life's anniversary update. The patch annoys players with bugs, but also includes a secret gift: a Left 4 Dead prototype.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 24, 2023
Valve Keeps on Patching Half-Life; Age-old Bug Removed
It didn't end with one update. Half-Life received three more hotfixes, and the last one removed a bug that has annoyed fans for the past 25 years.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 23, 2023
Portal 2 Gets 8-hour Prequel With New Campaign
The upcoming Portal: Revolution, the unofficial prequel to Portal 2, will offer an eight-hour story campaign.
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Adrian Werner
November 21, 2023
Prices in Argentina and Turkey Increased by Up to 4298%: 'End of Steam in These Countries'
Argentine and Turkish users of Steam cannot be satisfied with the removal of their currency on the platform. As of today, they have to pay significantly more for video games.
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Maciej Gaffke
November 21, 2023
![Half-Life Gets Big Update for 25th Anniversary [Update: Weekend Success]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/437990175.jpg)
Half-Life Gets Big Update for 25th Anniversary [Update: Weekend Success]
Valve is lavishly celebrating Half-Life's 25th birthday. You can get the game for free on Steam and it received an update with new content and many improvements.
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Adrian Werner
November 19, 2023
CS2 Finally Opens Up to Community Maps
Counter-Strike 2 has received an update that will enabled you to play on fan-made maps and no longer confuse birds with grenades on Inferno.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 3, 2023
Hackers Took Over Developer Accounts on Steam; They Gained Little, but Valve Finally Acted
Developers releasing games on Steam will have to adopt further security measures when validating the authenticity of their accounts. This follows a series of recent hacking attacks that finally prompted Valve to act.
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Hubert Sledziewski
October 12, 2023
Want to Ask Valve About Half-Life 3? You Just Got a Great Opportunity
Valve employees will soon answer questions from fans of Counter-Strike, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2 and the company's other games.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 11, 2023