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Steam now confirms you're buying a license, not a game — here’s why that sucks
Recently passed U.S. law has finally forced Valve's hand on its approach to digital ownership rights on Steam.
Steam now says the ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license
Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” as reported earlier by Engadget.
Steam Begins Warning Players They're Only Buying a License to a Game as California Launches New Consumer Protection Law Around Digital Purchases
California has introduced a law that forces digital stores to tell customers that they're just licensing content—not buying it—and with that comes the news that Steam is now complying with the legislation,
Steam gets ahead of new CA law, informs users they don’t own their games
Steam is informing users that they don’t fully own the games they purchase, as a new California law on digital content ownership looms.
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7 free game demos you need to check out during Steam Next Fest
I played several demos featured in October 2024’s Steam Next Fest ahead of the event, and I want to spotlight my favorites.
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This Steam Next Fest's second-biggest demo so far is like Valorant meets Paper Mario, complete with anime girls
Online shooters like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant collide with anime girls and 2D Paper Mario-esque visuals ...
Neowin
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Steam Next Fest is live; check out demos of upcoming PC games until October 21
It's time once again to take a look at some upcoming PC games with new playable and free demos on
Steam
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GamingOnLinux
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That didn't last long - the Junk Store for Steam Deck has its Steam page removed
A few days ago I wrote about the Junk Store coming to Steam, a special plugin for Steam Deck to bring GOG and Epic Games ...
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‘Supervive’ Looks Set To Be Steam Next Fest’s Biggest Hit
Steam Next Fest kicks off tomorrow and I’m expecting Supervive, a weird combination of MOBA and shooter, to be the biggest ...
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Popular Ubisoft Game Finally Coming to Steam This Week
A popular Ubisoft game is finally coming to Steam this week, on October 17, after previously being limited to Epic Games ...
Game Rant on MSN
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Black Myth: Wukong Dev Reportedly Exceeds $1 Billion in Revenue on Steam
Wukong developer Game Science exceeds $1 billion in revenue on Steam, making it one of the most profitable game companies in ...
17h
Steam greenlights Deck plugin for installing games from Epic and GOG
The new version of Junk Store is a "completely rebuilt product," utilizing different technologies designed to run ...
Inquirer on MSN
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2 steam-driven eruptions observed anew at Taal Volcano
Two phreatic or steam-driven eruptions were observed again at Taal Volcano in Batangas province, the Philippine Institute of ...
Paste
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Five Demos to Check Out From October’s Steam Next Fest
Steam Nest Fest is back with thousands of demos, many of which are limited-time. Here are five that you need to check out.
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Just in time for Steam Next Fest, one of the storefront's most wishlisted FPS games gets a new demo, and it's already surpassed over 20,000 concurrent players
Steam Next Fest is kicking off today, threatening our backlogs with demos aplenty for loads of upcoming PC games, and one for ...
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