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Valve Clarifies Its Stance On Blocking Games With AI-Generated Content And Assets

July 7, 2023 Marc Marasigan Comments

As the use of various AI generators becomes commonplace, Valve has addressed concerns surrounding potential copyright issues related to their use, particularly in Steam-approved games. The company recently started to discreetly remove Steam games with AI-generated content but clarified that their goal is not to discourage the use of AI tools but to ensure developers have sufficient rights to use [...]

NFT Group Petitions Valve To Allow Blockchain Games Back On Steam

October 28, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

A group of NFT advocacy groups and developers, including Enjin and a digital rights-oriented non-profit organization called Fight for the Future, is appealing to Valve to allow blockchain and NFT games back on Steam following the company’s decision to remove the said games from the platform earlier this month. “Valve is recognized for their willingness to experiment and innovate, not [...]

Valve Ordered To Comply With Apple Subpoena For Steam Sales Data

February 27, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

It looks like Valve will have no choice but to hand over their data and cooperate with Apple in their ongoing legal dispute with Epic Games no matter how tedious the task is. According to Law360, California magistrate judge Thomas Hixon has ordered the company to provide the Steam sales, pricing, and other data requested by Apple in a subpoena [...]

Valve Fights Apple Subpoena For Steam Data To Use In Legal Dispute Against Epic Games

February 23, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

In Apple’s latest move against Epic Games, the tech giant is attempting to pull Valve into the mess with a subpoena requesting a ridiculous amount of Steam sales data to use in their ongoing legal battle. According to the joint discovery letter filed last week in the District Court of Northern California, Apple asked Valve in November 2020 to provide [...]

EU Fines Valve And Other Big-Name Publishers For Violating EU Antitrust Rules

January 21, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

The European Commission has fined several big-name video game companies for violating EU antitrust rules. The companies in question include Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive, Koch Media, Valve, and ZeniMax Online Studios. According to the Commission, the aforementioned companies’ geo-blocking practices and restrictions on cross-border sales within the European Economic Area were a clear violation of market regulations. They [...]

Invite Friends To Play Your Games With The New Steam ‘Remote Play Together’ Feature

November 21, 2019 Marc Marasigan Comments

Playing games with friends is definitely better than joining public lobbies or playing alone. Unfortunately, we don’t all have the same games in our Steam libraries and not everyone is willing to purchase a game just so you have someone to play with. Along comes the new Steam Remote Play Together feature which should make Friday night gaming sessions a [...]

Counter Strike Global Offensive Is Now Free To Play

December 6, 2018 Erhan Altay Comments

Valve's premier shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is now free to play. An official news post titled Welcome to the Danger Zone published on December 6, 2018 announced both the free to play conversion and the addition of a new Battle Royale mode called Danger Zone. CS:GO was released on August 21, 2012 as a buy to play game like [...]

Valve's Artifact to Feature No F2P Elements Whatsoever

September 6, 2018 Michelle K Comments

Last month, Valve had finally announced the release date for their new card game Artifact, which will be launching on Steam on November 28th with a retail price of $20. In a recent interview, Valve discusses what to expect from the game, namely that all cards can only be obtained by real money purchases through in-game microtransactions, or through other [...]

SteamSpy May Be Forced To Shutter Following Steam Privacy Change

April 11, 2018 Erhan Altay Comments

Valve made several changes to their profile privacy settings on April 10. Some of these changes, namely making user's games libraries private by default,have had immediate and dramatic effects on the broader Steam ecosystem. Among the victims of this change was SteamSpy, a popular data aggregation site heavily trafficked by both players and developers. The site tracked sales numbers, player [...]

Valve Reveals Dota Plus Subscription Service

March 12, 2018 Erhan Altay Comments

Tired of playing Dota 2 for free? Well you're in luck! Valve has just announced a new premium service called Dota Plus. For $3.99/month, players gain access to new types of account progression, the ability to earn a new currency called 'shards', hundreds of new challenges, and a real-time 'Assistant' that provides item/ability build suggestions and other in-game information. Valve [...]

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