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Steam’s open-door policy starts trouble with the Brazilian government

Valve, the company behind the Steam gaming platform, is currently under investigation ... towards games seemed like a commendable idea at the time, it’s starting to backfire. When Valve announced earl... read more

Itch.io founder brands Valve's open-door Steam policy 'ridiculous'

Itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran has branded Valve's lackadaisical open-door Steam content policy "out of touch" and "ridiculous." Corcoran's comments refer to a blog post shared by Valve, where the comp... read more

A Look at Beamdog’s PC Game Digital Distribution Service

It’s no secret that digital game distribution is big business, and it’s even less of a surprise that Valve’s Steam platform dominates the ... and tout their “open door” policy that would give any publ... read more

ISIS recruiter who radicalised London Bridge attackers was protected by MI5

According to an investigation by Middle East Eye, from 2011 to around early-2013, MI5 operated an ‘open door’ policy for Britons to travel ... conversation with someone working the steam valve of Musl... read more

Valve Steam Link PC Game Streaming App Could Get Reprieve With Apple's Revised App Store Rules

Last month, Valve launched ... seemed to leave the door open for the Steam Link app to be allowed in the App Store, and it looks as though the revision of Apple's rules is geared towards making that h... read more

This city's air is killing people. Here's why

She stood by the open door, where her 3-month-old son lay napping in a car seat ... which is part of St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co. and makes valves and switches; DAFMEX, a foundry owned by Comp... read more

Steam's removal of the 'Active Shooter' game addresses a symptom, not the cause

The fact remains, there's no clear content moderation or curation policy ... conflicts." Valve's content controls on Steam aren't clear, and in fact seem rather arbitrary most of the time. Apple's Phi... read more

CD Projekt: An Incredible 'Game'plan

CD Projekt joins a crowded market, dominated by Valve's (private ... While until recently Steam didn't offer refunds (and has strict return policies), GOG has led the way. They offer a 30-day refund p... read more

Into the underground: A fool’s journey through the tunnels of Flagstaff

At a time when there were illegal card games going, if the police were coming in the front door, the clerk up front could push ... I’m certain I’ve just ruptured a natural gas line, or opened a steam ... read more

2017 Golden Dukes Winners Announced!

The initial reports stated merely that Franks was abruptly resigning, and given that this was playing out as the #MeToo movement was gaining steam, everyone just assumed ... but hit the trap door butt... read more

Steam’s hands-off approach is the only one it could take

Valve yesterday announced it was revising its policy ... allowed on Steam — from now on, all games will be allowed, with no exceptions solely for “offensive” content. The company’s announcement outlin... read more

This Was A Painful Week To Watch

Rather, it's just to say that the events that transpired from February 5-9 did act as a kind of pressure valve that allowed some steam to escape ... Powell left the door open for upward revisions to d... read more