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Steam now says ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license

Steam now says the ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license

Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” as reported earlier by Engadget.

Ars Technica · 19h

Steam adds the harsh truth that you’re buying “a license,” not the game itself

The harsh truth is timed to a new California law against false advertising.

Gizmodo · 12h

Steam Finally Makes It Clear You Don’t Own Your Games

Valve updated Steam’s shopping carts to notify users that they’re only buying a “license” for the game, not the game itself.

Sparking Zero Smashes Steam Record

Yahoo · 20h

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is trouncing the fighting game competition on Steam, with nearly double Street Fighter 6's all-time players record

Sparking! Zero released on Steam earlier today and, oh boy, it's doing numbers. At the time of writing there are 121,330 players according to SteamDB which, with a little bit of context, proves to be an overwhelming number.

GameRant on MSN · 1d

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Smashes Steam Record Before It's Even Out

Sparking Zero sets a major Steam record before its official launch, showing potential for the fighting game's future.

Eurogamer on MSN · 1d

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Review - arena fighters don't get much better than this

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero is everything Dragon Ball fans will have wanted, but it's also just a blast for those unbothered by its extensive fan-service.

Webb telescope finds 1st clear evidence of a 'steam world'

Mashable on MSN · 1d

Webb telescope finds first clear evidence of a 'steam world'

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope, a partnership of NASA and its European and Canadian counterparts, have indeed detected a sauna-like planet about 100 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces.

Space on MSN · 15h

Nearby exoplanet is a 1st-of-its-kind 'steam world,’ James Webb Space Telescope finds

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found a "first of its kind" world, an exoplanet that is twice the size of Earth and has an atmosphere packed with steam.

SciTech Daily · 1d

Webb Telescope Unveils an Early Universe Galaxy Growing From the Inside Out

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have for the first time observed a galaxy in the early universe growing from the inside out, a mere 700 million years after the Big Bang. This galaxy,

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Thought you owned your games on Steam? Think again, as Valve makes it clear you just own a licence for them

Ideas around digital game ownership are certainly about to change, as Steam is making it clear the games you pay for are ...

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Just In Case You Though You Actually Own Those Steam Games, Their New Disclaimer Puts That Idea To Rest

That means that our Steam libraries aren’t actually ours, no matter how much money we’ve spent on them. As I said, I think we ...

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Many Of 2024's Biggest Games Don't Play Well (Or At All) On Steam Deck

In February 2025, the Steam Deck will turn three years old. And while plenty of games still run like a dream on the portable ...

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Steam purchases now come with warning that it’s only for a digital license

Following a law that may change how games are bought online, Steam has updated its messaging with a new warning when making a ...

Rock Paper Shotgun18h

Metaphor: ReFantazio is bad for graphics nerds but good for the Steam Deck

Metaphor: ReFantazio might not be the most graphically sophisticated RPG of 2024, but that does make it easier to run on a ...

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Steam Next Fest countdown – here's when Valve's October 2024 free demo event kicks off

But first, you have to know when the event starts, and that's what brings us together today. Here are the Steam Next Fest ...

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This homebrew plugin that lets you install GOG and Epic games on your Steam Deck is getting a standalone Steam release

Junk Store, a plugin for the open source Steam Deck homebrew launcher Decky Loader that allows the installation of games from ...

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Assassin's Creed Mirage Confirms Steam Release Date

Steam users will soon be able to check out the latest installment in the Assassin's Creed series as Ubisoft confirms its ...

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