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Steam review bombing is gaming's most powerful method of protest: 3 takeaways from Helldivers 2's weekend meltdown
By Morgan Park published
DROP A BOMB Steam reviews aren't really reviews. They're something way more powerful.
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Dota 2's Pudge becomes the MOBA's first character to be played in over a billion matches
By Rick Lane published
News Pudge gets a nudge, likely won't budge.
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Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today
By Wes Fenlon published
News "It's just a great constant in our industry that is [otherwise] really in f***ing panic mode."
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Counter-Strike gives the people what they want: 'Fine'
By Rich Stanton published
news Players can now switch between holding their weapons on the left or right side.
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Steam closes refund policy loophole, finally comes up with a name for the thing where you can play a game early if you preorder
By Tyler Wilde published
news Let's hope publishers play ball and stop using "early access" to refer to two completely different things.
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Team Fortress 2's latest silly business sees the game crashing because it thought players were Gordon Freeman
By Elie Gould published
News Gordon is the 10th class, spread the word.
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Team Fortress 2 joins us in the modern age as Valve updates the 17 year old shooter to 64-bit
By Rick Lane published
News Should result in performance improvements for "most users".
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The blasphemy of playing Half-Life with a gamepad is now easier as Black Mesa gets a sudden weighty update, devs tease 'more dangerous patch' to come
By Joshua Wolens published
News I admit it, I didn't foresee these consequences.
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