Another game has been tested by Steam’s new review moderation algorithm as the store page of Rocket League succumbs to an inordinate amount of negative reviews. This follows after an article from Variety in which a public relations statement from Epic Store announced that Rocket League will become another exclusive to their client. Continue reading Rocket League has been review bombed after announcement of Epic Store exclusivity
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Tim Sweeney: “If Valve commits to a permanent 88% revenue share, we’ll stop making new exclusive deals”
Now here is something really interesting. Epic Games’ CEO, Tim Sweeney, has just stated that if Steam commits to a permanent 88% revenue share for all developers and publishers without major strings attached, Epic Games will hastily organize a retreat from exclusives and consider putting its own games on Steam. Continue reading Tim Sweeney: “If Valve commits to a permanent 88% revenue share, we’ll stop making new exclusive deals”
Valve adds moderation to Steam after Borderlands review bombing
Since the announcement of Borderlands 3 as yet another timed exclusivity deal with the Epic Store, some players have performed mass protest by review bombing the Steam store pages of the first 2 Borderlands games with negative reviews. Unlike previous attempts where similar protests have occured, Valve has now decided to implemented a system of review moderation to address the matter.
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Former Valve dev: Steam was killing PC gaming, Epic is fixing it, 30% cut made Valve a lot of money
A lot has been said about the Epic Games Store and the fact that Epic Games has securing timed-exclusive titles for its digital store. And while the majority of PC gamers are really annoying by this exclusivity deals, a former Valve developer claimed that Steam’s 30% cut was unsustainable and that Epic Games is fixing it. Continue reading Former Valve dev: Steam was killing PC gaming, Epic is fixing it, 30% cut made Valve a lot of money
Steam will get a re-designed library and new Events page, first details
At GDC 2019, Valve announced that Steam’s library will get re-designed. Moreover, Valve aims to add advanced tag searches, as well as a new Steam Events page. Continue reading Steam will get a re-designed library and new Events page, first details
Valve brings back game streaming with Steam Link Anywhere
As the dream of cloud-based gaming comes closer to being a reality, Valve has gained new enthusiasm for the idea of players accessing their bountiful Steam libraries while being away from their PC’s. While the company swiftly killed off production of the original Steam Link box and controller in November of 2018, they have been working in secret on a software approach towards the same concept in the form of Steam Link Anywhere. Continue reading Valve brings back game streaming with Steam Link Anywhere
PC gamers report that Epic launcher collects their Steam friends & play history, Epic Games responds
A few hours ago, Resetera’s member ‘Madjoki’ discovered that Epic Launcher collecting players’ Steam friends and play history. Going into more details, Madjoki found out that Epic Games Launcher on start up searches for Steam install and proceeds to get list of files in your Steam Cloud. This also includes game saves for every user that has logged in on your PC. Continue reading PC gamers report that Epic launcher collects their Steam friends & play history, Epic Games responds
Steam announces its best new, top selling and most played games of 2018
Valve has revealed the best new, top selling and most played games of 2018 on Steam. Valve categorized the top selling winners into four groups: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Top New Releases are arranged by month and Most Played games are categorized into four groups: over 15K, 25K, 50K, and 100K simultaneous players. Continue reading Steam announces its best new, top selling and most played games of 2018
Steam Winter Sale 2018 is now live
The moment a lot of PC gamers have been waiting has arrived. The annual Steam Winter Sale is now live and Valve is offering numerous games at great discounts. This event will last until January 3rd and there will also be daily surprises for you at Steam’s Extremely Cozy Cottage of Surprises. Continue reading Steam Winter Sale 2018 is now live
New Steam Play allows Linux gamers to play Windows titles via Proton and the Vulkan API
Valve has released a new and improved beta version of Steam Play that allows Linux gamers to play Windows titles. In order to achieve this, Steam Play includes a modified distribution of Wine, called Proton, to provide compatibility with Windows game titles and uses the Vulkan API. Continue reading New Steam Play allows Linux gamers to play Windows titles via Proton and the Vulkan API