Feature Valve: Creating Artifact is not a "zero-sum game" How the company is keeping its focus narrow for the upcoming online trading card game Sept. 3, 2018 Rebekah Valentine 3 comments
News Dota 2 International 2019 moves to Shanghai First time the championship has been held outside of North America since the 2011 debut Aug. 28, 2018 James Batchelor
News Steam Play update makes Windows-only games playable on Linux Valve rolls out new open source compatibility tool Proton, complete with Vulkan support Aug. 22, 2018 James Batchelor
News The International brings record-breaking prize pool Dota 2 tournament's $24.8 million pool once again largest in esports history Aug. 20, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Valve launches update to Steam Broadcasting with Steam.tv Update: New hub integrates Steamworks capabilities, adds watch parties ahead of Dota 2's The International Aug. 18, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Developers of adult games on Steam should "assume months" before game approval Negligee: Love Stories forced into a likely delay as Valve continues work on content filter Aug. 16, 2018 Rebekah Valentine 1 comment
News Valve tells Dota 2 teams not to take on gambling sponsors Professional teams competing in The International 2018 advised to end existing long-term contracts Aug. 14, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Steam active users on unusual decline throughout 2018 Steep decrease after January surge may reflect popularity of PUBG, then Fortnite July 31, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Valve adds pop-ups to Community Market warning of potential scams Dialogue boxes warn users if they attempt to purchase items for a game they don't own, or a new release July 31, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Abstractism removed from Steam store for 'cryptojacking' Game disguised as indie platformer installed programs to mine cryptocurrency using players' computers July 30, 2018 Rebekah Valentine 1 comment
News Portal 2 writer Jay Pinkerton returns to Valve Pinkerton is back one year after leaving, follows The Invisible Hours writer Rob Yescombe's arrival at the company July 30, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Dutch Dota 2 players can now see the contents of their next loot box Valve's attempts to comply with loot box regulations continue apace July 26, 2018 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News 90,000 Steam accounts banned in Valve's biggest anti-cheat purge to date Just under 30,000 cheaters dealt with on Wednesday, followed by a record-breaking 60,000 yesterday July 20, 2018 James Batchelor
News Valve temporarily halting new adult game releases on Steam Company isn't approving updates or new games until planned filter is in place July 16, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Valve locks Counter-Strike loot boxes for Dutch and Belgian players Steam item trading returns, but CS:GO's containers are now locked July 13, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Valve updates "Upcoming" tab on Steam to focus on user interests Suggestions based on past purchases and pre-release interest will replace chronological listing July 11, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
Feature Steam Spy and the need for numbers For indie developers in need of metrics Steam Spy is imperfect, "but the other option is absolutely nothing" July 11, 2018 Rebekah Valentine 1 comment
News Team Fortress 2 leads as biggest player counts on Steam revealed Developer method to calculate sales yields interesting results (before it was blocked) July 9, 2018 James Batchelor
News Nintendo, Valve, Sony, and EA reported in Norway for breaching European consumer law UPDATE: NCC reports Nintendo to German authorities after dropping other complaints July 6, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Valve quickly shuts down developer method for estimating Steam sales Steam API suddenly altered after The End Is Nigh co-dev uses achievements data as SteamSpy alternative July 6, 2018 James Batchelor
News Jurassic World already one of Steam's 2018 top sellers Frontier's dino park management sim rubbing elbows with Grand Theft Auto 5, Far Cry 5 after less than a month on sale July 5, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News End is Nigh dev uses achievement stats to determine Steam sales data Tyler Glaiel offers code to Steam Spy to help improve sales tracker's accuracy June 29, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Valve working on something "better than Steam Spy" "The only way that we can make money is if you make good decisions" June 28, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News Valve disables CS:GO and DOTA 2 item trading in Netherlands after legal warning “We still don't understand or agree with the [Dutch Gaming Authority's] legal conclusion," says Valve June 20, 2018 Ivy Taylor
News Steam Creator Homepages enters beta Feature allows developers and publishers to customize pages, users to follow favorite studios June 20, 2018 Rebekah Valentine