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Valve continues its fight against "fake games" on Steam
Games that haven't reached Steam's "confidence metric" will be restricted from user achievements and game counts
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Valve to challenge Discord with overhauled Steam Chat
Friends lists, group chat and voice chat receive a raft of new features
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Steam deprecating support for Windows Vista and XP
Support for Microsoft's operating systems will officially end on January 2, 2019
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Valve launching Steam China with Perfect World
Partnership likely means leading PC marketplace will be free from the threat of long-rumoured government block
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Steam Store to allow everything that isn't illegal or trolling
Company takes a laissez faire approach to curation, promises improved user filters instead
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Steam "might have killed our business"
Developers behind mature visual novels describe the "chilling effect" of ad hoc game removals and Valve's radio silence
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Valve removes school shooting game, along with developer's entire catalogue
Creator of Active Shooter identified as previously banned 'troll' developer Ata Berdiyev
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Charity calls on Valve to remove 'school shooting simulator' from Steam store
Game described as "horrendous" by Infer Trust
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Steam Link app rejected by Apple
Valve's appeal has been denied; Android version already in beta
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Steam games warned for "pornographic content" have warnings dismissed, subject to re-review
HuniePop, Mutiny!!, and Kindred Spirits on the Roof developers report Valve's retraction, future status remains uncertain
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Valve targets improved accessibility with SteamVR Input
New system will let users customise VR controls to better suit their personal needs
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Valve advises sexualized anime-themed titles to censor content or be removed from Steam
HuniePop, Mutiny!!, Tropical Liquor and more received warnings today for "pornographic content"
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SteamVR Input allows for accessibility, more controller support
The system, now in beta, lets users and developers create their own controller configurations
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Valve offers bounties for Steam bug hunting
Developer and storefront owner has paid out over $108,000 in bounties so far
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Campo Santo retains freedom, flexibility under Valve
Development on In the Valley of Gods will continue as before, but with more support
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Steam services expand to mobile with new apps
Steam Link and Steam Video will launch in the coming months
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SteamSpy creator develops new algorithm to keep service alive
"It's still possible that Valve will make another move to shutdown the service, but until that happens, SteamSpy will continue to operate," says Galyonkin
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EA, Activision Blizzard, and Valve found in breach of Belgian gambling laws
Loot boxes in FIFA 18, Overwatch, and CS:GO violate gambling legislation, says Belgian Gaming Commission
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Valve fined $3m over breach in Australian law with misleading Steam refund policy
UPDATE: Valve issues new consumer rights notice for Australia
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SteamSpy creator warns PC market is once again open to abuse
“Imagine signing a basketball player without knowing his past performance,” posits Sergey Galyonkin
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SteamSpy shutting down after Steam privacy update
Switch to default hidden game libraries cuts off primary source of tracker's data
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Valve hasn't given up on Steam Machines
Company admits sales are slow, but says 'store delisting' is nothing more than routine cleanup
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Valve open sources GameNetworkingSockets tech
"Basic transport layer for games" works on platforms other than PC, does not require Steam
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HTC Vive announces price of Vive Pro at £799; cuts price of existing headset
Vive Pro will ship on April 5 and come with six-month Viveport Subscription
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Valve quietly cracks down on Steam hate groups
Several Nazi and school shooter-themed groups deleted, but other toxic communities still remain