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Half-finished War Z game causes controversy

Thu, 20th Dec 2012
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War Z pulled from Steam amid uproar as players slam the 'zombie survival MMO' for being released in an unfinished state.
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Tim Cook visits Valve; is Apple getting into gaming?

Mon, 16th Apr 2012
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Apple CEO Tim Cook was seen at Valve's HQ, sparking speculation on a potential gaming collaboration. Could Apple finally enter high-end gaming?.
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Ongoing concern over Steam breach

Tue, 14th Feb 2012
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Valve's Steam still reeling from November hack, with fears of compromised user data exceeding initial estimates, reveals Gabe Newell.
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Hackers strike Steam

Fri, 11th Nov 2011
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Gabe Newell, one of the founders of the game distribution site, says it is as yet unknown whether or not the information has been used.
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Football Manager 2012 demo available now

Fri, 7th Oct 2011
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Get a sneak peek of Football Manager 2012 with a new demo on Steam, allowing a half-season trial and saved progress for the full game out Oct 21.
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Indie RPG Bastion coming to PC

Thu, 11th Aug 2011
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Critically acclaimed indie RPG Bastion set to enchant PC players with high-resolution graphics, a unique control scheme, and Steamworks support.
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Battlefield 3 runs out of Steam

Tue, 9th Aug 2011
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EA's Battlefield 3 won't launch on Steam, marking a rift in the gaming world as EA promotes its own Origin service for distribution.
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Crysis 2 pulled from Steam

Wed, 15th Jun 2011
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Crysis 2 has been removed from Steam, in favour of EA's Origin store, though it remains accessible on other digital distribution platforms.
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Review: Portal 2 (single player)

Thu, 5th May 2011
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Valve demonstrates how the difficult follow-up to one of this generation's most novel and innovative games should be done.
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Is Steam headed to your living room?

Tue, 1st Mar 2011
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Valve states its intentions to bring the overwhelmingly popular PC and Mac digital download platform to more places.
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New Steam Mac games released

Fri, 21st May 2010
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Steam Mac platform expands with new games, following a successful launch that saw 1.5 million downloads of Portal.