Gamers looking to add new titles to their Steam library are being met with a new message clarifying that purchasing a digital game grants them a digital license to the game, but not ownership of the ...

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Steam adds the harsh truth that you're buying “a license,” not the game itself - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/steam-now-reminds-you-that-it ...

Ahead of new California legislation requiring storefronts to make it clear customers are only buying a license for digital content rather than outright owning it, Steam has implemented a message at ...

Steam now includes an up front warning to customers that they’re buying a license, not a game ahead of a Californian law going into effect in 2025. The change to Steam comes after California governor ...

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Valve made a change for when consumers checkout. The use of physical media has certainly dwindled over the years. More and more consumers are taking their content digitally, meaning subscription ...

I'm dating myself as an old fart, but back in my day (don't you just love that phrase?), you bought a game cartridge from KB Toys or Sears, went home and popped it into your Atari 2600 console, and ...

The makers of Half-Life are facing a lawsuit in Germany over the Steam EULA. Half-Life developer Valve faces litigation in Germany over the user agreement in its Steam digital distribution system. The ...

Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game, according to a notice spotted by Engadget. It looks like an ...