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Valve Remains Silent on Black Lives Matter; Devs Withdraw Games From Steam

Statements from developers began to appear on the web, as some of them decided to remove their games from Steam. Will Valve suffer from its silence?

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Mateusz Popielak

June 17, 2020

Valve Remains Silent on Black Lives Matter; Devs Withdraw Games From Steam

Half-Life Alyx Boosted Popularity of VR on Steam for Good

Turns out the rise in popularity of VR caused by Half-Life: Alyx wasn't short-lived. May was a record month in terms of the share of VR owners among Steam users.

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Adrian Werner

June 3, 2020

Half-Life Alyx Boosted Popularity of VR on Steam for Good

New Mod Improves Half-Life: Alyx Gameplay Without VR Goggles

Half-Life: Alyx is becoming more playable without VR goggles. All thanks to the latest mod, called Pancake FPS Starter Kit.

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Darius Matusiak

May 31, 2020

New Mod Improves Half-Life: Alyx Gameplay Without VR Goggles
We Got to Know Why Half-Life 2 Episode 4 Got Canceled

We Got to Know Why Half-Life 2 Episode 4 Got Canceled

Arkane revealed the reasons for the cancelation of Half-Life 2: Episode 4, also known as Ravenholm. The list includes the credit crisis and Left 4 Dead.

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Adrian Werner

May 29, 2020

We Got to Know Why Half-Life 2 Episode 4 Got Canceled

Steam Cloud Play - Valve's Streaming Service Becomes a Fact

Valve has provided the developers with the beta version of its streaming service. The goal of Steam Cloud Play, as it is called, is to integrate Steam with GeForce Now and, in the future, to connect it with other platforms of this type.

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Christian Pieniazek

May 28, 2020

Steam Cloud Play - Valve's Streaming Service Becomes a Fact

New Patch for CS:GO Boosts Performance on Older PCs

Yesterday, CS:GO received a patch introducing an experimental graphic feature that should improve performance on some older PCs and hardware with integrated GPU. Stickers associated with the Warhammer 40,000 universe have also been added to the game.

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Bart Swiatek

May 28, 2020

New Patch for CS:GO Boosts Performance on Older PCs

Valve is Testing a Censored Chinese Version of Steam

Valve Software is working on a Chinese version of Steam - the program was announced in 2018 and recently received an alpha version. The application differs in several respects from the variant known from other regions of the world.

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Bart Swiatek

May 25, 2020

Valve is Testing a Censored Chinese Version of Steam

Half-Life 2: Episode 4 - New Glimpse on Arkane's Canceled Game

Noclip channel has published teasers for its next project. Among the animations advertising the documentary about the history of Arkane Studios, there was an unpublished fragment of the canceled Half-Life 2: Episode 4.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 22, 2020

Half-Life 2: Episode 4 - New Glimpse on Arkane's Canceled Game

Artifact 2.0 Beta Registration Will Start Next Week

Valve is working on big changes in its 2018 card game, Artifact, which was not particularly successful, if not outright a failure. Registration for the beta version of the refreshed title - Artifact 2.0 - will start next week.

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Daria Bochenska

May 19, 2020

Artifact 2.0 Beta Registration Will Start Next Week

Rumors About Steam's Loyalty Program

Pavel Djundik from Steam Database reported of plans to introduce a loyalty program on Steam. This would translate into the possibility to exchange points to obtain virtual items, but also discounts in Valve's store.

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Jacob Blazewicz

May 11, 2020

Rumors About Steam's Loyalty Program

CS:GO Update - Better Info on Most Annoying Kills

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has received a new update. It will provide players with additional information about deadly shots - for example, whether they were fired through smoke or whether the shooter was blinded by a flashbang.

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Paul Wozniak

May 5, 2020

CS:GO Update - Better Info on Most Annoying Kills

Half-Life: Alyx Responsible for Record Increase of VR Users

In April, 950,000 more Steam users used VR goggles than a month before. VR is breaking popularity records on Valve's platform, which is probably related to the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx.

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Bart Swiatek

May 4, 2020

Half-Life: Alyx Responsible for Record Increase of VR Users

Valve: CS:GO Source Code Leak Poses No Threat to Gamers

Valve commented on yesterday's leak of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 source code. We were assured that the situation does not pose any threat to users playing on official servers.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 23, 2020

Valve: CS:GO Source Code Leak Poses No Threat to Gamers

Source Code of CSGO and Team Fortress 2 Leaked

Source codes of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 have been uploaded to the Internet. The perpetrator is connected to ValveNewsNetwork's leading channel, Tyler McVicker, and the leak could potentially threaten the safety of those playing Valve games.

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Jacob Blazewicz

April 22, 2020

Source Code of CSGO and Team Fortress 2 Leaked
Artifact Will Receive Single Player Campaign

Artifact Will Receive Single Player Campaign

While working on Artifact 2.0, an extensive update to its 2018 card game, Valve doesn't forget about the lovers of solo experience. The studio is preparing a full-fledged story campaign, which is to appeal to the tastes of both newcomers and people who know the game world like the back of their hand.

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Christian Pieniazek

April 21, 2020

Artifact Will Receive Single Player Campaign

Shroud on CS:GO vs. Valorant: Valve Did Nothing for Years

Popular streamer Michael „Shroud” Grzesiek spoke about the compatition between CS:GO and Valorant. According to the Shroud, Valve realized that over the past few years they could do nothing, because there was no competition on the market. Now that the shooter from Riot Games has appeared, the devs have decided to introduce some important updates, and the biggest ones are probably still ahead of us.

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Paul Wozniak

April 20, 2020

Shroud on CS:GO vs. Valorant: Valve Did Nothing for Years

CS:GO Breaks Dota 2's Historic Activity Record

Yesterday Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broke another activity record on Steam. Interestingly, at the same time, the game broke the historic result established by Dota 2 in 2016.

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Paul Wozniak

April 19, 2020

CS:GO Breaks Dota 2's Historic Activity Record

New Update for CS:GO Introduces Long-awaited Changes

The latest update for Counter-Stirke: Global Offensive introduces some important changes to the game that have long been awaited by the players. Additionally, the balance of one of the weapons has been improved and several maps have been modified.

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Paul Wozniak

April 17, 2020

New Update for CS:GO Introduces Long-awaited Changes
Valve's Patent Suggests Steam Controller 2 is Being Developed

Valve's Patent Suggests Steam Controller 2 is Being Developed

A patent for a new controller from Valve has recently been published. It shows that the device will have replaceable buttons. Is this the new Steam Controller?

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Arkadiusz Strzala

April 14, 2020

Valve's Patent Suggests Steam Controller 2 is Being Developed

Gabe Newell: Single Player Games Will be More Popular Than Multiplayer

Gabe Newell, the head of Valve Corporation, said in an interview that he believes that in ten years single-player games will be much more popular and profitable than multiplayer titles. All thanks to the development of AI.

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Bart Swiatek

April 2, 2020

Gabe Newell: Single Player Games Will be More Popular Than Multiplayer