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Hacking Steam accounts isn’t a new phenomenon, it’s something that’s been going on since its inception. However, it’s now more common than ever before and “essentially all Steam accounts are now targets,” Valve stated in a blog post talking about security. Valve pegs the number of Steam accounts that are hijacked and pillaged each month at 77,000 and points out ... Read More »

Fancy new features graduate from beta In case you need any added incentive to hop on Steam and play games, there’s a Steam client update available that adds a few new features and a bunch of bug fixes. One of the big additions is that of Steam Broadcasting, support for which was first introduced to beta client users last month ... Read More »

Even files on external storage devices are not safe Barely a fortnight into the year and we have already got ourselves a strong contender (if not a shoo-in) for the year’s scariest Steam bug. The good news is that the vast majority of Steam users don’t have anything to worry about as the bug in question, which was reported by ... Read More »

As always, be suspicious of links in your Steam chat sessions Hopefully you’re getting to spend a bit of time in Steam over the holiday season, catching up on a treasure trove of games that you picked up on discount through various sales. While you’re navigating Steam, however, be advised that there’s a piece of malware spreading through Steam chat ... Read More »

Welcome back, D-pad Had things gone to plan, official Steam Machines would have already begun flooding the market by now, though those plans got put on hold when Valve decided to delay the initiative so that it could have extra time to tweak its Steam Controller. Valve dropped the bombshell just shy of seven months ago, and while there’s still ... Read More »

Again bad news for your wallet Steam will be marking down games as part of its winter sale up through January 3. These will include daily deals,  flash sales, and general discounts on thousands of titles. If you haven’t down so in awhile, now would be a good time to update your Wishlist so you can be notified when a ... Read More »

Bad news for your wallet There’s a reason your wallet is cowering in the corner in the fetal position, it knows it’s about to be gutted. That’s the inevitable fate that befalls the funds of gamers each and every time Valve decide to hold a major sale on Steam. Big Steam Autumn Sales discounts ensure you’ll lighten your load of cash while ... Read More »

It’s official, Steam is more popular than Xbox Live Valve today announced that its Steam digital distribution platform is experiencing tremendous growth and is now home to over 65 million accounts. Active accounts are up 30 percent during the trailing 12 months on Steam, which offers over 3,000 games and software titles. The achievement gives Steam bragging rights over Microsoft’s Xbox Live ... Read More »