Tag: valve
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GOG Connect
Online DRM-free retailer Gog announced Gog Connect. Gog Connect connects your Gog account to your Steam account and receive DRM-free Gog versions of some games if you already have them on Steam. The list of supported games is short at just 23 currently, but Gog have said they will change the list up frequently by adding…
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HTC/Steam VR Vive Pre-Orders Priced at $800
If you thought the Oculus Rift was expensive at $600, then you’re going to want to sit down for this. HTC and Valve’s Steam VR kit, the Vive, is priced at an eye-watering $800 before tax and shipping. Pre-orders go up on the 29th at 10 AM Eastern Like the Oculus Rift, it ships in April. Like…
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Valve Releases Statement Regarding Information Leak
Valve put out a statement today about the recent leak of user information via cached pages being presented to anyone who visited the Steam website on the 25th. Notably, if you didn’t visit the website during the attack, your information should be safe: On December 25th, a configuration error resulted in some users seeing Steam…
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Steam Website Leaking User Information
The Steam website was completely broken for several hours today. Attempting to load any page on the site would give you another user’s version of that page including any personal details. This was also happening in the desktop client. Users on several sites produced screenshots that included blacked-out versions of pages that had other users’…
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Bad Customers Don’t Make Good Curators
If you owned a retail store, would you let a customer start cursing and yelling at your customers or would you kick that customer out? Steam’s curator program was implemented a little over a year ago. This program allowed individuals and groups of users to put together a selection of recommendations with a brief text…