To help win an iPhone antitrust suit, Apple is again demanding commission data from Valve

Apple says it needs business records from Valve in order to contest an ongoing consumer antitrust case about the App Store, and has turned to the courts to get it.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 4

Valve makes Half-Life free on macOS for 25th anniversary

Marking 25 years after the PC game's release, Valve Software is making "Half-Life" free to get for a limited time, though you may need to use older hardware to actually play it on macOS.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 25

Valve kills CS:GO on macOS, won't launch Mac Counter-Strike 2 either

Valve's "Counter-Strike 2" won't be coming to Mac in the future, and at the same time, the company has killed "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" on Mac.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 15

Steam update brings new features & Mac hardware acceleration

Steam has rolled out a notable app update featuring a revamped in-game overlay, fresh note capabilities, and the ability to pin in-game windows.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 7

Two mystery Macs appear in Steam's hardware survey

A pair of unreleased Macs have seemingly appeared in game storefront Steam's hardware survey, listings that could be new inbound M2 Mac models.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 4

Valve Steam Deck review: Mac users can welcome back 32-bit games

Valve's Steam Deck portable PC gaming console is hard to get right now because of assorted supply chain issues. But, for long-time Mac-centric gamers not only does it open up a whole new world of games, it restores the ability to play many long-gone 32-bit games of yore.

Mike Wuerthele 3 years ago 26

Steam Deck, Playdate handheld consoles delayed until early 2022

Two new highly anticipated handheld consoles have been delayed — both Valve's Steam Deck and the Playdate handheld console will not ship until early 2022.

Amber Neely 4 years ago 7

Valve releases Steam Link macOS app on the Mac App Store

Valve has quietly released a macOS version of its Steam Link client, making the platform available for Mac users from the Mac App Store.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 8

Apple has 'salted the earth' with data request subpoenas in Epic App Store battle

Apple has been granted its request for data on 436 games sold through Valve's Steam game service — but a judge appears to be looking warily at Apple having "salted the earth" with data requests related to the Apple versus Epic battle, across the industry.

Mike Wuerthele 5 years ago 14

Valve refuses Apple's demand for Epic game sales volumes in App Store legal battle

Apple is demanding that Valve needs to produce documents pertaining to sales data in the PC gaming market — and Valve has refused the demand and requests relief from the "burden" that revealing the data will impose.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 7

Apple said to partner with Valve to make AR headset

A report claims that Apple is working with game distributor Valve for the development of an Augmented Reality head-mounted display, which may be released in the second half of 2020.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 24

Apple recruits VR & Xbox engineer Nat Brown for unknown graphics work

Apple has hired Valve and Xbox veteran Nat Brown to work on unspecified graphics technology, according to Twitter posts.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 5

Steam Link debuts on iOS and tvOS a year after Apple rejected title for violating App Store guidelines

A year after Apple rejected it from entering the App Store, Valve's Steam Link app is now available to stream games from user Steam libraries on Mac and PC to compatible iPhones, iPads or Apple TV devices.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 15

Valve's Steam is dropping support for macOS Yosemite & earlier in 2019

As a result of technical changes, Valve's Steam game store and launcher will no longer work on Yosemite or any older versions of macOS beginning Jan. 1.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5

Valve not giving up, rolls out new Steam Link beta for iOS, Apple TV

Valve Software is having another go at bringing the Steam Link game-streaming app to iOS and tvOS following Apple's public refusal to list the app in the App Store.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 27

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