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Valve boss: "We want EA's games on Steam"
- As you've undoubtedly heard, some of EA's games have been retracted from Valve's digital distribution platform. When Crysis 2 first disappeared from Steam in June, gamers immediately assumed that the decision was part of an overarching strategy to force users…
Ubisoft tweaks Driver's always-on DRM, Skyrim to use Steam
- As with most of the company's major game launches since early last year, Ubisoft planned to lace the PC version of Driver: San Francisco with its pesky always-on DRM. The mechanism has appeared in titles including Assassin's Creed II, Silent…
EA promoting Origin with free games on Battlefield 3 pre-order
- Update (8/17): IMPORTANT, READ BEFORE BUYING. Several readers have messaged me saying EA/Origin's offer only ran through the first week of August although the email text Ars Technica received for the free game deal reads "this offer is only good for…
Steam Trading beta lets you swap digital games for virtual items
- Valve has announced a new exchange system that allows gamers to trade their Team Fortress 2 equipment for Steam games. Currently in beta, Steam Trading will partially resolve a fundamental flaw with any barter system: sometimes you can't obtain what…
Battlefield 3 alpha testing underway, beta starts in September
- DICE's highly anticipated shooter Battlefield 3 will open up for testing in the coming weeks, the series' community manager Daniel Matros recently explained. There will be two trials: a "highly tech focused", invite-only alpha trial, and a more open beta…
Steam opens Dead Island preorders with bonus content
- We've had no shortage of zombie-themed games in recent years, but if you haven't had your fill of undead carnage, you might want to step in line for a taste of Techland's forthcoming zombie-slaying simulator. Due on September 6 in…
Steam promises quicker downloads with upcoming update
- Valve has announced some tweaks to its content delivery system that should boost the speed of your game downloads. If you're fortunate enough to have a blisteringly fast Internet connection, you've probably noticed that the current system gets bogged down…
GameStop exec: Battlefield 3 won't appear on Steam
- EA and DICE's Battlefield 3 is perhaps the most anticipated shooter coming out this year and apparently it won't be available on one high-profile digital distribution service. Want to guess which one?
EA explains why Crysis 2 was pulled from Steam
- There has been some speculation about a possible break-up between EA and Valve, after Crysis 2 was pulled from the Steam platform and appeared on EA's new storefront sporting a misleading "only on Origin" tag. Although many of us saw…
Weekend game deals: Steam's summer sale kicks off
- Clear your calendar! Steam's infamous summer sale is officially underway, bringing a new batch of game sales every day through July 10. Alongside the individual bargains, there are more than a dozen developer bundles for up to 90% off, as…
1C: UK retailers refuse to sell Steam-enabled games
- Speaking with Computer and Video Games about the state PC game distriubtion, Darryl Still of 1C, a Russian developer and publisher, claimed that some UK retailers refuse to sell Steamworks titles. According to Still, certain big-box stores have warned publishers…
Steam bets on in-app purchases with free-to-play games
- Valve has taken the wraps off a new section on Steam reserved for games following the 'Free-to-play' model. Although the company has hosted promotional free-to-play weekends before, with games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops or Team Fortress 2…
EA pulls Crysis 2 from Steam, now 'only on Origin' (updated)
- Update: EA has announced that it had nothing to do with Steam's removal of Crysis 2. Instead, the mega-publisher said that Steam dropped the game because of conflicting business terms involving Crytek and another online game service. The full statement is…
EA launching digital download service Origin to rival Steam
- Game publishing giant Electronic Arts is set to take on Valve's Steam with the launch of its own digital distribution platform, dubbed Origin. According to a report on the Wall Street Journal, the new service functions as a single store…
Valve considering Steam for iOS, Android
- A user on the Steam Powered forums who calls himself Political Gamer recently had a chance to check out Valve's headquarters as part of an interview. He took notes; here are his main points (although we'd like to point out…
Valve teases 'Big Picture' mode for Steam
- Valve is looking to expand its popular digital distribution platform beyond PCs or Macs and is set to disclose its plans at the Game Design Conference (GDC) this week in San Francisco. In a pre-conference statement, the company teased a…
Steam generated $1 billion in 2010
- Many have cast doubt on the future of PC gaming, calling the industry a pale shadow of what it used to be. We can't help but disagree with that, especially when you look at the stellar lineup prepared for 2011.…
Steam beta gets integrated screenshots, better voice quality
- Valve has released a beta version of its Steam client with several new features and bug fixes. To opt into the beta, launch your Steam client, open the File/Steam tab on the top left > Settings > Change > select…
Steam launches holiday sale, discounts 1000+ games
- With Christmas only five days away, Steam has finally launched its 2010 holiday sale, discounting over a thousand games. The event will run through January 2 and each day will bring a new batch of sales. Today's featured titles include…
Steam contest gives you a chance to win 100 games
- We usually reserve game sales for Fridays, but Steam's latest promotion deserves some special attention. Yesterday, the distribution service launched a holiday contest that will give one lucky customer the opportunity to win 100 games of their choosing. Additionally, 20…
Steam passes 30 million user mark, offers over 1,200 games
- Valve has announced that its Steam platform, which provides games and digital entertainment for the PC and Mac, has been doing phenomenally well recently. During the past 12 months the platform has experienced new user growth of 178 percent (year-over-year),…
AMD to distribute drivers over Steam, Catalyst 10.9 released
- Updating your Radeon drivers just got easier. AMD has partnered up with Valve to deliver Catalyst graphics drivers over Steam. ATI GPU updates can now be detected and installed directly from within Steam -- a convenience that will affect plenty…
Valve: Steam for Linux isn't being developed
- Evidence of a Linux Steam client surfaces every few months, sprinkling hope throughout the neglected penguin gaming community. The proof is usually limited to a trace of Linux code in Valve's software or a seemingly related job listing. A pending…
R.U.S.E. drops Ubisoft's DRM for Steam
- Ubisoft's always-connected DRM is, to say the least, greatly unpopular in the gaming community, and it seems that disdain has made an impression. The publisher has decided to exclude its DRM from the upcoming real time strategy game R.U.S.E., favoring…
Steam weekend sale: Half off Just Cause 2 and DLC
- If drifting through the skies of a remote tropical paradise sounds like your kind of a weekend getaway, head on over to Steam and grab the latest sale: 50% off Just Cause 2. The sandbox action adventure title puts you…
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