Valve Could Be Starting to Crack Down on Steam Keys for Developers
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A post on the internal Steamworks group shows the company is looking closely at keys requested in comparison to Steam sales of the game.
READ MORE >DiRT 3 leaves Games for Windows Live in the dust for Steamworks
Those who own the Games for Windows Live version of DiRT 3 will now be able to access the game from their Steam library.
READ MORE >Toy Soldiers now available without Games for Windows Live
Games for Windows Live seems, thankfully, to be on its last legs. Most games with Microsoft's system nowadays are straightforward ports from Xbox 360, using GFWL to directly replace identical Xbox Live functionality. One such port, Signal Studios' tower defense Toy Soldiers,...
READ MORE >Borderlands 2 PC uses Steamworks
The PC edition Borderlands 2 will use Valve's Steamworks suite as its DRM. Gearbox's shooter RPG will pack Steamworks features including multiplayer matchmaking, Steam Cloud storage, achievements, auto-updating, downloadable content, "and more."
READ MORE >"its like diablo 3, yeah it's repetitive but it's meaty and worth a lot of hours of some fun ..."
see all 117 commentsSteam Trading officially launches
Steam's snazzy interface for trading games and in-game items has come out of public testing and officially launched, letting you swap hats for games and all that jazz.
READ MORE >"Well, there would be a transfer fee, and Steam and the producers would all get a cut. And maybe ..."
see all 16 commentsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 uses Steamworks
While EA and Valve continue their Origin-related scuffle, Activision has announced that Modern Warfare 3 will use Steamworks.
READ MORE >"actually i did play the alpha. and thats exactly how it worked in the alpha, how it will work in ..."
see all 77 commentsValve boss talks about Dota 2 formation, Steam on PS3
Valve boss Gabe Newell talks about how the company adopted Dota 2 with enthusiasm, their role interacting with the community, and the Portal 2 DLC proving the worth of Steamworks.
READ MORE >"I watched one of those tournaments last night. At first I had no idea what was happening. Then ..."
see all 12 commentsElder Scrolls V: Skyrim uses Steamworks on PC
The PC edition of Skyrim will use Steamworks, Bethesda has confirmed. It was to be expected, really, as the last few games it published have used Valve's Steam-based tools.
READ MORE >"Well shit, why not make a new account and refer yourself every time you buy a new Steamworks ..."
see all 17 commentsRage will use Steamworks
Bethesda has confirmed that the upcoming shooter Rage will use Steamworks as its PC platform. The announcement was made via Twitter.
READ MORE >"Thinking for two more seconds on this - I'm wondering if DLCs would be a good method for ..."
see all 99 commentsRisen 2: Dark Waters sets sail for Steamworks
The piratical action-RPG sequel will use Steamworks for copy protection on PC, publisher Deep Silver has announced. It's made by the folks who created Gothic.
READ MORE >"I read this as The Pirates of Dark Water and made myself sad. :("
see all 15 commentsSteamworks confirmed for Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Square Enix confirms Deus Ex: Human Revolution will feature a full suite of Steamworks features, while Eidos Montreal developers discuss UI and control changes made for the PC version.
READ MORE >"Well now I wish I had just blindly agreed before I thought about it for a second, "Hold on, but ..."
see all 35 commentsPortal 2 PS3 Steamworks features detailed
Valve details the Steamworks features you can expect from the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2, and reveals how you'll link the accounts to access them.
READ MORE >"Sony owns SecuRom, I think they would make their own serial system before they signed that over ..."
see all 67 commentsSteam voice quality boosted with Skype codec
Valve has rolled out another boost to Steam's voice communication quality by switching to the codec used in Skype.
READ MORE >"I thought that the ingame for TF2 and the interface chat were built on the same codecs."
see all 20 commentsDuke Nukem Forever Uses Steamworks on PC
After playing it coy about Steam for a fair while, Gearbox today announced that Duke Nukem Forever will use Steamworks on PC, meaning that all PC...
READ MORE >"Oh man, I'm looking forward to you guys having to face us Wednesday. :D"
see all 96 commentsMonday Night Combat Headed to Steam in January
Combat hooligans who've been hoping that Uber Entertainment's Monday Night Combat would make the jump from Xbox Live Arcade to PC can now rejoice, as the multiplayer bloodsport
READ MORE >"fantastic! I tried the demo on 360 but for this kind of game the gamepad just didnt do it for ..."
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"heh, seems its giving people issues, mainly the steamworks won't launch. However, if your able ..."
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