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Have you ever been curious as to how much money you've spent on games on Steam? Well, now you can find out exactly how much.

The folks at Valve have taken down the option to trade items for Dutch players on Steam after a threat of prosecution by local officials The situation stems from the government declaring that loot boxes were a form of gambling back in April, and gave several companies warnings that it would seek criminal prosecution if[...]

The next chapter in the Valve/Apple drama over an app continues as it has been revealed that Valve sent the company a new version of their Steam Link app this past week for approval We also may have a pretty clear idea as to why the app was rejected in the first place After having[...]

Valve has been under fire over the past week or so after Steam policy changes stemming from removing the active shooter game from their library The company revised its policies, but backed down from adding a new one over adult content, especially when the issue was raised that any first-person shooter could be considered adult[...]

It's not every day you get to see two companies give each other grief over a situation, but we currently have the rare pleasure of seeing Valve and Apple taking pop-shots at each other over the rejection of an app Earlier this week, Valve made a very public post on social media about their displeasure[...]

Valve released an official statement today, which we have for you below, letting fans and users know that Apple rejected their app for use on iOS. On Monday, May 7th, Apple approved the Steam Link app for release On Weds, May 9th, Valve released news of the app The following morning, Apple revoked its approval citing[...]

The BBC is partnering with the ESL to broadcast the semi-final and final matches from the UK’s first Dota 2 major. The major will see a dozen world-class teams compete for a $1 million USD prize pool. The tournament will coincide with a networking event for esports industry members.

  Steam has always been a bit of a lawless corner of the gaming internet, with Valve mostly taking a hands-off approach to its community and the games that it hosts Which has led to the platform hosting a slew of anime-style adult games It appears, however, that the gaming platform is going to be cracking[...]

Valve isn't ever the most forthcoming of companies about what they're up to, but they've updated their job listings over the weekend and continue to push those listings on social media, which has fans wondering just why they're so desperate to hire new talent. The job listings are open for a variety of positions from 3D[...]

Take Valve, for example, who apparently has spent over $100,000 on bounties against hackers invading their system and games they provide PCGamesN ran a story this weekend detailing the account of the video game publisher and owner of Steam, citing that the company has paid a ton of cash out to essentially root out hackers[...]

The Dota 2 subreddit started a penguin kidnapping meme as a way to put pressure on the notoriously closemouthed company, and the surprising thing is — it worked. The International is the biggest Dota 2 tournament, and every year, Valve releases a purchasable pass called a Compendium that gives players access to a slew of bonus cosmetics, items,[...]

When Firewatch dev Campo Santo announced that it was moving in-house to Valve, many fans of the developer's current project In the Valley of Gods were worried about how the move will affect development of the new game. A recent report from IGN delves into the ramifications of the move with co-founder Sean Vanaman. From IGN: "This started from Jake and I[...]

ESL and Intel are combining to bring the ESL One Hamburg tournament to life, which will have sixteen Dota 2 teams compete across six days in the Barclaycard Arena from October 26-28.

Do you have any desire at all to use a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller on Steam? In case you do for some odd reason, Valve has just added in a new update giving support software to that specific controller Yes, we realize, the entire thing sounds counter-intuitive on the surface since Nintendo never deals with[...]

The Steam sales-tracking website Steam Spy was presumed dead recently after Valve updated the gaming platform's privacy defaults which caused creator Sergey Galyonkin to believe the site unrecoverable That view has turned out to be a bit hasty as Galyonkin has announced the site will be back up, but will be less accurate thanks to Valve's security[...]

Which likely explains a part of why the developer has decided to join the team at Valve In a post over on the Campo Santo blog, the team announced their decision to work under the big Valve umbrella on their current project, In the Valley of the Gods Which, yes, will be released under Vavle. The team[...]

Valve has talked about the removal of the Steam Machine tab from the Steam storefront, saying it was part of routine clean-up based on a lack of traffic. Back when Valve announced the Steam Machine back in 2013, it seemed like a truly exciting concept The idea of Valve getting into the console space was always[...]

Valve has just introduced a new subscription service to Dota 2 that they're calling Dota Plus, which is designed to be a better version of the Battle Pass and eventually replace it The reason being is that rather than having two types of Battle passes with their own rules and guidelines and tiers, the company[...]

In a recent interview with PC Gamer, Valve's co-founder Gabe Newell talked about what's to come from the company when Artifact is released Surprisingly, Newell made it clear that Valve is apparently getting back into the gaming business a little more full-time than we expected, saying "Artifact is the first of several games that are going to[...]

During a presentation, Valve's Gabe Newell revealed that PUBG is Steam's third biggest selling game of all time. credit//PUBG Corporation It's no revelation to say PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has done very well for itself The game released last year and it quickly rose to prominence, sparking one of the biggest trends in recent years in the form of[...]

Valve's Gabe Newell has peaked a lot of hopes saying that the company is eager to get back into making new video games. Valve's interests has clearly been away from game development on new titles in recent years The company has overseen PC marketplace behemoth Steam, while also getting into the HTC Vive and maintaining games like Dota[...]

The Esports League's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Pro League is expanding its reach into the Asia-Pacific region with a brand new CS:GO Pro League Division. The ESL and WESA have partnered up to create the division, which will take part in the CS:GO Pro League's seventh season.

Half-Life is coming to Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition — kind of. Gordon Freeman's iconic outfit is now a pre-order bonus.

KIRO in Seattle reports that Cliffe allegedly arranged a meeting with the woman through a website, where he then met with her and paid her several times to have sex with him, including one encounter where he recorded the act against her will. Screencap from 2005 Valve Interview by Radioplanet Cliffe's attorney argued that even if the[...]

Breaking news this evening from KIRO in Seattle, who is reporting that Counter-Strike co-creator and Valve employee Jess Cliffe was arrested this morning on suspicion of "sexual exploitation of a child" The story states that Cliffe was not charged with a crime at the time he was booked There is also no information from police yet on[...]

Their latest video is an absolute treat as they explore the alternative ending that was planned out for the fan-favorite Valve title, Portal. credit//Valve The video below actually explores a number of titles including Kojima's original idea for Metal Gear Solid V, but the most interesting tidbits come from the thoughts on Portal Having watched the video[...]

DOTA 2 developer Valve has issued a statement regarding DotaTV streaming following this week's controversy surrounding the ESL One Genting 2018 tournament and the subsequent fallout The controversy surrounds the ESL's decision to send DMCA notices to popular streamers PPD, AdmiralBulldog, and BSJ who streamed the ESL One Genting games with their own commentary The streamers[...]

Valve just finished up their most recent holiday sale on Steam, and usually, when the company finished up one of these events, they tend to take it easy for a minute before throwing another one Apparently, that's not the case this time around as the rogue Twitter account Steam Database leaked some new information about[...]

Today, Valve just showed off on their own stats site that they've just hit a brand new record of 18.5 million concurrent players at once, beating out their previous record of 16 million back in October. According to the data, PUBG is clearly the frontrunner for the players online at any given time, with Dota 2 following[...]

Galaxy Battles was going to be a part of Valve's new approach to tournaments leading up to The International this year, but the tourney has just lost its official Valve backing thanks to a mandatory drug test The tournament is scheduled to run from January 15th to the 21st in Ciudad de Victoria, Philippines. "Based on[...]