Steam Drops Support for Bitcoin Due to ‘High Fees and Volatility’
In a blog post by “Kurtis” on behalf of Valve’s Steam gaming platform, the company outlined why they made the decision to cut support for the popular digital currency Bitcoin.
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VR Off to a Slow Start as Valve Reports Only 30 Games Have Earned over $250,000
According to Valve, only 30 out of more than 1,000 virtual reality (VR) titles on the Steam marketplace have earned more than $250,000.
Valve Refuses to Shut Down ‘Counter-Strike’ Trading Despite Legal Threat
Valve has refused Washington State’s demand to cease all Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin trading.
Gambling Commission Orders Valve to Halt ‘Counter-Strike’ Item Trading
The Washington State Gambling Commission has ordered Valve to end online gambling of in-game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive items — by removing the ability to exchange them altogether.
Popular YouTubers Caught In Video Game Gambling Scandal
Popular gaming YouTubers ProSyndicate and TmarTn have been caught in a gambling scandal involving the video game Counterstrike: Global Offensive (CS:GO).
Australian Court Rules Valve Breached Consumer Protection Law
The Australian Federal Court has ruled that PC gaming digital retailer Valve is not exempt from Australian consumer protection laws, despite being a foreign online entity.
Steamed – Advertising Standards Agency Reprimands Valve over GTAV ‘Sale’
The Advertising Standards Agency is taking Valve to task for its “misleading” discount of Grand Theft Auto V during its Summer Sale in June.
Valve Fixes Steam Account Hacking ‘Glitch’
Last week, several Steam users had their accounts hacked via a glitch. While Valve initially labeled the glitch as only a “bug,” it recognized that there was a larger problem on Saturday, July 25, and fixed it immediately.
Valve Debuts Source 2 Game Engine in ‘Dota 2’
Valve’s recently released its Reborn beta for multiplayer online battle arena game Dota 2, which boasts Valve’s new Source 2 game engine, enhancing the game’s performance and graphics
Gaming Industry Heavyweight Valve Missing from E3
While Kudo Tsunoda, development head of Xbox, revealed that the company is “working closely with Valve” to offer Windows 10 as the optimal gaming platform for the Vive Developer Edition of Valve’s SteamVR virtual reality headset, which is to be released in spring 2015, Valve was not at E3’s first-ever PC Gaming Show on Tuesday, June 16.
