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Steam in-home streaming open to all PC users

By Ozzie Mejia, May 21, 2014 2:30pm PDT

Steam's in-home streaming feature has exited beta and is now available to all users. This allows users to remotely install, launch, and play games between two Steam-connected computers on the same home wireless network.

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"Oh there's some lag, but it varies from game to game. The two PC's I use are connected to a ..."

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Earth: Year 2066 pulled from Steam over 'dishonest' marketing

By Steve Watts, May 06, 2014 10:00am PDT

Valve has had to pull an early access game from Steam that players said is broken and makes inaccurate claims. It's offering refunds through Monday, May 19.

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"Yeah, this one was particularly atrocious. From what I understand, the screenshot used in this ..."

- yukichigai see all 3 comments

Higher Metacritic scores impact game sales positively

By Andrew Yoon, Apr 23, 2014 12:15pm PDT

This is how things should work: higher-rated games will get better sales than lower-rated ones. And while there are plenty of outliers, new data reveals that tends to be the case.

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"Its understandable that people want to at glance to able to see if a game is good or bad. I ..."

- TheEmissary see all 21 comments

Report: 37% of purchased Steam games are never played

By Steve Watts, Apr 16, 2014 11:00am PDT

A study of Steam community members' playing history reveals that an estimated 37% of games are owned but not played.

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"/* hope it's alright to write it on my native language */ Да, я прекрасно ..."

- TimTife see all 54 comments

Age of Mythology 'Enhanced Edition' coming in May

By Steve Watts, Apr 03, 2014 1:00pm PDT

Age of Mythology, the strategy game from 2002, is getting an "Enhanced Edition" this May. It will include the Titan expansion, Steamworks integration, HD widescreen, and some graphical tweaks.

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Steam Family Sharing now out of beta

By Ozzie Mejia, Mar 01, 2014 11:00am PST

Valve is ready to bring families (or ten really close friends) a lot closer together, as the company has brought its Family Sharing program out of beta.

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"I somehow missed this in the FAQ. I agree that this limitation makes the whole system way less ..."

- dafugg see all 11 comments

Plague Inc: Evolved now available via Steam Early Access

By Andrew Yoon, Feb 20, 2014 11:00am PST

The recently announced PC version of Plague Inc is now available for purchase via Steam Early Access for $15. While the final release will...

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"loving this on mobile. only 1 more DLC to buy and beat now :)"

- wiz1974 see all 16 comments

Steam Dev Days videos let you stream Gabe Newell

By Andrew Yoon, Feb 11, 2014 1:00pm PST

Chances are you did not go to Valve's exclusive Steam Dev Days event. So now you can virtually attend with these videos.

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Double Dragon: Neon now pummeling Steam

By Robert Workman, Feb 07, 2014 6:30am PST

After taking out the trash on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network a while back, the Lee brothers have returned to clean house on Steam....

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Steam Music announced, beta starting soon

By Steve Watts, Feb 03, 2014 11:30am PST

Steam will be getting a new Music feature soon, in beta testing on both the Big Picture and SteamOS interfaces.

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"Seems bizarre at first but I reckon they picked up on the fact that people like to listen to ..."

- enyakk see all 53 comments

Automatic refunds now available for Steam pre-orders

By Ozzie Mejia, Jan 25, 2014 11:00am PST

Those suffering buyers remorse on a pre-order PC title will be relieved to know that Valve has streamlined the process of pre-order refunds, now issuing funds directly to a user's Steam Wallet.

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"Drama much. If you know it won't be released immediatly then you didn't get ripped off. If you ..."

- Curike see all 34 comments

SteamOS installer adds dual-boot support

By Steve Watts, Jan 23, 2014 10:00am PST

The latest beta version of SteamOS allows you to dual-boot your system, letting you try out the gaming-dedicated OS without reserving an entire box for it.

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Steam in-home streaming enters beta

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 16, 2014 2:45pm PST

One of the fancy features promised by SteamOS is the ability to stream Windows games over your home wireless network. And it's entered beta.

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"I was actually wondering how much power you need. Maybe Raspberry Pi could do it. "

- K1Bond007 see all 8 comments

3DMark attempts to benchmark Steam Machines

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 16, 2014 10:30am PST

There sure are a lot of Steam Machines to choose from. However, what offers the best bang for the buck? Futuremark has taken an early stab at benchmarking these systems with 3DMark.

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"The price and compact size on some of them makes for a nice way to bring your Steam library into ..."

- Junktown see all 12 comments

Steam Controller drops touch screen, adds physical buttons

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 15, 2014 3:00pm PST

New reports from Valve's developer-only Steam Dev Days reveal that the Steam Controller has been significantly revised

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"depending on the spacing, pressing button up + button right to give you up-right is really ..."

- SlingBlaze see all 50 comments