Valve launches streaming website Steam.tv, promptly un-launches it (Updated) By Tyler Wilde news It isn't working for us, but apparently it existed at some point this evening.
Adult game approval on Steam could still be months away By Andy Chalk news The developer of Negligee: Love Stories was told that completion of the required filtering tools could take 'months.'
Steam may be getting tools that will enable Windows games to run in Linux By Andy Chalk news References to 'compatibility tools' were recently datamined from the Steam interface and shared on Reddit.
Everything you need to know about Valve's Artifact: "The whole point is to steer away from pay-to-win" By Tim Clark top draw We go hands on with Artifact and hear from Gabe and Garfield about trading on Steam, randomness, and why it's not F2P.
Steam has a hate group problem because Valve fails to enforce its own rules By Wes Fenlon Unbanned Valve's code of conduct is much like Microsoft and Sony's, but Steam and PlayStation both fail to thoroughly enforce their own rules.
Artifact, Valve's fantasy card game, will be out in November By Andy Chalk news It will also be playable later this month at PAX West.
Game accused of scamming Marketplace buyers removed from Steam By Andy Chalk news Abstractism was also suspected of being a cryptocurrency miner.
Portal: After Hours mod to launch first episode next month By Joe Donnelly News With "much harder puzzles that cater to long-term Portal fans first."
New Dota 2 Challengers League could give aspiring pros a path to the big leagues By Dylan Bishop New stars It's hard to break into Dota without a sponsorship that pays for practice time. A new league hopes to give more players a shot.
Dota 2 players in the Netherlands can now see what's in loot boxes before they buy By Andy Chalk news The change appears to be an effort to comply with Dutch gambling regulations.
Steam's new chat client is out of beta, Valve says more changes are coming By Andy Chalk news The new, Discord-like chat client went into beta testing in June.
Half-Life 2 writer 'surprised' by Marc Laidlaw's decision to publish Episode 3 synopsis By Joe Donnelly News Chet Faliszek speaks about Laidlaw's Half-Life 2 'Epistle 3' fanfic.
Ex-Valve employee describes ruthless internal politics at 'self-organizing' companies By Tyler Wilde news He doesn't name the company in question, but it doesn't take any stretching to figure out who he's talking about in cases.
Valve has banned over 90,000 Steam accounts this week, reports SteamDB By Joe Donnelly News With over 60,000 accounts reportedly banned yesterday alone.
OpenAI's Dota 2 bots remove 'significant' match restrictions, move closer to human-level skill By Joe Donnelly News The OpenAI Five will take on a human team at The International 2018.
CS:GO players in Belgium and the Netherlands can no longer open loot cases By Andy Chalk news The CS:GO market has been re-enabled in the Netherlands, but the days of opening cases are over.
Portal 2 mod Destroyed Aperture adds 20 maps and 30 puzzles, due 'Fall 2018' By Joe Donnelly news The long-term work-in-progress community project eyes launch later this year.
The new PC games of 2018 By Joseph Knoop, Fraser Brown, Tom Senior, Wes Fenlon, Lauren Morton Updated! Our guide to the best PC games of 2018. All of the biggest upcoming games in one place.
Valve on Steam opportunities: 'We're not the taste police' By Joe Donnelly News "We don't sell ad space or pick winners."
