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5 of the best Alternatives to Steam

July 13, 2011

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5 of the best Alternatives to Steam

Steam is an advanced digital distribution platform which allows gamers to download games, buy and play online, create and participate in multiple unique gaming communities all with the ability to auto update itself and any Steam supported game you have.  In order to become a Steam user, one only needs to install the Steam client [...]

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Portal 2 Australian Pre-order available

February 15, 2011

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Portal 2 Australian Pre-order available

Portal 2 is now available for worldwide pre-order on the PC platform via Steam, and via retailers for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.  Buying the PS3 version gives you the ability of Steam play which means Steam keys for both the PC and Mac versions as well.
Portal 2 offers cross platform [...]

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Byteside FPS perspective

February 19, 2010

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Byteside FPS perspective

Australia’s premiere Technology and Gaming show, Byteside have a healthy discussion in regards to the FPS genre and its impact on gaming culture and the perception of FPS gamers as a whole.  The console shift in regards to this genre from my perspective, has had the negative impact of actually dumbing down FPS games in [...]

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Valve Time Explained.

May 22, 2009

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Valve Time Explained.

A picture is worth a thousand words, especially when WOW is involved!

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Gabe Newell: Entertainment as a Service 2009 DICE Keynote

February 20, 2009

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Gabe Newell: Entertainment as a Service 2009 DICE Keynote

abe Newell is one tuned in bloke. In his keynote speech at the 2009 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit, Gabe pretty much puts into perspective what all gamers have realised for a long time, direct to his Peers.

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Friday Roundup 06-02-09

February 6, 2009

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Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3 deathmatch with 4-player Wiimote support. On a serious note, Steamworks support has also been added, those who own a retail copy may now register it with Steam, free of charge.
Why not try your hand at building your very own Portal gun replica with Harrison Krix
Steam
TF2 has a new critical hits system.
Steam now [...]

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Valve: Pirates are potential customers

January 18, 2009

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Valve’s Jason Holtman addressed the business models behind the company’s popular Steam service at the Game Business Law summit at SMU’s law school today.  He talks about steam not just being a distribution channel but an actual gaming platform, something I iterate every now and again:
“We’re not just a way of selling game,” reiterates Holtman. [...]

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Valve Community Directory

January 3, 2009

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Valve software are heralded as the major crusaders of PC gaming and responsible bringing our beloved platform back from the ashes into mainstream culture.  The Steam platform alone has elevated PC gaming beyond that of a passing interest to be a major player in this generation of gaming.  Which brings me to:
The ValveCommunity.com Directory

A fantastic [...]

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