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<title>Steam adds 'card trading' functionality to certain games</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/15/beta.in.progress.users.can.sign.up.for.future.invitation/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368661764_steamcards-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Digital game marketplace Steam has added a new feature -- in-game Steam Trading Cards. Steam Trading Cards are virtual cards earned by playing games on Steam. Sets of cards can be turned into game badges and tradable Steam community items, including discounts on titles or downloadable content, profile graphics, and custom game-related emoticons....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Valve debuts 'Early Access' program for Mac, PC gamers</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/21/some.25.percent.of.in.development.games.available.for.mac/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363844217_Valve-Steam-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Game developer Valve has launched a new "Early Access" program that allows gamers on both Mac and PC platforms to purchase and play and handful of new games that are still in development. The idea behind the program is to give the developers feedback in pre-release, and in some cases add to or otherwise affect the game's final development. The pricing of each game includes a copy of the finished r...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Valve launches Steam Client on Ubuntu, discounts first games</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/14/linux.client.games.major.step.towards.steam.box/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/valvebigpicture.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Valve has launched its Steam game distribution platform on Linux, after a lengthy period of beta testing. Initially announced in July 2012, the internal project has now opened up the store on Ubuntu, with interested users being able to download the client through Canonical's Ubuntu Software Center at no charge....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Report: Valve wracked with layoffs, 25 staffers let go [U] </title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/13/nearly.10.percent.of.the.company.may.have.been.laid.off/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360797843_brokenvalve-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[(Updated with a statement from Gabe Newell) Following a tweet Tuesday confirming the firing of human interface engineer Jeri Ellsworth, Valve is apparently in the midst of larger staff cuts. Valve has indirectly confirmed reports of the departures, with the purge of eight staffers from the staff list website that were present as recently as a week ago. The firings include Valve's director of busin...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gabe Newell: Apple biggest threat in the living room</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/01/30/steam.founder.fears.apple.curated.living.room.gaming.environment/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1359604387_gabenewell-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Steam founder and game developer Gabe Newell gave a speech at the University of Texas on Wednesday where the luminary claimed that Apple -- not Microsoft or Sony -- were the biggest threat to the company's upcoming "Steam Box" PC-based hardware. Newell believes that if Apple makes a move on the living room before the PC industry gets a foothold, then the Cupertino manufacturer can "shut out the op...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gabe Newell: Steam Box to run Linux, Windows installable</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/valvebigpicture.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Gabe Newell has confirmed that Valve Software will release its "Steam Box" in the future, and it will run on Linux. The Valve CEO spoke about how, in working with multiple technology partners, creating Steam-powered hardware was like herding cats, that the company's own hardware offering would be based on a narrowly-focused set of values, and the potential user-generated future of Steam itself....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Valve opens applications store on Steam online service</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/02/first.software.available.intended.for.game.production.and.design/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1349214043_steampowered-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Steam online store owner Valve Software has announced the availability of the first non-game software for purchase on the online venue. While the Steam game store is cross-platform and includes Macintosh OS X software, the current seven offerings are Windows only. During the first week of Steam Applications availability, all titles are ten percent off....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Valve adds Big Picture mode beta to Steam client</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/10/claims.solved.problem.of.game.controller.based.typing/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1347297053_pic_thebigpicture.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Valve Software will be making an assault on the living room later today, with the introduction of Big Picture Mode. According to Kotaku, the menu system, previously thought of as part of the rumored Steam Box console, will allow users to have access to Steam content through a PC connected to a TV, with an emphasis on game controller-based navigation as opposed to the keyboard and mouse....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Valve opens Steam Greenlight to indie-game submissions</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/09/02/crowd.sourced.scheme.sets.popular.items.onto.online.store/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1346638681_steamgreenlightthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Valve Software has opened its crowd-sourced product release scheme. Steam Greenlight will allow game creators to list their titles on the service and allow users to vote for which they wish to see put onto the service in the future, effectively taking a significant amount of product vetting work off the Valve employees. Large game publishers will still be able to add their titles to the system tho...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Valve confirms plans to expand Steam content beyond games</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/08/first.applications.on.sale.through.service.september.5th/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1342448004_steamfriendslist.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Valve is set to open its Steam store up for non-gaming content. The formal announcement confirms speculation that was fueled last month through the company's mobile apps, which would see Steam gain categories for various productivity and creativity genres. The first non-gaming titles are slated to begin digital distribution on September 5, in a move that evolves Steam into a general app store beyo...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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