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A European Commission is investigating Valve for possible geo-blocking practices: stifling competition between EU Member States. What's going on here. Well, the commission is worried that region restricting CD keys prevents people from finding better deals for games, e.g. you see a great sale for Elder Scrolls Online but the key is region locked to Germany, and you live in the [...]
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Valve is changing up its guidelines for storefront screenshots, and developers need to make sure they're ready when Discover Update 2.0 goes live. Steam wants to make sure screenshots represent the game they advertise; that means no artwork as a substitute for gameplay: "This means avoiding using concept art, pre-rendered cinematic stills, or images that contain awards, marketing copy, or written product [...]
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Earlier today, Valve responded to the Washington State Gambling Commission’s allegations of facilitating online gambling through the use of Counter Strike: Global Offensive skins. In a press release dated October 5th, the WSGC ordered Valve to “immediately stop allowing the transfer of virtual weapons known as “skins” for gambling activities through the company’s Steam Platform.” The state regulatory body further [...]
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Following news that Valve is being sued over creating an environment in which gambling sites that make use of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins could exist, the company released an official statement on the matter yesterday. The statement confirms that Valve has "no business relationships with any of these sites." The sites make use of the OpenID API that Valve provides [...]
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Valve CEO Gabe Newell shook up the Dota 2 Shanghai Tournament when he controversially fired eSports commentator James “2GD” Harding and called him an ass to boot. Harding is a former professional Quake 4 player turned popular eSports personality who has a reputation for spouting offensive remarks on air for entertainment purposes. Harding was promptly let go when he used the word [...]
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With millions of dollars of prize money at stake, the eSports scene is quickly gaining popularity with gamers the world over. Valve is one of the big game companies that actively support eSports tournaments, with a record-breaking $18 million given away to the winners of last year’s Dota 2 World Championship – The International 5. Valve is now setting their [...]
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You may remember that Steam was DDoS'd on Christmas morning. As a result of this attack, Valve's digital storefront began incorrectly relaying cached information, exposing users' personal information—such as billing addresses—to other users during checkout. Considering the time of year and the sale, the results could have potentially been disastrous. It was recommended by SteamDB at the time that users [...]
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