Valve announces new Software section for Steam, games to get some company September 5th

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We've had some indication that Valve would soon be expanding its [Steam][3] offerings beyond games thanks to a new batch of categories that [briefly turned up in its Android app][4] last month, and the company has now made the move official. While not discussing the mobile app specifically, Valve has confirmed that the first set of non-game titles will be hitting Steam on September 5th, offering a variety of (as yet unnamed) applications that the company says "range from creativity to productivity." As you'd expect, those will all be able to be installed and updated through Steam, and you'll be able to save your work in the Steam Cloud and access it on any computer. Valve also says that titles will continue to be added in an "ongoing fashion" after the initial batch, and developers will be able to submit their own applications through the Steam Greenlight system.

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