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Game devs speak out on Valve, Steam and conflict of interest
arstechnica.com - 10/20/2009
Game devs speak out on Valve, Steam and conflict of interest
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In a recent interview, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford—the developer behind the upcoming Borderlands —revealed some surprising opinions about Valve's Steam digital distribution platform. While the common sentiment among both gamers and developers tends to be positive, Pitchford told Maximum PC that ...
eurogamer.net - 10/24/2009
Article: Digital Survival
— eurogamer.net — Expect top games retailers to scramble for a foothold in digital distribution in the coming months. Published... as part of our sister-site GamesIndustry.biz' widely-read weekly ... (more) Article: Digital Survival
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Tripwire: Valve isn't exploiting us either
bit-tech.net - 10/13/2009
Tripwire: Valve isn't exploiting us either
— bit-tech.net — Tripwire Interactive has responded to Gearbox's claims that Valve is using Steam to exploit smaller developers.... (more) Tripwire: Valve isn't exploiting us either

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Assassin's Creed just $5 on Steam until Thursday
techspot.com - 10/21/2009
Assassin's Creed just $5 on Steam until Thursday
— techspot.com — Steam is running another mid-week madness sale today which effectively marks Ubisoft's stealth-action game Assassin's Creed: Director's... Cut down to the bargain price of $5. The offer will run until Thursday morning and includes all four extra mission types exclusive to the PC version: archer ... (more) Assassin's Creed just $5 on Steam until Thursday

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The Tech Report: News — ... in Sept; PS3 top: NPD Ars Technica reports game devs speak out on Valve, Steam and conflict of interest EA: Core business model a ' ...

Game Developers Have Mixed Feelings About Steam
Overclockers Club news Feed — ... Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox, has recently stated that he doesn't trust Valve. The developer behind the upcoming Borderlands feels that Valve's position of developer and distributor could cause a conflict of interest. He feels that Valve could use its position to exploit third party developers. However, numerous other developers that use Steam have expressed the exact opposite feelings. Independent developers behind hits such as World of Goo and Audiosurf have expressed that Valve was key in the success of their games. The digital distribution model coupled ...

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