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Steam boss Jason Holtman leaves Valve amid 'group layoff' rumours

A key Valve executive who helps manage the Steam business has departed from the company, according to a new report.

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piroh4099d ago

no one saw it coming. really sad

fei-hung4099d ago

Looks like Gabe has put some amount of money into Steam boxes (all the different variations) and is now worried he may not make the money back.

Wonder how much capital has been invested in regards to R&D costs and manufacturing. I know it's not entirely financed by Valve, but it must be part financed by them. No company would create hardware for nothing without a partnership or some form of backing from a software provider.

Reborn4100d ago (Edited 4100d ago )

What is going on? Sure job losses aren't really news, as they happen daily. But it seems something is about to kick off at Valve (or already has).

cleft54100d ago

Wow some crazy stuff is happening at Valve.

dgonza404100d ago

1: Y2K
2: December 21st, 2012

3?! ....

Rivitur4099d ago

Its an old joke but it fits the situation... We don't count to 3.

Sketchy_Galore4100d ago

What the hell is going on with them? I don't like this. It's like watching a beloved childhood pet go senile and start biting people for no reason. Let's just hope all these layoffs are due to the fact that Half life 3 just went gold and its so good half the employees of the company went insane playing it.

BanBrother4100d ago

"It's like watching a beloved childhood pet go senile and start biting people for no reason."

And the winner of 'best analogy' goes to....

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Helldivers 2: How to Link Steam and PlayStation Network Accounts

This article explains how to link your Steam and PlayStation Networks accounts, which is becoming a must for Helldivers 2.

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Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Ups 4 Review -- Gamerhub UK

Save the quarters and blast everything to oblivion at home!

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Steam’s Refund Policy Change Won’t Affect You Unless You’re A Lowlife

Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected

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thorstein9d ago

Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.

fsfsxii9d ago

Pc gamers will take this as an excuse to pirate things

KyRo9d ago

I'm not sure why you're getting disgrees. Whilst not all PC gamers are petty, an awful lot of them are lol

Crows909d ago

Entirely untrue. Not any more petty than console gamers. The only large difference is console gamers don't have much of a choice.

Michiel19899d ago

Not sure why you're getting agrees. an awful lot of console gamers are overemotional twinks ready to go to war over a plastic box, I'll take being a pc gamer then.

Speaking about overgeneralizing much.

Nooderus9d ago

"X" type of gamer conversations are cringe

qalpha9d ago

Daily reminder that 'TheGamer' is a corporate-generated, anti-gamer, anti-consumer, clickbait web site. They are mostly A.I. generated articles that villainize gamers. They provide nothing positive and actively try to provoke and divide the community through extreme view points and politics. Do not give them any clicks.

Inverno9d ago

Only scumbags? As if people don't play their games on console put in the most amount of hours and return it to GameStop and trade it in for another game. But also how many people are actually do this? And what games have been allowed to be refunded?

DustMan9d ago

You can refund any game you've purchased as long as it hasn't been longer than two weeks, and you've played less than 2 hours. I wish they would change it to 3 hours because some RPG's have so much exposition that you may only get an hour total of complete gameplay. That's my only knock on it. I've refunded plenty of stuff I was just curious to try. I typically stay away from Early Access titles which are the only ones affected by this policy change.

Inverno9d ago

Apparently early access doesn't count, only complete games with a play early preorder bonus.

Gaming4Life19819d ago

I definitely know if I want a refund in 2 hours.

SegaSaturn6699d ago

I never liked refunding anything. Even if a film is bad, i dont want my money back. Sometimes things just aren't for me, and it's not the creator's fault necessarily.

Gaming4Life19819d ago

I feel you and i have never walked out on a bad movie cause I payed my money. I also don't refund games cause I'm a gamer and I know what to buy lol. I think having a digital refund is great.

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