Steam Game Sales Double for the Seventh Year Running
Valve have announced a handful of statistics on Steam’s performance in 2011, including that year-over-year unit sales have increased 100%- again.
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Modern Warfare 3 Will Use Steamworks and Feature Dedicated Servers
The war juggernaut is will release on Steam November 8th, the same day that it hits retailers nationwide.
Valve Says Microsoft Needs To Be More “Comfortable” In Opening Up XBL
Gabe says that they still want to bring Steamworks to XBL, but they need to relax…
Upcoming “Steam Guard” Offers Users Higher Security
Valve is helping gamers to avoid hackers by adding a few changes to its flagship Steam service …
Germany To Receive Modified Call Of Duty Black Ops
Just like Australia, Germany is often shafted in the world of video games. With upcoming smash hit Call of Duty: Black Ops it’s definitely …
R.U.S.E Wont Use Ubisoft DRM
The Ubisoft DRM is by no means a bad thing, I welcome it with open arms. Unfortunately something that seems to plague every PC gamer is constant whining about one thing or another. If they haven’t got frame rates to cry about, they will of course cry about something else, and so the vicious circle continues…
Valve to Provide Mac Graphics Code to Other Developers
Valve’s business development director Jason Holtman has said in an interview that the company will be allowing Steamworks partners “a portion” of their graphics code to assist with Mac development.
Mafia II Will Have Steamworks Support
If you’re anything like me you’re a sucker for fancy intefaces, sleek smooth looks and tidiness when it comes to your computer. Well 2K Games has made by day by announcing that Mafia II will ship with Steamworks support. PC Gamers the world over can now look forward to auto-updating, Steam achievements, online leaderboards and online downloadable content…
Digital Denial: Direct2Drive Refuses to Distribute Modern Warfare 2 PC Edition
Infinity Ward’s decision to utilize Steamworks exclusively (it will handle updates, saves, achievements, etc) for the PC version of their Modern Warfare 2 title has IGN’s Direct2Drive download service refusing to sell it. Valve’s Steamworks platform is a direct competitor to IGN’s Direct2Drive service, and considering the fact that you won’t be able to play [...]
