'You work six years on a game, you line up press and events for the launch, and then some guy at Valve clicks on a checkbox and blocks everything.'
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Nine Steam pre-release marketing tips from Valve's Alden Kroll
'How does Steam choose which games to recommend to players?' is a question often asked by developers, and Valve's Alden…
Steam Hardware - Steam Machine launches today! - Steam News
All the details on how to sign up, plus some background on how we got here.
What happened to Steam Machines?
Three PC builders on why they're not gambling on SteamOS.
What Valve got right and wrong with the Steam Machine
Valve's developers and Polygon's editors share thoughts on the potentially revolutionary new hardware
dev scoops: some narrative advice a Valve person gave me once
Many years ago when I was a tiny baby making InFlux (of which there is now a Redux), I had no idea what I wanted to do with it narratively, if anything. Because, from a young age, he had humoured me, I emailed Gabe Newell about it, knowing he was in the habit of either replying or forwarding to someone he thought might reply. I got some good thoughts back from David Speyrer, who’s been at Valve since ’99, which I shall publish here now because at a party last night someone was interested.
Steam Wishlist Guide For Indie Game Developers [2023]
This Steam wishlist guide is an indie game developer's secret weapon. Learn up-to-date strategies to earn more wishlists now.
the Enshittification of Cozy Games
A developer's guide to releasing a game on Steam
If you're an independent developer who prefers a premium business model, there's an excellent chance that your business…
Kittens Game - a Dark Souls of incremental gaming
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Steam Week in Review: 54 idle games released on Steam last week, and many look eerily similar
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending September 6.
A game developer's guide to Steam wishlists
If you're an independent developer who prefers a premium business model, there's an excellent chance that your business…
Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
Valve’s Fremont was real.
Steam :: Battlerite :: Reflections and Future of Battlerite
A year and a half ago, we sat down to discuss the future. We were beaten and bruised, but eager; a few half-formed ideas competed with our endless passion to create the most adrenaline-filled competitive experience. It was the beginning of a great undertaking, and a wellspring of ideas came forth. Some ideas were strong, others fumbling. Running on nothing but burning desire, the ideas were solidified, refined and molded into reality.
Opinion | Video Games Are Destroying the People Who Make Them (Published 2017)
The industry’s infamous “crunch” culture is taking a serious toll on workers.
