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  1. Steam Alpha Has Finally Arrived on Chromebooks

    by , 03-24-2022 at 05:21 AM


    The first reports of Steam on Chrome OS surfaced about two years ago, but Google has been mostly mum on the topic. Not anymore, though. Get ready to hear a lot about Steam on Chromebooks, starting with the new Alpha version. Unfortunately, you probably don’t have the correct hardware to run it right now, and even ...
  2. Epic Games Is Gunning for Steam

    by , 12-08-2018 at 12:45 PM


    Life is strange sometimes. Three days ago, I was openly wondering what gaming service might emerge to provide a better set of features and capabilities than Steam. This week, Epic Games announces that they’re coming ...
  3. Steam patches flaw that exposed user profiles to drive-by attacks

    by , 02-09-2017 at 10:48 AM


    Yesterday, news broke that Steam was affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability that could compromise Steam account safety or be used to steal user data. The problem has since been corrected, and it’s now safe to view profiles and activity feeds (kudos to Valve for patching this specific issue rapidly).


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  4. Valve enables region locking in Steam, to stop you buying cheap games from Russia

    by , 12-25-2014 at 02:05 AM

    Steam, one of the sole bastions of sanity when it comes to digital games distribution, has enabled region locking on games. This means if you buy a game in one territory, you can no longer use it in another territory — much like DVD region locking (but more effective, as Steam’s region locking hasn’t been cracked). With no official statement from Valve, there are two possible ...