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Over the course of this week Valve has made three announcements that outline its plans for the future of Steam, its digital distribution platform. There’s a lot to take in, and many questions that still need answers. Here’s a summary of what we’ve learned this week.

Valve has announced details of their upcoming family sharing service for users of their digital distribution platform, Steam.

In perhaps a slightly unlikely partnership, Humble Bundle and EA are working together to provide the Humble Origin Bundle, a collection of eight triple-A games available to buy for whatever price you want.

Steam’s 2013 summer sale has begun, yet many PC gamers have been unable to take advantage of the generous sales, including discounts on Bioshock Infinite and new MMO Defiance.

Bossa Studios, the company behind the Merlin Facebook game, is launching a new online operation simulation game called Surgeon Simulator 2013 today.

In an interesting video game industry development, players will now be able to play certain Steam games before they’re completed. Also, BioShock Infinite is coming to Mac, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim had a recent major update on Steam.

Steam’s annual holiday sale begins today, offering PC gamers the chance to download dozens of games at ridiculously low prices. Titles on sale include XCOM: Enemy Unknown, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and a small discount on the recently released Lego: The Lord of the Rings.

Valve’s Gabe Newell has finally confirmed the company is looking to directly compete with consoles with living room PCs.

Has your bank balance recovered from the Steam summer sale? Let’s hope so, because it’s time for the annual Steam Halloween sale to kick-off.