James Comer Invites Tech CEOs from Discord, Reddit, Others to Testify on Radicalization of Online Forums
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Wednesday invited tech CEOs to testify about potential radicalization of online forums.
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Woke Gaming ‘Consultants’ Epicly Fail at Censoring Gamers, Face Massive Online Backlash
An employee of the woke video game narrative consultant firm Sweet Baby Inc. recently attempted to silence a critic on the Steam gaming platform for the crime of listing the games that Sweet Baby Inc. consulted on. The resulting backlash has included a viral spread of anti-woke messaging and Sweet Baby employees and their leftist journalist friends privating their X/Twitter accounts.
‘Half-Life 3’ Dead? Series Writer Publishes Potential Plot of Unreleased Game
Half-Life’s final entry may end up being a blog post by one of its creators, written as a letter to those who have longed for a conclusion to the franchise which has lain dormant for nearly a decade.
Gabe Newell Hints at His Regrets About the ‘Half-Life’ Franchise in Reddit AMA
Valve President Gabe Newell took to Reddit for an AMA this week, giving us another brief peek into the world of the hugely successful developer-turned-storefront.
‘Dota 2,’ ‘Counter-Strike’ Repeat as the Most Played Games on Steam in 2016
Unsurprisingly, Valve’s own titles still reign on their digital platform Steam, but notably none of the top five most-played games of 2016 by average player count were released last year.
Valve Reaches New Milestone with over 14 Million Concurrent Steam Users
Valve Corporation reached a new milestone in the first weekend of 2017, with 14 million concurrent players on their Steam client.
Gaming Giant Valve Fined Millions by Australian Court over Steam Refund Policy
PC gaming behemoth Valve has been fined $3 million AUD (2.2 million USD) by the Australian federal court for lack of an appropriate refund policy for its digital gaming storefront Steam between 2011 and 2014.
Report: Few Rules for Developers in Steam Early Access Program
PC Gamer obtained a copy of the private Early Access guidelines for developers on Valve’s Steam platform, which makes clear Early Access titles are as much a gamble as you thought, and Valve knows it as well as you do.
Valve Explains What Caused the Steam Christmas Day Catastrophe
Valve has shed some light on the difficulties so many users experienced with PC gaming digital storefront Steam over the Christmas holiday.
Steam Christmas Day Catastrophe Compromises Users’ Accounts **UPDATE** All Clear Sounded by Valve
A massive security issue has darkened Christmas for PC gamers, with an unknown number of users’ accounts on mega digital games retailer Steam being compromised.
Valve Implements New Security Protocol After Revealing 77,000 Steam Accounts Hijacked a Month
Steam accounts are falling victim to rampant hijacking. In response, Valve has decided to implement some much-needed safeguards to the process.
Steam Showcases New Controller, Link Device to Allow Playing PC Games on TVs
Steam has premiered its own controller and link device, allowing gamers to play any titles in their Steam library on their television.
Game Developers’ Opinions Split over New Pro-Consumer Steam Refund Policy
PC gaming digital distribution service Steam changed its refund policy this week to grant gamers two weeks to return items, for any reason, as long as they have not been played for more than two hours, but game developers disagreed on whether this would help or hurt the industry.
A Few Days’ Drama on The Internet Could Cost Valve ‘A Million Bucks’
Angry emails from consumers could cost video game software company Valve over $1 million in “just a couple of days,” according to CEO and founder Gabe Newell.
