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Does VR need a Killer App?
At Casual Connect today, Valve's Chet Faliszek argued that, like the App Store, VR will succeed on flexibility rather than franchises
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Valve under investigation by European Commission for Steam geo-blocking
Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media and ZeniMax also named in antitrust investigation
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Steam hits all-time high of 14 million concurrent users
This time last year, the record for Valve's platform was 8.5 million
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New games on Steam in 2016 rose 40% over last year
Over 4200 games hit the store in 2016, Steam Spy says, equivalent to 38% of its lifetime total
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Australian Competition Commission wants to fine Valve $3m
Courts to decide how much Valve must pay over lack of refunds policy
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"Steam's new discoverability system has already had a huge impact"
However, publishers will need to rethink how they approach the platform
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"Please show customers what your game is actually like to play”
Steam Discovery Update 2.0 will prohibit use of renders, artwork and marketing materials as screenshots
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Valve pushes back against Washington State skin gambling claims
"As we have explained on multiple occasions, Valve is not engaged in gambling or the promotion of gambling, and we do not 'facilitate gambling'"
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Valve follows Oculus' lead with new Vive controller prototype
Emphasis on hand presence would eradicate a key difference between the two leading platforms in high-end VR
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Valve relents on Steam key reviews - well, almost
Individual reviews from non-Steam purchases will be more visible, but they are still excluded from overall score
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Steam pulls Digital Homicide games following fan lawsuit
Indie studio alleged harassment in $18m lawsuit against Steam users, now considering legal action against Valve for its response
Opinion
The Indie View: Resistance Isn't Futile
In his first regular column for GI, Alexis Kennedy looks at Valve's recent shift on user reviews
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Steam alters review system, irritates indies
Storefront only allows copies it sold to be used in aggregate review score, hiding opinions of scammers, crowdfunding backers, bundle purchasers, and more
Opinion
Oculus and Valve send mixed messages on VR exclusivity
Valve wants the VR market to be entirely open, but the belief that Oculus is trying to lock it down is built on a series of misunderstandings
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Newell weighs in on VR exclusives
Valve head says tying development funds to specific hardware is bad for customers and developers
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Valve axes Dota 2 eSports host and production company
Gabe Newell branded James "2GD" Harding "an ass" on Reddit following problematic broadcast
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Valve raises Counter-Strike eSports prize to $1 million
Every CS: GO Major Championship event in 2016 will have a 4x bigger prize than last year
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Valve and HTC's Vive priced at $800
VR kit will launch in April bundled with Job Simulator and Fantastic Contraption [UPDATE]: Recommended PC specs less demanding than Oculus Rift
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Vision Summit Keynote: Big plans and free Vives
Unity puts on a show with Gabe Newell, Palmer Luckey and more
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Marc Laidlaw retires from Valve
Half-Life writer confirms departure from studio after nearly 20 years
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HTC upgrades Vive VR headset with Vive Pre
Front facing camera, better controllers for the virtual reality kit
Opinion
VR and AR: The year of promises
Excitement for the tech has never been greater but the industry must still contend with big unanswered questions
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HTC and Valve's VR headset pushed back to April 2016
An additional 7,000 developer units will be released early next year
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Steam ad runs afoul of ASA
Standards agency upholds complaints over GTA V bundle offered in Steam Summer Sale
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Steam launches dev-controlled Item Store
New features allows developers to set prices on in-game items and sell user created content