In 2011, we added a feature to Steam that enabled users to trade in-game items as a way to make it easier for people to get the items they wanted in games featuring in-game economies. Since then a number of gambling sites started leveraging the Steam trading system, and there's been some false assumptions about our involvement with these sites. We'd like to clarify that we have no business rela... more.

The largest "Free Weekend" ever begins tomorrow on Steam. Beginning at 10 am Pacific Time, 10 popular titles will be available to play free of charge, and available for purchase at tremendous savings. No purchase is required to play any or all of these games all weekend long. All you need is a Steam account (available free of charge). The 10 titles being offered are: Awesomenauts Blade... more.

Valve today launched the Steam Discovery Update, which introduces new functionality and features designed to optimize the Steam shopping experience as the number of new titles on Steam increases. In the past nine months, Steam has added over 1,300 new titles and grown to over 100 million active accounts. Designed to meet the demands of this growth, the Steam Discovery Update delivers a smarter ... more.

Today Valve added support for five additional currencies on Steam, as part of an ongoing update that will add support for 11 international currencies. The five currencies added today include Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. In the coming weeks, support will be added for five more: Canada, Mexico, Korea, Turkey, and Norway. And late last month, support for the Japanese ... more.

In-Home Streaming, a new feature of Steam, is now released to all users. Players who have multiple computers at home can immediately take advantage of the new feature. When you login to Steam on two computers on the same network, they automatically connect, allowing you to remotely install, launch, and play games as though you were sitting at the remote PC. Steam In-Home Streaming allows you to... more.