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Valve gives game developers power to issue Steam bans

Steam bans can now be requested by a particular game developer for Valve to enforce.

Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels hits today, Valve Pinball teased for later

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.

Fixing Valve's paid mod idea - Chatty weighs in

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.

Valve removes paid mods from Skyrim

Valve has done an about-face and has removed paid mods from Skyrim, essentially pausing the plans they revealed late last week.

Paid Skyrim Mod Removed Because of Controversy

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.

Opinion: Money for Steam Workshop Mods Turns Hobby into Commerce

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.

Steam opens door for paid mods to enter Steam Workshop, starting with Skyrim

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.

Valve requires new Steam users to spend $5 to access all features

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.

Opinion: Steam Machines Need More Than SteamOS Power

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.

PSA: Dota 2: The International tickets go on sale tomorrow

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.