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Steam trolls scammers with bans disguised as gifts

Steam trolls scammers with bans disguised as gifts

Video game companies have become very creative when it comes to punishing cheaters They cut the cords of their parachutes In call of Duty To blows them up In Grand Theft Auto Online. But Valve just set a new standard for trolling players: It’s sending them permabans, packaged like Christmas presents. The 10 Most Played ...

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Stop huffing the fumes

Stop huffing the fumes

photo: Valve / Kotaku / Fizkes (Shutterstock) Valve has a message for everyone (including me) who loves to be angry Steam deck Exhaust fumes: no more. Please. The Ten Most Played Games on Steam Deck: March 2023 Edition Have you ever taken a break from playing your Steam Deck to sample the complex scents wafting ...

Steam may ban games made with AI art

Steam may ban games made with AI art

Valve appears to be blocking the release of video games made with AI-generated assets on its online store, Steam. A Reddit Post from earlier this monthfirst noticed by GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carlesscontains a message from Valve stating that it “cannot deliver games for which the developer does not have all necessary rights”. On June 29thAnother ...

Steam updates code of conduct and bans gambling

Steam updates code of conduct and bans gambling

Picture: Valve Steam’s online code of conduct has just been updated and mostly contains the expected wording, which explicitly forbids illegal activities, harassment, use of cheat programs and tampering with the Steam client. However, a new addition to the code of conduct is a strict ban on “commercial activities,” which includes gambling, a controversial topic ...

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The latest Steam update is actually pretty good

The latest Steam update is actually pretty good

Picture: Valve Steam is getting a new update, bringing some pretty handy features to your PC games so you can do more without leaving your game. Oshi No Ko is an early contender for Anime of the Year The full update is not live yet but is available for testing via the Steam client beta. ...

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Valve edits blog post, returning to Team Fortress 2 hype

Valve edits blog post, returning to Team Fortress 2 hype

Picture: Valve It was pretty cool last week at Valve, the developers of antiquity Team Fortress 2, said the game is getting “a full-fledged update-sized update.”. It’s less cool to find out a week later that the company edited that announcement post to slow everyone down. You can’t blame people for getting upset! As neglected ...

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Fully playable Left 4 Dead prototype discovered 15 years later

Fully playable Left 4 Dead prototype discovered 15 years later

screenshot: Valve A plethora of Counter-Strike maps have recently leaked onto the internet, including a mod that was the predecessor of the survival co-op game left 4 Dead. The mod is even fully playableas long as you know how to setup your own server. According to Gaming Leaks Streamer Tyler McVickerthe prototype was created as ...

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The best video game surprises of 2022

The best video game surprises of 2022

picture: Fox / Häagen (Shutterstock) 2022, like many years in recent years, was a flaming train wreck as we continue to deal with it Covid-19 pandemic (and also other viruses), rising inflation, idiotic tech brothers Destroying things and unfortunately much more. But some good things did happen this year, so if you want a nice ...

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Steam Deck has had a phenomenal first year

Steam Deck has had a phenomenal first year

picture: Valve / Kotaku While it’s hard to say whether or not Steam Deck has already become a household name, it certainly deserves such status after an impressive launch. Valve’s mini PC had a unique first year that might make other platforms envious. After various attempts to get into the hardware game, from the complicated ...