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    A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.

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    TravisRex

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    #2  Edited By TravisRex

    I remember on the UPF where they played the game it also was running in the background and they were like 'wtf?'

    So it might just be that game.

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    #3  Edited By ArtisanBreads

    @travisrex said:

    I remember on the UPF where they played the game it also was running in the background and they were like 'wtf?'

    So it might just be that game.

    Yeah I also recall that. It's not something I have seen with any games on my computer.

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    Sometimes Windows processes don't terminate properly, but it's nothing to do with Steam.

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    Yeah, the shut down process of an application can just be slow or buggy. I doubt they do it intentionally. This kind of shutdown bugs has low impact so they often don't get fixed. Just close it with the task manager.

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    That is a scary thought. It's entirely possible for games like that where you can get the most if not all out of it within 2 hours.

    I think it's just an oversight from development though. Steam at least tells you pretty clearly it's running so just a simple task manager and force close job.

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