Categories Posted inin Entertainment That Steam account may cost you: Verizon wants to charge gamers extra for eating up bandwidth Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 27, 2014 2 min Verizon wants people downloading large game files and streaming HD video to burden more of the cost of maintaining the Internet. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Valve gives control of sales on Steam to developers Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 26, 2014 2 min Game makers can set up discounts on their games up to two months in advance. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a much more focused experience than its predecessor (review) Posted byby GamesBeat February 25, 2014 7 min Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 cuts the hodge podge of its predecessor for a more consistent experience. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why Steam matters: Valve’s ambitious plan for the future of the PC Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2014 13 min A technology company in Washington state has 75 million users. It earns more profits-per-employee than Apple or Google, and its fans adore it. That... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Indie heist hit Monaco reaches 500K in sales — but only 36K on Xbox 360 Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 20, 2014 2 min Steam and the Humble Bundle help Pocketwatch Games bring in the bank. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business First the living room, now the movie theater: Valve releasing Dota 2 documentary Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 19, 2014 2 min Valve will release the movie for free to help promote its Dota 2 action-strategy game. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game-related content generated $15.39B in U.S. last year Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 11, 2014 2 min Digital games made up for a decline in physical sales. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business That’s a lot of naked survivalists: Rust sales surpass 750,000 since launch Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 31, 2014 2 min Rust developer Facepunch Studios says the success is a blessing and a curse. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Next Car Game makes $1 million in a week on Steam Early Access Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 30, 2014 2 min A failed Kickstarter is now a successful Early Access game on Steam. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Analyst: Dota 2 made around $80 million in microtransaction revenues in 2013 Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 22, 2014 2 min Dota 2 will likely double its revenues in 2014, according to the industry analysts at SuperData Research. Continue Reading 2 min