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The economy of piracy: How game publishers are killing the PC

For as long as I can remember, the media has talked about the death of the PC as a gaming platform. The latest hot console comes out with comparable graphics, and the doomsayers dust off their placards and start chanting.

Valve announces best PC gaming idea of the year (so far)

Valve's new service allows users to save their games and settings online — forever solving the problem of having to back-up save games, or re-enter your configurations.

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Features

Getting Steamed: digital distribution for games isn't there yet

Online distribution should be world-wide, and yet we're still thinking inside old market models.
Q&A: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition PC producer

Lost Planet PC producer Jun Takeuchi on the challenges posed by DirectX 10, Windows and Xbox Live functionality, and more.

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News

Electronic Arts signs up Half-Life 2 publisher

EA to publish Xbox version of Half Life 2 after Valve splits with VU.
Play: Games: Halo 2 to hit Australia early

Want to play Halo 2 well before the rest of the world? Read this week's latest roundup of gaming news to find out how..
Play: Games -- Half-Life 2 at last?

Valve starts taking money for HL2, MS denies Halo 2 preorder rumours, and more in this week's latest gaming news and reviews.