Steam Summer Sale brings discounts for Steam Deck as well
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Down by up to 20 percent

Valve's handheld console, the Steam Deck, has been discounted by up to 20 percent during the Steam Summer Sale, with the most expensive model now priced at $519.20.

Valve banning Steam games featuring AI-created art
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Developers must prove they have paid for it

Valve has reportedly started banning Steam games featuring AI-created art assets, unless developers can prove they have rights to the IP used in the data set that trained the AI to create them.

Minecraft dev team exits Reddit
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Reddit revolt escalates 

The Minecraft dev team has left Reddit joining the protest against the board's hamfisted attempt to increase revenues. 

PlayStation software margins leaked
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Revealed when scanned

Sony's highly confidential information about its PlayStation business was revealed by mistake during the court battle between the FTC and Microrosft.

The government case against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal floundering
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Experts have difficulty demonstrating that it is bad for gamers

The US government’s case against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal got off to a poor start when its witness Harvard economist Robin Lee struggled at times to demonstrate how the planned deal would hurt gamers.