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Evidence emerges of Steam loyalty discount scheme

12 May 2020, 15:11

As the Steam Summer Sale dates leak (25th June to 9th July).

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Half-Life: Alyx precipitates 1 million VR HMD boost in 1 month

4 May 2020, 14:11

In other games industry news: Classic Star Wars Battlefront got an online multiplayer update.

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Valve says don't be alarmed about the leaked CS:GO source code

23 April 2020, 11:11

However, some community servers have already gone offline due to RCE worries.

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Steam tweaks updater scheduler due to bandwidth concerns

31 March 2020, 12:11

Meanwhile the concurrent Steam user record is approaching 24 million.

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HP teases its 'no compromises' Reverb G2 VR headset

24 March 2020, 14:41

Aimed at developers, architects, and VR users. Made with help from Valve and Microsoft.

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Valve's Gabe Newell: games store competition is "awesome"

24 March 2020, 13:01

The Valve and Steam boss adds that the Epic Games Store "keeps us honest".

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GOG announces its 'stay at home collection' of free games

19 March 2020, 11:11

Additionally the DRM-free store is in the midst of its Spring Sale (until 30th March).

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Steam broke its 20m concurrent player record on Sunday

16 March 2020, 11:11

Meanwhile PC and console gaming is putting a strain on Italy's broadband network.

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Half-Life: Alyx is "return to this world, not the end of it," says dev

5 March 2020, 12:11

Meanwhile, Valve says that Index HMDs will be back in stock on Monday.

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Valve shares three Half-Life: Alyx gameplay videos

3 March 2020, 10:10

These clips highlight different motion modes and the use of 'gravity gloves'.

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Steam's machine learning powered 'Play Next' goes live

14 February 2020, 14:31

Suggests what to play next by analysing your activity and vast library of unplayed games.

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Valve will release Half-Life: Alyx on Monday, 23rd March

14 February 2020, 11:11

And Valve has released a trio of new screenshots of City 17 to tease you.

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Steam breaks concurrent user record with 18.8m gamers

3 February 2020, 14:51

And the latest user data survey shows a wave of Windows 7 to 10 migrations.

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Valve Index sales doubled in anticipation of Half-Life: Alyx

29 January 2020, 15:11

Saw 103,000 sales from Q3 to Q4 2019, bringing total sales to 149,000, according to SuperData.

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Complete Half-Life Series is free to play until Alyx is released

22 January 2020, 10:11

Steam users can download and play the classic series for free until sometime in March.

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Valve is "working hard" to replenish Index VR HMD stocks

15 January 2020, 15:11

High end VR headset is sold out worldwide (except Japan). Half-Life: Alyx releases in March.

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Developer: our free game torrent resulted in 4x Steam sales

14 January 2020, 12:11

Meanwhile Steam halts sales of GTA4 due to Games for Windows Live service issues.

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Steam reveals its best selling games of 2019

30 December 2019, 14:51

Meanwhile, in the last gaming chart ever by GfK in the UK, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is No.1.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 PC sales were lacklustre for Epic Games

23 December 2019, 11:11

It sold 408K in debut month vs Borderlands 3's sales of 1.78m in its first month on the EGS.

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Steam Winter Sale 2019 and Steam Awards voting commences

20 December 2019, 10:11

Meanwhile Epic has started giving out "endless" $10 coupons in its store.

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Valve dev - Half Life: Alyx will be a solely single player experience

12 December 2019, 11:11

Claimed to be an engaging but linear adventure which you will enjoy playing for hours.

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AMD CPUs pass 20 per cent share milestone in Steam survey

5 December 2019, 13:31

And in other good news for the red team, Dell is evaluating a wider selection of AMD chips.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 arrives on Steam this time next week

28 November 2019, 10:11

Rockstar has Tweeted that it will arrive on the popular PC games platform Thurs 5th Dec.

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Valve discontinues its Steam Controller

27 November 2019, 12:11

And the Steam Autumn Sale is underway (ends on Tuesday 3rd Dec at 10am PST).

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State of Decay 2 will arrive on Steam early next year

25 November 2019, 13:11

Will join other Microsoft Studio titles like Gears 5 and Halo: MCC on Valve's digital store.

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Half Life: Alyx trailer and minimum recommended specs revealed

22 November 2019, 11:11

Releasing in March 2020, the game will be free for owners of the Valve Index headset.

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Half Life: Alyx for VR to be unveiled by Valve on Thursday

19 November 2019, 10:11

A leaked transcript from The Game Awards (12th Dec) suggests the game is due in March 2020.

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EA hints at its return to Steam - Update: it happened

28 October 2019, 13:31

In other PC gaming news, Death Stranding PC has been announced.

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French Court rules that Steam users can resell their games

20 September 2019, 14:41

Decision will apply across the EU, if Valve's appeal doesn't succeed.

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AMD says Steam Hardware Survey miscounts processor data

26 July 2019, 12:11

Steam's algorithm is confused by multiple user logins in Chinese internet cafes it seems.

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Steam Hardware Survey: Intel, Nvidia continue to grow share

4 July 2019, 11:11

And Windows 10 showed a healthy user share increase of 2.78 per cent in June.

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Steam Link app released for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV

16 May 2019, 12:11

iOS App was originally rejected by Apple for App Store inclusion a year ago.

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Valve Index VR headset pre-orders start later today

1 May 2019, 11:21

Pricey PC-connected HMD with 120Hz displays designed for 'fidelity first', says Valve.

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