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  Save Big During the Steam Autumn Sale

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 11-25-2020, 02:34 PM
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  Save Big During the Steam Autumn Sale

  Now live.
  
  The Steam Autumn Sale for this wonderous year that is 2020 is now live for everyone. This sale offers up big savings on a ton of games all across Steam. You know how these sales go by now, so go forth and spend a lot of money on PC games that you won't get around to playing until 2022!
  
  This sale ends on December 1 at 10AM (PT).
  
  In addition to the sale, nominations are now open for the fifth annual Steam Awards. You can nominate any game you want...

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  Developer Commentary Added to Half-Life: Alyx

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 11-12-2020, 04:39 PM
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  Developer Commentary Added to Half-Life: Alyx

  Surround yourself in the dulcet tones of Valve employees.
  
  Developer commentary for Half-Life: Alyx was just added to the game today. This new feature offers up over three hours of audio from the development team that worked hard to bring the world a new Half-Life title in 2020.
  
  This covers nearly every aspect of the game's design from start to finish. It's also available in subtitles for over 10 different languages.
  
  These three+ hours of audio commentary are...

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  Valve Launches Steam Playtest Feature

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 11-04-2020, 05:01 PM
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  Valve Launches Steam Playtest Feature

  Devs can now invite players to test their games.
  
  Valve has just launched a new Steam feature today, but this one seems to be aimed more at developers and publishers than a typical user. This new feature will allow studios to invite players to test out their game without having to manage keys or make use of external mailing lists. The number of allowed players, when testing is open, and when it ends, along with other features, are all at the studio's discretion when running these playtests....

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  Gabe Newell to Send a Gnome to Space

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 11-02-2020, 02:13 PM
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  Gabe Newell to Send a Gnome to Space

  It's exactly as it sounds.
  
  Today, Gabe Newell announced that he and Rocket Labs are teaming up to send a garden gnome into space. Newell is even adding some spice to the deal by pledging to donate $1 to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Starship for every person that watches the launch online at rocketlabusa.com either live or within 24 hours of launch.
  
  The gnome itself will be manufactured with support from the Weta Workshop. It will be made of titanium and printed...

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  Diretide Makes Surprise Return to Dota 2 After Seven Years

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-29-2020, 04:33 PM
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  Diretide Makes Surprise Return to Dota 2 After Seven Years

  You could say that it's back from the dead.
  
  Back in the far off time of 2013, Dota 2 had a special Halloween event called Diretide. It was fairly popular back in 2012 and the community had clamored, to put it nicely, for it to return in 2013. Since then begging for its return has become a bit of a meme with the community. Alas, some memes do become reality and here in 2020, where literally anything is possible and probable, Diretide has made its return once more.
  
  The main...

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  The Steam Halloween Sale has Kicked Off

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-29-2020, 12:43 PM
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  The Steam Halloween Sale has Kicked Off

  Big savings, even bigger scares!
  
  Valve has kindly informed us that the Steam Halloween Sale is now live and will be from now through to November 2 at 10AM (PT). You have one whole weekend and then some to save big on a number of scary, spooky games or scary, spooky adjacent games, depending on which games you choose.
  
  But what if you don't want games that are, by default, horror themed? Well the good news is that the sale also features a lot of regular games that just happen...

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  September 2020's Top Steam Releases

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-26-2020, 01:24 PM
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  September 2020's Top Steam Releases

  Featuring a little something for everyone.
  
  Valve just put out their list of "Top Steam Releases" for September 2020 and boy is it ever a hot list of games. Whether or not you enjoy one genre or a ton of genres, there is something here for everyone. That's especially true if you like your Greek mythology to be super sexy or your scares to be up close and personal.
  
  Valve notes that of all the big releases in September, 13 of them include co-op specific modes. That...

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  Steam Digital Tabletop Fest is Now Live

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-21-2020, 12:32 PM
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  Steam Digital Tabletop Fest is Now Live

  Features over 40 hours of streaming and events.
  
  We have been talking up the Steam Digital Tabletop Fest for a little while now. Today is the day in which it all kicks off. There are over 40 hours of streaming and events planned for the entirety of this Fest. They will run from now through to Friday. This includes virtual let's plays, panels and talks.
  
  There is also a Digital Tabletop Sale that will run from now through the entire weekend, which will offer up savings on...

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  Half-Life: Alyx Mod Takes Us to BioShock's Rapture

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-20-2020, 03:50 PM
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  Half-Life: Alyx Mod Takes Us to BioShock's Rapture

  There's always a lighthouse.
  
  A new mod for Half-Life: Alyx was brought to light today courtesy of UploadVR. This mod, from developer wim.buytaert.1988, combines together Half-Life: Alyx with BioShock. The core idea here is that Alyx "crash-lands" in the underwater world of Rapture.
  
  This is accomplished by using repurposed assets from Half-Life: Alyx in combination with new assets based on locations within BioShock itself. It's not a 1 to 1 recreation of BioShock,...

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  Steam Digital Tabletop Fest Schedule Released

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-16-2020, 12:37 PM
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  Steam Digital Tabletop Fest Schedule Released

  Three days with 40 hours of streaming.
  
  Valve has posted their streaming schedule for their upcoming Digital Tabletop Fest. The schedule spans across three days and includes roughly 40 hours of "Premiere" streaming events. It's all slated to begin on Wednesday, October 21 at 10AM (PT).
  
  The Steam Digital Tabletop Fest will run from October 21 through October 26. It's produced in collaboration with Auroch Digital. It will feature let's plays, panels, talks, and...

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  Steam Introduces Chat Filtering

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 10-07-2020, 03:11 PM
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  Steam Introduces Chat Filtering

  @^%* you!
  
  Valve introduced optional chat filtering on October 6. This new global chat filter for Steam is similar to the filtering used in Valve titles such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2. It is also used in Steamworks supported title such as Destiny 2. These filters will make it possible to have a more consistent chat experience whether you are inside a game or not.
  
  Valve says that by default there are strong profanity and slurs from people you do not...

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