Valve has 'figured out' affordable VR with prototype
Valve has "figured out what affordable Virtual Reality (VR) hardware will be capable of within a couple of years." And they will show what their vision of the future is at an upcoming developer-only event.
READ MORE >The Stanley Parable narrator coming to Dota 2
Dota 2 will soon receive another downloadable announcer, the droll British narrator from The Stanley Parable.
READ MORE >"This seems pretty cool. I got sick of the Portal one and switched back to Bastion"
see all 9 commentsDota 2 patch brings new heroes, coaching, crafting, and Diretide
Valve said it had a "huge" Dota 2 update and gosh golly, it certainly does. Today will bring something for Doters of all skill levels, from coaching tools for newbies to two extra heroes for veterans in search of something new. And as everyone likes hats, crafting is in too.
READ MORE >"Of course. But if anyone here was that whiny I think they'd be put in their place."
see all 9 commentsDota 2 Diretide coming soon after Valve admits it 'underestimated' demand
Halloween last year saw Dota 2 heroes out collecting (and stealing) candy, but this year they were stuck with plain old boring murder for macabre entertainment. The Diretide event, it seemed, was not returning. An uncharacteristically candid Valve has explained that it had h...
READ MORE >Why Valve abandoned biometric feedback with its Steam Controller
Valve had been experimenting with biometric controllers. However, its Steam Controller is missing any biometric functionality. What happened?
READ MORE >"They didn't. Valve fired Jeri Ellsworth and her augmented reality team. Mike Ambinder was the ..."
see all 5 commentsValve confirms: no exclusive games for SteamOS
Valve's Greg Comer confirmed: "you won't see an exclusive killer app for SteamOS from us. We're not going to be doing that kind of thing."
READ MORE >"valve, the company that actually follows, "don't be evil" until they give our gaming ..."
see all 25 commentsTeam Fortress 2 Halloween update adds new map, magic
Team Fortress 2's fifth annual "Scream Fortress" Halloween event is now live, featuring a new Payload Race map called Helltower, spellbooks, and The Witching Hour.
READ MORE >Steam controller shown in action
Valve has released the first in what it plans to be a series of videos showcasing the prototype Steam controller working with different kinds of games.
READ MORE >"Yeah, gamepads suck for shooters - heck, even when you "learn" how to use them they're still far ..."
see all 10 commentsPortal 2 characters appearing in Toon Hero app
Valve has announced a deal with app-maker Trigger Happy, to put assets and characters from Portal 2 into the cartoon creation app "Toon Hero."
READ MORE >Steam Machines prototype specs revealed
Described as "something special," Valve's initial Steam Machines prototype is a "high-end, high-performance box" built from off-the-shelf PC parts. Valve says that anyone can go and build exactly the same machine, minus the custom enclosure.
READ MORE >"ikr... turns out I've had one for years... So I guess the news here is... uhm... there's a ..."
see all 38 commentsSteam Greenlight adds 31 more titles
Steam Greenlight has released the latest batch of 31 titles, including Race the Sun, Age of Wushu, and Nihilumbra.
READ MORE >"Why isn't Risk of Rain getting Greenlit? Come on Steam, get it together!"
see all 8 comments"It's not April, so I'm convinced that mr Yoon just pulled the biggest troll on the internet"
see all 42 commentsValve controller gets hands-on impressions from devs
A handful of developers have been allowed to try out the Valve controller that debuted last week, and have shared their impressions of the mappable interface and ease-of-use for new games.
READ MORE >"So I guess you just ignored the guys who said it really made a good mouse replacement."
see all 28 commentsSteam Controller announced
Today, Valve revealed the final piece of their plans to take over the living room. It's a controller.
READ MORE >"Lol all the negative replies. Its moddable and customizable and people are bitching. There will ..."
see all 197 comments'Steam Machines' beta launches this year, full release in 2014
Valve's second "living room" announcement came today, taking the wraps off of its "Steam Machines" initiative. It will be sending out 300 prototypes to users this year, in preparation for a formal launch in 2014.
READ MORE >"I don't think it'll be nearly as bad as you think. I've managed to do decent real-time ..."
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