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AMD slowly, but steadily, increases its CPU market share on Steam

Valve has shared the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey, revealing some interesting details about the CPU and GPU markets. According to the survey, 26.9% of Steam users are using an AMD CPU. To put things into perspective, 21.5% of Steam users were using an AMD CPU in November 2016. Continue reading AMD slowly, but steadily, increases its CPU market share on Steam

EA Access is coming to Steam soon after years of exclusivity on Origin

It appears that Electronic Arts’ subscription service for PC games, EA Access, will soon become available on Steam. “Don’t just get the game. Get more from your game with EA Access — it’s the ultimate game membership for anyone who loves EA games,” EA said on the service’s Steam page. “Follow EA and you’ll be notified as soon as EA Access is available”. Continue reading EA Access is coming to Steam soon after years of exclusivity on Origin

Valve silently changes the STEAM storefront policy to restrict usage of VPNs to buy games in other regions

Few weeks back I covered an article in which it was mentioned that ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’s’ PC release version got a price hike globally, due to people misusing VPNs in some countries/regions. Now, an updated policy from the ‘SteamDB’ indicates that Valve is taking measures to restrict users who use a VPN to purchase games at a lower price. Continue reading Valve silently changes the STEAM storefront policy to restrict usage of VPNs to buy games in other regions