Steam
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Overview
Steam is an online gaming platform owned and run by Valve Corporation. It was originally started as a tool to update Couter-Strike, the number one online action game made by Valve. Steam allows users to download games from a large selection of purchasable and free titles, from producers such as Electronic Arts, Sony Online, Valve, and 2K games.[3] With Steam, users can buy, play, share, modify, and build communities around Valve products as well as those from independent studios.[1]
Popular Titles
Popular games available to buy on Steam include Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Counter-Strike, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3.[4] Steam also offers free downloadable games including Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Champions Online. Electronic Arts also features popular titles that can be bought on Steam such as Battlefield: Bad Company 2, The Sims 3 and Mass Effect.[5]