The Verge

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

Steam is now showing a new disclosure on its store checkout screen that clarifies you don’t actually own a game. Steam is now showing a new disclosure on its store checkout screen that clarifies you ...
Shacknews

Steam now tells users that they're buying a license, not a game

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 ...
Gizmodo

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. Reading time 3 minutes You don’t own any games on your Steam library. It’s ...
Game Rant on MSN

Games removed from Steam

Steam has almost every PC game, but there are a few exceptions. Why were these titles removed from Valve's platform?
Game Rant

Steam Makes Big Change to Game Purchases

Viraaj is a spirited gamer, lifelong PlayStation main, huge petrolhead, but most importantly, a principled journalist. With experience at publications like FandomWire, HotCars, and DriveTribe, writing ...
PCGamesN

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

The concept of actually owning anything you purchase on a digital storefront like Steam has always been hazy, with many of us amassing vast libraries that we may not actually "own" in any meaningful ...
Gameranx

Steam Now Alerts Consumers They Are Buying A License And Not A Game

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 ...
TechSpot

Steam now explicitly states you're not buying the game, just a license

Editor's take: Steam has become one of the first companies to admit that you do not own the games you buy. This acknowledgment comes as new regulations take effect. We've long known that digital game ...
HotHardware

Steam Tells Gamers You Don’t Own Your Games, You Just License Them, Capiche?

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 ...
Ars Technica

RIP Bethesda Launcher: Here’s how its nearly full transfer to Steam will work | Page 2 | Ars OpenForum

Thank fuckitty for that!!!! That Launcher was the biggest pile of steaming horse apples EVER!!!1 Of course, if they transfer my Doom Eternal license to Steam, that will mean I have two Doom licenses ...
Engadget

Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game

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 ...