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• ACCC chalks up court win against Valve Software

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has emerged with a win from a Federal Court stoush involving US software publisher Valve Software.

• Four charged with stealing Army helicopter training software

  Four alleged members of an international computer hacking ring face charges in the U.S. of breaking into the computer networks of the U.S. Army and several tech companies and stealing several software packages, including programs used to train Army helicopter pilots.

• Half-Life publisher Valve faces ACCC legal action

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it is taking legal action in the Federal Court against Valve Corporation, the publisher of popular gaming titles including the Half-Life and Portal series.

• Linux gaming may advance as Valve joins open-source association

  In a move that could add momentum to game development on Linux, game maker Valve has joined the Linux Foundation and will contribute tools for developers to work with its SteamOS.

• PS4 to beat Xbox in holiday season sales

  Sony's PlayStation 4's lower price will help it to outsell Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One during the year-end holiday season, according to IDC.

• Valve announces Linux-based SteamOS aimed at taking over your living room

  PC game developer and publisher Valve Monday took the wraps off SteamOS, a software platform designed to combine the company's gaming offerings with existing living room entertainment.

• Valve sued in Germany over game ownership

  The Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZVB) has sued computer game distributor Valve because it prohibits Steam-gamers from reselling their games.

• Valve starts push toward Linux gaming

  PC game publisher Valve has upped the stakes on its move to bring a more robust gaming presence to Linux, advertising the Linux beta of its Steam distribution service directly to Windows-based gamers.

• Steam gets hacked: Here's how to keep safe

  If you're a gamer who plays titles that use the Steam platform from Valve, you may want to keep a close eye on your personal data.

• Steam coming to OS X!

  Last week, an observant member of the Valve forums pointed out that there were resources and code added to the new Steam beta that pointed to a possible port to OS X. The forums were churning with rumors and speculation of the gaming giant's future Mac plans. Some disregarded the additional resources as either just a new OS X-like theme or simply a coding experiment for the beta.