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Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD edition heading to PC
Wed, 22nd Jan 2014
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Capcom unveils Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition for PC, promising unparalleled HD graphics at 60fps. Available 28 Feb for $19.99 on Steam.
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Alienware steam box same price as Xbox One
Fri, 17th Jan 2014
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Although the Alienware Steam box was confirmed last week and tipped to launch in September with no retail price confirmed.
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iBuyPower Steam Machine is officially coming...
Mon, 6th Jan 2014
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iBuyPower to revolutionize gaming with its PS4-sized Steam Machine, launching at CES. Packed with high-end specs, it challenges Xbox and PS4.
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Free ARMA III reinforcements pack for gamers
Thu, 12th Dec 2013
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Bohemia Interactive has delivered an early Christmas present to ARMA 3 players by releasing the free AAF Reinforcements Pack.
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Valve officially announces Steam OS
Tue, 24th Sep 2013
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Valve unveils Steam OS, promising a seamless gaming experience on TV, integrating everything Steam offers in a free, Linux-based OS.
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Steam in very hot water...
Tue, 23rd Jul 2013
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Steam faces legal heat in Germany for blocking the resale of digital games, challenging consumer rights amid European rulings.
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PC gamers celebrate mega Steam sale
Tue, 16th Jul 2013
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PC gamers around the world are celebrating the Steam sale, with the digital game seller offering deals on hundreds of games until July 22.
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Half-finished War Z game causes controversy
Thu, 20th Dec 2012
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War Z pulled from Steam amid uproar as players slam the 'zombie survival MMO' for being released in an unfinished state.
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Tim Cook visits Valve; is Apple getting into gaming?
Mon, 16th Apr 2012
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Apple CEO Tim Cook was seen at Valve's HQ, sparking speculation on a potential gaming collaboration. Could Apple finally enter high-end gaming?.
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Ongoing concern over Steam breach
Tue, 14th Feb 2012
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Valve's Steam still reeling from November hack, with fears of compromised user data exceeding initial estimates, reveals Gabe Newell.
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Hackers strike Steam
Fri, 11th Nov 2011
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Gabe Newell, one of the founders of the game distribution site, says it is as yet unknown whether or not the information has been used.
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Football Manager 2012 demo available now
Fri, 7th Oct 2011
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Get a sneak peek of Football Manager 2012 with a new demo on Steam, allowing a half-season trial and saved progress for the full game out Oct 21.
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Indie RPG Bastion coming to PC
Thu, 11th Aug 2011
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Critically acclaimed indie RPG Bastion set to enchant PC players with high-resolution graphics, a unique control scheme, and Steamworks support.
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Battlefield 3 runs out of Steam
Tue, 9th Aug 2011
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EA's Battlefield 3 won't launch on Steam, marking a rift in the gaming world as EA promotes its own Origin service for distribution.
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Crysis 2 pulled from Steam
Wed, 15th Jun 2011
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Crysis 2 has been removed from Steam, in favour of EA's Origin store, though it remains accessible on other digital distribution platforms.
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Review: Portal 2 (single player)
Thu, 5th May 2011
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Valve demonstrates how the difficult follow-up to one of this generation's most novel and innovative games should be done.
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Is Steam headed to your living room?
Tue, 1st Mar 2011
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Valve states its intentions to bring the overwhelmingly popular PC and Mac digital download platform to more places.
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New Steam Mac games released
Fri, 21st May 2010
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Steam Mac platform expands with new games, following a successful launch that saw 1.5 million downloads of Portal.