Valve launches player-written Steam Guides
One day, you'll be able to download groceries through Steam, ingesting the nutrients through a Steam Port at the base of your spine. While Valve is forever expanding the platform in pleasing ways, it's not quite there yet. Still, you can now read and write game guides on Ste...
READ MORE >Dota 2 adds 'Least Played' mode
Now that Dota 2 is up to a whopping 96 characters, it's a fair bet that a good proportion of them are something of a mystery to most of its 3 million players. To help introduce you to a few more, without the fear of being stomped by people playing their best heroes, Valve ad...
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see all 23 commentsSonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed adds Team Fortress characters on PC
Today, Sega and Valve have announced a partnership that will result in a delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich of mascot racing.
READ MORE >"They mentioned it only has Heavy, Pyro, and Spy, and I believe they are essentially one ..."
see all 7 commentsValve has turned down movie offers for Half-Life, Left 4 Dead
There are quite a few video game movies in the works, from Assassin's Creed to Mass Effect, and even Angry Birds. But if you were hoping for a movie adaptation of Half-Life or Left 4 Dead any time soon, don't hold your breath.
READ MORE >"For anyone Valve fans, those two episodes of Nerdist where they talk about Valve: The Company ..."
see all 37 commentsValve announces new batch of Greenlight games
Valve has announced the latest group of titles to be approved through the Steam Greenlight process, and Leisure Suit Larry from Al Lowe's Replay and Akaneiro from American McGee's Spicy Horse Games.
READ MORE >"So glad we get yet another Dragons Lair release. The world was aching for one, i mean golly, ..."
see all 7 commentsHalf-Life 2: Episode 4 media details the 'Return to Ravenholm'
Half-Life 2 "Return to Ravenholm" has been publicly canceled for quite a while, but we have a better look at Valve's former partner-project with Arkane Studios thanks to some new concept art and animation tests.
READ MORE >"Ravenholm wasn't my favorite part of HL2 but I liked the change of pace/setting it offered. Kind ..."
see all 22 commentsThe Cave pre-orders offer Team Fortress 2 items
The Cave pre-orders on Steam include a set of items to be worn around in Team Fortress 2.
READ MORE >"Couldn't they have done something cool instead of some stupid shit like this?"
see all 5 commentsValve working on mobile hardware, biometric controllers
Valve's Gabe Newell talks about installing Windows on the Steam Box, their mobile Steam Box ambitions, and how they will use biometrics in new controllers.
READ MORE >"The point is to get the open platform of PC games as accessible as consoles. To a current PC ..."
see all 9 commentsValve's 'Steam Box' revealed as Xi3 Piston
For yonks, rumours have buzzed about Valve selling its own pre-built PC, fondly nicknamed the 'Steam Box' by fans. Yesterday Valve and Xi3 announced that the Half-Life creator and Steam mastermind had invested in the fledgling hardware company, and that the pair are working ...
READ MORE >"Yep. If I have $1000 to spend and I want to buy a machine to play games on, I don't see how ..."
see all 130 commentsSteam 2012 Holiday Sale now live
The Steam Holiday Sale has started up, offering discounts on Scribblenauts Unlimited, Mirror's Edge, and various Borderlands, Prince of Persia, and Hitman franchise titles.
READ MORE >"Only if it specifically states that on the store page for that bundle deal."
see all 21 commentsTeam Fortress 2 rings in holidays with 'Mecha Update'
The Team Fortress 2 "Mecha Update" brings a new Mecha-Engineer to the Mann vs Machine mode, along with a large new MvM map, three new weapons, and the return of Naughty and Nice crates.
READ MORE >"Yeah, I thought this was gonna happen with that VIP bobblehead in the Meet the Sniper video."
see all 12 commentsSteam Linux client enters open beta testing
Santa Tux has visited early this year, dragging an open beta version of Steam's Linux client behind his Gentoo-powered sleigh. Now, all who've embraced the free software revolution can try and test Valve's crack at making Linux a viable gaming platform. Now, stop me if you'v...
READ MORE >"It couldn't have hurt since the number of Mac ports increased. About half of my ~350 Steam games ..."
see all 12 commentsDota 2's Greeviling holidays event kicks off
Actual Christmas is often a dreary, miserable affair, but in video games it's always beautifully snowy with merry hijinks galore. In short, virtual Christmas in Dota 2 is better than your fleshy Christmas can ever be, after the festive 'Greeviling' event launched last night.
READ MORE >"Not as crazy and fun as Diretide IMHO but I like being able to have shorter matches and I LOVE ..."
see all 3 commentsValve hires former Plants vs Zombies devs
Valve has acquired an two-man indie start-up, which is now setting up a subsidiary of the company in San Francisco.
READ MORE >"Update: Doug Lombardi of Valve confirmed that Semple and Gates have been hired, but offered a ..."
see all 3 commentsSteam launches 'Game Guides' beta
Valve has released a beta for "Game Guides," a new feature that lets experienced players publish walkthroughs that appear right inside a game's Hub page.
READ MORE >"Thats the last guide I owned as well, haha. Definitely one of the better guides as well, ..."
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