Valve gives game developers power to issue Steam bans
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Steam bans can now be requested by a particular game developer for Valve to enforce.
READ MORE >Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels hits today, Valve Pinball teased for later
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Zen Studios released the latest Star Wars pinball table today with Star Wars Rebels arriving on PlayStation. However, the studio also has an enticing tease up for its next set of tables.
READ MORE >"HAHAHA I will die laughing if HL3 ends up being only a pinball game. An awesome pinball game. ..."
see all 2 commentsFixing Valve's paid mod idea - Chatty weighs in
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Valve issued a reversal to its idea to introduce paid mods yesterday. The idea has been a hot topic in the Shacknews Chatty community and, today, we're taking a look at some of their best ideas to help Valve refine the program into something workable for all parties.
READ MORE >"IIRC, shortly after the paid mod stuff went up, there was one which actually advertised itself ..."
see all 7 commentsValve removes paid mods from Skyrim
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Valve has done an about-face and has removed paid mods from Skyrim, essentially pausing the plans they revealed late last week.
READ MORE >"Swallowing pride has nothing to do with it. They made a business decision to enact it in the ..."
see all 15 commentsPaid Skyrim Mod Removed Because of Controversy
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A premium mod of Skyrim has been removed from listing due to concerns, starting what could be a long line of potential issues stemming from Steam's paid mod program.
READ MORE >"Yes they can. That's one thing I really like about the Kerbal Space Programming modding ..."
see all 10 commentsOpinion: Money for Steam Workshop Mods Turns Hobby into Commerce
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Valve announced that Steam Workshop creators can now charge money for their mods, starting with Skyrim. This could have serious, degrading, effects on the gaming community and should be stopped. Here's why.
READ MORE >"This outrage echoes the discussion when Garry's Mod started selling for $10. I feel the same now ..."
see all 22 commentsSteam opens door for paid mods to enter Steam Workshop, starting with Skyrim
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Steam Workshop has allowed content creators to make money by contributing items to games, but now Valve is about to let them sell their mod work, too.
READ MORE >"Yeah, I like the idea. It may even result in higher quality mods because there's incentive to ..."
see all 118 commentsValve requires new Steam users to spend $5 to access all features
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Valve is taking measures against spammers and phishers as they now require Steam users to spend at least $5 on the Steam store in order to gain access to all of the platform's features.
READ MORE >""requiring spammers or phishers to spend at least $5 to get all of Steam's features will ..."
see all 50 commentsOpinion: Steam Machines Need More Than SteamOS Power
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Steam Machines, powered by SteamOS, are set to release this fall, which promise to bring PC gaming to the living room and challenge Windows' reign over PC gaming. Except, that they won't. These machines will need a lot more than Steam to get moving, and here's why.
READ MORE >"Which will be a great idea until it doesn't take off like it hasn't taken off the last ten times ..."
see all 8 commentsPSA: Dota 2: The International tickets go on sale tomorrow
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If you're looking to attend The International this year, you'll want to act fast. Tickets for the annual Dota 2 championships are going on sale tomorrow.
READ MORE >"Valve's FAQ says there is no VIP seating or anything, so it's all general admission."
see all 5 commentsValve's HTC Re Vive is a Formidable Opponent to Oculus Rift
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Hands-on time with Valve's entry to the VR marketplace shows that Oculus' early start wasn't enough to fend off competition.
READ MORE >"Nope, but I am pretty conditioned to VR. There was no judder so that helps."
see all 61 commentsGoat Simulator Could Cross Over to DOTA 2
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Coffee Stain Studios, makers of Goat Simulator, has submitted a rocket powered goat courier for consideration as part of DOTA 2. This goat really has an exciting life.
READ MORE >"The way this has made the rounds in the Dota2 community, I think it has a good chance of making ..."
see all 8 commentsTeam Fortress 2 gets Taunt Workshop and Mannpower update
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Team Fortress 2 has taken custom taunts out of beta and is allowing users to build their own customized taunts, so you can laugh in your opponent's general direction.
READ MORE >GDC 2015 – From Vive to Project Morpheus - The Virtual Reality Roundup
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We bring all the VR news from GDC into one handy place.
READ MORE >"Not really. They are still working on the Rift, but the main thing they covered during GDC was ..."
see all 3 commentsOpinion: Competing for Virtual Reality Head Space
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The age of virtual reality will soon be upon us, but how fast will this technology catch on when it does? Here are some the challenges Oculus, Sony, and HTC must overcome.
READ MORE >"Another issue is the inter-ocular distance, which I saw a comment on elsewhere. Do all these ..."
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"It's multiplayer only. From the Steam faq on game bans: /It cannot prevent the user from ..."
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