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Nintendo scuttles Dolphin emulator's Steam release
Valve removes store page as platform holder says the emulator for Wii and Gamecube is illegal
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Steam to stop using Google Analytics
Platform to strengthen internal traffic analytics tools instead, says Google's "tracking solutions don't align well with [Valve's] approach to customer privacy"
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Valve's assets from Portal, Half-Life 2, and more leak online
The files, which date from 2016, were shared on Discord
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US senator presses Valve on Nazi content
New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan asks Gabe Newell to explain extremist, racist, antisemetic, and homophobic content on Steam
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Steam Deck to ship in Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan next month | News-in-brief
Shipping begins December 17, reservations for Docking Station also now open
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Gaming's gambling problem is out of hand | This Week in Business
People Make Games report on CS:GO underscores how difficult it will be for the industry to kick the habit
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Steam launches updated mobile app
New features include QR sign in, customisable tabs, remote downloading and more
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Valve's six tips on optimising your game for Steam Deck
Alden Kroll and Erik Peterson share tips for developers looking to make their titles compatible with the handheld gaming PC
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Valve's Steam Deck is now readily available for purchase
Platform holder still cautions that "production, processing, and shipping bandwidth is still finite"
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Chaos;Head Noah Steam launch goes ahead after initial rejection
Update: Spike Chunsoft says Valve accepted game on re-examination, with no changes made
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Valve launches new Steam Charts section
New listings will be ranked by total revenue, including DLC and in-game transactions
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Steam fully launches Store Hubs feature
Test version of the hub launched last year, allows users to browse tags, genres, themes and more
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Indonesia blocks Valve, Epic Games and more for failing to comply with new regulations
UPDATE: Steam has been restored in the country, but Epic Games Store and EA Origin are still inaccessible
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Steam publishes new graphical asset guidelines, restricting text use
"In most cases this additional text is presented in English, isolating much of the Steam audience that doesn't speak English," Valve said
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Valve shortens Steam Deck wait times
With supply chain problems easing, Valve says everyone who reserved a spot in line should get a system this year
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US District Judge says that Valve will face antitrust ligation
Judge Coughenour said that Wolfire Games' "allegations are sufficient to plausibly allege unlawful conduct"
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Steam Deck now has 2,000+ playable games
One month after launch, over 2,000 titles are now "Deck Verified," Valve said
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Will Steam Deck suffer from Valve's short attention span? | Opinion
Valve is building a track record of great hardware launches - but also tends to lose interest post-launch. Can Steam Deck break the streak?
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Valve: During 2021 Steam saw 2.6m first-time buyers each month
Report also says that people spent almost 38 billion hours playing games on the platform, up 21% compared to 2020
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Steam Deck | Critical Consensus
Critics agree that Valve's hardware is more of a versatile portable PC better suited for home than on the go
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Valve to reduce Steam discount cycle to 28 days
Update: From March 28, discounts applied to products cannot exceed 90% of its retail price
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Steam Deck orders open February 25
Those with reserved units will have three days to confirm payment, consoles to ship at the end of next month
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Lawsuit against Valve over CS:GO skin gambling dismissed
Court argued that the plaintiffs, who were suing on behalf of their children, had never used Steam and therefore couldn't claim they were misled
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Four of Steam's best-selling games of 2021 were new releases
Naraka: Bladepoint, New World, Battlefield 2042, and Valheim are among the top revenue earning titles throughout the year