Steam Greenlight allows gamers to vote on which games get on Steam
Getting onto Steam is a huge boost for any indie game, but Valve's submission process is slow and opaque. How splendid, then, that Valve has announced it's using the Steam Workshop model of community ratings to winnow the indie chaff from the indie wheat with a new 'Steam Gr...
READ MORE >Left 4 Dead 2 Cold Stream DLC coming July 24
After over a year of public testing, Valve will officially launch Left 4 Dead 2's Cold Stream DLC for PC and Xbox 360 on July 24, alongside a patch making all mutations available at all times.
READ MORE >"I'll be getting both the XBLA and PC versions, I guess...at least I only need to pay for one of ..."
see all 49 commentsTeam Fortress 2 update adds Pyro goggles, new weapons
Team Fortress 2's "Pyromania" update has revealed its last bits of item additions, including a spiffy pair of goggles to let you see the world through the Pyro's eyes.
READ MORE >"you can get them after the event by dominating someone wearing them"
see all 10 commentsAdult Swim and Valve present: a Team Fortress 2 hat
Adult Swim and Valve's collaboration has been revealed... and it is a hat.
READ MORE >"The correct answer is... a Captain Murphy outfit and gray hair wig for solider."
see all 11 commentsSource Filmmaker lets you create your own Source engine movies
Meet the Pyro... and then make your own Team Fortress 2 movies with Valve's new Source Filmmaker, now in beta.
READ MORE >"Between Garry's mod and TF2 there is already a significant number of hilarious videos, I imagine ..."
see all 7 commentsCommunity Spotlight: Steam Control 360
With Valve's "big picture" mode MIA, one Shacker created his own stopgap solution: Steam Control 360.
READ MORE >"because if you are going to use a controller for everything else, why even OWN a wireless ..."
see all 17 commentsTeam Fortress 2 'Pyromania' update launching this week
Team Fortress 2 is launching the "Pyromania" update this week, with a new game mode, the Meet the Pyro video, and something to do with Adult Swim.
READ MORE >"You are completely ignoring the fact that TF2 requires Steam, and Valve's main goal is getting ..."
see all 39 commentsValve teaming up with Adult Swim for something Team Fortress-related
Valve has teamed up with Adult Swim to create something based on Team Fortress 2.
READ MORE >"I wonder what kind of hats this collaboration will bring about..."
see all 47 commentsDota 2 to sell in-game tournament spectator passes
Dota 2 boasts a jolly impressive in-game spectator system, supporting multiple audio streams from commentator and oodles of camera options. How natural, then, that Valve plans to sell in-game spectator passes for tournaments, much like web streams are sold now.
READ MORE >"It's not OK "since it's Valve", it's ok because it's really cool tech and is being implemented ..."
see all 6 commentsValve opens 'Steam for Schools' education initiative
Valve has opened a "Steam for Schools" initiative, offering a special educators version of Steam that includes Portal 2 and the Portal 2 Puzzle Maker, along with various lesson plans for science, technology, engineering, and math.
READ MORE >"Hello! It's a relief to know there are services available to help students with their homework. ..."
see all 15 commentsPayday: No Mercy explains 'how the Left 4 Dead series began'
Overkill Software promised it was working on a Left 4 Dead thing. Well, here it is.
READ MORE >"Virgin birth? Fratricide? What is the most overdone trope in existence?"
see all 19 commentsValve hires economist to enhance user experience
Valve has hired on an economist to study the various real, digital, and social economies at work in the company and its games, to enhance the user experience.
READ MORE >"It seems like they are just too busy with Steam to work on HL3."
see all 26 commentsShack PSA: Dota 2 International tickets on sale today
Valve's Dota 2 tournament The International introduced the game to the world last year, and now it's returning to show people how far both it and the professional scene have come. Here's a reminder that tickets go on sale this morning.
READ MORE >"Yea, played as a CK for the first time with a PA. I could have done better but the PA was ..."
see all 5 commentsPortal 2 adding PlayStation Move support, new levels later this year
The PS3 version of Portal 2 will be getting the MotionPack DLC. Previously exclusive to the Razer Hydra motion controller, this version will use the PlayStation Move controller.
READ MORE >"I was hoping for move support when Portal 2 was released, but better late than never."
see all 10 commentsJoin Dota 2 with Early Access Bundle
Valve announced today that Dota 2 will be free to play at launch and opened an in-game store so current players can start customizing their characters.
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"Since Greenlight has launched today, I just upvoted your game. Cheers. :)"
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