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VKD3D-Proton 2.3.1 rolls out along with a quick-fix to Proton Experimental

By Liam Dawe, 28 Apr 2021

Valve contractors and CodeWeavers continue tweaking VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12 over Vulkan with another fresh update out now, and a small update to add it into Proton Experimental.

Proton Experimental gets upgraded, Forza Horizon 4 playable and Origin Overlay works

By Liam Dawe, 23 Apr 2021

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Valve and their partners CodeWeavers have upgraded Proton Experimental, the special testing version of Proton where the latest special updates come in with some big stuff.

DOTA: Dragon's Blood was so popular a second season is confirmed

By Liam Dawe, 20 Apr 2021

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As a quick update for fans of Valve's MOBA, Dota 2, it has been confirmed that the Anime series they teamed up with Netflix for DOTA: Dragon's Blood is getting a second season.

Dota 2 version 7.29 is out with the new Dawnbreaker melee hero

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2021

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Valve has put out a major upgrade for their popular free to play MOBA with Dota 2 getting Dawnbreaker.

Valve overhauls the Dota 2 new player experience as DOTA: Dragon's Blood releases

By Liam Dawe, 25 Mar 2021

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Today is the day, the big teaming up of Valve and Netflix is out with the DOTA: Dragon's Blood anime series. Since there will be renewed interest in Dota 2 as a game, Valve has also given it a huge upgrade for newer players.

Valve gives up on Artifact setting it free with Artifact Classic and Artifact Foundry

By Liam Dawe, 4 Mar 2021

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Valve's Dota themed card game Artifact has now well and truly failed, as they've now stopped the 2.0 redevelopment which is now named Artifact Foundry with the original as Artifact Classic and both now free to play.

Another Proton Experimental update is out improving VR and controllers

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2021

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Proton Experimental is the extra special testing area where new fixes and features enter the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer before going out to everyone and there's a new update out.

Valve makes further improvements to Steam Link and Remote Play Together

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2021

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Along with finally releasing the Linux client of the Steam Link app, Valve has also been making steady improvements to Steam Link and Remote Play Together.

Portal 2 gets more DXVK Vulkan improvements with another update

By Liam Dawe, 2 Mar 2021

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Valve's fantastic first-person puzzle game Portal 2 recently had a huge upgrade that pulled in DXVK giving it Vulkan support, with another update out now to further improve it.

Valve launch a Beta for Remote Play Together - Invite Anyone, no Steam account needed

By Liam Dawe, 25 Feb 2021

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Now this is the kind of thing that makes me a fan of Valve as a company, as they continue to build up interesting features that are genuinely cool. Introducing a Beta for Remote Play Together - Invite Anyone.

Valve help developers into adding more controller support with new stats

By Liam Dawe, 24 Feb 2021

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Valve are trying to give developer a bit more data on what controller / gamepad they're using, which is a good reminder for developers to make sure they are testing for more than just a mouse and keyboard.

Valve & Netflix teamed up for a Dota anime series

By Liam Dawe, 17 Feb 2021

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If, like me, you're a bit of an Anime fan you might want to keep an eye on Netflix as DOTA: Dragon's Blood has been announced for release in March.

Steam Play Proton 5.13-6 is now officially out

By Liam Dawe, 13 Feb 2021

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After a rather short testing period with the release candidates only being announced a few days ago, Valve has now pushed out the official release of Steam Play Proton 5.13-6.

Steam Play Proton has a new build up needing testing with a 5.13-6 RC

By Liam Dawe, 10 Feb 2021

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Ready for the next release of the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer? Proton 5.13-6 has hit the Release Candidate stage so it's time to give it a run.

Steam hits yet another all-time high for users online with over 26.4M

By Liam Dawe, 8 Feb 2021

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Something which is becoming a regular occurrence lately: the Steam store broke its record for concurrent online users once again with over 26.4M online.

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Valve to lose $4 million for patent infringement with the Steam Controller

By Liam Dawe, 3 Feb 2021

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Valve are yet again hitting the spotlight for the wrong reasons following the ruling from the EU Commission over geo-blocking, a lawsuit involving game pricing and now the Steam Controller too.

Valve abusing the market power of Steam on game pricing according to a lawsuit

By Liam Dawe, 1 Feb 2021

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Valve are in the legal spotlight again following the EU Commission Fine with a few more Steam troubles, as a new lawsuit has emerged with a claim about an "abuse" of their market power.

VKD3D-Proton begins work to support DirectX Raytracing on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jan 2021

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There's a few mountains that Steam Play Proton still needs to climb over the next few years, to enable more Windows games and more features in those games to work under Linux. One big one is at least in progress.

Valve have multiple games in development they will announce says Gabe Newell

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

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Gabe Newell of Valve Software (Steam) recently spoke to 1 NEWS in New Zealand about everything that has been going on and teased a few fun details.

Valve and others fined by the European Commission for 'geo-blocking' (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 20 Jan 2021

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The European Commission just announced that they've now issued formal fines against Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and ZeniMax for breaching their antitrust rules. Update: added statement from Valve.

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