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Default Microsoft taps ex-Steam director to improve Windows gaming

Remember those Valve layoffs we wrote about in February? One of the casualties was Jason Holtman, director of business development for Steam. Holtman had been with the firm for eight years, and he's now working for Microsoft. GamesIndustry International has confirmed Holtman's new digs—and, more interestingly, that he's "focusing on making Windows a great platform for gaming and interactive entertainment."

According to the GamesIndustry article, Holtman was the "driving force" behind Steam, which is easily the best game distribution platform around. Holtman is credited with recruiting both smaller developers and ...

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