Hopoo Games co-founders Paul Morse and Duncan Drummond have left the Risk of Rain developer to join Valve. The study he broke the news in a post on X and revealed “many other talented [team] members” have also been hired by Valve. That group will “work on game development” at the Half-Life maker and Steam … Read more
Other changes have hit Steamthis time for user reviews. After being noticed by gamers last weekValve has implemented a utility system which prioritizes informative reviews on a game's store page. As Valve explains, helpful reviews have traditionally been ranked by the number of votes from users designated as such. But that system has been easily … Read more
After the recent Patch Notes piqued interest, Valve has confirmed that its Linux-based SteamOS will support upcoming non-Steam Deck portable devices. Designer Lawrence Yang said The limit third-party devices may eventually run its operating system, starting with ASUS ROG Ally. Yang told the outlet that support was in the cards as early as end of … Read more
Valve? Are you okay, buddy? I know it's been a few years since you released a game, but did you remember… what? announcing? a game? In case you didn't know, the owner of the Steam platform, Valve, developer of the Half Life, Team Fortress and Portal series, as well as DOTA 2 AND Artifactis finally … Read more
Valve is imposing new restrictions on the written content of Steam store pages to ensure developers are only sharing relevant information. The company says some developers use store pages to “present information or links” that distract from learning about the actual games, making it “difficult” for consumers to make informed purchasing decisions. “We want players … Read more
Yanis Varoufakis, an economist who previously worked at Valve and served in Greece Hellenic Parliamentbelieves that technology companies, including those that operate gaming platforms like Apple and Google, should be taxed for the way they operate gaming platforms and control product selection. In an interview with Consequences Speaking about his book Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, … Read more