Valve discontinues physical Steam gift cards for retailers due to scam exploitation
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Elijah Gonzalez
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Valve has decided to stop distributing physical Steam gift cards to retailers due to widespread scams targeting the PC gaming platform. Scammers have been exploiting the physical gift card system, leading Valve to discontinue this method of distribution. The company will no longer send physical Steam gift cards to retail stores, effectively ending the availability of new physical gift cards for the Steam platform.
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· 3 pulledValve has decided to stop distributing physical Steam gift cards to retailers due to widespread scams targeting the PC gaming platform.
Scammers have been exploiting the physical gift card system, leading Valve to discontinue this method of distribution.
The company will no longer send physical Steam gift cards to retail stores, effectively ending the availability of new physical gift cards for the Steam platform.
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