Community content integrated in Portal
Valve’s forthcoming puzzle game Portal will feature a system for importing and loading fan-made maps, according to Eurogamer’s recent preview (paragraph three; annoying spoilers in one and two). We...
View ArticleSteam Movies
Domain lookups show that Valve registered steammovies.com last May (thanks Michael). A whole domain for movies suggests very strongly that they intend to make a big thing out of the upcoming network....
View ArticleStudent Steam survey
Gloucester student Robin North asked if I could link you all to his academic survey on Steam’s user base. To wit: I am currently in the process of researching and writing my university dissertation on...
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New website: Steam Report
Why didn’t I think of that? England continues to be the epicentre of writing on Steam with the new Steam Report blog, launched last month by John Griffin and Andy Griffiths. There’s a double-act joke...
View ArticleValve considering Steam gamepad
IGN interviewed Doug Lombardi at a recent EA press event, and are now reporting Valve’s interest in providing a gamepad peripheral: Though there are certainly gamepads out there for PC players to use...
View ArticlePlayer statistics return with a vengeance
Steam’s player statistics were taken down the other week, to a small amount of wailing and teeth gnashing in the forums. Now they’re back, and better than ever. Because every damn game on Steam is up...
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